<span style="color: #FF80FF"> <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><div style="text-align: center;">Lea Stevens</div></span></span> </span><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn24/SociallyToxicBeauty/036e0d3a-b28c-47ec-b858-0eaea6c67e4d.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #FF80FF"><div style="text-align: center;">"Jazz"</div></span></span></span><br/><span style="color: #FF80FF"><br/>"That piece of shit!" </span>Lea growled out after what Carlos told her what the Commissioner said.<span style="color: #FF80FF">"You're a better cop than anyone I know, especially Ramsey!"</span>her anger was obvious, but then she stopped after Carlos said that he had been accepting bribes, but that his partners wanted more from him.<span style="color: #FF80FF"> "...What do you mean," </span>she asked hesitantly,<span style="color: #FF80FF">"that your partners want more?" </span><br/><br/>Were his partners all female? Or just people who wanted in on the bribes and deals? Why was Carlos going through so many partners? They had worked together for several years and not once had he ever wanted a new partners and yet within less than a year it sounded like he had gone through several.<br/><br/>She could see him as a PI though and thought that, if anything, he would be amazing at that. He was smart, great with money, knew about business, and had the experience to be a PI. He could help people with cases that cops usually wouldn't touch. He would get to do what he loved.<span style="color: #FF80FF">"What about the killer?" </span>she asked, wondering if he was thinking of quitting the force before catching the guy or if he planned to catch the guy and then quit. Briefly she entertained the idea that maybe he was just venting, saying that he would quit the force but never actually do it. She doubted it though--generally when Carlos said he was going to do something, he was going to do it.<br/><br/>Lea stopped eating her food, unable to force herself to eat much more. She had finished half of one enchilada and a few chips, but that was about it. It had been more than she'd eaten for one meal in many months and she felt sleepy for it.