Chapter Six

Nick sat in front of Lester in his office while the rest of the team waited outside typing up their reports on the Wimbledon anomaly. Nick sat patiently waiting for Lester to shift through his paperwork before he finally addressed him.

"Ok first off your probably wondering why I called Mr Hart away from the anomaly yesterday, well I hate to tell you this Cutter but your friend has been giving your wife information from our research did you know anything about this?" Lester asked. Nick couldn't believe what he was hearing, Stephen wouldn't betray the team like that, would he?

"That's not Stephen he wouldn't do that to us" Nick replied. He would not allow Stephen to be blamed for this.

"Then who else could it be, unless you are feeding your wife information about us, and don't try telling me to is you Cutter, who else could it be other than Stephen he has had a history with your wife has he not" Lester finished holding a hand up to stop Nick from arguing further. Nick held his tongue allowing Lester to continue, it wouldn't help to argue right now.

"Now I've commissioned someone else to keep you a lot alive" Lester started before waving someone into the room. Nick heard the door open and looked to see who entered. "This is Captain Becker, his job is to keep you alive so please listen to what he says when you get into a spot of bother Cutter, rather than just running in … have you seen the amount of paperwork" Lester finished allowing Nick and Becker to greet one another.

"I'm Professor Nick Cutter" Nick said extending his hand in a greeting gesture. Becker took his hand and shook it firmly.

"Captain Becker, special forces" Becker replied with a small smile. Nick led him into the working space where he and team were based to introduce him to the team.

"Guys this is Captain Becker, he's here to protect us so you are to listen to him … unless I think he's wrong of course" Nick said before taking his seat at his computer opposite Claudia's, both exchanged glances before there eyes returned to the screens, this didn't go unnoticed by Jessica. She tried to hide the envy on her face but was caught out by Abby who sat next to her, Jessica couldn't read Abby's face but she had a feeling the zoologist knew something.

"If its any comfort to you Jess those to have been basically flirting since they met there's been heavy sexual tension since the start" Abby said hoping it would make Jessica think it wasn't her that Nick wasn't interested in just that he liked Claudia and a lot. Jessica raised her eye brows and turned her gaze back to Nick and Claudia who were focused on their computer screens and talking to Captain Becker at the same time. She caught Claudia's eye and glared slightly at the other woman, she didn't hate Claudia but slightly resented her because of the Nick situation. She sat in her chair thinking of a way to gain Nick's attention. Then it struck her. She walked over to the coffee machine and waited for her coffee to pour out of the machine, she saw Nick get up and head in her direction making her plan twice as easy. The coffee finished pouring and she turned around and "accidentally" walked into the Professor head on causing the coffee to spill onto his white pins stripped shirt and partly down his trouser leg.

"I am so sorry Nick, you might want to take that off before it burns you more" Jessica said quickly holding out her hand for his shirt. The team looked up at the scene and Connor let out a giggled before silencing when Nick threw him a dirty look.

"Take my shirt of in front of everyone I wouldn't inflect that on anyone" Nick said holding the burning material away from his stomach. Nick feeling the heat on his body sighed and pulled his shirt over his head and handed it to Jessica to have it washed as soon as she could go to the dry cleaners at lunch.

"Not bad professor" Jessica eyeing his torso up and down before returning to her seat to carry on with her work. Nick turned to Becker and he gave him the knowing look and Claudia seemed to be giving Jessica a dark looks.

"Thanks I guess" Nick replied taking his seat feeling the chill of beginning topless. Nick looked over to Claudia who was eyeing his chest and shoulders out of the corner of her eyes before darting them back to her computer screen. They all heard Lester's office door open and the sudden stop of footsteps cause them all to look up.

"Should I be worried by that fact that Cutter isn't wearing a shirt and that Miss Smith is holding into it, may I remind you all that this is a working environment and not a strip club, also Claudia stop eyeing up Cutter" Lester said before walking off. Claudia blushed heavily before checking her watch quickly and standing up and walking out saying she had lunch to get.

"Claudia wait" Nick called after her before running the direction she left. Nick ran past a number of offices receiving strange glances from inside as he ran past them shirtless, he rounded the corner and saw Claudia heading for the stairs. "Claudia" he called out once more this time grabbing her focus.

Claudia stood at the top of the stairs staring at him her face still rosy pink from the blush previously. Nick panted for a moment before standing up to his full height.

"Can you name me a song where the first letter begins with K and the second M" Nick asked standing inches from her. Claudia's face was a mixture of confusion but she allowed her mind to think.

"Erm Kiss me?" Claudia replied, and Nick did just that.

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Well I had a lot of help writing this chapter from a reviewer who I speak to a lot now and I used some of our own conversation.

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