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FBI Missing Persons Department NYC
12.14
07.09.2005
Sam glanced around the bullpen and saw everyone looking tired, hungry and worked to death. No-one had gone home last night for fear of losing the little girl they had been trying to find. After they had all studied the case file and suspect's background all night it had hit them all hard when her body had been found in Central Park early that morning by a jogger. Now they had handed the murder investigation over to NYPD and were all sat around the table doing paperwork.
Sam and Danny hadn't introduced the prospect of the party to the rest of the team yet and the office didn't seem like the right place to do it, especially with the solemn mood that filled the air right now. But she wanted to get Jack used to the idea of a party, that he would attend, as soon as possible as she knew he'd be reluctant at first.
"Hey, why don't we all go out to lunch?" Sam suggested. "It's what? Quarter past twelve none of us have eaten since about six am. I think we need a little energy boost." The rest of the team had turned their attention from their paperwork to Sam and seemed to be processing the idea slowly.
"Ok," Jack replied first. "But only if we can go to Gilda's." Gilda's was the second best Italian restaurant in Manhattan and they had all been there several times for lunch. The best Italian in Manhattan was The Italian Orchard but Jack would never have suggested going there. That was where he and Sam would have sometimes gone for dates. That was their place.
"Gilda's sounds good. Guys?" Sam tried to get some response out of Danny, Viv and Martin who still looked like they were processing all the information. Suddenly they all agreed in a series of grunts and nods and began to collect their coats.
Gilda's Italian Restaurant
12.40
06.09.2005
It had taken Sam, Jack, Danny, Viv and Martin about 25 minutes to file out of the office, walk down to Gilda's and get seated at a round table.
Danny, Viv and Martin had become a little more life like on the way over, actually interacting verbally with each otherwhilst Jack and Sam had walked ahead of them talking politely about the recent cases to pass through the office.
Once seated comfortably between Jack and Danny, Sam declared all work related talk off limits saying that they all needed a break from the toll of office life. Jack couldn't help but be mesmerised by how good she looked and how much energy she had after a gruelling case and a loss of a nights sleep.
After a while the team's usual light banter had returned and as lunch was set down in front of them Sam felt it a good time to invite them all to the party her and Danny where to hold.
"None of you have plans for a week on Friday, do you?" She asked taking a bite of her tuna nicose salad and casually glancing in Jack's direction. He looked really handsome today and she couldn't quite figure out why. Sam was greeted with a host of shaking heads whilst Danny just sat there smiling, knowing what was coming.
"Good, 'cause me and Danny are hosting a party and you three, are at the top of our guest list." She beamed, feeling very proud of herself for coming up with such a great idea.
"Cool." Martin stated. "What's the deal do we like bring a date or come alone?" He had been seeing this woman for a while now and didn't really wanna be telling her he was going to his some-what attractive co-workers party on a Friday night and wasn't taking her.
"Oh yeah, by all means bring someone." Danny chipped in. "But our bedrooms our off-limits to everyone but us." He grinned at the prospect of what could possibly be happening in his bedroom that night if he played his cards right.
"Well I'll definitely look for a babysitter so me and Marie can come along." Jack told them. Sam could have kicked herself very hard in both shins. Of course he was going to bring Marie, they were married. Argh, she felt like such an idiot, she was basically holding a party for nothing.
Viv told Sam and Danny she'd arrange a babysitter too, so her and her husband could attend. Sam still felt ridiculous, how could she not have thought about his wife? As she glanced over at Jack he gave her a cheeky wink and she smiled back at him. You know, she thought, they're married, but not attached at the hip. Who was to say her and Jack couldn't slip off somewhere a little private for a while. Say, her bedroom…
TBC…
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