A/N I googled: Toronto bar. My first result, Bovine Sex Club. Thanks google, but not really what I was looking for today.
Guess this is AU, though not there are aliens-AU. Dean doesn't live with Greg, they don't even have contact.
Warning, T for a reason because as I'm sure you all know by know I like to make most of my OC's suffer. Bad.
"Is Sergeant Greg Parker here?"
Winnie took the woman standing in front of her in. She had blond hair, was wearing high heels and a business suit. "Yes, I can call him on the PA?"
"That'd be good."
"Sergeant Parker, front desk." She looked back at the woman. "He'll be here any second."
"Thanks." She waited until she saw him walking towards her. "Sergeant?"
"Greg."
"Greg, I found this on the street." She handed him his wallet. "Thought I'd come give it to you myself."
"Thanks, I hadn't missed it yet." He accepted the wallet and checked that it was actually his. "Where did you find it?"
"Near Toronto University."
"Ah, makes sense. Thanks, what can I do to thank you?"
She shook her head. "You don't have to do anything, just happy to help."
"Well, I want to do something.. I don't think I got your name."
"Anna."
"Anna, let me at least take you out for a drink?" She thought for a second, he looked friendly enough.
"Sure, thanks."
"I've got the late shift today, maybe tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow sounds good."
"How about we meet at a bar around, 7?
"Sure, what bar?""
"Name it."
"Joe's? It's on Wellington east."
"Sounds good, see you tomorrow."
He walked her to the elevator, when he turned back Ed was leaning on Winnie's desk.
"Smooth. Did you drop that wallet on purpose?"
"With my cash and credit cards in it? Yes, of course."
"She just came here to drop off a wallet and you end up with a date."
"Shut it, Ed."
"You better tell me how it went." Greg sighed and walked into the locker-room.
…
He spotted her the second he walked into the bar. He checked his watch, he didn't want to be late and apparently she didn't either.
She smiled at him. "Hey."
He sat down across from her. "Hi, so Anna, what can I get you?"
"White wine, please."
"Coming right up." It wasn't long before he returned with a wine and a soda. "Here you go."
"Thanks, you're not having wine?"
"Uuh, no. I don't drink."
"Oh, okay. So, Greg, that was quite the uniform you wore yesterday."
"Yes, police officer."
"Looked more like a commando."
"Commando? I think you watch too much television Anna."
"I blame my daughter, she downloads pretty much every tv-show out there."
"You have a daughter?"
"Yes, 23 years old. Honestly, the hours she spends on that computer.."
"Have you tried taking it away from her?"
"Yes, I'm afraid she'll get into trouble with it.. but she just finds some other way to reach the internet."
"Like what?"
"The Playstation, her phone, blu-ray player, the neighbors.."
"Hmm, yeah. Kids, right?"
"Yes.. do you have kids?"
"I uuh, I've got a son. Though I haven't seen him since my wife left me."
Anna felt bad for bringing it up when she saw the hurt in his eyes."Oh, I'm sorry. That must be terrible."
"Yeah, it isn't easy."
"Have you tried contacting him?"
"A million times, it just doesn't work.."
…
"So, thank you for the wine." She smiled at him.
He opened his door. "Let me walk you up to the door."
"No, thanks." She kissed him on his cheek. "Goodnight, Greg."
"Goodnight, Anna."
…
"Are you ever going to let me meet your daughter?" Greg asked her.
"Yeah, soon.." They were sitting on the couch at her house.
Greg tilted his head a little. "We've been dating for four months, Anna. The only reason I'm even at your place right now is because she's at a friend's."
"She's been through a lot Greg.."
"Yes, you keep telling me. It would help if you said what she's been through."
"I can't."
Greg sighed and nodded, this wasn't the first time they were having this conversation. "I know, I would just like to meet her. All the things you've told me about her."
"You will, soon."
"I'll hold you to that." He leaned in to kiss her when they heard the front door open and close. Greg sat back up straight and watched as a young woman walked inside the living room.
"Jackass." She muttered. "Mom, you'll never believe who Jess' mom's dating.." She looked up and stopped talking when she saw Greg. "Oh, hi." She looked confused.
"Greg, my daughter. Alex, this is Greg." Alex looked at him suspiciously. He got up and walked towards her.
"Hi, your mom's told me so much about you." He extended his hand. She swallowed audibly.
Her voice wavered. "Hi." She didn't shake his hand, but instead took a couple of steps back. "I'll be in my room." She walked up the stairs. Greg turned around and looked at Anna.
"Yeah, I figured it would go something like that. She's not rude, really.. I think she was just surprised to see you."
