"I love you, but- but as afriend." I love you as a friend too," Jamie sighs. Even despite the 'rejection',Jamie and I spend the rest of the day togeth...er, both at breakfast and onthe flight back to London, and when she offers me a 'friends withbenefits' relationship like I had with Krystie, I make a point of notcommitting to a 'yes' or a 'no' answer. Jamie is one of the mostbeautiful women I know- the manner in which she was born doesn't diminishthat one bit, but her friendship is one of the. I got knifed; it was no skin off his nose. I could still walk and make reports, couldn't I? Like I said, not one of my fans.Marcie got me a damp towel to hold across my stomach to help staunch the bleeding.He took Marcie and the kids downtown as witnesses with me following. As I was getting in my cruiser, he sauntered by and said, "Don't you be getting blood all over Department property, Detective Callahan." He grinned at his little dig at my status.Like I said, not one of my fans.Marcie and. "We just thought we'd get a shower together, their's room for another. Why don't you come and join us babe?" she asked of me. I was nervous, unsure of why really after all that happened between us but for a brief moment I struggled to put my front foot forward. Amanda left the door ajar and moved back inside.I stepped forward, a little sweat was beginning to already form upon my naked body from the heat of the water that was swirling around the bathroom. I took hold of the door and opened it,. Unfazed by the gesture, Rick mumbles: “I don’t know if I can do this anymore, Beth, I really don’t.” – As he feels the smell of Beth’s hair, he wonders: “How the hell can this girl not stink living in this shithole?”“Of course you can, Rick, I know you can. You’ve been this group’s backbone from day one, we all trust you. Maybe you just need some time off.” – Says Beth with her typical caring smile.“We all do.” – Rick replies, bitterly.“But you more. When was the last time you just… stopped?”“I.