It had been a mercifully light day at the Station; had there been anything put paperwork, Audrey would have been lost. All day she was thinking about Nathan and their date. God, she hadn't had a date in months. Audrey found herself reverting to her teenage years; what would she wear? She had nothing but work clothes and that blue dress she had worn to the restaurant opening that had ended in mass food poisoning. She now considered it a cursed dress. So what to wear? It was a good thing Nathan and Audrey didn't share offices, because he would have noticed her distraction in a heartbeat.

When she got home that evening, she ran to her closet. Nathan would be there in an hour to pick her up, which didn't leave her much time, considering the canvas she had been given. Sure enough, when she ripped the wardrobe doors open the rack was lined with jackets, trousers, things like that. At the end was her dark dress – the cursed dress. At least there was a last resort. Growling, Audrey looked though it again, checking the draws as well. She was just about to give up when her eye caught on a glimpse of pink. She dragged it from the back of the chest of draws and shook the folded fabric out. With a smile, Audrey slipped it on and checked herself in the mirror.

"Perfect," she smiled.

Nathan knocked on Audrey's door and waited, pulling the collar of his shirt. He had made the effort to put on a nice shirt, no flannel allowed, and brushed his hair nicely. The door swung open and Audrey stood there with an expectant smile. Nathan didn't know what he expected, but this wasn't it. She was wearing a stunning hot pink wrap-around dress, her hair falling in pale, fluffy curls, her eyes bright. She gripped a bag in her hand just big enough to carry had purse, phone and other things girls needed to have all the time.

"Ready to go?" she smiled, looking Nathan up and down "Hey, you clean up nice – fancy shirt."

"You look stunning," Nathan managed to say, taking her hand "I didn't know you had anything pink."

"I was shocked too." She commented and led the way to the truck. Nathan too her to a nice-looking place.

"I hope you like Italian," he said with a small smile once they had been seated. They were lucky; their table was in a dark, candle-lit corner with a view of the sea.

"I don't like it," Audrey said, then grinned "I love it. Another good choice, Wuornos. Let's see if your luck stays strong."

"I wouldn't hold my breath," he said back in his low, deep way. At that moment the waitress sauntered along, her skirt flapping around her waist and boobs bursting out her top. Her eyes zeroed in on Nathan and suddenly she had a bit more bounce in her step, a bit more sway in her hips.

"Good evening, my name is Amber and I'll be your waitress tonight. Can I get you anything to drink?" she addressed Nathan, half-blocking Audrey out with her body. Nathan noticed and looked at Audrey slightly nervously.

"We'll have a bottle of the House Red." Audrey said and the waitress – Amber – turned to reluctantly face Audrey. She smiled one harsh, sarcastic smile before taking the wine menus from them.

"Oh, and by the way," Audrey said before Amber left "if you look at him like that again, you won't be getting a tip – you'll be getting a slap round the face." Audrey continued in a sugar-sweet voice. The waitress sneered before sauntering away.

"I love how delicate and sweet you are," Nathan said with a fake girly sigh.

"Ha ha, very funny – how would you feel if that guy came over and started flirting with me?" Audrey shot back, pointing to a hot guy over the other side of the room.

"For starters, I'd feel bad for his date." Nathan grinned back.

"Ignore her – she's not there." Audrey determinedly pressed.

"Then I'd say 'hey, how you doing, I'm the Chief of Police' and he would run away screaming like a girl." He grinned back.

"Why Nathan Thaddeus Wuornos, is that abuse of power?" Audrey tutted and shook her head with a smile "I never thought I'd see the day."

"I won't tell anyone if you won't."

"You won't tell people what? You don't have any dirt on me." Audrey boasted with a smug smile.

"Not any true dirt, but in case you haven't noticed, I have a great imagination. I could easily tell the secretaries that you called me up in the middle of the night for a totally different reason."

"Call it even?" Audrey said hopefully. A clever person knew when to admit defeat.

"Deal." Nathan grinned and as the waiter brought over their wine.

"I had a great time," Audrey said as Nathan walked her to the door "thanks. And thanks for last night as well."

"You mean this morning." Said Nathan and he shrugged "and no problem. See you tomorrow, Chief."

"See you tomorrow, Officer Parker." Nathan smiled, then leaned in to kiss her gently. Audrey closed her eyes as his lips stroked hers, not opening them when he pulled away. When she finally did, Nathan was in his tuck and waiting for her to go inside safely. With a self-conscious laugh, Audrey turned and closed the door behind her, the remnants of Nathan's kiss still tingling on her lips.

Here are my ideas for the dress - don't doubt my ideas of a pink dress until after you see these!

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imagine this one in the same pink as the above:

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if these don't work, go to my profile!