Fighting Against the Odds

Ally's POV

I took in a deep breath and relaxed as I slammed my car door shut.

So this was it... the Miami Detective Department.

Honestly I was crazy out of my mind, the building was too huge and it seemed to noticeable to be known as a discreet building. I drew in a another deep breath as I grabbed my boxes and walked toward the entrance. I was anxious and couldn't wait to find out who my partner in crime would be.

But I was also scared about the fact that I would be surrounded by men. Men with huge arms, big bodies, and weapons that could knock someone out in five seconds. I bit my lip trying to think of ways to get on their good side.

I mean I could be nice, but men also love confident women who aren't going to back away from a fight. I didn't want them to think of me as some weak person that would get in their way of work, so I settled on confident and fearless. Maybe that will make a good impression on them.

I was opening the door when one of my boxes slipped out of my grasp and onto the ground. "Oh great." I groaned and got down. Suddenly someone handed me one of my Queen records. "Queens fan I assume?" A strong voice said.

My eyes traveled up the man's long legs and landed on his green eyes.

I cleared my throat and awkwardly took the CD as he handed it to me. I observed him carefully, he looked like a business man. Maybe he worked here as a detective...

"Thank you." I managed to say.

He grabbed some of my stuff and tossed it into my box. "New here?" He asked as he opened the door. I smiled and grabbed the box as I walked inside. The cool blast of air made the hairs on my arm stand up. "Yeah I'm new here, I came from the Miami PD." I said with a smile. He laughed, "You would give up your position as a police woman for this?"

I was taken a back by his use of words.

What did he mean for this?

"Well yes of course. To have this job is an honor and a once in a lifetime opportunity." I enthused. He pulled out his card and swiped it as a small metal gate opened. "I insist that you choose something else. You can't possibly want to be an assistant."

I stopped in my tracks. He thought I was an assistant?

"Oh sir you've got it-"

His hand shot up. "Save it, boss is probably low on assistant's anyways due to his attitude I can see why he would pick anyone from just anywhere. Did you even have an interview?" He asked. I shook my head no, I mean I wasn't lying. I didn't even get to have an interview face to face with the person who chose me to be a detective.

"Well then what's your name?"

"Allison Dawson sir." I said politely. If I wanted to make a good impression on someone who knew the boss I wanted someone that would be a good sponsor for me at least if he knew me. He shook his head, "Please Ms. Dawson call me Dallas Centino." He said with a smile. He suddenly opened the door and heads popped up from gray, bland walls.

A girl shot up from her seat and walked over to the both of us.

"Detective Centino." The woman said with a bright smile. She glared at me and I looked down suddenly feeling the nerve to go hide in a corner and not come out for days. I just got here and I was already on someone's bad side.

"Hey girls you guys have a new assistant. Her name is Allison Dawson, make sure to treat her respectfully and be welcoming! I have so confidential business to take care of so I'll see you later Allison?" He said with a smirk. I nodded and he winked before walking out of the room.

I looked around the room to see all the girls staring at me.

I felt like a deer in headlights. "U-um..." I stuttered nervously. "You can have the desk in the small corner over there it's the only space available." She spat with a menacing tone. I looked around the room and saw another desk that wasn't so far away from everyone else. "What about that desk over there, I'm sure there is plenty of room over there than that cramped corner." I said ending it with a nervous chuckle.

"Look new girl I've been working here for 6 years, I'm the boss around here and what I say here goes so find your spot and sit your ass in it or you're going to get us all fired." She snapped. I was taken aback by her usage of language. I slightly held my box tighter and did what she said.

Honestly I needed to find a way out of here. I needed to get to that confidential meeting so I can sign in as the new detective or I'll get fired on my first day on the job!

As I was walking I could just feel the girls stare burning into the back of my head.

I sighed and sat my things upon the desk, neatly I stacked my CD's one by one. I don't know why I was unpacking here I had another work place to get to and this wasn't the place. Feeling a bit tired, I sat down and suddenly the chair broke. I fell down on a piece as it jabbed my side.

Suddenly the room erupted into pure laughter.

The girl sashayed over to me with a smirk still plastered on her cherry red lips. "Oops I forgot to mention that this desk chair is a bit run down." She said a bit too cheerily. I looked at her in disbelief as patted the desk and it completely fell to the floor. "Oops sorry that desk is run down as well, I guess you'll have to go buy yourself a new desk."

"A new desk? There's at least five other desk's available here!" I yelled feeling my anger coil up inside me. "Sorry but you're not having another desk," She bent down and whispered in my ear, "And another tip, stay away from Dallas he's mine." She snapped rather rudely. She strutted away leaving me to clean up the mess she caused.

Great.

First day of work and I was already a threat to some insecure girl with a crush on her boss.

"Need help?" A girl asked me. She extended an arm and I grabbed her hand as she helped me up. "The girls name is Cassidy, working with her for five years is like Hell." She said while picking some of the stuff up. I laughed, "Thanks, I'm Allison Dawson."

"My names Sonita." She shook my hand firmly and I smiled. At least someone was understanding. She picked up one of my boxes and collected some of my things, "Come over to my desk we can share until we find the money to buy you a desk since there is obviously no other desk here you can use." She gesturing to the open desk across from her own.

I laughed and grabbed my box. We walked over to her desk and I gently sat my stuff down on her table. "Thanks again for helping, it's just my first day here and nothing is really going as planned." I said shyly pulling a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here I'll make your year here awesome as long as Cassidy doesn't get in the way." She sneered happily. I laughed once again and she grabbed a chair out from the corner. "Sit down and talk to me we have all day." She spoke.

