Jack and Abbie arrived at the bowling alley and it was surprisingly
full. They went up to the counter, got their goofy bowling shoes, bowling
balls and went to lane number 5.
"You ready?" Abbie asked.
"Of course, you first!"
"Me? Fine," Abbie agreed. "You have to promise not to make fun of me. I haven't done this in a while."
Jack just shook his head with a smile on his face. Abbie rolled the ball down the lane and knocked down 9 of the 10 pins. "I object!" Jack yelled. Abbie rolled again and hit the last pin down.
"Objection over ruled," she said as she walked toward Jack. "You're up counselor."
Jack got up and walked over to the lane. With the bowling ball in his hands he turned to look at Abbie. Her head was down and she was looking at the scorecard. 'What I wouldn't give to run my fingers through that hair,' he thought to himself. Just then Abbie looked up and waved her hand signaling him to go. Jack rolled the ball and hit only about half the pins down.
"Oh! So Jack, how does it feel to be beaten by your partner?"
Jack jumped in right away. "Wait a minute! I have only bowled half a frame." Jack bowled again and knocked down the rest of the pins. He quickly turned around, raised his eyebrow and said, "I wouldn't know how it feels to be beaten."
The rest of their match pretty much went to same as the first frame. Some how Abbie and Jack tied.
"You're right Jack. Just can't be beat, can you?"
"Hey, Abbie, you never know. Remember, I always surprise you."
As soon as Jack and Abbie left the alley they noticed the chill in the air. Jack looked over at Abbie and saw her shiver a little and moved closer to her. He finally put his arm around Abbie and pulled her a little closer. Abbie looked up at Jack's face and could only smile. She has a warm feeling inside her that she hadn't had for a while.
"So, now where to?" Jack asked.
"Well, I have really got to get back to that case and I could use some help." They both walked, Abbie still under Jack's arm, to the end of the block. When they reached the corner Jack broke away to call a cab. Abbie just wished she could stay under his arm forever. With Jack by her she felt protected, like nothing could ever hurt her.
* * * *
When the cab arrived at Hogen Place, Jack threw the money at the cabby and ran around the other side for the cab to get the door for Abbie. "Thanks Jack."
"My pleasure counselor," Jack responded.
"Funny Jack. We're not at work anymore."
"Actually, we are." Jack pointed his finger at the building behind him.
Abbie's eyes followed Jack's finger and she sighed. "Please don't remind me."
Abbie and Jack made their way up to their floor and into Abbie's office. She opened her door and looked at her desk. All the papers were just where she has left them when Jack had walked in.
After a couple of minutes of review Abbie sat at her desk and Jack on the couch. Each of them has a folder in their hands with their eyes intently reading.
"Hey, come here," Jack said, signaling at the folder he had. Abbie sat next to him on the couch and leaned towards Jack to read the file. Jack could almost smell Abbie's long black hair. He just wanted to hold Abbie. He wanted to be close to her, all the time.
Abbie could feel Jack behind her and she just wanted to lean back. She wanted to lay with Jack and feel the protection he always seemed to offer.
Abbie sat back against the couch and looked at Jack. He looked back at Abbie and felt something inside he hadn't for a while. They started to move closer to each other. When they were within inches of each other Abbie whispered, "You know they say that kisses are like tears. Only real ones are the ones you can't hold back." With that Abbie and Jack shared a kiss. When they finally broke away from each other, Abbie looked down at the floor in embarrassment. Jack placed his finger under Abbie's chin and raised her face to meet his eyes.
"I guess 'They' are right," Jack said. Again they embraced another long kiss.
"You ready?" Abbie asked.
"Of course, you first!"
"Me? Fine," Abbie agreed. "You have to promise not to make fun of me. I haven't done this in a while."
Jack just shook his head with a smile on his face. Abbie rolled the ball down the lane and knocked down 9 of the 10 pins. "I object!" Jack yelled. Abbie rolled again and hit the last pin down.
"Objection over ruled," she said as she walked toward Jack. "You're up counselor."
Jack got up and walked over to the lane. With the bowling ball in his hands he turned to look at Abbie. Her head was down and she was looking at the scorecard. 'What I wouldn't give to run my fingers through that hair,' he thought to himself. Just then Abbie looked up and waved her hand signaling him to go. Jack rolled the ball and hit only about half the pins down.
"Oh! So Jack, how does it feel to be beaten by your partner?"
Jack jumped in right away. "Wait a minute! I have only bowled half a frame." Jack bowled again and knocked down the rest of the pins. He quickly turned around, raised his eyebrow and said, "I wouldn't know how it feels to be beaten."
The rest of their match pretty much went to same as the first frame. Some how Abbie and Jack tied.
"You're right Jack. Just can't be beat, can you?"
"Hey, Abbie, you never know. Remember, I always surprise you."
As soon as Jack and Abbie left the alley they noticed the chill in the air. Jack looked over at Abbie and saw her shiver a little and moved closer to her. He finally put his arm around Abbie and pulled her a little closer. Abbie looked up at Jack's face and could only smile. She has a warm feeling inside her that she hadn't had for a while.
"So, now where to?" Jack asked.
"Well, I have really got to get back to that case and I could use some help." They both walked, Abbie still under Jack's arm, to the end of the block. When they reached the corner Jack broke away to call a cab. Abbie just wished she could stay under his arm forever. With Jack by her she felt protected, like nothing could ever hurt her.
* * * *
When the cab arrived at Hogen Place, Jack threw the money at the cabby and ran around the other side for the cab to get the door for Abbie. "Thanks Jack."
"My pleasure counselor," Jack responded.
"Funny Jack. We're not at work anymore."
"Actually, we are." Jack pointed his finger at the building behind him.
Abbie's eyes followed Jack's finger and she sighed. "Please don't remind me."
Abbie and Jack made their way up to their floor and into Abbie's office. She opened her door and looked at her desk. All the papers were just where she has left them when Jack had walked in.
After a couple of minutes of review Abbie sat at her desk and Jack on the couch. Each of them has a folder in their hands with their eyes intently reading.
"Hey, come here," Jack said, signaling at the folder he had. Abbie sat next to him on the couch and leaned towards Jack to read the file. Jack could almost smell Abbie's long black hair. He just wanted to hold Abbie. He wanted to be close to her, all the time.
Abbie could feel Jack behind her and she just wanted to lean back. She wanted to lay with Jack and feel the protection he always seemed to offer.
Abbie sat back against the couch and looked at Jack. He looked back at Abbie and felt something inside he hadn't for a while. They started to move closer to each other. When they were within inches of each other Abbie whispered, "You know they say that kisses are like tears. Only real ones are the ones you can't hold back." With that Abbie and Jack shared a kiss. When they finally broke away from each other, Abbie looked down at the floor in embarrassment. Jack placed his finger under Abbie's chin and raised her face to meet his eyes.
"I guess 'They' are right," Jack said. Again they embraced another long kiss.