Nancy finished putting the finishing touches on her hair and make up, and
scrutinized her reflection in the mirror. She wore a black halter neck
dress that skimmed her curves and fell elegantly to her knees. Nancy raised
an eyebrow at her reflection and wondered why she had spent so much time
getting ready for dinner tonight. She wasn't trying to impress Frank, was
she?
Satisfied with her appearance, she grabbed her purse just as there was a knock on her hotel room door. "I'm coming," she called out, as she picked up her cell phone and placed it in her bag.
She opened the door, and Frank stood there with a smile on his face. "Hi Nan, you look great!" he exclaimed, as he gave her a peck on the cheek.
Nancy coloured slightly. "Thanks, you look great too," she replied truthfully as she took in his appearance. Frank was wearing a pair of black pants and a casual but sophisticated dress shirt. She shook her head slightly and tried to focus. Nancy smiled back at Frank. "So, where are we going to tonight?"
"I was thinking we could maybe go to this little Thai place close by," Frank answered. "Joe and I saw it when we drove past the other day, and it is supposedly really nice."
"Perfect, I love Thai!" Nancy said, as they headed out to Frank's car. Frank opened the door for Nancy and she climbed in. He couldn't help but notice again how nice she looked tonight.
A short time later they arrived at the restaurant and were seated by a young Thai waitress. After looking at the menu, Nancy ordered a green curry with chicken, and Frank selected the red curry with beef.
"I feel kind of bad enjoying myself here and knowing that Joe is so uncomfortable at the moment," Frank confessed to Nancy as the waitress brought their meals out.
Nancy nodded, as she tasted her curry. It was delicious. "So do I, but at the same time, he's probably sleeping and enjoying the rest which is the best thing for him at the moment."
"What time is your shift tomorrow?" Frank inquired.
"I start at 10:00am, I have the middle of the day shift. I just hope nothing else goes wrong, but I have a feeling that we haven't seen the worst yet." She replied.
Frank frowned. "I hope Joe is going to be ok there tonight."
"I'm sure he will be, there is no reason for anyone to target him, and besides, no one knows that we are investigating this case." Nancy said.
Frank relaxed a little. "That's true, I guess I am just paranoid. You know what it is like for us, we seem to attract trouble wherever we go! This was meant to be our vacation, and now we are tracking down a saboteur."
Nancy laughed. "I know exactly what you mean. Can you remember a time where I actually had a proper vacation myself?!"
Frank laughed too, and replied that he couldn't remember such a time. He was having a really nice evening tonight, and he was surprised. At first he was going to kill Joe for suggesting he and Nancy go to dinner, he thought that it may be a little awkward since they hadn't seen each other in so long. "Liar," he thought to himself. "The real reason isn't that at all, you were just nervous about being around Nancy since you have always been attracted to her."
Nancy noticed Frank's face redden slightly. "Are you ok?"
Frank snapped back into reality. "Ahh, yeah. I'm fine thanks. This curry is just a little hot," he fibbed. "So anyway_"
They chatted together for ages afterwards, catching up on all that they had been up to since they last saw each other. Suddenly Nancy caught sight of time. "Wow, it's just after midnight, I didn't realize it was so late!"
"I guess I had better get you home then," Frank answered, not really wanting the night to end.
Nancy stood up and picked up her purse while Frank paid the bill. "I'm sorry, it's just that I have to start early tomorrow," she explained. She hadn't wanted the night to end either.
"Hey, don't be sorry!" Frank said. "We need to be sharp in order to catch this saboteur. Besides, I had a great time tonight."
"Me too," Nancy replied as they reached the car and got in. Soon after, Frank arrived back at Nancy's hotel and pulled to a stop.
"I'll walk you up, just in case," he joked.
Nancy smiled. "Thanks."
They reached her room, and Nancy opened the door with her key. "I did have a really nice time tonight, thanks again." She paused slightly. "Do you want to come in for a while?" "I better not, you need to get some sleep." Frank replied, feeling a little disappointed.
"Ok, we'll I guess I will see you tomorrow morning." Nancy said, as she gave Frank a hug.
As they pulled apart, Frank looked down at Nancy and leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. She seemed surprised, and Frank grinned.
"See you tomorrow Nan."
Nancy closed the door behind her and locked it, thinking about what had just happened between her and Frank. She was still thinking about it when she went to sleep shortly after.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Meanwhile, as Joe slept peacefully in his room, Jenna, the nurse, came in and checked to make sure he was ok and not in any pain. Checking his chart and realizing that he would probably need more painkillers if he woke up, she left two tablets and a glass of water on his bedside table.
