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They spent that next hour just walking around the mall looking through all the different jewellery stores at all the different types of engagement rings that there are. As well as making the usual copper observations about all the different types of people that were in the mall like them. Then it seemed to have struck them both, the ideal and yet slightly perfect engagement ring at this randomly little kiosk in the centre of the mall. After going over and looking at it several times and having the girl at the counter tell them everything she knew about the boys still weren't completely sold on it.
"Hey was Noelle riding with a TO today or Sammy?" asked JD
"I think she was working booking as payback for some snide remark made last week during parade," answered Oliver
"Well then call up the station and get a location update on her," stated JD
"Why am I going to do that?" asked Oliver
"Because you need her help on choosing the right ring, I think it would be perfect for Zoe and so will she and Sammy," replied JD
"Fine" stated Oliver, after calling in Oliver found out that Noelle was in fact riding with Sammy for this one patrol so he put in a request to have the two of them meet him at the mall on their first break. Sure enough, the two of them were there no more than fifteen minutes later, ready to help Oliver in whatever way he needed them.
"So what's up Shaw? Why are we here?" asked Sam
"Yeah why? I feel ridiculous standing here with all these teens staring at us," replied Noelle
"Alright I'll tell you two. I wasn't planning on telling you guys but...fine, JD wanted your guys opinion so here goes..." started Oliver
"Okay on what?" asked Noelle
"Oh a ring I saw" replied Oliver
"A ring?" asked Sam confused
"The only reason you'd be looking at a ring is if..." started in Noelle stopping when she figured it out
"No way Ollie you're going to propose?" asked Sam shocked and a little loud than he was planning
"Thinking about it, care to look at the possible ring?" responded and asked Oliver as if it was nothing
"Definitely" replied Noelle
"Yeah" replied Sam, after showing the two the ring they both agreed with Oliver and JD that he had definitely found the ring for Zoe, it wasn't anything outrageous it was subtle and simple but yet held just enough class to impress and please her parents. After the group parted-ways, all that was left was for JD and Oliver to leave the mall and crash for the rest of the day.
"What now brother?" asked Oliver as they headed for the exit
"What do you mean 'what now?' I'm dropping you off at home and then heading to my own place to crash for a couple hours. Didn't you see me and Boyko talking at the end of shift with serge?" asked and answered JD
"Yeah actually...no, why did I miss something?" answered and asked Oliver
"Kind of, like the fact that I'm working the night shift tonight because one of the other units has court first thing in the morning so Boyko and I get to work the double today," answered JD as if it was a normal thing
"Oh fun, fun. How about we get it switched. I'll work tonight with you so Boyko can have the night off," replied Oliver
"That would be great, but Boyko and I are kind of making up for a missed shift from a few weeks back that we had to switch out," stated JD towards Oliver's suggestion
"Alright, so no you, me, Noelle and Sam watching crappy movies and so on then?" asked Oliver slightly disappointed
"Pretty much" answered JD
"I envy you brother, take me with you seriously I could be your one arrest for the whole shift without the whole mess of paperwork" begged Oliver
"I would but...I can't, I will at least let you have my truck for the night. That is if you want it?" replied and asked JD
"Are you serious? You will let me borrow your prize possession without any hesitation?" asked Oliver shocked
"Yes seriously I trust you, don't make me regret it. You're going to need to be able to get to work in the morning anyways and I'm going to need a ride after morning shift. So do we have a deal?" stated JD hoping for the right response
"Deal brother, now let's get you home" replied Oliver. The drive was done in a relative silence for the two of them. When they reached Oliver's place, it was decided since JD already had everything he was going to need for work with him that he could just crash at Oliver's until he needed to head in.
Shortly after arriving at Oliver's they find a message on the machine, it turns out to be just the message that Oliver was sort of hoping for. The call to come in and work the night shift because one of the officers who was suppose to fill in hadn't realised they had something else planned for that night.
"Sweet brother, we're both working tonight" called Oliver from the living room
"Great, another twelve hours on the job awesome" replied JD lacking any kind of enthusiasm
"Hey come on, you love this as much as I do if not more" stated Oliver trying to pump JD up
"Sorry just had something else on my mind for a moment. Guess that's a definite no to movie night, tonight" replied JD
"Guess so I'll call both Noelle and Sammy and let them know, you get some sleep JD" answered Oliver as he reached for the phone but then stopped himself realizing the two are both at work still
"You sure Ollie, I could always call one of them for you" asked JD
"Nah, I got it, besides there both at work. You need the sleep more. After tonight and tomorrow's shift I'm off for the next two days, while you aren't" replied Oliver
"Lucky you I'm not off until I think the weekend" called out JD as he started to get comfortable on the couch
"What'd you do to get on the serge's bad side again?" asked Oliver
"Nothing that I can remember at least I don't think I have, I just volunteered to work a lot of overtime to get this first year over with sooner. Plus if I want to take a week's leave to go home to visit the family need the overtime pay," stated JD before he started to nod off
"Agreed," answered Oliver before he himself went to lie down. For two rookies being offered the chance to work overtime was like asking a kid in a candy store if he wants a free piece of candy they are going to say yes. The idea of working overtime never sounded better to JD especially since Andy surprised him with the one person that he wasn't planning to see anytime soon. Now the idea of working overtime wasn't such a bad idea to him.
"Hey Ollie before we head in let's swing by my place and see if they left me a message about working tonight" asked JD as the two headed out the door
"You got it," replied Oliver. It wasn't really a surprise for JD that Oliver was going to get a call to come in and work because he somewhat already knew that Boyko wasn't going to be able to work it. He had something going on with the family that he couldn't miss, which meant JD was getting a different partner for the night.
