A/N - Have I told you guys lately that you're awesome? Coz you are! Your comments are so great and totally make my day! I've got another longish update here for ya! Ive got chapter 27 written up aswell, which isn't as long…but I think I'll make you sweat for it for a little bit….just coz I can ;)

Do you remember drunk Arizona's texting? Well how about we found out how Callie handles tequila? But first….what the hell is Lucy doing in Arizona's apartment!

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Previously…..

Like she told Callie earlier, her mom had a tendency to come over. And if not her mom, Teddy was known to make herself comfortable. Chuckling she left her bags at the door and walked further into her apartment. 'Honey, I'm home…' she called out.

Movement to her right caught her attention. She looked over and her smile faltered. 'Hey honey, welcome home.'

Standing in the doorway to the kitchen holding a bud light was her fellow flight attendant, with a wide smile gracing her lips.

'Lucy? What the hell are you doing in my apartment?'

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Chapter 26

The unexpected house guest held her free hand up and continued to smile at Arizona. 'Shh, it's alright. I'm sorry if I scared you. I've been waiting for a while now.' She held up the bottle of bud. 'Drink?'

Arizona stood with her mouth hanging open. What the fuck was going on here? 'Lucy, I'll ask again, what are you doing in my apartment? Actually, how the hell did you even get in?'

'OK, OK….come on, let's have a sit down.' She moved towards the couch, making herself comfortable before she turned around to see the apartment owner still standing looking at her disbelievingly. 'I wont bite Ari, come….sit.'

'No, I'll stand…' Arizona told her. 'Lucy, I'm not kidding around here. What's going on?'

'OK, I got here a couple of hours ago. Your mom was here….she let me in.'

*Damn it* Arizona thought. She looked at the dishevelled flight attendant uniform Lucy was wearing. Obviously her mother saw that and realised she worked with her daughter.

'We had a little chat…' Lucy went on. 'She's so kind. I wish my mom was like that.'

'Lucy will you shut up about my mom and tell me what the hell you're doing alone in my apartment?'

'Well you mom had to go. She told me to stay on and wait for you.'

'I told you I didn't want to speak to you…' Something about this situation was off. It wasn't necessarily an unlawful entry because she'd been asked to come in, but she certainly wasn't welcome. 'You know what, I don't even care why you're here, I just want you out….now!' She started thinking about what her fellow flight attendant had been doing while alone in her apartment. She'd probably been snooping around in cupboards and draws….in her bedroom. Anger rushed through her veins.

'Arizona, I came here to talk to you. We have to work together. I just want to clear the air between us.'

'I'm not interested Lucy, and coming to my apartment, regardless of whether my mother lets you in or not is unacceptable. I told you I don't want to talk to you.'

Lucy leant forward on the couch, slamming her bottle of bud on the coffee table. It made Arizona flinch slightly. She felt herself take an involuntary step back when Lucy got off the couch. 'Arizona for god sake, we're adults. Can't you act like it and have a fucking conversation with me?' She'd walked towards the other blonde and now stood directly in front of Arizona.

Arizona was almost speechless. Was this really happening? Was Lucy actually confronting her like this is her apartment? Why wouldn't she take no for an answer. 'Lucy, I'm going to say this one more time and then I'm going to call the police. Get the hell out of my apartment!'

Lucy took a step closer to her. Her face only inches away from the other blondes. 'Just give me a chance Ari….that's all I'm asking.'

Arizona took another step back but Lucy grabbed her arm, digging her fingers into the flesh. 'Lucy…' she struggled to get herself free. 'Get off, you're hurting me.'

'Just give me a chance Arizona.' She kept her vice like grip on the blonde's arm. 'I saw Teddy's post on face book. I don't see a breakable smile on your face. I found Callie's profile aswell….she isn't so hot.'

Something inside Arizona snapped and she pushed into Lucy's chest with her free hand. Lucy stumbled back, releasing her hold on Arizona's arm. 'I don't know what's got into you Lucy but I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. Do yourself a favour and stay the hell away from me before….'

