Case Seven: Organic
"Do you want a pineapple?"
Dani did not look up from her computer screen.
"Reese? Do you want a pineapple?"
Dani glanced up briefly, only moving her eyeballs, and had to admit that that pineapple did look absolutely yellow and delicious. She knew how good it would taste if she bit her teeth into it; she had once sneaked a small one out of his desk drawer where he always kept his lunch, just so she could taste it. She had looked around all the time to make sure he didn't know, because if he saw her, she would have to admit that she was slightly intrigued by this whole organic deal.
It had tasted wonderfully fresh and the juices had trickled down her throat; never had a pineapple tasted better in her opinion, and she hated that he had grown it, and that she liked it (he had grown it, she shouldn't like it!). But apparently Charlie Crews was good at this thing, and right now that pineapple was calling out her name, but she wasn't going to react – she couldn't seem weak in front of him.
She looked into the screen again without replying.
Charlie made his usual annoying face and turned the pineapple over in his hands, looked at it as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. He then looked up at her again with a saying look; she could see that out of the corner of her eye, even if she did her best to focus entirely on the task of looking at her computer and blocking him out , "It's just a pineapple, Reese." He said, in an incredibly careless tone, "Take the pineapple, Reese."
Dani brushed her hair back and looked up at him fully, elbows resting on her desk. Every muscle in her face was tightened and she felt the need to scream aloud, "No thank you, Crews. I didn't reply for a reason. I'm working here."
"But it's organic fruit."
"I'm working."
Charlie looked briefly at the pineapple again before he locked eyes with her, "But how do I know that? You didn't reply to me. We already had this discussion before, Reese, I can't talk to myself without people thinking I'm weird, even if you are my partner. Why are you my partner again, Reese? Because of something you did? And because of something I did? It's just organic fruit, take it, Reese."
She let her tongue briefly wet her lips, "No. I'm working."
Charlie placed the pineapple on the desk and pushed it a few centimeters forward, so it was right next to the line that divided up their desks, "It's organic. An organic pineapple, Reese." He continued, and pushed the pineapple until it crossed the line to her desk.
She squeezed her eyes together but didn't say anything.
"I grew it myself," he continued, in his amazingly carefree tone, "and it's organic. I like organic fruit, Reese. Do you like organic fruit? It's organic."
She reached out and grabbed the fruit, "If I take the damn thing will you shut up!?" she hissed.
Charlie smiled slightly and reached down for something. When his hand came into her sight again, Dani saw that he had taken up a pear, "This is organic too." He told her, before he took a bit and started chewing.
Dani sighed heavily and said, "Organic, yeah, I could've told myself."
"I grew it." Charlie said, taking another bite, "I grow a lot of organic fruit."
Before Dani managed to control herself, she spat, "God Crews, what is wrong with you!? You talk all the time. About organic pineapples and organic pears. I am loosing my mind!"
He just stared back at her, like she hadn't just practically yelled at him, "I like organic fruit." He simply said.
And then he shrugged.
Annoying thing number seven: He eats organic fruit all the time, he grows organic fruit, and like most things, I have to listen to him talk about organic fruit a lot.
Dani grabbed the pineapple harder and stood up to go find a knife.
Hello everybody. Sorry about the long delays I seem to have on these small pieces. It doesn't take me very long to write them when I finally have time. I hope to finish this entire story during Christmas break, so let's cross our fingers for that. I want to thank you all for reviewing, and I want to wish you all a merry Christmas, just in case I don't manage to update before that (which I seriously hope I do ;b).
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