First Kiss 10
"Eames, this is Karen," Goren said by way of introduction. "She's an old friend," he said with a smile Alex thought he reserved for her.
As she performed the mandatory niceties, Eames looked Karen over with scrutiny. She was tall and lean, with long straight blond hair. Her eyes were large and green, the focal point of her face.
"We're going to go get a drink, you wanna come?" Bobby asked.
Eames was torn. She didn't want to spend time with this woman… but she didn't want Bobby spending time alone with her, either. She found herself nodding in agreement. "Let me wrap up a few things, first," she said. She went to her desk to shut down the computer.
As Eames followed them out of the office, she noticed their familiarity with each other. Karen walked very close to Bobby, and he didn't mind. They could easily be holding hands, they seemed so comfortable together.
She made polite conversation as they headed to the bar. I shouldn't be feeling this way, she thought. I don't have any kind of claim on Bobby.
They sat down together at a round booth in the corner. Eames managed to insert herself between the two of them, but that wouldn't stop them from sharing those looks.
Finally, the green eyed girl excused herself and went to the powder room. Bobby leaned over to Alex and said quietly, "Karen is getting a divorce. She's kind of having a rough time right now."
"And you're…"
"Helping her out," he said cheerfully. "We're old friends."
"Friends?"
"Okay, all right, we dated for a little while, but that was a long time ago." For a moment, Goren thought Eames was jealous, but he dismissed the thought.
Their drinks arrived, and Bobby told Karen about their most interesting cases. He left out the nastiest parts. Finally, mercifully, Karen said she had to be somewhere. Eames shook her hand and waited while Bobby walked her out and made sure she got a cab.
Alex's mind was racing. Why am I jealous? We're not involved! But I am jealous, she thought. Very, very jealous. She saw Bobby walking back toward her, and made up her mind.
He sat beside her, babbling something about how good it was to see Karen again. Alex reached out and touched his thigh in an intimate spot. Bobby stopped talking mid-sentence and gaped at her.
Alex took advantage of her petit form and turned around, almost getting in his lap. She clasped his face in both of her hands and kissed him purposefully.
"You're jealous!" he said.
"Shut up, Goren," she said, kissing him again.
"She's just an old friend," he gasped when she let him come up for air.
Alex kissed him hard again. "Shut up," she breathed.
At last, Bobby did as he was told. His tongue searched hers, and his hand slipped up in the back of her blouse. Alex's hand found his thigh again. The waitress came by and they pulled apart.
"Check, please," Bobby panted.