She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence as Lucy shoved her back into the wall. She was trapped between the wall and this seemingly deranged woman. 'Lucy get the fuck….' Her lips were covered by Lucy's. The other woman's tongue tried desperately to force it's way between Arizona's lips. Arizona squirmed to be free from the other woman who had her arms pinned at the wall by her side. 'Lu….cy…..get the…..' Arizona tried to protest. Then she felt Lucy's right hand shoving her skirt up and snake it's way between her legs. The other woman massaged her centre fiercely while moaning against her lips.

With her now free hand, Arizona put all the strength she could behind her and sank her fist into the side of Lucy's head. The punch was enough to dislodge Lucy from her. The uninvited guest stumbled back, clutching at her face. 'LUCY….get the fuck out of my apartment….NOW!' Arizona screamed.

Lucy looked at her open mouthed. 'Arizona please, just let me….'

'OUT!' Arizona screamed again.

Taking a few moments to stare at the angry blonde, Lucy went to the door, picked up her keys and left the apartment.

Arizona was left shaking with anger. She stared at the door for almost a minute. Emotions attacked her at an almost unbearable rate. She wasn't sure whether to be angry or scared or worried about what the hell had possessed the other woman to act the way she did. I mean, she had just sexually assaulted her.

What could she do in this situation? Should she call the police? Her boss? No, there was only one person she wanted to speak to right now she thought, pulling her cell out of her blazer.

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Callie was sat in the back of Jack's car, a look of pure thunder on her face. Just before they'd set out to this 50th birthday party she'd received a call from her frantic girlfriend. At first she couldn't quite understand what Arizona was telling her. She'd been babbling and stuttering on her words. Finally telling the blonde to take some deep breaths, Callie heard about the events Arizona had been put through since arriving home.

To say she was livid was a complete understatement. What pissed her off even more was the fact she was thousands of miles away. She couldn't just hop in the car and go around to comfort her girlfriend.

Or to knock the shit out of Lucy.

Which is pretty much what she wanted to do right now. She knew from the start this Lucy was trouble. What the hell was she playing at? No rational person would force themselves upon someone who was clearly not interested. This woman had problems and Callie hated that she couldn't be there to protect her girlfriend.

One small comfort came in the form of Teddy, who arrived at Arizona's place while they were on the phone together. After staying on the line while Arizona explained what had just happened with Lucy, Callie had heard Teddy say ''I'll fucking kill the bitch…''….only to be stopped by Arizona. The Latina had asked the blonde to put the phone onto Teddy. She wanted to know her girlfriend was going to be safe in her absence. She hadn't needed to tell Teddy how furious she was with the situation, but she asked for Teddy to stay with Arizona at least for the night. Teddy promised and also explained how she'd make sure she had a confrontation of her own with Lucy.

So here Callie was, stuck in the backseat of her ex's son's car, on the way to a party she really didn't want to be going to. She'd already sent several texts to her girlfriend, eager to know how she was doing. The last message she received was 45 minutes ago, explaining that the baseball game was forgotten and along with Teddy she was on her way to speak to her superior at the airport.

Hopefully this matter would be resolved imminently and Lucy would be out on her ass. How dare she throw her girlfriend up against a wall. How dare she put her hand between her legs.

She was furious! She wanted to talk to this Lucy herself. Infact, next week when she was in Missouri she's make it her mission to speak to her.

'Callie?'

Coming out of her thoughts the Latina blinked a few times until her eyes shifted to Erica. 'Huh?'

'I said we're here…' Erica replied with a frown.

'Oh, yea…great!' Callie replied, plastering on her best fake smile.

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'You are so fucking spoilt, you know that!'

The blonde nodded, a genuine smile on her face. 'I am….she's just amazing Ted's. She's so warm and loving. I've never felt this way about anyone. I'm just so in love with her and this distance between us is just….' Se frowned and shook her head.

'Well, you've kinda done something to make that easier. Shunning me in the process I might add!' Teddy scolded playfully.

They'd arrived at the airport a few hours earlier, luckily their boss was in. After explaining the details of the assault when she'd arrived home, her boss, a man her father was very close to, had taken the matter very seriously and assured Arizona he would deal with it right away. At the very least Lucy would be suspended pending an investigation.

During the meeting with her boss, she had expressed her desire to be taken off international flights. Phil Stark had been quite dumbfounded to begin with. He'd thought her reasoning was to make sure she never shared a work shift with Lucy again. After explaining it was for other, personal reasons, he granted her the change with immediate effect.

