Hello all!!! I just finished writing Damon and i couldn't keep myself from writing a new story. I decided to write a new story about how they met in a new way. There is lots of teasing and flirting in this chapter so Enjoy chap. 1!

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Play Your Cards Right

"Come on men, I want this truck spick and span!"

The men scrubbed faster and harder following the chief's order. When the chief left the room they started talking.

"So Frank… I heard you went on a date last night!" Jim teased.

"OOOOOOO Franks got a girlfriend," everyone teased.

"Is she hot?"

"Nick you don't judge a girl on their looks," Eric said.

Everyone was silent, "Ah who am I kidding! Was she hot," Eric asked.

They laughed, "Well she did have a nice… face."

They laughed louder, "A nice face? What about the rest of her?"

"Well it depends what are you talking about?"

"Oh I think you know what we are talking about!"

"Well…"

Then the captain interrupted, "Hey let's talk about this when a lady isn't around huh?"

"Oh then, Frank can you leave the room please?"

"Ha, ha very funny! Captain what do you mean a lady, who you calling a lady?"

"Me," said a woman as she walked into the station. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned around. Jim looked at the woman and almost fell off of the truck.

She was beautiful, he was speechless.

"Guys say 'hi' to Melinda Gordon she is new on the team," the captain said presenting Melinda.

"Hi Melinda," they all said. They got off the truck and looked at her.

"So what are you working as," Frank asked.

"Oh no you don't Frank, you got that girl with the nice face! Leave this to the single men," Nick said stepping in front of her.

"Hi my name is Nick and what is your name?"

Melinda looked at him funny, "Melinda Gordon"

"Oh yeah, I knew that. So what do you think of going out sometime?"

The guys laughed and the captain spoke up.

"OK enough everyone she just got here don't act like you never seen a woman."

"Well captain, I don't think Nick is acting!"

They laughed and Melinda spoke up.

"Thank you captain but I can stand up for myself."

She went up to Nick and smiled, "An answer to your question… if you play your cards right, we will see!"

"OOOOOOOOOOO"

"Really?" Nick asked hopefully.

"No I am just messing with ya!"

They laughed, "Oh you will fit right in!"

"Hey Jim are you ever going to get off the truck and introduce yourself!"

Jim finally snapped out of it hearing the captain yell, "Oh sorry!"

Jim jumped down and wiped off his hand holding it out to shake, "Hi my name is Jam I mean Jim!"

Melinda shook his hand and laughed, "Nice to meet you Jim."

They looked in each others eyes and stayed like that forever, "Uh… when you two stop shaking each others hands let me know," the captain said smiling.

They let go and blushed, "Come on Melinda, let me give you your gear and you can come back later OK?"

Melinda and the captain disappeared through the door.

"OOOOOOOO!"

Jim turned around and threw the sponge at Frank, they laughed and Nick spoke up.

"Did you see that, she blew me off in front of everyone?"

"Yes we all seen it, and might I add it was hilarious," Jim said.

"Oh really, look who is talking Jam! Really what do you have that I don't," Nick asked.

"Looks I guess, but don't worry you might get them one day!"

Later they were all sitting around the table eating lunch when Melinda came in.

"Hey guys," Melinda said cheerfully as she sat down by them at the table with her lunch.

"So Melinda what are you working as?"

"Um… search and rescue."

"Search and rescue? It took me two years to get on search and rescue how did you…" Jim asked

"I already trained for it."

"Well I trained for it too but they still didn't let me on so soon!"

"Well that's probably because I am better at it then you are."

This caused everyone to look at her in disbelief.

Nick looked at her in shock, "Oh come on, and I get it a woman as a firewoman…"

"I prefer fire lady!" She joked.

"Well fire lady, but better than us… it just doesn't make sense! Do you even have muscle?"

"Hey I got muscle!"

"Muscle on a woman… who would have thought," Jim teased.

Melinda stuck her tongue out at him and Jim flung a piece of corn at her.

"Hey!" She laughed.

"So anyways," Frank started, "so can you keep up with us?"

"What makes you think differently of woman jeeze! Women can do anything guys can!"

"Well what makes you so sure," Jim teased.

The bell rang and they all jumped up, "Sorry got to work!"

Jim looked at Melinda, "What can't answer me?"

"Nope, its just see a tougher and stronger person has to go to work now!" She laughed as she quickly changed.

Nick ran by them, "Yeah, me!"

They all laughed and the truck took off as Melinda was going to her first real fire.

I know not that interesting but it will get better... or at least I hope it gets better lol! Thanx 4 reading!

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