Jake and Sasche spent all day Thursday together. Most of the time, she was in his arms and dancing around the studio . Her reasoning was that if he was going to a formal dinner and dating her, then by god he'd damned well learn how to dance. Later that night she made dinner at her place for him and they curled up to watch old black and white movies on the Classics channel until they both fell asleep on the couch in each others arms.
Her brother was less than convinced that she wasn't moving to fast with this new guy. Alex and Monica had yet to tell Frank that his sister was dating Jake, or Jake that the girl he was in deep with was his boss' kid sister. Both of them kept quiet on the subject waiting for the right time to tell both parties of the close knit relationship. Cody, however, was just pouting all the time because Frank wouldn't introduce him to his sister.
"How come Monica and Alex get the fun of meeting your sister?" He whined during their Friday morning briefing session.
Jake's head swiveled around at Cody's question. "Frank has a sister?"
"Yeah, according to him she's got the looks of the family too. Alex and Monica went shopping with her already and say she's just the sweetest thing. C'mon Frank, I wanna meet your sister!"
"No Cody. And if you bring it up again, I'll shoot you on the spot. You'll get to meet her at the Embassy on Sunday and that is that."
As Cody went back to pouting at his laptop, Jake pulled Alex aside and started in on the questions. When she wouldn't give up too much dirt on the 'mystery sister', Jake got irritated and started in on Monica.
"C'mon Monica. What does she look like? At least give me that."
"C'mon Jake," Monica rolled her eyes and swiveled around in the chair from her monitor. "You're seeing someone, right? So what's the big deal about what does the sister look like?"
"I just want to know. What's her name at least, you can give me that, can't you?"
"Renwicke Donovan." She fibbed a bit by not telling him her name was Sasche. If Sasche hadn't told Jake that her brother's name was Frank Donovan, or that her last name was Donovan, then Monica wasn't about to lower the boom on either of them.
"Renwicke, that's an odd name for a woman to have." He chased after her into Frank's office.
"Are you going to tell me if she looks like Frank or not?"
"Yes, Jake, she looks like me, but without the ears. You're seeing someone else, aren't you? Which brings me to the question of - is this mystery woman you're dating going to be attending the Embassy Ball on Sunday with you? You haven't said one way or the other." Frank looked up from his desk and files to see an irritated Monica and a frustrated Jake trying to pry information out of Monica.
"No. She's got a date with her brother that night. Said she'd love to meet everyone I work with, but it'll have to wait until another time."
"Does she at least have a name Jake? Or do I simply refer to her as 'Jake's girlfriend'?"
"Yeah, her name's Sasha. She owns a dance studio over in the middle of town."
Frank's eyes narrowed as Monica inched towards the door.
"What?"
"This woman you're dating. Her name is Sasche? When did you meet her?" Frank's face darkened a little bit as he leaned forward on his elbows as they braced on the desk.
Monica closed the door behind her and ran. "ALEX!"
"Yeah, and I met her Wednesday morning on the way in. Alex was right when she said it could only be a woman who could make me late for work. What's wrong boss?" Jake was truly puzzled by Frank's reaction.
Alex came running from the gym at Monica's yell. "What? What's going on Monica?"
"He knows..." Monica grabbed Alex's arm and drug her up the stairs to Frank's office.
"Nothing Jake. I hear from Alex that she's a nice girl. I can't wait to meet her."
Frank leaned back again in the chair just as Alex and Monica burst through the door and shouted at the same time "HE DIDN'T KNOW!"
"Didn't know what? What's going on here?" Jake stood up and looked accusingly between Alex and Monica and where Frank was sitting.
"Alex, Monica. Is there something you two know that Jake and I should?" Frank's voice was steely and quiet. Those eyes were assessing the three of them and breaking the situation down.
Beneath that intent gaze, Alex and Monica squirmed in their shoes.
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Her brother was less than convinced that she wasn't moving to fast with this new guy. Alex and Monica had yet to tell Frank that his sister was dating Jake, or Jake that the girl he was in deep with was his boss' kid sister. Both of them kept quiet on the subject waiting for the right time to tell both parties of the close knit relationship. Cody, however, was just pouting all the time because Frank wouldn't introduce him to his sister.
"How come Monica and Alex get the fun of meeting your sister?" He whined during their Friday morning briefing session.
Jake's head swiveled around at Cody's question. "Frank has a sister?"
"Yeah, according to him she's got the looks of the family too. Alex and Monica went shopping with her already and say she's just the sweetest thing. C'mon Frank, I wanna meet your sister!"
"No Cody. And if you bring it up again, I'll shoot you on the spot. You'll get to meet her at the Embassy on Sunday and that is that."
As Cody went back to pouting at his laptop, Jake pulled Alex aside and started in on the questions. When she wouldn't give up too much dirt on the 'mystery sister', Jake got irritated and started in on Monica.
"C'mon Monica. What does she look like? At least give me that."
"C'mon Jake," Monica rolled her eyes and swiveled around in the chair from her monitor. "You're seeing someone, right? So what's the big deal about what does the sister look like?"
"I just want to know. What's her name at least, you can give me that, can't you?"
"Renwicke Donovan." She fibbed a bit by not telling him her name was Sasche. If Sasche hadn't told Jake that her brother's name was Frank Donovan, or that her last name was Donovan, then Monica wasn't about to lower the boom on either of them.
"Renwicke, that's an odd name for a woman to have." He chased after her into Frank's office.
"Are you going to tell me if she looks like Frank or not?"
"Yes, Jake, she looks like me, but without the ears. You're seeing someone else, aren't you? Which brings me to the question of - is this mystery woman you're dating going to be attending the Embassy Ball on Sunday with you? You haven't said one way or the other." Frank looked up from his desk and files to see an irritated Monica and a frustrated Jake trying to pry information out of Monica.
"No. She's got a date with her brother that night. Said she'd love to meet everyone I work with, but it'll have to wait until another time."
"Does she at least have a name Jake? Or do I simply refer to her as 'Jake's girlfriend'?"
"Yeah, her name's Sasha. She owns a dance studio over in the middle of town."
Frank's eyes narrowed as Monica inched towards the door.
"What?"
"This woman you're dating. Her name is Sasche? When did you meet her?" Frank's face darkened a little bit as he leaned forward on his elbows as they braced on the desk.
Monica closed the door behind her and ran. "ALEX!"
"Yeah, and I met her Wednesday morning on the way in. Alex was right when she said it could only be a woman who could make me late for work. What's wrong boss?" Jake was truly puzzled by Frank's reaction.
Alex came running from the gym at Monica's yell. "What? What's going on Monica?"
"He knows..." Monica grabbed Alex's arm and drug her up the stairs to Frank's office.
"Nothing Jake. I hear from Alex that she's a nice girl. I can't wait to meet her."
Frank leaned back again in the chair just as Alex and Monica burst through the door and shouted at the same time "HE DIDN'T KNOW!"
"Didn't know what? What's going on here?" Jake stood up and looked accusingly between Alex and Monica and where Frank was sitting.
"Alex, Monica. Is there something you two know that Jake and I should?" Frank's voice was steely and quiet. Those eyes were assessing the three of them and breaking the situation down.
Beneath that intent gaze, Alex and Monica squirmed in their shoes.
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