Authors Note: Written for the June Prompt on the Riacal Community at LiveJournal
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, but the story is!
Thanks to the ever wonderful Beta Fortheloveoftea who beta'd this in record time! What a legend!
Enjoy!
TITLE: Coffee
RATING: Rated K
CHARACTERS: Cal and Ria
TYPE: Speculative Romance
NOTES: Based on the Prompt of Escapism and the word 'Coffee'
SUMMARY: Lightman mulls over a Torres.
DISCLAIMER: No real spoilers... Unless I've tapped into the mind of one of the Lie To Me writers and this is actually a scene in an upcoming episode... which I haven't done... unfortunately.
Coffee
It was late, the office was in darkness, having been empty for hours. Cal had been standing at his window watching the city, watching the world go by. A knock at the door brought him from his reverie. His thoughts seemed to have materialised in front of him.
There she stood in the doorway, a mug in her hand and a smile on her face.
'Thought you had left...'
'I'm just going.' Her smile broadened.
A moment of silence passed.
'Are you working on something?'
Lightman just nodded. It wasn't exactly a lie.
'I thought you might want a mug of coffee, since you seem to be in here for the long haul...' she walked into his office, her heels clicking loudly, breaking the silence of the office and placed the mug on the desk. The desk was suspiciously devoid of any papers.
She raised an eyebrow in silent questioning.
Lightman held up his finger and pointed at her, effectively cutting her off. 'Don't...ask...' he warned.
She just nodded. 'Okay. Goodnight Dr. Lightman.'
She turned and headed away from him.
'Torres...' he called after her.
She turned to him waiting for him to continue.
He stopped himself from saying what was on his mind.
'Thanks.' He said and turned back to the window.
She smiled and left.
Once she had gone he sat down at his desk and grabbed the coffee.
He held the cup to his nose, the smell was overwhelming, strong and aromatic. It reminded him of her. He inhaled deeply and escaped back to his thoughts, back to where she would be.
Authors Note: There it be... hopefully it wasn't too bad/corny.
My first Lie To Me fic so be kind... :)
