Chapters 9 - 10
Selena and Mike walked thru the halls looking for Dr. Abdulla’s lab. Selena shivered and tugged on her red scarf as she felt the coldness of the building. Mike noticed her slight shiver. “You okay?”
“For some reason, this place just gives me the creeps every time I come in here.”
Mike smiled at her.
They followed the signs to the forensics laboratory until they reached a nurse at a desk. Mike smiled his charming smile as he spoke to the nurse. “Hi. Could you tell us where we can find Dr. Maher Abdulla, forensic pathologist?”
"Yes,” she smiled flirtatiously at Mike, “…he is in the middle of surgery. And your names please?”
Both Mike and Selena pulled out their badges. Mike responded, “Im detective Jonas, and this is detective Ramirez.”
“Oh, yes, he is expecting you both. He is performing an autopsy. Please follow me.” The nurse said and swayed her hips around her desk taking Mike and Selena down another hall. As they followed her, she turned around and said to them, “By the way, my name is Olivia.” She pointed to her badge on her nurse's outfit. She then took them into a scrubbing room. She handed them a blue scrub uniform to put on over their clothes. “You’ll need to put this on. The face mask and gloves are in the pockets.” She said as she winked at Mike.
Selena frowned and rolled her eyes noticing how the nurse named Olivia was flirting with Mike.
Mike smiled saying thank you as he took the scrub uniform from her.
When the nurse turned her back, Selena and Mike exchanged looks. Selena silently mouthed the word, “Seriously?” referring to the flirty nurse.
Mike smirked and silently mouthed the word back to Selena, “What?”
Selena shook her head as she put on her scrub uniform.
Once they were dressed, they continued to follow Olivia to the operating room. Olivia peeked her head in and said to Dr. Abdulla, “Doctor? Detectives Jonas and Ramirez are here to join you.”
“Yes. Please send them on in.” Dr. Abdulla said in his Arabic accent.
Olivia opened the door for both Mike and Selena to enter the room. She then left them alone with the doctor.
“For some reason, this place just gives me the creeps every time I come in here.”
Mike smiled at her.
They followed the signs to the forensics laboratory until they reached a nurse at a desk. Mike smiled his charming smile as he spoke to the nurse. “Hi. Could you tell us where we can find Dr. Maher Abdulla, forensic pathologist?”
"Yes,” she smiled flirtatiously at Mike, “…he is in the middle of surgery. And your names please?”
Both Mike and Selena pulled out their badges. Mike responded, “Im detective Jonas, and this is detective Ramirez.”
“Oh, yes, he is expecting you both. He is performing an autopsy. Please follow me.” The nurse said and swayed her hips around her desk taking Mike and Selena down another hall. As they followed her, she turned around and said to them, “By the way, my name is Olivia.” She pointed to her badge on her nurse's outfit. She then took them into a scrubbing room. She handed them a blue scrub uniform to put on over their clothes. “You’ll need to put this on. The face mask and gloves are in the pockets.” She said as she winked at Mike.
Selena frowned and rolled her eyes noticing how the nurse named Olivia was flirting with Mike.
Mike smiled saying thank you as he took the scrub uniform from her.
When the nurse turned her back, Selena and Mike exchanged looks. Selena silently mouthed the word, “Seriously?” referring to the flirty nurse.
Mike smirked and silently mouthed the word back to Selena, “What?”
Selena shook her head as she put on her scrub uniform.
Once they were dressed, they continued to follow Olivia to the operating room. Olivia peeked her head in and said to Dr. Abdulla, “Doctor? Detectives Jonas and Ramirez are here to join you.”
“Yes. Please send them on in.” Dr. Abdulla said in his Arabic accent.
Olivia opened the door for both Mike and Selena to enter the room. She then left them alone with the doctor.
“Dr. Abdulla, so good to finally meet you.” Mike said walking up to the doctor.
“Yes, likewise. But unfortunately in this situation.” He then looked at Selena and nodded to her, “Detective Ramirez…it’s been a long time. You’re still beautiful as ever.”
“Aw, thank you doctor. Yes, it has been a long time. I didn’t think you would remember me.”
“I Never forget a pretty face.” He then walked over to the counter and jotted down some quick notes. “Well, you guys missed all the fun. We have already wrapped things up.”
“Oh no. I really wanted to see it all, doc.” Mike joked.
Dr. Abdulla smiled. “I guess I can share my findings with you.”
“Please, by all means.” Selena smiled.
Dr. Abdulla grabbed some clean gloves and stretched them on over his hands. He walked over to a long metal table where Lindsey’s dead pale body lay. He pulled the thick blue sheet off that covered her body. Dr. Abdulla began, “Okay, let’s begin. I will start from the head. This young lady has been severely beaten. She has a broken mandible – meaning her jaw was broken. Her skull was bashed in from behind. It was as if someone may have taken her head and bashed it up against a wall or maybe the floor. But it was definitely a flat surface. I can tell it was not anything edgy,” he paused and pointed at her facial structure. “We have a busted lip and a tongue bite. By her own teeth. Perhaps in a struggle or in a mist of a blow to the head she bit her tongue.”
