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Round Robbin 11/16
Fandom: Nikki & Nora
Pairing: Nikki/Nora
Story: Round Robin
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1shinyboat, nemodoryismyido and Pprbckwrtr
Rating: PG-13 to R – there’s some language
Disclaimer: Not ours. These characters mainly belong to Nancylee Myatt and others. For the most part this is unbeta'd...epp! All missing words and misspellings...are my dog's fault. =0)
A/N: I got nuffin’…well pertinent to the story anyhow, so I’ll spare yinz all. But thanks for reading. =0)
Ch. 11 – PBWR
Before Nikki could explain her ideas there was a call from across the squad room. “Delaney, I got your mother on line 3.”
Nora shook her head. “Tell her I'll...”
“Talk to your mother,” Nikki interrupted.
“What could she want now?” Nora sighed, then suddenly she turned on Dan. “You didn't tell her anything did you?”
His hands automatically went to the surrender position. “Not a word. We were putting off informing your families until we actually had something to tell them.” Dan lowered his hands when he saw Nora relax. “Why don't you take the call in my office.”
“Fine,” Nora relented as she motioned to Officer Phillips that she'd accept the call.
“Hoping you'd be able to find us before you had to explain to a Councilman how you lost his daughter,” Nikki teased.
“Your father I can handle,” Dan scoffed as he flipped through a batch of surveillance photos. “But Nora's mother is gonna rip me a new one if she gets a look at her face.”
Nora leaned against the corner of Dan's desk and took a deep breath before she picked up the phone. “Hey mama.”
“Did something happen?”
“What?” Nora instinctively looked around, as though her mother were there watching. “Why do you ask?”
“Someone came by here looking for you today. She said your place was a crime scene and thought you'd be here recuperating. Just what is going on Nora?”
“Nothing mama. Just a tough case that's all, but I'm fine.” Her headache quickly returning Nora began massaging her temple when a thought struck her. “Who came by?”
“Someone you work with. She said you were helping her locate a witness and that she needed to speak with you. Real nice woman.”
“What was her name mama?” Nora was unable to keep the frustration out of her voice.
“What's wrong honey? Does this have something to do with why your place is a crime scene? She didn't really say....”
“Mama,” Nora yelled, a tone not used much with her parents. “What was her name?”
There was a pause before Mrs. Delaney answered. “Caroline.”
Nora moved to the door, stretching the phone cord till she almost pulled the whole thing off the desk. “I need a unit at my parents' house, now,” she called out into the squad.
All heads turned her direction and without question Dan picked up a phone to send the units.
Nikki immediately moved towards her partner. “What's going on?”
Nora shrugged as she turned her attention back to the phone. “Mama, is she still there?”
“No, she left about fifteen minutes ago.”
“How long was she there? She didn't hurt you did she?” At Nikki's questioning look, Nora covered the mouthpiece. “Caroline Ricci went to my mother's house.”
“What? Why?”
“Nora, what's going on?”
“Mama, please. How long was she there?”
“Just long enough to have a cup of tea.”
“You had tea?” Nikki laid a comforting hand on the blonde's arm. “Okay, I'm sending a unit to the house. Where's daddy?”
“Today was Bobby's day off so he and your father went fishing. Nora, you're starting to scare me now.”
“I'm sorry mama, I don't mean to. That woman was not a cop but she is looking for a witness.”
“Oh my god. Did she...”
“Joey is still in New York, right?”
“Yes, for a few more days.”
“Okay, I'll send a unit to check on Danielle and the kids too. Mama, here's what I need you to do, first stay inside, call daddy and have him and Bobby come straight home. Then I want you to call Joey and give him the third degree like you usually do and if anything sounds out of the ordinary call me back.” Nora again covered the phone and whispered to Nikki, “You should check on your father too.”
“I already had it done,” Dan answered from the doorway.
“If she was there long enough for tea what did you talk about?”
