A/N: Thank you so much for the nice reviews. I was really unsure about this one and I'm glad people liked the idea. Tristatecopfan, thanks for giving me the right words for these kind of fics, because I had no idea how to call it. The 'off-duty time' fics. Thanks Karen for pointing out the grammar. Here's the next chapter. Already got an idea for the next one, but I'm not promising when I'll update. Thanks again and enjoy!

Part two

Things were not going well for Alex and Bobby. They were four points behind Logan and Barek. Bobby hated losing from Logan, especially when he knew they were better. He knew what they problem was, they weren't a team. Alex didn't seem focused on the game. She had a faraway look in her eyes.

"Come on, Alex." He called to her as he passed her the ball. She faked to the right and passed Carolyn on the left. With a simple lay up she scored.

The next few points were for Logan and Barek. This time it was Bobby who missed his shot. His mind was too occupied. They were off-balance and he hated that. He called for a time out.

"Told you, you overdid it on the treadmill. Can't keep up now." Mike said as he walked to his bag to get a bottle of water.

Ignoring his words, Bobby grabbed Alex's arm and practically dragged her to the side.

"I can perfectly well walk on my own." Alex said to him.

"Sorry." Making sure Barek and Logan couldn't hear them he began. "What's wrong?"

"Excuse me?" Alex took a step back.

"It… it's just that. You seem… bothered by something. Usually we're much better."

"I'm fine, you just can't deal with the fact that you might lose from them."

He rolled his eyes. "That's not true. Tell me what's bothering you."

"Nothing is bothering me." Judging from the look in his eyes he didn't believe her. She really wasn't going to tell him that she was bothered by his refusal to answer Barek's question.

"Alex…"He tried again.

"Let's just finish this game." She tried to walk past him, but he grabbed her arm again.

"Are you upset?" He bend slightly to catch her eyes. "Did… Did I upset you?"

Meeting his eyes, she made sure hers didn't reveal anything. She wasn't sure if she was successful. Bobby could sometimes be a bit too observant. "I'm fine." She winced at the sound of her own voice. She sure didn't sound fine.

Raising his eyebrows he let her know he wasn't convinced. His next words surprised her. "How was the movie?"

"Huh?"

"The one you watched with Carolyn. Jerry Maguire?" He saw her relax. It was a good thing he'd changed the subject.

"Nice."

"Just nice? Did you enjoy watching Tom Cruise?"

He really was surprising her. He actually knew the movie. She wondered if he'd seen it with a date?

"Did your heart beat a little faster when his character appeared on screen?" He asked.

"Eeuuh…no, not really." Was this man her partner?

"Really? Tom Cruise not your type?"

Was she actually discussing her 'type' with Bobby Goren? What the hell was happening here? Was there a hidden camera somewhere? She shook her head. He was confusing her.

"Then.." He asked stepping into her personal space. "what is your type?"

She swallowed hard at his proximity. Was this really her brilliant but somewhat shy partner? Luckily she was saved by Mike's yell.

"Just kiss and make up already! We got a game to finish."

Bobby opened his mouth to reply, but he didn't want to give Mike satisfaction.

"Let's finish the game." Alex said, stepping passed her partner onto the court.

The somewhat unusual conversation had helped. Within five minutes the score was tied for the first time in the game. It was Mike and Carolyn's turn. Barek passed the ball to Mike who, with a smooth move, left Bobby behind him. With a clear path to the basket he picked up his speed, to make a spectacular dunk. In full speed he pushed off the ground.

Jumping up to got for his dunk, his body collided with Alex's small body. Alex got a full body check because Mike didn't have time to stop. Alex fell to the ground with a loud thump. Her breath was knocked out of her by the impact.

Bobby was immediately at her side, calling her name. Her lack of breath made it impossible for her to reassure him. Getting air back in her lungs was more important. She held up her hand to indicate she just needed some time.

"Alex?" Bobby's voice filled with concern. Gently he placed his hand on her shoulder, needing to feel her body to make sure she was all right.

"I'm sorry, Alex. I saw you too late." Mike apologized, appearing in Alex's view.

"You should have been more careful." Bobby accused Mike, his eyes leaving Alex for a moment.

"Hey man, I'm sorry, okay." This time Mike apologized to Bobby.

Alex, meanwhile, had regained her breath and had heard Bobby's words. She placed her hand on his arm. "It's okay, Bobby." She softly said, trying to sit up.

Seeing her move he shoved her back onto the ground. His intent was to push her back gently, but his anger towards Mike had conveyed in shoving Alex. Alex hit the ground with a thump for the second time in less than ten minutes.

"Shit, I'm sorry." Bobby heard her groan as she hit the ground. Hovering over her, he put his hand under her head, checking for bumps.

"Smooth move, Goren."

"Shut up, Mike. This is your fault." This time Bobby kept his eyes on his partner. "I'm sorry, Alex." He apologized again and removed his hand from her hair.

"It's okay, Bobby." Trying to get up again she felt the pressure of his hand holding her down. Looking down she was surprised by the position of his hand.

Seeing her glance down, he followed her eyes. His hand had slipped from her shoulder precariously close to her breast.

"Comfortable?" Alex asked, raising her eyebrows. Bobby quickly removed his hand from her chest. He felt his cheeks warm and redden.

"Let me help you up, Alex." Mike offered her his hand, since Bobby wasn't moving. "To make it up to you, how about I take you out? Buy you a drink. Maybe introduce you to one of my buddies or maybe just the two of us?"

Releasing his hand, she stretched a bit to see if everything was all right. Feeling the ache in her back, she realized she would be in real pain tomorrow. She liked Mike's idea. She liked the man and enjoyed his company. An evening out with him sounded fun. "Sure, Mike. That sounds like fun. Ooh and you're buying the drinks." She pointed at him. Walking off the court, she called to the others. "I've had enough. Logan, Barek you guys win."

Grabbing his sports bag, Mike quickly followed Alex to make plans. It was only Carolyn and Bobby on the court now. Bobby was processing the latest events. Alex was going out with Mike? So if he had bumped into Alex during the game, he would have gone out with her? And why was she going out with Mike? She didn't even like Mike. Well she liked him, but wasn't interested in him, right?

Carolyn saw Goren's eyes go dark and smiled. He was jealous. The day after Mike and Alex's date she and Mike were going to have a little fun with the un-couple. They were just too easy and too obvious. She was sure Mike was going to help out.

TBC...