Disclaimer: I just own some of those characters, the rest belong to Dick Wolf and NBC
A/N: The idea came 'cause I don't have nothing to do all day (hahahahahaha good joke), now seriously, I had this idea sometime ago. I'll post in both point of view (Mike's and Connie's). So it starts with Mike. I hope you like it.
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Two can play
Mike's POV
I don't know what is wrong with Connie. I mean, she has bouts of jealousy with no reason and when I say anythingabout it, she says that it's not jealousy and that I'm too old for her. Really? Too old?
The truth is she doesn't want to admit that she loves me. And is truth that I'm scared about telling her what I feel.
But now, I need to pay attention at my work. How can I pay attention when Connie is so close to me? Connie is the biggest reason for my distraction, at the office, in the court room... And even when we are in the hot dog stand across the street.
It's not love anymore, it became a sickness... No, it's an addiction; I'm truly madly and deeply addicted to Connie Rubirosa.
I love Connie more than... Than baseball. Who know me well can say I'm exaggerating but it's truth; I'd rip my Yankees t-shirt and wear hers Mets... Ok this is a little extreme... No, it's not; I'm prepared to do anything for her to see that I could be more than just a coworker. How a real Yankees fanatic fan could fell in love with a Mets fan, I will never know, I just love her.
"Michael!" I could hear Connie scream. She just calls me Michael when she is tired to call me Mike or when she is really pissed off at me. So, there's a question, she is angry or I didn't heard her call me. "Did you hear what I said?" She is angry 'cause I didn't heard her... I'm so screwed.
"Sorry... What you said?" I did the best I could to not look like I was looking at her cleavage.
I swear I saw Connie controlling her anger to not kill me. If she only knew how sexy she looks when plans to kill me. "Jack said we can go home now" she sighed, trying to sound calm "If you want to watch the game. We are going to the bar right now"
"I can end this paperwork later" I said keeping disorganized papers in my briefcase.
She is not angry at all, there was times when she was almost killing me. And it's in nights like those that I can't sleep. If you know what I mean.
I could talk to her in the elevator but Jack decided to go with us. Why doesn't he use the stairs? A little physical exercise would be good for him.
And if Jack had not invaded the taxi that I would share with Connie, I'd talk to her. Jack is a good friend but really, right now, I want to kill him.
The bar was crowded but I used my magical charm and I got a table available. It doesn't surprise me. Mets and Yankees, and I'm minority in this table.
We had already made our requests and we were drinking while we wait for the game to start. Suddenly, a well-known feminine silhouette approached to our table, "Mike!" Oh that annoyingly sweet voice that Connie hates.
"Mary," I say getting up to greet her.
"You with two fans of the opposing team? Do you want to die?" Glad that Mary is beautiful, because her sense of humor sucks.
Clarifying all, Mary was my girlfriend in college, I have not seen her for a long time, well, that until three months ago when we faced each other in court. I suspected that Connie was jealous of me but when I reviewed Mary, I began to be sure.
"Who is with you?" I asked purposely ignoring Connie
"Some people who work with me and some people who have studied with us. If you want to and your girlfriend doesn't mind, you can go sit with us"
"She ..."
"He's fine here, Miss Arlis" Connie interrupted me and took my hand "And his girlfriend ... Want to watch the game with him" I could see Jack choke on beer and hold the laughter.
"Okay. But if you change your mind ..." Mary winked at me and then walked out waving.
Jack started laughing when Mary disappeared altogether amid the crowd and he said "What the hell was that?"
"Jealousy, Jack. This was jealousy" I say as I sit down
Ok, I've shouldn't said that. But if she was jealous... Oh she was dying of jealousy.
"No, your useless and arrogant jerk. I just don't think you should make up with her. She is not your type"
"I told you, jealousy. I never said that I'm going to make up with Mary. She was just a college fun; I never felt anything for her. Just stop to be so jealous, Connie"
She looks at me, that deadly look that says "Shut your mouth right now", so I'd better shut up.
