Title: Just One Little Question
Author: Britt (with help from Syd)
Rating: Umm ... PG-13 at the most
Pairing: If you know me you shouldn't have to ask, but just in case. its Nathen and Meva. with mention to the Stephen/Lisa thing.
Disclaimer: It sucks that they aren't mine, but they aren't. :(
Summary: The team is punished for distracting Kate, but now they're bored and have nothing to do. But Kate isn't quite as smart as she think she is, because there is one flaw in her plan. E-Mail. And the team plan to use it to their advantage. Despite the consequences it may have.
A/N: Special thanx to Dr-who-4-u for helping me with this. Without her none of this would happen.
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Stephen was bored, and he didn't like being bored. It may not happen very often, but when it did it drove him insane. Not only did he not have one piece of paperwork left to do, but he was trapped in his office, alone. He had already cleaned his desk off, and out. And after reorganizing his whole bookcase he was out of options. He was bored, very bored, but then he remembered one thing Kate forgot to do, e-mail. He smiled to himself as he turned his computer on, pulling the keyboard and mouse out of their draw and clicking the monitor on. If he couldn't bother his team in person he would just use modern technology. Kate may have been smart, but she wasn't smart enough. Opening up his e-mail he started to type, deciding to make Natalie his first victim.
To: Durant, Natalie
From: Connor, Stephen
Subject: BORED!
Nat,
So I'm really bored and there is nothing to do. How about you? I'm going crazy and I ran out of paperwork to do 3 hours ago. Are we allowed to leave for lunch? Because if we are what time are you going?
Stephen
Stephen re-read the e-mail before clicking send and smiled to himself as he leaned back in his chair. Maybe this day wouldn't suck so much.
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Natalie Durant was not the kind of woman that handled being locked up well. She got fidgety, and that was not a good thing. Her paperwork had been done an hour after Kate had shut the door on her, and she had nothing that needed to be organized, not a thing. She had already paced from end of the room to other about a hundred times, and after that she had decided to pace the other direction. However, that had only taken about 30 minutes of her time and she was again, left bored. Deciding that she could at least play solitaire for the next two hours, or until she went blind. Turning on her computer she smiled when she saw that she had a new message, she opened it and laughed at what she read. This was good, leave it to Stephen to figure out a way to comunicate.
To: Connor, Stephen
From: Durant, Natalie
Subject: BORED!
Stephen,
Are you suer this is such a smart idea? What if Kate finds out? But anyways. Yes I am very bored. I ran out of paperwork 4 hours ago so ha:-D I think so, she can't keep us hostage all day, other wise I may have to resort to sending an e-mail to the police. I'm not sure. probably 1, why, what did you have in mind?
Nat
She clicked send and smiled, as long as she had Stephen nothing about this day would suck, not that she would ever admit that of course.
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Stephen was halfway through a game of on-line Pac-Man when he saw the new mail icon pop up at the bottom of the computer. Not caring whether or not he got eaten he clicked out of the game and opened his e-mail.
To: Durant, Natalie
From: Connor, Stephen
Subject: BORED!
Nat,
No I'm not sure, but if I don't talk to someone soon I'm going to go insane. If Kate finds out then oh well, it was cruel of her to lock us in here all alone. sigh She could have least let Miles sit in here, then I'd have someone to talk too. Darn, I thought it was a record. Oh well. No she can't, that sounds like a good idea. If she doesn't release us I'll e-mail Jack and have him call the police and say that we've been kidnapped. Okay, 1 sounds good, I was thinking if we can escape long enough we could run down to that deli you and Eva talk about all the time. If we can escape that is. :)
Stephen
After clicking send he returned to his Pac-Man game only to discover that he had indeed lost and was now back on level one. This really was not his day.
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Natalie had returned to pacing the office after 5 minutes of not hearing from Stephen. She had made it to the tenth lap when her computer beeped, signaling another e-mail. She smiled to herself as she rushed over to the console, excited to hear what he had to say.
To: Connor, Stephen
From: Durant, Natalie
Subject: BORED!
Stephen,
LOL, same here. Yeah I know, what I wouldn't give to have someone here to keep me company, not that you aren't doing a fine job ;). Okay, you tell Jack and I'll tell Kim, maybe if they get more than one call they'll believe them. Lunch sounds good, I'll meet you your office around 1. Sound good?
Nat
Sighing, she clicked send and propped her feet up on the desk. She really shouldn't have worn heels today.
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Stephen had given up on Pac-Man and moved onto a more serious game of Bejewled when his concentration was broken by the sound of a very loud beep. When he realised that he had left the volume on he calmed down a little, that was when he saw the flashing mail icon. So that's what that beeping was. He opened his mail and smiled as he read it.
To: Durant, Natalie
From: Connor, Stephen
Subject: BORED!
Nat,
Thanks, but yes, this is helping, somewhat. sigh Is this day ever going to end? Ok so I just heard Kate yell that we have 20 minutes until lunch and that we will be set free for that 30 minute period, thank God. Sounds very good. Can't wait :-D
Stephen
Finally able to relax about the day a little he decided that he was tired of playing video games and decided to read instead. That lasted all of ten minutes before he was bored again. Figuring that ten more minutes of Pac-Man would be fine he turned back to the computer. Determined as ever.
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After she managed to throw a note across the hallway into Eva's half opened door Nat decided that she had better check and see what Stephen had said about lunch. Just as she sat down the computer made its familiar beep, causing the doctor to smile to herself.
To: Connor, Stephen
From: Durant, Natalie
Subject: BORED!
Stephen,
Yes, somwhat. LOL. No I don't believe it ever will. I never thought I'd say this, but we need a case. Just so that we can get out of Kate's evil grasp. :-D. Yes I heard, and now we only have 5. So I will see you then. No need to reply until after lunch.
Nat
She was satisfied with what she had written, even though her stoman choose that moment to remind her that it wasn't. She clicked send and stood, grabbing her purse from behind her desk. Once at the door she slid her flip-flops on and decided to wait by the door for the sound of Kate's voice. This day really did suck.