She checked his temperature, and satisfied that he was ok, she left the room to continue her rounds. Shortly after, a figure crept into Joe's room and deftly swapped the two tablets Jenna had left with tablets of a different kind altogether.
Satisfied with her appearance, she grabbed her purse just as there was a knock on her hotel room door. "I'm coming," she called out, as she picked up her cell phone and placed it in her bag.
She opened the door, and Frank stood there with a smile on his face. "Hi Nan, you look great!" he exclaimed, as he gave her a peck on the cheek.
Nancy coloured slightly. "Thanks, you look great too," she replied truthfully as she took in his appearance. Frank was wearing a pair of black pants and a casual but sophisticated dress shirt. She shook her head slightly and tried to focus. Nancy smiled back at Frank. "So, where are we going to tonight?"
"I was thinking we could maybe go to this little Thai place close by," Frank answered. "Joe and I saw it when we drove past the other day, and it is supposedly really nice."
"Perfect, I love Thai!" Nancy said, as they headed out to Frank's car. Frank opened the door for Nancy and she climbed in. He couldn't help but notice again how nice she looked tonight.
A short time later they arrived at the restaurant and were seated by a young Thai waitress. After looking at the menu, Nancy ordered a green curry with chicken, and Frank selected the red curry with beef.
"I feel kind of bad enjoying myself here and knowing that Joe is so uncomfortable at the moment," Frank confessed to Nancy as the waitress brought their meals out.
Nancy nodded, as she tasted her curry. It was delicious. "So do I, but at the same time, he's probably sleeping and enjoying the rest which is the best thing for him at the moment."
"What time is your shift tomorrow?" Frank inquired.
"I start at 10:00am, I have the middle of the day shift. I just hope nothing else goes wrong, but I have a feeling that we haven't seen the worst yet." She replied.
Frank frowned. "I hope Joe is going to be ok there tonight."
"I'm sure he will be, there is no reason for anyone to target him, and besides, no one knows that we are investigating this case." Nancy said.
Frank relaxed a little. "That's true, I guess I am just paranoid. You know what it is like for us, we seem to attract trouble wherever we go! This was meant to be our vacation, and now we are tracking down a saboteur."
Nancy laughed. "I know exactly what you mean. Can you remember a time where I actually had a proper vacation myself?!"
Frank laughed too, and replied that he couldn't remember such a time. He was having a really nice evening tonight, and he was surprised. At first he was going to kill Joe for suggesting he and Nancy go to dinner, he thought that it may be a little awkward since they hadn't seen each other in so long. "Liar," he thought to himself. "The real reason isn't that at all, you were just nervous about being around Nancy since you have always been attracted to her."
Nancy noticed Frank's face redden slightly. "Are you ok?"
Frank snapped back into reality. "Ahh, yeah. I'm fine thanks. This curry is just a little hot," he fibbed. "So anyway_"
They chatted together for ages afterwards, catching up on all that they had been up to since they last saw each other. Suddenly Nancy caught sight of time. "Wow, it's just after midnight, I didn't realize it was so late!"
"I guess I had better get you home then," Frank answered, not really wanting the night to end.
Nancy stood up and picked up her purse while Frank paid the bill. "I'm sorry, it's just that I have to start early tomorrow," she explained. She hadn't wanted the night to end either.
"Hey, don't be sorry!" Frank said. "We need to be sharp in order to catch this saboteur. Besides, I had a great time tonight."
"Me too," Nancy replied as they reached the car and got in. Soon after, Frank arrived back at Nancy's hotel and pulled to a stop.
"I'll walk you up, just in case," he joked.
Nancy smiled. "Thanks."
They reached her room, and Nancy opened the door with her key. "I did have a really nice time tonight, thanks again." She paused slightly. "Do you want to come in for a while?" "I better not, you need to get some sleep." Frank replied, feeling a little disappointed.
"Ok, we'll I guess I will see you tomorrow morning." Nancy said, as she gave Frank a hug.
As they pulled apart, Frank looked down at Nancy and leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. She seemed surprised, and Frank grinned.
"See you tomorrow Nan."
Nancy closed the door behind her and locked it, thinking about what had just happened between her and Frank. She was still thinking about it when she went to sleep shortly after.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Meanwhile, as Joe slept peacefully in his room, Jenna, the nurse, came in and checked to make sure he was ok and not in any pain. Checking his chart and realizing that he would probably need more painkillers if he woke up, she left two tablets and a glass of water on his bedside table.
She checked his temperature, and satisfied that he was ok, she left the room to continue her rounds. Shortly after, a figure crept into Joe's room and deftly swapped the two tablets Jenna had left with tablets of a different kind altogether.
