Juliette Silverton was just done dressing up for the party she had to go to with her boyfriend Nick Burkhardt. She wore a pretty green dress which made her red hair stood out even more. Nick looked at her from the door opening.
"I hope my colleagues won't steal you" Nick says .
Juliette smiled, walked up to him and kissed him.
"Maybe your Captain will if we're late for his party. Come on, we wouldn't want to be late. You need to introduce me to all of you colleague's too" .
"Yes Ma'am" Nick chuckled.
They both didn't know how much truth their words held ...
The room was crowded. Balloons with the number 40 on them. The Captain was just about to give a thank-you speech to his guests. Nick and Juliette both took a glass of champagne.
"It is a great thing, growing older. With time comes many things. For example, wisdom and grey hairs." Captain Sean Renard said.
His guests laughed.
"But with time also comes trust and loyalty. And success. I thank every one of you for being here, to celebrate my 40th birthday with me. Let us enjoy the rest of our evening. Cheers !"
Champagne glasses clicked.
Cheers !
Juliette took a sip of her champagne. She and Nick started to walk around the room, and Nick introduced her to his colleagues. They were all polite but nevertheless, made fun of Nick, just to tease him. Juliette laughed when they made jokes and sometimes teased Nick too. Nick was outnumbered now his girlfriend took sides with his colleagues, so he made an excuse saying he has to introduce her to other more important people.
"We were just having fun you know" Juliette said smilingly.
"I know, but you need to meet the person we are actually here for" .
"Oh that is true, how rude of us not to wish him happy birthday first" Juliette said.
"Not a big deal, Juliette, because other guest were talking to him. Seems like he is available now" .
Captain Sean Renard was just about to give his thank you speech when he saw two people walk into the room. It was a detective from his precinct. The detective he already know is a Grimm. But who is that lady he's with? Sean has never seen her before, and there was just something about her that immediately drew his attention . He quickly gave his speech, and when he was done, his guest crowded him with birthday wishes. While being occupied with his guests, he saw Nick introducing his red-haired date to other colleagues. He saw the lady smile one of the most beautiful smiles he has ever seen in his life. It was as if the room felt brighter. He took his eyes of her, and focused on his other guests who were wishing him a happy birthday.
A half hour later, he saw Nick and his date walk up to him.
"Captain, happy birthday. Great party too"
"Thank you , Nick. Glad you are enjoying yourself"
"I want to introduce you to my girlfriend, Juliette Silverton"
Sean looked at Juliette, she smiled.
"An honor to finally meet you, Captain. A happy birthday from me too"
"The honor is all mine, miss Silverton"
They shook hands. Wasn't more than a few seconds, but for some reason, it felt as if was much longer.