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Chapter 1: Wake up Call
Tara groaned when the phone on her bedside table rang. Squinting against the light from her alarm clock she read the time: 3:52 a.m. She dropped her head back into the pillow, instead of turning on the light she felt around for the ringing phone. When her hand finally got a grasp on it Tara picked it up and held it to her ear. "Hello?" She grumbled into the mouth piece.
"I can't sleep."
"Bobby?"
"Yeah, who did you reckon it was?"
Tara sighed, "Bobby…"
"What? I can't sleep."
"So you have to make sure that everyone else can't sleep either? That hardly seems fair."
"Please, Tare, I'm begging you. What do I need to do to get some sleep? You're smart, I'm sure you can think of something."
"Count sheep." Tara said bluntly and hung up the phone. She relaxed back into her bed, pulling the covers tight around her body. Just as she was about to close her eyes and drift off into a serenity filled sleep, the phone rang again. Tara grudgingly answered it. "What?"
"You were talking about fairness; at least give a man a chance here," came Bobby's casual response.
"Alright, I'll give you one chance to explain yourself." Tara granted, rolling her eyes. "If it suffices, I won't drug your coffee."
"Well I couldn't stop thinking about you and your beautiful smile, Tara, so really it's your fault that I had to call you."
"Ugh, Bobby, you're not as charming as you think you are in the middle of the night."
"Oh, but I am during the day? Good to know," Bobby paused, fully enjoying imagining Tara's annoyed expression. "How about we go out for lunch? What d'ya say, sheila?"
His answer came when Tara hung up on him for the second time. "Idiot," she grumbled to herself. "If I can't fall asleep, I will get you Bobby Manning."
"Aren't' we looking well rested this fine morning?" Myles sarcastically inquired as he passed Tara, sitting at her desk with her head constantly dropping forward as she struggled to stay awake.
"Take a hike." Tara snapped.
Bobby walked into the bullpen with an unmistakable bounce in his step. Myles warned him, "Stay away from Tara, I think she woke up on the wrong side of the bed."
"Aww, didn't get your beauty sleep?" Bobby asked sweetly.
Tara slowly lifted her head with a glare, "Bobby, if you so much as think about calling me in the middle of the night again, I swear I will make you pay, and when I say make you pay, I mean I will beat you to a pulp." Tara went back to staring at her computer screen. Bobby tried to keep a straight face as he walked to his desk. Jack smirked at him and shook his head.
Sue looked at Lucy. "Did I miss something?"
"Yes," Tara answered, waving her hand to get the blondes attention, "Bobby called at nearly four in the morning to ask me out for lunch."
Sue frowned, "Why?"
"If only I knew."
Sue and Lucy walked over to his desk. "So," Lucy whispered, "how are you planning on getting him back?"
"I'm not sure," Tara said, "I have a few ideas."
"You tell, we'll judge."
"Deal. Alright, number one: drug his coffee with sleeping pills."
"One problem, if we get called to an emergency, Bobby can't exactly be asleep."
"That's what I was thinking. Okay, number two: sabotage his food."
"I like it." Lucy said with a smirk. "With what?"
Tara smiled mischievously, "I have a few ideas…"
Jack sat on the edge of Bobby's desk, who was watching the trio of women with curious eyes. Jack followed his gaze and said, "They're planning something."
"Yep."
"You have any idea what?"
"Not a clue, other than I'm the center of attention over there."
Jack raised his eyebrows knowingly and nodded. "What do you have up your sleeve?"
Bobby moved his eyes from the women to Jack and smirked. "I have a few ideas…"
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