Tess heads up the stairs from the subway. She is heading to the station for night shift. She is surprised but really a happy to see Harvey waiting for her in his usual spot. It is a surprise since it is four in the afternoon. Harvey greets her with a smile and a coffee.
"Hey Handsome, you lost?" Tess gives him a teasing smile as she takes the coffee from his hands. Harvey knows that his mere presence is a giveaway at this moment.
"I'd pull the alarm but you come with too much company." Harvey whispers in her ear as he walks with Tess to the corner. "You free for dinner, tomorrow?"
Tess gives him a curious once over. "You know I have a phone."
"Yes, but it is not nearly as much fun and don't know how to text this." He pulls her into a quick kiss. "Dinner tomorrow… seven… dress up." Harvey releasing Tess from his arms. He allows Tess to cross the street as he gives her a wave and heads back to the office.
The smile on Tess' face is all that Face and Rock need to see to know that Tesla is in a Harvey inspired good mood which is a good thing with the double dose of probie that awaits her in the station. As Tess walks in, Face removes her bag from her shoulder while Rock pulls her outer jacket off as they walk her toward the kitchen. Tess knows this is not a good sign.
Face holds Tess' gear as he sends her forth into the kitchen. Sully is waiting for her. From the look on his face, Tess knows something is up. She hands over her coffee and takes a seat. She knows exactly how this will play out and she won't have time to finish the coffee. He shakes two fingers at her. She knows exactly what this means. They draw rock paper scissors. Tess loses.
"You know you have a tell kiddo." Sully gives her a big smile. He knows she threw the "draw" to save an old man the trip downtown. "Seventy Nine Truck needs an officer tonight." Tess smiles since this means there are no probies in her wake this evening.
"Yeah yeah…" Tess smiles at the old man. Face hands Tess her bag as Rock tosses her coat at her. As she collects her gear, the Batt Chief informs her that he is on his way to a meeting and will drop her off on the way. "Shake your behind, OB1, the bus is leaving."
Face settles into Tess' chair. "I'm gonna miss her tonight." Sully gets a smile across his face. "No, you won't, it was her turn to cook." Rock starts to laugh. Tess is many many things… a good cook is not one of them.
"Still means one of us has to cook tonight Capt." Roxie offers as he takes the other chair.
"What do you mean one of us…" Sully informs the two of them. Face knows that means it is his turn to cook tonight.
Tess has settled into the station and into the shift on the temporary assignment. The evening has been quiet until a box at eight pm. The full box goes out and it's time to go to work. By a turn of fate, it is also the time that Scottie and Harvey are heading out of the office to dinner.
As they get out of the car and head to the street toward the bistro, they happen to walk up on the fire scene where Tess and the others are going to work. Harvey pauses as they are stopped by a cop doing crowd control catching a glimpse of Tess exiting the truck. He is curious since it is not her usual company and this has to be a sign. What are the chances that he would see her.
The chauffer of the engine calls to Tess as she gets off the truck. "Yo, Mitzy, come're." Tess rounds the back of the engine to see what he wants. The chauffer is standing next to a Porsche parked directly against the fire hydrant that he needs to connect to. The pair survey the scene for the briefest of moments before the banter begins.
"Seems we have a conundrum here, Biff." Tess looks at the car and at the hydrant circling the rear of the car. "So what works best for you, over, under or through?" She folds her arms as she waits for the answer.
"Well you know through works best for me." He pats Tess on the back as he heads back to the engine. At this point in time, the probie with Tess is quite confused.
"Through it is." Tess turns towards the probie with a smile on her face. "Marko, hand me the keys?" Her voice and command are clear.
Marko continues to look on with confusion. "Keys." Tess points to his hands. He hands Tess the halligan and the ax. Tess pulls off the halligan and hands him the ax. "Keys." Tess points to the tool in instruction. In a swift motion, Tess hauls off and smashes out the windows on both sides of the car.
"Run it through, gentlemen." Tess throws the halligan over her shoulder and heads to work. Harvey can't help but smile at looking at the badass side of Tess as he and Scottie head to dinner. She walks toward the fire with swagger.
The next morning, Harvey walks in to the office to see Mike, Donna and Louis hovering in front of her computer. "Should I even ask?" He is actually a little curious as to what has fully captured their attention like a group of teenage girls.
"Harvey, you have got to see this." Donna points to the screen. Apparently someone recorded Tess' misadventure with the Porsche and it has gone viral. Donna plays it over and over. "That is totally, badass." Donna appreciates the girl power vibe. Jessica and Louis join them. Jessica saw it this morning. She knows Tess is going to get a summons from the old man for this one but she too appreciates a little girl power now and again.
"and that has been picked up by the morning news." Louis adds as he scans his phone as he walks up to Donna's desk. Harvey laughs to himself having witnessed it firsthand. It was kind of badass.
Later the next day, Tess is fast asleep on her couch when she is suddenly flipped to the floor by Nate. "Wake up, Princess." The switch of stations meant that Tess only had to work a regular tour and not a 24 which means that she can actually get some sleep before her date with Harvey.
Tess hits the floor where she is startled awake and quite ready for a fight. She looks up and focuses on her brother. "Jesus, Nate if it is before two, you are dead to me."
Tess rubs her eyes as she tries to focus. "Tell me you are not here for a booty call… you can't keep using my apartment." Nate flops onto the couch where Tess had been. "Nah, not today, actually Dad is looking for you." Tess rubs her eyes and stands up to take a seat next to Nate before deciding that some coffee is in order.
"Really, Dad is looking for me and the first thought is to send you? What is with you people? I do have a phone." Tess bitches quietly to herself as she heads into her kitchen.
Harvey takes a few stolen moments at his desk to watch the video of Tess on Youtube. He smiles to himself. The moment captured on video is just so Tess. The swagger, the commentary… the interruption as Scottie enters the office.
