Laurel looked up from her work at the knock she heard at her office door. She smiled brightly at the person responsible for the knock. Ted Grant leaned casually in the doorway with a small smile gracing his face. Laurel let her eyes slowly travel on his form down his form before meeting his eyes again. Ted looked gorgeous, as always. "What brings you here?" Laurel asked with a slight tilt to her head.
Well Ms. Lance, it's Valentine's Day and a beautiful woman like yourself should not be spending it alone doing nothing but work", Ted stated as her fully stepped into her office, standing before Laurel who sat behind her desk. Laurel blushed slightly as her smiled widened.
"Ted, I would love to but I need to get this done. I have a case coming up and if I don't nail this guy then my boss will have my ass", Laurel explained.
"C'mon Laurel. We have barely seen each other since you got back because you've been hard at work. I missed you while you were gone", Ted argued as he sat down across from Laurel. He was referring to Laurel's time away training with Lady Shiva, her new mentor. Laurel had been away with her for some months and had been back for three weeks now. He was right in that they had barely seen each other in that time. In fact, they hadn't seen each other at all a part from a quick hello on the day she came back to the city. Most of her time was either spent training, helping Team Arrow, or working. She barely had any free time and that was mainly spent with her father or sleeping (her schedule was exhausting).
"I'm sorry, Ted, but I can't", stated with regret. Laurel had missed Ted in return. She had missed him a lot, actually. When she was with him, a certain peace came to her. The dull ache in her heart that had taken residence there since Sara's death lessened in degree when she was with him and he was the only person that did that.
"Alright", Ted spoke up" I'll just keep you company and we can order some food when you're ready", Ted finished. Laurel Smiled at his suggestion and nodded her head in agreement. With that, Laurel went back to her work and left Ted to entertain himself. He opted to look around the office for a bit and take in everything. This was the first time he had ever been here. There weren't any personal touches to it save for a few pictures sitting on Laurel's desk. He then turned his attention to the lawyer sitting across from him.
She was writing with her face furrowed in concentration and her hair falling in her face slightly. Occasionally, she would nibble on her thumb in thought. As if sensing his staring, Laurel's eyed turned up to look at the boxer. "What?" she asked with a slight frown on her face.
"Nothing. Just watching you work is all", Ted answered with a shrug.
"I know that can't be all that exciting for you, Ted. You don't have to stay her with me. We could do something tomorrow when I get off", Laurel stated. In return, Ted shook his head in disagreement before replying.
"I'm fine and I would love to take you up on that offer. I'm just enjoying watching you work", Ted stated as he stared at Laurel with a certain intensity in his eyes. An intensity that made Laurel shift in her seat slightly. "What are you working on, Laurel?' he asked softly.
"I just finished my opening argument and now I'm working on my cross examination questions. That's about as much as I can tell you", Laurel answered.
"Why's that?" Ted asked curiously.
"Bound by the law", Laurel answered, before returning her attention back to her work. At that moment, Laurel felt and heard her stomach growl. Ted heard it as well. It had been sometime since she ate. "How about that food now?' she asked with a smile. "I'm starving", she went on.
"Sure, what do you want? My treat", Ted answered with a nod of his head.
"Big Belly", Laurel replied. "They deliver over here", Ted nodded in agreement and called the restaurant to place the orders. While sitting in silence waiting for the food to arrive, Laurel went back to her work while Ted went back to staring at her. After a few moments, Laurel looked back up at him again. Her breath got caught in her throat at the way he was staring at her. "I can't be that entertaining to you", she said quietly.
"You look absolutely gorgeous when you work," Ted began in a low voice. You look so", Ted paused as if trying to find the right words "in your element", and he finished smirking at Laurel who blushed at his words. She was taken aback by his behavior tonight. He'd never been that way with her before. She'd be lying if she'd say that she didn't like Ted's flirting.
They stared intently at each other for a moment when it was interrupted by a knock at the door. They both looked at the doorway to see that the food had arrived. Ted got up and paid for the food. He also gave the delivery guy a hefty tip in which he was very thankful. The man looked over Ted's shoulder to the prosecutor sitting at her desk. He then turned his attention back to Ted. "You're treating her to Big Belly for Valentine's Day?" he questioned while looking at Ted incredulously. He spoke in a soft voice so that Laurel wouldn't hear him.
"Wasn't my idea", Ted muttered softly in reply. The man smiled slightly at that before turning and leaving.
This wasn't how he planned the night at all. He wanted to take Laurel out and treat her to a proper Valentine's Day. One that didn't involve her working her ass off. Ted returned to Laurel and gave her the food she ordered. He then sat down and began to eat his own. "So, how's your new trainer?' Ted asked casually.
"She's unbelievably hard on me. Lady Shiva doesn't believe in taking it easy. Though, she has eased up on me a bit since we got back. It would be rather hard to explain the bruises". Laurel answered in between bites.
