Alright, heres a new chapter. I am hoping to get another one out tonight. Warning: the next one will definitely be rated M...hehehe...anyways, please review and let me know what you think!

A week later, Flack was still trying to get a lead on the murders that had happened. The crime lab had established that both shootings had come from the same gun, but no weapon was found, and no new leads had happened. Flack walked into the lab to check up on evidence.

"Hey Messer, you got anything new for me?"

Danny looked up at the sound of Flacks voice. "We are trying to track down whoever the gun was registered too, but so far no luck."

Flack sighed. "Alright man, well let me know when you get an idea of where he is. I'll come along. I'm getting eager to bust some heads; especially since the asshole shot at me."

Danny nodded in understanding while running prints through CODIS. "How are the two victims that survived that?"

"The guy is going to need some rehab but he should be fine. The girl that I was with I heard got released after only a night. I guess she's fine too."

"Good to know. She was kind of cute, in an innocent kind of way."

Flack smirked at Danny and started to head out of the lab. "Hey Flack," Danny called after him. "Beer and pool tonight with everyone?"

Flack nodded. "Meet you there at 9."

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That night Flack walked into the bar and quickly found Lindsay, Stella, Danny and Hawkes sitting at a table already a round deep. Flack sat down and signaled the waitress for a beer. "So Flack, any new leads on the Broadway shootout…" Stella started to ask, but Flack silenced her with a raised hand before pounding a beer. Lindsay rolled her eyes as Danny and Hawkes laughed.

"Not tonight, Stella, tonight I just want to relax and not think," he said, finishing off his beer.

"I'm guessing a woman will fall into his plan tonight too," Danny fake-whispered to Hawkes, getting a laugh from everyone and a withering stare from Flack. The friends enjoyed just hanging out, relaxing, talking, and discussing what it would take to get Mac out with them. Flack liked hanging out with his friends for once, being able to think about anything but the case. This one was really grating on him. He wanted to keep his mind off of it for as long as he could. He started scanning the room, looking to see if any girls were checking him out. He definitely wanted a girl for the night; nothing got his mind off faster than having a hot girl get him off. He wasn't proud of how he handled his work stress, but he shook off the guilt. Danny caught him looking around.

"There's a cute blonde at the bar, Flack," Danny said with a knowing smile. Flack smiled and stood up. "This rounds on me, guys," he said with a characteristic wink, heading for the bar. He smiled at the blonde and was just about to "bust out his game" when he heard his name.

"Well, hello, Detective Flack," a voice said from the bar. He turned around to find himself face to face with Lucy.

"What are you doing here?" he asked a bit harshly.

"Well, judging from the empty glasses on your table, the same thing as you, drinking in excessive amounts. I'm celebrating my first day off the pain meds. In case you forgot, I did take a bullet for you," she said with a smirk. Flack didn't smile back.

"I'm here so I don't have to think about the case," he grumbled. Lucy looked past him to the blonde.

"Oh, I'm sorry, detective, did I interrupt your attempt to get laid?" she asked boldly.

"As a matter of a fact, you did. Can I help you with anything?"

"Just wanted to say hi, no big deal. I'll let you get back to the blonde. But if you happen to strike out with her, my friends and I will be over at the pool table. And we always play for money…" With that Lucy winked and headed off to meet her friends. Flack watched her walk away, noticing both her slight limp from her injury and that she looked really cute.

Shaking his head to clear the boozy fog, he grabbed another round of beers and headed back to the table. He handed the beers around while the group gave him a strange look.

"Who's the chick, Flack?" Lindsay asked with a smile.

"That's one of the victims from the Broadway shooting, ironically."

"Ooh, hitting on a witness, not very smart, Flack" Stella laughed at him.

"She is cute," Hawkes said. "So are her friends."

"Well, she did invite us to play pool with them," Flack said absentmindedly. He was shocked as the whole table got up and headed over to the pool tables. With a sigh and another grumble Flack followed them.

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The two groups ended up playing several games. The two teams were evenly matched, as Lucy ended up being pretty decent; she matched up well against Lindsay, who was equally good. As they played, both Flack and Lucy kept drinking. By the time everyone was ready to take a break, they were both decently sloshed. The two groups of friends sat down at a table together. Lucy offered to go get another round, and Flack followed her to the bar. After giving the bartender the order, Lucy turned to face Flack. "Sorry I blew your chances with that girl," she said.

"Eh, it doesn't matter."

"So are you big on one night stands?" she asked him.

"I've had a few," he toned down the truth.

"Just a few, huh? I'm calling your bullshit," declared. "You know, I've never had one," she continued, watching Flacks face closely.

"You don't seem the type," he said cautiously.

"Normally, no. But since my brush with death, I'm feeling a little more up to a change…" Lucy stepped closer to Flack, subtly pushing her hips into his, her lips getting dangerously close to his. "I never thought it was safe," she continued. "But what's safer than a cop with a gun?" Flack tried to get his head around what was happening. Part of him knew she really wasn't the one night stand type of girl; the other part of him however, was very attracted to her. Just the gentle brush of her hips had sent shockwaves right through his body to his crotch. Throwing caution to the wind, he closed the gap between their lips and kissed her fiercely. She responded to his kiss. Finally separating, he looked right at her. "Want to get out of here…?" Lucy smiled.

"Go get a cab, I'll meet you outside."