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18; A Step Forward

Next day was a slow work day for Noelle- which she was thankful for since it gave her time to catch up on paperwork. She was halfway through the huge stack of files when she was called to a loft in Bushwick. From the moment she walked into the dilapidated apartment, it was clear to see what kind of lifestyle the young adults living there had. She wrinkled her nose as the scent of overflowing trash and dirty laundry hit her nose.

Hearing noises in one of the back rooms, she realized that must be where all the action was. She glanced over at her co-worker Will and nodded toward the noise to let him know where they should be heading. As soon as she stepped into the room, she saw Danny and Jackie turn their heads when they heard someone enter the room.

She walked over to them and gave them a greeting. Jackie gave one back before telling her partner she was going to look around for clues. Noelle took a step closer to the body, a young man- late teens if she had to guess. He was on the floor, slumped back against the wall with a gunshot wound in the forehead.

She told Danny her first impressions, which he wrote down, then while Will began to take pictures of the body, she stood up and took a couple of steps back to stand beside Danny.

"I take it this is your case," she said, stating the obvious.

"Yeah, and it's just taken a turn for the worst." Danny sighed. "This was the boyfriend of the kidnapped victim. The two were faking it and apparently brought in a third person, which obviously didn't work out for them." He gestured toward the dead body of Drew Leland.

"I'm sorry, Danny," she said sincerely. She could tell this turn in the case was hitting him hard and she felt bad for him. She also felt bad for the poor girl who was somewhere out there now with a murderer. She had no doubt Danny would find her though, which is what she told him.

"I hope you're right, Little Bit."

"So is this the case from the other day? The one that Baylor showed up for the ransom?" she questioned, earning a nod as a response.

"Yeah, but don't worry, I have a BOLO out for Baylor. When he pokes his head out of hiding, we'll know it," Danny said, hoping to reassure her. After she nodded her head to thank him, he looked over at her from the corner of his eye. "After last night, I understand that comment you made at the station a little more now."

"Which comment?" she questioned, playing dumb. She knew which comment he was talking about, it was the same one that set Jamie off too.

He didn't say anything as he turned his head to look at her- the look on his face let her know he wasn't falling for her act. "I know you're scared, but don't even think about disappearing on us, Little Bit. If you ever try, I will find you and I will drag your ass back here- after I kick it- do you understand what I'm saying?"

"I hear you." She nodded. "But don't worry, your brother has already chewed me out about it."

"Good. You should listen to the kid," he stated. "And you should listen to me when I say we're gonna catch the creep. I'm gonna do everything on my end, but I need you to trust me."

"I've always trusted you, Danny," she said honestly. "I trust all of you, this was never about trust...I just don't want to lose any of you."

Seeing his partner calling him over, he gave Jackie a nod, then looked back at Noelle and gave her a quick kiss on the side of the head. "You couldn't if you tried, Little Bit."

She gave him a soft smile before he walked over to Jackie- who informed him one of the roommates was there. While Danny went over to question him, Jackie walked back over to Noelle and her co-worker to see what was going on.