When Dale returned I glanced up noting the tiny smile he had on his lips though I knew I wouldn't be able to relax until after Albert arrived.
"I spoke to Albert and after some convincing he told me he'd drive to Twin Peaks to examine the body of David Bell." Dale told me noting that I was staring at him with a slight frown on my lips.
"He won't believe me I just know it. Even if I give him an statement it will only make me sound like a crazy woman right?" I sighed and Dale paused choosing his words carefully as I pushed myself to my feet staring him directly in the face. "Look I know how crazy it all sounds even to me and I lived through one zombie apocalypse but we still need to convince him. Otherwise you know we won't make it out of this town alive."
"I know, Megan and I'm going to need your help with that." Dale agreed and I raised an eyebrow at him. "Let's head into the conference room and we can talk there." He told me and I shrugged trying not to smile when he set his hands on my shoulders steering me towards the empty room.
Opening the door he waited until I walked inside and after he closed the door behind us Dale watched as I took a seat near the door. "Now what did you want to talk to me about, Dale?" I asked him but he didn't respond grabbing a chair nearby before he set it down beside mine.
"I wanted to talk to you alone, Megan. I know how scared you are about facing another possible zombie outbreak but you won't face this alone because I'm with you every step of the way." Dale explained and I sighed to myself both eyebrows narrowed until he cleared his throat.
"Did you drag me into this room just to tell me that, Dale?" I asked and he nodded a faint smile on his lips when I managed a weak smile in return. "Thank you for that."
"You're very welcome, Megan but I did mean every word of it." Dale answered patting me on the shoulder and I nodded unable to resist looking directly into his eyes.
Now sitting in his office Harry tapped on the desk looking towards the open doorway. "Did I forget to tell Dale and Megan to meet us here?" He asked Deputy Hawk who leaned against the wall and he shook his head, both men looking towards the doorway when they were footsteps. "Must be them now." He added only to see Deputy Andy walking into the room.
"Sheriff Harry, there's some odd noises coming from the conference room." Andy explained and Harry raised an eyebrow before he stood from behind his desk, following Deputy Andy who lead him towards the room with Deputy Hawk just behind them a faint smile on his face.
"Dale, this is probably not a good idea." I pointed out from my position on Dale's lap and he just nodded leaning in before he pushed back my hair so that it was covered one shoulder. "Whose idea was this anyway?" I added and he just shrugged kissing my neck and I smiled to myself finding I really didn't care.
"Megan, I really don't know. We were talking about how to convince Albert of the seriousness of this virus and you started looking a little peaked. I gave you a hug to calm you down and the next thing I knew you were sitting on my lap." Dale explained as I tilted my head back sighing as he kissed his way up towards my throat.
"Well it was a very good idea, Dale. It definitely calmed me down." I agreed and he chuckled, cupping my chin before he drew me into a kiss that left me speechless. When I slowly blinked at Dale he grinned at me draping an arm around my shoulders.
"That was the general idea." Dale answered and I managed a cough my cheeks burning though that didn't stop me from grabbing his tie pulling him into a kiss that came very close to matching his own. Dale would have agreed had he not turned my kiss into an open-mouthed one and I groaned into his mouth feeling his tongue brush mine.
"Andy, are you positive that someone's in there?" Harry asked as he, Hawk and Andy stood outside the conference room that Dale and I currently occupied.
"I heard voices and then it got all quiet." Andy explained and after some more staring at the door Harry reached for the doorknob. Right as he turned the doorknob I lifted my head hearing a click coming from the door though most my attention was focused on Dale and what he was doing to my ear with his tongue.
"Dale, did you lock that door after we walked in here?" I whispered, surprised that I could distract myself even with Dale this close and he raised his head thinking just as the door opened to reveal Harry, Hawk and Andy who stared at us. "On second thought don't answer that." I muttered as Dale stared back at our friends.
"Well that would explain the voices you heard earlier, Andy." Harry spoke after a pause and Hawk made a noise that sounded suspiciously like a laugh while Andy stared back at us.
A few minutes later and now sitting on my own chair I frowned at Harry who was now standing next to me while Dale sat a short distance away giving me a grin whenever I happened to catch his eye.
"Megan, would you mind explaining why you and Dale were sitting in this office?" Harry asked me and I raised an eyebrow at him before I cleared my throat. "Before we found you two making out." He added in case that part wasn't obvious.
"Harry, we were brainstorming how Megan and I were going to convince Albert that there is a highly contagious disease that threatens Twin Peaks." Dale explained keeping a straight face which I couldn't manage a faint smile appearing on my lips when he gave me a wink which Hawk caught and he nodded at Dale. "Not long after I noticed that Megan didn't look very well so I decided to try and cheer her up."
"By making out with her, Coop?" Harry asked and I bit back a laugh which turned into a snort as I hid my face behind my palm. "Not sure how that's going to convince Albert."
"That wasn't what I originally planned but sometimes things take an interesting turn, Harry." Dale added with a full smile and I nodded at Harry unable to hide my smile when Andy actually snorted with laughter and Hawk nodded at me smiling a little himself. "This time for the better."
"I totally agree with you, Dale. Just for the record it was my idea to sit on your lap. Not sure how the chair managed to stay in one piece with two people sitting on it." I remarked once we were sitting around the table drinking cups of hot coffee.
"That is one mystery that may keep me up at night, Megan." Dale answered hiding a smirk behind his cup and I giggled remembering the looks of everyone's face when they found us sharing an office chair. "I'm sure that they weren't designed with two people in mind."
"Getting back to the important part, Coop before we get completely sidetracked. Have you worked out what you're gonna tell Albert?" Harry asked, trying not to smile when I shifted on my chair looking down at it with a slight frown. "We may need to replace that chair."
"We decided to show Albert the body of David Bell before we explain about our dreams. Just seeing the body and how infectious the disease is will convince him." Dale said and I nodded, taking a sip of my coffee before I held the cup between my hands to warm them as I felt a sudden chill run down my spine. "I'll also get him to listen to the tape recording and our testimonies."
"I just hope that will be enough because I don't think I could face another outbreak." I muttered in a small voice not too surprised to find my hands trembling.