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Grace Johnston parked her small car in the parking lot, near the Toronto Police Headquarters. The place practically screamed big and tall. The training area was big as well, perfect for high tech police. Several other cars were parked near her own. The dark clouds covering the sky moved with the cold breeze. Snowflakes fell softly, covering the ground. Grace sighed; Christmas was coming.
Her short, black, straight hair was brushed neatly. Dressed in a jacket, T-shirt, pants, and her boots, Grace tried to be as casual as possible. Carrying her bag, she entered the front door and found the front desk.
"Could you possibly tell me where the SRU quarters are?" She asked.
"Yes." The young man looked up at her. "You must be Team One's new recruit. Follow me." He got up and led her to an elevator. "Go to floor 5, and then take a left."
Grace gave him a nod and pushed the five. The doors closed with a ding and the secretary disappeared. The small box began moving upward, and suddenly stopped. With another ding, the doors opened and Grace took in a couple of deep breaths. She took the left as she was told and walked toward a desk.
Computers and headsets covered it. A woman rapidly typed on one computer while talking through her earpiece. She turned and looked at Grace.
"You must be Grace! Sarge will be here soon; Team One is just wrapping up a hot call. Oh and I'm Winnie." Winnie held out her hand. Grace smiled and shook it respectfully.
"Yes I'm Grace.. I just moved here." She looked around at the SRU portion of the large tower.
"Well, Sarge will give you the full tour when he gets back. Until then, why don't you go set up your locker. Here's your uniform." Winnie handed Grace a brown package, a pair of heavy duty black boots, and pointed her finger towards a red door. "There's the women's locker room."
On the wall next to the door was a sign that said Women.
"So, erm... I can just pick any locker?" She asked.
"Yes. Go on." Winnie smiled. Grace nodded and pulled the door open. Just before it shut behind her she heard Winnie say, "Boss, the new recruit is here."
The door shut behind her, leaving Grace in complete silence. The women's locker room was empty, except the lockers, showers, and a few chairs.
Only two lockers were marked, so Grace chose the one next to what she knew was Jules' locker and another which must have been Donna's locker. She dropped her bag, boots, and package. Grace ripped the package and she found a black jacket, grey pants, and black T-shirt. Grace pulled off her shirt and pulled on the black T-shirt and jacket, and then continuing with the pants.
Grace placed her few other belonging; a change of clothes, a snack, a pair of sneakers, and her purse away in the locker. The door to the locker room opened and she tensed.
"Sarge and the team are here, if you want to come meet them." Grace nodded at Winnie.
Grace watched as about 4 men and 1 woman crowded around Winnie's desk. Their faces were all firm and serious. She was now a bit nervous.
Slowly she walked until she was close enough to take in their faces. One was bald with thin lips and an air of intimidation around him. Another, he was bald too, but he seemed more shy and personal. He must be the Sergeant. Grace thought.
The next was a middle aged man with dark hair, but he was quiet but alert. This one had blonde hair and blue eyes, he seemed kind and firm. The last was a brown spike haired, brown eyed man who seemed happy but his eyes held unbelievable pain. The woman had long brown hair pulled back into a pony tail and brown eyes; she was short(shorter than Grace) and she was one of those women who were feisty and knew how to kick a man's butt if need be.
"Um, hello.. My name is Grace." Grace whispered to get their attention. They all turned their heads and stared at her.
"Boss, is this the girl who's going to replace.. Lew?" The spike haired man spoke. The Sergeant nodded.
"This is our new recruit. I know its so soon but we can't be one man down forever." He gave her a small smile.
"I know how hard is to lose someone close. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here." Grace looked at them all.
"I'm Gregory Parker or most call me Greg but of course you know that. This is Spike, Wordy, Sam, Ed, and Jules." They all nodded their respects, but Grace could see hints of and sadness. She knew she would never replace their lost team member.
The rest of the day was spent touring the HQ; the training areas, what to do when there's a hot call, how to get around, what you'll be wearing.. Grace's head was swarmed with questions and answers. Soon, she left and went to her new apartment. It was small, but it did its job. She spent her little bit of free time arranging clothes and making her bed.
A knock on her door sent her running to open it. Standing there was her new boss, carrying coffee and a McDonalds' bag.
"Oh, um come in." Grace opened the door so Greg could come in. She offered to take the bag and coffee from him. Her fridge was full, but she was prepared to just make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner.
"Here.." Grace pulled out a chair for him at her table with just two chairs. Papers, bills, and packages were spread across it. "Oh I'm sorry about that." She scrambled to grab them all.
"No, no, that's okay." He set the food on the table. "I brought this as a welcome gift. So, welcome to the team!" He handed her a cheeseburger, fries, and a large coffee.
"Thank you." She smiled, said a quick prayer, and slowly unwrapped her food.
"So, what did you think of the rest of Team One?" Greg tried making small talk.
"Quiet, and grieving. Hmm..and Spike was it? He seemed happy but in his eyes I noticed a lot of pain." Grace sipped her coffee.
"Spike was the most affected after Lou died just 2 weeks ago. Lou had been his best friend. But we're all gonna be grieving for a long time.." Greg sighed.
"I respect that, I once lost a few people very close to me. I was very sad for a very long time... But anyways, is there a particular name I need to call you? I heard the team call you Sarge or Boss." Grace asked as she finished her food and tossed the wrappers into the trash bin.
"Sarge and Boss are just nicknames and they are usually what I'm called by, but I won't mind if you call me Greg either." Greg tossed his own cup and wrappers away.
"Okay." Grace nodded.
"I better get going. Don't forget we have early shift tomorrow so be there by 7:00. Good night." Grace opened the door for him and waved a little goodbye as he walked out of sight.
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