Dante sighed as he made his way to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee, he needed it after last night. He hadn't gotten much sleep, maybe an hour or two at the most. Now that he thought about maybe inviting Lulu to stay with him hadn't been such a good idea. She had only been there one night and she had already worked her way into his mind. He had only known her a short time but for some reason he already cared about her, he didn't want to see anything happen to her. But they were partners and he knew that a real relationship would never work, how could it. If he was worried about her all the time how would he be able to concentrate on work and do his job.
The next morning Dante had to go back into work, he hated to leave Lulu all alone but he didn't really have a choice. Standing in the kitchen he scooped eggs and sausages onto the two plates he had ready. Lulu hadn't come out of her room yet but he knew she was awake, he could hear her moving around.
"Something smells great." Lulu said as she crossed through the living room into the kitchen.
"Breakfast is served." He said as he brought the plates to the table.
"Thanks."
"I have to go back into work today. I hate to leave you all alone here but..."
"I'll be fine." she said interrupting his apologies.
"Well my phone will be on, so if you need anything just give me a call."
"Ok." Lulu said digging into the delicious breakfast Dante had made. She couldn't believe just how hungry she was.
After eating breakfast Dante headed out the door as Lulu plopped down on the couch to see what was on tv. She wished she were going back to work as well, she hated to sit here all day doing absolutely nothing.
Dante arrived at the station, taking a seat at his desk for the first time since Lulu had been shot. He had piles of work waiting for him and he knew he would be busy all day long. Reaching over he grabbed the phone to see how Lulu was doing, "Hey."
"Hey Dante."
"Is everything alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine just dying of boredom over here. I really hate sitting around with nothing to do."
"Well before you know it you'll be back at work and then you'll be asking for that free time." Dante said with a grin.
After hanging up the phone, he noticed Lucky making his way over to his desk.
"Hey man how's my sister doing?" Lucky said stopping at his desk.
"She's doing great."
"Not giving you any trouble?" Lucky said with a laugh knowing how sister could be at times.
"No." Dante answered wondering why he would ask something like that.
"What are your intentions with my sister?" Lucky asked knowing there was more going on here than what meets the eye.
"What...What do you mean?" Dante asked a little shocked at the question.
"I saw that stupid grin on your face when you were talking to her on the phone."
Dante knew he had to admit the truth he couldn't hide it any longer and he desperately needed to talk to someone about how he was feeling, "Alright I'll admit I do like your sister, a lot."
"Your in way over you head man." Lucky told him shaking his head.
What do ya mean?" Dante asked wondering what her brother meant when he said he was in over his head with Lulu.
"Well she's complex. You may not be able to handle a girl like her, let's just say she's been through a lot and she's a very strong-willed type of person. When she's upset or angry you probably don't wanna be around to witness the fallout. She's also fiercely protective of her family and friends."
"That doesn't sound like a bad thing."
"Well I'm really not one to give advice in the dating department but I don't think it would be the best idea for you two to get into a relationship. It would be complicated with the work situation and you guys are friends right now. It would just make things difficult and if you really feel this about my sister maybe it would be best if she stayed somewhere else while she's recuperating."
"I don't wanna just kick her out."
"Well just think about it, ok I don't wanna see either of you get hurt."Lucky said as he headed back over to his desk.
Dante sighed as he dropped into the desk chair, now not only did he have mountains of paperwork to do but he had to think about what Lucky had told him. His words were running through his mind and he knew he would be thinking about it for the rest of the day.