As they were arriving at the station both Noelle and Sam were heading out, so the two groups stopped and talked for a few moment before heading off to enjoy their evening and to start their shift. Before their shift even got started, JD's night was already starting-off badly for him.
"Hey Daniels, there's some people at the front desk here to see you" called out one of the desk constables upon seeing JD come out of the locker room entrance
"Alright did they give you a name Karen?" asked JD heading over towards her
"Nope just said you'd know them," replied Karen
"Okay, how long to parade anyways?" asked JD hoping to not be late for once
"Probably fifteen minutes" answered Karen
"Okay thanks," replied JD
"No problem" stated Karen as she headed off to get a coffee, just as JD was about to head towards the front desk Oliver popped out of the locker rooms.
"Hey brother, parade's the other way," stated Oliver signaling with his hands for extra emphasis
"Yeah I know, I got to take care of something first," replied JD
"Like what?" asked Oliver curiously
"Just something some people are here to see me. Is that cool with you?" asked JD trying to brush the matter off like its nothing
"Yeah no problem, who is it? Your parents please say it's your parents," asked Oliver pleadingly
"I doubt it's my parents, they wouldn't just come out to visit me without giving me some notice" stated JD
"Well maybe it's somebody else from your family come to visit" stated Oliver still curious
"Probably not, how about you head on to parade and I tend to the matter before me," stated JD pointing out that Oliver is not needed
"Alright but be careful, word is the serge is looking for blood. Somebody from one of the earlier shifts did something crazy and it's a warzone for anybody who gets in his way" called out Oliver as he started walking again
"Brother, we worked one of the earlier shifts just remember that now, get on in before he notices" responded JD
"Alright, I'll save you your usual seat" called out Oliver as he headed off for the parade room
"Okay thanks," responded JD
"No problem brother" replied Oliver before he disappeared, at times Oliver can be a little slow on the ball but when it counts, he is the best.
As JD approached, the front desk he took one look and saw who was waiting for him and instead of approaching them, head-on he went over to the desk instead.
"Hey Fen, I was told that there are some people here to see me?" asked JD approaching the only constable sitting at the desk at the moment
"Yeah the two over there in the corner, you know them or something?" asked constable Kyle Fen, which made the people in question turn around
"Sort of, it's a long story. Do me a favour call me just before you head off to parade so that I can try and be there on time, okay?" asked JD as he pushed off the desk and fixed his uniform before approaching the couple in question
"You got it" replied Kyle, now came the moment that JD was dreading seeing the two people that he thought he wouldn't have to see anymore since their daughter dumped him.
"Hello, I take it you two are here to see me?" asked JD trying to act relaxed
"Yes, you better believe we are Ry..." started and stopped Mr. Gordon
"You look so different, as if older or something," stated Mrs. Gordon
"Thanks, I think? What can I do for you Mariel, Dave?" asked JD
"You can start by showing us some respect young man, I don't care if you're a cop I'll still pull you over my leg and..." started Dave Gordon getting too frustrated to finish speaking
"Don't even think about it Dave, you've never once laid a hand on me and you never will. Now do you mind telling me what the heck it is that you're doing here?" asked JD calmly
"Like you don't know, Kelly applied to some universities out here so we're here checking them out," replied Mariel Gordon keeping her emotions in check
"And what does that have to do with me? Hold on a second. Officer Barber you're late, parade is in like five minutes, you'll never make it" asked and pointed out JD changing conversational targets
"Shut up, what are you doing here anyways didn't you work this morning, JD?" asked Jerry annoyed by the disruption
"Yeah, Oliver and I are working a double. Fun times" replied JD
"Naturally and how do you know I'm late?" asked Jerry
"Say's so right here on the call sheet you've been late three times now, you make it to five you owe front desk coffee for a week" stated JD holding up the sign in log
"Like you haven't paid up before," stated Jerry taking the log out of JD's hands
"I've only ever made it to three but they all had good reasoning's behind them. Hey, we'll talk later, I'm kind of in the middle of something here" stated JD
"You got it," replied Jerry speeding off to the locker rooms to get changed
"Sorry about that, just some business I had to get squared away for the desk officers here. So you are all here looking at the universities and think I somehow convinced your daughter to apply in the city without even seeing her or talking to her since she dumped me last year?" explained and asked JD
"Exactly" replied Dave
"What do you mean she dumped you Ryan? She told her father and me that you dumped her" replied and asked Mariel
"Are you serious? Did you not talk to my mom after I left she would have told you that it was Kelly who ended things, not me I loved you daughter. But she ended things not me" stated JD starting to get a little worked up
"Hey Daniels, parade in two minutes move it or else you're a dead man walking" replied Kyle from the side of the desk
"Alright, I'll be there probably a little late but whatever Oliver and I are just covering for some other officers, so it shouldn't matter if I'm on time or not it's not like I'll actually be patrolling tonight or anything," replied JD
"Alright, it's your head," responded Kyle as he started to head to parade
"Yeah, yeah. Just tell him if he asks I'm...think of something good okay?" called JD to the back of Kyle
"You got it" came Kyle's response, it wasn't JD's best on the job excuse tactic but then again not many guys are put into his current situation, with one's ex-girlfriend's parents.
"Alright as you two can see I have somewhere else to be if you want to for some unknown reason want to continue this chat you can wait here and I'll be right back to see you or you can leave a contact number with Ben here. And I'll get back to you as soon as I can" stated JD and with that JD was off to the other side of the building to try and make it to parade before the serge notices he's kind of late.