Chapter 5:
Lucy gently nudged Sue. "Its time to get up sleepyhead" she said quietly. Sue shot up quickly and almost jumped back from Lucy's touch.
:"Hey sorry – you startled me." She replied as she gave a big yawn.
"Man, you don't look so good. Are you feeling okay? It looks like you barely slept last night. Did everything go okay last night with Greg?" Sue got up and looked in the mirror. She had dark circles under her eyes and felt pretty sore. Just as she was about to spill everything to Lucy, she turned and saw her walk out the room. Phone, she signed as she answered. Sue just sighed. She had a quick shower and got dressed. Lucy returned and said,
"Isn't that outfit a little warm for a hot day like today?" but before Sue had a chance to answer she said, "That was Bobby. They need us both back at the bullpen as soon as possible. I'm heading out now, so I'll meet you there. Sounds urgent. Are you sure you're going to be okay? You look like you don't feel too good; maybe you should stay home today." Lucy looked at her with concern.
"I'll be okay, just get going. I'll talk to you later about it." Sue responded. They didn't have time to be worry about her problems. They could deal with them later. As much as she just wanted to stay home, she knew they needed her help on this case. Deep down in her heart though, she also knew that she needed to talk about what was bothering her, no matter what the consequences. As soon as we have a spare minute this morning, she thought, I'll find Bobby and tell him what happened.
"Okay then, if you're sure." Sue muffled a quick goodbye and headed back into her room to finish getting ready.
"Phase two? WHAT DO YOU MEAN PHASE TWO?" Lucy glared at Bobby.
"Lucy, Lucy, calm down! We only have a few seconds here Sheila." Bobby responded. "Look, Greg wants to see Sue again. I know that she couldn't be possibly interested in him, so we've got her going on the right track. Once Greg leaves she'll realize how lucky she is to have Jack."
"Okay, you've done that. What's with the phase two then?" Lucy was starting to worry that this just wasn't a good idea.
"Greg called me last night after meeting Sue. He said he really liked her, and was really impressed at how she handled being deaf. He seems to really like her. He asked me if he could come visit the office today to see where I work and meet the rest of my friends. So I said yes. This way Jack sees Sue and Greg together and gets jealous. He'll realize how he's completely not her type and do something about it because we all know how protective Jack is when it comes to the little Sheila and bang, Greg leaves in 3 days and there's nothing to stop Jack and Sue from getting together." Before Lucy could respond, a man walked up to her and Bobby in the hall.
"Bobby! Great to see you again, you stupid Australian! And who is this beautiful young lady?" The man greeted Lucy with a crooked smile.
"Lucy, I'd like you to meet Greg." Said Bobby.