Though she hadn't said anything, Arizona could tell Teddy was quite upset at her best friends request. They'd had the same work patterns for so many years. They knew each other so well and with Arizona moving to a domestic flight only routine, things were going to be very different.

'You know, you could always change to domestic flights too Teds.'

'I know' Teddy replied, picking up her glass of wine. 'I'd miss going to Europe too much though.'

'What…more than you'd miss me?'

Teddy debated for a second. 'It's too close a call…'

Picking up a cushion, Arizona threw it at Teddy's face, causing a little bit of wine to spill from the glass. 'Ass muncher…' Teddy laughed.

'It'll be weird not being on any flights with you…' Arizona replied honestly. She knew it meant they wouldn't be able to spend so much time together, and that thought alone really upset her. She'd been the one constant on Arizona's life for so many years.

But she had other things to think about now.

Callie…

Her girlfriend was quickly becoming her main priority. Some might say it was far too soon in the relationship to be choosing this woman over everything and everyone else…..but Arizona had never felt a connection so strong with anyone else before. Callie was worth it. She'd do anything for the Latina and changing her routine was just the start.

'I know. I guess I could do half and half…' Teddy replied. 'One week I can be on internationals and the next week do domestics with you.'

'Sounds just like you that…' the blonde laughed. '...Best of both worlds. Men, women….Europe, US….'

'What can I say…' Teddy grinned. 'I'm greedy.'

The blondes cell went off on the coffee table.

'That'll be Under cover lover with the details of Lucy's slow painful death.'

Snorting, Arizona picked up the cell.

'Ho bavy….who are you? Weere on teh way hume now….thamk good! Its be awwwkwards. I hate thay! Is Teddy with yoi? I'n glad Starj was undersandling. Lucy neds to be string from the ceilong by her nopples. I lobe you! Xxx'

Arizona had tears streaming down her cheeks in laughter by the time she finished reading/understanding Callie's text.

'What's so funny? Is she being rude?' Teddy asked with a raised eyebrow.

'My poor baby is so drunk. I think she's trying to tell me she wants to hang Lucy to the ceiling by her nipples. Or nopples as she's typed here….'

Teddy nodded her head in approval. 'I like that idea. She's good!'

Wiping the tears from her eyes, Arizona opened a reply box and began to type.

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'Hey Calliope….baby you're so drunk! I guess it shows how tonight went. I'm sorry it was awkward. Its over now though. Teds likes your idea to hang Lucy to the ceiling by her 'nopples' hehe! And you said I have sloopy fimgers? We're just sitting up talking about my change to domestic flights. She's thinking of doing alternate weeks Europe/US. (I cant get rid of her hehe)! I love and lobe you too baby, very much!xx'

Callie smiled as she read her girlfriends reply. Oh dear, Arizona wouldn't let her live her spelling mistakes down for a while that was for sure. She knew the blonde was joking about Teddy aswell. Having Teddy on every other trip would mean a lot to her girlfriend. Changing her whole routine was a big step for Arizona and but hopefully, a lot of her flights would be Seattle bound and they could see each other more often than not.

She looked out of the side window, her alcohol consumption making her quite sleepy. The night had had it's ups and downs. She was happy to see Carolynn and other members of Erica's family, but at the same time it felt….different. She felt like she no longer had the right to enjoy their company.

Awkward moments had crept up every so often. Like when someone brought up something Callie and Erica had done years ago…..reminiscing into a time when they were still in that happy healthy stage of their relationship. While others around the table laughed innocently about it, Callie's heart felt heavy in her chest. From the dangerously fake smile on Erica's face she could tell she was feeling just the same.

Then there was the gathering of the family members for a photo. When Callie had tried to slip away unnoticed, Carolynn had called her over, explaining how she was part of this family. As she'd leant in next to Erica, she actually thought she might be sick.

That's when the tequila shots had made an appearance. She'd lost count after the 4th. Though it could be classed as risky to get drunk in this atmosphere, her mind had started feeling numb quickly….and that's the exact effect she had hoped for.

She wasn't just drinking to block out the situation she found herself in. She'd been drinking to calm her frustration over the whole Lucy problem. Her girlfriend had been molested by this woman and there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't deal with Lucy but most of all she couldn't be there to protect and console her girlfriend.

