The Center 9:15 a.m.
Miss Parker was sitting at her desk lost in thoughts while attempting to work on the files she'd been given earlier that morning, but to actually work was easier said than done. Her thoughts kept going back to the island, to the time she spent with Jarod. They had worked together and it had felt natural it had felt good, it had felt like old times the "adventures" they had while still in the center together. When they would sneak off in search of.. Oh what was she thinking they had been children at the time. still she missed what they had back then. Her thoughts we interrupted by the knocking at the door.
"Come in." She said much to calmly that it must have taken the other person by surprise for he hesitated in walking through the door.
"Miss Parker?" Sydney asked a little unsure of what to expect.
"What is it Syd?" She said while turning around in her hair to face him.
"I was wondering if you had seen Broots, they need his help down at the tech room."
"No, I haven't seen him sense yesterday that must mean his "date" must have kept him out late." She said not trying to hide the smile that had formed on her lips.
"Parker is there something wrong? Sense your return from Carthis you haven't seemed quite yourself"
"Is that right?" She smirked at the tone Sydney had taken with her. "How have I not been myself?
"Well, you've been smiling a lot lately you seem distracted lost in thought as if you would rather be somewhere else" He said looking waiting patiently for her reaction.
"Sydney everyone rather be somewhere else when they work at The Centre" She stood up and headed for the door. "Now if that's all you wanted..." She opened the door and signaled for him to leave. " I still have a lot of work to do, unlike Broots I can't afford the luxury of traipsing with my coworkers.
"If you ever need to talk you know I'm always here for you." He said stepping past her.
"Syd..." She called back. " Thank you."
Same time Broots' house
"No no come one start please start." Broots said trying hard not to go crazy. He was already an hour late for work * Miss Parker is going to kill me. * He thought praying for his car to start. He heard a *Honk* and turned to see Miss Fox in her silver Viper waving to him to go to the car.
"Need a ride?" She asked once he had walked up to the window.
"My car won't start. I'm already late Miss Parker is really going to kill me" He said looking like a helpless puppy.
"Hop in and don't worry Miss Parker will understand" She said unlocking the door for him to get inside.
"Gee thanks," He said as he got inside.
"Buckle up cowboy I'll have you there in five minutes"
*Five minutes!?* Broots thought. It took almost half and hour from his house to The Centre and she had said five minutes. Now he wished he had never woken up this morning he figured he was dead either way if Miss Parker didn't kill him for being late then Miss Fox would kill him with her driving *God help me* He thought and he saw 65mph being dialed on the odometer.
Miss Parker was sitting at her desk lost in thoughts while attempting to work on the files she'd been given earlier that morning, but to actually work was easier said than done. Her thoughts kept going back to the island, to the time she spent with Jarod. They had worked together and it had felt natural it had felt good, it had felt like old times the "adventures" they had while still in the center together. When they would sneak off in search of.. Oh what was she thinking they had been children at the time. still she missed what they had back then. Her thoughts we interrupted by the knocking at the door.
"Come in." She said much to calmly that it must have taken the other person by surprise for he hesitated in walking through the door.
"Miss Parker?" Sydney asked a little unsure of what to expect.
"What is it Syd?" She said while turning around in her hair to face him.
"I was wondering if you had seen Broots, they need his help down at the tech room."
"No, I haven't seen him sense yesterday that must mean his "date" must have kept him out late." She said not trying to hide the smile that had formed on her lips.
"Parker is there something wrong? Sense your return from Carthis you haven't seemed quite yourself"
"Is that right?" She smirked at the tone Sydney had taken with her. "How have I not been myself?
"Well, you've been smiling a lot lately you seem distracted lost in thought as if you would rather be somewhere else" He said looking waiting patiently for her reaction.
"Sydney everyone rather be somewhere else when they work at The Centre" She stood up and headed for the door. "Now if that's all you wanted..." She opened the door and signaled for him to leave. " I still have a lot of work to do, unlike Broots I can't afford the luxury of traipsing with my coworkers.
"If you ever need to talk you know I'm always here for you." He said stepping past her.
"Syd..." She called back. " Thank you."
Same time Broots' house
"No no come one start please start." Broots said trying hard not to go crazy. He was already an hour late for work * Miss Parker is going to kill me. * He thought praying for his car to start. He heard a *Honk* and turned to see Miss Fox in her silver Viper waving to him to go to the car.
"Need a ride?" She asked once he had walked up to the window.
"My car won't start. I'm already late Miss Parker is really going to kill me" He said looking like a helpless puppy.
"Hop in and don't worry Miss Parker will understand" She said unlocking the door for him to get inside.
"Gee thanks," He said as he got inside.
"Buckle up cowboy I'll have you there in five minutes"
*Five minutes!?* Broots thought. It took almost half and hour from his house to The Centre and she had said five minutes. Now he wished he had never woken up this morning he figured he was dead either way if Miss Parker didn't kill him for being late then Miss Fox would kill him with her driving *God help me* He thought and he saw 65mph being dialed on the odometer.