Part 1
I start out the morning like ever other morning of my life, which always includes the following:
-Almost murdering a very annoying alarm clock
-Crawling out of my nice warm bed
-Stumbling my way to the coffee machine and starting it up
-Realizing how cold it is and then stumble my way back to my bed room, where I get dressed
-By then the coffee is done or nearly there
-Sluggishly make my way back to the kitchen and fix up my coffee
-Turn on the radio, to the news, I hate traffic jams.
-Sit in front of my computer until the alarm clock goes off again
-Head to work
Yes, it's not very exciting in the morning but I like it that way, otherwise I get a headache. Today looks like it will another normal day in my neighborhood, the sun is hidden behind the clouds and the next door neighbor's kids are already up and running up and down the hallway. Kids truly amaze me, they're like constant energizer bunnies. I have to dodge them as I make my way down the long hall,it almost works but they stop me, like they do every morning on my way to the BAU.
"You going to catch the bad guys?" that would be Tom, he's the oldest and considers it his job to ask me about what I'm planning to do in the morning and ask me what I did when I return from work. He's only ten so, it's natural that he asks me a million questions and then some more. "Yes,I'm going to nab the bad guys today." I inform the now very serious looking ten year old. "How many are you going to get?" I would love to say all of them but it's sad to say that even if you work yourself to the born you know that there is always more out there.
"The ones that fall into my line of sight and especially the ones that linger too long around my building complex." I tease him knowing full well that the ten year old considers this his building. My attention is dragged away from the fuming Tom by a small tug on my pants leg. My green eyes gaze down into the blue one of Tom's little brother, I know he won't say any thing he rarely speaks but he always has a wonderful smile on for me. "Good morning to you to David. Are you making sure your brother doesn't cause trouble?" the smaller child gives me a few nods and another one of his charming smiles before trotting over to his big brother's side.
"Well I better get going enforcer Tom. I don't want to be late you know."
"Like how you were last week?"
Why does it not surprise me that he knows that? I shrug but give the kids a wave before I turn on my heel and start jogging down the hall to the elevator. I give the button a few quick presses and wait. I hear Tom yell something like good luck as well as some insult starting with lazy as the elevator opens. I set in shaking my head, kids. I have to say I enjoy that pair, they make the mornings a bit more interesting. The doors close with a small ding and I'm on my way to the ground level.
Out of habit I check my watch as the doors open again, relieved to see I'm still on time. Now I just need to remember where I parked my car. When I bought my car I was hoping that no one else in the building complex would have a red Dodge Avenger but red seems to be in style this year. After I walk around like a lost idiot I find my car, another odd habit I have is to check and see if anyone was nice enough to key it. It's happened before. Finding that my baby red has survived another night alone with out any new wounds sets me at ease. Turning the key in the door I pull it open and settle down in the seat before giving the door a very forceful slam.
