Disclaimer: Not mine. But I wish Shane West was….

A/N: I'm normally not a Reela shipper, but this idea popped into my head so I wanted to write it. It's only a few chapters long, but chock full of drama and angst. This is the prologue thingy. Enjoy!


"Hey Neela! Neela, wait up!" Ray Barnett shouted after the retreating back of his co-worker, Neela Rasgotra. Neela was headed home to their apartment after her shift, and Ray was just starting his.

"What do you want Ray?"

Ray caught up to her. "What are you doing tomorrow?"

"Nothing, I'm off."

"Great, me too."

"That's nice, Ray, but I really would like to go home and take a shower now."

"No, wait, Neela-"

"God, Ray, what!"

"Do you want to go out tomorrow night? With me? Like, on a date?"

"Okay…"

"Really? I'll pick you up at seven."

"Uh, Ray?"

"Yeah?"

"We live together, remember?"

"Oh, yeah…I forgot."

Neela looked at him incredulously. "Alright, I'm going to go now, Ray," she said slowly, as if he were too dense to understand her.

"Great! See you later."

Neela waved a hand behind her as she left. "See you!" she called back, shaking her head with a smile.


TBC...

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