When We Were Perfect

Flashback continues:

Amy waited for Daniel all the while thinking where he went. Suddenly she saw a shadow on her sketch and looked up to see Daniel's smiling face, his forehead beaded with sweat.

"Where did you went?" Amy asked anxiously as Daniel sat beside her on his previous spot.

"Tesoro, I don't have flowers right now but I brought you these." He said looking down at the ground biting his lip and handing her some small white seedlings that were yet to grow with a bunch of grass. His hand was slightly covered in dirt because of the plucking. Amy slowly took them away from his hand staring at it for a while. Daniel dipped his hand in his pocket and pulled out two twinkies giving them to her, Amy didn't said anything, just glanced at the things and Daniel, making him afraid that she will throw them away and laugh but what she did next took him to cloud nine. She slowly reached forward and kissed his cheek with a grin.

"Thanks, Daniel, no one ever did such a thing to make me happy, " She giggled while Daniel's face turned red.

"Awww!  Daniel's blushing." Amy said throwing her head back.

"No!!! I am not," Daniel tried to hide his embarrassment but in the end, both of them burst into laughter. A fulfilling feeling taking over Daniel's heart as he gazed at her smile.

Flashback ends.

The clouds roar in the sky jerking him out of his fleeting memories, a sad smile lingering on his face. Just how much he wanted to go back and relive those innocent and blissful moments, how many times in the past year's had he wondered, what It would be to have her want him and now here she was being a total opposite, his dream slowly nearing to a nightmare. Rubbing his face, he walks to his adjoined cabin to lie down for a while, giving his brain enough rest to prepare for the coming grind.....

.................

"The trackers located his newest location but by the time we reached that place, he already escaped," Kevin explained frustratedly to Amy who fisted her palms ready to hit something.

"Damn! That sneaky bastard sure knows how to be one step ahead."

"You are right, it's like he is playing a game with us, deliberately giving loose ends but escaping in the end," Kevin stated rubbing his scruff.

It's either he is riling us up or diverting our attention from his business," Talia piped in expressing her opinion sitting at the opposite side of the desk facing Kevin who nodded at her words.

"Maybe it's true Talia but the most infuriating thing is that even if we find him, we still don't have enough evidence against him," 

"You know what's even more infuriating, that you guys are being negligent in this mission," Amy stated eyeing the laptop in front of her desk with a glare that soon shifted to Kevin.

"Amy, we are already doing what's best and taking every adequate step but you know how he is moving a step ahead. Gonsalez was never a weak or easy person to deal with." Kevin asserted earning a mocking laugh from Amy.

"Maybe Mr Sergio can help after all he has been best in dealing with such undercover cases," Talia expressed.

"Talia keeps your opinions to yourself, I am pretty sure that if Kevin and his team work more efficiently on this case, they would be able to come across a potential lead," Amy snapped silencing Talia while Kevin watched her with an incredulous expression as she had lost her mind somewhere. Wanting to yell at her for being so casual about their efforts

"I don't understand what makes you think otherwise Amy but I can assure you we will leave no stone unturned in solving this case but in the meanwhile keep your attitude at bay," Kevin said offended.

"Easy for you to say, Mr Kevin," Amy gritted in response while skimming through some documents, Kevin clenches his jaw. Seeing this Talia gives him an apologetic smile hoping to calm his nerves and not wanting to have a fight scene in the office early in the morning. 

"I am taking my leave now but I will inform you about the new advances in this case Amy," Kevin said but Amy gave him no response. Shaking his head unbelievingly at her, he nods his head at Talia and walks out of the office. As soon as the door shuts, Talia turns towards Amy.

"Amy, you need to be easy with him, he is an officer, not your manager," 

"Easy! Seriously, Talia. It's been six months since that dreadful incident and so far we have not reached anything we could present as strong evidence to the court! Can't you see I am running out of patience," Amy sneered slamming the documents on the desk but regretted when a sudden feeling of nausea passed her making her cover her mouth to dodge the feeling. Talia flinches at her outburst but then watches her covering her mouth.

"Amy, are you...." Amy rushes past her to the washroom as the wave of nausea overpowers her. She barely makes it to the bathroom and starts puking her guts out. Clutching the seat, she felt light-headed ready to pass out any moment. She vomited until she couldn't feel anything left in her stomach.

"Oh my! Amy, are you alright?" Talia asked appearing behind her at the bathrooms door watching her with concern. Amy shook her head and went to the sink.

"I don't know Talia, I have been feeling quite queasy these past days. It was true since the past week she would have a sudden urge to vomit at certain times but then the feeling would disappear. Not only this, she was feeling quite tired even after doing a simple task not to mention her bloated stomach. Yesterday while taking a shower she also felt that her breasts have become quite tender. But she brushed past all these things concentrating on her upcoming cases.

" I think you should go home and take some rest, you have been tired lately or maybe I should call a doctor!" Talia suggested. Amy spitted the mouthwash from her mouth, after washing her face she turned to Talia.

"There is no need for that Talia, I might just be feeling a little under the weather," she replied walking back into her office and settling on her seat in a relaxing position.

"You shouldn't ignore yourself like that, how are you supposed to handle your cases if you fell ill?" Talia reasoned giving her a glass of water. Amy gulped the whole glass down before grabbing her purse and laptop and standing from her chair.

"I will rest when I feel like it, right now we should leave for court before we get late," Amy replied stepping out of her office unaffected by Talia's reasoning making her stare at her incredulously. 

"Ughhh! How stubborn this woman can be" Talia whispered yelled to herself before walking behind her.

Later at night, Daniel came out of his closet wearing his pyjama bottoms and sweatshirt, drying his damp hair with the towel. The ringing of his phone made him look at it, the screen flashed with vahide's name.

"Hey, Vahide mom! how are you? "Daniel greeted throwing the towel on the couch and sitting on the edge of the bed.

" I am fine Daniel, what about you and why didn't you come to meet me this weekend with Amy, " she reprimanded him.

"I would have visited Vahide mom but I was out of the city for a business summit, just came back yesterday," Daniel informed. He was not at home for two days but it didn't matter because Amy didn't even once ask where or how he was? 

"But she didn't said anything about your business trip instead she said you were feeling a little under the weather," Daniel sighed, how would she tell her the truth when she was unaware herself.

"Uhm, she must have forgotten about it vahide mom," Daniel replied awkwardly wondering what to tell that her daughter didn't even bother to say goodbye when he told her he was leaving, her only response was a curt nod.

"Daniel! Is everything alright between you two?" Vahide asked worriedly, figuring something was out of the ordinary.

"Vahide mom..."

"And don't you dare lie to me Daniel, tell me honestly. Are you two happy with each other?" Vahide asked sternly. Daniel bit his lip, a habit of his whenever he was nervous or thinking hard. He didn't want to lie to vahide at the moment but did he had any other option.

"Y-yes! Everything is good between us vahide mom, what makes you think otherwise?" Daniel tried to divert the topic. He heard a long intake of breath on the other side of the phone.

"Then why do I see still see a longing in your eyes whenever you stare at Amy. I may not pretend Daniel but I can see a certain distance between you guys, even when you are close." Daniel closed his eyes, vahide had once again opened the topic he didn't want to discuss at all making him wonder, has he lost his capability of masking his emotions. If that was the case, then he was in difficulty in the future.