"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas," NeNe sang. The sound reverberated in
her helmet before the wind whipped it away. She was motorscootering to
work in the snow. It was slow, but she made it in plenty of time. It was
easy now that her shoulder wasn't bound. It had taken nearly a week to
heal completely.
"Good Morning," she greeted to the guards at the security station. She swiped her id card. "Morning," they smiled back. Everyone should be in a cheerful mood today. It was only a week until Christmas was upon them.
"Morning Chief!" she greeted popping her head into his office for a moment, "Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas NeNe!" he waved back.
"You're in a cheerful mood this morning," her friend Naoko commented.
"I love Christmas don't you?" NeNe smiled. ^_^
"Have you been to your desk already?" Naoko asked a mysterious smile on her face.
"Huh?" NeNe's green eyes stared at Naoko. "No.why is something wrong?" She tilted her head to try and get Naoko to explain.
"Oh," Naoko grinned, "You might want to stop by. There's something interesting there."
Her curiosity was up. Naoko was grinning so it must not be anything bad. What was on her desk? NeNe rounded the corner, her eyes automatically going to the corner where her desk sat. She blinked. She must be seeing things. She blinked again trying to clear the vision. It wasn't everyday she came in to see a huge bouquet of red roses on her desk. "Oh my god!" She raced the rest of the way to her desk, Naoko following.
"Who are they from?" Naoko asked, propping herself up on her own desk and leaning over to look at the beautiful roses.
NeNe shook her head. She stared for moments, in stupefied disbelief at the crimson petals and the forest green leaves which radiated beauty even this far into the winter. She leaned forward sniffing the delicate blossoms. The sweet fragrance made her smile. She looked for a card, finding one near the back.
"What's it say? What's it say?" Naoko jumped up and down. She tried to peer over NeNe's shoulder and get a look at what was sent.
'My heart is beating for you. Your Secret Admirer.' NeNe's green eyes widened as she read that single statement. Her mouth opened and she screamed. Everyone in the office jumped suddenly turning their head to look at the crazy woman who just split their ears apart.
"I have a secret admirer!" NeNe shrieked again her eyes scanning over the note.
"You do?" Naoko snatched the note from her hand. "Wow cool!" She quickly read the note as well, grinning.
~I wonder who it is.~ NeNe looked around the office. The chief? Nah, he was married. His head hung out of his office door, staring at her like she was crazy. She probably did look it, screaming so loudly over a single note and yet after all this time of never having anyone to love, she finally had someone who was secretly admiring her, afraid perhaps to approach her. Who was it?
NeNe's eyes lit upon Leon. Him? No, she decided. He looked too surprised by her gift. Daley? NeNe rejected that thought. Everyone knew he was partial to his own sex. She looked at Billy, the new rookie. He was sitting at his desk with his ears covered. Not him. Apparently not anyone in the office.
"Did you see which florist delivered this?" NeNe asked. Naoko shook her head. "They were here this morning," she said, "I think they signed for the delivery downstairs at the desk." She shrugs, "Sorry."
"Darn," NeNe examined the card carefully. She turned it over in her slim fingers regarding the little square. There was a little print on the back of the card. "Springtime Flower Shop."
~I'm going to find out who he is~ NeNe thought determinedly. She wasn't a police officer for nothing! She'd get to the Springtime Flower Shop and ask who bought the flowers. They must have records!
* * *
Mackie whistled as he opened the doors to the garage. He loved to work on machines and cars. Especially older models, classics. A young woman yesterday, had brought in a sweet jaguar from the 2005 models. She wanted him to align the brakes but he intended to look the engine over and see what kind of fine-tuning had been keeping it well. There the black beauty rested in the last spot behind the other cards. "Hello beautiful," he greeted the shiny car with a loving glance.
He went outside the garage and picked up his mail from inside the box. "Bill, bill," he flipped through. "Lottery sweepstakes. Hah!" He threw that one in the garbage. With the money they made off one single job the sweepstakes couldn't even touch that amount.
"Huh?" Mackie came across and plain white envelope with his name printed in bold lettering across it. "What's this?" He turned the envelope over. There was no return address.
He slit the envelope with his thumb and opened the single note card inside.
'In my wildest fantasies you are there. Running your fingers through my hair. This passion between us won't go away. I burn for your kiss each and every day.
Your Secret Admirer.'
Mackie blinked his brown eyes. An admirer huh? He wondered if it was the cute woman who brought the jaguar in. She was checking him out when she signed her forms yesterday. Mackie's chest puffed up slightly. It could have been her. She was very hot with long blond hair, swinging hips and ice blue eyes.
