Everything We Need

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Kelly walked into the apartment he shared with Casey and Dawson. Tossing his keys on the table by the door and slipping off his shoes. He went and grabbed a beer from the fridge.

He popped the top and took a drink. A couple minutes later Casey and Dawson returned home. They found Kelly leaning against the counter in the kitchen. Dawson headed to bed.

Casey grabbed a beer and stood against the counter in front of Kelly. "How'd it go?"

"How do you think it went Casey?"

"Well your here so I'm guessing not good."

"You could say that." Kelly took a drink of his beer. "I kissed her."

Casey stopped mid drink. The beer bottle an inch from his lips. "You what?"

Kelly sighed. "I kissed her and it felt so amazing. But then her phone rang and it was Ruzek."

"Well she is dating him."

"No their not official. It's just a fling. Nothing serious." Kelly placed his beer on the counter

Casey looked confused. "And she told you that?" Kelly nodded his head. "Well that's interesting that she told you."

"I guess." Kelly picked his beer back up and took a drink. "I just keep thinking how if we didn't go to Miami for spring break we would probably be married now and have a few kids."

"It could still happen." Casey felt for Kelly. He has been there with him since the beginning of all this. He knows how much he cares for Shelby.

"Maybe." Kelly didn't want to get his hopes up. He still loved her and wanted to spend forever with her. But everything that had happened, he didn't know if she felt the same.

The two friends finished their beers and then headed to bed. It took Kelly a while to go to sleep. He laid down staring up at the ceiling wondering how different life could have been.

***

Next Shift

Shelby had just gotten a call from Adam about another body that squad 3 had responded too. Shelby was at work so she went out to her crew and told them to load up.

They headed to the address. When they pulled up squad 3 was still there. Shelby jumped down from the truck and headed inside the house. Her crew went over and talked with squad 3.

The house was just like the last one, abandoned. Shelby walked through the house till she found Adam and Kelly.

"Jensen?" Adam hadn't told Kelly he had called her or what her involvement was.

Shelby walked over and bent down next to the body. She removed the tarp to get a look at the body. Her heart sank. Another female, young, and throat slit. "Damnit." Shelby stood back up and faced Adam and Kelly. "It's him."

"We know. Shelby he left something behind this time." Adam had a clear bag in his hand.

"What is it Adam?" Adam handed her the bag. Shelby opened it to get a closer look. It was pictures of her. Shelby started flipping through the pictures. They were all recent. She came to the last photo of her and it had some hand writing on it. You couldn't save her. Now no one can save you. See You soon.

Shelby swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat.

"I don't want you by yourself ever. Not till this guy is caught."

"Adam..."

But Adam cut her off. "No. This is not up for discussion. He is blaming you for Tracy's death and he's coming for you. You are his end game."