There was no question I was hot. I mean I  was beyond pissed.  How could she tell me she could tell me there was jewelry missing but she couldn't tell if it was from the same place.  And then to make such an asinine comment like 'perhaps we would find out more if we had more leads to go one.'  What the fuck.  I knew she was the best and for her to make a comment like that roiled me to no end.   I was rubbing my hands together and fire was sparking from my hands.  I had to calm the fuck down.<br/><br/>I called her.  As raged as I was I felt even worse for how I spoke to her.  She was a wreck from this and for whatever reason she was not herself.  She answered her cell, "yes?"<br/><br/>"Listen, I want to apologize for the way I spoke to you.  You are the best at what you do and I just took my own feelings of ineptitude out on you.  I'm sorry.   I have full faith in you, and I hope you don't hate me because that smile you usually give me every morning gives me a reason to keep breathing."  Once again I was flirting to try and fend off my feelings.  To diffuse a situation.  After her last comment I regretted it the moment I said it."Sorry, I'm flirting again.  You have a way with me." I couldn't believe it at the very moment I was apologizing for flirting I was still flirting.  "just keep me posted OK?  And don't worry, I'm the ass.  You are not going to be put on leave.  My apologies"  Click<br/>that was all I could say