Sure the blonde had Teddy, her best friend….but as her girlfriend, it was her job to protect her. An impossibility when you're thousands of miles away.

'How you doing back there Cal?'

It took a few moments for Callie to comprehend what Jack had just asked. 'Oh, I'm fine.'

'Not feeling sick are ya?' he grinned through the mirror.

'No…' the Latina laughed back. 'Not yet at least.'

'I didn't realise you drank that much. I remember you once saying you rarely drank.'

'People change…' came Erica's input to the conversation.

Callie stared at the headrest that blocked out Erica's head. The car remained silent for the majority of the ride back.

Finally making it home, Callie stumbled into the house with a little help from Jack. After being dropped onto her bed and left alone, Callie spent a good 5 minutes sending a text to Arizona before falling asleep with the cell in her hand.

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'Here, black and strong…'

Lifting her head from the comfort of her arm, Callie eyeballed the drink Mark had placed on her desk. 'Coffee…' she croaked. With difficulty she sat up, grasping the hot cup and bringing it gingerly to her lips. 'Mmmm…' she groaned, feeling the liquid wash down her throat.

'Good, huh?' The sports writer smiled, now sitting opposite her with his feet on her desk.

'Very much so…' she replied, her voice deeper than usual. 'Thanks Mark.'

'No problem kiddo. So am I going to get details on how you've got a hangover from hell?'

Blowing out a long puff of air, she began to tell her friend about her weekend. The amazing time she'd had with Arizona and what had happened when the blonde had returned home yesterday and then the party she'd been to last night…which had served her far too many tequilas.

She'd awoken early this morning with a head that felt like it was being squeezed tightly between a rock and a hard place. It seemed she hadn't moved at all during the night and her cell was still nestled in her hand on her chest.

There'd been an unopened text that Arizona had sent her in reply to the one she'd sent before succumbing to sleep.

'Oh baby I can hardly understand a word you're saying. I'm glad you're home safe. Just sleep it off. Something tells me you'll be quite ill tomorrow. Text me in the morning, I love you Calliope xxx'

After peeling herself from her bed, her whole body seemed to turn upside down and she made a clumsy rush to the toilet, bringing up the contents of her stomach. Erica had appeared at the door a few minutes into her food and drink evacuation. Their problems put to one side she tended to her ex, making sure she drank a few glasses of water.

Callie appreciated her generosity….especially with everything they were going through.

Eventually picking herself up from the bathroom floor, she showered quickly, got dressed and headed to work. On her desk, with her head in her arms is where Mark had found her 20 minutes earlier.

'What happened to your boring sucky life Torres? Jesus. It's one extreme to the other.'

'I know. Everything's crazy right now. I'm just so mad Arizona lives so far away.'

'She's hot by the way. Just thought I'd slip that in…' Mark grinned.

'She is…' Callie agreed. 'Everything about her is hot and I'm just so….so in love with her.'

'So when are you gona see her next?'

'Hopefully next weekend. There's this music festival on over there.'

'Mark nodded. 'Oh yea, the big Missouri music festival. There's some big names playing at it this year.'

'Yea? I don't give a crap about it really….I just want to see Arizona. Our time together flies by so quickly. A couple of days just isn't enough.'

Mark nodded again. 'The festival starts Thursday doesn't it?'

'I'm not sure..' Callie told him, rubbing hard at her temples. 'It was Arizona that told me about it yesterday.'

'Yea, I'm pretty sure it's a 5 day thing.'

'Cool..' Callie replied, attempting to sound interested. Her booming head was making it difficult to concentrate on anything.

'Torres!' came Richards voice. Callie flinched in her seat. Her bosses voice echoing around her head. 'Mark, do I pay you to sit around chit chatting all day?' The chief asked looking at the sports writer.

'Just doing the morning coffee rounds Chief…' Mark replied getting to his feet.

'Sure you were.' He turned back to Callie. 'Just had a tip off, Lindsay Lohan's being released from rehab this morning….get your ass down there.' He turned to leave but stopped in the door way. 'Oh, did you get pictures of Sasha and Angie shackin' up?'