“Well,” Nora could sense some uncertainty in her mother's voice and she closed her eyes as she waited for the obvious answer. “You. She seemed concerned about you. I admit I did find it strange that someone I hadn't met before was talking so openly to me about you but she seemed to know so much. She said this case was a tough one and that she needed your help in finding the witness but you weren't cooperating.” Nora could hear a stuttering breath and could tell that her mother was about to lose control of her emotions. “She was using me to get to you wasn't she? I am so sorry. I don't think I said anything....”
“It's okay mama. I've gotta get back to work, so... just please do what I asked.”
“Nora honey, you watch yourself.”
“I will. I love you mama,” Nora whispered as she hung up the phone. “What the hell?” she exclaimed as she pushed away from the desk. “Why would she do that?”
“To show that she can,” Dan answered as he sat behind his desk. “It's pretty brazen for her to go herself but it does show that she's not afraid of us.”
“She better be,” Nora said through gritted teeth. “How did she even know where my parents live?”
Nikki glanced out into the squad as she closed the door. “That's what I was going to say before. How did they find out? Not just your parents but about the stakeout, the safe house, all of it.”
“You think there's a leak.” Dan deduced. He shook his head when Nikki nodded. “Here?”
“Makes more sense that it's here but it could be on the federal level or even in the prosecutor's office.”
“Why would it make more sense here?” Nora demanded.
“I only say that because things started going downhill when we had to expand who was involved. And our people would have access to your records.” Nikki tried to keep her tone even, knowing her partner's volatile reaction when it came to accusing a cop of being dirty. “It's not like I want it to be one of ours, especially after what we just went through.”
Nora crossed her arms and watched her co-workers through Dan's window, wondering if one of them was complicit in her and Nikki's abduction and attempted murder. The only thing that pissed her off more than a cop being falsely accused of being dirty was a cop actually being dirty. Finally she turned away from the window, “How are we going to find out?”
“False information?” Nikki suggested.
Nora sank into one of Dan's guest chairs. “And what if the leak isn't here, we'd just be making our job harder by chasing the wrong one.”
“We could cut everyone else out of the loop and just handle this between us,” Dan proposed.
“But as Nora said if the leak isn't here then we'd be denying ourselves the needed help. Plus, I already kind of suggested this idea to Georgia.”
“What?” Nora asked as she pushed to the edge of the chair. “What if she's the leak?”
Nikki shook her head, “She's not.” She looked between her boss and her partner. “And you both know that.”
“Yeah,” Dan agreed.
“I don't like to think it but she was on the stakeout too, why not grab her?” Nora questioned.
“Punchy said he could pick her up if I didn't cooperate but he figured I had a bigger reason to tell him what he wanted.”
“Me,” Nora whispered.
“Wait,” Dan said as he scratched his nails against his head. “The leak wouldn't have to be here in order for them to find the Delaney's address or to follow Nikki after the stakeout. It could have just been their luck that you went to Nora's.” The lieutenant shifted his gaze between his detectives.
“But,” Nikki added tentatively. “If the leak were here then they would know that Nora was actually my partner and not Georgia.” She watched as, she suspected, Nora shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
“Sure,” Dan agreed. “But then if the leak was here they should have known that Nora was the one with the safe house address. And you both said that they thought Nikki had that.”
Nora jumped to her feet. She was thankful that Dan had accepted their excuse for Nikki being at her place during the abduction but every time it was mentioned she sensed some uncertainty from him. Could be her own paranoia or could be Dan being too smart for his own good. “We could spend all day going round and round about this. The fact is there is a leak somewhere and if Ricci is going to go after our families to make a point then we need to find it.”
“And just what do you suggest?” Dan asked.
“I say we out our leak and see who bites.”
“Okay,” Nikki nodded. “Just one problem with that…”
“Let's say it's not a coincidence that Georgia wasn't picked up when we were,” Nora said.
Both Nikki and Dan shook their heads. “It's not Georgia,” Dan disagreed.
“I know,” Nora conceded. “But nobody else has to know that.”
