Elizabeth was dressed in her 'formal' uniform standing stiffly behind a tree.  Unlike the younger officers who were gone as soon as the party arrived at the cemetery.  She watched Jase and Jacob her heart breaking for them as much as for the loss of Jared.  She'd been invited to the small funeral but decided the best way she could honor Jared was to ensure the safety of the small procession from the church to the cemetery. She waited for everyone to leave, giving the brothers their time to say goodbye.  Once everyone was gone she walked up and dropped her rose into the grave that waited to be filled.<br/><br/>"Goodbye, for now, dear friend." She whispered through tears.<br/><br/>Jared Warren had been as much a part of her life as her own grandfather.  Elizabeth lived just down the street from the Warren manor and though she could no longer remember the day the brothers came to live with their grandfather, nearly all her memories of childhood, school and her teen years included the brothers.  It had torn her heart out when James pushed her away.  She had been at every one of Jase's games cheering him on from the stands and wishing she'd had the coordination to be a cheer leader.  Jacob had been in a class or two of hers in high school.<br/><br/>~~~~~~~<br/><br/>This morning she was running behind.  There were bigwigs from the city and state in the precinct, so being a detective she was going to work in plain but professional clothes.  She wore a white button down blouse, black pinstripe trousers that were tailored to fit her perfectly and black pumps.  Her long hair was pulled back into a tight bun.  The last thing she put on was her holster.  She wore a shoulder rig these days and clipped her badge to the chain she could toss over her head.  She took her morning cup of coffee out onto the porch to enjoy it in the sunlight.  She didn't meant to be staring at the manor but the car she didn't recognize surprised her and curiosity got the best of her. Though she wasn't on the clock yet, her radio was on sitting next to her.