Chapter 60: 60. Your Career Or Your Heart.
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Lenora got of the cab and stared at the Song memorial hospital. After the video, she was absolutely sure she would find something here. No doubt now she was certain Patricia was involved in Jessie Marin's disappearance, and her theory of Jessie Marin being dead was a fallacy. If there was any place she would start this investigation it was here.
She started to walk in when she heard the siren, turning around she locked gazes with Jamie.
"You're here?" She asked.
"I could ask you the same thing, what are you doing here?" He asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" He gave her a pointed look and she sighed. "Tell me you haven't seen the video."
He pouted and shook his head. "What video?"
"I'll fill you in, let's go in." She smiled.
"Let's go in? That's not going to happen Lenora." Jamie shook his head.
"Why?"
"You know that's not allowed, civilians aren't allowed to interfere with police investigations. So you will stay right here and wait for me to finish with my investigation." He said curtly.
Lenora frowned. "Really Jamie, come on. We're partners you can't possibly do this." She whined. "And what investigation are you talking about?"
"A dead body was found in this hospital." Jamie said.
"So what? A lot of people die here, it's a hospital." She stated matter of factly.
Jamie sighed "a murder Lenora, a homicide. I would advise you to go home but I know you wouldn't so please stay away."
Lenora gasped, "really? Now I have to see." She said turning around quickly to walk away.
"Lenora." He warned.
"What?" She asked sheepishly looking over her shoulder.
"You know what? Do what you want, I don't care." He said turning around to walk away.
"Hey! Hey!! Don't you walk away from me! Why are you acting like the victim when I'm the one that got dumped!!" She screamed stomping her heeled foot on the floor.
Jamie stopped walking and put his hands in his pocket, but did not turn around. 'That's right, I did dump her, but how can I even dump her when we weren't going out in the first place?' He thought.
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TWO DAYS AGO.
"That girl has no respect, she is so annoying ugh!" Lenora complained as she played around with the contents of his glove compartments. "I don't understand why you even had to ask her to work with us, I will tell you I'm not in agreement." She shook her head. Looking up at him, he didn't even react, gosh he was such a stoic man.
"Aren't you going to say anything?" She frowned.
"What do you want me to say?" He asked, his gaze still pointed at the road.
"Tch...." She shook her head, slammed his glove compartment close and leaned back. "How about the fact that you didn't correct that annoying girl when she assumed we were dating. Are we dating?" She asked with a small smile.
For the first time he turned to look at her. "I didn't see need to, and no we are not dating. I would be mad to date you again." He blurted out bluntly.
She gasped, "ouch... you didn't have to say it like that, a simple no would have sufficed" she pouted.
"Why? What's wrong with me?" She asked after a while of silence.
Jamie sighed and rolled his eyes, "is that a trick question or do you really want me to answer that?"
"Of course I want you to answer that" She cried.
"Are you sure? I'll be very honest." He warned.
And she thought about it, he was brutally honest and oh so righteous it surprised her how someone could be so... good. "On a second thought no, don't answer the question. I'm no longer talking to you!" She leaned her head against the glass, pouting.
"Will you ever forgive me?" She said again, after a moment.
"I thought you said you weren't talking to me?"
"Answer the question Jamie." She asked firmly.
He sighed rubbing the back of his neck, "I've already forgiven you Lenora, but I can't, I won't let you break my heart again."
"So what now? You'll never be with me again?"
"At this point it all depends on you, you have to choose. Your career or your heart?" Jamie asked lowly.
Lenora turned to face him, "what does that mean?"
Jamie swerved the car and put the car to park beside the road. Turning to face her completely he spoke. "Everytime you hurt me, everytime you betrayed my trust, you said it was because of your job. You even approached me with the intention of getting an exclusive. I can't be with someone who I can't trust, who will inevitably hurt me Lennie."
Lenora bit her lip and looked away, "so you want me to give up my job? You're saying I have to choose between being a reporter and being with you?" She choked out, her eyes filling with tears.
"Honestly I'm not sure myself" He muttered. " I really want to be with you Lennie, but to be honest I'm scared. I'm afraid if I trust you again you'll ending up hurting me, and I don't know if I can take it anymore. So I'm choosing to trust that it's you job that makes you so conniving and apathetic when you have to make these decisions that affect both of us. Because if it's not then I can't be with you."
Lenora blinked at him, lips slightly parted as she struggled to find words. She knew that she was selfish, and mean. She only thought of herself and all she wanted was to prove to her family that she could make it without their money and their rules. But Jamie made her want to better, made her want to care. He made her a better person, but had she grown to the point of abandoning all her dreams for him?
"You don't have to give me an answer right away, whenever you're ready. But I won't wait forever Lenora. I deserve to be happy." He said curtly.
Her eyes widened slightly at his last statement, 'what does he mean by he deserves to be happy?' She scoffed. 'Don't I also deserve happiness?'
"What are you thinking?"
"Nothing, let's go. I need to be in the office." She said.
