Laura helped Robbie adjust his tie. She did not need to. He was a grown man and had been satisfactorily adjusting his tie for years, but it was part of their morning ritual at times. It was a way they could be close in proximity yet still dressed and professional in attire, even if their current ideas towards one another were not purely chaste in nature.
"He wants to see you, too." Robbie mentioned to Laura.
"Not yet, Robbie. You and Moody need to discuss the particulars. Once you two have decided how this is going to work, I'll come to a meeting with all three of us. Is that a fair offer on my part?" she asked Robbie.
Robbie agreed that it was and figured that Moody would find it acceptable.
As Robbie approached the station building, he noticed Hathaway was already outside for a smoking break. He asked Hathaway "First smoke of the day already?" Hathaway responded "No, about the third. And good morning to you, too, sir. How was the weekend at the secret love nest?" Robbie started to laugh at Hathaway's comment while holding the door for Hathaway as he put out his cigarette and proceeded inside. "It was just a little weekend get away. Nothing overly special about it." Robbie responded to Hathaway. "Ahh, but I thought that every day of your life was now special with the lovely Laura in it. " Hathaway proceeded to tease as well as annoy Robbie. "Very well James, what is it? What's been going on over the weekend that's got you all charged up?'" James walked away to get some coffee, at least pretending to not hear Robbie question.
"Good morning, sir. Good to see you." Lizzie cheerfully greeted Robbie as she came into the office. Robbie nodded his greeting to her and asked "What's with Hathaway? Is it too few or too many cigarettes? Or too little or too much coffee?" Robbie asked of Lizzie. Lizzie suggested to Robbie that "He might just need a better balance of cigarettes and coffee. Plus we were on call this weekend and had a few cases too many to take care of."
Robbie wanted to hear more about James' and Lizzie latest cases and to help out where he could. However, his main focus this morning was to find Moody and speak with him, if possible. Robbie went on the prowl to find Moody and he found him speaking with Hathaway for a few moments. Moody saw Robbie coming into his line of vision and excused himself from his conversation with Hathaway to pursue a discussion with Robbie.
Robbie and Moody shook hands and Moody asked "Did you explain the situation to Laura?" Robbie responded in the affirmative. Moody then asked of Robbie "How does Laura feel about it?" Robbie responded "Laura is fine with it. I know you wanted to meet with her, too. But she wanted for us to discuss the particulars. Then she will join us for a discussion, later. Is that acceptable?" Moody nodded his head and agreed with Robbie, motioning for him to follow him to his office to discuss things in more detail and privacy.
Hathaway watched the exchange between Moody and Lewis from a distance, and began to wonder what was going on.