Title: Rise and shine
author: Cindy Ryan
timeline: set between 1x3 and 1x4
category: Two shot follows my previous story Defenses
Summary: Eddie decides it's past time to start Sam's self-defense training
Los Angeles private investigator Eddie Valetik whistled softly as he walked up the sidewalk to his partner's beach house. It was four am on a tuesday morning in Malibu. After the Eric Fisher case Eddie realized there was a part of Sam's training he'd neglected. Today they were going to rectify that. Best thing was Sam didn't know anything about it yet.
Eddie rang the doorbell and waited. When no one came he knocked; loudly. Still no answer. Smiling Eddie raised his right foot and kicked the door. That finally got a response. Eddie saw a light turn on. Another ten minutes went by before Eddie heard footsteps and then the door opened. Eddie blinked in surprise as the person on the other side was not Sam. Standing in the doorway was a bare chested dark haired twenty-something. Eddie vaguely recognized him as a model. His ads for clothing had been on various billboards.
"I need to talk to Sam."Eddie stated.
"She's sleeping."The model replied with a hint of smugness.
A flash of jealously hit Eddie out of nowhere and he shoved it aside not thinking about it. A memory of Zeus's teasing about Sam setting up her office surfaced and Eddie did his best to ignore it. He was immune to Sam. Partners, friends that was it. Who she spent her off time with was not his buisness.
"Well you're going to have to wake her."Eddie responded calmly. "Or I will."
The twenty-something glared at Eddie before turning and padding barefoot back into the house. He shut the door in Eddie's face. Eddie smirked.
Sam wasn't surprised to find Eddie on her doorstep at four am. She was annoyed. Annoyed and tired. Sam glowered at her partner as he looked her up and down with a raised eyebrow. Sam was aware that she was only wearing a lacy pink tank top and pj shorts. Her hair was messed and she had no makeup.
"Eddie, I have company."Sam stated letting the annoyance into her voice.
"We met."Eddie replied with a grin.
"Do we have a case?"Sam asked fighting her temper.
"No."Her partner admitted.
"I'll see you later."Sam said as she began to step back and close the door.
Eddie's right foot wedged inbetween keeping the door open.
"We do have something important to do today."Eddie continued. "Get dressed."
"Eddie..."Sam protested.
"We're starting your self defense training."Eddie explained.
"I had self defense training on my show."Sam countered and tried to close the door again.
"I'm talking real self defense training not Hollywood."Eddie responded as he levereged himself in the door more. "Let's go; be ready in twenty."
Sam sighed knowing from the set of Eddie's jaw arguing further would be pointless. The sooner they left the sooner she could crawl back into bed; with Miguel. Turning on her heel Sam went back upstairs leaving her partner waiting in the foyer.