He nodded and started the car, rejoining the traffic he drove away.
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Lenora got of the cab and stared at the Song memorial hospital. After the video, she was absolutely sure she would find something here. No doubt now she was certain Patricia was involved in Jessie Marin's disappearance, and her theory of Jessie Marin being dead was a fallacy. If there was any place she would start this investigation it was here.
She started to walk in when she heard the siren, turning around she locked gazes with Jamie.
"You're here?" She asked.
"I could ask you the same thing, what are you doing here?" He asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" He gave her a pointed look and she sighed. "Tell me you haven't seen the video."
He pouted and shook his head. "What video?"
"I'll fill you in, let's go in." She smiled.
"Let's go in? That's not going to happen Lenora." Jamie shook his head.
"Why?"
"You know that's not allowed, civilians aren't allowed to interfere with police investigations. So you will stay right here and wait for me to finish with my investigation." He said curtly.
Lenora frowned. "Really Jamie, come on. We're partners you can't possibly do this." She whined. "And what investigation are you talking about?"
"A dead body was found in this hospital." Jamie said.
"So what? A lot of people die here, it's a hospital." She stated matter of factly.
Jamie sighed "a murder Lenora, a homicide. I would advise you to go home but I know you wouldn't so please stay away."
Lenora gasped, "really? Now I have to see." She said turning around quickly to walk away.
"Lenora." He warned.
"What?" She asked sheepishly looking over her shoulder.
"You know what? Do what you want, I don't care." He said turning around to walk away.
"Hey! Hey!! Don't you walk away from me! Why are you acting like the victim when I'm the one that got dumped!!" She screamed stomping her heeled foot on the floor.
Jamie stopped walking and put his hands in his pocket, but did not turn around. 'That's right, I did dump her, but how can I even dump her when we weren't going out in the first place?' He thought.
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TWO DAYS AGO.
"That girl has no respect, she is so annoying ugh!" Lenora complained as she played around with the contents of his glove compartments. "I don't understand why you even had to ask her to work with us, I will tell you I'm not in agreement." She shook her head. Looking up at him, he didn't even react, gosh he was such a stoic man.
"Aren't you going to say anything?" She frowned.
"What do you want me to say?" He asked, his gaze still pointed at the road.
"Tch...." She shook her head, slammed his glove compartment close and leaned back. "How about the fact that you didn't correct that annoying girl when she assumed we were dating. Are we dating?" She asked with a small smile.
For the first time he turned to look at her. "I didn't see need to, and no we are not dating. I would be mad to date you again." He blurted out bluntly.
She gasped, "ouch... you didn't have to say it like that, a simple no would have sufficed" she pouted.
"Why? What's wrong with me?" She asked after a while of silence.
Jamie sighed and rolled his eyes, "is that a trick question or do you really want me to answer that?"
"Of course I want you to answer that" She cried.
"Are you sure? I'll be very honest." He warned.
And she thought about it, he was brutally honest and oh so righteous it surprised her how someone could be so... good. "On a second thought no, don't answer the question. I'm no longer talking to you!" She leaned her head against the glass, pouting.
"Will you ever forgive me?" She said again, after a moment.
"I thought you said you weren't talking to me?"
"Answer the question Jamie." She asked firmly.
He sighed rubbing the back of his neck, "I've already forgiven you Lenora, but I can't, I won't let you break my heart again."
"So what now? You'll never be with me again?"
"At this point it all depends on you, you have to choose. Your career or your heart?" Jamie asked lowly.
Lenora turned to face him, "what does that mean?"
Jamie swerved the car and put the car to park beside the road. Turning to face her completely he spoke. "Everytime you hurt me, everytime you betrayed my trust, you said it was because of your job. You even approached me with the intention of getting an exclusive. I can't be with someone who I can't trust, who will inevitably hurt me Lennie."
Lenora bit her lip and looked away, "so you want me to give up my job? You're saying I have to choose between being a reporter and being with you?" She choked out, her eyes filling with tears.
"Honestly I'm not sure myself" He muttered. " I really want to be with you Lennie, but to be honest I'm scared. I'm afraid if I trust you again you'll ending up hurting me, and I don't know if I can take it anymore. So I'm choosing to trust that it's you job that makes you so conniving and apathetic when you have to make these decisions that affect both of us. Because if it's not then I can't be with you."
Lenora blinked at him, lips slightly parted as she struggled to find words. She knew that she was selfish, and mean. She only thought of herself and all she wanted was to prove to her family that she could make it without their money and their rules. But Jamie made her want to better, made her want to care. He made her a better person, but had she grown to the point of abandoning all her dreams for him?
"You don't have to give me an answer right away, whenever you're ready. But I won't wait forever Lenora. I deserve to be happy." He said curtly.
Her eyes widened slightly at his last statement, 'what does he mean by he deserves to be happy?' She scoffed. 'Don't I also deserve happiness?'
"What are you thinking?"
"Nothing, let's go. I need to be in the office." She said.
