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Chapter One

Matt switched positions in his chair for the third time in the last hour. His new partner would be arriving any minute, and he was excited and worried all at the same time. He knew it would take a really good agent, and person to fill his last partner's shoes. He saw his boss walking toward him, and knew it was time to meet his new partner.

"Matt, your partner's here," Cheryl said, as she stepped up to his desk.

"How about you change your mind, and be my partner again. That way I don't need a new partner," Matt said, grinning widely.

"I'd love to Matt, but CNU needs a new Special Agent in Charge, and well you need someone to kick you in the butt sometimes. Kind of like now, so get up, and come meet your new partner," Cheryl said.

"Okay, but it's not some guy in a stuffy suit is it?" Matt whined.

"If you must know, your partner is female, and she is very lovely," Cheryl said, as she lead Matt toward her office.

"She'd better be," Matt said, as Cheryl opened her office door.

"Matthew Flannery, I'd like to introduce you to Emily Lehman," Cheryl said.

Matt's eyes grew wide, as he stared at the person from his past.

"Emily Lehman is that you," Matt asked, as his voice grew louder.

"Yep, it's me, Matthew Flannery," she said, as she jumped up and hugged him tight.

"You too, know each other?" Cheryl asked, way past confused.

"Yeah, since childhood, but we lost touch after high school," Matt said, staring at Emily, his mind going back to when they first met.

Beginning of Flashback

"Matt your just going to have to make new friends," Matt's father insisted.

"But Ronnie is like my best friend," Matt whined.

"Well, Ronnie isn't here, but look there is a nice girl next door, go talk to her," Matt's father insisted.

"Fine," Matt said, folding his arms over his chest in a defiant way.

"None of that tone Matthew Flannery," his mother yelled.

"Fine," he said, as he unfolded his arms.
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"Hi, my name is Emily, what's yours," the little girl asked.

"My name is Matthew, but call me Matt," Matt said, as he sat beside the little girl.

"Nice to meet you Matt, how old are you," Emily asked.

"I'm seven, what about you," Matt asked, as he took the shovel sitting next to Emily.

"I'm seven too, do you like to dig holes," Emily asked.

"Yeah, I used to have a sand box at my old house," Matt said.

"Oh, that sounds like fun," Emily said.

"You don't have one," Matt asked.

"No, but digging in the dirt is fun too," Emily said, her bright eyes, lit up in the sun light.

"Well, let me see if it's as fun as sand," Matt said, as he started digging a hole.

"Wow, your a good digger," Emily said.
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A couple hours had past, and Matt and Emily had dug a quite large hole in Emily's front yard.

"Emily dinner's ready, and quit digging holes in the front yard," Emily's mom called.

"Matt, dinner's ready," Matt's father called.

Both parents looked toward each other, and was stricken aback, to find that they did indeed know the voices coming from each other's yard.

End of Flashback

"Matt," Cheryl said, waving her hand in front of his face.

"Yeah," he said, trying to play it off, even though he didn't fool either one of them.

"Is it going to be a problem you two being partners?" Cheryl asked.

"Oh god no, we work well together," Matt's grin grew wide.

He didn't remember her being quite so beautiful.

She couldn't believe a man could get any more handsome, than he was the last time she saw him.