Grace blinked for a moment . "Me sweet? I am usually told I'm brassy, tough as nails and sometimes volatile. I don't know if I was ever called sweet unless it was when I was a little girl before my mom left the house. Thank you though it's nice of you."
The waitress set their food down in front of them and left them to eat it.
DK lifted one of his sandwiches slowly and took off a corner. "These are what my mom always made me when I was sick growing up. It stuck into adulthood." He chewed slowly and swallowed. "I was number four in like and then my twin younger sisters came along. My older brothers Steven, Michael and Danny Junior were already out of the house pretty much by then. They are all cops ironically, detectives with Major Case now. Shannon is in nursing school and Anna who is in the hospital is currently bartending until she figures out what she wants to do with her life. " He sipped some of his shake slowly then.
Grace nodded. "I have an older brother Shawn. He went to medical school last I heard ., I see my dad on occasion but not that often. She ate a forkful of her cake slowly. "Wow this is good." "Haven't had this in a while. "
DK said" You don't have a sweet tooth then? I admit mine can be pretty intense when I'm stressed out. Usually can demolish a whole bag of peanut M&M's at one shot then." He ate the first sandwich and had some soup for a moment.
Grace smiled. "Then I know what to put in your locker on your birthday this year."
DK said" The guys will beat you to it, they go wild every year with me. Have sinc ei've been working there. Walsh usually is the ringleader at the jokes."
Grace said" Well if you want I'll go with you to see your sister. Or just sit with you in the hall. I think you need more than family right now and I'm free if you want me."
DK nodded. "That would be really wonderful of you. I could use a friend and a distraction right now."
Grace chuckled. "I'm good at that . And seriously I'm also here if you don't want to go home alone later I have a spare room in my apartment and you can crash there if you need it." "Or just come and decompress and use my shower, no strings attached."
DK said" That is really incredibly kind of you . Right now I think I'll go check in and then go to my place and check on things. You're welcome to come over there with me later. I'll just see if anything has changed and then we can be out of there."
Grace nodded. "Anything you want I'll let the squad know how things are for you. Then you can get some sleep or a hot shower." " That other offer is open ended with no time limit for acceptance. Just keep it in mind if you need a haven."
He said"Oh I will definitely remember it and I may take you up on that if I start getting stir crazy." He paid the check and got his shake to go. Grace had a takeout box and her shake as well as they went back across the street together touching hands slightly.
