Finding home

Chapter 16 - Paperwork

I was as determined at holding my new friend a secret as my partners were at getting answers.

"Come on Beckett, tell us what's going on" Ryan told me and I let go of an annoyed sigh.

"Nothing's wrong, if I needed you I'd let you know, ok?" I said meeting their curious eyes.

I narrowed my eyes and they seemed to get somewhat uncomfortable.

"It's nothing guys. Do we got a new case or is the only thing left to do paperwork?" I asked and I saw Ryan look towards his desk.

"Well, murderers never do take a break so what do you think?" he asked with a sigh.

He probably wanted home to his fiancé and I couldn't blame him. A new case meant another day working late, if there hadn't been a new body all there was to do was paperwork and those days we could leave when the workday's over. But when we had a new body we always ended up working late trying to find clues to catch the killer.

"Urgh... where are we off to?" I asked and both shook their heads.

"Nope, you're staying here" Esposito said with a smirk.

"What?! Why?!" I immediately questioned.

"You're filling out the paperwork for the last part of this case" Ryan mocked and both of them went out of the break room in a hurry to escape the paperwork.

"Font you guys!" I called out after them and I heard them laugh in response as they disappeared into the elevator.

They were probably still confused about what was going on with me and I got a feeling they would try investigate it on their own, but at least they had let it go for now. I looked at the girls who were talking about which Disney movies they had and hadn't watched.

"Could you two stay here, in this room, while I go to take care of the paperwork? If you need anything I'll be at my desk over there" I said pointing towards my seat out in the bullpen.

"Sure, but do you have any toys here we can play with?" Alexis asked unashamed and I thought for a moment.

"Perhaps I can let you borrow one of the iPads we have here, I'll ask the captain, you two stay here" I said, pulling Molly out of my lap to sit her down where I just left the couch beside Alexis.

I walked to the captain's office and knocked on her door. She looked up from her desk and immediately gestured to me to come inside. I let the door be open since my plan was to get out of here as fast as I had asked her about the iPad.

"Sir, is it okay if I let the girls use one of the iPads we have in the control room? I'll quick download a few games for them and tell them to only use those" I promised and she nodded.

"Sure, this once detective. And I heard you were going to take care of Molly until someone else can take her, do you need some time off to do that?" she asked and I shook my head.

"That won't be needed sir, my dad can always babysit them during the days. It was just today I brought them since I didn't know what was going to happen to Molly" I explained and she nodded.

"Yeah, I get what you mean, carry on" she waved me out of the room and I set my steps to the control room where I found the iPad and downloaded some games as I went towards the girls.

When I got inside the break room I told them what I had promised Gates to tell them before I said I would be at my desk if they needed anything. I sat down in my chair, took out the papers I needed to fill out and then I looked around to see if anyone was especially close to me or were listening to what I was doing. I felt relief when I found that no one in particular seemed interested in what I was doing, so I picked up my phone and pushed on the phone number I needed to talk to. I put the phone to my ear and waited for him to pick up.