So here it goes: I am kind of obsessed with Chris and Street from the get go and I had major Flashpoint déjà-vû when I first started S.W.A.T. last week. With me now finally caught up on the show (sick days are good for something after all) this little thing popped into my head and it probably will be only three parts max. I have realized I am better when I keep things short ;). Hope you enjoy.
Luca had been right, going to a singles bar with a buddy on valentines' day would've been incredibly desperate and he wasn't that desperate yet? Right? Admittedly his crush on Chris wasn't going to go away anytime soon with working so closely with her and seeing her everyday also in her workout gear. But that train had left the station pretty definitely with her dating that couple now.
Its not like he hadn't had offers come up in the app. More since Chris had "updated" his profile but he just couldn't bring himself to meet any of the girls. By now in his mind it had become rather pathetic and when Luca had pointed it out well, he just knew he had to do something about this. So here he was, in a bar in Hollywood of all places waiting for the girl to show up. In her pictures she looked incredible and was totally unintentionally of course, completely different from Chris: blonde long hair. Maybe this would help a little bit. He nursed a beer to try and quiet down the voice in his head which was trying to tell him he felt guilty for only using this other girl. Maybe I really will like her and then I am not simply using her.
He is so deep in his head he doesn't notice someone walk up behind him before a hand touches his shoulder. "Hey, are you Jim?" he registers the voice and turns around. His smile is all dimples and he knows most girls fall for that immediately. "Yes, I am. And you are Karen, right?" She smiles at him and signals the barkeeper to keep the beer coming, takes his hand and pulls him into a corner booth. "You can read. That is a plus, but my real name is Kira. It is a safety precaution. I use a fake name on my profile so no crazies can find me." "That's a smart choice. Sadly, my name really is Jim." He gives back with a grin. They flirt all night and he can honestly say for these three hours he has almost forgotten Chris, then came the reminder in his phone that he had to leave for work in 8 hours.
Being a gentleman, he puts Kira in a cab and then hops on his motor cycle to get at least a couple of hours of sleep in. Hondo would probably kill him if he came to work hungover and he was not planning on throwing this chance out of the window. He made it back onto S.W.A.T. and he was there to stay.
The next days were rather fun for him. Somehow there were no serious threats in town and although the team was on standby, they were only running drills and keeping up with their fitness skills. It even didn't tempt him as much as usual to see Chris in her workout gear. On top of that he had a second date with Kira planned for this evening. This time they were going out to the pier. Having some fun. After cleaning himself up and checking the time he realizes that he has to leave directly from HQ to meet her when his phone indicates a new message. He glances down and frowns. This is new? … weird? "Why the long face Street? Girl canceled on you?" Chris comes around the corner and just has to comment on his face. "No, we are still on. She just asks if it would be alright if some friends join us, guess she doesn't feel safe alone with me on the pier." "Yeah, you are real scary. Take it as a complement. She wants you to meet her friends and probably get their opinion on you since she likes you a little too much." Now he can't stop the self-confident smirk on his face and gets the punishment immediately – a punch to the arm. "And before I forget it, if we meet each other tonight, we don't know each other!" That confuses him just a tad and while rubbing his shoulder he asks: "Why would we see each other tonight?" "I am having a date with Ty and we were planning on going to the pier!"