now we're cookking!
"Why are you here? You know it's not part of our deal? What do you want?" demanded the woman as she moved around her desk.
"They've made a move. Looks like things could be heating up between them. He doesn't deserve to be on the force, he's a spoilt little.." his spiteful words cut off by the woman raising her hand.
"I want him. You want her. How much longer do you need? You had to off the doc?" she sneered.
"He was easy prey. He was miss-appropriating hospital supplies!" grinned Vinnie as he sat down opposite the woman. "He was using hospital grade morphine for his own use. He was weak," explained Vinnie.
The woman swung round in her chair and looked out of the window, "Where's the gun you used?"
"Thought you could look after it for me, after all you're my attorney," he smirked. The woman turned back to the cocky officer. "They won't trace it back to me, but best to be safe, right?"
"And what's your next move?" she sighed impatiently.
"He's due back on the job tomorrow. She's back to the hospital from the weekend. He's going to be a little rusty, a few mistakes, lose his temper a little, head towards a rip, a little trouble in paradise. That should help pave the way for you to re-enter and make a move," he assured her. The woman nodded in agreement.
"Make sure he loses his temper. He can sit on his for a while, it takes a long fuse before it blows," she said knowingly.
"Piece of cake," he sneered.
"Cruz! The gun?" she said as she stood up and held out her hand. Vinnie smirked and took the gun out of his holdall and handed it over. "I'll be waiting for your call to make my move,"
"Just like Times Square? That was smooth," smiled Vinnie as he turned for the door and she walked to her safe and locked away the gun next to a knife.
"So? How does it feel to be back on the beat?" asked Toni as she wandered through her apartment.
"So far, so good! I'm still in the precinct! Your old man won't let me out of his sight for more than five minutes!" laughed Jamie on the other end of the phone.
"Well, if he gives you any trouble, send him my way and i'll give him an enema, free of charge!" quipped Toni as she picked up Jamie's shirt from the bedroom floor.
"Too much information," groaned Jamie as he sat at his desk.
"Hey, Reagan! We ready to roll?" called Vinnie as he sauntered over.
"I gotta go. Will i see you tonight?" he asked quietly before Vinnie stopped at the desk.
"You have a key, let yourself in at any time," smiled Toni, adding "Be safe"
"I will be, promise." Smiled Jamie, as he hung up. "Sorry Vin, but Sarge has me on desk duty for the first few tours. I think you got hooked up with Mario in the meantime," he shrugged.
Vinnie wasn't too happy about this but he did his best not to show it. "Don't worry about it. I'm sure the Sarge wants to ease you back in softly" he teased. Jamie huffed. "What? You not happy bout desk duty?"
"Let's just say my telephone manner needs some work," shrugged Jamie as Vinnie sat on the edge of the desk.
"Which is why you are on desk duty! Hey Cruz? You not got a patrol to do?" asked Renzulli as he came through from the squad room.
"On my way Sarge" he smirked, saluted Jamie and left none too happy at having to change his plans.
By the end of the day, Vinnie was in a foul mood as he had failed to get any numbers and Mario was even more by the book than Reagan and at least ten years older than him too. He was already fired up and knew he'd have to come up with something big to get Jamie heated up too.
"C'mon! I'm buying the beers!" announced Vinnie as he as Jamie got changed at the end of tour.
"Ahh, i got things planned, man. Maybe the weekend." Shrugged Jamie as he tied his boots.
"C'mon Jamie, man! This is crazy! You just got back on duty, time to celebrate," huffed Vinnie as he got himself worked up.
"Hey! Calm down. I told you, the weekend. I just wanna get settled back in. You wanna chill out, Vin?" scoffed Jamie as he stood up tall feeling uneasy with his partner.
"You got some chick you don't want to show off? Or you got something else going on the side?" seethed Vinnie. "I'm your partner. You've been laid out for over a month and now you can't even hang out!"
"Hey! Relax, Vin! I'm just getting back on my feet here. All i'm asking is you give me to the weekend, man" replied Jamie, uncomfortably. What was his problem?
"Is it the Sarge's girl? Are you givin' it to her?" he poked as he shoved his partner's back. "You trying to score points by scoring the boss' daughter?"
"None of your business! What's wrong with you man? You on something? What's wrong with waiting till the weekend?" shouted Jamie, his temper slowly building.
Good, this is what you want, thought Vinnie. He'd found the weak spot to Jamie's amour. "You are, aren't you? You're poking the nurse!?" he jeered. Jamie turned his back to his partner again and tried to calm his temper.
"Listen man, she had you all to herself for a month! I mean, those bed baths must've been something special!" he leered. "I bet she got all lathered..." he didn't get to finish the thought as he felt the punch to his jaw impact with such a force that he went flying backwards into the lockers. Vinnie grinned to himself as he rubbed his jaw and looked up at his partner.
"Show a bit of respect to..." Jamie never got to finish as he was thrown against lockers on the other side of the room as Vinnie launched himself at him.
Meanwhile down in the squad room, Danny had arrived to take his brother home after his first tour back and was talking with Renzulli.
"So? Has his telephone manner improved yet?" he joked as he followed Renzulli.
"Now that would be telling, Danny! He's been getting itchy feet! I might even let him back out on patrol before his rehab is over, he drove me nuts! I had to keep telling him to get off his cell! He got a new girl?" winked Renzulli. Danny had to hold his tongue and keep from smiling too much.
"I take from your silence there's something on the horizon? Well, good for him! Bout time he had someone in his life! Wish Toni would take a leaf from Harvard's book!" He sighed as he shook his head. Danny was about to say something when they heard the shouting in the corridor. "What's that?" asked Renzulli as he followed the noise.
By the time they got to the locker room the fight was already in full swing. Instead of trying to break it up, several officers had begun to cheer the fighters on.
"Hey! Hey! Break it up! Break it up!" yelled Danny and Renzulli as they barged through and pulled the two officers apart. Danny had to hold on to Jamie as he was ready to collapse. Due to his weakened state from recent events, he fared the worst.
"What the hell?" demanded Renzulli. "Wanna tell me what this is about?"
"Sarge! Get a bus, Jamie's in a bad way!" shouted Danny as he helped Jamie sit down on a bench.
"I'm ok, Danny. I'm fine!" he insisted, not wanting to give the maniac anymore incentive.
"Are you crazy? You were stabbed last month and now you've been given a beating by this moron!" seethed Danny as he glared at Cruz. "What's your problem?" he demanded.
"He got a little over-protective of his new girl! Seems he doesn't want to share his nurse's bed bath secrets!" leered Vinnie as he smiled wickedly at Renzulli.
"You what? Are you implying my Toni?" glared Renzulli. "Well?"
Vinnie shrugged smugly, he was about to quip back when Danny suddenly shouted out, "Jamie! Where's that bus?"
Renzulli whipped around and found Danny trying to wake his brother. Jamie's face was already showing signs of massive bruising and contusions. "He's having difficulty in breathing. Where's the damn bus?!"