Busted One Shot 4 - "Day dream, is that what were calling it now huh?"

AN, thanks everyone for the reviews, follows and likes. This one is slightly different than the previous three, AN explaining where the inspiration came form for this one is at the end,

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Bravo was different, different than all the teams she had worked with over the years, that was clear, a true family that despite her attempts to maintain a distance got under her skin. Mandy still stands by what she said to Davis more than a couple of years ago now, that she needed to keep things professional, at a distance, after all she is potentially sending them to their deaths, but she was kidding herself even back then. Bravo had stolen her heart even then, annoying older and younger brothers, (though she still couldn't admit out loud that in her heart one Bravo member was not a brother to her, but that was something for her to muse on another day).

It was because Bravo was different that this stung more, Sonny's verbal jab hurt her more than any physical injury. Sure she had seen him lash out and dig before at people, but never once had it been aimed her way or the implication he was questioning that she wasn't doing everything she could to get those responsible for Clay. Truth be told the only reason she went there to the bar in the first place was her need not to be alone, figuring the company of Bravo would help alleviate her frustration and feeling of helplessness at the situation, a need for a temporary escape from the command room.

She was grateful that Sonny apologised, something he was not well versed in doing so, and knowing his tendency to blow up Mandy knew she shouldn't take it personally, he was lashing out at the nearest to him, still didn't stop the hurt, and indeed questioning if he was right.

After Sonny apologised, Mandy realised she didn't give him much of a response, just to thank him for it, not even to the quip about him being in therapy (god she would've loved to be a fly on the wall in that room), so knowing she too needed (and wanted to) clear the air, she made her way towards the the dorms to speak to Sonny.

Knowing the rest of the guys were out and about on base, she thought it would be the best time to speak to Sonny without interruption.

As she approached the room, Mandy could hear that he was on a call, the sound of a voice not unknown to them coming out of the speakers of his laptop, as it became clear it was Davis he was speaking too.

Just as she was about to step in the room, to say a quick hi to Davis, something made her pause, her instinct telling her now was not the time. To this day she wasn't sure what made her stop, maybe the way she heard Sonny refer to her as Lisa, something she had not been privy to before.

Mandy knew she was Davis to all the guys, Lisa only during the direst of times. So whenever working, chatting generally on base, or out socially, even joking around she was still Davis to them, one of them, Bravo in all but name. Even Sonny, whom she knew Davis had a near decade long friendship with, had never uttered Lisa's first name in her presence.

It wasn't just him calling her Lisa that made her stop though, but the tone in which he uttered it, and the flirtatious nature of their conversation. The two of them always having a playful, teasing but deep friendship, but the tone of this conversation, clearly unguarded, made Mandy uncomfortable that she was privy to a conversation not intended for her ears.

Just as she was about to turn and leave the door way, she heard the conversation turn to herself, and couldn't stop herself from staying just that bit longer. Though ironic that she felt guilty at skulking in the shadows, listening to conversations she should not be privy to, after all in her line of work was something she did on a regular basis.

This time though felt more intimate, supposing because of her close connection to the two people in question. During the whole incident with Clay, one thing that was absolutely clear to Mandy, was that she too missed the presence of Davis in the control room. Mandy was heartened however by what she heard, as it became clear to her that Sonny's guilt at what he said and his subsequent apology was genuine, and indeed that he didn't doubt her own ability and desire to get retribution. That was one thing she was always afraid of, that the team doubted her loyalty, ability and connection to them all.

Mandy was also heartened by Davis' happiness to hear that he had apologised, but not with out her own reminders to Sonny that words can hurt, especially when said in anger and frustration and helplessness.

Mandy was somewhat puzzled by the jokey comment about how he couldn't exactly show Mandy how sorry he was the same way as he did to her. Though clearly Davis fully understood where he was going, given the warning tone when she called out his name. She could hear Sonny's laughing voice as he couldn't help but reply to the warning.

"Now, now Lisa, even you have to admit, I was grade A when it comes to showing you how sorry I was"

"Sonny I mean it, shush"

"Well, well, well you telling me, I can make Miss Lisa shy now now, you weren't telling me to shush or so shy when we …

"Behave you, besides I need to head out now, god knows what grilling i'm going to get from the Gunny Serge next"

"OK, OK I'll behave, for now any way (Sonny couldn't help but add a cheeky wink). "Don't worry you've got this, you'll show her what you're made of, you always will".

"Thanks Son, i appreciate it, what you up to now"

"Think i'm going to stay here in this peace and quiet. After all this has reminded me of certain memories whilst I was getting back into your good books, may have to day dream for a while"

"Day dream, is that what were calling it now huh?, Night Sonny"

"Night Lisa "

Just as the conversation was ending Mandy made a quiet exit from the other side of the door way, deciding that what had called her to the room could wait for now. However she couldn't help but run through the conversation in her head she had just witnessed, her CIA brain working to connect the dots to see when indeed the relationship between Sonny and Davis had indeed changed and developed and how she missed it.

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AN 2 as promised, a bit of an explanation as to what prompted this fic.

There were three scenes that have prompted this one

Firstly it was inspired by the unseen face time chat Lisa has with Sonny that was never aired on screen. There was a pic of the filming of it that Toni posted on Instagram whilst she was at OCS, (I understand that it was originally intended to be in the episode she never appeared at all). I am hoping it finds its way on to the Season 2 DVD extras!

Second - Sonny's snapping at Mandy for being in the bar rather than looking for whom was responsible for Clay and the bombing, i have a feeling that if indeed Davis was with them she may have pulled Sonny into line, so can't help but think if she heard of it after the fact she would've pulled him up about it to make things right.

Finally, the season 1 interaction when Davis invited her out with her and Sonny for a drink which Mandy declined.

I also think in general whilst after the sub incident being a realisation for both of them, that would not be the end of the conversation between them about his reaction to OCS, his guilt for it or indeed her hurt for the reaction, not to mention as to why she kept it quiet, so as far as I'm concerned there would've been some off screen interaction between the two.