Chapter 8: Twisted
"Hey Dee, whose the kid?" Drake asked gesturing to Marilin who was sitting at Ryo's desk wearing the hat from his uniform.
"She's the Gilmor's kid, me and Ryo are watching her until child services can find make some more permanent arrangements for her."
"She's cute. What's your name?" Drake asked kneeling down in front of her.
"…"
"Names Marilin, you might as well forget trying to ask her anything Drake she won't talk to anyone."
"Maybe she just does not like you" Drake said with a smirk.
"HA HA very funny I don't see her chatting away with you either, Now if you don't have a reason for being hear, then leave, your disturbing Marilin and I. Isn't that right Marilin?" Dee said leaning across the desk towards her. She just looked up at him and laughed.
"Fine be that way, The Chief wants to see you, something about a new case." Drake said from the door of Dee and Ryo's office.
"What we just got off a case, aren't we suppose to have like five days of paper work" Dee moaned.
"No see most people only have a day of paperwork, but you never do any of it so it takes poor Ryo twice as long. Gheish why he puts up with you."
"It's because I'm so pertty" Dee said leaning back in his chair to strike pose.
"Who's pretty?" Ryo asked walking into the office.
"Why me of course"
"Oh, of course my mistake" Ryo said sarcastically giving Drake a side glance.
"Dee the badgers in a bad mood already so I'd get in there" Drake said shaking his head as he left the office, 'What the bases is in that relationship, I have no clue. I mean I know the guys my best friend but what Ryo sees in him, I'm stumped."
"Dee maybe I should go talk to the chief." Ryo said turning to face Dee and leaning up against the file cabinet, crossing his arms and giving Dee that 'I know better then you look.'
"No Ryo I'm perfectly capable of handling this." Dee said standing up give Ryo an 'I'm so up to something' smirk.
"I'm giving you a way out of a meeting with the chief and your turning it down why are you so excited to go see the chief?" Ryo asked dumb struck.
"It just happen that Mr. Smith from the FDA though I was an excellent hard working officer, and I just can't wait to rub it in." Dee said moseying out the door.
Ryo laughed as he moved to sit down in his chair to type up the last of the eye witness accounts from the bust the other night, but there was a little minx in his chair. He put his hand on his hips and gave her a funny smile making her laugh.
'Dee should have let Mrs. Kepling from across the hall watch her. I know he said he does not want to impose, which is a load of bull because he is a-l-w-a-y-s suggesting that Bikky should be sent over there, 'he can help clean her cats litter box, be some use for once' Ehh… Plus he said it was our job to watch her, but honestly that excuses is not much better I think he just likes having her around. He really likes her I can tell, I hope Miss. Smith finds her a decent home, I'm not sure how Dee will take it if the only thing available is a group home. He is so set against the Idea; he's really falling hard for this little girl. It's too cute! Man I love him so much.' Ryo thought to himself as he lifted Marilin out of his chair, putting her over in Dee's tipping her hat down over her eyes in the process. He sat down in his chair and flicked on his computer, he glanced across at Marilin, she was holding the hat by the rim so she could see out from under it. When Ryo looked at her she smiled and giggled and let the hat fall back down over her face. Ryo just shook his head; he was falling for her too.
"You're late" The Chief bellowed at Dee with out looking up.
"Now Chief is that anyway to be talking to one of your best?" Dee asked directing a cocky smile his way.
"One of my best, my foot"
"Oh come on Chief don't deny it"
"I don't know what you're talking about Laytner" he grumbled.
"Come on yes you do … remember … Mr. Smith, am I ringing any bells. Oh and it's Detective, I believe he called me an outstanding officer."
"Mr. Smith, had to have been missing half of his brain, it's the only explanation for liking you!"
"Ughh, Chief … What would Ryo say?" Dee asked, trying hard not to laugh, he was really loving this moment and he wanted it to last as long as possible.
"Ryo, now there's an outstanding officer, and a dam good shot too."
"Chief you know you really don't do jealousy well" Dee said plopping down in the chair in front of the Chief's desk, "Now wasin't there something you wanted me for?" Dee asked pretending to be more interested in the grim under his finger nails then what the chief had to say. But he could not help glancing over towards the man and what he saw wasn't pretty. It looked like his head was about to explode.
"JEALOUS! JEALOUS! Of who? YOU? I don't – think – so!" The Chief hollered spraying the surrounding five feet causing Dee to flinch. He stood up and slammed his hands on his desk, his eye was twitching and it was really starting to creep Dee out.
'Ohmigod I did it. I pushed him to his limits his head is going to exploded my life is a success." Dee thought as a wicked grin spread across his face, which didn't help mater because it only made the chiefs other eye start to twitch.
Miraculously the chief pulled himself together. Straightening his tie he sat back in his chair. He pulled a manila envelope out from his desk draw. If the chief was not sitting so rigidly straight that you would have thought his mother in law was over for dinner you almost would have thought his outburst had never accrued.
"Take this case back to your office, and have Ryo read it over for you, the case is important so I want you do actually help him with it this time."
"What are you implying? That I don't do any of the work?" Dee asked, now he was getting annoyed.
"I saw those files from the Gilmor case the entire thing was in Ryo's hand writing you're just lucky he does not complain, I know Rose would love to find Ryo a more suitable partner."
"Chief, come on that's a lit…"
"I have a briefing with chiefs from the surrounding precincts that I'm late for now thanks to you so that will be all for today Laytner." The chief said as he walked out of the office brief case in hand hiding the grin that was slapped across his face.
'How did that get turned around so fast? I thought I had him, but no I'm incompetent and need a babysitter.'
"More suitable partner my ass" Dee grumbled as he slammed the chiefs door and took the elevator back to his office.
