A/N: Sorry for the long wait, I hit some writer's block. For
those of you that have been waiting, very sorry, here's the next
chapter!
Chapter Five
"Well, hello there, sheila. Who might you be looking for?"
The sound of Bobby's odd greeting brought D's head up from his pile of paperwork. Oh shoot.
"Kaylee," he smiled and went to meet her. "Hi. My team can be kind of nosy; so I'd rather they not understand what we're talking about. Is that okay?"
She laughed. "Okay, if you say so. I couldn't get a hold of you by phone. I just figured I'd drop by, since it was close to lunch anyway."
While the two companions continued their conversation, the rest of the team looked on in confusion until D turned to them and said in perfect English, "I'm going out for lunch, I'll see you guys later." He and the woman walked out as if there was nothing out of the ordinary about it.
Bobby cocked his head and made a face. "Remind me to ask him about that later."
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"What was that all about?" Kaylee asked with a grin as they walked into the café and sat down. "You must've driven them nuts, especially the Australian. He looked like he was about to blow."
D snickered. "Yeah, I know. But it's fun." He opened a menu. "What are you having?"
She studied it for a moment, "Probably a salad or something cheap."
Tilting his head to one side, he questioned, "Are you a vegetarian?"
"No way! I'm a chicken fanatic for eternity." She grinned impishly. "What about you?"
"Just a sandwich, I guess."
Then the waitress came and took their order. They chatted amiably for a bit while they waited, and the hour went by quickly.
Before he knew it, D needed to get back to work. "Thanks for meeting me."
She smiled. "No problem. I had a great time."
"Can I call you again?" he asked, uncertainty clouding his tone. He was treading in deeper water than he was used to.
"I would like nothing more." She waved and started across the street.
D entered the bullpen again and felt six pairs of eyes trained on him as he sat down. "What?"
"So, mate, would you care to explain this to the rest of us confused people who don't understand Greek?" Bobby raised an eyebrow good-naturedly.
"Bobby, let him be," Sue chided. "He'll tell us if he wants to."
The Aussie made a face. "Yeah, if." Heaving a sigh, he sat down at his desk and began playing 'hockey pong' on his computer. When Sue laughed, he shrugged nonchalantly and said, "It's a break from the paperwork from h-"
"Alright, we get the picture," she smacked him gently.
He grinned. "Okay."
D rolled his eyes. "Her name is Kaylee, she's a criminal lawyer. She also knows Greek," he paused, glancing at Sue, "and ASL."
"She sounds wonderful," Sue said warmly. Lucy and Tara nodded in agreement. "When do we get to meet her?"
"Does 'we' include Bobby?" D smirked. "Cause if it does- never."
"I resent that, mate!" Bobby protested, grinning. "No fair! I'll try not to scare her away," he promised.
"What if-" Jack halted, making sure he had Sue's attention as well, "You invited her to our football game tomorrow?" On second thought, he added, "As long as Bobby doesn't-"
"HEY!"
"Sorry Crash."
"Well," D hesitated, "I don't know. I mean- we've only-" he sighed. "Okay. I'll give her a call when I get home tonight-" he eyed his team, trying to hold back a smile, "-Mom."
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