“She's not going to like this idea,” Nikki decided.
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Pairing: Nikki/Nora
Story: Round Robin
Authors:
1shinyboat, nemodoryismyido and PprbckwrtrRating: PG-13 to R – there’s some language
Disclaimer: Not ours. These characters mainly belong to Nancylee Myatt and others. For the most part this is unbeta'd...epp! All missing words and misspellings...are my dog's fault. =0)
A/N: I got nuffin’…well pertinent to the story anyhow, so I’ll spare yinz all. But thanks for reading. =0)
Before Nikki could explain her ideas there was a call from across the squad room. “Delaney, I got your mother on line 3.”
Nora shook her head. “Tell her I'll...”
“Talk to your mother,” Nikki interrupted.
“What could she want now?” Nora sighed, then suddenly she turned on Dan. “You didn't tell her anything did you?”
His hands automatically went to the surrender position. “Not a word. We were putting off informing your families until we actually had something to tell them.” Dan lowered his hands when he saw Nora relax. “Why don't you take the call in my office.”
“Fine,” Nora relented as she motioned to Officer Phillips that she'd accept the call.
“Hoping you'd be able to find us before you had to explain to a Councilman how you lost his daughter,” Nikki teased.
“Your father I can handle,” Dan scoffed as he flipped through a batch of surveillance photos. “But Nora's mother is gonna rip me a new one if she gets a look at her face.”
Nora leaned against the corner of Dan's desk and took a deep breath before she picked up the phone. “Hey mama.”
“Did something happen?”
“What?” Nora instinctively looked around, as though her mother were there watching. “Why do you ask?”
“Someone came by here looking for you today. She said your place was a crime scene and thought you'd be here recuperating. Just what is going on Nora?”
“Nothing mama. Just a tough case that's all, but I'm fine.” Her headache quickly returning Nora began massaging her temple when a thought struck her. “Who came by?”
“Someone you work with. She said you were helping her locate a witness and that she needed to speak with you. Real nice woman.”
“What was her name mama?” Nora was unable to keep the frustration out of her voice.
“What's wrong honey? Does this have something to do with why your place is a crime scene? She didn't really say....”
“Mama,” Nora yelled, a tone not used much with her parents. “What was her name?”
There was a pause before Mrs. Delaney answered. “Caroline.”
Nora moved to the door, stretching the phone cord till she almost pulled the whole thing off the desk. “I need a unit at my parents' house, now,” she called out into the squad.
All heads turned her direction and without question Dan picked up a phone to send the units.
Nikki immediately moved towards her partner. “What's going on?”
Nora shrugged as she turned her attention back to the phone. “Mama, is she still there?”
“No, she left about fifteen minutes ago.”
“How long was she there? She didn't hurt you did she?” At Nikki's questioning look, Nora covered the mouthpiece. “Caroline Ricci went to my mother's house.”
“What? Why?”
“Nora, what's going on?”
“Mama, please. How long was she there?”
“Just long enough to have a cup of tea.”
“You had tea?” Nikki laid a comforting hand on the blonde's arm. “Okay, I'm sending a unit to the house. Where's daddy?”
“Today was Bobby's day off so he and your father went fishing. Nora, you're starting to scare me now.”
“I'm sorry mama, I don't mean to. That woman was not a cop but she is looking for a witness.”
“Oh my god. Did she...”
“Joey is still in New York, right?”
“Yes, for a few more days.”
“Okay, I'll send a unit to check on Danielle and the kids too. Mama, here's what I need you to do, first stay inside, call daddy and have him and Bobby come straight home. Then I want you to call Joey and give him the third degree like you usually do and if anything sounds out of the ordinary call me back.” Nora again covered the phone and whispered to Nikki, “You should check on your father too.”
“I already had it done,” Dan answered from the doorway.
“If she was there long enough for tea what did you talk about?”
