Selina left with the case file. She couldn't be bothered to see what Luke was up to.
After she left, Luke closed the door and immediately turned around. He approached Elsa's desk and said, "Boss, Selina and I are going back to our hometown in Texas in a couple of days. We want to take a vacation."
Elsa's mind raced as she instantly understood.
She rolled her eyes. "That's why you're working so hard on the case. Tell me, how many days do you want to go back? "
Luke generously extended his hand. "Five days."
Elsa was shocked. "Are you kidding me? You're going to take three days off on the weekend? "
Luke and Selina had never taken such a long vacation before.
Luke chuckled. "Two days on the weekend plus five days off, so we're taking a week off."
Elsa: "HT!" What the hell?
Luke finally explained, "Selina's birthday is in a few days. I want to take her home to visit my family. You know, we've been away from home for almost half a year. My family visited us once, but Selina's family really didn't have time to come. "
Selina's father, Mario, worked on a ranch for a long time, and spent almost all the time on the ranch.
Her mother, Sandra, had to take care of her three younger siblings, and couldn't bring three kids to Los Angeles.
In fact, it had been almost half a year since Selina had started working in Houston.
Elsa smacked her lips and thought for half a minute, before she could only nod helplessly. "Okay."
Luke and Selina were her most loyal and most capable detectives.
Technically speaking, she was Selina's best friend.
Selina only visited her family once every half a year, and it was her birthday. Elsa couldn't refuse the request.
Besides, Luke and Selina were on paid leave, and Elsa had only told her out of respect.
Seeing that Luke was about to leave in satisfaction, Elsa couldn't help but ask, "Did you tell her?"
Luke turned around and smiled brilliantly. "Birthday surprise! Of course I have to keep it a secret. "
Elsa snorted. She lowered her head to read the file and pointed at him. "Get out."
Damn it, why isn't there someone as considerate as me among all my partners? The Iron Lady suddenly felt her heart clench.
No! Luke definitely counted, but she hadn't been partners with Luke for long, and hadn't enjoyed such treatment before her birthday.
Otherwise, with a considerate and capable partner to accompany him back to Miami to bask in the sun for his birthday, wouldn't his birthday be wonderful?
Just like that, Elsa, a strong woman, fell into a rare moment of sadness.
Luke began to make preparations in private. He worked hard on cases for several days, and finished his work for the holidays ahead of schedule.
On this trip back, if the situation was suitable, he could still go to other places to play.
It was Selina's birthday and she was visiting her family, so it was fine for her to rest for a week. It wasn't his birthday anyway, so three days in Shackelford was more than enough.
With such a schedule, Selina had been so busy in the past few days that she didn't notice that she was slowly approaching her 26th birthday.
On the afternoon of April 21st, Luke took her home from work early. "Pack up. Let's go home."
Selina: "Huh?" Aren't they at home?
Luke said, "Let's go back to Shackelford. I miss Claire and Joseph. Don't you miss Talia, Andrea and Julio? "
Selina: "What?!" Confused, she was pushed into the room by Luke.
After staring blankly for a moment, she cheered and quickly searched the room.
She basically didn't need to bring her own things, as she hadn't moved a lot of her things from home.
On the other hand, she could finally take the gifts she had bought for her family back home.
She wasn't like Luke.
Luke liked to send the gifts home directly with FedEX, but Selina liked to give the gifts to her family in person.
So, there were already a lot of gifts in her room.
There were leather shoes, belts, hats, and sunglasses for Marino, makeup, clothes, and accessories for Sandra, and toys and crafts for her three siblings.
Thankfully, Luke had only brought a small backpack that was almost empty, and Selina had only brought a small satchel with her. Their belongings were about the same as a regular trip.
The two of them drove to the airport and boarded the scheduled flight to Dallas.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the two of them drove a dusty rental car from Dallas back to Shackelford Town.
Not long after they drove into town, a police car caught up to them.
A middle-aged sheriff turned around and saw them in the car, which had already rolled down the window. He greeted them in delight. "Haha, Selina, Luke, it's you! I also said that this car looks unfamiliar. "
Both Luke and Selina greeted him with a smile. "Hey, Bob. You're on the night shift again?"
Bob's fat face instantly fell. "I just got off work, alright? How can I be on the night shift again? "
Both Luke and Selina laughed. "It's fine. In any case, you can slack off and sleep at the department if you're on the night shift."
Bob was lost for words.
They waved goodbye and Luke and Selina continued on to Selina's house.
Talia, Andrea, and Julio were playing in the yard, and didn't notice the car.
Dollar, the old golden retriever that had been lying quietly on the porch, suddenly raised its body and wagged its tail as it stared at the car.
It smelled a familiar scent, the scent of the young master that it had been with since it was a child.
Letting out two not-so-loud cries, it got up a little sluggishly and jogged toward the car with steps that were no longer brisk.
Only then did the three kids notice the car. They stopped playing and looked over.
Talia suddenly screamed, "It's Selina! Selina's back!"
As she spoke, she ran after Dollar.
Luke considerately stopped the car and let the excited Selina get out. He watched as she hugged Dollar, who had pounced at her, and laughed cheerfully as she rubbed its big head. "Did you miss me? Dollar? "
Luke closed the door with a smile and drove on.
Seeing his little brother, Julio, who was lagging behind, he called out to him. "Hey, help me open the door first. Do you still want your present?"
Julio stopped. "Ah, Luke, you brought me a present?"
Luke shook his head with a smile. "Selina brought you a lot of presents."
Julio hurriedly turned around and ran out to open the door of the yard.
By the time Luke parked the car in the yard, the siblings and Dollar were already messing around.
He got out of the car with a smile, and bumped into Sandra, who had come out to check on the commotion.
He smiled and hugged the beautiful mother. "Sandra, it's been a long time. You're still as beautiful and charming as ever."
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