"Let's go, love," Alyssa said to Sara. Sara walked to the door and Alyssa took the box of evidence under her arm, and took Sara's hand, giving it a tight squeeze.
They walked out to Alyssa's jeep and headed back to the Lab, Alyssa's evidence in the back. When they arrived at the lab, and Alyssa stopped the jeep, they walked to the doors together, Alyssa lookng sideways at Sara. She seemed distraught, well, almost fearful. But that was more than understandable.
Alyssa dropped her evidence with trace and DNA, and took Sara into the breakroom for some lunch.
"Alyssa Ellsworth, please come to the front desk. Repeat, Alyssa Ellsworth, front desk" came the voice on the speakers. Alyssa cast Sara a strange look, motioned to an officer walking outside the door to keep an eye on Sara while she went to the front desk.
When Alyssa walked into the reception area, she was greeted by a tall, handsome man in his mid-20's with two small children running around his feet. One was a girl, with big blue eyes and long, brown curly hair. Another was a boy, older than the girl, with coalblack hair and green eyes. They were both about 3 and 7, and Alyssa recognized them immediatley.
"Auntie Lysa!" the girl cried, flinging herself at the woman's feet.
"Audrey! Ben! Hi," she cried, picking up the little girl in the pink dress and resting her on her own hip. "Hey, Brandon," she said to the man, her brother, and kissed him on the cheek.
"Hey, sis, how are you?" he asked, kissing her back.
"Pretty good, working a case with my friend," her eyes flashed with hurt, but she continued to smile at the little girl in her arms. "You're gettin' bed, A."
"Yep, I'm a big girl now," cried the Audrey, "I don' even wet the bed no more!"
"Any more," Alyssa corrected and laughed. She set Audrey down and knelt next to Ben who was standing at her feet, looking up at ther with handsome eyes much like his father's. "Hey, buddy. You're getting big, too," she whispered softly to the shy boy. He nodded and smiled a big gap tooth smile.
"Where's Hannah," Alyssa asked, turning her attention back to Brandon.
"At work," he said in a deep voice.
"Oh. Here, follow me. I'll get A and Ben something to eat and drink, and we can sit," she started to walk to the break room, seeing Sara, "and you can meet my friend, Sara. Ben, look, let's get you something to eat, and then officer Delainey will show you his badge and gun, okay?" she said, talking to the little shy boy. He nodded again.
"Sara, this is my brother, Brandon, and his two kids, Audrey and Ben." Alyssa smiled at Sara. She knew she loved kids.