But they'd only met yesterday and this person "burned for his kiss each and every day." Mackie frowned. He didn't know who it could be. He ran over a list of women he'd been interested in. There was the bakery girl. She was a bit young, but he enjoyed flirting with her. Could it be her?
~What about Karen?~ Mackie wondered if it could be his ex-girlfriend. She had said he was too mysterious, disappearing as much as he did. She broke it off, when he wouldn't tell her where he was. She thought he was cheating on her with other women. It couldn't be her. But then who sent him such a note?
* * *
"Ooooohhhhh," NeNe eyed her dilemna. The huge bouquet of roses, her tiny motorscooter and the freezing cold wind were not a good combination. She was going to lose her roses to a winter blizzard!
"Need some help little lady?" A black car pulled up. The driver side window rolled down, revealing a man with dark sunglasses on, brown hair and that same flirtatious smile he used on every woman in the force.
Leon pulled up his sunglasses and winked. NeNe laughed. "Leon! Thank you! Could you follow me to my apartment so I can drop these off?" she asked, eyes lighting up happily at the offer.
"No problem." Leon flashed a wolfish grin. He unlocked his car door and NeNe put the flowers into his passenger seat. "Thank you Leon," she smiled, "Just follow me.. my home isn't too far away."
She hopped on her motor scooter and buckled her helmet under her chin. NeNe drove slowly through the slush that was forming from the snowmelt. Leon followed behind her, revving his engine a bit for fun. His car was so much faster than a scooter yet he was polite enough not to pass her.
* * *
"Nice place," Leon commented, setting the flowers down on her kitchen counter.
"Thank you. And thank you for helping me bring those up," NeNe ran her fingers through her pink hair nervously. Leon had insisted on helping her bring the flowers up. Was she wrong? Was he the one? Could he have sent her the roses? She eyed him suspiciously.
"Not much space ," Leon looked around curiously at her apartment, his brown eyes traveling over the decorations on the wall. NeNe smiled nervously, a half smile that meant the recipient of the smile should go away and stop bothering the other person.
"Yeah I'm a small person," NeNe agreed, laughing and scrubbing her the back of her pink hair again with that trembling tension of nervousness. She wanted him to leave so she could track down the florist and quiz them on who bought her flowers. If it WAS Leon she was going to beat him up severely. Or get Priss to.
*Boodoop Boodoop*
"Phone," NeNe tried not to look relieved at the interruption. She touched the small receive button on her phone.
"How was work sweetie?" Mrs. Romanova's face appeared on the vid. She was beaming at her daughter until her eyes fell just behind Nene. Curiosity bloomed in green eyes the same shade as Nene's. "Who is that behind you dear?"
"Mom!" NeNe's eyes widened in panic. "Um..he.." She stammered not knowing how to explain Leon's presence in her studio apartment.
"You have a boyfriend and you didn't even tell me?" her mother shrieked her entire mouth filling the screen for a moment as she yelled into the camera.
"He's not my boyfriend." NeNe denied vehemently. One hair stuck up on her head and she blushed, sweat forming on her brow. Heavy sweat because she had no words to say in her own defense.
"I'm just a friend from work," Leon said smoothly. "You must be the infamous Mrs. Romanova. Nene is always talking about you at work." Leon flashed the smile that could make girls swoon. He was such a charmer, his voice warm and compelling as he looked at her mother. Her mother immediately shut up, staring at him for a few moments.
Nene couldn't believe it. She watched as her, HER MOTHER, fell to Leon's charms. Mrs. Romanova actually blushed slightly, "I hope it's good things." Her voice was light and shy as she said this to Leon.
Leon winked, "Of course." He smiled again at her mother reassuringly. Her mother really did blush now. "Well dear I called to see how your day was," Mrs. Romanova's voice was soft as she spoke to Nene again. Soft, only because of that handsome man behind Nene.
"It was fine Mom," NeNe put her finger on the disconnect button, "But I have to go. I've got things to do. Talk to you later!" She hung up before her mom could protest. NeNe let out a breath and turned apologetically, "I'm sorry you had to see that."
"Hey no sweat." Leon waved, "You look like your mother a bit."
"Gee thanks," NeNe gave him a pointed look and rolled her eyes. Leon just laughed. "I've gotta go," he said in that deep baritone voice of his, "See you tomorrow at work."
NeNe let him out. She was a bit confused. Maybe he wasn't the one.after all he didn't ask to stay any longer than necessary. She puzzled over this for a while but her mind eventually turned to more feminine things. Like. where did her flowers look best? She spent some time, trying to decide where to put the roses. By her windowsill? No, she decided, the cold might wilt the flowers sooner. In the corner? Nah, too cold there too. She settled for putting it on her nightstand where she could see them when she woke up.
~Now to call the flower shop~ she thought looking at her watch. Thoughts of the flower shop flew out of her head when she saw what time it was.