'Ugh….I got pictures…..but it's not what you think.' She tried with everything she had to keep her voice even. The coarseness however, was a complete give away.

Richard frowned. 'I want pictures and a report on my desk before the end of the day.' As he turned to leave, Mark put a hand around his shoulder. 'Chief, mind if I have word?'

As the 2 men left the room, Callie's head dropped back onto her arm. She let out a long sigh and willed for her world to stop spinning.

'Torres!'

Her head jerked up to see Richards head popped around the doorframe.

'Rehab….Now!'

Callie scrambled to her feet, collecting her camera bag as she made for the door. Passing Richard she gave a tight smile but avoided his eyes as she rushed down the corridor.

Richard watched her go, an amused grin on his face. It was great to be the man in charge sometimes. He turned around. 'Mark, so what was it you wanted to talk about?'

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'Morning Zona, my god….there are no words to express how bad I feel today. Tequila is dangerous! I've re-read what I typed to you last night, I don't even understand it….I'm sorry! How are you today? What's the latest with Lucy? I'm sitting outside of rehab waiting for Lindsay Lohan to get her crack-whore ass out. I really cannot be bothered today! C xx'

Arizona smiled at the text. Poor Callie. She knew from the incoherent texts last night that Callie would feel worse for wear today.

'Lady love?'

Arizona looked up at Teddy's query. 'Yea, she's hung over and waiting outside of rehab for Lindsay Lohan to be released.'

Teddy began to laugh. 'Oh god, that's so funny. Sitting outside of rehab while suffering from too much alcohol consumption.'

Arizona swotted her hand over Teddy's arm. 'Shush you, stop picking on my girlfriend. She needed the drink last night…'

'Miss Robbins…'

Arizona looked over at Stark who was walking toward them. 'Yes sir…' She stood up and came closer to her boss.

'I've already spoken with Miss Fields. She's been suspended indefinitely. She alleges you were leading her on and when things escalated you struck her across the face.'

Arizona's mouth hung open.

'There is noticeable bruising on her right cheek to go with her take on events.'

'I hit her because she wouldn't let me go…' Arizona spoke heatedly. 'She had me pinned against a wall, it's the only thing I could do to get free.'

'OK, OK….now off the record I am behind you all the way. I've known you since you were a kid. I know you! That's why I have suspended her with immediate effect. Are you wishing to press charges?'

Arizona lowered her head…thinking about what she wanted to do.

'Yes, she does…' The blonde looked up at her best friend. Teddy stared back at her confidently. 'She assaulted you Arizona. Sexually! If she'd been a man you may not have been strong enough to fight him off. It's the same circumstance.'

'Yea, but I did fight her off! I was able to stop it before it went too far. She's been warned now. I don't think she would be stupid enough to try it again.'

'Arizona, don't let her win…'

'I'm not letting her win. She's suspended. I'm moving onto domestic flights…..I don't have to work with her ever again. I don't want to have to go through courts and everything. My life's just picking up for the better since I met Calliope. I just want to forget about all of this now…'

Teddy frowned. She knew her best friend. She knew once her mind was made up it was hard to change. 'Are you sure?'

Arizona nodded to her and then looked at Stark. 'Yes I'm sure. I won't be pressing charges. But I do not want to be working with her ever again.'

Stark nodded his head. 'She's suspended for a week. After that she'll continue with her international flights.'

'Hopefully she'll be on one of my flights. I'll throw her out the fucking plane…' Teddy said quietly. Not quietly enough however as Stark looked at her. Teddy looked at Arizona mischievously and then to Stark.

'I don't condone any violence and we must remain strictly professional while representing Southwest Airlines.' He started to back away. 'But what you do in you own time is up to you…' He winked at Arizona before turning to leave.

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'Awww, Calliope….I'm so sorry you feel like that. Drink plenty water and have a nice greasy meal, it will do you the world of good! Teds and I are on our way home. I decided not to press charges with Lucy. She's been suspended and I think that'll give her enough of a wake up call. Have you spotted the crack-whore yet? A xx'

Callie was walking through the main entrance of her work building as she read Arizona's reply. Her initial feeling was to be annoyed that Arizona wasn't pressing charges. Lucy was going to walk away freely for sexually assaulting someone. Where was the justice in that? Her mind was ticking as she made her way to her office.

