<em>'A reason behind?... A 'reason behind'??...'</em><br/>When Marsha felt his hand on her arm, touching her gently, first she took his hand between hers and caressed it softly.<br/>- So her worries about him weren't baseless...<br/>"A 'reason behind'?? Sweetheart" - she used their secret nickname. "You never speak like that about yourself. If.. you think you shouldn't take part in this investigation, maybe you should reconsider your role in this case. Whatever would be your decision:I will follow you, you can be sure about this. I just.. don't want you to get into<em>trouble</em>, you know."<br/><br/>Trouble. That's what she sensed. Something annoying, something embarrassing and for a second it was like she heard the voice of their new chief taking to task Luke...<br/><em>'No, that mustn't be true!...'</em><br/>If her partner was protective towards her, than she was the same or more. She never liked their new direct boss. Partly because he took Jim's place, but mostly because she didn't feel him an honest person. She felt him to be a weak person, and people like this are dangerous as they can be scared to easily...<br/>"Okay, better to discuss this somewhere else..." - she said quietly and nodded, taking a grasp on his arm as usual, walking with the closed cane in her other hand.<br/>But before they left the rest room she stopped them for a while, turning to him with a soft smile.<br/>"If it's gonna be a boy.. I'd like to call him Luke. If you don't mind, of course... Though I really don't know how I'm gonna cope with all this..." - she chuckled a little.<br/><br/>It was still a funny thought, her as a<em>mother</em>. But not impossible, not at all! And this was Jim's last gift for her, Jim's! A gift for a lifetime.<br/>More precious than anything else...<br/><br/>