Chapter One Hundred and Two: Anything You Say

Anything you say can and will be held against you
So only say my name
It will be held against you

Fall Out Boy – Just One Yesterday

Mike Sorenson: (Airplane) (Fireball)

Sean Roman: I have no idea what that means. Can't you just text like a normal person?

Mike Sorenson: It means you need to get on board the emoji train like the rest of us. I'm trying to tell you I crashed and burned.

Sean Roman: FFS! Are you trying to tell me you dropped that coffee? It cost me five bucks!

Mike Sorenson: I crashed and burned with Maggie.

Sean Roman: Are you kidding me right now?!

Mike Sorenson: No, that's why I need her number.

Sean Roman: Maggie is off limits. I told you that.

Mike Sorenson: Relax. I asked around, her and Dawson have been over for months now.

Sean Roman: I'm not giving you her number. I'm your partner not your fucking wingman.

Maggie O'Neill: Hey Gabe, just letting you know I'll be home late tonight.

Gabe O'Neill: Maggie, I feel you don't know the meaning of the words 'phased return'.

Maggie O'Neill: I'm helping Platt with her wedding. See?

(picture message attached)

Gabe O'Neill: I can see you are still at the station. I recognize those desks anywhere.

Maggie O'Neill: It's simply the space we chose to work in and I promise I'll wrap this up as soon as.

Gabe O'Neill: If you haven't left the station by nine, I'm gonna drag you out myself.

Maggie O'Neill: No later than nine, I promise.

Gabe O'Neill: And don't forget to eat!

Trudy Platt: I just received your request for a new partner.

Sean Roman: Temporary partner. As soon as Maggie gets back I'm happy to stick with her. I'm just having problems gelling with Sorenson.

Trudy Platt: Irreconcilable?

Sean Roman: Getting that way.

Trudy Platt: I'm going to level with you Roman. If you request another partner at this stage, there's a risk it could end up permanent. If you want to keep Maggie as a partner, I suggest you stick it out with Sorenson for the next couple of weeks until she's back on rotation.

Sean Roman: Consider the request withdrawn.

Sean Roman: I need you to help me commit a murder.

Kayla Sharpe: What's Sorenson done now?

Sean Roman: (Messages forwarded)

Kayla Sharpe: I hate this guy. Not just because of his use of emojis. Although that does make me want to set his phone on fire.

Sean Roman: If I put in for a request for a new partner, I could end up with a new permanent partner instead of Maggie when she returns to rotation, so I have to put up with Sorenson for the next few weeks.

Kayla Sharpe: That sucks! Well I suppose I better go out and get the shovels. You found a good spot to bury him yet?

Sean Roman: I am working on it. How's your shift going? I've missed you over the past couple of days. I don't sleep too well when you are not in the bed.

Kayla Sharpe: Those pictures I sent didn't help?

Sean Roman: They didn't help me sleep ;)

Kayla Sharpe: I get off shift tomorrow at 6am and then we'll have plenty of time to 'catch up'.

Sean Roman: I'll pick you up outside of the station house, I'll even bring breakfast pastries.

Kayla Sharpe: You are my hero! xxx

Maggie O'Neill: Hi Kayla, I was wondering if you could give me a quote on wedding photography?

Kayla Sharpe: Sure who is it for?

Maggie O'Neill: Platt and Mouch, I'm going over their new wedding budget and just want to give her some options.

Kayla Sharpe: Mouch mentioned she was going to recruit you. I'm glad she did, I think she was a bit in shock over her dad turning out to be broke. As for the photography, I would do it as a wedding gift to them so don't worry abut a quote. If you could get me a photo list from her that would be great.

Maggie O'Neill: You are amazing! I'll get the list over to you in the next few days. x

Maggie O'Neill: Hi Gabby, I kind of need a favor?

Gabby Dawson: Hi Mags, of course, how can I help?

Maggie O'Neill: How would you feel about using Molly's to host Platt and Mouch's wedding?

Gabby Dawson: I'm just gonna grab Hermann and Otis and we'll give you a call.

Sylvie Brett: Hey, I just wanted to check in and see how you were getting on with returning to work.

Antonio Dawson: Great. Very busy.

Sylvie Brett: I was wondering if you wanted to grab dinner sometime? Or lunch? :)

Antonio Dawson: Sylvie, I'm just not interested. How I feel for Maggie... I can't feel that for anyone else and it doesn't matter that we're not together right now. You need to find someone who is emotionally available and I'm sorry but that is just not me.

Sylvie Brett: I understand, let me know if anything changes x

Gabby Dawson: I'm glad we managed to set that up. It was really good to hear from you Maggie, I'm glad your back at work even if it is on phased return. I know Antonio's missed you a lot too.

Maggie O'Neill: I bumped into him today, he's looking really good. I'm just glad he's doing better now.

Gabby Dawson: We had a rocky couple of months with the PTSD but I'm glad the worst is over. The kids have been helping out so much, Eva deserves a place on Master Chef.

Maggie O'Neill: PTSD?

Gabby Dawson: I thought you'd spoken to him?

Maggie O'Neill: Very briefly, he knocked some folders out of my hands then helped me pick them up.

Gabby Dawson: I thought you guys had had a conversation!

Maggie O'Neill: I really need you to fill in some gaps here.

Gabby Dawson: I think you need to talk to Antonio.

Maggie O'Neill: Hey. This is probably a weird question but are you still here in the station?

Antonio Dawson: Hi Maggie. I'm upstairs in the Squad Room finishing up a couple of reports, what's up?

Maggie O'Neill: I think we need to talk. Maybe we could grab a bite to eat?

Antonio Dawson: That sounds ominous. We can order Chinese and I can come meet you down in the office when it arrives?

Maggie O'Neill: It's not ominous, I promise. That would be great :) I'll see you in about thirty minutes.

Soccerbitch: I always think that no matter what happens the two of them will have that connection. Working out those issues is tough for the both of them but they are trying their hardest. Thank you for taking the time to review.

Amber: I'm glad my chapters make you feel like that, it is the best kind of compliment a writer can receive. I am very proud of this story and I feel like I have been learning so much whilst writing it. Thank you leaving such a fab review.

Lauren: I could just imagine it happening this way and I wanted to show she still loves him but she is very weary at the same time. Things can't go back to being the way they were for the two of them but hopefully they can move forward. Maggie and Roman just have that amazing platonic relationship and I feel that what happened to the both of them when they were trapped together in that warehouse really bonded them for life. If it had been Roman and Sorenson, I think Sorenson would have been out that window in a heartbeat, leaving Roman to die. I live in the UK too! I thought his behaviour was completely out of line and I play on that a lot over the next few chapters. You'll have to wait and see how various people react to Mike.

Anime: With the wedding, I thought it was an important but fun task that would keep her busy and make her feel useful at the same time. I wanted to show that despite the distance between them they still love each other very much. I think in Antonio's mind he always wanted to marry her and there was never any doubt for him. Maggie is very present moment based and her future has been knocked off the rails at some points which leads her to only focus on the immediate. LMAO Mike takes a turn you don't expect soon enough and we do get to learn more about his background.

Nat: I think everything is very up in the air for Antonio at the minute and he's trying to find something to grasp onto because he feels with the distance he has put between them that Maggie is slipping away from him a little. Maggie's struggling to come to terms with him leaving her and the reality of why he did it. They both deserve more from one another but it's just getting them talking again that is the main point of focus.

Western: Thank you for your wonderful words, I wanted to thread in how much the two of them love each other but also how hard it is for the two of them to be together at the moment.