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"Detective Messer." Tina nodded her head in acknowledgement as Flack and Danny stepped onto the elevator at the 15th floor.
"Tina." Danny offered her an amused smile then turned to Flack. "You're so in the doghouse buddy."
"Are we really gonna do this Tina?" Flack asked shaking his head as he turned to face the closing elevator doors. "Last I checked, we were adults."
"Once you start acting like one, then I'll treat you like one little brother," she replied with a roll of her eyes.
Flack shot her look while Danny had a good chuckle at his expense. He turned to face to doors just as they started to open on the 5th floor.
"Michelle! You don't look ready." Tina exclaimed from behind him as the doors opened to reveal a brunette wearing dark blue scrubs. The girl smiled as she stepped onto the elevator. Tina shoved Danny and Flack aside so she could move up to stand beside the girl. "I mean, I love you and all, but wearing those scrubs to lunch is a little much…"
"I'm just on my way to change!" she laughed. "You need to learn patience."
Tina scoffed. "I'll wait for you in the lobby? We can go over together?"
"Gimme five minutes," the brunette told her as she stepped off the elevator on the 2nd floor, as the doors were closing she looked at Danny. "And Danny, the pathology results for your Jane Doe are in. I gave them to Hawkes."
Flack looked at both of them the moment the doors were closed. "It didn't occur to either of you two make introductions?" he asked incredulously.
"You would have met her," Tina said casually stepping off the elevator in the lobby. "If you'd gone on your blind date last night."
Danny burst out laughing and slapped Flack on the back. "Serves ya right man."
"Why didn't you tell me?!" Flack asked Danny once they were in the car.
"I had no idea that she was setting you up with that Michelle." Danny chuckled. "But holy crap is karma ever a bitch. I don't think she's the type of girl that's going to give you a second chance."
"How do you know that she knows I was her blind date?"
"You not that lucky." Danny chuckled. "It's probably the first thing Tina's gonna tell her. Which is probably better off. I don't think you're her type."
"How's that?"
Danny shrugged. "I dunno. She's….different? Got a good head on her shoulders, doesn't take shit from anyone, that sort of thing."
Flack gave him a blank look.
"I'm just sayin' that she'd be a handful. Probably high maintenance too." He paused for a moment before letting out a small laugh. "And there's not way in hell she's gonna go out with you after you stood her up man. You screwed yourself on this one."
"So what'd you think of him?" Tina asked eagerly once they sat down in the restaurant.
"He's good looking." Michelle said with a shrug. "He seems alright, I guess. But I don't do second chances Tina, you know that."
"But now that he knows what you look like…"
Michelle raised her eyebrow. "He'll go out with me based on my looks? Ya, no thanks. Not my type."
"That's not what I meant." Tina pleaded with her. "Danny's probably telling him all about you right now!"
"Danny barely knows me." Michelle laughed. "I see him once in awhile if our paths cross in the morgue, and I hand him folders full of pathology results."
"I'm sure there's scuttlebutt…"
Michelle's eyes narrowed as she glanced up from the menu. "Why? What have you heard?"
"Nothing." Tina replied defensively. "I'm just saying that you've been working there for over a year. People are bound to talk. Don't worry though, you're too nice to get on anyone's bad side," she said with a wink.
"I won't settle, Tina." She said adamantly.
"I know you won't." she smiled in return. "And I think that's a very good thing."
"And I believe in fate, destiny, and all that mumbo jumbo." Michelle persisted. "It will all happen in good time. That means no meddling…"
Tina huffed. "Fine. No meddling. Perhaps just a little helping…"
"No helping either."
"Then what's the point of me being your friend!!!" Tina exclaimed goodnaturedly.
"To reminisce." Michelle smiled. "You know, think about the good times we had back in the day. College…"
A smile grew on Tina's face. "Ah knew upstate New York could be so fun…"