Selena shook her head in disbelief.
The doctor continued in his accent, “I noticed some line marks on her neck. It is very faint, but it seems that she was strangled for a brief moment. The lines are not too deep, but deep enough to tell. The structure of the line is directed in a sense of someone strangling her, perhaps from behind her while she pulled. I know there was a pull because of the faint line marks on her fingers.” He grabbed her hand and pointed to the section of her fingers to show Mike and Selena what he was talking about. He continued, “However, she did not die from strangulation. This young lady died from a bullet to her head. But back to the strangle, I also noticed that her eyes started a slight blood clot due to her veins almost bursting. Now, back to her hands…her fingers were chopped off after she was dead. There were no signs of any possible healing.”
“Im sorry, Dr. Abdulla, but it seems to be just registering to me, but did you say a bullet to the head?” Mike asked confused.
“Yes. She was apparently shot execution style.” Dr. Abdulla responded.
“You saved the bulled, correct?” Selena asked.
“Of course. Now, from my experience as a forensics analyst, I would say she was shot with one of those silencer guns.” Mike continued to write everything the doctor was saying in a notebook pad.
Dr. Abdulla continued, “You might have missed it because it was in the mist of her hair which was deeply matted and smothered with blood and dye. I also –“
“Dye?” Selena interrupted with a confused expression.
“Yes, hair dye. This young lady does not appear to be a red head after all. Deep into her roots, she is a brunette.” Dr. Abdulla responded.
Mike and Selena looked at each other confused. “Wait, what?” Selena said out loud.
“Yes. I also took into the consideration of the fact that I was told you needed a definite identification. So what we did earlier this morning was make a mold of her teeth. To compare her dental work. DNA would not exactly work due to the dried up blood. It could take weeks for results.”
“How long as she been dead, Doc?” Mike asked.
“I would say approximately for a full week.”
At that moment, a female walked thru the door and handed Dr. Abdulla some x-rays. The doctor thanked the nurse before she exited the lab. Selena and Mike watched Dr. Abdulla walk over to an x-ray machine. He held the x-rays up to the light and seem to be making comparisons to the mold he made of the teeth. “This is Lindsey Cyrus’s x-ray of her teeth by the way." he notified Mike and Selena. "If you would excuse me for a brief moment while I compare notes.” Dr. Abdulla said.
He then continued to work upon himself. Mike and Selena looked at each other not sure what to make of the news that the doctor shared with them.
Almost fifteen minutes passed before the doctor finally came to a conclusion. He turned to them saying, “I may need more time to be sure and make more notes, but by the looks of it, detectives…” he paused and continued, “I don’t know who we have lying on that table right there, but it is definitely not Lindsey Cyrus.”
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“Yes, likewise. But unfortunately in this situation.” He then looked at Selena and nodded to her, “Detective Ramirez…it’s been a long time. You’re still beautiful as ever.”
“Aw, thank you doctor. Yes, it has been a long time. I didn’t think you would remember me.”
“I Never forget a pretty face.” He then walked over to the counter and jotted down some quick notes. “Well, you guys missed all the fun. We have already wrapped things up.”
“Oh no. I really wanted to see it all, doc.” Mike joked.
Dr. Abdulla smiled. “I guess I can share my findings with you.”
“Please, by all means.” Selena smiled.
Dr. Abdulla grabbed some clean gloves and stretched them on over his hands. He walked over to a long metal table where Lindsey’s dead pale body lay. He pulled the thick blue sheet off that covered her body. Dr. Abdulla began, “Okay, let’s begin. I will start from the head. This young lady has been severely beaten. She has a broken mandible – meaning her jaw was broken. Her skull was bashed in from behind. It was as if someone may have taken her head and bashed it up against a wall or maybe the floor. But it was definitely a flat surface. I can tell it was not anything edgy,” he paused and pointed at her facial structure. “We have a busted lip and a tongue bite. By her own teeth. Perhaps in a struggle or in a mist of a blow to the head she bit her tongue.”
Selena shook her head in disbelief.
The doctor continued in his accent, “I noticed some line marks on her neck. It is very faint, but it seems that she was strangled for a brief moment. The lines are not too deep, but deep enough to tell. The structure of the line is directed in a sense of someone strangling her, perhaps from behind her while she pulled. I know there was a pull because of the faint line marks on her fingers.” He grabbed her hand and pointed to the section of her fingers to show Mike and Selena what he was talking about. He continued, “However, she did not die from strangulation. This young lady died from a bullet to her head. But back to the strangle, I also noticed that her eyes started a slight blood clot due to her veins almost bursting. Now, back to her hands…her fingers were chopped off after she was dead. There were no signs of any possible healing.”
