Reno and Rude both stared in disbelief at the computer screen at The Rookie's latest story. Rude's first gut reaction was to start laughing at the absurdity of it, but he knew Reno was seething, especially now that his partner's face was the same color as his hair.
"How could she?!" The words erupted out of Reno.
"You'll have to ask her when she gets back." Rude said calmly. He really needed those two to work out whatever was bothering them. He cared for them both, but he was tired of being stuck in the middle. "Or you could just write your own stories and let her write hers." The almost unholy joy that appeared on Reno's face made Rude wish he had kept his mouth shut.
Elena downed her energy drink. It was late at night, but she had much to do still, and she was exhausted. Reno was second-in-command of the Turks, and he needed to be treated appropriately. She was making sure everything was ready to make him his favorite breakfast in the morning when she heard him call her.
"Yes, Master?" Elena asked when she stopped in the doorway to his bedroom, remembering to bow to him. "How may I please you now?"
Reno patted the spot on the bed next to him. "Come here, my faithful servant."
Elena obediently sat down on the bed next to him. "What now, Master?"
"Now I show you how much I appreciate all you do for me." Reno said as he took her robe off.
"Oh, thank you, Master." Elena gratefully exclaimed. She was so lucky to have him reward her the way he did. He was the manliest man she had ever known, and she pitied the women who would never experience the joy he gave her so effortlessly.
"Uhhhhh, that's really…nice." Rude managed to say when Reno showed him the beginning of his story. Rude was expecting his eyes to start bleeding at any moment. "Will you have it finished and posted before Elena gets back?"
"You better believe I will!" Reno promised, and Rude made a mental note not to be anywhere in the building on that day.
Elena was surprised that Tseng was the one who picked her up when her month was over. Her feelings for him had been supplanted by feelings for Rude and Reno, so she didn't know why she blushed when the helicopter landed. She eagerly got in, excited at the prospect of a hot shower and a microwave, not to mention getting food delivered, and cell service as well. And she could see what Reno's response to her latest story was.
When Elena entered her apartment, the first thing she did was head straight for the bathroom. After spending an hour in the shower, she decided that was enough for one night. Putting her bathrobe on as she headed to the kitchen, she noticed some papers stacked on her counter. Grabbing them, she was surprised to see it was a story that Reno had written, at least she figured it was him, since he had handwritten "Hope you like it!" on the top of the first page.
Reno was working on charming the barista into making sure he always got his order first, when his cellphone started blaring. Controlling his annoyance at the interruption, he glanced at his phone, and his jaw dropped when he realized it was telling him there was a fire at his condo. Running all the way back, he got there just as the fire department did.
"It wasn't anything serious, someone just burnt some papers in your bathroom sink which set the alarms off." The fireman in charge told Reno as the firefighters left a few minutes later.
Reno went into the bathroom and found pieces of the paper that was burnt, and he realized it was his latest story. Elena!