"Oh no!" NeNe cried, "I'm late for training!" She threw on her jacket and raced out the door.
"Good Morning," she greeted to the guards at the security station. She swiped her id card. "Morning," they smiled back. Everyone should be in a cheerful mood today. It was only a week until Christmas was upon them.
"Morning Chief!" she greeted popping her head into his office for a moment, "Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas NeNe!" he waved back.
"You're in a cheerful mood this morning," her friend Naoko commented.
"I love Christmas don't you?" NeNe smiled. ^_^
"Have you been to your desk already?" Naoko asked a mysterious smile on her face.
"Huh?" NeNe's green eyes stared at Naoko. "No.why is something wrong?" She tilted her head to try and get Naoko to explain.
"Oh," Naoko grinned, "You might want to stop by. There's something interesting there."
Her curiosity was up. Naoko was grinning so it must not be anything bad. What was on her desk? NeNe rounded the corner, her eyes automatically going to the corner where her desk sat. She blinked. She must be seeing things. She blinked again trying to clear the vision. It wasn't everyday she came in to see a huge bouquet of red roses on her desk. "Oh my god!" She raced the rest of the way to her desk, Naoko following.
"Who are they from?" Naoko asked, propping herself up on her own desk and leaning over to look at the beautiful roses.
NeNe shook her head. She stared for moments, in stupefied disbelief at the crimson petals and the forest green leaves which radiated beauty even this far into the winter. She leaned forward sniffing the delicate blossoms. The sweet fragrance made her smile. She looked for a card, finding one near the back.
"What's it say? What's it say?" Naoko jumped up and down. She tried to peer over NeNe's shoulder and get a look at what was sent.
'My heart is beating for you. Your Secret Admirer.' NeNe's green eyes widened as she read that single statement. Her mouth opened and she screamed. Everyone in the office jumped suddenly turning their head to look at the crazy woman who just split their ears apart.
"I have a secret admirer!" NeNe shrieked again her eyes scanning over the note.
"You do?" Naoko snatched the note from her hand. "Wow cool!" She quickly read the note as well, grinning.
~I wonder who it is.~ NeNe looked around the office. The chief? Nah, he was married. His head hung out of his office door, staring at her like she was crazy. She probably did look it, screaming so loudly over a single note and yet after all this time of never having anyone to love, she finally had someone who was secretly admiring her, afraid perhaps to approach her. Who was it?
NeNe's eyes lit upon Leon. Him? No, she decided. He looked too surprised by her gift. Daley? NeNe rejected that thought. Everyone knew he was partial to his own sex. She looked at Billy, the new rookie. He was sitting at his desk with his ears covered. Not him. Apparently not anyone in the office.
"Did you see which florist delivered this?" NeNe asked. Naoko shook her head. "They were here this morning," she said, "I think they signed for the delivery downstairs at the desk." She shrugs, "Sorry."
"Darn," NeNe examined the card carefully. She turned it over in her slim fingers regarding the little square. There was a little print on the back of the card. "Springtime Flower Shop."
~I'm going to find out who he is~ NeNe thought determinedly. She wasn't a police officer for nothing! She'd get to the Springtime Flower Shop and ask who bought the flowers. They must have records!
* * *
Mackie whistled as he opened the doors to the garage. He loved to work on machines and cars. Especially older models, classics. A young woman yesterday, had brought in a sweet jaguar from the 2005 models. She wanted him to align the brakes but he intended to look the engine over and see what kind of fine-tuning had been keeping it well. There the black beauty rested in the last spot behind the other cards. "Hello beautiful," he greeted the shiny car with a loving glance.
He went outside the garage and picked up his mail from inside the box. "Bill, bill," he flipped through. "Lottery sweepstakes. Hah!" He threw that one in the garbage. With the money they made off one single job the sweepstakes couldn't even touch that amount.
"Huh?" Mackie came across and plain white envelope with his name printed in bold lettering across it. "What's this?" He turned the envelope over. There was no return address.
He slit the envelope with his thumb and opened the single note card inside.
'In my wildest fantasies you are there. Running your fingers through my hair. This passion between us won't go away. I burn for your kiss each and every day.
Your Secret Admirer.'
Mackie blinked his brown eyes. An admirer huh? He wondered if it was the cute woman who brought the jaguar in. She was checking him out when she signed her forms yesterday. Mackie's chest puffed up slightly. It could have been her. She was very hot with long blond hair, swinging hips and ice blue eyes.
But they'd only met yesterday and this person "burned for his kiss each and every day." Mackie frowned. He didn't know who it could be. He ran over a list of women he'd been interested in. There was the bakery girl. She was a bit young, but he enjoyed flirting with her. Could it be her?