“Im sorry, Dr. Abdulla, but it seems to be just registering to me, but did you say a bullet to the head?” Mike asked confused.
“Yes. She was apparently shot execution style.” Dr. Abdulla responded.
“You saved the bulled, correct?” Selena asked.
“Of course. Now, from my experience as a forensics analyst, I would say she was shot with one of those silencer guns.” Mike continued to write everything the doctor was saying in a notebook pad.
Dr. Abdulla continued, “You might have missed it because it was in the mist of her hair which was deeply matted and smothered with blood and dye. I also –“
“Dye?” Selena interrupted with a confused expression.
“Yes, hair dye. This young lady does not appear to be a red head after all. Deep into her roots, she is a brunette.” Dr. Abdulla responded.
Mike and Selena looked at each other confused. “Wait, what?” Selena said out loud.
“Yes. I also took into the consideration of the fact that I was told you needed a definite identification. So what we did earlier this morning was make a mold of her teeth. To compare her dental work. DNA would not exactly work due to the dried up blood. It could take weeks for results.”
“How long as she been dead, Doc?” Mike asked.
“I would say approximately for a full week.”
At that moment, a female walked thru the door and handed Dr. Abdulla some x-rays. The doctor thanked the nurse before she exited the lab. Selena and Mike watched Dr. Abdulla walk over to an x-ray machine. He held the x-rays up to the light and seem to be making comparisons to the mold he made of the teeth. “This is Lindsey Cyrus’s x-ray of her teeth by the way." he notified Mike and Selena. "If you would excuse me for a brief moment while I compare notes.” Dr. Abdulla said.
He then continued to work upon himself. Mike and Selena looked at each other not sure what to make of the news that the doctor shared with them.
Almost fifteen minutes passed before the doctor finally came to a conclusion. He turned to them saying, “I may need more time to be sure and make more notes, but by the looks of it, detectives…” he paused and continued, “I don’t know who we have lying on that table right there, but it is definitely not Lindsey Cyrus.”
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“What do you mean its NOT Lindsey Cyrus!!!” Lieutenant Banks angrily shouted at both Selena and Mike.
Selena found herself swallowing hard before responding. “Well…uh, yes, sir. Apparently, Dr. Abdulla –“
“Do you realize the trials and tribulations we have put the Cyrus family thru?! Do you have any idea?! Do you?!” Lieutenant Banks angrily interrupted Selena. Mike could see the Lt.’s veins start to pop out of his forehead and neck because he was so upset. Trying to calm him, Mike added, “But, sir, the Cyrus family –“
“No! I don't want to hear it! This is absolutely ludicrous!” Lt. Banks interrupted Mike. Lt. Banks paused to try and calm himself. He continued in a lower tone as he rubbed his forehead, “Alright. What else did the doctor find out?”
Selena cleared her throat as she exchanged glances with Mike and looked at the Lieutenant in response, “Well, Dr. Abdulla was able to tell that the body, of which we are now calling Jane Doe since we don't know who the woman is, her teeth were not the same as Lindsey Cyrus’s medical files.”
“Dr. Abdulla also said that Jane Doe was tied up. Her wrists and ankles seemed to have been weary of rope tying.” Mike added.
Lt. Banks took a deep breath. “What about this Canada thing? And Taylor Lowry?”
“That’s the problem, Lieutenant. We don’t know how all this could be connected. It’s all too bizarre.” Mike replied.
“I did talk to Detective Zac Efron.” Selena indicated.
“What did he say?” Lt. Banks asked.
“Turns out, the arson case was about a car explosion. The car was set on fire. Gasoline was poured all over the car. Nothing was found in the car, except Lindsey’s shoe.”
“Are you sure it was Lindsey Cyrus’s shoe? I mean are we sure that the clothes on Jane Doe even belong to Lindsey Cyrus?” Lt. Banks asked.
“Yes, it is no doubt.” Mike said positively.
“And the car was found 20 miles away from where we found Jane Doe’s body.”
Rubbing his forehead again, and taking another deep breath, Lt. Banks asked, “And what about Taylor Lowry?”
“We are not exactly sure. I personally still think that there may be a possibility that he is still involved.” Mike answered. “Well, we don’t want to rule anything out. What do you think, Sel?” Lt. Banks asked looking at Selena.
“There is definitely something that Taylor Lowry may be hiding, but I don’t think he is too much involved. This Canada connection may definitely have something do with the case. Definitely more than Taylor Lowry's involvement.”
The Lieutenant again takes a deep breath and rubs his forehead.
Selena and Mike exchange glances as they wait for Lieutenant Banks to say something.
After a deep sigh, and more rubbing of his forehead, he finally spoke. “Alright gang. You two, do what you gotta do here while you have time. I think Canada is more involved than we think. We need some answers…and fast. Im sending you both to Toronto Canada.”
“Toronto, Canada?” Selena asked in shock.
