<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #80FF80">Carlos Delgado</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/75418b36-82bd-4b2f-bdff-d44eb7e2deaf_zpsb78abdde.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Carlos knew that he had gotten Lea's attention when he heard the surprise in her tone. She seemed to be actually really surprised, but she came to the core of his problem rightaway.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"But what about getting up in the ranks? I thought you wanted to get promoted to detective?"</span> <br/><br/>He looked at her and his face got mildly annoyed. Yes, he remembered when they had talked about that on long patrols, when they had joked that he would pull her to his team once he was promoted. But that never happened, Lea left and promotions had made a big curve around him.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Yeah, I wanted it. I was due three times for promotions in the past year and three times they passed me. When they even promoted Ramsey to Detective - and you know Ramsey, he couldn't find his way out of a toilet at night, if you didn't shine him the way - I went to the commissioner. I asked him, why I am constantly overlooked when it comes to promotions. He told me..."</span><br/><br/>Carlos imitated the nasal voice of the commissioner, someone not very liked with the force.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"If you want to be a detective, boy, then better go back to New Mexico, where your folks are at home."</span><br/><br/>Those words had hurt him more than everything else. He had left New Mexico because he didn't want to be the mexican guy alwas send to the mexican troublespots. He wanted to do serious police work and he had always been good in it. But to be told that you had not chance because of your race was quite the blow.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"I started to keep my hand open after that. Some favour there, some money here, a tip on a razzia, you know how it works. But I feel that my 'partners' want more from me and I won't and can't deliver that. Maybe I should really start as a PI. I am good in what I do and I have the contacts. It could work."</span><br/><br/>He didn't say that he hoped to give Lea a perspective there too. One outside from stripping.</div>