In the PD locker room, officers Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli, Ty Davis, and Faith Yokas were all getting ready for their shifts, when Bosco asked, "Hey, Ty, did you hear anything about Sully going out with Cruz last night?"
"He denied it yesterday, but it was obvious he was lying."
"Starting to be like her, then," Faith joked.
"Maybe he's ashamed to be caught dating Maritza," Bosco said.
"You sure weren't," Ty said.
"That was before I learned she was an insane psychopath."
Sully walked into the room, and the entire conversation stopped. "Let me guess, you guys were talking about my supposed 'date' with Cruz last night?"
"Did you go on a date with her?" Bosco asked.
"No, just coffee," Sully replied.
"Coffee? That's even worse," Faith said.
"Not really. It's not like we had sex or anything."
"Did she ask for it?" Bosco asked.
"No, she didn't," Sully replied.
"Yeah, right! You just wouldn't admit it, would you?" Bosco said.
"Hey, why don't you leave him alone. He said they just went out for coffee, and she didn't ask him for sex, and it wasn't a date, so you should just drop it."
"Anyways, speaking of dates, how did your date with Monroe go last night?" Faith asked Ty.
"Fine. We went to dinner and a movie, that's it."
"Uh huh, sure," Bosco said.
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Bos," Sully said. "Not everybody has sex on the first date like you."
"Ouch, Sully. I am sincerely hurt by that statement," Bosco said, feigning seriousness.
"You'll get over it," Faith replied.
"What is this? Bitch at Bosco Day?" Bosco asked.
"Every day is Bitch at Bosco Day," Ty replied.
The rest of the day was rather uneventful. Sully and Cruz didn't get a chance to speak with each other about their denied date the previous night, or to plan another one, which both hoped would happen, even though they wouldn't admit it to anyone else.
That evening, Sully stopped by Cruz's office to ask her if she'd be interested in going out again.
"Hey, Maritza, would you be interested in going out for...I don't know...another cup of coffee?"
"Tonight?" she replied.
"Yeah, sure, unless two nights of coffee in a row is too much for you."
"No, that's fine.
"Same time as yesterday?"
"Sure. Same place?"
"If you want."
"Okay. That's fine. It's a nice, quiet place, private, not too many people. I like it."
"See you at seven o'clock tonight, then?" Sully asked.
"Yeah, see ya," Cruz replied.