“Yes. I need you both to get inside. That way you can get more answers up close and personal. I want you guys to leave in two days.” Lt. Banks responded.
“For how long?” Selena asked.
“For however long it takes to solve this homicide case. Get enough info in Canada and come back here to finish it off. It may take one day, one week, or one month – however long it takes! Now get outta here and get some work done will ya! I’ll handle the rest.”
Both Mike and Selena stood up from their seats and walked out of the lieutenant’s office. As they both walked back toward their desks, Mike placed his arm around Selena’s shoulders and smiled. “Well, looks like we’re going on our honey moon, honey.” He teased.
Pushing his arm off from around her, Selena replied, “Don’t get too excited, Jonas.”
Mike slowed down allowing Selena to walk ahead. “What? You’re not excited?”
Selena kept walking and shot up her middle finger without looking at him, gesturing ‘fuck you’.
Mike smiled replying, “Yep. I knew you were excited. C’mon, let’s grab something to eat.”
Selena found herself swallowing hard before responding. “Well…uh, yes, sir. Apparently, Dr. Abdulla –“
“Do you realize the trials and tribulations we have put the Cyrus family thru?! Do you have any idea?! Do you?!” Lieutenant Banks angrily interrupted Selena. Mike could see the Lt.’s veins start to pop out of his forehead and neck because he was so upset. Trying to calm him, Mike added, “But, sir, the Cyrus family –“
“No! I don't want to hear it! This is absolutely ludicrous!” Lt. Banks interrupted Mike. Lt. Banks paused to try and calm himself. He continued in a lower tone as he rubbed his forehead, “Alright. What else did the doctor find out?”
Selena cleared her throat as she exchanged glances with Mike and looked at the Lieutenant in response, “Well, Dr. Abdulla was able to tell that the body, of which we are now calling Jane Doe since we don't know who the woman is, her teeth were not the same as Lindsey Cyrus’s medical files.”
“Dr. Abdulla also said that Jane Doe was tied up. Her wrists and ankles seemed to have been weary of rope tying.” Mike added.
Lt. Banks took a deep breath. “What about this Canada thing? And Taylor Lowry?”
“That’s the problem, Lieutenant. We don’t know how all this could be connected. It’s all too bizarre.” Mike replied.
“I did talk to Detective Zac Efron.” Selena indicated.
“What did he say?” Lt. Banks asked.
“Turns out, the arson case was about a car explosion. The car was set on fire. Gasoline was poured all over the car. Nothing was found in the car, except Lindsey’s shoe.”
“Are you sure it was Lindsey Cyrus’s shoe? I mean are we sure that the clothes on Jane Doe even belong to Lindsey Cyrus?” Lt. Banks asked.
“Yes, it is no doubt.” Mike said positively.
“And the car was found 20 miles away from where we found Jane Doe’s body.”
Rubbing his forehead again, and taking another deep breath, Lt. Banks asked, “And what about Taylor Lowry?”
“We are not exactly sure. I personally still think that there may be a possibility that he is still involved.” Mike answered. “Well, we don’t want to rule anything out. What do you think, Sel?” Lt. Banks asked looking at Selena.
“There is definitely something that Taylor Lowry may be hiding, but I don’t think he is too much involved. This Canada connection may definitely have something do with the case. Definitely more than Taylor Lowry's involvement.”
The Lieutenant again takes a deep breath and rubs his forehead.
Selena and Mike exchange glances as they wait for Lieutenant Banks to say something.
After a deep sigh, and more rubbing of his forehead, he finally spoke. “Alright gang. You two, do what you gotta do here while you have time. I think Canada is more involved than we think. We need some answers…and fast. Im sending you both to Toronto Canada.”
“Toronto, Canada?” Selena asked in shock.
“Yes. I need you both to get inside. That way you can get more answers up close and personal. I want you guys to leave in two days.” Lt. Banks responded.
“For how long?” Selena asked.
“For however long it takes to solve this homicide case. Get enough info in Canada and come back here to finish it off. It may take one day, one week, or one month – however long it takes! Now get outta here and get some work done will ya! I’ll handle the rest.”
Both Mike and Selena stood up from their seats and walked out of the lieutenant’s office. As they both walked back toward their desks, Mike placed his arm around Selena’s shoulders and smiled. “Well, looks like we’re going on our honey moon, honey.” He teased.
Pushing his arm off from around her, Selena replied, “Don’t get too excited, Jonas.”
Mike slowed down allowing Selena to walk ahead. “What? You’re not excited?”
Selena kept walking and shot up her middle finger without looking at him, gesturing ‘fuck you’.
Mike smiled replying, “Yep. I knew you were excited. C’mon, let’s grab something to eat.”
© 2011 CelebritySuperFan
4/24/2011
4/24/2011
Chapter 10
“Canada!?! Wow, can I come?!” Jessica exclaimed with her eyes wide with excitement when she heard Selena talking to her grandmother. Jessica jumped onto Selena’s bed waiting for her response.