The game is half over, Yankees is losing, and I don't know how they will tour the tables... And I really don't care. Connie's enthusiasm is annoying me, how can she be so sweetly annoying?
And if it couldn't be worse, Lupo and Bernard joined us... I mean, joined Jack and Connie. "Who is winning?" Lupo asked as he sits close to Connie. Did I tell him, he could sit close to her? I don't remember it.
"Mets!" Connie screamed out in excitement
"Ooh, this explains Mike's pout" Lupo says thinking it was funny.
I smiled at him and went back to my melancholy position. Sincerely, I have nothing against Bernard but honestly, I wouldn't mind if Lupo died. He spent four years working with the army in the desert I-don't-know-where. Why did he not die when he was there? Everyone would be happier ... Well, I'd be happier not knowing him.
If that was not enough to unfunny Bozo's brother be sitting next to Connie, he is flirting with her. I could hit him, if this guy wasn't twice taller than me and had never saved my life. I refuse myself to comment on anything about the today's game, I just say one thing: baseball never left me so disappointed.
And to make things worse, the 'cut couple' is going home together ... Wait a minute, go home with MY Connie is too much. "Connie!" I say hoping she would listen to me.
She turned and the "toy soldier" also turned "Go talk to him, I'll take my car," I could hear the Robocop saying while he kiss Connie's forehead.
"What do you want, Michael?" Connie said as she walked towards me.
"Really? Lupo, Connie?" I tried to hide my jealousy but it seems that I couldn't.
"Who is jealous here?" She asked arching an eyebrow.
"This is not jealous" Of course it is ... But she doesn't need to know. "I just ..."
"You just need to take care of your own life" She turned and took the first step away from me.
Given our coworkers relationship, I should let her go ... But my ego and my love for her spoke louder than good judgment.
So I pulled her by the arm, and holding her tight around the waist, I kissed her. At first, I felt her trying to push me, but when I pulled closer - as if it were still possible to be any distance between us - and kissed her harder, I could feel her kiss me back and relax in my arms ... It's like a dream.
Her lips are so soft and sweet, her kiss is something addictive, if you kiss her once you'll never want to kiss another woman. I break the kiss when I feel Connie biting my lower lip. I looked at her with a malicious smile, and before I could say anything, I felt all her strength on her right hand directly on my face. "Do it again, and you can say 'goodbye' to your little friend down there," she said as she walked up to Lupo's car.
Ouch! This slap will leave a mark. And it hurt just thinking about her threat. Now, how I'll forget the kiss of this complicated woman? Automatically the theme song of the movie "Mission: Impossible" comes to mind.
My only choice is go home. I have a lot of paperwork to take Connie away from my mind.
Home sweet home. Mess sweet mess. I stopped in a chinese restaurant and bought something to eat. There's nothing in my fridge, but beer, milk, orange juice and a macaroni and cheese from three weeks ago. If my mother comes visit my apartment...
I throw my jacket in the couch with others jackets. I need to clean this, and hire a cleaning lady. Maybe I do this tomorrow… Or not.
As I went to my bedroom, I undid the knot of my tie and left my dinner in the kitchen, then I started to unbutton my shirt and as I grabbed a towel, my belt was to somewhere, and I got rid of my pants when I took a pair of underwear and sweats.
Next step, a hot bath to help me gets rid of thoughts about Connie. As if it was easy not to think about her. Why I kissed her? Obviously she doesn't feel the same for me, and if she feels, what she wants to prove?
Two can play this little game. Except that, only one can win.
And while I ate the dinner and play video game, an idea came to mind. But for this, I have to clean my living room. Hope it's worth it.
After organizing the room, I only took a few minutes and the bell rang. Or she took a very fast cab - impossible thing in New York this time of night - or she drives like a hurricane. I opened the door and pulled her into the apartment, trapping her against the wall, I kissed her as I had never kissed another woman before. "Wow ... Mike... Wow..." Mary said smiling breathless. I'm still good at it. "What about your girlfriend?"
