First Day on the Job
By Messersmontana
Rated Teen
Summary: Angell's first day on the job and the day of Flack's injury in the building explosion. I suck at summaries, but I hope you'll like it anyway. This is mostly from Jess's point of view.
Spoilers: Slightly for end of season 2
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone. If I did Jess wouldn't have been the one to die in the season finale. No one would have died. Thank you Cassie for beta reading this for me.
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Jess walked into the precinct and looked around. It looked a lot different than the last one she worked at. She knew it was going to be nice to work at a precinct that her dad wasn't working at, or working at one where everyone knew her dad.
Being the kid of Detective Sergeant Cliff Angell, you had to be the best at what you did. And she had been the best street cop in New Jersey, now she'd be the best homicide detective in New York. She had to or she'd never hear the end of it.
She walked up to the first occupied desk and waited for the guy to look up at her. He didn't even notice her, he was so focused on what he was doing. Jess cleared her throat and waited. When he looked up at her, she noticed his very blue eyes, eyes that a woman could get lost in.
"Can I help you?" Detective Donald Flack Jr. asked her, a little annoyed. He'd been trying to get this last bit of paperwork done so that he could meet Danny at their favorite pizza joint for lunch, and he was already running late. Man, he hated working Sundays.
Jess tried to smile at him, but he seemed a bit rude. "I'm here to see Captain Mallery, he's expecting me." She told him, folding her arms in front of her and waiting for him to point her in the right direction.
Don put his pen down and picked up the phone. "Who do I tell him is here to see him?" He asked her.
"You can tell him that Detective Angell is here for her appointment with him." She informed him and sat down in the vacant chair in front of his desk. It looked to her that she wasn't getting off on the right foot with this guy. So much for leaving a good first impression with a potential co-worker.
Don dialed the Captain's extension and let him know that she was there waiting for him, then waited for his reply. He hung up the phone, "Captain Mallery will be out here in a minute, feel free to wait here until he gets here."
"Thank you." She said and finally did smile at him. She watched him put his stuff away and get up. She thought he was a little cute, but still a little rude at first. Then again, it was Sunday and she always hated working Sundays. He was probably missing some sporting event, she knew she was missing her hockey game for this meeting. Her dad was always cranky when he had to work Sundays too, this guy might be the nicest guy in the city, except when he had to work Sundays.
Don's phone rang and he answered it. "Flack." Okay, he had a name now. "Oh hey Mac, what's up? Okay, I'll meet you and Lindsay there in five. Okay, bye." He said as he grabbed his jacket and hung up the phone. He looked at her as he got ready to leave. "See ya later, Detective Angell." And he was gone before she could reply.
Jess sat there for a minute and smiled to herself. Flack huh? He might be worth getting to know, if he can be nice like he was just before he left. She saw Mallery coming her way and got up. This was it, her time to shine.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't my old friend Cliff Angell's little girl, all grown up. So Jessica, you really wanna job here with me as your boss? You don't want to go and work your old man's precinct?" He watched her nod. "I remember the last time you were here, your old man left you with me to go and chase after this guy. You were here for a few hours and I ended up having to change your diaper." He said as he chuckled.
Jess blushed and was glad that there was no one else in the room at the moment, just the two of them. "Please don't share that with anyone else Uncle Brad. I want to fit in here, not be laughed at. I want to be taken seriously, and work well with everyone else. That's why I asked to work here in New York with you, instead of back in Jersey, where everyone knows I'm Cliff's daughter and they all know my life story. My dad is still pissed that I didn't want to work his precinct. But he did give me his badge." She explained as she pulled her badge out to show him.
"Alright kiddo, but drop the Uncle Brad, huh? Here I'm Captain Mallery, your boss. I'm not your old man's ex partner and your God Father, okay?" He said as he held his hand out to her.
She took his hand and they shook. "Okay Captain Mallery, you're the boss and you've got yourself a deal. Does this mean I've got the job?" She asked him.
He still held onto her hand and smiled. "Yeah Jess, you've got the job, but until your probation period is over, I'm going to have you working with a seasoned detective, got it?" He asked.
Jess sighed, she he was right and she expected it. "I understand and I promise to be the best detective you've got."
He smiled at her and let go of her hand. "I know you will kiddo, I know you will. And I wouldn't expect any less coming from Cliff's daughter. Now, let's introduce you to your new partner." He looked up and saw who he was looking for. "Hey Benton, come over here for a minute." He yelled across the room.
Jess watched the tall older man walk over to them. He was good looking (A/N: okay, we don't really know what Benton looks like so I'm making it up as I go), not as old as her dad, but not on the young side either. He had a strong stride, which make her think he was confidant about himself. Her father had taught her to read people and it always helped her when she met new people.
"You wanted to see me Captain?" Benton asked as he approached them. He glanced over at Angell and smiled.
"Yeah, meet your new partner, Detective Jessica Angell. Angell, meet Detective John Benton. You'll be working together until her probation period is over. Angell, why don't you hang around today and get to know Benton. You'll officially start tomorrow, but you can shadow him today for the rest of his shift." He told them both as he got up and headed back to his office.
Jess turned to her new partner. "It's nice to meet you Detective Benton." She told him, and held out her hand.
"Likewise Detective Angell. How about we head out and hit the streets?" He asked her as he shook her hand.
They made their way out of the precinct and to his car. They had just pulled out of the parking lot when the radio came to life, calling for any and all available units to the neighborhood explosion with possible officers down.
Benton turned on his lights and siren and headed in that direction. "Well Detective Angell, it looks like you're going to be in the thick of it on your first day out." He sped up as the traffic got thinner.
The End?
Author's note: I was going to turn this into a series, but there are so many of them out there that I wasn't sure anyone would want another one. Let me know what you think, please no flamers. Thanks for reading.