"Does she know you're dating someone?"
"No, she doesn't.. didn't.." Anna got up. "I'm just going to check on her, I'll be right back."
"Yeah, of course." Greg smiled at her before sitting back on the couch. "That could've gone better." He told himself.
…
Alex looked up when she heard knocking on her door.
"It's just me." She was relieved to know it was just her mother.
"Come in." She was sitting on the bed, her laptop on her lap. She watched as her mother sat down on the bed. "So, you're dating a guy?"
"Yes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."
"So, Greg?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry, he must think I'm rude."
"Maybe a little." Anna said, making Alex snicker.
"How about you go downstairs, I'll be there in 10 minutes."
"Are you sure?" Her mother smiled gently at her.
Alex took a breath and nodded. "Yes, don't want your new boyfriend to think I'm rude."
Anna nodded and squeezed her hand softly. "Okay, see you in a little bit."
…
"She's coming down in 10 minutes or so, do me a favor.. don't make it a big deal."
"Sure, what happened to her?"
"Greg, I can't tell you.."
"She was scared of me." Truth is, he could make a fair guess. But he didn't want to think or guess, he wanted to know.
"It's not you." Alex said as she walked in. She sat down on a chair, her knees in front of her chest. "I'm sorry if I seemed rude."
"You didn't." Greg smiled gently.
"So, what happened at Jess'?" Anna asked, changing the subject.
"Her mom's dating a new guy."
"Okay?" Anna said, not getting what the big deal was.
"Jake."
"Jake?" Anna repeated surprised.
"Yeah."
Greg listened to the conversation, but didn't understand it at all.
"Oh, wow.."
"Yeah, I couldn't stay.."
"It's okay, I get it." The phone rang. "Is it okay if I leave you with Greg for a few minutes?" Alex nodded. "Okay, I'll be right back." Anna smiled at them both before walking away.
"So, you're dating my mom.." Alex was still sitting across the room from him. Her knees safely tucked in front of her.
"Yes." He smiled at her, hoping to put her at ease.
"What do you do?"
"I'm a cop, SRU. That's.."
"I know what that is. You're a negotiator, right?" He nodded. "Yeah, you look like one."
He smiled at her. "Are you in school?"
"Not anymore." She grabbed her phone and started typing. "Sergeant Greg Parker?" She asked after a minute or so, he nodded.
"Did you just Google me?"
"Yep, just checking you work at SRU." He just couldn't figure her out, was she paranoid?
"Why would I lie about that?"
"Because men lie, especially cops." She put her phone away. Greg didn't get this girl, she didn't want to be rude but she googled him and basically called him a liar. Alex got up when Anna walked in.
"How did things go here?"
"Fine." Alex walked back up the stairs.
"She's.. a mystery." Greg stated, making Anna laugh.
"Understatement. What did she do?"
"She made sure I work at SRU."
Anna sighed. "Oh, no.. she's not.."
"What?"
"I think she'll be back in about, 10-20 minutes. She'll know your entire past and she'll ask you all kinds of questions you don't want to answer."
"Like?"
"If you still drink, why your wife left.."
"How would she know that?"
"Trust me, she'll know everything about you." Anna sighed. "She and her damn computer."
"Why?"
"Because she doesn't trust men in general, and especially cops."
"Why not?"
"I can't.."
Greg pulled her down on the couch beside him. "I think if she knows everything about me, I can know why."
Anna sighed and gave in. "My ex-husband, Jake, a cop. He abused her for years without me knowing. He told her that he would kill me if she told anyone. Jake has a lot of friends.."
"Abused.. physically, mentally?"
"Every damn way possible." Anna sighed. "And I didn't even know."
"That's why she's scared of me, that's why she doesn't want to come close.. make sure I am who I say I am."
"Yes, so please if she starts asking you things you don't want to answer. Just say that you don't want to answer her, it's none of her business."
…
Alex walked down the stairs quietly, her mother was in the kitchen.
"Have you changed?" Alex asked as she leaned against the doorpost.
Greg looked up. "Since when?"
"Since you were an aggressive, cheating drunk." Greg sighed.
"Yes. I haven't had a drink in 10 years. How do you know that?"
"I'm good with a computer."
"Yeah, one of my co-workers is good with computers.."
"Michaelangelo 'Spike' Scarlatti." Greg looked surprised, and a little freaked out.
"Alex.." Anna walked in. "Do I need to take the computer away again?"
She looked down, defeated. "No.."
"How did you..?"
"Like I said, I'm good with a computer."
"You're going to end up in a federal prison one of these days.." Anna muttered.
"No I'm not."
A/N Don't know how long it'll take me to update.