Redemption

Chapter Five

Bobby's blush finally faded as he went back to his desk to dig in to the burger the girls had picked up for him. Though he'd slightly lost his appetite from Darcy's visit, he nibbled at the French fries that accompanied the rest of his lunch. He was also trying to ignore the looks he was still receiving from his coworkers. He kept his head lowered, until he heard the familiar voice of his girlfriend. His head perked up to see her disgruntled face as she entered the bullpen, a large portfolio in hand.

"Have I ever told you how much I hate reporters?" She asked to anyone who would listen, but she was looking at Sue so she would know what was said.

"More than once," Bobby answered as he stood up to welcome her with a kiss, which she happily accepted. "Why?"

"Because, I think I've just met the most ignorant one. I was getting off the elevator and she knocked my files to the floor. Luckily, they're all in the portfolio or there would have been a huge mess in the hall." She rolled up the sleeve to her blouse and rubbed her arm nonchalantly after she tossed the collection of files onto Jack's empty chair. She'd run her elbow right into the muscle of Danni's bicep and it was still sore. Whether it was an accident or on purpose, she didn't really care; it just made her hate reporters even more.

She didn't notice the look that Bobby shared with the other women in the room, because he was glancing over her shoulder. It had been a close call if they'd run into one another at the elevator.

"How did you know she was a reporter?" Tara asked. She was trying to take some of the heat off of Bobby, but she also wanted to know how she knew. Surprisingly, Darcy didn't give off that certain reporter vibe when she was just walking down the street. She was usually hot on a story when that happened.

Danni continued to rub her muscle before she spoke and signed to her cousin. "She was at the crime scene, this morning. She tried to get anything out of me that she could. Of course, I could have ticked her off slightly. She didn't seem to like me very much when I left the scene." She shrugged her shoulders as if she didn't care and swiped a fry from Bobby's lunch. "Anyway, I was expecting a full house. Where is everyone?"

"Myles is still finishing up a side case," Sue informed, "and Jack and D are having a briefing with Garrett." She took a large bite out of the grilled chicken sandwich Lucy had handed her.

"Well, I'm supposed to fill all of you in on all the details, so I guess I'll be hanging around here until the others get back." She took a seat on the corner of Bobby's desk and picked up his burger. She hadn't eaten lunch yet and she might have as well taken a bite out of Bobby's burger. There was enough for him to share.

"Hey!" he complained and snatched it back from her. He stole his own bite before placing it back into the Styrofoam tray it came in.

"Ugh! Extra onions? Gross!" she choked out as she took a swig of his coffee. "Blech!" she complained as she tried to get the taste out of her mouth.

"Well, that's what you get," he sniggered.

She playfully hit him on the arm as she stood up in front of him. "It doesn't matter. I'm grabbing lunch after this, anyway. But, there was another reason why I decided to drop of the files." The lovebirds were completely oblivious the rest of the bullpen as their eyes locked and his hands rested upon her waist to pull her closer. She laid her palms flat upon his chest as a smile graced her beautiful features.

"And what was that?" They both ignored the gagging noises the other women in the room were making, though they couldn't help but smile in amusement.

"Well, I was thinking about what happened this morning." A deep flush filled her cheeks as she said it, because she knew at least one of the bystanders were eavesdropping and most likely, it was Sue, because she could see their lips and understand them better than the others. Plus, it also helped that she wore a light flush on her cheeks as well.

Danni was happy that she didn't have to reiterate for Bobby to understand what she was talking about. He had been thinking the same thing. "Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about that," he said, but he was going to let her tell him her idea first.

"Well, I was thinking how… non-existent our love life has been lately and I came up with an idea. If you're not too busy tonight, which I highly doubt you will be, I was thinking about spending a quiet evening at home… Just the two of us," she added with a smile. She saw his look of approval and smiled even wider.

"You must have been reading my mind," he said softly as he went to place a kiss upon her lips, but she pulled away so she could tell him the rest of her plan.

"I can make a romantic dinner and then we could have a little alone time," she wiggled her eyebrows in a scandalous way as her eyes never left his. "Do you like that idea?"

"I love that idea," he said softly as he captured her lips.

She felt one of his hands leave her waist, but she didn't pull away. She knew he wouldn't do anything too inappropriate in the workplace… unless it was late at night… in an empty office. They'd almost been caught like that once while she was working late at the precinct. She was startled when she felt his hand lightly brush her cheek and slide back to run through her soft brown hair. She let out a moan of approval as she felt his tongue gently glide over hers as he kissed her with so much more passion. This is what they'd been missing and they only hoped that they could control themselves until tonight.

As of now, no attention was being paid to them. Tara voiced her opinion of losing her appetite if she continued to watch and turned in her chair to talk with Lucy and Sue. They did the same but Sue's eyes seemed to glance back and forth between the two… scenarios.

So many times she had wished for Jack to do that to her. He'd throw caution to the wind and take her in his arms to ravish her lips and make her swoon at his touch. Unfortunately, Jack was a by-the-book man and he would most likely follow that no-dating policy to his grave. And because of that, she wished she didn't have feelings for him. She wished her heart wouldn't cry out with love every time he stepped into the room or every time he smiled that gorgeous smile of his.

She had to tear her gaze away from Bobby and Danni as they continued their assault on each others' lips, barely coming up for air. It hurt her heart to see them like that because she knew she would never have that with the man of her dreams. A heavy sigh escaped her as she ate the rest of her sandwich and tried to focus on Tara and Lucy's conversation. She was completely lost about the subject, but she picked up a few pieces to know that they were still talking about Darcy's sudden arrival.

A blush filled Lucy's dark skin as she admitted to throwing out that message that she'd left for Bobby. She figured that it would just add more drama, but for the life of her, she never thought the woman would have the time to visit the man she left for a stupid job.

"She'll find out, you know," Tara whispered.

Lucy shrugged. "I honestly don't care. I think Danni would take good care of everything. She doesn't seem to be the jealous type."

"I hope you're right," Sue chimed in. She wasn't completely in tune with her cousin as she had once been, so the jealousy gene could have reared it ugly head in the past few years. But, even if it had, she didn't believe Danni would do anything rash. She had Bobby; there was no question about that. If he even thought about going back to that woman, he was an idiot.

The three women surrendered to staring at the couple as they continued their make-out session. They were no longer standing up though. Danni was now sitting on Bobby's lap as he sat in his chair. Of course, that only gave him more reason for his hands to roam her body. If he let her go, she could have very well fallen to the floor. He didn't want that, so one hand was permanently fixed underneath her rump to keep her in place.

Needless to say, that sight wasn't what Jack and D had expected to see when they re-entered the bullpen. They both stopped in their tracks and stared at the couple in shock. "What is going on?" D asked in his best supervisor voice, but it didn't seem to be noticed by neither Bobby nor Danni. It also didn't help that he had a small smile on his lips.

"I think they're trying to suck each other's lips off," Tara quipped before she looked up at her team leader and supervising officer. Neither seemed to find her joke amusing so the smile on her lips quickly fell. "Sorry," she apologized.

Jack cleared his throat rather loudly, but the lovebirds heard none of it. They were too wrapped up in their own matter that the bullpen had vanished altogether from their minds.