The Meeting
'Wow they seriously weren't kidding… this is a small town' Joey thought as she headed to the Surf Club for a drink before starting her new job tomorrow.
Charlie, Leah, Roman, Jack, Martha, Tony, and Rachel were all enjoying a quiet drink at the Surf Club celebrating Rachel and Tony's good news.
"Another baby brother or sister, I can't wait!" Jack exclaimed happily as everyone else smiled.
"Congratulations again you two, we are all so excited, I will go get us another round" Charlie said as she got up to go to the bar. Whilst walking towards the bar she couldn't help but noticed the new women sitting at the bar sipping on a glass of white wine. 'Wow she is… wow… wait where did that come from?' shaking her head she stood at the bar and waited for Alf to finish with his other customers so she could get their drinks.
Joey looked up from her drink and was left speechless at the site that greeted her eyes. 'Who is she?' she thought as she looked the stunning brunette up and down, noticing her long, tanned and perfectly toned legs and the way her dress clung to her in all the right places showing off her flat stomach and her amazing… curves. Smiling to herself she couldn't help but think this town wouldn't be so bad after all.
"Hey, I haven't seen you around before. Are you a visitor or have you moved to this exciting little town?" the stunning brunette asked her. It took Joey awhile to find her voice as she was too busy thinking the brunette had an amazing voice.
"Um… sorry… yeah I have moved to this little town…"
"Well I'm Charlie" The brunette replied extending her hand.
"Joey" I replied as I shook her hand. Looking into Charlie's blue eyes she couldn't help but be transfixed, her eyes were a story waiting to be read. Joey could tell that it wasn't a very happy story but a sad and dark story. But for some reason she wanted to know the story and everything there was to know about Charlie. She could tell however that there was a wall around Charlie and that she wasn't an open person to people she didn't trust or truly care about.
Charlie was mesmerized by the brown eyes staring back at her. 'She is just as guarded as me. I can see it in her eyes' she thought.
"Same round Charlie?" Alf asked breaking the spell Charlie was under.
"Yes please Alf" I replied then turned back to Joey.
"Would you like to join my friends and me? You know meet some of the locals since you live here now…" I asked nervously 'why am I nervous?' I thought 'there is just something about her…'
"I would love to thank you" she heard Joey reply and instantly smiled. She felt her heart beat a little faster when she saw the shy smile Joey returned to her 'what a cute smile' I thought 'what just made me think that? I'm straight… I'm not into girls… am I?'
"Here you go love" Alf said, rescuing her from her confusing thoughts.
"Thanks Alf, oh Alf this is Joey, Joey this is Alf"
"Nice to meet you Joey and welcome to the Bay"
"Thank you Alf and nice to meet you too"
"What's taking you so long Charlie, we are dying of thirst over here" Jack called out.
"Coming you alcoholics" I called back with a small laugh then turned back to Joey to make sure she was coming too.
'This should be interesting' I thought as I stood to follow Charlie to here group of friends.
"Everyone this is Joey, she has just moved here. Joey this is Leah, her partner Roman, Jack and his wife Martha and Jack's dad Tony and his wife Rachel" I heard Charlie say as I looked at the faces of the people she introduced.
"Hey Joey" everyone chorused
"Hey nice to meet you all" I nervously replied as I sat down next to Rachel, opposite Charlie.
"What brings you to the Bay Joey?" Leah asked with a curious but interested look on her face.
"Well it definitely wasn't the excitement of this town, although I must say the scenery is amazing. I came here for work" I replied
"Yeah not much in terms of things to do but as for excitement, a lot happens around here" Martha replied and everyone nodded in agreement as they chuckled to themselves.
"Just ask Colleen" Roman replied
"Colleen?" I asked confused but amused at the group of people around me.
"Gossip queen of the town" Tony answered
"Oh ok… so what does everyone do?" I asked curiously
"Well I help out around here with my granddad, which is Alf, Tony is the personal trainer in the gym, Rachel is a doctor, Roman and Leah own the diner and are the cooks there, and Jack and Charlie are the Senior Constables here." Martha answered for everyone. It was clear she was proud of her husband and friends. I looked at Charlie 'Senior Constable huh… this town is going to be very interesting…' I thought to myself.
"That reminds me," Leah said, "Are you two excited about meeting your new boss tomorrow?"
"Nervous more like," Jack replied, "I heard she was tough and didn't let people get close… rather cold and antisocial apparently." At this I couldn't help but grow tense and uncomfortable '… cold and antisocial?' I thought with a frown.
"Nothing wrong with that" Charlie answered as everyone tried to hide their smiles to Charlie's answer. No-one noticed Joey's reaction to the conversation they were having.
"It is actually an amazing feat for her to have gotten to sergeant so quickly, I mean from what I know she is only 28, although you have to wonder how she managed to get that high up so quickly…" Charlie trailed off. My frown grew 'what is she implying?' I thought.
"What are you implying Charlie?" Rachel voiced Joey's thoughts.
"Well maybe she… I don't know… slept her way to the top… I mean it isn't unheard of…" Charlie said quietly. Joey looked at all the faces around her and could tell they were all deep in thought. 'Seriously?! How could they actually think that?' I thought
"It was nice meeting you guys but I think I'm going to go. I have an early start tomorrow, have a good night." I said quietly as I got up still fuming about what was said.
"Nice to meet you too" everyone replied still oblivious to her reaction.
Charlie and Jack walked nervously into work the next morning to start their shift and meet their new boss.
"Man she is smoking hot!" Angelo exclaimed when he saw them. Charlie glared at him while Jack held back a laugh
"Careful Rosetta your girlfriend might get jealous!" Jack said struggling to hold back his laugh after seeing the look on Charlie's face.
"Of course you are so much hotter babe" Angelo quickly said to the glaring Charlie. "Morning again Sergeant" Angelo said as Charlie and Jack turned around to see their new boss standing there with an unimpressed look on her face. Their jaws dropped slightly and they looked worriedly at each other. 'Oh shit! This is not good!' I thought as I stared at my new boss.
"By the way… no I did not sleep my way to the top," An angry voice said interrupting the stunned silence that had filled the room…