Selena smiled, “No, sweetpea, mommy has to get a lot of work done.” Selena continued to pack her clothes into her suitcase.
“Sel, why are you just now telling us?” Mrs. Ramirez asked her daughter. “Mamá, it was a last minute thing. Lieutenant Banks just sprung this out on us.” Selena explained.
Mrs. Ramirez spoke in Spanish out of frustration. She then said, “Sel, what is going on? This case must be really serious.”
“Mamá you know I can’t tell you anything. And all my cases are serious, and hopefully one day you all will understand that one day.” Selena said with annoyance as she walked around in her room gathering her things to pack it up.
Sitting on Selena’s bed and watching her daughter pack, Mrs. Ramirez responded, “Well, maybe one day, Sel, you wont block all of us out of your life.”
Selena stopped and stared at her mother and replied, “Mamá please, don’t start. Not now.” She then continued to move about.
Mrs. Ramirez took a deep breath and said in a low tone, “Bien, Selena, te quiero también. Todos hacemos.” (well, I love you too. We all do.)
Selena looked at mother with loving eyes and responded in a low tone as well, “Sé.” (I know.)
At that moment, the telephone rung. Quickly hopping off the bed, Jessica yelled, “I got it!” she ran over to the phone. “Hola!” Jessica answered the phone with excitement. After a small pause, Jessica continued to speak into the phone, “Oh hey daddy! ….Nothing, just sitting here talking to my mom and grammy. Im helping mom pack up….ok, hold on okay?” Jessica held the phone out for Selena to take it, “Mom, it’s my daddy on the phone.”
Selena grabbed the phone from Jessica. “Thanks sweetpea.”
Mrs. Ramirez stood up from the bed and looked at Jessica, “C’mon Jess, let’s go pack up your things. You will be staying with me and grandpa for a while.”
“Cool! We’re gonna have a blast, grammy…just wait and see.” Jessica said as she skipped out of the bedroom with her grandmother.
Selena smiled and answered the phone, “Hello?”
“What up girl?” Justin said on the other end of the call.
“Hello, Mr. Bieber, what can I do for you this evening?" Selena asked sarcastically.
“Oh, it’s like that, huh?”
Selena didn’t respond. She waited for him to continued.
“Well, I was just calling to apologize for the last time we were together.”
“Oh, well, that’s nice. Calling after it happen about three days or so ago. That’s great Justin, glad you were thinking of me.”
Justin slightly laughed and responded, “I don’t know how I put up with you…so anyway, why are you packing? Jessie said you were packing.”
“It’s job related. Im going out of town.” Selena replied nonchalantly.
“How long are you going to be gone?”
“I don’t know. It depends on the case that I am working on.”
“So when were you going to tell me?”
“Justin, Im telling you now.”
Justin sighed on the other end of the phone.
“What, do you have something to say? Go ahead, say it.”
“Nah. Im sure you’re probably tired of it, because I know I am. How can someone so beautiful be involved in something so crazy?”
Selena smacked her teeth and said, “Bye Justin.” She then quickly ended the call. At that, Selena continued to pack her bags.
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Selena smiled, “No, sweetpea, mommy has to get a lot of work done.” Selena continued to pack her clothes into her suitcase.
“Sel, why are you just now telling us?” Mrs. Ramirez asked her daughter. “Mamá, it was a last minute thing. Lieutenant Banks just sprung this out on us.” Selena explained.
Mrs. Ramirez spoke in Spanish out of frustration. She then said, “Sel, what is going on? This case must be really serious.”
“Mamá you know I can’t tell you anything. And all my cases are serious, and hopefully one day you all will understand that one day.” Selena said with annoyance as she walked around in her room gathering her things to pack it up.
Sitting on Selena’s bed and watching her daughter pack, Mrs. Ramirez responded, “Well, maybe one day, Sel, you wont block all of us out of your life.”
Selena stopped and stared at her mother and replied, “Mamá please, don’t start. Not now.” She then continued to move about.
Mrs. Ramirez took a deep breath and said in a low tone, “Bien, Selena, te quiero también. Todos hacemos.” (well, I love you too. We all do.)
Selena looked at mother with loving eyes and responded in a low tone as well, “Sé.” (I know.)
At that moment, the telephone rung. Quickly hopping off the bed, Jessica yelled, “I got it!” she ran over to the phone. “Hola!” Jessica answered the phone with excitement. After a small pause, Jessica continued to speak into the phone, “Oh hey daddy! ….Nothing, just sitting here talking to my mom and grammy. Im helping mom pack up….ok, hold on okay?” Jessica held the phone out for Selena to take it, “Mom, it’s my daddy on the phone.”
Selena grabbed the phone from Jessica. “Thanks sweetpea.”
Mrs. Ramirez stood up from the bed and looked at Jessica, “C’mon Jess, let’s go pack up your things. You will be staying with me and grandpa for a while.”