He nodded and started the car, rejoining the traffic he drove away.
Lenora got of the cab and stared at the Song memorial hospital. After the video, she was absolutely sure she would find something here. No doubt now she was certain Patricia was involved in Jessie Marin's disappearance, and her theory of Jessie Marin being dead was a fallacy. If there was any place she would start this investigation it was here. She started to walk in when she heard the siren, turning around she locked gazes with Jamie. "You're here?" She asked. "I could ask you the same thing, what are you doing here?" He asked. "Isn't it obvious?" He gave her a pointed look and she sighed. "Tell me you haven't seen the video." He pouted and shook his head. "What video?" "I'll fill you in, let's go in." She smiled. "Let's go in? That's not going to happen Lenora." Jamie shook his head. "Why?" "You know that's not allowed, civilians aren't allowed to interfere with police investigations. So you will stay right here and wait for me to finish with my investigation." He said curtly. Lenora frowned. "Really Jamie, come on. We're partners you can't possibly do this." She whined. "And what investigation are you talking about?" "A dead body was found in this hospital." Jamie said. "So what? A lot of people die here, it's a hospital." She stated matter of factly. Jamie sighed "a murder Lenora, a homicide. I would advise you to go home but I know you wouldn't so please stay away." Lenora gasped, "really? Now I have to see." She said turning around quickly to walk away. "Lenora." He warned. "What?" She asked sheepishly looking over her shoulder. "You know what? Do what you want, I don't care." He said turning around to walk away. "Hey! Hey!! Don't you walk away from me! Why are you acting like the victim when I'm the one that got dumped!!" She screamed stomping her heeled foot on the floor. Jamie stopped walking and put his hands in his pocket, but did not turn around. 'That's right, I did dump her, but how can I even dump her when we weren't going out in the first place?' He thought. *************************************************** TWO DAYS AGO. "That girl has no respect, she is so annoying ugh!" Lenora complained as she played around with the contents of his glove compartments. "I don't understand why you even had to ask her to work with us, I will tell you I'm not in agreement." She shook her head. Looking up at him, he didn't even react, gosh he was such a stoic man. "Aren't you going to say anything?" She frowned. "What do you want me to say?" He asked, his gaze still pointed at the road. "Tch...." She shook her head, slammed his glove compartment close and leaned back. "How about the fact that you didn't correct that annoying girl when she assumed we were dating. Are we dating?" She asked with a small smile. For the first time he turned to look at her. "I didn't see need to, and no we are not dating. I would be mad to date you again." He blurted out bluntly. She gasped, "ouch... you didn't have to say it like that, a simple no would have sufficed" she pouted. "Why? What's wrong with me?" She asked after a while of silence. Jamie sighed and rolled his eyes, "is that a trick question or do you really want me to answer that?" "Of course I want you to answer that" She cried. "Are you sure? I'll be very honest." He warned. And she thought about it, he was brutally honest and oh so righteous it surprised her how someone could be so... good. "On a second thought no, don't answer the question. I'm no longer talking to you!" She leaned her head against the glass, pouting. "Will you ever forgive me?" She said again, after a moment. "I thought you said you weren't talking to me?" "Answer the question Jamie." She asked firmly. He sighed rubbing the back of his neck, "I've already forgiven you Lenora, but I can't, I won't let you break my heart again." "So what now? You'll never be with me again?" "At this point it all depends on you, you have to choose. Your career or your heart?" Jamie asked lowly. Lenora turned to face him, "what does that mean?" Jamie swerved the car and put the car to park beside the road. Turning to face her completely he spoke. "Everytime you hurt me, everytime you betrayed my trust, you said it was because of your job. You even approached me with the intention of getting an exclusive. I can't be with someone who I can't trust, who will inevitably hurt me Lennie." Lenora bit her lip and looked away, "so you want me to give up my job? You're saying I have to choose between being a reporter and being with you?" She choked out, her eyes filling with tears. "Honestly I'm not sure myself" He muttered. " I really want to be with you Lennie, but to be honest I'm scared. I'm afraid if I trust you again you'll ending up hurting me, and I don't know if I can take it anymore. So I'm choosing to trust that it's you job that makes you so conniving and apathetic when you have to make these decisions that affect both of us. Because if it's not then I can't be with you." Lenora blinked at him, lips slightly parted as she struggled to find words. She knew that she was selfish, and mean. She only thought of herself and all she wanted was to prove to her family that she could make it without their money and their rules. But Jamie made her want to better, made her want to care. He made her a better person, but had she grown to the point of abandoning all her dreams for him? "You don't have to give me an answer right away, whenever you're ready. But I won't wait forever Lenora. I deserve to be happy." He said curtly. Her eyes widened slightly at his last statement, 'what does he mean by he deserves to be happy?' She scoffed. 'Don't I also deserve happiness?' "What are you thinking?" "Nothing, let's go. I need to be in the office." She said. He nodded and started the car, rejoining the traffic he drove away.
