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Authors: M.D. Saperstein
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actually freaks Melina out, but then he must’ve realized who it is because he reaches up and smacks the guy in the face.
“Asshole! I almost flipped you over my fuckin’ shoulder!” Vance exclaims as the other guy laughs and lets go. Vance stands up.
They man-hug then the other guy looks at Melina. “Holy shit, Van. Are you on a date?”
“I guess you could call it that. Shawn, this is my...” Vance shoots Melina a quick glance. “...girlfriend, Melina Higgins. Melina, this is my partner, Detective Shawn Peterson.”
Melina sees Shawn give Vance a quizzical look before turning to her. “Nice to meet you, Melina,” he says while shaking her hand.
“You, too, Detective.” Melina smiles.
“Call me Shawn.”
“Okay.”
Shawn turns back to Vance. “Girlfriend, huh? Did this just happen or was I left out in the cold?”
“It’s pretty new,” Vance says and rubs the back of his neck. He seems a little embarrassed.
“Well, it's about damn time. Shit, when was the last time you had a girlfriend…” he starts before Vance cuts him off.
“Shawn…” Vance warns.
“'Bout two years ago,” Shawn continues, digging a hole.
“Shawn, shut it.”
“Maybe you'll lighten up a bit now that you're getting laid…”
“Dude! Seriously!” Vance snaps, his face bright red.
Melina bites her lip, attempting not to laugh, but it is kind of funny how aggravated Vance is getting. Vance clamps his hand on the back of Shawn's neck and starts to lead him toward the door. He throws a “Be right back” over his shoulder before pushing Shawn out the front door.
Melina watches them argue through the windows. Well, it’s mostly Vance yelling and Shawn laughing. Shawn gives Vance a couple of playful jabs in the stomach before giving him a hug that Vance doesn't return. She chuckles to herself. Vance is so embarrassed by what Shawn revealed. Two years, no girlfriend, no sex. That's rough. She did remember Vance saying that he hasn't been in a relationship in two years, but she never would have thought that he hasn't slept with anyone either.
Melina notices that their conversation has now turned serious. They both look grim and tight. Shawn pulls his iPhone out, pulls something up on it, and hands it to Vance. It must have been an email because Vance uses his finger to move the screen up. Then Melina sees all of the color drain out of Vance's face. He brings a shaky hand up to his mouth and closes his eyes. What the hell is going on? What kind of case are they working on that has such a huge impact on Vance like this? Melina can hear Tripp's voice in her head, “It's slowly killing him.” Poor guy.
Vance must feel her watching him because his blue eyes flick up to hers. He quickly looks away, though, and hands Shawn back his phone. They exchange a few more words then come back inside. Vance avoids her eyes as he sits back down.
“Melina, it was nice to meet you. I'm sure I'll be seeing you again.” Shawn smiles tightly and shakes her hand again.
“You, too.” Melina gives him a small smile back before he walks over to the counter to pick up his order.
She looks back at Vance who is sitting in his chair, staring at the table. His food has been pushed away and he looks a little green around the gills.
“Is everything okay?” she asks.
He starts then clears his throat. “Yeah, yeah, just work stuff.”
“Something serious?” she asks quietly.
“Uh, no…yeah…just a new development.”
“Do you wanna leave?”
Vance sighs. “If you don't mind.”
“I don't mind, I'm done anyway,” Melina says, gathering their trash onto the tray.
She walks the garbage to the trashcan and Vance follows behind her, taking her hand after she puts the tray on top of the trashcan.
He leads her out to his car and opens the passenger side door for her. The ride back to Vance's house is a silent one. He’s extremely withdrawn and in his own little nightmare, and there’s nothing she can do for him.
When they get
“Asshole! I almost flipped you over my fuckin’ shoulder!” Vance exclaims as the other guy laughs and lets go. Vance stands up.
They man-hug then the other guy looks at Melina. “Holy shit, Van. Are you on a date?”
“I guess you could call it that. Shawn, this is my...” Vance shoots Melina a quick glance. “...girlfriend, Melina Higgins. Melina, this is my partner, Detective Shawn Peterson.”
Melina sees Shawn give Vance a quizzical look before turning to her. “Nice to meet you, Melina,” he says while shaking her hand.
“You, too, Detective.” Melina smiles.
“Call me Shawn.”
“Okay.”
Shawn turns back to Vance. “Girlfriend, huh? Did this just happen or was I left out in the cold?”
“It’s pretty new,” Vance says and rubs the back of his neck. He seems a little embarrassed.
“Well, it's about damn time. Shit, when was the last time you had a girlfriend…” he starts before Vance cuts him off.
“Shawn…” Vance warns.
“'Bout two years ago,” Shawn continues, digging a hole.
“Shawn, shut it.”
“Maybe you'll lighten up a bit now that you're getting laid…”
“Dude! Seriously!” Vance snaps, his face bright red.
Melina bites her lip, attempting not to laugh, but it is kind of funny how aggravated Vance is getting. Vance clamps his hand on the back of Shawn's neck and starts to lead him toward the door. He throws a “Be right back” over his shoulder before pushing Shawn out the front door.
Melina watches them argue through the windows. Well, it’s mostly Vance yelling and Shawn laughing. Shawn gives Vance a couple of playful jabs in the stomach before giving him a hug that Vance doesn't return. She chuckles to herself. Vance is so embarrassed by what Shawn revealed. Two years, no girlfriend, no sex. That's rough. She did remember Vance saying that he hasn't been in a relationship in two years, but she never would have thought that he hasn't slept with anyone either.
Melina notices that their conversation has now turned serious. They both look grim and tight. Shawn pulls his iPhone out, pulls something up on it, and hands it to Vance. It must have been an email because Vance uses his finger to move the screen up. Then Melina sees all of the color drain out of Vance's face. He brings a shaky hand up to his mouth and closes his eyes. What the hell is going on? What kind of case are they working on that has such a huge impact on Vance like this? Melina can hear Tripp's voice in her head, “It's slowly killing him.” Poor guy.
Vance must feel her watching him because his blue eyes flick up to hers. He quickly looks away, though, and hands Shawn back his phone. They exchange a few more words then come back inside. Vance avoids her eyes as he sits back down.
“Melina, it was nice to meet you. I'm sure I'll be seeing you again.” Shawn smiles tightly and shakes her hand again.
“You, too.” Melina gives him a small smile back before he walks over to the counter to pick up his order.
She looks back at Vance who is sitting in his chair, staring at the table. His food has been pushed away and he looks a little green around the gills.
“Is everything okay?” she asks.
He starts then clears his throat. “Yeah, yeah, just work stuff.”
“Something serious?” she asks quietly.
“Uh, no…yeah…just a new development.”
“Do you wanna leave?”
Vance sighs. “If you don't mind.”
“I don't mind, I'm done anyway,” Melina says, gathering their trash onto the tray.
She walks the garbage to the trashcan and Vance follows behind her, taking her hand after she puts the tray on top of the trashcan.
He leads her out to his car and opens the passenger side door for her. The ride back to Vance's house is a silent one. He’s extremely withdrawn and in his own little nightmare, and there’s nothing she can do for him.
When they get
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