Chapter One Hundred

I watch you spin around in your highest heels
You are the best one, of the best ones
We all look like we feel

You have stolen my
You have stolen my heart

Dashboard Confessionals - Stolen

Adam’s head was bowed as he frowned, concentrating on the yellow note paper in front of him, a marker in one hand as he bent his body over the work desk looking closely at it.

“What are you working on?” Gus asked, leaning in to look at the paper over his shoulder.

She’d been watching him for the past few minutes with interest. Gus found that she liked observing his movements and his habits. There was something endearing about the way he puttered about in his own little word. She liked that about Adam, along with his cheerful attitude and positive nature.

“I’m writing a note,” he told her, his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth as he worked on the paper.

“And you’re wearing latex gloves to do it?” Gus questioned, tilting her head to see what he was writing.

Adam pulled back to admire his handiwork, letting Gus get a good look at the note.

“You’ve been screwed!” she read out loud. “What’s with the smiley face above the words?” Gus asked, trying to make sense of Adam’s actions.

“That’s just to add to the humiliation,” Adam told her simply before putting the cap back on the marker.

Gus straightened up shaking her head.

“I don’t get it…you’re gonna have to explain this to me. Who’s it for?”

“Gerrard,” Adam said simply giving her a small smile.

Gus found herself speechless staring at him in utter disbelief as he continued.

“I heard him laughing before with some other big shot about how he’s keeping Carmen’s badge in his stupid special drawer and it makes me so mad…”

“So you’re writing him a nasty note?” Gus was having trouble comprehending Adam’s logic.

“Actually, I’m gonna break into his top drawer and get the badge and leave the note,” Adam informed her. “Gerrard leaves his office unlocked at lunchtime, so I just sneak in there, bump key the lock and take it, and don’t worry that badge will be long gone before he realizes it’s missing. I used a marker that’s practically untraceable and latex gloves so he can’t print the paper.”

Adam grinned proudly as he looked at Gus for the first time since she walked in the lab.

“You…can’t do that…You’ll get fired…or arrested,” she stumbled over the words, still in utter shock.

Adam crossed his arms over his chest, deep set anger evident in his child like features.

“You didn’t hear the way he was talking about her Gus. It’s sickening, she’s been there looking after people, people like me and it makes me sick to hear him talking like that. She saw a woman die in front of her and he takes her badge. He’s just a God damn bully,” Adam ranted haughtily.

“But you can’t just break into his desk, you have to go through the proper channels to do this, even if you do give Carmen her badge back, she’s not gonna be able to use it,” Gus tried to reason.

“Gerrard’s not going to give it back to her anyway,” Adam pointed out. “At least it would be where it deserved to be, she honours that badge more than anyone here. He has no right to do what he did,” Adam argued fury in his gaze. “Besides it’s not like you can stop me,” he mumbled.

There was an awkward silence between them as a light flicked on in Gus’s head. Adam busied himself pretending to tidy his workspace as she squared her shoulders and folded her arms over her chest.

“I’ll tell,” Gus said.

Adam’s head whipped around towards her, his eyes narrowing, trying to figure out whether she was bluffing.

“You wouldn’t!” Adam exclaimed.

“For your own good I would!” Gus retorted, her gaze training on something behind Adam.

Adam followed her eye line and saw Mac walking towards the AV Lab, nodding at them both through the glass.

“Don’t you dare…” Adam hissed just before Mac pushed open the door.

“I thought you weren’t due back to work for another three weeks,” Mac remarked to Gus with a good natured smile.

“I’m not cleared yet, but I’m going crazy being in the apartment all the time, I came down to see what was going on about Carmen,” Gus spoke easily.

Adam’s heart was racing in his chest as he watched her, looking for signs she was about to tell.

“Sinclair’s going to have her badge by tomorrow; if she passes the psychological evaluation then she’ll have it back in her hands in no time,” Mac informed them.

Mac glanced up catching the stunned expression on Adam’s face.

“What? You thought I was going to let Gerrard get away with something like that?” Mac questioned.

Adam shook his head, clamping his mouth shut.

“Good, because I’d do it for anyone of you,” Mac told Adam, with a small smile before walking out of the room and closing the door behind him.

“See…I just stopped you making a career ending mistake,” Gus pointed out as Adam dropped into the swivel chair still stunned.

“I can not believe my own girlfriend was going to tell on me,” he accused.

Gus put a hand to her chest, staring at him, a smile spreading across her face.

“You think of me as your girlfriend?” she inquired almost shyly.

Adam’s cheeks flushed bright red before he began to ramble.

“I thought because we you know…and then I took you out to dinner… I know I did that backwards but it’s not like I was expecting it to you know … happen. You practically being a goddess and all… I know …I know I assumed, but yeah… I get it was a stupid assumption…I’m so stupid…”

Gus crouched down in front of Adam as he bowed his head, ashamed. Her hand rested on his thigh gently.

“Adam?” she said softly as he rose his eyes to meet hers still blushing. “I would love to be your girlfriend. I didn’t think you wanted anything… so I didn’t push it, but I really want to see where this goes. You a fun, smart and handsome guy and I can’t believe that I’ve fallen for you so quickly…” Gus trailed off realizing what the hell had just come out of her mouth.