“Cool! We’re gonna have a blast, grammy…just wait and see.” Jessica said as she skipped out of the bedroom with her grandmother.
Selena smiled and answered the phone, “Hello?”
“What up girl?” Justin said on the other end of the call.
“Hello, Mr. Bieber, what can I do for you this evening?" Selena asked sarcastically.
“Oh, it’s like that, huh?”
Selena didn’t respond. She waited for him to continued.
“Well, I was just calling to apologize for the last time we were together.”
“Oh, well, that’s nice. Calling after it happen about three days or so ago. That’s great Justin, glad you were thinking of me.”
Justin slightly laughed and responded, “I don’t know how I put up with you…so anyway, why are you packing? Jessie said you were packing.”
“It’s job related. Im going out of town.” Selena replied nonchalantly.
“How long are you going to be gone?”
“I don’t know. It depends on the case that I am working on.”
“So when were you going to tell me?”
“Justin, Im telling you now.”
Justin sighed on the other end of the phone.
“What, do you have something to say? Go ahead, say it.”
“Nah. Im sure you’re probably tired of it, because I know I am. How can someone so beautiful be involved in something so crazy?”
Selena smacked her teeth and said, “Bye Justin.” She then quickly ended the call. At that, Selena continued to pack her bags.
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“Wow, Ramirez, do you think you packed enough stuff?” Mike asked as he helped Selena with her bags.
“Oh, come on, Jonas, I only have two bags.”
“Yeah, two big bags.” Mike teased as he struggled carrying hers and his own bags.
Just as Lieutenant Banks had told them, he would take care of everything and he did. Mike and Selena didn’t board a regular commercial plane. It was a private plane that sat only twenty-five people.
"Flight 117 ready to board for Canada, “ said a voice over the intercom speaker at the airport.
“That’s us.” Mike said.
They both started to walk off into the corridor to board the plane.
Selena took a seat next to the window on the plane. As she buckled her seatbelt, Selena stated, “Oh how I wish I was going on vacation instead of getting off the plane to start working. Why can’t I get off the plane to go to a hotel and just relax.”
As Mike sat down beside her and buckled his seat belt, he looked over at her and said, “Where is a genie when you need one to grant you your wish.”
Selena laid her head back against the head rest and glared at Mike. “Whatever, Jonas.”
Mike smiled and rested his head back against the head rest and closed his eyes.
“How long is this trip, anyway?” Selena asked.
“Not long. Just about two hours.” He replied with his eyes closed.
“That sucks. I was looking forward to getting some really good sleep.” She then closed her eyes and rested her head back on the headrest.
“You didn’t get any sleep last night?” Mike asked.
“No, not really. My daughter kept me up. But I didn’t mind. I needed to spend that time with her.”
“Gotta do what you gotta do, right?” Mike said with a smile while his eyes were still closed.
“Yeah.” Selena replied as she then opened her eyes and looked over at Mike.
Selena noticed a dimple on his left cheek as he slightly smiled with his eyes closed. Selena thought to herself that Mike looked really handsome that morning. He had on a light blue shirt with a dark blue and black design tie and black slacks. His shades and black coat that he wore made him look like he had just stepped out of a GQ magazine photo shoot. She could also smell his cologne that he wore. She never really sat that close to him for a long period of time in order to really smell him the way she did at that moment. Selena loved the way he smelled. She thought his scent was intoxicating, and she couldn’t get enough of it. As Selena continued to stare at him without him knowing it, she couldn’t believe how attracted she was to him. Wait, Selena thought, I cant be attracted to him, he’s my partner and colleague. She needed to stop having these inner thoughts. She then began to wonder about his personal life. She cleared her throat before speaking. “So, Jonas, why is it that you appear to be trying to catch some shut-eye? Didn’t you get some sleep last night? I mean…what did you do last night?”
Mike didn’t respond right away. It seem like he was trying to register what she had just asked him. With his eyes still closed, Selena noticed that a smile slowly spread across his lips. He then lifted his head off of the headrest, took his shades off and looked over at Selena with a smile. Selena knew he was about to make a smart ass comment. Mike finally spoke, “Are you trying to get personal with me, Ramirez? Could it be, that Ramirez is inquiring about Mike’s life outside of the police career? Damn, I think the world is coming to an end.”
Selena forcefully nudged him in the arm and said, “Cut it out smart ass. I figure that I might as well loosen up to you since we are going to be together all the time, right? So…”
“Yeah, but Ramirez, you’re just now figuring this out?” Mike started to laugh.
Selena rolled her eyes.
The pilot interrupted their conversation when his voice came over the intercom and announced that they were ready for take off. In moments, the plane was taking off into the air.
Mike continued, “Okay..but anyway, Ramirez,” Mike said and then mocked Selena in her tone, “If you must know...”
Hearing his lame imitation of her, Selena replied, “You know what? Never mind!” she then turned to look out the window as she tightened her ponytail.
