Chapter 1
Beckett and the boys had just wrapped up yet another case. It was a good day for the team at the twelfth precinct. By the time all the paperwork was finished it had been almost 8 p.m.
"Hey guys, what do you say we grab a drink to celebrate? It's Friday night and we haven't been able to get drinks together in a while." Kate said casually as she filed away the last of the paperwork and turned off her computer.
"Yeah, a drink sounds nice right about now." Esposito said wheeling his chair next to Ryan's desk. "What about you man?" He said as he looked over to Ryan.
"Well Jenny is visiting her sister for the weekend, so I guess I could go for a drink tonight."
"Good. Javi why don't you text Lanie and tell her our plans. Would you guys mind if we went to a different bar tonight instead of the usual pub?" Kate asked looking over to the boys.
"What did you have in mind?" Esposito asks, slipping his phone out of his pocket to text Lanie.
"Well I heard the other day about this bar called The Old Haunt. Apparently it's a pretty good place."
"The Old Haunt?" Ryan asks looking over to Espo. Javier just shrugs and looks back to Beckett.
"Where is this bar exactly? I've never even heard of it…" Ryan says, now looking back at Beckett.
"It's right off of 42nd on Lex. C'mon guys…I'm sick of always going to the same old cop bar for drinks. Every time I go there some drunk retired cop tries to ask for my number. I'd just like to go somewhere where the main customers aren't cops complaining about cases and idiots they had to deal with earlier in the day." She says, now looking back and forth between each of the men.
They both look at each other and nod. "Alright Beckett, whatever you say." Ryan says checking his watch. "We better get going though, I don't want to be out too late."
"Out too late bro? It's like 8 p.m.…Geez." Esposito says looking at his watch. "Ever since you and Jenny got married, you think staying out til ten is like the end of the world. The Kevin Ryan I remember used to go and have a drink with me and stay until closing." Espo said looking over at Ryan giving a smirk.
Beckett just rolled her eyes at the two men and stood up, grabbing her jacket. "C'mon boys, let's go. Javi did you get a reply from Lanie?"
Just as Kate finished her sentence, the elevator door made a ding. Out walked Lanie Parish, jacket in hand with a smile on her face. "It's about time we go out for drinks!" She says as she makes her way over to the team. The boys stand up as she walks over grabbing their jackets. They exchange quick hellos before heading into the elevator and out the door.