“I didn’t mean that…well I did… but it’s freaking you out isn’t it. I can not believe I just…” Gus was muttering to herself.

“Gus.” Just hearing her name on Adam’s lips as he reached out and cupped her face was enough to stop her in her tracks.

Gus raised her eyes to meet his. Adam was chuckling as he leaned in close. Gus couldn’t help but thinking how beautiful that smile really was.

“I’m falling for you too,” he whispered.

Gus felt a smile creep across her face as she wrapped her arms around Adam’s neck, his hands sliding down to her waist. She shivered under his touch. Adam raised an eyebrow, loving the fact he had that effect on her.

“How about I take you out for dinner tonight when I get off shift?” Adam proposed, resting his forehead against Gus’s.

“I have a better idea…how about we get take out and we can stay in all night?” Gus murmured in a tone that made heat rush through Adam’s body.

“All night? Why Detective Brossard, don’t be making promises you can’t keep,” Adam returned in a hoarse voice.

Gus leaned in so her lips were inches from his, the passion mixing in the tension between them.

“Why Detective Ross, I never make a promise I can’t keep,” she breathed.

“I swear to God if you don’t get out of here in the next five seconds the lab is going to see the full extent of our relationship,” Adam warned her, resisting the urge to kiss those perfect lips.

Gus pouted playfully before pulling her body away unwillingly from Adam’s and raising to her feet.

“I’ll be seeing you back at home Detective Ross.” And with a sexy wink she was out the door and stalking down the corridor, leaving Adam with a content smile on his face.

It’s updating time! I have one more essay to go but after ploughing through the last two the way I did I decided I needed a little break. And I get to see my parents for the first time in forever so yay! Anyway here’s the little Adam and Gus chapter I promised.

Plugging What if’s, Finding Kate and Spaxaph’s Gotham’s Heroes.

Also voting is open in the CSI:NY FF AWARDS. Vote for me!!

Lapland: I needed a way to snap her out of it otherwise the story was gonna take a very bad turn so I could see Flack asking for help and with Hawkes being there he’d be able to help her go over it in her head. Lol if only it was that simple as giving her badge back lol. You’ll see what I mean. Lol I had to have a way for them to work on Sinclair and I thought that would be an angle he’d have a lot of interest in. So thank God for Stella. Lol you’re the best Mac/OC around!

Blue: Let me know when you do post the vid! Lol they were the only people who would have any idea how to get through to her and it shows how close they all are. Gerrard’s vendetta is because he wants a little more power and Carmen’s a younger version of Mac in a way and Gerrard doesn’t like Mac, he thinks Carmen’s a wildcard and bends the rules. It’s basically a clash of personality and opinions.

Forest: lol Sinclair and Gerrard’s convo would be hilarious to see, you get to see Gerrard handing back the badge and he says a few choice things to her. I’m glad she is too; there was one point where I was like what is going to happen because the way the chars wanted to go.

Daisy: lol you’ll be seeing a lot more of Sam soon, you just have to wait and see. Thankies so much I can’t wait until he votes are in, the whole things made me really excited! I thought Stella is sneaky she knows how to play the politics lol.

Katy: I have one more damn essay lol but I’m gonna get onto that this weekend so fingers crossed. Hope you like this chapter too!

Maddy: lol how do you always make m e blush like that?! Thankies so much for your kind words. Lmao your bunnies are way partying together, although one is addicted to Finding Kate at the min. It was a dark time for a few mins with the essays but it’s more manageable now.

Princessg: It’s the end of my BA degree; I have coursework instead of exams because of the course I do. So thank you very much. As for the foot tapping. I’ll write a few more DI chaps after this last essay just for you! LMAO! Withdrawal, I get that too sometimes. You make me smile when I read you reviews. Lol Gerrard tries to say a few choice words when he’s forced to hand her badge back but you know Carmen, she snaps back.

Mauveine: I always had a prob writing Hawkes because he didn’t really have any depth to him, but ever since I’ve given him some background and that secret. I can write him great lol. He’s a fun character to play with now. I glad you think I’ve captured him well. Lol if it were only as simple as her getting it given back lol you’ll see. I’m a bitch to my OC’s.

Sparkycsi: lol thanks for your work on the other chap, it fits in fine and I like the way you write Cory’s little doubts lol, I’m gonna try doing 102 in the next few days. Thanks for betaing too! Lol maybe I can return to being a good beta again when damn essay season is over.

Brown: lol I know you love Hawkes more!! He’s like my guilty pleasure when it comes to writing because I have barely used him until now. Lol well we get a few more talks with the G. Glad your liking it!

Axellia: lmao! You are so sneaky! You are no the only one who can see that, I think she wants to quit sooner rather than later but that’s a prob for me so I have to manipulate the whole thing. Angell’s death is a little add on to it, you’re starting to see the rumblings that everything’s not ok now. So well see where this takes us. Lol I am the plug queen!

JoanneF: She so did, it needed to be nipped in the bud quickly before she sank even deeper. I can just see him like that. Lol but will Carmen be happy.