Challenge One: Introduction

Pairing: Implied Robbie/Jackie

Author's Note: This took me about 5 minutes total, and absolutely no thought whatsoever. It's really short, and very uneventful but it's just the introductory chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Taggart, or any of the characters used.

Her first feeling upon seeing the tall brunette entering the office was pure disdain. Seeing him swagger across the room like he expected every woman within a five mile radius to fall at his feet, and hearing his slow, deep drawl that implied he could think of better places to be, it took all of her will power not to roll her eyes. She should have known better than to judge people, especially with her having a gay best friend, but yet there was something about him that she just loathed.

Although none of them had said anything, she knew that neither of the men wanted nor did they need a new addition to their team. It was just her, Stuart and Michael and that was the way it should stay. The three of them were perfect together, more close friends than colleagues, although if she was being truthful she would have liked to have been more than that with Michael, and now some vain and cocky Insector was going to ruin all that.

From behind the cover of her computer she watched him exchange a few quick words with Michael who soon stepped back into his office, and his eyes fell on her. He looked her up and down and she quickly averted her eyes to the keyboard in front of her as she felt the heat rising from her neck and to her face.

"Hello. Jackie, is it?" She looked up to find him leaning against her desk, his face only inches from hers and, surprised, she leant back in her chair to put some space between them.

"Yes," she replied sourly, looking at him with the utmost contempt.

"Robbie Ross." He introduced himself though she didn't really care to know his name. There was a short pause, followed eventually by, "How about we go for a drink after work, darlin'?"

She couldn't keep herself from laughing while he smiled down at her in confusion. "Oh, we'll see."

It's perhaps the worst chapter I've ever written, but like I said it's only the introduction.