Life at the One – Two
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Chapter 13
"What d'ya do that for?!" Georgie demanded as she slammed back into the drivers side of the patrol car.
"Because you totally overreacted" Kate said calmly "The kid was terrified"
"He broke the law" Georgie huffed "And then gave me a loada lip"
"Because you gave him a loada attitude" Kate replied.
Georgie looked at Kate sourly before starting the engine and pulling into the traffic "Who was on the phone?" she asked.
"Don" Kate answered "They might have found Lewes"
"Seriously?" Georgie frowned "Where?"
Kate shrugged "Dunno, but hopefully when they get him, I get my husband back. Well until the next fruit loop starts killing people anyway"
"Rub it in why don'tcha?" Georgie muttered.
"What happened? You and Brad?" Kate asked, looking out the side window for signs of people doing things they shouldn't, it was a slow shift "You never did tell me"
"I don't really know" Georgie sighed "We just weren't right, didn't feel right"
"Happens" Kate replied.
"You and Don OK now?" Georgie asked, slowing for a better look at some kids hanging about in front of a bodega.
"Think so" Kate smiled "We seem to be getting back to normal"
"Huh, bitchin' and snipin' then?" Georgie chuckled.
"Yeah" Kate laughed "It's what we do"
"How does it feel?" Georgie asked "Bein' together that long?"
Kate shrugged "Pretty much the same, we know each other better, sometimes he scares me by knowing exactly what I'm thinking, but it's just the same, sort of. And different to, like knowing he's always there but I still get scared and wanna impress him, like you do when you're first together."
"Wow" Georgie laughed "I can see why he complains about you not makin' sense sometimes!"
"What?!" Kate's tone was defensive but she was grinning.
"That little speech, it was total crap, made no sense at all!" Georgie laughed.
"I guess that's something different" Kate mused "He's learned to interpret me"
Georgie laughed "So what would he interpret from that?"
"That I love him" Kate said simply "Sometimes when I yell at him for doin' something stupid, he just smiles and says 'Love you too babe' and walks off, drives me nuts"
Georgie laughed "Yeah, I can see that" she paused a moment "And the kids? How have they changed it between you?"
"Who am I?" Kate looked at Georgie with amusement "Dr Phil?!"
"I'm just interested!" Georgie defended "I've never been in a long term relationship, but one day, I'd like to have kids, good to be prepared"
Kate thought for a moment "I don't really know" she answered honestly "I've known Don for so long, we crossed paths loads of times, and yeah, I always found him attractive, only human right?" she paused as Georgie gave her a 'please' look "Alright, I get it. But no, it wasn't a huge deal, we just sorta clicked, both grown up I suppose, and then it all just...happened. A lot had to do with him losing Angell, he'd had it pretty rough from what I can gather and so with me, he said he didn't want to hang around, to wait, because that just wasted time we might not have"
"Romantic" Georgie snorted.
"No, not really, and it scared the hell outta me, but I loved him and I wanted it too" Kate sighed "And here we are, two kids and a mortgage later we're 'normal' family people. It's weird"
"I'm glad you sorted it out" Georgie said, pulling over outside a diner "I was gonna put in for a transfer if you'd stayed apart"
"We weren't that bad!" Kate defended.
"Yeah" Georgie looked at her "You were"
…...
"Aw c'mon Danny please" Lindsay put on her best wide eyed appealing look, before glaring at Don as he choked back a laugh.
"No!" Danny said "If Mac said that's where you're goin' then I ain't gonna argue with him!"
"But I wanna be out there with you!" Lindsay replied hotly.
What IS it with women in this job?! Danny fumed to himself.
"No Linds" he said, looking away "Just stop"
"Fine!" She stalked back to the ESU truck without looking back.
"At least she didn't call you baby" Don observed.
"That was next" Danny sighed as they got into Don's car "And tonight... I don't even wanna think about the grief I'm gonna get"
Don laughed "And I thought it was bad sometimes havin' Kate at the precinct"
"She don't hassle you though" Danny said "Does she? Linds doesn't generally"
"Not really" Don answered thoughtfully "If anything it's the other way around, and actually I quite like it, when she was on ESU we hardly saw each other"
"Makes good for when you did though huh?!" Danny laughed.
Don smirked "That's never really changed"
"Really?" Danny looked surprised.
"Not really" Don looked slightly perplexed, shooting Danny a look between driving "I hear the guys at work, complaining about it, about their wives and stuff, and think it's weird"
"What, that the sex goes?" Danny asked "It kinda does though, with kids an' all"
"Yeah, but the closeness is still there, the feelings, it's just you're too wiped out to do anythin' about them" Don said "How it is for me anyway"
"You're lucky I guess" Danny said "Me too"
"You think it's just us?" Don laughed "Because we live life so close to the edge we make each day count?"
Danny laughed, giving him a disbelieving look "That's a bit deep from you buddy!"
Don chuckled "Maybe"
"I remember when the most meaningful conversation we had was rating women from the night before" Danny said "Did we grow up?!"
"I fear we may have" Don pulled a face "Settled players, I always hated guys like us when I was younger, guess I didn't understand. Not 'till Jess anyway"
"Linds totally threw me" Danny mused "She just wouldn't get outta my head, and then I found out about Lucy..."
"Great feelin' huh?" Don smiled.
"Sure is, better than anything" Danny agreed.
"We're here" Don said as he pulled up behind as ESU truck "Let's stop the mushy huh?"
"Of course" Danny said seriously "Married or not, we got a rep to uphold man!"
"Can't have anyone thinking we're human now, can we?" Don grinned as he got out the car.