Secret Betting: Ch. 2
By: The Confused One
A/N: Well, due to popular request, this story is continuing. I'm keeping it pretty much totally Logan and Barek's perspective. I thought that would be best. Enjoy.
Tapping her pen a moment, Carolyn got up and walked over to Mike's desk. She decided that if she was going to help push Bobby and Alex along, she was going to need some help. Besides she needed to know what the terms of this bet she had gotten herself into was anyway. Trying her best to be discrete and nonchalant, she ran her fingers around Mike's desk. She finally asked, "I. I was wondering. You never told me what the terms were to this bet."
Mike looked up at her and smiled. It dawned on him that she had been serious. He laughed. He replied, "Well, it's twenty-five dollars to buy in. Then you just wait to see if you win. Whoever is closest without going over gets the money."
Carolyn nodded. The rules were simple enough, but she was getting the feeling that she and Mike were going to be adversaries and that didn't bode well for getting him to help her get them together. Noticing Deakins walk through the bullpen to the elevators, she smiled slightly. She hadn't thought of it before. She finally asked, "Anyone tell him about this little bet on his star detectives?"
Mike looked a little worried now. Shaking his head, he practically begged, "No. Of course he doesn't know. Don't tell him."
Carolyn bit her lower lip. Having had her fun, she nodded to signal she wasn't going to tell. She couldn't believe she was asking these things, but she did anyway, "How are we supposed to know when they get together?"
Mike smiled. He wagged his finger at her, and decided she was up to something. He asked, "We were sort of hoping it was one of those things we'd just be able to tell. Why? You plan on being our barromiter or something? You going to ask them?"
Carolyn looked at him like he had lost his mind. Shaking her head, she replied, "God no. I'd never just go up and ask. I'd like to change my bet though. I'll go with six weeks."
Mike still smiled. Meeting Carolyn's eyes, he asked, "What are you planning?"
Carolyn faked innocence and shrugged. She was fast deciding she couldn't ask for his help. This was a competition for him. It wasn't about Bobby and Alex. She headed back to her desk, answering, "Nothing. Absolutely nothing."
Mike followed Carolyn back to her desk. He warned, "Barek!"
Carolyn smiled now too. She tried to calm him down and promised, "Don't worry about it Logan. Go tell Wheeler."
Mike eyed her carefully. He had a feeling she was about to do something to try to win this bet. He just knew she was about to pull something to try to push them together. Walking over to Wheeler, he finally turned his attention away from her. He studied the older man a moment before giving him the news, "Barek over there wants in on the bet. She says six weeks."
Arching his eyebrows, John Wheeler looked confused. Eyeing Carolyn, he asked, "You think she knows something we don't?"
Mike shrugged. Looking away from Carolyn, before she got suspicious, he decided not to tell John anything. Mike covered, "Nah. I think she just wants to play but not be in too long."
John nodded. Pulling out a little notebook, he scribbled it down. He silently noted how Mike walked back to his desk.
Mike Logan watched Carolyn from his desk. He watched her get on the phone. He pretended to be working on paperwork, trying to ensure that she didn't see him looking at her. He noted how she kept looking around, like she was guilty of something. Irritated, he focused on his work. He had a feeling he knew what she was up to.