“Well,” Nora could sense some uncertainty in her mother's voice and she closed her eyes as she waited for the obvious answer. “You. She seemed concerned about you. I admit I did find it strange that someone I hadn't met before was talking so openly to me about you but she seemed to know so much. She said this case was a tough one and that she needed your help in finding the witness but you weren't cooperating.” Nora could hear a stuttering breath and could tell that her mother was about to lose control of her emotions. “She was using me to get to you wasn't she? I am so sorry. I don't think I said anything....”
“It's okay mama. I've gotta get back to work, so... just please do what I asked.”
“Nora honey, you watch yourself.”
“I will. I love you mama,” Nora whispered as she hung up the phone. “What the hell?” she exclaimed as she pushed away from the desk. “Why would she do that?”
“To show that she can,” Dan answered as he sat behind his desk. “It's pretty brazen for her to go herself but it does show that she's not afraid of us.”
“She better be,” Nora said through gritted teeth. “How did she even know where my parents live?”
Nikki glanced out into the squad as she closed the door. “That's what I was going to say before. How did they find out? Not just your parents but about the stakeout, the safe house, all of it.”
“You think there's a leak.” Dan deduced. He shook his head when Nikki nodded. “Here?”
“Makes more sense that it's here but it could be on the federal level or even in the prosecutor's office.”
“Why would it make more sense here?” Nora demanded.
“I only say that because things started going downhill when we had to expand who was involved. And our people would have access to your records.” Nikki tried to keep her tone even, knowing her partner's volatile reaction when it came to accusing a cop of being dirty. “It's not like I want it to be one of ours, especially after what we just went through.”
Nora crossed her arms and watched her co-workers through Dan's window, wondering if one of them was complicit in her and Nikki's abduction and attempted murder. The only thing that pissed her off more than a cop being falsely accused of being dirty was a cop actually being dirty. Finally she turned away from the window, “How are we going to find out?”
“False information?” Nikki suggested.
Nora sank into one of Dan's guest chairs. “And what if the leak isn't here, we'd just be making our job harder by chasing the wrong one.”
“We could cut everyone else out of the loop and just handle this between us,” Dan proposed.
“But as Nora said if the leak isn't here then we'd be denying ourselves the needed help. Plus, I already kind of suggested this idea to Georgia.”
“What?” Nora asked as she pushed to the edge of the chair. “What if she's the leak?”
Nikki shook her head, “She's not.” She looked between her boss and her partner. “And you both know that.”
“Yeah,” Dan agreed.
“I don't like to think it but she was on the stakeout too, why not grab her?” Nora questioned.
“Punchy said he could pick her up if I didn't cooperate but he figured I had a bigger reason to tell him what he wanted.”
“Me,” Nora whispered.
“Wait,” Dan said as he scratched his nails against his head. “The leak wouldn't have to be here in order for them to find the Delaney's address or to follow Nikki after the stakeout. It could have just been their luck that you went to Nora's.” The lieutenant shifted his gaze between his detectives.
“But,” Nikki added tentatively. “If the leak were here then they would know that Nora was actually my partner and not Georgia.” She watched as, she suspected, Nora shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
“Sure,” Dan agreed. “But then if the leak was here they should have known that Nora was the one with the safe house address. And you both said that they thought Nikki had that.”
Nora jumped to her feet. She was thankful that Dan had accepted their excuse for Nikki being at her place during the abduction but every time it was mentioned she sensed some uncertainty from him. Could be her own paranoia or could be Dan being too smart for his own good. “We could spend all day going round and round about this. The fact is there is a leak somewhere and if Ricci is going to go after our families to make a point then we need to find it.”
“And just what do you suggest?” Dan asked.
“I say we out our leak and see who bites.”
“Okay,” Nikki nodded. “Just one problem with that…”
“Let's say it's not a coincidence that Georgia wasn't picked up when we were,” Nora said.
Both Nikki and Dan shook their heads. “It's not Georgia,” Dan disagreed.
“I know,” Nora conceded. “But nobody else has to know that.”
“She's not going to like this idea,” Nikki decided.
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