So this is the first story I've ever written. I really hope you like it. I would love a review after you've read it.
Rebekah yawned as she got up from the bed. "7 am is way too soon for any human being to wake up" she mumbled to herself as she started to get dressed to go to college. She took her bag, thankful she packed it yesterday because she was now too tired to do so properly. She went to the kitchen and grabbed her orange juice from the fridge and turned around to see Mouse sitting at the table drinking his coffee.
"What are you doing up so early?" he asked with a smile
"I have an early lecture today, tell me again why I chose to double major in psychology AND criminology?" she whined as she took a sip from her juice.
"Because I know you could do it." He said
And just like that her day started to get a little better. Even though they lived together, they weren't romantically involved. She's had a crush on him for a while now, but was too afraid to tell anyone. Not only because she didn't want to get rejected, but also because her brother would kill Mouse if he found out one of his best friends was involved with his little sister.
She kissed his cheek and said goodbye and went outside. It was a warm, sunny day in Chicago. She started walking to college which thank god was only a 5 minute walk from home. She stopped at the bakery on campus to get something to eat and remind herself to do some grocery shopping tomorrow.
At 8 am she sat ready for her first lecture. Knowing that professor Jones would be 20 minutes late, but also realizing that in less than a month midterms were there, she took her Social Psychology book out to do some studying. The first thing she saw when she opened her book was a note, one that wasn't hers but she recognized the handwriting immediately
Don't worry so much, you can do this! –Mouse
She smiled and placed the note back thinking about when he managed to put the note inside her book. She took out her phone and sent him a text when professor Jones entered the hall.
Mouse entered the station and saw Jay and Erin at their desks doing paperwork.
"Good morning" Mouse said as he placed the coffee he picked up for them on their desks.
"mmm... Coffee, just what I needed" Erin said as she took a sip from the hot coffee. "Thank you Mouse"
"No problem" he replied as he sat at his desk asking himself whether Rebekah had seen the note he left in her book. He placed it there when she was in the bathroom knowing it would brighten up her day. Even though she was an smart girl, she didn't always believe in herself. That's why he felt the need to make sure she knew that someone believed in her. He maybe did it because he loved the way she looked when she laughed. Okay... He had a crush on her, but he knew her brother would kill him if he tried anything on his little sister. He was startled when his phone pinged
Thank you for believing in me xxx –Becks
He read the text and started smiling, happy he was able to make her smile.
"So, who is she Mouse?" Halstead asked
Mouse turned red, and felt embarrassed that he hadn't noticed both Halstead and Lindsey witnessed the dreaming and the smile. "Nobody" he replied knowing they wouldn't believe him.
"As if we're supposed to believe that." Lindsey said with a knowing smile.
"I'll admit it as soon as you admit to Voight, you've been sleeping with Halstead for the last 2 months." Mouse said teasing.
"If you tell anyone about me and Lindsey, you and I are going to have a talk. One that won't end well for you, my friend." Halstead replied seriously.
"As long as you stop harassing me about my sex life" Mouse replied. He knew that Jay trusted him to keep the secret about his relationship with Lindsey, but he still used it if it meant they would stop asking about his relationship with Rebekah. "No, not a relationship" he had to remind himself "We're just friends"
10 minutes after that he was busy doing his job when Dawson and Ruzek walked in. "Morning guys" he said. They both nodded and went to sit on their desks to finish the paperwork from the last case.
You free for lunch? -Becks
As he looked at the clock he realized that it was already noon, and he was indeed getting a bit hungry. So he took his phone and replied.
Sure, the sandwich shop on campus? – Mouse
Mouse stood up taking his things and asked "Hey, I'm just going to go for lunch, any of you want anything?" after a collective no, he went outside and heard his phone ding.
Where else ;) I'll be there in 5 x –Becks
I just left the precinct, I'll see you there –Mouse
He was waiting in front of the shop when he saw her walking towards him along with some guy. As she was laughing about something he said, he felt jealous. But as she saw him, she completely ignored the other guy and kissed his cheek.
"You ready to go in?" She asked
"Of course, I'm starving." He replied
"When are you ever not hungry?" she said with a laugh.
They stood in line waiting to order, got their food and went to sit at a table near the back of the little sandwich shop. They were eating when two girls approached their table.
"Mind if we join you two?" the brunette asked
"Sure, not a problem" Rebekah answered.
"So, who's your friend Rebekah? The redhead asked "He's cute" she whispered but loud enough for Mouse to hear as she winked at Rebekah.
Rebekah tried to hide it, but didn't think it worked. They all say how red she became in just a matter of seconds.
"Sarah, Caroline this is Mouse, he's a friend of mine. Mouse, these are Sarah and Caroline, we have some classes together." Rebekah said
"so since I'm guessing Mouse isn't your real name, how'd you get the nickname?" Sarah asked.
"Well that's a long story..." Mouse said as he recalled the moment when he had gotten the nickname.
"We've got time" Caroline said with a smile
"We were stationed in Afghanistan four years ago. Rebekah always sent her brother cookies. She used to bake them herself and they were delicious. One day they were talking on Skype and he asked if she could send some more cookies. And she replied, Seriously, you already went through the entire stack of cookies I sent you? What do you have there a mouse? And he looked at me and said, something like that." Mouse said while smiling at Rebekah
Rebekah continued the story where he left off "So the next week I sent 2 boxes of my homemade cookies, one addressed to my brother and one to Mouse seeing as I didn't know his real name. and I put a note in the box saying, now you can stop stealing my brothers cookies. And the nickname kind of stuck"
"That's so cute" Sarah said. "Well we have to get going, we have to get to class, but it was great meeting you Mouse."
They took their bags and left, leaving Rebekah and Mouse alone. They continued to talk till mouse got a call.
"Where the hell are you man? It's after 2pm, you're lucky Voight isn't here yet." Halstead sounded on the other side of the line. Looking at the clock he saw it was indeed 2:09.
"Shit, I'll be there as soon as I can." He answered
"I'll see you tonight, I have to go I'm meeting some teachers from grade school for my thesis."
Mouse ran back to the precinct, hoping to get in before Voight did. He was thankful the precinct was only a 5 minute run from campus.
"So who were you having lunch with?" he heard Halstead ask as soon as he came up the stairs. "I heard a woman's voice saying she was going to see you tonight."
Mouse didn't know how to reply and was grateful Voigt entered saying they had a case.
A few hours later they were all back at their desks, finishing the paperwork of the case they were luckily able to close without too much trouble. He was wrong thinking they were going to be able to go home early as Voight came to tell them about shots fired in a school.
Rebekah was getting all her stuff ready to leave, she had gotten a lot of information she could use in her thesis. She looked at the clock and saw it was only 4pm "time enough to do some grocery shopping" she thought. She was saying goodbye to the teacher and the students when she heard shots fired in the hallway. Everyone in the room started panicking, at the same time the shooter entered holding the gun in Rebekah's direction.
"Let's see if your brother can save you now Rebekah Halstead..."
I hope you liked the story, i would like it if you review that way i know if people like the story or not.
Thank you in advance!
