Disclaimer and Author's Note: For a disclaimer see the earlier chapters.
I'm so sorry it's taken this long to get chapter 5 up, but school started
and things got crazy. However, I'm back to updating now. So yay!
Oh.and should Ty propose? Let me know. ****** Wanting to catch a ride with Ty, so she didn't have to worry about parking the car, Mary forced her boyfriend to get to work an hour early. This way she would have some time to look at the files before heading out on patrol with them.
As they pulled up in front of the station, Ty laid a hand on Mary's arm - a signal for her to wait a second before opening the door.
"What?"
"I just want a minute with you." He gave her one of his smiles.
She smiled back, "I think that'll be okay." Her hand slipped into his. "I love you."
"I love you too." He let his lips lightly brush her fingers. "Ready?"
"Depends. To go through your file looking for dirt? No. To see you and Dad at work? Oh yeah." She opened her door and stepped out. "Sure you don't mind I dragged you here early?"
"Nah. I'm sure there's some paperwork I should be doing anyway." He closed the door on his side as they headed across the street. "But I'm sure I can think of some way for you to make it up to me?"
"Promise?" Giggling, Mary stepped up onto the curb in front of the door. Ty held it open for her and the two went headed in. ****** Inside the precinct was, as always, a buzz of activity. They waded their way through the people and over to the desk where an annoyed looking Swertzsky was hanging up the phone. "Davis? What are you doing here? You're early."
"Gave Mary a ride."
"Well thank god for that. Go up to in processing. They could use the help until roll call." He looked at Mary. "Now what can I do for you since I doubt you're looking for Sullivan or Davis."
"I need their files. Along with the file for Cruz, Boscorelli, and Yokas. It's for press reasons, I promise."
"If I ask you to explain why will it take long?"
"Probably." "Then I'll trust you. Go up to the file room, tell the officer on duty I sent you."
"Thanks, Lew. You're my favorite."
Swertsky smiled despite himself. "Yeah yeah yeah."
Mary disappeared up the steps as Swertsky turned to address the next person who needed his attention. ****** The files didn't hold anything Mary didn't already know. Well except for a few incidents concerning Bosco, but they were more amusing than anything else. Still she took notes on anything and everything that seemed important. Before she knew it, it was 2:50 and roll call was almost over.
Returning the files to the officer at the desk, she headed down the hall to wait for her dad and Ty outside of the roll call room. They filed out, along with Bosco and Yokas. Bosco flashed Mary a smile, "Sure you wanna tag along with them? Cause you're gonna have a boring night. Yokas and I are where the action is."
Ty rolled his eyes, giving Bosco a mock glare. "You just keep your action away from my girlfriend, okay?"
"Davis.let's go! Before I reconsider allowing your action near my daughter." Sully was his usual cheerful self. He looked at Mary, "You ready?"
"Yep. Got my notebook and my audio recorder. All set." She followed them out to the RPM, climbing in the back. "So what now?"
"Now we drive around until we get a call.or come across something." Sully turned the corner and started driving away from the precinct building.
The first hour or so was quiet. They drove around, talking, mostly about Sully and Davis' careers but sometimes other subjects would creep into the conversation. They had been driving around for almost an hour and a half when Sully randomly brought up Mary and Ty's relationship, "So how serious are you two?"
"What? Dad!"
"Sully!"
"What?" He laughed. "I'm just asking. Your mothers are looking to pick out china patterns and I'm just wondering whether I should stop them or not?"
"Of course!" Mary and Ty said in unison. They were serious, but marriage? Marriage had never entered the picture.or at least not that they would admit.
Sully just smirked. They had answered a little too quickly and he knew what that meant. However, Ty saw that smirk.
"Don't smile like that, Sul. We're not even thinking about marriage. And even if we were thinking about marriage.which we're not.we wouldn't be getting married just yet. Cause there's.things. You know?"
"Yeah. I know." He just kept smirking. He and Lillian had once said the exact same thing, right before they got married.
Turning another corner, the two cops managed to catch sight of a masked man running out of a convenience store. Sully groaned and stopped the RMP as Ty jumped out and took off running. Parking the car, he looked at Mary. "Stay."
"What? No way! Two stories at once.come on, Dad."
"No. I don't know if he's armed or what. Just stay put and I promise you'll get an interview with the perp." He got out of the car and took off in the same direction Ty had gone, but at a much slower pace.
Mary sighed and leaned back. Well this was no fun. ****** Ty tackled the guy to the ground about two blocks from the robbery had taken place. He fought to hold the guy down while he got his cuffs out. "Hey.hey.you struggle and this is going to hurt."
The guy apparently didn't care if it hurt or not, he just didn't want to go to jail and so he kept fighting right up until Sully arrived to help. They managed to get the guy cuffed and get him back to the RMP. Sully opened the door on Mary's side. "Out."
"What?"
"Out. You're riding up front. Davis will ride in back with this guy."
"But my interview."
Sully rolled his eyes. "Routine robbery, angel. There's no story here. No one was hurt and the goods were recovered. No one cares."
Mary sighed and nodded. She had to admit he was right. The public no longer cared about happily ever after.
He saw the look on his daughter's face and his own mirrored it. "C'mon.let's get this guy back to the house and then go find something to eat, okay?"
"Yeah.food." Ty smiled as Mary just nodded. ****** The rest of the night continued much along the same lines. There were a few small calls but nothing major, and, thankfully, nothing to show that either of them were anything close to corrupt.
