About an hour later Cody came out to talk to Frank and Elaina who were
sitting in the kitchen alone. "We're having some problems," Cody confessed.
"What kind of problems?" Frank inquired.
"The picture of a van going by the ATM was blurred and my software just won't clear it up enough to make an ID from the picture." Cody handed him the picture.
"I've seen you do better work than this. Why can't you do it now?" Frank yelled.
"I've tried to do better. The picture was too blurred to begin with," Cody yelled back.
"Hey! Both of you, calm down. Yelling isn't helping anyone," Elaina said. "Cody, did you ever receive the software program from NASA that you wanted?"
"No, they turned me down," Cody replied, sitting down.
"I'll go see what I can do." Elaina walked to the office. "Hey Sab! I need you to step away from the computers for a few seconds. I have some high level ass chewing to do and you can't witness it." Elaina walked behind the desk and sat down after Sab moved to the couch.
"I can stay in the room, can't I?" Sab asked, being curious as to what she was doing.
"Sure. I just didn't want you seeing my security clearance ID, Frank doesn't even know it."
"Good, more info to use against someone," Sab said, quietly.
"What did you say?" Elaina looked at her.
"I said I hope you get good info with what your doing."
"Yeah, I thought that was what you said." Elaina went back to typing. When she was finished she looked back at Sab. "What's on your mind you look deep in thought."
"I was just wondering what it would be like when Cody and I have kids. Will we have to go through this?"
"God, I hope not. I don't even want to be going through it, let alone someone I know." She walked over to sit with Sab.
"How can you not be emotional during this? You've held your self together better than I think I have," Sab admitted.
"I take it you have been breaking down away from us, so it doesn't bother me or Frank?"
"Yeah I just." Sab had tears streaming down again. "Sorry."
"Don't be sorry. You love Derek and Sarah too. I told you, I don't expect you to be anti-emotional around here. Just have your little breakdowns. I keep having them and so does Frank. I bet if I were to go talk to Alex, and the others they'd say they've broke down too."
"Does it bother you, in any way, that I've gotten so close to Sarah?"
"That's an odd question. Why would you ask me that?"
"I just feel as if I'm interfering sometimes. When I come over to go riding, I always end up with Sarah."
"You don't plan on stealing her from us do you?" Elaina asked, jokingly.
"Of course not." She leaned her head on Elaina's shoulder.
"Frank and I don't mind. Sarah loves it when you visit you're her best friend. She loves it, when you sign to her she thinks that only the two of you know what's being said. She even told me once and this is a quote: 'Tis pivate just me and Sabeana know it' unquote." Elaina laughed.
"Will she ever say my name right?" Sab laughed too.
"I don't know I think you'll have to wait and see." The computer gave an email alert. "Just a minute that should be the answer I'm waiting on." Elaina went to the computer and read the email. "Yes! Now, we may get somewhere." Elaina typed more and then went back to sit with Sab.
"I guess, Sabeana, will just be added to my list of nicknames. How did you get all your nicknames?" Sab wondered.
"Well, let's see. Lainie came from Miranda not liking the name Elaina and it just stuck with me. I'm rarely called Elaina by Maria or Miranda."
"Reese calls you Sis more that Lainie or Elaina."
"Yeah, I call him Brother a lot because of it too."
"I think Lainie makes you sound more down to earth, Elaina seems so formal."
"Snobbish you mean?" Elaina and Sab both giggled.
"No. I don't think that never mind. Frank calls you Lady more than Elaina, unless he's mad at you."
"If he's really mad at me he calls me E. There are times when he isn't mad, he'll call me Elaina. Especially if others are around."
"Or Agent Blakely, if you are at HQ," Sab added.
"That's when we're trying to be professional or ticked off at one another at work," Elaina explained. "So what nicknames does Cody have for you?"
"He usually calls me Sab and uses Sabrina when he's being kind, loving.well you know. And then there are the times he calls me Angel. I really like that one."
"I can tell you why you like it. It makes you feel special, you get tingly all over, and you feel like you could just melt into his arms. Am I right?"
"Yep, you must feel that way when Frank calls you Lady."
"Definitely." That computer beeped and Elaina went over to it.
"About time, go tell Cody to come back and get to work," Elaina ordered.
Cody came back in with Sab and Frank followed. "Your imaging software is now in the computer and ready to go."
"How did you manage that?" Cody started to look at the software in the computer.
"Don't ask, she has many friends in high places," Frank told him.
