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When Angels Cry

Chapter 1 – Pick you up at 7?

Lily wandered slowly down the hallway towards Slokum's office with her hands full of files when she ran into detective Seely. "Hello detective," he face began to blush like it usually did when she saw him. "Well hello, you know I was wondering if I had enough brownie points to take you out to dinner yet?" Lily smiled and felt her face heat up as her cheeks turned rosier. "Well you're up to 6, I'd say 4 more and you have a date!"

"Well what can I do to gain these 4 points," he asked enjoying watching her darkening face.

"Oh I can't tell you that, you have to figure that one out." Lily and Seely were commonly found flirting in the hallways of the morgue. It had become as common as Woody and Jordan use to be.

"Well how about I take those files for you." Seely relieved Lily by taking the files and carrying them into Slokum's office.

"Okay I think that can count for 2."

Seely smiled, "Only 2, alright I only need 2 more."

At that moment Slokum entered the office looking more grim faced than usual.

"Well thank you for taking an hour Ms. Lebowski. Next time I hope you will be more prompt on following through with my requests." Then Slokum noticed Seely. "Who are you and where is you visitor badge. Ms. Lebowski what have I told you about people's visitor badges, hmm? I told you to make sure everyone is given one and wears it."

Seely interrupted. "It's my fault sir, she did give me one, it must have fallen off, sorry about that, I'll try to be more careful. I'm detective Matt Seely homicide; I'm basically filling in for a lot of detective Hoyt's cases while he's on leave."

"Okay, thank you for the life story. I need to actually get to work something the people here seem to not know much about. Macy may as well have run a circus. Oh and Ms. Lebowski where is Dr. Cavanaugh?"

"She went down to the hospital on her lunch break."

"Well she's 20 minutes late, her job needs to become her first priority. If she wants to spend time in the hospital, she can take a leave of absence."

Lily and Seely walked out or his office. "I'll give you 10 points just for getting me out of trouble with Slokum. Thanks detective."

"So it sounds like I have a date. Pick you up at 7?"

"It's a deal."

Lily watched Seely leave and then smiled. She was having a great day, when she saw Jordan coming down the hall.

"How's Woody?"

"Angrier than ever, he keeps telling me to leave. He told me he never wants to see me again. I finally got a hold of Cal and he said he'd come down."

"I know it's hard now Jordan but Woody will come around. He's in a very difficult place; he feels as though he is going to lose everything he loves. I just hope he doesn't lose his ability to walk. He does care about you Jordan."

"Easy for you to say. He's over me Lily, I'm too late. However, I saw Seely in the hall with a quite a large grin. You didn't agree to go out with him did you?"

"Jordan, he's really sweet when you get to know him."

"Yeah, I'm sure he is when he wants to get in your pants."

"Oh I wish you wouldn't judge him before getting to know him."

"I know him, I don't like him. Anyway have a nice night!" Jordan grinned and walked away into trace. Lily just shrugged her shoulders and went back to work.