A/N: Hello my dear readers, this chapter is just a little one. Originally, it was the first part of the next chapter, but feeling that this little piece would go down I split them and put this extra.
Special thanks to YouHaveLovelyHair for the beta-read. Thank you. ^^
Yup, this time it wasn't you lovingthis. I know you are very busy and to be honest I wanted you to read it here and leave a review :O) please *grin*
AND I wish you good luck for the dentist. I hope he/she will behave and is nice to you.
Hope you enjoy.
Jess sat at the ADD, sipping on her frothy coffee and watching the monitors as she recognized the familiar figure appearing next to her.
"Good morning Becker." She greeted him and took another sip.
The Captain grinned widely. "Morning Jess", he greeted in return. Since he came that often over the last days he wasn't able to sneak up on her anymore, somehow she managed to make him out before he stood next to her chair, but to be honest it absolutely didn't matter to him. He reached into his pocket and took out a bar, placing it on the device in front of the woman.
"Becker, you're bringing me chocolate everyday for a whole week. I already accepted your apology, you don't have to bring me more! But thanks." She replied, her eyes beamed thankfully and she quickly put the bar into her bag under the table. Just in case he might think about her words and took it back, not that he ever would do that.
"But I also missed to bring you chocolate the two weeks previous. I have to make up for that, too." The soldier alibied his gifts.
"Yeah, but seven? Really, Becker, when you keep going with that you can roll me after a month." The FCO countered.
"I'm doubting that." He looked sceptical, winking at her. "Besides you need the energy for tomorrow."
Jess looked puzzled at him.
"The moving, remember? Abby and Connor are talking about this for four weeks now." He put her in mind of it.
Jess lowered her head, her wide smile disappeared and the corners of her mouth dropped down. "Oh, yeah. I remember. Is it already tomorrow?" She questioned rhetorically, nipping on her coffee.
Becker knew she didn't feel happy about the couple moving out. She liked them like older siblings and she felt terrible at the thought of living alone again, so he decided to change the subject and to cheer her up a little.
"Um, can I have a sip?" He questioned, pointing at her coffee.
Jess looked flabbergasted at the soldier. "No! That was a present." She rejected and placed the cup out of his reach.
Becker raised his eyebrow, questioning puzzled. "From who?"
"Err." She was afraid to admit it right away. "Please promise me to not freak out."
Becker made a cross on his chest, gesturing to promise her.
"It's from Newt." She replied, awaiting his reaction.
"Newt is bringing you coffee? Why?" The Captain spoke in a calm voice, he was visibly surprised.
Jess grinned with relish and answered. "Because he is a nice person! And I told him that you are the only one who is allowed to bring me chocolate." The man smiled appreciatively as he heard that. "So he brings me coffee instead. But only sometimes. And he also brings one for Abby and one for Emily, so it's no real present but it's nice."
"I am his Captain, why doesn't he bring me a coffee, too?" The man asked, slightly disappointed.
"Because he only brings one to kind persons." Jess taunted.
Becker's jaw dropped. "I am kind!" He protested.
"You let him do extra exercises." She riposted teasingly.
"Only to better prepare him for the field missions, it's dangerous out there." The Captain defended himself.
"You yelled at him." The woman countered.
"That's my job! It's an army-thing." He fought back.
"You punched him." Jess argued, slightly sticking her tongue out.
"That … that was a misunderstanding and I already apologised." Becker bluffed it out.
The FCO gazed at him with her more knowing look, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
The soldier replied her gesture and folded his arms, more to defend himself then to make his point clear. "So you … don't think I am a good Captain?" He asked shyly, his eyes stuck to the ground.
"Quite the opposite! I think you are a brilliant Captain. The best I've ever met." She complimented on him, giving her best warm smile.
The man looked at her out of the corner of his eyes. Seeing her smile he turned his head, questioning dubiously. "How many Captains do you know?"
Jess grinned boldly. "Including you? One!" Making the soldier chuckle.
Becker put on his puppy-eyed look, pointing at the coffee, and finally melted her heart.
"Fine, you can have a sip. But only one!" Jess replied and gave him the cup.
"Thank you Ma'am." The soldier responded as he held the coffee in his hand, making the woman smile with delight. Then he drank. "Yum! That coffee is really good." He stated with amazement.
Jess beamed and excitedly nodded her approval. "Yup. It is. Now give it back." She replied kindly, holding out her hand.
Becker smirked cheekily and took another gulp instead.
"Hey!" She protested. "I've said only one. Give it back, now!"
"Really, I wish I could but I'm not sure about that. There is pretty much caffeine in it and in combination with the sugar from the chocolate... I don't want you to get an energy rush." He teased holding the cup as high as he could.
"Becker!" The tiny woman jumped up, trying to catch the cup. "Stop teasing me and give me my coffee back."
"See? You're already addicted." He bantered, grinning from ear to ear.
The woman frowned at him, crossing her arms again and putting on her best stubborn look. Her expression was replied by a friendly smile from the Head of Security, who placed the coffee back in her hands.
"I'm only kidding." Becker leaned forward and pecked her on the forehead. "See you tomorrow." He made his farewells and left the hub.
Jess waited until he was out of sight before she jumped like a twelve-year old. 'He kissed me, he kissed me.' She mentally shouted with glee. 'Well, it was on the forehead, like I'm a little one, but he kissed me.'
Fully pleased she sank back into her chair, facing the ADD and took a big gulp of her coffee.
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