Disclaimer: The characters are not mine. The storyline I am about to embark on is a continuation of a storyline from last season with Bill Krolic. Ding Dong's are a trademark of Hostess Brand.
TIME FOR A TRIPLE MARTINI
Brenda simply could not sleep. Fritz lay next to her snoring loudly and talking in his sleep. "Brenda, just come on home, I will pick up some Chinese."
She almost laughed out loud at Fritz. She had no earthly idea Fritz talked in his sleep until they moved in together, nor, much to her chagrin, did she know that he snored like a chainsaw in the forest prime evil.
Her secret stash of Ding Dongs was calling her name in the other room. All of her protests about the evils of sugar were just that, protests. She simply didn't have the will power it takes to quit and she wasn't going to be made to feel bad about her need for a little chocolate heaven now and again.
She walked into the kitchen and searched in her secret stash area, the cookie jar that Mama had given her when she moved from Atlanta to L.A. and found her little piece of heaven. She was just about to sink her teeth into that first sumptuous bite when the kitchen light suddenly caught her in the act.
"I caught you, I knew you had to have a secret stash somewhere", Fritz teased.
"Well if it isn't the Special Agent Howard with the FBI busting me for eating sweets," she said laughing. "Did I wake you up getting out of bed?" I am so sorry Fritz; I know you have to be up early, too."
"No, actually your phone vibrated off the night stand and fell into the trash can by the bed, didn't you hear that."
"No I didn't I am so sorry, did you happen to bring that with you."
"Yes but, I am holding it for ransom."
"Yeah, what's the price to get it back?"
"A kiss and a Ding Dong."
"The kiss I am willing to do, the Ding Dong, however is another story altogether," she teased.
The phone vibrated to life once again, shaking Brenda out of her sugar/love induced haze back into reality.
She waltzed over to Fritz, who pretended to play hard to get with the phone until he got what he wanted. She gave him what he wanted and while his guard was down, she took the phone from his hand.
"Thank you so much Fritz. I do so appreciate the help," she said with a wry semi- sarcastic tone. Fritz rolled his eyes, yawned and meandered back into the bedroom.
The phone vibrated persistently. "Hello Sgt. Gabriel."
"Chief, we have a body we found at the station."
"What do you mean; you found a body at the station?"
"Well, um somebody set a body on fire in front of the station."
"Call Provenza. Daniels, is I am sure with you. Call Flynn, Tao, and Sanchez and lets get a giddy up on this one. I will meet you at the station in an hour." "Get SID down there and get the coroner down there now as well, thank you so much."
"Chief, I have never seen anyone light up like that before."
"Sgt. Gabriel, what are you talkin' about?"
"It's like she was burning from the inside out."
"I'll be there in ten," she said as she snapped the phone shut.