Feb. 12th: Arcadian – 100 words – A break, some down time, a moment of peace.
Penelope Garcia/Kate Callahan
"Oh, my gosh, look at the little one rolling around!"
Kate's grin was huge as she pointed at the baby panda bear tumbling about on the laptop screen. Garcia joined in with the cooing, making a weird little flappy motion with her hands.
"Ooh. That reminds me! Have you seen this one?" Garcia went digging for a video clip of puppies crawling all over each other in a box. Kate giggled as one of the puppies stepped on the head of another who was trying to sleep.
"Silly little babies," she said, chuckling. "Makes you wonder what's going through their heads sometimes, doesn't it?"
Garcia nodded in agreement.
"You don't know how much I needed this, Pen. Thanks," Kate continued, her voice soft. She turned to face Garcia, a meaningful look on her face.
Garcia softly kissed Kate's cheek. "Your happiness is thanks enough," she replied, patting her hand. "Next up on my 'how to unwind after a case' list: knitting!"
Kate laughed as Garcia searched for the next baby animal video.