I smiled gently, as much as I wanted to talk to her I couldn't I needed to find out where the meeting was held or I wouldn't be able to get my job. "Sonita as exciting as that sounds right now I have somewhere I have to be." I said softly.

She nodded, "I know I was just waiting for when you would tell me already."

I cocked my eyebrow in confusion, "Well you are the new detective here right? My boss Detective Jackson said to be on the look out for a girl named Allison Dawson." She grinned and collected her purse. "Why didn't he send Cassidy?" I asked.

"He flat out doesn't like her."

I nodded and giggled at the silly remark. This place sure was something...

"Let's get you to that meeting!" She cheered. She grabbed my hand and walked me through the office. We slipped out of the room barely getting caught by Cassidy as we escaped. She led me down the corridor and up a few flight of stairs.

We then arrived in front of a door.

"Now," she played with my shirt flattening it out, "Don't be nervous because you will surrounded by a bunch of hottie's so keep your cool and everything should go swell. Now don't let any of detective's bring you down just because they hate the fact that a girl is a detective alright?" She spoke confidently.

I nodded in agreement.

"Knock em' dead." She said before opening the door and pushing me in.

I passed a small arch and walked in. Suddenly I realized why I was so against coming here in the first place.

Sonita was right, there are a lot of men and their hot as well.

I gulped as the men began whispering to each other.

Who the hell is she?

Is it another assistant for Detective Moon perhaps?

It's definitely an assistant but why the heck would she be in here?

I heard some of the men speak.

I bit my lip and shyly looked down at the floor trying to draw the attention away from my face. I really shouldn't have come here, the assistant office downstairs is better than being up here all alone with these men.

Suddenly two men entered from another door. One had red hair, the other dark brown. Though if I might say the dark brown haired boy looked very familiar.

As soon as he looked up at me, his smile dropped.

It was the man that helped me this morning with my stuff.

Oh Lord...

He took a seat his eyes not daring to take one second off of me. Suddenly I became shy so I hugged myself and looked down once more. This was absolutely embarrassing.

Growing somewhat kind of confidence I looked up. I wasn't here to hide in the shadows, I was here to work and I wasn't going to let my insecurities get in the way of my job. Suddenly the red head whispered to the blonde headed man and pointed at me.

So much for confidence...

"Ms. Dawson?" The red haired man questioned.

I gulped. "U-uh yes?" I stuttered nervously. I could feel every man's eyes on me, some looked serious and some looks defined pervert.

"Are you the new detective from the Miami PD?" He asked not looking at me as he started going through papers, he was obviously going through my personal records. "Y-yes sir."

He finally looked up at me and smiled brightly. "Well it's a pleasure to have you here Ms. Dawson your boss should be here any minute. Detective Moon is always running late these days." He said with a slight chuckle.

His warming gesture and smile made me feel normal once again. I smiled back and awkwardly stood there as everyone was talking to one another. Yet I didn't feel like the black sheep, I felt comfortable now that I knew that not all men here were mean and nasty.

The doors to the room swung open and in came a blonde hair boy.

He was tall, definitely 6 feet but nothing higher than 6 feet 4 at the least. "You're late Moon." Dallas sneered angrily. The blonde boy cocked an eyebrow and smirked, "I don't care I'm here aren't I?" He snapped.

W-wait that boy cannot be my boss.

He was intimidating, tall, and blonde. I've never had a thing for blondes and I never will. But besides the fact that he was intimidating, his eyes were the worst of all. Even though they were just brown, behind them I could see this cold exterior.

A cold exterior I did not want to encounter with.

"Hello!" A voice barked pulling me out of my recent thoughts. I looked over to find that the voice was coming from the tall blonde haired man. "U-um yes sir?" I questioned. Nervousness crept up inside me and I felt my hands shake a little. "You're a girl?" He asked as if it wasn't the most obvious thing in the world.

I nodded and he started laughing spontaneously.

"You've got be fucking kidding me Dez! Tell Jackson I'm not working with...with some petty girl!" He spat angrily.

"Petty?" I snapped offended by his words. He glared at me then drew his attention back to the red head called Dez. "I mean look at her! Does she even have training in the weapons we use? I bet if she even used a gun she'd be up in the air and she would probably never come back down!"

"Excuse me!? I'm actually pretty handy with a gun! I'm not flimsy!" I yelled. "Yeah sure..." He said coldly. His dark brown eyes stared me down and I scoffed. "Austin give her a chance she's your partner and your new partner." Dez spoke.

"Can't she be my assistant? That's what women are good at! I refuse to work with a girl!" He slammed his fist on the table and Dallas jumped a little. "I refuse to work with him too!" I argued.

"Oh come Allison not you too." Dallas whined.

"You know her?" Austin spat eyeing Dallas. "Yeah as a matter of fact I do." He spoke confidently. Austin's eyes landed on mine and he huffed suddenly a smirk arose upon his lips. "You know what Dez, I won't fight with you... actually I'll take her." He said eyeing me.

Suddenly I was frightened.

His eyes could tell so much and I knew he was up to something.

"Come on Allison we have work to do." He ordered with a cheesy smile. He walked out of the room and I took a breath of air before following him. As I walked out I was suddenly pushed up against the wall.

"Look Dawson don't get in my way of work. You may be a girl but I do not specialize in women working in the detective office at all. I won't sugar code that I hate you and I won't help you with anything. You may be my partner but I'm sure as hell I am not your partner. So don't get in my way or you'll really get hurt." And with that he walked away disappearing behind a corner.

I breathed heavily.

Well... this day has been fun.

A/N- Hey guys sorry I haven't updated this story so make sure you review if you want this story to continue don't just follow or favorite just yet:) Anyways hope you liked this extremely long chapter byeeeeee:)

-Taylor:)