One week earlier
"When will Donovan be back from Washington?" Alex asked lighting up her cigarette.
"Couple of days," Monica replied filing her nails, "hopefully before the US Attorney shows up. Heard she's a mean, cold hearted bitch,"
"Only in the courtroom."
Monica looked up in shock and Alex was trying hard to control her laughter. "I'm, I'm sorry." Monica stammered.
"Don't worry about it," the woman said walking over to them, "I've been called a lot worse. Morgan McKenna."
"Alex Cross."
"Monica Davis."
"I'm in love." Cody said walking into the room with Jake. They took a good look at Morgan.
"The love struck fool is Cody Forrester and his partner in crime, Jake Shaw." Alex laughed.
"Let me show you where you can set up." Monica said shaking her head.
Morgan laughed as she followed Monica up the stairs. Half way up, Morgan stopped and turned around. "By the way, when will Agent Donovan grace us with his presence?" she asked.
"Ah, in a few days. He's away on business." Jake smirked.
"Good. I realize I'm a few days early, so I'll wait until Agent Donovan returns. I hate to repeat myself." she said starting back up the stairs.
"It's a little small," Monica started to explain," it used to be a storage closet."
"Donovan used it as his office when he first arrived." Jake added.
"That sounds like him." Morgan commented placing her case on the desk and taking out some files.
"So, by that comment you and Donovan know each other?" Jake prodded.
"We've had our battles in the past." Morgan replied sitting down, "now if you'll excuse me Agent Shaw, I need to catch up on some paperwork."
"Call me Jake." he smiled.
"Agent Shaw," she stressed, "we can lose the formalities after work."
"What ya smiling at?" Cody asked Monica.
"She means business. I'm just lucky she didn't bite my head off for insulting her." she replied.
An hour later Morgan walked down the stairs. "So, who feels like dinner?" she asked. They just looked at her. "What? Do I have an extra arm or something?"
"No, it's just." Cody started to say.
"Just what?" she asked, "If we're going to be working together, I would like to get know who I'm working with. Come on, I'm itching to use my expense account."
"Well, in that case I'm game." Jake laughed.
Two days later
Donovan walked into the building and was greeted by music blaring from Jake's radio. He could hear Alex taking her aggression out on the punching bag in the gym. He walked over to Cody and Monica, who were playing the Sims game on their laptops.
"So, this is what you do when I'm gone." he stated. Cody dropped the mouse and Monica closed her laptop when they heard Donovan's voice.
"Hey boss, you're back." Cody smiled.
"Where's Jake?" he asked.
"Tinkering on the van." Monica replied going back to her game.
"Cody," Donovan said shaking his head, "you gave Monica a god complex by bringing in that game."
"Hey a joke." Cody said astonished.
"Is Jack Ramos set up in the office yet?" he asked heading up to his office.
"Who?' Cody and Monica asked.
"Jack Ramos, the US Attorney." he stated.
Monica and Cody looked at each other in confusion then looked back to Donovan.
"Hello Frank."
"When will Donovan be back from Washington?" Alex asked lighting up her cigarette.
"Couple of days," Monica replied filing her nails, "hopefully before the US Attorney shows up. Heard she's a mean, cold hearted bitch,"
"Only in the courtroom."
Monica looked up in shock and Alex was trying hard to control her laughter. "I'm, I'm sorry." Monica stammered.
"Don't worry about it," the woman said walking over to them, "I've been called a lot worse. Morgan McKenna."
"Alex Cross."
"Monica Davis."
"I'm in love." Cody said walking into the room with Jake. They took a good look at Morgan.
"The love struck fool is Cody Forrester and his partner in crime, Jake Shaw." Alex laughed.
"Let me show you where you can set up." Monica said shaking her head.
Morgan laughed as she followed Monica up the stairs. Half way up, Morgan stopped and turned around. "By the way, when will Agent Donovan grace us with his presence?" she asked.
"Ah, in a few days. He's away on business." Jake smirked.
"Good. I realize I'm a few days early, so I'll wait until Agent Donovan returns. I hate to repeat myself." she said starting back up the stairs.
"It's a little small," Monica started to explain," it used to be a storage closet."
"Donovan used it as his office when he first arrived." Jake added.
"That sounds like him." Morgan commented placing her case on the desk and taking out some files.
"So, by that comment you and Donovan know each other?" Jake prodded.
"We've had our battles in the past." Morgan replied sitting down, "now if you'll excuse me Agent Shaw, I need to catch up on some paperwork."
"Call me Jake." he smiled.
"Agent Shaw," she stressed, "we can lose the formalities after work."
"What ya smiling at?" Cody asked Monica.
"She means business. I'm just lucky she didn't bite my head off for insulting her." she replied.
An hour later Morgan walked down the stairs. "So, who feels like dinner?" she asked. They just looked at her. "What? Do I have an extra arm or something?"
"No, it's just." Cody started to say.
"Just what?" she asked, "If we're going to be working together, I would like to get know who I'm working with. Come on, I'm itching to use my expense account."
"Well, in that case I'm game." Jake laughed.
Two days later
Donovan walked into the building and was greeted by music blaring from Jake's radio. He could hear Alex taking her aggression out on the punching bag in the gym. He walked over to Cody and Monica, who were playing the Sims game on their laptops.
"So, this is what you do when I'm gone." he stated. Cody dropped the mouse and Monica closed her laptop when they heard Donovan's voice.
"Hey boss, you're back." Cody smiled.
"Where's Jake?" he asked.
"Tinkering on the van." Monica replied going back to her game.
"Cody," Donovan said shaking his head, "you gave Monica a god complex by bringing in that game."
"Hey a joke." Cody said astonished.
"Is Jack Ramos set up in the office yet?" he asked heading up to his office.
"Who?' Cody and Monica asked.
"Jack Ramos, the US Attorney." he stated.
Monica and Cody looked at each other in confusion then looked back to Donovan.
"Hello Frank."