Post by Shanna on Sept 17, 2015 20:34:33 GMT -5
Nick turned as he closed the last case file he’d been working on that morning, “Josh are you ready to go get some lunch?”
“What?” Josh was distractedly shuffling papers looking for something answered. “I asked if you were ready to go to lunch.” Nick tried again. Josh finally looked up, “Yeah give me a minute to finish up here then we can head out.” Both men went back to what they were doing at their desks.
“Hey are these yours?” Josh wondered walking to Nick & dropping a pair of sunglasses on his desk. “In all my paper shuffling I un-earthed those.”
Nick picked up the glasses examining them, “Nope not mine.” He replied feeling around on his jacket for his pocket to make sure his glasses were in the pocket. “Well they aren’t mine.” Josh stated. He saw Nick was still studying the glasses when a strange look crossed his face.
“I remember where I’d seen these sunglasses. These are Sarah’s; I saw them in her purse the night I took her to the hospital.” On a whim Nick checked the inside earpieces that’s when he saw Sarah W. engraved on one side.
“She must have forgotten them when she was her a couple of weeks ago. We can drop them off on our way to lunch if you want.” Josh suggested trying to hide a smile, he couldn’t help it he could see Nick was smitten.
“Yeah why not.” Nick said putting his aviator sunglasses on & Sarah’s sunglasses in his inside jacket pocket. As the guys walked out all the females in the department bullpen turned to watch as Nick left because to see that fine specimen with his back view walk in jeans, white polo & cowboy boots, his signature leather jacket he wore & aviator sunglasses; the women of the department drooled over Nick. What he didn’t see was that half of them fanned themselves when the door closed behind them.
Once they were on the way, Nick pulled up Sarah’s address from the computer told Josh & they were on their way.
Reaching the apartment, they go in & head toward Apt 107 at the end of hall. Nearing both men hear a vicious argument by two women going on. Quicken their steps both Nick & Josh reached the door as Nick knocked.
Swinging the door wide with temper, Sarah was surprised to see Nick standing there. “Hey what are you doing here?” she wondered. “Can we come in?”
“We?” she questioned finally noticing Josh when he stepped up next to his partner. “Yes, definitely.” Backing up to allow them in.
“Sorry for the mess.” She sent her new roommate Jolene a scathing look since she saw her standing just inside the kitchen watching.
“Jolene is still getting settled.” Sarah started to explain seeing Nick & Josh looking around at all the boxes & wreckage that was flung around.
Sarah angrily pushed a piece of hair out of the way, “So what brings the two of you here?” Seeing Jolene over her shoulder Nick guided Sarah by the elbow to stand by the door, “Is everything okay here? Josh & I heard you through the door as we walked up.” Rolling her eyes at this, “Yes, Jolene thinks she rules the apartment, that’s all, we’ll work it out… enough about her; why are you here?”
He smiled as she turned to include Josh, “Why Josh?” Josh just pointed back at his partner. Nick reached in his jacket & pulled her sunglasses out. “Well you forgot these at the station.”
She laughed, “Nick you could have just called me; I would have picked them up.”
“That would’ve been too easy. Besides I wanted to see you.” He stated as she took her sunglasses from him.
Across the room Jolene was starting to show interest in Nick & started toward him, Josh intercepted her blocking the path, “Back off Jolene. Nick won’t like it if you go interrupt them.” He physically turned her & sent her back to the kitchen.
“Let me go put these in my bedroom before Jolene decides she wants them too.” Sarah remarked snidely under her breath but Nick could sense the tension between roommates.
Josh had just joined Nick when Sarah let out a shriek & stormed from the bedroom, the men were headed toward her when Nick saw her eyes & the fire in the so he reached to stop Josh.
“Jolene what the hell did you do to MY bedroom?” Sarah demanded storming into the kitchen. “Well since I’m in the theater, I need more space for my things.” Jolene said not interested. “Yesterday everything was like I had left it, where is everything that was in my bedroom since you moved all my stuff out & put yours in?” Sarah wondered trying to a calming breath.
“Oh that…. It’s in the other bedroom.” “Jolene, the bigger bedroom is mine; this is my apartment after all. Sarah looked at the guys; Nick just seemed to calm her down. Looking back at Jolene she realized what she was doing, “Now what on earth are you doing, asked you to place you dishes in the cabinet not take all mine out!” Sarah slammed her fist down. “Well none of yours goes with mine.” She remarked snidely and continued with the dishes.
Seeing that she was about to explode, both Josh & Nick went to her, “Sarah, come with me for a minute.” Nick asked as the three of them went to stand by the door again.
“Okay, babe tell me something why where the two of you yelling when we got here?”
She turned to stare daggers at Jolene but Nick gently turned her to face him “Look at me.” He said as Josh stood behind her blocking the view of Jolene. “Well when I got home tonight, she had decided to re-arrange all my furniture without asking me. The sofa used to be against the back wall now as you can see it’s in front of the windows. The plant stand that my mom gave when I moved in here was out by the dumpster, I had to rescue it when I came in from work. Then when I checked my messages on the machine…. She had changed the message to say ‘that you had reached Jolene, Please leave name, number…’ there was nothing on the message about this being where I lived.”
Nick looked up & over at Jolene, “Well sounds like she is just a bully, & if she so desperately wants the bigger bedroom… she’ll have to follow your guidelines or get out… but it’s your choice.
Sarah nodded & turned, “Jolene?” her roommate came in the living room. “This is my apartment; my name is on the lease. However to get the bigger bedroom you’ll have to start paying the larger chunk of the rent, that’s how it’ll work.” Sarah stated taking a determined stance even as Nick & Josh couldn’t hide smiles.
Jolene’s mouth dropped open, “I can’t afford that much rent!” She shrieked stomping toward Sarah to go after her. Seeing this Nick just stepped in front of her & stood there. “I don’t advise it Jolene.” Josh warned, “Did Nick & I forget to mention we are police detectives.” That stopped Jolene & Sarah stepped around Nick.
“Now you have 3 options: 1. You can pay the larger rent & have the bigger room 2. Pay the rent we agreed on with the other bedroom or 3 if you don’t like options 1 & 2 I can find another roommate & you can get out.”
Jolene didn’t stop to think, “I’ll be out by tonight.”
“Sarah, we have to get back to the station.” Nick said. She nodded watching him as he got a card out & wrote something on the back & Josh did the same when Nick handed him the card. Seeing Josh hand the card back to her Nick continued, “My number as well as Josh’s is written on the back, if you need anything call; if you can’t get me try Josh he usually knows how to contact me.” She smiled walking them out “Thanks guys.”
They nodded “Be careful” they requested. “You too.” Smiling at her she watched as they left then looked at the card she still held. “Yes” she whispered her eyes twinkling. She had Nick’s number.