It was a late, gloomy Friday afternoon in the Chapel just before everyone went their separate ways for the weekend.

"What are you guys up to tonight?" asked Penhall as he put his arm inside his jacket.

"Ioki and I were discussing having pizza right here in the Chapel tonight. Would you like to join us or did you have something else in mind?" Hoffs asked as she tidied up her desk.

"I can hang with you guys tonight. The future lucky ladies can wait one more night for me to arrive. What about you Hanson?"

"Tonight's bowling, remember." Ioki answered for Hanson.

"Actually, I sprained my hand last weekend, so I decided to take off this Friday so it can fully heal." stated Tom.

Ioki jumped at the opportunity to order the pizza and Penhall went out for some beer.

Jenko came out of his office, "See you cats later. I've got a date with a jammin' session."

Everyone said goodnight to Jenko as he stepped out for the weekend. Then suddenly it started to thunder and the rain began to pour.

Penhall came back with his jacket and hair soaked. "You guys could have told me that it looked like it would rain today."

Hanson retorted, "We figured you had eyes too."

Penhall gave a shot of his usual face when Hanson gets cynical with him. The pizza arrived and they started to dig in. The group of young cops joked about some of the funny things that happened to them this past week at West Jefferson High School. Hoffs' phone began to ring, so she hopped down from sitting on Hanson's desk to answer it.

"This is Hoffs." She said in a very commanding voice. Suddenly she switched to a soft, sweet voice and sat down in her chair to take her phone call. She started giggling and blushing about the conversation.

Hanson looked at Penhall who then looked at Ioki. "Who's that?" whispered Hanson. Ioki and Penahll shrugged.

Once Hoffs realized that they were eavesdropping on her conversation, she turned her chair around and put her back to them.

"Now I'm really curious." said Penhall. "I'm sure she'll be anxious to tell us about her exciting phone call in one minute." Ioki said as he took a bite of his slice.

Hoffs hung up the phone and grabbed makeup out of her purse.

"Hey Jude, who was that?" asked Hanson.

"Um, nobody special" Hoffs answered as she began to put on a little lipstick and blush. She pulled the tie from her hair and sprayed a little perfume that filled the Chapel with a sweet scent. The guys watched with amazement as she fixed herself up. "See you guys later!" she said elatedly as she grabbed her jacket.

"Where are you going in this rain?" asked a concern Ioki.

"I have someone to meet right this second, so you guys can have my share of the pizza. By the way, do I look ok or should I stop by my apartment?"

"You look beautiful as always! Why?" asked Hanson. "Who's the guy you're meeting?"

"Oh give it a rest detective! I'll see you guys Monday."

Hoffs grabbed an umbrella and ran to her car. Ioki, Hanson and Penhall just sat there in wonder. They couldn't believe she left them for the company of another guy. Who could be more important than them?

"Should we follow her?" Penhall asked.

"No, it's her personal life and we shouldn't pry, but it doesn't mean we can't." joked Hanson. "We can ask her Monday."

Monday approaches.

Hanson and Penhall walked into the Chapel together. Ioki followed shortly after.

"Where's Jude and Jenk?" asked Hanson

"I'm not sure about Jude, but Jenko had to go to headquarters and give updates on what we have been up to." answered Ioki.

A knock on the door opened it and a guy in a blue uniform steps in. "Hi, I have a delivery for Judy Hoffs. Is this the correct place?"

"Yep, she lives here." answered Penhall. "I can accept the package."

"Actually, it's flowers, roses to be exact. Two dozen roses to be delivered to Judy Hoffs." He said reading his clipboard.

Ioki and Hanson look up from their desks and get wide-eyed. Penhall tips the delivery man and sits the roses on her desk. The three men gather around her desk, trying to decide if they should read the card. Hanson says fuck it and snatches the card out of the envelope.

The card reads: THANKS FOR A GREAT TIME THIS WEEKEND! LOVE JIMMY

"Holy shit! She has a boyfriend or something." says Penhall.

"That's weird. Judy never mentioned a boyfriend before. What do you think Ioki?" Tom asked. "You're her partner, you must know something."

"I have no idea what's going on. This is news to me."

Judy walked in the Chapel running late.

"Hey guys! How was your weekend?" Then she noticed that they were up to something. "What are you doing by my desk?" Then she saw the roses.

"Who are these from? They are gorgeous! Which one of you gets the big kiss?"

"That would be me!" snapped Penhall.

Hanson shoved him. "Actually, they are from Jimmy. Who's Jimmy and what did you guys do this weekend that was so great?"

"Hanson, can't a girl have a secret?" she said picking up the phone receiver. "Now I have a few phone calls to make, so shoo!"

The guys backed up and walked towards the coffee pot.

"Who does this guy think he is?" said a fuming Penhall.

"Calm down big guy. This could be nothing. This could be a childhood friend or a grateful cousin."

"Ioki, you don't send not one but two dozen roses to a childhood friend. This is something big."

Hanson thought while the two of them went back and forth. He couldn't believe that the three of them were so curious about Judy's life outside of work. He couldn't believe how jealous they were of "Jimmy". He decided to ask Judy about it, but not at work. He would make an appearance at her apartment tonight.

MORE TO COME!