However, despite the low activity, Mary was exhausted. So exhausted that she was under the covers and asleep before Ty was out of the shower. He sighed and climbed into bed beside her. Oh well.
Oh.and should Ty propose? Let me know. ****** Wanting to catch a ride with Ty, so she didn't have to worry about parking the car, Mary forced her boyfriend to get to work an hour early. This way she would have some time to look at the files before heading out on patrol with them.
As they pulled up in front of the station, Ty laid a hand on Mary's arm - a signal for her to wait a second before opening the door.
"What?"
"I just want a minute with you." He gave her one of his smiles.
She smiled back, "I think that'll be okay." Her hand slipped into his. "I love you."
"I love you too." He let his lips lightly brush her fingers. "Ready?"
"Depends. To go through your file looking for dirt? No. To see you and Dad at work? Oh yeah." She opened her door and stepped out. "Sure you don't mind I dragged you here early?"
"Nah. I'm sure there's some paperwork I should be doing anyway." He closed the door on his side as they headed across the street. "But I'm sure I can think of some way for you to make it up to me?"
"Promise?" Giggling, Mary stepped up onto the curb in front of the door. Ty held it open for her and the two went headed in. ****** Inside the precinct was, as always, a buzz of activity. They waded their way through the people and over to the desk where an annoyed looking Swertzsky was hanging up the phone. "Davis? What are you doing here? You're early."
"Gave Mary a ride."
"Well thank god for that. Go up to in processing. They could use the help until roll call." He looked at Mary. "Now what can I do for you since I doubt you're looking for Sullivan or Davis."
"I need their files. Along with the file for Cruz, Boscorelli, and Yokas. It's for press reasons, I promise."
"If I ask you to explain why will it take long?"
"Probably." "Then I'll trust you. Go up to the file room, tell the officer on duty I sent you."
"Thanks, Lew. You're my favorite."
Swertsky smiled despite himself. "Yeah yeah yeah."
Mary disappeared up the steps as Swertsky turned to address the next person who needed his attention. ****** The files didn't hold anything Mary didn't already know. Well except for a few incidents concerning Bosco, but they were more amusing than anything else. Still she took notes on anything and everything that seemed important. Before she knew it, it was 2:50 and roll call was almost over.
Returning the files to the officer at the desk, she headed down the hall to wait for her dad and Ty outside of the roll call room. They filed out, along with Bosco and Yokas. Bosco flashed Mary a smile, "Sure you wanna tag along with them? Cause you're gonna have a boring night. Yokas and I are where the action is."
Ty rolled his eyes, giving Bosco a mock glare. "You just keep your action away from my girlfriend, okay?"
"Davis.let's go! Before I reconsider allowing your action near my daughter." Sully was his usual cheerful self. He looked at Mary, "You ready?"
"Yep. Got my notebook and my audio recorder. All set." She followed them out to the RPM, climbing in the back. "So what now?"
"Now we drive around until we get a call.or come across something." Sully turned the corner and started driving away from the precinct building.
The first hour or so was quiet. They drove around, talking, mostly about Sully and Davis' careers but sometimes other subjects would creep into the conversation. They had been driving around for almost an hour and a half when Sully randomly brought up Mary and Ty's relationship, "So how serious are you two?"
"What? Dad!"
"Sully!"
"What?" He laughed. "I'm just asking. Your mothers are looking to pick out china patterns and I'm just wondering whether I should stop them or not?"
"Of course!" Mary and Ty said in unison. They were serious, but marriage? Marriage had never entered the picture.or at least not that they would admit.
Sully just smirked. They had answered a little too quickly and he knew what that meant. However, Ty saw that smirk.
"Don't smile like that, Sul. We're not even thinking about marriage. And even if we were thinking about marriage.which we're not.we wouldn't be getting married just yet. Cause there's.things. You know?"
"Yeah. I know." He just kept smirking. He and Lillian had once said the exact same thing, right before they got married.
Turning another corner, the two cops managed to catch sight of a masked man running out of a convenience store. Sully groaned and stopped the RMP as Ty jumped out and took off running. Parking the car, he looked at Mary. "Stay."
"What? No way! Two stories at once.come on, Dad."
"No. I don't know if he's armed or what. Just stay put and I promise you'll get an interview with the perp." He got out of the car and took off in the same direction Ty had gone, but at a much slower pace.
Mary sighed and leaned back. Well this was no fun. ****** Ty tackled the guy to the ground about two blocks from the robbery had taken place. He fought to hold the guy down while he got his cuffs out. "Hey.hey.you struggle and this is going to hurt."
The guy apparently didn't care if it hurt or not, he just didn't want to go to jail and so he kept fighting right up until Sully arrived to help. They managed to get the guy cuffed and get him back to the RMP. Sully opened the door on Mary's side. "Out."
"What?"
"Out. You're riding up front. Davis will ride in back with this guy."
"But my interview."
Sully rolled his eyes. "Routine robbery, angel. There's no story here. No one was hurt and the goods were recovered. No one cares."
Mary sighed and nodded. She had to admit he was right. The public no longer cared about happily ever after.
He saw the look on his daughter's face and his own mirrored it. "C'mon.let's get this guy back to the house and then go find something to eat, okay?"
"Yeah.food." Ty smiled as Mary just nodded. ****** The rest of the night continued much along the same lines. There were a few small calls but nothing major, and, thankfully, nothing to show that either of them were anything close to corrupt.
However, despite the low activity, Mary was exhausted. So exhausted that she was under the covers and asleep before Ty was out of the shower. He sighed and climbed into bed beside her. Oh well.