AN I know, I know it has been WAY too long between updates…I'm sorry I just needed a good way to lead up to the meeting. I hope you enjoy it…thanks to all who have been patient…I'm trying to get the last chapter done soon. Wish me luck. :)
"Think she can up the ante? Well she doesn't know who she's dealing with, does she?" He hit a number he had on speed dial and waited. "Flack? I need you to do a favor for me man."
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Flack mumbled.
"You owe Messer or something?" Officer Metcalfe said as he leaned on the front desk at the precinct.
"No, but he's gonna owe me after this."
"Fine, but why do I have to be here?"
"Because dipshit, you are the only one out of the three of us who has actually seen the woman."
Metcalfe was incredulous, "How the hell did he meet her then?"
"Long ass story that I don't want to get into," Flack said noncommittally, "Just tell me if the woman is her or not." He leaned against a desk situated a bit behind Metcalfe
Keesha couldn't believe that Lauren had talked her into this. It was only because she was insanely curious about this whole deal that she agreed to do anything. She walked into the precinct and looked around. "Where is he?" She muttered to herself wondering again how she'd let Lauren talk her into this.
Flack noticed her and instantly knew this wasn't the woman from the fire. "The little shit." He thought. The only reason he had agreed to do this exchange for Danny was because he had been assured he would be able to meet the mystery woman.
"Hey Metcalfe is that her?"
The officer looked up and shook his head, "Nope, that right there is another breed of hot." He whistled.
Flack shook his head, "And you wonder why you can't get a date."
He walked over to her, "Let me guess, you got roped into this game too?"
Keesha looked him over once and silently wondered if New York had a gorgeous quota to fill in hiring public servants. "You are definitely not the same guy from this morning."
"I hope not cause I'd remember someone like you."
She smiled at him, "Smooth."
"I like to think so."
"Do you have a name or do I just call you blue eyes?"
He chuckled, "Don Flack."
"Keesha Johnson," she shook his offered hand, "I'm told you have a button for me."
Flack rolled his eyes and pulled an envelope out of his pocket. "I feel like I'm in grade 6." He handed it to her.
Keesha laughed, "Yeah I was getting the 'my friend likes your friend' vibes too." She reached into her purse and pulled out a piece of paper. "For your boy."
"Thanks." Flack pocketed the item.
"So Don…" Keesha's lips curled into a coy smile, "Feel like having an adult dinner?"
He cocked his head to the side and smirked, "Should I get Danny to call Lauren with my answer?"
"Nah, just meet me at 7 here…" She pulled out a piece of paper and wrote it down.
He took it and smiled, "This is a home address."
Keesha reached over and squeezed his hand, "I don't play games," she leaned in and whispered into his ear, "I cut to the chase." She then winked and was gone.
Metcalfe came over in awe, "How come shit like that never happens to me?"
"Hell if I know." Flack looked down at the address in his hand, "Shit like this usually happens to Danny."
Lauren raced to the coffee shop after her meeting, "Do you have it?" She slid across the booth in front of Keesha.
Keesha leaned across the table, "Can I just say I have a high level of appreciation for law enforcement?"
"Hey now no going after my guy."
Keesha laughed and pushed the envelope across the table, "If he was your guy how come you didn't push your meeting up and go see him?"
Lauren tore into the envelope, "I'm cautious, but he's still not up for grabs." She smiled and fingered the button that had obviously not come from her bear. She unfolded the note.
"Don't worry, whenever you want to grab that Italian you go right ahead. I'm getting myself my own officer of the law."
Lauren only half heard her friend; she was too busy reading the note.
Hey PJ girl, I couldn't do it. Snuggles convinced me not to hurt him. However he misses you so you have one last chance. Call me when you get this. SB
"And then we had sex right there in the lobby."
Lauren snapped her head up, "What!"
"Just trying to see if you're listening." Keesha grinned, "I have a date tonight so I'll leave you to drool over that piece of paper, while I prepare myself to be drooled over in person." She got up and dropped some bills on the table for her coffee.
"By your very own cop?"
"Yeah, every one should get their own, you should call yours. I'm done being a messenger girl." Keesha patted her friend's arm.
Lauren pulled out her phone as soon as she was alone and dialed.
Meanwhile Flack had picked up flowers and changed his clothes before going to the lab.
"It's about time." Danny came out of an evidence room where he was working with Aiden.
"You're lucky I came at all buddy." Flack said flinging the note at his friend.
"Wow look at you," Aiden stepped out of the room, "You even smell good, what's her name?"
Danny raised an eyebrow at Flack, "The delivery girl?"
"What can I say? She couldn't resist my charm."
"The women in New York should know better than to go after the likes of you two." Aiden said after reading the note.
"Are all the women in New York after us?" Danny asked with a smirk, "We'd better get busy."
"Who wants to start with her?" Flack indicated Aiden with a nod.
"I'll flip you for her, heads I win, tails you lose."
"I'll give you a flip." Aiden growled.
"Take her," Flack relented without a fight, "I have a date."
Danny's phone rang and he looked at it with a smile, "Hopefully I'm on my way to having one too."
"Screw both of you, I don't need pets." She said rolling her eyes.
"With that insult I'm outta here." Flack laughed.
"Messer," Danny answered his phone merely smirking at Aiden who just shook her head and got out of there before she hurt either of them.
"I only have one more chance?" Lauren asked.
He was already in the locker room getting ready to finally leave, "Hell yeah, Snuggles snores."
Lauren laughed, "What are you doing right now?"
"Getting my wallet and walking out of the lab."
"And what are you going to do after that?"
"Most likely go home and have dinner. Snuggles is cooking up something special."
"Really?" She actually giggled, "So you already have dinner plans then?"
"I could be persuaded to change my mind, if the offer is right."
"Hmm I'd better think up a good offer."
He hailed a cab in front of the lab, getting in he held up a hand and said, "I'm going to put my phone up to the cabbies ear, give him the address of where you are."
"How do you know I'm not still at work or in a cab already?"
"I'll regale you with my powers of deduction when I get there, now tell him." He smiled at the cab driver who listened for a second then nodded. "You did give him an address right?"
"I guess you'll have to trust me on that."
"I guess I will." He hung up with a smile a finally read the note.
You really didn't hurt him, did you?