“Okay …” Dawkins said tentatively.
“Wait for it,” Kirk laughed.
“It was decided to put both of you on the case. So, effective immediately, and this came straight from One Penn, you’ve been transferred to the Major Case Squad. Congratulations, Detective Dawkins.”
Kirk and Dawkins looked at each other.
“I guess that makes us partners, detective,” Kirk said.
“I guess it does, detective,” Dawkins smiled.
After Sanchez told the new partners all the other details that he’d been given and told them to report to Lieutenant McGraw, they left the office laughing. Batista was looking straight at them. Dawkins leaned close to Kirk.
“I’ll leave you to tell your fiery ex-partner,” Dawkins said and walked to her desk to get her stuff.
“Thanks,” Kirk said and went to clear out his desk knowing that since there was already tension between them, that she wasn’t going to take it well.
“What was that about?” Bautista asked the second that Kirk was close enough.
Kirk took a deep breath, sat down and recounted all the details of the case that he had just been assigned.
“What aren’t you telling me?” Bautista asked.
“I’ve been assigned to work it, so I’m going back to Major Case.”
Bautista posted her fake smile, because even though she was happy for Kirk because she knew this was what he wanted, she was still mad at him. “Well then, I guess congratulations are in order.”
“Thank you,” Kirk said and then he got up to get a box to put his stuff in. It wasn’t until Kirk began packing that Bautista noticed that he wasn’t the only one packing.
“Where the fuck is she going?” she asked at the sight of Dawkins packing her desk on the other side of the room.
“She’s been transferred to Major Case too,” Kirk said while continuing to pack his stuff.
“So, you two are going to be partners now?” Bautista said loudly, and everybody in the unit looked at them.
“Yes.”
“You got rid of me just that quick,” Bautista said.
“No, this came straight from the commissioner’s office.”
“Sure, it did,” Bautista said as Dawkins walked up.
“You ready … partner?”
“Yeah, give me a second,” Kirk said.
Dawkins looked at Bautista. “Have a good day, detective,” she said and left the office.
“What about everything we got going, you know, with Rain?” Bautista asked softly, because they were working the case against Rain Robinson off-book.
“I’ll help out as much as I can, but you know how these cases get,” Kirk said as he finished packing up his desk. “We’ll talk about this tonight. I’m sorry, Marita, but I gotta go.”
Bautista sat there furious as she watched Kirk walk out.
“That’s okay,” Bautista said to herself. “I’ll get Rain Robinson by myself.”
“Bautista! My office, now!”