Lori had been added onto the team at least a month ago. Steve knew what time Lori came in. Steve knew what time each of them came in. She came in at 8:00 at the latest. It was now 8:05 and the whole team was here except for Lori.
"Hey Danny, do you think Lori got caught in traffic or something?" Steve asked trying to be as nonchalant as possible.
"Yeah, probably. Why are you worried about her? She can hold her own." Danny answered. Danny saw right through Steve. It was true. Lori Weston could hold her own. Although she didn't look it.
"I know she can, and I'm not worried. It's just, she should be here by now, and I'm responsible for her. If something happens to her, it's on my head." Steve replied staring at the door.
"She'll be fine. Have you tried calling her?" Danny asked. "5 times." He answered. Still staring at the door. Now Danny was kinda worried. For Steve. He knew Lori would be ok, I mean she had to be, but Steve just might go crazy if she didn't make it there by, well, now.
"Steve, don't worry about her, she'll be fine. She'll make it here before we get a case." Danny assured his partner. He patted him on the back to comfort him.
"Thanks brother." He said looking up at Danny. The only reason Danny was towering over him was because Danny was standing up, and Steve was sitting down.
Before Danny could respond, Steve's phone rang. It was Lori. Steve jumped up out of his chair, almost knocking Danny out, and answered his phone.
"Hey, Lori, where, um, are you?" Steve asked feeling a little bit better. That feeling didn't last long.
"Um, Steve, I'm not coming into work today. But I bet you I will tomorrow because of how good you guys are. I hope to be a part of that someday." Lori said.
"What? Why aren't you coming in?" Steve asked growing more and more worried the more she said.
"Um, some guys, uh, got me. I'm in the back of a big van. I would assume it's a dark color but I didn't really see." She said. "Please save me, Steve." She begged. "Please."
"I will. I will. just, um, hold on Lori. I'll find you. Uh, We'll find you. Just, hold on, ok." He said wholeheartedly. And wholeheartedly worried.
"Ok, I will. Steve..."
"Yeah. C'mon talk to me." He pushed.
"Ste-" The phone cut off.
"Lori...Lori...Talk to me, Lori. LORI!" He yelled into the phone.
"Dang it!" He said. "The phone cut off!" Sometime during the conversation, Chin and Kono wandered into the room.
"What's going on, brah?" Chin asked with a somewhat worried expression on his face. Steve hadn't looked up once since the phone cut off. He still didn't look up when he said,
"Somebody got Lori. She's, um, she got, uh, kidnapped." He finally got out. After he got it out , His heart sunk to the pit of his stomach. He wished he could take it back. He wished he could call Lori back and tell her she was part of the team. Tell her she was as good as the rest of them. The truth was, this was going to be hard for him. As soon as they met they were instantly attracted to each other. And when they started working together, they had to push it aside. And now, Steve had to push it even further. He looked up at Danny, the first time he had looked up since the phone call broke off. His teammates were starting to get worried. The look on Steve's face seemed to say, "Let's go." and the look on Danny's face said "Oh. Boy."
"Hey Danny, do you think Lori got caught in traffic or something?" Steve asked trying to be as nonchalant as possible.
"Yeah, probably. Why are you worried about her? She can hold her own." Danny answered. Danny saw right through Steve. It was true. Lori Weston could hold her own. Although she didn't look it.
"I know she can, and I'm not worried. It's just, she should be here by now, and I'm responsible for her. If something happens to her, it's on my head." Steve replied staring at the door.
"She'll be fine. Have you tried calling her?" Danny asked. "5 times." He answered. Still staring at the door. Now Danny was kinda worried. For Steve. He knew Lori would be ok, I mean she had to be, but Steve just might go crazy if she didn't make it there by, well, now.
"Steve, don't worry about her, she'll be fine. She'll make it here before we get a case." Danny assured his partner. He patted him on the back to comfort him.
"Thanks brother." He said looking up at Danny. The only reason Danny was towering over him was because Danny was standing up, and Steve was sitting down.
Before Danny could respond, Steve's phone rang. It was Lori. Steve jumped up out of his chair, almost knocking Danny out, and answered his phone.
"Hey, Lori, where, um, are you?" Steve asked feeling a little bit better. That feeling didn't last long.
"Um, Steve, I'm not coming into work today. But I bet you I will tomorrow because of how good you guys are. I hope to be a part of that someday." Lori said.
"What? Why aren't you coming in?" Steve asked growing more and more worried the more she said.
"Um, some guys, uh, got me. I'm in the back of a big van. I would assume it's a dark color but I didn't really see." She said. "Please save me, Steve." She begged. "Please."
"I will. I will. just, um, hold on Lori. I'll find you. Uh, We'll find you. Just, hold on, ok." He said wholeheartedly. And wholeheartedly worried.
"Ok, I will. Steve..."
"Yeah. C'mon talk to me." He pushed.
"Ste-" The phone cut off.
"Lori...Lori...Talk to me, Lori. LORI!" He yelled into the phone.
"Dang it!" He said. "The phone cut off!" Sometime during the conversation, Chin and Kono wandered into the room.
"What's going on, brah?" Chin asked with a somewhat worried expression on his face. Steve hadn't looked up once since the phone cut off. He still didn't look up when he said,
"Somebody got Lori. She's, um, she got, uh, kidnapped." He finally got out. After he got it out , His heart sunk to the pit of his stomach. He wished he could take it back. He wished he could call Lori back and tell her she was part of the team. Tell her she was as good as the rest of them. The truth was, this was going to be hard for him. As soon as they met they were instantly attracted to each other. And when they started working together, they had to push it aside. And now, Steve had to push it even further. He looked up at Danny, the first time he had looked up since the phone call broke off. His teammates were starting to get worried. The look on Steve's face seemed to say, "Let's go." and the look on Danny's face said "Oh. Boy."
