“She’s right.”  JJ
approached the women concern for Jane darkening her eyes.

“Morgan, all of us, have been dealing with some things
lately, some of us better than others, I’m just sorry you got caught up in it.”

“Caught up in it? I became his frigging beacon…dammit aren’t
you all supposed to have your heads on straight before you work a case?” Jane was still stinging from Derek’s words
and needed to vent.

“Jane I’m sorry about what he said.” With a hand on her
shoulder, she offered her the only support she could. “Like I said, we’ve had a
lot to deal with lately…”

“Look I get it okay, but leave me alone for awhile, please.”
Nodding, JJ headed back to the conference room.

“Do you want me to leave you alone Jane?” Maura didn’t know
what Jane wanted, she was still visibly upset, and the tenseness in her hands
had to be hurting her.

Visibly deflated, she looked at Maura. “Can we just go to
your office and sit for awhile?”

“Sure” bringing one hand up she kissed the back of Jane’s
hand, “come on hon.”

xxxxxxx

Watching them walk away, Rodriguez couldn’t believe they
were being so ***** blatant.  She
doesn’t even hide it anymore, ***** *****.
He saw them kissing that night at the Dirty Robber, at least he knew now
why she had broken it off with him.  It
had been a year but he remembered everything about their date.  He thought she liked him.  She even kissed him but then she wouldn’t
answer his calls.  The other guys in the
gang unit had teased him saying she wasn’t interested in what he had to offer but he never believed
it.  She was beautiful and tough at the
same time and she dated guys.  She never
gave him a reason for breaking it off.
She just did.  *****.  He’ll deal with her later, looking down the
hallway he tried to figure out how to get to Maldonado.

Chapter 6

Emily sat down across from Maldonado as Frost stood to one
side of him.  Just staring at each
other.  She waited to see who would blink
first.

Maldonado did.  “You
can’t hold me here, I didn’t do nuthin.”

“Oh no?” she said sweetly “You assaulted a federal agent,
you think that’s nothing?”

“*****” he muttered.

“I’m sorry, what was that?” Frost leaned in threateningly.

“Nuthin…” looking from one to the other he realized he was
screwed.  Rodriguez was leaving him to
hang.