Laughing, Mike playfully patted her leg and said, “Okay, Ramirez, Im sorry. But seriously, I did get some sleep last night. I didn’t do anything. Hell, im still trying to unpack at my apartment.”
Selena turned away from the window to look back at Mike. “You’re kidding? You haven’t settled in yet?”
“Nope. I’ve been busy.”
“You mean you’ve been lazy.” Selena said with a slight giggle.
“Aw, c’mon, give me some credit. Not long when I get here, Lt. Banks was already putting me on the job. I barely had time to step five steps into my apartment.” He said with a smile.
“Yeah, okay.”
“No really.” He said still smiling and looking at Selena.
“And you haven’t picked up a chick yet?” Selena said with a smirk teasing him.
Picking up on her tease, Mike replied, “Nope. No chick yet. Seems like the only chick I picked up on is dead.” He chuckled referring to Jane Doe.
“Aw, c’mon, now. What about Jennifer? I know you know she has the hots for you.”
With a slight smile, Mike replied, “Yes. I have noticed.”
“Jonas, you know she’s a beautiful girl…so what’s up? You two should hook up.” Selena said smiling.
Mike just stared at Selena for a moment. He then turned his head looking into the aisle of the plane. “You’re right, Ramirez. She is a beautiful girl. I cannot deny that. But, it’s something about her that I can’t put my finger on.” Mike paused and looked back at Selena and spoke with sarcasm, “Oh yeah, I know. She has a boyfriend!”
“Oh yeah, that.” Selena said giggling a little. “So, if she didn’t have a boyfriend, would you try to date her?”
Mike smirked a little. “Ramirez, are you a detective slash match maker?”
Selena smiled as she cutely scrunched up her nose. “Hey, I try. I just want to make everybody happy, that’s all.”
Mike looked deeply into Selena eyes with a serious expression. He clenched his jaw muscle as he gazed into her eyes. “Really.” He replied.
Selena felt goose bumps all over her body because of the way he looked at her. Her smile slowly faded as she gazed back into his eyes. Selena thought Mike looked sexy as he stared at her. She found herself looking from his eyes down to his lips. As if trying to snap out of her gaze and end the awkward silence between the two of them, Selena turned away from the gaze and cleared her throat. She then changed the subject, “So, uhm, you ever been to Canada before?” Snapping out of his gaze, Mike also turned away and rested his head back on the headrest. He answered, “Nope. This will be my first visit.”
“Yeah, mine too. I hear it’s even colder there.” Selena said looking out the window.
“Yeah, so I heard. And they said Chicago was the windy city, right?” Mike said with a smile.
“Yeah.” Selena replied and laughed nervously. Selena didn’t know why she all of a sudden felt so nervous to be around him. She had to get a hold of herself. She decided to keep the conversation strictly job related. “Who did Lieutenant Banks say we were going to meet once we land?”
“I think the name was Olsen. Sergeant Ray Olsen.” Mike said closing his eyes. Selena only nodded in response. She then decided to drop the small talk. If there were going to be any more talking, it was going to be because Mike started the conversation.
As time quickly passed, they were now getting ready to land in Toronto, Canada.
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“Oh, come on, Jonas, I only have two bags.”
“Yeah, two big bags.” Mike teased as he struggled carrying hers and his own bags.
Just as Lieutenant Banks had told them, he would take care of everything and he did. Mike and Selena didn’t board a regular commercial plane. It was a private plane that sat only twenty-five people.
"Flight 117 ready to board for Canada, “ said a voice over the intercom speaker at the airport.
“That’s us.” Mike said.
They both started to walk off into the corridor to board the plane.
Selena took a seat next to the window on the plane. As she buckled her seatbelt, Selena stated, “Oh how I wish I was going on vacation instead of getting off the plane to start working. Why can’t I get off the plane to go to a hotel and just relax.”
As Mike sat down beside her and buckled his seat belt, he looked over at her and said, “Where is a genie when you need one to grant you your wish.”
Selena laid her head back against the head rest and glared at Mike. “Whatever, Jonas.”
Mike smiled and rested his head back against the head rest and closed his eyes.
“How long is this trip, anyway?” Selena asked.
“Not long. Just about two hours.” He replied with his eyes closed.
“That sucks. I was looking forward to getting some really good sleep.” She then closed her eyes and rested her head back on the headrest.
“You didn’t get any sleep last night?” Mike asked.
“No, not really. My daughter kept me up. But I didn’t mind. I needed to spend that time with her.”
“Gotta do what you gotta do, right?” Mike said with a smile while his eyes were still closed.
“Yeah.” Selena replied as she then opened her eyes and looked over at Mike.
