The next morning was more painful than last night. She woke up with a groan and sat up. Stephanie didn't sleep well last night and she did wake up to the smell of coffee being brewed. With a soft sigh she got out of bed and got on a pair of blue sweat pants and a baggy t-shirt then headed out to the kitchen. Quietly she made coffee and pulled out some peanut butter and bread. Stephanie made a sandwich and sat down at the table with her coffee in her hand. She felt horrible and just wanted to go back to sleep but knew Lula or Morelli would come and wake her back up and tell her to get to work.
Stephanie stopped by the bonds office to see no one was there. Connie left a stack of files and a note saying 'This is what we have. Had to go out for a bit and Lula has the day off.'
With a light nod and a sigh she took some files she thought was easy then dragged herself back to her car. With her mind on other things she didn't notice Morelli leaning against her car. "Why so down cupcake?" he asked with a smug grin on his face.
Stephanie looked up at him and shot him a mean look then opened the car door and threw the files onto the seat "what is it Morelli? Don't you have work today?" she closed the door and crossed her arms over her chest as she stared at him. His eyes were soft and he looked as hot as always. Wearing some what loose pair of jeans and a black T-shirt Morelli shook his head and smiled
"Day off today and I plan on following you around for the hell of it." He replied happily as he moved closer to her and put an arm around her. She shot him a 'don't mess with me' look then removed his arm and opened up the driver side door.
"Don't mess with me. I'm in no mood to be playing." She warned him as she got in her car and started it up. Stephanie then drove out of the lot and was headed for stark street. Looking back in her mirror when she hit a red light she saw Morelli riding in his SUV and was right behind her. With a dark growl she quickly made a turn and zoomed away in hope of losing him.
Seeing she was having no luck of losing him Stephanie sighed and made a U-turn and headed back in her normal direction. "I don't care anymore. Let him follow, all I'm doing is going after a FTA." She mumbled under her breath as she tried to find ways to keep her mind off what had happen last night.
Brushing her hair out of her face she made sure she was ready for this capture. Stephanie had no intention of going for a ride. She was in no mood to fight or deal with every other thing she normally dealt with.