"How good is she?' Ted asked in the same casual tone. Laurel sat back in her chair and smiled knowingly at her companion. She knew what he was trying to get at.
"Theodore, she's more than likely the deadliest woman alive. The Arrow tried her and was absolutely demolished. It was embarrassing," she replied.
"Ah, I see", Ted began. "What makes you think that she's that good to be considered the best?'
"One, from the stories I have heard about her from reliable sources (League members) and two, Nyssa Al Ghul looked at her with fear", Laurel answered and Ted nodded at that. Laurel's eyes softened for a moment as she stared at him. She knew he was feeling rather insecure in regards to Shiva. "Ted, don't compare yourself to her. You gave me intangible things that she probably could never give me. Don't downplay that because of her skills" she told him while holding his hand. He smiled brightly at that with a light in his eyes. After that, they continued to eat.
Once they were finished eating, they cleaned off Laurel's desk and she returned to her work. Ted went back to his incessant staring of her. Laurel sighed and looked up at him again. "Theodore, that's creepy", she told him but her voice was teasing. It wasn't creepy to her but it did make her feel self-conscious. It was rather distracting and kept her from her work.
"Well Dinah, I will stop my staring when you stop looking so beautiful", he said back with a smirk. Laurel rolled her eyes while fighting off a blush. She then stretched and yawned. The training session with Shiva this morning on top of working all day on such little sleep had her beat. She decided to call it a night.
"I've got as much done as I can get out of me tonight", she told Ted while standing up. Ted's eyes drifted down her form. Ted came to the conclusion that she looked really good in red. She grabbed her purse and came around the desk and leaned on it. She looked down at Ted and asked "Want me to give you a ride home?" Ted nodded. That was when she noticed that they were the only two in the D.A. office. Ted noticed as well. That was when he stood up and closed in on the lawyer. He put both hands on either side of her, blocking her with his body. Laurel's eyes widened in surprise to his actions and his closeness. He was so close to her that she could feel his breath on his face. Laurel noticed how Ted's eyes drifted to her lips. She licked them self-consciously.
"I really have missed you, Laurel", he said huskily while leaning his forehead onto hers. Laurel's pulse quickened and she swallowed thickly. He then moved in and pressed his lips to hers. He pulled back after a moment, looking into her green eyes for confirmation. After finding what he was looking for, Ted dove in for a deeper kiss. He pressed his body into her which in turn pressed her into the desk. Laurel returned the kiss in full, her tongue searching out his. While their tongues dueled, Laurel wrapped her arms around his neck.
Ted wrapped one arm around her waist as the other hand traveled to the back of her thigh. He picked her up and planted her on the desk before stepping in-between her legs as Laurel pulled him closer by his green jacket. Breaking for air, Ted's lips left her own as they traveled down her neck leaving a trail of hot, wet kisses that caused Laurel to moan. One of Ted's hands slowly began to travel up her leg underneath her skirt. Laurel gasped his name at the sensation and Ted groaned at the sound of his name leaving her lips while suckling at her pulse point.
His hand came closer and closer to its destination. When it was almost there, Laurel's cell phone ranged ruining the moment. Laurel's eyes snapped opened at the sound while Ted slumped against her. So close. He pulled back and looked at her. Laurel's face was flushed and her lips were swollen. Hearing the phone ring again, Laurel said "I-I need to get that", her voice was soft and unsteady.
Ted stepped away from her, giving her room. Laurel hopped down from her desk and retrieved her phone from her fallen purse. Ted's intense gaze never left her form. She walked some ways away from him as she answered the call. The call was short and to the point. She needed to get to the Arrow Cave. Laurel ended the call and turned to Ted who was leaning against her desk. She noticed that he was studying her intently. Laurel looked away from his gaze.
From what had just transpired, things had changed between them. She now felt uncomfortable and unsure as to how to address him. Not looking at him, she told him "I-I have to go, Ted", Ted walked over to her and grabbed her firmly by the shoulders, causing Laurel to look at him.
"Laurel," he began, his voice soft. "You go handle whatever it is but we need to talk about this. Tomorrow, after you get off (AN: from work guys) you want to meet up at that Korean taco place?" Ted asked. Laurel stared at him for a moment debating the issue before nodded her head in agreement. Ted gave her a slight smile before kissing her forehead slightly and heading out of the D.A. office leaving Laurel alone. Laurel stood silently going over what had happened in her head.
She thought what happened, who it was with, and where it had happened. She came very close to christening her office. If they had been caught she would have been fired. Again. Her body was still thrumming from Ted's ministrations and her mind was still clouded. She took a deep breath to steady herself. She then gathered her things and headed to the cave.
Please leave a review and tell me what you think, they give me so much life. I will be doing a sequel to this but I need to work on my other story, Help Me first ( I have writer's block regarding that one).