Seriously? She believed that Connie is my girlfriend? Mary is not the smartest person in the world but even a three years old kid would not believe it "Uuuh... We ... We broke up." And the Emmy for best pathological liar goes to ... Myself.
"Ooh, I'm sorry Mike"
"I don't"
Now I jump to the part where I fall to asleep and wake up wanting to kill me for sleeping with my ex-girlfriend.
Before I could think of waking up, my phone started ringing over the nightstand. Nearly falling out of bed, I managed to achieve it "Cutter" I say with my best voice who hated having your sleep interrupted.
"We're in Sing-Sing, Phillips has just been murdered," It was Connie's voice, and she sounds tired.
"How? We had a hearing tomorrow. How can he be dead?" I said incredulous.
"Dying. How does one dies in jail? He fought with the cellmate and died. Simple, see? Coming soon or you will keep winding?" Now was Lupo's voice.
"You do not have to be so delicate. I'm on my way"
It can only be a joke, Who Lupo thinks he is to talk to me like this? "Is everything all right?" Mary asked as I exchanged "Where are you going?" to a place where I don't have to hear your annoying voice.
Now I remembered why we broke up. Will be so controller in the hell where you came from. "It is something of a case where I'm working. I will not be long to return" Unfortunately. I had to kiss her.
I'm forcing myself to forget Connie, this is as wrong as it sounds.
I arrive in Sing-Sing and I see Connie with Lupo and Bernard. She's laughing, probably something that Lupo said "I thought I would die before seeing Mike Cuter not wearing a suit," I don't know how Connie thought it was funny.
"And I think I'll die before see you say something clever"
"Michael!"
He starts it and she yells at me? I can't understand Connie "I know the guy died and can wait forever. But are nearly two in the morning and I want to go home and sleep."
"I agree with Bernard. Faster as we finish here, the faster I go back to Mary" I felt the glare of Connie penetrating my skin.
She stared Bernard and Lupo and they were in front of us. Then Connie stared at me, the look of someone who wants to kill me.
Strangely, she did nothing. I was expecting a slap, I had closed my eyes. But she just turned. I could see the glow in her eyes fading.
I could not help holding her by the arm again. "Relax, even wanting, I'll not kiss you" I said while she turned to me "So, what's the problem Connie?"
"I don't know what you are talking about"
"You and your little friend Lupo"
"I heard it right? Mike Cutter is jealous?
"What do you want to prove? That you are better than me? Or that you definitely don't feel, never felt and will never feel anything for me?"
"Oh please Michael, don't you think you're too old to play the teenager in love?"
"Old? This is the problem? Connie, Jack was almost twenty years older than Claire"
"You don't know anything about them. So don't compare us to them"
"So.. What we need to be like them?"
"Beyond you have to swallow your pride?"
"And you stop this jealousy for no reason"
"There is not jealousy" She looks beautiful when she frowns like that.
"Of course not. 'Cause after all, is very professional want to kill my ex-girlfriend, right?"
"Then, Mr. Professionalism ..." She stood on tiptoe to be able to whisper in my ear "Tell me how professional is want to kill Lupes just for he being beside me?"
"Don't start, Connie. Two can play that game" I tried to sound firm, but failed miserably when she kissed my neck.
"Game?" She smiled "Mike, this is war"
"Are you sure this is what you want?"
"If you knew how sexy you look when you're jealous"
I tried to kiss her, but she pulled away. Connie smiled and gave me a light slap and stroked my chest "Stronger than I thought" was the only thing she said before turning around and go "Hey Lupes!" She shouted with a whistle at the beginning
I hope she doesn't do what I'm thinking she'll do. Yeah, she did. Connie kissed the toy soldier, she pulled him by the tie, kissed him and went her way, and all just because she thinks I'm sexy when I'm jealous. "Hey, I don't get anything?"
"Shut up Bernard" was all I could say.
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So this was the first chapter, more is coming. I hope you guys like. Cause it will be hot, but not too hot, and sometime, it will be very sad.