Hello all! Here's another installment! Thanks to my two reviewers! Keep guessing, but you won't find out until the next chapter. ; ) This is probably going to be a pretty short story. I'm thinking maybe 6 or so chapters tops. Anywho, read and enjoy! I hope to have Chapter Three up sometime tonight.

Elena sighed as she finished up the last of the paper work on her desk. It was another Friday. Another day for her to finish up work and then head home to sit on her couch with her cat, eating take-out. She glanced towards Tseng's office. She could see him sitting at his desk through the open door, reviewing reports.

"Bastard. I know he knows," she thought. Sighing again, she straighten up the papers and stood to take them to him. The office was surprisingly quiet. Reno was off somewhere, no doubtedly following Rude. Where ever Rude went, Reno was sure to follow, similar to a little red puppy dog. Elena quietly made her way across the office and knocked politely on the open door.

"I have the last of my reports," she said. Tseng looked up. He held her gaze for a few awkward moments and then went back to looking over the reports in front of him.

"Set them in my inbox. I'll look over them as soon as I finish with Reno's." Elena nodded and placed them in the neat black organizer. She lingered a moment, hoping he would say something. But he didn't. He cleared his throat, which Elena took as her sign to leave. Turning, she sighed slightly, still trying to cover her disappointment. She knew that he was aware of how she felt about him, but she was beginning to think that he personally didn't address this in order to torture her.

"Damn him," she thought, mentally kicking herself for falling for an idiot like Tseng. An idiot who was obviously still hung up on some girl who had been dead for quite awhile. Silently, she walked to her desk and began to go through her going home routine of tidying up her desk. Then, she grabbed her black purse and slung it over her shoulder. It was a usual end of a usual day of work. She switched off the light on her desk and walked out of the office, trying to decide which take-out she was going to have tonight.

"Hey, watch where you're going," someone said as Elena nearly collided with them. She looked up into the mischievous eyes of Reno.

"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention," she said briskly, beginning to walk passed Rude, who was behind Reno, and down the hallway.

"Hey, hey. Come back here!" Reno said as he grabbed her arm. Elena stopped and rolled her eyes. She honestly did not want to deal with his shenanigans today. All she wanted to do was get her take-out and go home to sulk in peace.

"Yes, Reno?" she asked as she turned around to face him. She was slightly caught off guard to see a concerned look on Reno's face rather than his normal, constant look of amusement.

"Are you okay? You seem more pissed off than usual," he said, breaking Elena's off-guard moment.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just ready to go home after a long day in the office," she said, removing his hand from her arm.

"Sheesh, you're so uptight, Elena. You need to learn to loosen up," he said with a laugh as he stuck his hands in the pockets of his wrinkled pants. Elena rolled her eyes again.

"And I suppose you know exactly how to loosen me up," she said. Reno grinned.

"Got that right, yo. Come out drinking with me tonight. I found this kick ass bar," he said. Elena sighed and shrugged.

"Please, the last thing I need is another Reno-induced hangover," she said, starting to walk away again.

"It's called Remington's and it's near the square! I'll be there right after I get done here!" he shouted after her. "I'll see you there, right?"

"Not likely!" Elena shouted before stepping out of the door and into the busyness of rush hour.