"Thanks, this should get the job done," Cody said as he went to work.
"What kind of problems?" Frank inquired.
"The picture of a van going by the ATM was blurred and my software just won't clear it up enough to make an ID from the picture." Cody handed him the picture.
"I've seen you do better work than this. Why can't you do it now?" Frank yelled.
"I've tried to do better. The picture was too blurred to begin with," Cody yelled back.
"Hey! Both of you, calm down. Yelling isn't helping anyone," Elaina said. "Cody, did you ever receive the software program from NASA that you wanted?"
"No, they turned me down," Cody replied, sitting down.
"I'll go see what I can do." Elaina walked to the office. "Hey Sab! I need you to step away from the computers for a few seconds. I have some high level ass chewing to do and you can't witness it." Elaina walked behind the desk and sat down after Sab moved to the couch.
"I can stay in the room, can't I?" Sab asked, being curious as to what she was doing.
"Sure. I just didn't want you seeing my security clearance ID, Frank doesn't even know it."
"Good, more info to use against someone," Sab said, quietly.
"What did you say?" Elaina looked at her.
"I said I hope you get good info with what your doing."
"Yeah, I thought that was what you said." Elaina went back to typing. When she was finished she looked back at Sab. "What's on your mind you look deep in thought."
"I was just wondering what it would be like when Cody and I have kids. Will we have to go through this?"
"God, I hope not. I don't even want to be going through it, let alone someone I know." She walked over to sit with Sab.
"How can you not be emotional during this? You've held your self together better than I think I have," Sab admitted.
"I take it you have been breaking down away from us, so it doesn't bother me or Frank?"
"Yeah I just." Sab had tears streaming down again. "Sorry."
"Don't be sorry. You love Derek and Sarah too. I told you, I don't expect you to be anti-emotional around here. Just have your little breakdowns. I keep having them and so does Frank. I bet if I were to go talk to Alex, and the others they'd say they've broke down too."
"Does it bother you, in any way, that I've gotten so close to Sarah?"
"That's an odd question. Why would you ask me that?"
"I just feel as if I'm interfering sometimes. When I come over to go riding, I always end up with Sarah."
"You don't plan on stealing her from us do you?" Elaina asked, jokingly.
"Of course not." She leaned her head on Elaina's shoulder.
"Frank and I don't mind. Sarah loves it when you visit you're her best friend. She loves it, when you sign to her she thinks that only the two of you know what's being said. She even told me once and this is a quote: 'Tis pivate just me and Sabeana know it' unquote." Elaina laughed.
"Will she ever say my name right?" Sab laughed too.
"I don't know I think you'll have to wait and see." The computer gave an email alert. "Just a minute that should be the answer I'm waiting on." Elaina went to the computer and read the email. "Yes! Now, we may get somewhere." Elaina typed more and then went back to sit with Sab.
"I guess, Sabeana, will just be added to my list of nicknames. How did you get all your nicknames?" Sab wondered.
"Well, let's see. Lainie came from Miranda not liking the name Elaina and it just stuck with me. I'm rarely called Elaina by Maria or Miranda."
"Reese calls you Sis more that Lainie or Elaina."
"Yeah, I call him Brother a lot because of it too."
"I think Lainie makes you sound more down to earth, Elaina seems so formal."
"Snobbish you mean?" Elaina and Sab both giggled.
"No. I don't think that never mind. Frank calls you Lady more than Elaina, unless he's mad at you."
"If he's really mad at me he calls me E. There are times when he isn't mad, he'll call me Elaina. Especially if others are around."
"Or Agent Blakely, if you are at HQ," Sab added.
"That's when we're trying to be professional or ticked off at one another at work," Elaina explained. "So what nicknames does Cody have for you?"
"He usually calls me Sab and uses Sabrina when he's being kind, loving.well you know. And then there are the times he calls me Angel. I really like that one."
"I can tell you why you like it. It makes you feel special, you get tingly all over, and you feel like you could just melt into his arms. Am I right?"
"Yep, you must feel that way when Frank calls you Lady."
"Definitely." That computer beeped and Elaina went over to it.
"About time, go tell Cody to come back and get to work," Elaina ordered.
Cody came back in with Sab and Frank followed. "Your imaging software is now in the computer and ready to go."
"How did you manage that?" Cody started to look at the software in the computer.
"Don't ask, she has many friends in high places," Frank told him.
"Thanks, this should get the job done," Cody said as he went to work.