Tess's patience was really tested. "What do you mean?" She yelled in the captain's face."This order came from above," he said and she scoffed. "You are ordered to work with them or you hand the case over to them."     Max and two rookies stood with boxes in their hands."Fine, but if they get in my way, you'll see blood."      She walked out of the gathering. She drove back to the scene of the crime. This body was also dumped on the same spot that the previous one was found. She looked around for a while before going back.    When she got back, she walked straight to Diana,"Hey, can I see the footage for this week?" "I'm sorry but not yet," she said."Why not?""Well, somebody knocked their smoothie all over my computer and also refused to apologize!" Diana said angrily shooting lasers at one of the guys that

 "He grabbed your what?" Jason asked for the third time."I won't repeat it." She said over the phone.She was currently at her house preparing for work."Can't you get another job?" He murmured."What did you say?" She smiled."Nothing.""I'll stop by your office before I go to work.""Why? You miss me?""No, idiot." She rolled her eyes. "I have to give your grandma something."          Tess arrived the same time Jason and Luke arrived at his office. She was holding a large box in her hand."Hey," Jason greeted."Here," She extended the box to him."What is it?" He collected it and placed it in his car."No idea, bye," she turned."Wait!" He pulled her hand.     She looked at the area where their skin made contact and he removed his quickly and murmured a low,'sorry'.     He collected a box from Luke and handed it ove

  "How did you know he didn't kill them?" Diana asked."The girl said the person talking to him seemed like his boss. Moreover, the DNA found under one of the girls fingernails doesn't belong to him." She explained as she drove them back to their quarters. "It's yet to be identified but it isn't his. The only thing we can pin on him is kidnapping."    "So he has a boss?" Caleb said, stroking his chin.    "I just said that.""Why did you rile him up like that?" Diana asked out of curiosity."Criminals like him have a motive when they kidnap. Didn't you notice him looking at us? He also grabbed my... y'know. He's sexually frustrated." She pulled in their parking lot. "I figured, since he didn't kill them, someone else must have also slept with them.   "Wow, we're so lucky to have you here. I bet they liked you in Texas too," Caleb said.    They entered their quarters thro

   "I want you to be my date to the jewelry exhibition," Jason said to her and handed over a bag."No thanks, I'm busy." She returned it."Just this once!" He pulled her arm."I'm busy," she removed her wrist from his grip. "Get the model to go with you, I'm sure she would be glad to.""Are you usually this hard to please?" He placed the bag in her car. He unbuttoned his suit and entered his car.   Tess arrived at the shoe store and went in through the back."We found something!" Diana said as she entered.   "What is it?" She removed her jacket and placed it on her chair."James Sullivan is attending an exhibition tonight.""An exhibition? How can a jobless man be invited to an exhibition?" She asked. "Can we get in?""No, you can only get in if you're brought as a date or you were given an

 She tossed and turned around in bed until she was finally awake. She opened her eyes and stretched. She looked to her left and Jason was no longer there. She stood up and saw a note pasted on her mirror.   •good morning. Thanks for helping me last night. Does this mean I'm forgiven?•   She squeezed the note and threw it in the bin. While she was brushing her teeth, a text came in from Diana.   *James is currently at Doc's Gym*    She freshened up quickly and wore her sport bra, her joggers and a pair of black Nike.     She grabbed a hoodie and ran downstairs."Should I bring your breakfast to the gym?" Barb asked her daughter."No, thank you! I'm going somewhere else today." She ran out to her car. She pulled out of the driveway and headed to Doc's.  "Good morning. Is this your first time here?" A guy asked at the reception."Yeah."