Jhondie
"Impressive," Eye's Only said. "Very impressive footage."
Justin and I grinned at each other. It had been two weeks since Prom, and EO was giving us a sneak preview of what he was going to be showing on his next hack. He had blurred Justin and I out so that it was impossible to tell who we were, or that we were dressed up for that matter. It would have been too easy to tell that the girl in the footage was I if anyone who had seen my dress at Prom would see the hack.
"I'm still curious about the missing part," EO said.
"I guess the salt water damaged the CD a little," Justin replied. Either that or he had done some editing. I was betting on the later explanation. EO would have been a hell of a lot more curious if he saw me running up a wall, and moving faster than humanly possible. You could see the two of us kicking butt, but not the extra special stuff. EO was a good guy, but I wasn't about to trust him with my secrets.
"We're still working on finding out who is the man in charge," I said, "and then there's the crew of the Till Man to find." EO had found out who the captain was. He had been a mob hitman for several years until he was shot in the knee. He couldn't do hits like he used to, so he went into the disposal business.
"I'm looking forward to this coming out," Justin commented. "Everyone in Coastal who said they inspected that ship and cleared it is going to be running for cover." He grinned smugly. I could tell the boss was a little amused. Maybe he was seeing himself at nineteen.
"If you don't mind a question," Eye's said, "I don't mean to pry, but." Justin and I both chuckled. "I simply like to know when a pair of operatives are friends or, um, together."
I understood. If we were together and then broke up, he'd lose a damn good team. Were we really together? My eyes met Justin's and he smiled just a little, but he wasn't saying anything. We didn't break eye contact when I smiled back and spoke.
"We're together." I answered.
Justin
She admitted it. We had barely seen each other in the last couple of weeks, and when we had, it was a little awkward. We hadn't kissed since Prom, and I was starting to wonder if it was just that night, or what was going on between us. Jhondie had been busy with her finals and getting ready to graduate, and I was getting ready to start my summer internship with the LA Times, but in truth we were avoiding each other to avoid the question the boss so innocently asked.
EO said something about having the hack ready in a few days, and that he had something he would be giving us to work on, but I wasn't listening anymore. She said yes. Wow.
We logged off, and the screen went dark. Jhondie stood up from her chair, and there was that awkwardness again. Nah, that wasn't going to fly. Not now. I grabbed her wrist, and pulled her off balance so that she tumbled into my lap. Her arms were around my neck, and she was trying to look outraged, but the smile was ruining the look.
"So, we're together," I teased. "Who decided that?"
She looked a little confused at first, and I could tell for a second she thought she committed a major relationship blunder. Like maybe, I didn't want us to be together. Then she realized that I was playing with her. "Well how many girls have you made out with since we met?"
I pretended to think for a minute. "Well, let's see," I muttered. "Her, her, her.and then those triplets." she punched me lightly, and I had to smile at her. "Just you," I said softly. I felt a little embarrassed, but I admitted, "You're the only one I've wanted to be like this with since.well, it's been a while since I met anyone I liked better than my work."
"I know the feeling," she replied. The awkwardness was gone. We leaned towards each other easily, our lips meeting in a long, warm kiss. God, she had the sweetest mouth.
We parted, and she looked at me very seriously. "Promise me something," she said softly. "No matter what, we'll always be friends. I can deal with a lot, but I couldn't stand losing the one friend I have that I can always be honest with."
I touched her face gently. "The best of friends, always," I promised. She smiled, and then kissed me again. Our arms tightened around each other, and I knew for sure that there was no way I was ever letting her go. My partner. My best friend. I had no idea where the future was taking us, but it was taking us there together. I could deal with that.
THE END
"Impressive," Eye's Only said. "Very impressive footage."
Justin and I grinned at each other. It had been two weeks since Prom, and EO was giving us a sneak preview of what he was going to be showing on his next hack. He had blurred Justin and I out so that it was impossible to tell who we were, or that we were dressed up for that matter. It would have been too easy to tell that the girl in the footage was I if anyone who had seen my dress at Prom would see the hack.
"I'm still curious about the missing part," EO said.
"I guess the salt water damaged the CD a little," Justin replied. Either that or he had done some editing. I was betting on the later explanation. EO would have been a hell of a lot more curious if he saw me running up a wall, and moving faster than humanly possible. You could see the two of us kicking butt, but not the extra special stuff. EO was a good guy, but I wasn't about to trust him with my secrets.
"We're still working on finding out who is the man in charge," I said, "and then there's the crew of the Till Man to find." EO had found out who the captain was. He had been a mob hitman for several years until he was shot in the knee. He couldn't do hits like he used to, so he went into the disposal business.
"I'm looking forward to this coming out," Justin commented. "Everyone in Coastal who said they inspected that ship and cleared it is going to be running for cover." He grinned smugly. I could tell the boss was a little amused. Maybe he was seeing himself at nineteen.
"If you don't mind a question," Eye's said, "I don't mean to pry, but." Justin and I both chuckled. "I simply like to know when a pair of operatives are friends or, um, together."
I understood. If we were together and then broke up, he'd lose a damn good team. Were we really together? My eyes met Justin's and he smiled just a little, but he wasn't saying anything. We didn't break eye contact when I smiled back and spoke.
"We're together." I answered.
Justin
She admitted it. We had barely seen each other in the last couple of weeks, and when we had, it was a little awkward. We hadn't kissed since Prom, and I was starting to wonder if it was just that night, or what was going on between us. Jhondie had been busy with her finals and getting ready to graduate, and I was getting ready to start my summer internship with the LA Times, but in truth we were avoiding each other to avoid the question the boss so innocently asked.
EO said something about having the hack ready in a few days, and that he had something he would be giving us to work on, but I wasn't listening anymore. She said yes. Wow.
We logged off, and the screen went dark. Jhondie stood up from her chair, and there was that awkwardness again. Nah, that wasn't going to fly. Not now. I grabbed her wrist, and pulled her off balance so that she tumbled into my lap. Her arms were around my neck, and she was trying to look outraged, but the smile was ruining the look.
"So, we're together," I teased. "Who decided that?"
She looked a little confused at first, and I could tell for a second she thought she committed a major relationship blunder. Like maybe, I didn't want us to be together. Then she realized that I was playing with her. "Well how many girls have you made out with since we met?"
I pretended to think for a minute. "Well, let's see," I muttered. "Her, her, her.and then those triplets." she punched me lightly, and I had to smile at her. "Just you," I said softly. I felt a little embarrassed, but I admitted, "You're the only one I've wanted to be like this with since.well, it's been a while since I met anyone I liked better than my work."
"I know the feeling," she replied. The awkwardness was gone. We leaned towards each other easily, our lips meeting in a long, warm kiss. God, she had the sweetest mouth.
We parted, and she looked at me very seriously. "Promise me something," she said softly. "No matter what, we'll always be friends. I can deal with a lot, but I couldn't stand losing the one friend I have that I can always be honest with."
I touched her face gently. "The best of friends, always," I promised. She smiled, and then kissed me again. Our arms tightened around each other, and I knew for sure that there was no way I was ever letting her go. My partner. My best friend. I had no idea where the future was taking us, but it was taking us there together. I could deal with that.
THE END
