Hear No Evil - Chapter 9

After paying their entrance fee, Jack and Sue spent the next few hours going on every ride that didn't have a queue a mile long. That was the one thing Jack hated about these places, you always had to wait forever for the bigger rides.

As they moved to the next ride, Jack was amazed at the change in her. She was constantly laughing as the rides span around, twisted and flipped. It was a side of her that hadn't seen before and it only made him fall for her even more. He liked seeing her like this. She was so happy and carefree. He knew she has been a bit down since the Dessa case, mainly because of the hurt that had been caused to Dessa's unsuspecting wife. In the few days they had known Betty Vanderwylen, Sue had become close to her. They'd bonded over Levi and Betty's fondness for helping service dog charities. He knew that seeing Betty get hurt like that had hurt her too.

It was just one of many things that he loved about her. Her ability to see the good in everyone amazed him. He knew that it sometimes hurt her when her instincts had been wrong but, for the most part, her instincts were spot on. She had insisted that Betty was an innocent party as soon as they realised that Joseph was really Dessa. He hadn't been so sure but her persistence had finally won him over and she had been proved correct.

After what felt like hours, but was in fact only five minutes, they clambered off the waltzers. Jack's head was spinning and he was a little unsteady on his feet as he carefully went down the steps. He hated the rides that constantly span around, they always made him feel a little queasy. After a few deep breaths he managed to regain his composure and spotted a vendor selling drinks and snacks.

"Hey Sue, do you fancy come candy floss?"

He smiled when he saw the sparkle in her eyes and she nodded avidly at him. Walking over to the vendor he bought two bags of thick candy floss, giving the vendor the money as he turned to give her the sugary treat. Sue's was bright pink and his was light blue.

"There you go Miss Thomas." Jack said as she smiled.
"Thank you Jack, Sue said as she surprised by placing a small kiss on the cheek.

As the picked at the candy floss, they slowly walked through the crowds of people who had come out to enjoy the first day of the annual D.C fair. Jack glanced across slowly and watched her tuck stray strand of blond hair behind her ear. He felt a shiver run up his spine as he looked at her, the way the coloured lights highlighted her hair, making it look first red, then blue, then green. Shaking his head he knew that he had to stop thinking like this or he would go mad. He was bought out of his thoughts when he felt Sue grab his hand.

"Come on Jack, the queue for the rollercoaster has all but gone."

Jack was powerless to resist as she pulled him towards the most popular ride at the fair. They were at the front of the queue almost straightaway and in less than five minutes, they were strapped in to the front seat of the carriage.

Hear No Evil - Chapter 4

At Sue and Lucy's apartment, the girls had just finished the washing up after a later than usual dinner of lasagne and garlic bread, a Lucy Dotson speciality, or so Sue had been led to believe. The pasta wasn't fully cooked and Lucy had forgotten that Sue wasn't too keen on mushrooms. She had mixed them in with the meat and the sauce, meaning that Sue was unable to eat the majority of it.
After several grovelling apologies, Lucy had finally accepted that Sue hadn't minded just eating the garlic bread and that the large snacks that they'd had at the spa throughout the evening had more that quelled her appetite. After all the plates had been cleared and placed in their respective cupboards, they both sat in front of the television.
"We really need to do that more often. I could get used to this lady of leisure stuff." Lucy said as she chuckled.
"I know what you mean. I have never had so much fun doing absolutely nothing. That massage was heavenly." Sue said as she tucked her knees up underneath her and rested her arm on the back of the couch.
"I'm not surprised! Did you actually take a look at the masseuse? I tell ya, he could give Jackson a run for his money in the "wow" stakes. I think he took a liking to you too."
Sue began to blush at Lucy's comments and smiled, averting her eyes briefly. She had noticed the resemblance between him and her training agent, only someone who was blind could have missed it. They both had the same dark good looks and the killer smile, but the difference was in the eyes. Jack had eyes that could make her go weak at the knees at the slightest glance in her direction. When he looked at her, it was almost like they were looked straight into her soul. Shaking her head to remove the images that Lucy's words had conjured, she turned back to her friend.
"So, did he give you his number? Are you going to call him?" Lucy asked excitedly, grinning when she saw Sue role her eyes.
"No Lucy, he did not give me his number and even if he did, I wouldn't call him. He wasn't my type."
"Not your type!" Lucy almost shouted, "Are you blind girl? The man was drop dead gorgeous. There isn't a woman alive who wouldn't change their "type" to go out with him. I know I would." Lucy said as she laughed
"This woman wouldn't, besides, he was a little young." Sue said before she smiled "He was great looking thought wasn't he?"
The two women dissolved into a fit of giggles as Lucy reached for the remote control to turn on the television. She flicked to CNN and stopped when she saw the reporter talking about a young girl who had gone missing, feared kidnapped. It was the third kidnapping in the space of two weeks and so far, they had no leads. Seeing the report, the two women quickly stopped laughing and watched.
"Why anyone would want to kidnap someone is beyond me. That is, unless that person is Denzel Washington." Lucy said as she smiled at Sue. "Seriously though, remind me again why I work for the FBI when we have to deal with stuff like this all the time?"
Sue chuckled at her friend as she turned to face her, balancing her coffee cup in both hands.
"You work for the FBI for the same reasons I do. You want to catch the bad guys and help the good guys." Sue said.
"I guess you are right, as usual." Lucy asked as she positioned herself so she was comfy. "Have you heard from Betty since she left?" she asked Sue.
"Yes actually, I got a text from her earlier today. She arrived at her new home yesterday afternoon and she said that her new neighbours seem nice. It is going to take her time to adjust. She has just had everything she knew, everything she loved taken away from her. I don't know how she does it. Trusts people after everything that's happened to her. If that was me and I'd gone through what she's had to go through, I don't think I'd trust anyone ever again."
Lucy nodded and drained her coffee cup of the few remaining drops. Putting her cup on the coffee table, she stood.
"Right, I'm going to have a nice long bath and then I am off to bed. It's amazing how being so relaxed can make you feel so tired." She said as she smiled down at Sue.
"Okay, goodnight Luce."
Sue watched Lucy turn and head towards the bathroom. Grabbing Lucy's empty coffee mug as well as her own, she walked into the kitchen and placed them both into the sink. They can wait until morning she thought, knowing that Lucy hated leaving things overnight but she knew she would be up before her friend so she didn't see how it would matter.
Walking back into the living room, she tried to stifle a yawn and rubbed her eyes, trying to keep herself awake. Looking up, she saw the light by her laptop flashing. A puzzled look crossed her face as she walked over and sat in front of the screen. I could have sworn I switched this off. Clicking on what had caused the light to flash, a smile crept to her lips when she saw who had sent her a message. Sitting down she began to type a response.