Candy Crashed
Hello All. Apologies for the late posting of this chapter - I was whisked away on a surprise birthday trip and only got back near 2 am local time last night. Hope you enjoy it, it's just a short one this time :).
It was raining. Again. It sometimes seemed that it rained in Maine 8 days out of 7 on an average week. Particularly in spring.
The result was that the Sheriff's office on this day was filled with people doing paperwork or being bored. Emma was filing reports, David was doing 'inventory' of cookies and Hook was stretched out in a chair facing the sheriff's desk, feet on the furniture, playing on Emma's phone.
Emma sighed - the stupid Facebook game had taken over the lives of her friends and family. It seemed that Mary Margaret had succumbed to it after Ruby had introduced her to it a week or so prior. This was closely followed by Regina, who found it a novel way to while away the evenings when Henry was not with her. Now, the women seemed to have added Hook to the mix.
The pirate opposite her growled at the small screen and tried to complete whatever level he was on.
Then, with no warning, the phone rang.
Emma had set a new ring tone on the phone to make recognising Neal easier - Kelly Clarkson's words were quite expressive of their relationship. And this song was now playing in the office.
In retrospect, however, she realised that it may not have been the best choice.
"Because of you" rang out though the office. Hook, holding the phone, clearly understood that to mean him. He squealed and threw the phone at the desk as though it was a grenade or a hot potato.
Unfortunately, the movement meant that he lost his balance and toppled out of his chair.
While Emma was too busy laughing in her seat, trying simultaneously to answer the ringing device, she saw Hook pick himself off the floor and could see the accusing look in his eyes:
"I hate that infernal device. What in the world is wrong with smoke signals or flags? Or even a hunting horn?"
This set Emma off in new peals of laughter.
AN: Thank you everyone for understanding my lateness. The next chapter will be up on Sunday, as always. Reviews are always welcome ^_^