~What about Karen?~ Mackie wondered if it could be his ex-girlfriend. She had said he was too mysterious, disappearing as much as he did. She broke it off, when he wouldn't tell her where he was. She thought he was cheating on her with other women. It couldn't be her. But then who sent him such a note?
* * *
"Ooooohhhhh," NeNe eyed her dilemna. The huge bouquet of roses, her tiny motorscooter and the freezing cold wind were not a good combination. She was going to lose her roses to a winter blizzard!
"Need some help little lady?" A black car pulled up. The driver side window rolled down, revealing a man with dark sunglasses on, brown hair and that same flirtatious smile he used on every woman in the force.
Leon pulled up his sunglasses and winked. NeNe laughed. "Leon! Thank you! Could you follow me to my apartment so I can drop these off?" she asked, eyes lighting up happily at the offer.
"No problem." Leon flashed a wolfish grin. He unlocked his car door and NeNe put the flowers into his passenger seat. "Thank you Leon," she smiled, "Just follow me.. my home isn't too far away."
She hopped on her motor scooter and buckled her helmet under her chin. NeNe drove slowly through the slush that was forming from the snowmelt. Leon followed behind her, revving his engine a bit for fun. His car was so much faster than a scooter yet he was polite enough not to pass her.
* * *
"Nice place," Leon commented, setting the flowers down on her kitchen counter.
"Thank you. And thank you for helping me bring those up," NeNe ran her fingers through her pink hair nervously. Leon had insisted on helping her bring the flowers up. Was she wrong? Was he the one? Could he have sent her the roses? She eyed him suspiciously.
"Not much space ," Leon looked around curiously at her apartment, his brown eyes traveling over the decorations on the wall. NeNe smiled nervously, a half smile that meant the recipient of the smile should go away and stop bothering the other person.
"Yeah I'm a small person," NeNe agreed, laughing and scrubbing her the back of her pink hair again with that trembling tension of nervousness. She wanted him to leave so she could track down the florist and quiz them on who bought her flowers. If it WAS Leon she was going to beat him up severely. Or get Priss to.
*Boodoop Boodoop*
"Phone," NeNe tried not to look relieved at the interruption. She touched the small receive button on her phone.
"How was work sweetie?" Mrs. Romanova's face appeared on the vid. She was beaming at her daughter until her eyes fell just behind Nene. Curiosity bloomed in green eyes the same shade as Nene's. "Who is that behind you dear?"
"Mom!" NeNe's eyes widened in panic. "Um..he.." She stammered not knowing how to explain Leon's presence in her studio apartment.
"You have a boyfriend and you didn't even tell me?" her mother shrieked her entire mouth filling the screen for a moment as she yelled into the camera.
"He's not my boyfriend." NeNe denied vehemently. One hair stuck up on her head and she blushed, sweat forming on her brow. Heavy sweat because she had no words to say in her own defense.
"I'm just a friend from work," Leon said smoothly. "You must be the infamous Mrs. Romanova. Nene is always talking about you at work." Leon flashed the smile that could make girls swoon. He was such a charmer, his voice warm and compelling as he looked at her mother. Her mother immediately shut up, staring at him for a few moments.
Nene couldn't believe it. She watched as her, HER MOTHER, fell to Leon's charms. Mrs. Romanova actually blushed slightly, "I hope it's good things." Her voice was light and shy as she said this to Leon.
Leon winked, "Of course." He smiled again at her mother reassuringly. Her mother really did blush now. "Well dear I called to see how your day was," Mrs. Romanova's voice was soft as she spoke to Nene again. Soft, only because of that handsome man behind Nene.
"It was fine Mom," NeNe put her finger on the disconnect button, "But I have to go. I've got things to do. Talk to you later!" She hung up before her mom could protest. NeNe let out a breath and turned apologetically, "I'm sorry you had to see that."
"Hey no sweat." Leon waved, "You look like your mother a bit."
"Gee thanks," NeNe gave him a pointed look and rolled her eyes. Leon just laughed. "I've gotta go," he said in that deep baritone voice of his, "See you tomorrow at work."
NeNe let him out. She was a bit confused. Maybe he wasn't the one.after all he didn't ask to stay any longer than necessary. She puzzled over this for a while but her mind eventually turned to more feminine things. Like. where did her flowers look best? She spent some time, trying to decide where to put the roses. By her windowsill? No, she decided, the cold might wilt the flowers sooner. In the corner? Nah, too cold there too. She settled for putting it on her nightstand where she could see them when she woke up.
~Now to call the flower shop~ she thought looking at her watch. Thoughts of the flower shop flew out of her head when she saw what time it was.
"Oh no!" NeNe cried, "I'm late for training!" She threw on her jacket and raced out the door.