Selena noticed a dimple on his left cheek as he slightly smiled with his eyes closed. Selena thought to herself that Mike looked really handsome that morning. He had on a light blue shirt with a dark blue and black design tie and black slacks. His shades and black coat that he wore made him look like he had just stepped out of a GQ magazine photo shoot. She could also smell his cologne that he wore. She never really sat that close to him for a long period of time in order to really smell him the way she did at that moment. Selena loved the way he smelled. She thought his scent was intoxicating, and she couldn’t get enough of it. As Selena continued to stare at him without him knowing it, she couldn’t believe how attracted she was to him. Wait, Selena thought, I cant be attracted to him, he’s my partner and colleague. She needed to stop having these inner thoughts. She then began to wonder about his personal life. She cleared her throat before speaking. “So, Jonas, why is it that you appear to be trying to catch some shut-eye? Didn’t you get some sleep last night? I mean…what did you do last night?”
Mike didn’t respond right away. It seem like he was trying to register what she had just asked him. With his eyes still closed, Selena noticed that a smile slowly spread across his lips. He then lifted his head off of the headrest, took his shades off and looked over at Selena with a smile. Selena knew he was about to make a smart ass comment. Mike finally spoke, “Are you trying to get personal with me, Ramirez? Could it be, that Ramirez is inquiring about Mike’s life outside of the police career? Damn, I think the world is coming to an end.”
Selena forcefully nudged him in the arm and said, “Cut it out smart ass. I figure that I might as well loosen up to you since we are going to be together all the time, right? So…”
“Yeah, but Ramirez, you’re just now figuring this out?” Mike started to laugh.
Selena rolled her eyes.
The pilot interrupted their conversation when his voice came over the intercom and announced that they were ready for take off. In moments, the plane was taking off into the air.
Mike continued, “Okay..but anyway, Ramirez,” Mike said and then mocked Selena in her tone, “If you must know...”
Hearing his lame imitation of her, Selena replied, “You know what? Never mind!” she then turned to look out the window as she tightened her ponytail.
Laughing, Mike playfully patted her leg and said, “Okay, Ramirez, Im sorry. But seriously, I did get some sleep last night. I didn’t do anything. Hell, im still trying to unpack at my apartment.”
Selena turned away from the window to look back at Mike. “You’re kidding? You haven’t settled in yet?”
“Nope. I’ve been busy.”
“You mean you’ve been lazy.” Selena said with a slight giggle.
“Aw, c’mon, give me some credit. Not long when I get here, Lt. Banks was already putting me on the job. I barely had time to step five steps into my apartment.” He said with a smile.
“Yeah, okay.”
“No really.” He said still smiling and looking at Selena.
“And you haven’t picked up a chick yet?” Selena said with a smirk teasing him.
Picking up on her tease, Mike replied, “Nope. No chick yet. Seems like the only chick I picked up on is dead.” He chuckled referring to Jane Doe.
“Aw, c’mon, now. What about Jennifer? I know you know she has the hots for you.”
With a slight smile, Mike replied, “Yes. I have noticed.”
“Jonas, you know she’s a beautiful girl…so what’s up? You two should hook up.” Selena said smiling.
Mike just stared at Selena for a moment. He then turned his head looking into the aisle of the plane. “You’re right, Ramirez. She is a beautiful girl. I cannot deny that. But, it’s something about her that I can’t put my finger on.” Mike paused and looked back at Selena and spoke with sarcasm, “Oh yeah, I know. She has a boyfriend!”
“Oh yeah, that.” Selena said giggling a little. “So, if she didn’t have a boyfriend, would you try to date her?”
Mike smirked a little. “Ramirez, are you a detective slash match maker?”
Selena smiled as she cutely scrunched up her nose. “Hey, I try. I just want to make everybody happy, that’s all.”
Mike looked deeply into Selena eyes with a serious expression. He clenched his jaw muscle as he gazed into her eyes. “Really.” He replied.
Selena felt goose bumps all over her body because of the way he looked at her. Her smile slowly faded as she gazed back into his eyes. Selena thought Mike looked sexy as he stared at her. She found herself looking from his eyes down to his lips. As if trying to snap out of her gaze and end the awkward silence between the two of them, Selena turned away from the gaze and cleared her throat. She then changed the subject, “So, uhm, you ever been to Canada before?” Snapping out of his gaze, Mike also turned away and rested his head back on the headrest. He answered, “Nope. This will be my first visit.”
“Yeah, mine too. I hear it’s even colder there.” Selena said looking out the window.
“Yeah, so I heard. And they said Chicago was the windy city, right?” Mike said with a smile.
“Yeah.” Selena replied and laughed nervously. Selena didn’t know why she all of a sudden felt so nervous to be around him. She had to get a hold of herself. She decided to keep the conversation strictly job related. “Who did Lieutenant Banks say we were going to meet once we land?”
“I think the name was Olsen. Sergeant Ray Olsen.” Mike said closing his eyes. Selena only nodded in response. She then decided to drop the small talk. If there were going to be any more talking, it was going to be because Mike started the conversation.
As time quickly passed, they were now getting ready to land in Toronto, Canada.
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4/28/2011
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