It was Arizona's choice though. If she didn't want to press charges then Callie would just have to deal with that. Come the weekend though…..if she came face to face with Lucy she'd make sure she made her presence known.

'Torres!'

Not for the first time that day, Richard Webber almost gave Callie a heart attack. She turned to see the Chief nodding his head to the side. 'My office…now.'

*Great, now what have I done?* she thought, making her way to the chiefs office. It seemed she had some sort of beacon on her today.

Closing the door behind her, Richard indicated for her to sit. 'What's up Chief?'

'Did you get some pictures of Lohan?'

'I did yea….I got a roll of her leaving and being escorted by her father.'

Richard nodded. 'And what happened with Sasha and Angie on Friday?'

'Ugh…' she'd been dreading this moment since agreeing to lie for the actresses last week. 'They were…..they were lovely.'

'You spoke to them?'

'Yea, umm….They saw me with a camera and came up to me. We got talking and they explained how they were meeting a source for a storyline in their show.'

Richard frowned. 'Sounds like it's a line to cover up their tryst.'

'No…no, it wasn't.' She was quick to protest. Perhaps a little too quick. 'I saw the woman….that was staying in the Motel room they exited. For legal reasons she didn't want to be snapped. I respected her wishes.'

'I see. You have photo's of the actresses?'

'Yes sir…' she nodded.

'Very well. Consult with Lexie. She'll be doing the write up for this story.'

'OK…' She replied, starting to stand up.

'That's not all Torres.'

She relaxed back in her seat. Well, I say relaxed…..she was feeling far from relaxed. She felt unbelievably small while her boss stared at her with his intense gaze.

'It's come to my attention that there is a music festival happening this week in Missouri.' Callie's heart skipped a beat at the mention of her girlfriends state. 'It's also my understanding that many big names are being featured. Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow and more importantly Jennifer Lopez is headlining there every night.'

Callie nodded slightly. Really, she didn't have a clue.

'She's going through that divorce right now with Marc Anthony.'

Again Callie just nodded.

'I want you to go to Missouri for the festival. It's a 5 day festival which starts on Thursday, so you'll need to be there Wednesday. I can organise your flights…..unless you have another idea?'

Callie sat rigid in her chair. Had the Chief just told her she had to go to Missouri? Had he ordered her to go to Missouri for….work?

'Torres, are you listening to me?'

'Ugh, yea…I'm sorry sir. Umm, you want me to go to Missouri?'

'Exactly. For 5 days.'

Callie's eyes widened even further. 'F…for 5 days?' she stammered.

'Yes, the festival is a 5 day thing. There are different acts each night but Jennifer Lopez is headlining.' The Chief was finding it difficult to contain a smirk. 'Like I said I can arrange flights and a Hotel….'

'No…' she blurted. 'I mean, no it's fine sir. I know….someone. I'll sort it.'

'Very well. You understand I'm expecting some professional pictures here Torres? This isn't a vacation.'

'No, of course sir. Professional pictures…' She bobbed her head up and down.

'Exactly. You'll have a media pass.' He opened a draw behind his desk. 'Here…' he said, throwing a couple of passes on to his desk.'

She picked up the badges and frowned. 'Ugh, sir….there are 2 passes here.'

'Yes, there are. It's a spare incase you….misplace one.' He explained, a small smile appearing on his face.

She stared at him with her mouth slightly open. Was he covertly telling her he knew there was someone she'd like to take?

Naa, he couldn't know.

'T…thanks sir. Is that all?'

'That's all Torres. Consult with Lexie now about that story and get those Lohan pictures developed ASAP.'

'Ofcourse sir.' Her hangover forgotten, Callie sprang to her feet and hustled out of Webbers office. Once the door was shut she bent her knees and began to do what can only be described as her own little happy dance. She punched the air with her hands. She was actually going to go to Missouri for 5 days.

5 whole-fricken' days!

Sure there was work to be done but….5 days of Arizona!

Hearing the door behind her open, her happy dance moment came to an end as she straightened up. Letting out a cough she nodded her head to the Chief and continued down the corridor.

Watching her go, Richard smiled. He looked to his left and found Mark smiling at him. With a nod to each other, they went their separate ways.

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