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A good detective is observant, though Laura's a good detective, and she appears to be blind when it comes to him. Love is blind his brain reminds him, and he ignores it, because Laura's not in love with him, she's in love with the idea of him, the mystery of him. She wants to solve him, find him out, uncover his lies. Unfortunately for Murphy, she appears to want to do that by getting too close to him and, Murphy knows all too well, Laura tends to lose herself when she does that. She has walls and protective barriers up that are strong - too strong for you - but something about his off-kilter accent and devil-may-care charm seems more than Laura can resist. "I don't like this, Laura." "So you've said, Murph." "This guy, we know nothing about him." "We should hire detectives." She grins up at him and his heart stops. He's kissed her twice in his life, both times too short and too long after he saw the look in her eyes. "Honestly, Murph. We'll figure him out. He seems to want to be one of the good guys right now. Maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt." "Maybe that's just what he's waiting for." "The voice of reason." She pats his hand and gets to her feet, leaning in to him slightly. The sweet ache of wanting her is always with him, but with her this close, it's almost unbearable. "You take care of me, Murph." He watches her walk into his office and sighs. "Always, Boss. Always."
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