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Getting The Upper Hand

Gillian was sitting at her desk 'smirking' to herself.

She had been deliciously wicked to Cal earlier that morning, just that 'little' hint in the shower that she had received some help from someone – and that was it.

Oh he had tried – tried every method he could to get her to say more than that – WHO had given her the help picking the film? – What other 'help' this person had given her?- Why had she decided to act on the persons advise?- When had this discussion taken place? - WHO WAS THIS PERSON?????

For once she had held her own and given him precisely nothing other that that one sentence in the shower. Consequently Cal had spent a lot of the day 'sulking' in his office.

Torres had been staking out the corridors for some time before she decided that Lightman was nowhere in sight and therefore wouldn't see her sneaking into Fosters office for an 'update'.

She still made sure she had a current case file in her hands though…Just in case!

"And…So?" The question was out her mouth before she had fully got through the door.

"Ria, how are you? Is that a case you need me to look at?"

Torres almost ran across the office before pulling a chair round to the side of where Gillian was sitting.

"NO – I mean…and yer know…SO?"

Feeling a bit like a teenager at school again who was going to 'blab' to her 'bestest friend' about kissing some boy behind some sheds, Gill let out a little giggle, which in turn caused a huge smile to spread across Rias face.

"I…I'm really not sure what you want me to talk about Torres.."

"Oh Cum on Gill! It worked didn't it? You finally got some didn't you?"

"RIA" the word came out incorporated in a shriek of fake censure.

"I really don't know what you could possibly mean by that remark, honestly Miss Torres sometimes you make absolutely no sense to me at all….."

"No –na ah – you are not getting away with it that easily Dr, Foster, your face is the face of a woman that got a lot more than 'cuddling' on a couch last night, and I want DETAILS girlfriend"

xXx

Loker was feeling very uncomfortable.

Lightman had strolled into the lab whistling some unknown tune and just stood behind him.

His hands were in his pockets, his face said nothing, and he was just standing there, staring at the monitor in front of an increasingly perplexed Eli

"Boss?"

"Loker"

How much longer was he gonna keep this up for?

"Did you need something boss, a file or something?"

"Nope"

"OK – I freely admit it – you're beginning to scare me now Dr. Lightman"

Good! Thought Cal, just what I wanted……

"Oh, why's that Loker? Got a guilty conscience about something have you?"

"Not that I know of….."

"Then why should my just standing here scare you so much?"

"Because I feel like I am being silently interrogated!"

Cal placed a hand on his shoulder, which made Eli jump, which was what Lightman had wanted.

"Yer know, for a man who is now, apparently, in love and getting laid regularlyyou are very jumpy Loker. You should be all soppy happy and relaxed. Wots up? Torres proving to be a bit a handful is she?"

Cal could barely contain himself when he saw just the hint of a blush break out on Elis face.

"Oh..Err..Right – You.. err.. heard about that did you?"

"I didn't need to 'hear' anything Loker, I just needed to look at you two this morning, that IS wot I do for a livin yer know"

"Umm Yeah ..Course, sure..Well yes..I mean no..that is to say that everything's just fine thanks..I mean with me and Ria. It's all still in the 'trial period' at the moment I guess, but.. we're errr cool, yer know"

"Good! Glad to hear it. Well, you carry on Loker, but if you do have any 'problems' yer knowwell you know where I am, and that you can always cum an talk to me…"

"Err..Yeah- Thanks boss, I..I'll remember that.." Cal had already left.

Loker wondered where the hell Torres was.

xXx

Ria was still getting the brush off in Fosters office.

"Really Ria, I just don't think this is the kind of thing that we should be discussing in the office that's all – It's not very professional is it"

"Well ok. How about we do lunch again today?"

Gillian sighed at her persistence, she just wasn't prepared to discuss this yet, but Torres had obviously decided that seeing as she had played such a substantial role in the plan, she clearly had a right to know well it had worked.

"Ria – the last time you and I went for an innocent 'girlie' lunch, the consequences ended up being quitewell, substantial, and I think I need at least a month to get over that before we embark on another one!"

She could see that Torres was going to start again so she got in first.

"Besides which, I don't hear you relating any 'details' of your love life with Eli"

Ria grinned. "Well if that's all that holding you back….let me tell you – Eli has the most amazing.."

Fosters hand shot up in a very definite STOP gesture, "That wasn't meant as a request Torres!"

"Yeah but if I'm prepared to share then…."

"TORRES" his deep voice stopped her dead in mid sentance.

"Unless you are needin Foster urgently at the moment, I need to drag her away from you I'm afraid"

Cal had walked over to the other side of Gillian, now, swinging the chair round so that she was facing him, he leaned over and covered her mouth with his.

Cal held the kiss for more than a few moments despite Gills obvious embarrassment and wriggling to get free.

As he stood up he deliberately caught Rias eyes, she was sat back in the chair, her mouth wide open, her eyes startled.

"Torres- did you need help with that file right now, or can it wait?" he raised an eyebrow at her.

"Err no..no..It can most definitely wait, I'll just.. maybe go and run it past Loker, see what he thinks"

"You do that then..off you go, there's a good girl"

Ria picked up the file and beat a hasty retreat.

"Was that REALLY necessary Cal?" Gill was not happy.

"Not luv, not necessary..but fun! Wot were you two chatting about anyway – latest film choices?"