Trooper Station, Thursday (September 3)

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

The paperwork was done, there were no phone calls, not even the prank variety and unlike other people Reese didn't like surfing the net.

She slouched on her desk and sighed.

At this point she'll even take a call about missing ducks.

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[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Reese," Gibbs said in greeting as he walked through the office.

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Gibbs," she returned. Seeing Gibbs with his coffee Reese leaned forward to check her coffee and realized it was almost empty. "Not teaching today?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Taking the semester off," Gibbs said settling in at his desk. "Just working here for now."

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese stood to pour herself more coffee.

"Good luck with that, not much to do today. Paperwork's all done and we're not even getting calls." She looked at the Troopers, they were listlessly hanging around. "The Toy soldiers even look bored."

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"They'll live," Gibbs said already going through his stack of paperwork. "Tried some skittles yesterday."

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Yeah? And how'd you find it?" Reese asked, smiling. She added sugar to her coffee.

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Went to a store."

Gibbs was not going to admit which store. Ever.

"It was like eating pure sugar."

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese didn't ask, it wasn't like there was anything special about the store, right?

"Depending if you're the type who liked sugar, you either hated it or loved it. Where'd you fall, Gibbs?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"What do you think, Reese?" Gibbs said with a look that clearly made it clear that he had no use for anything that tasted more like sugar than the color of a rainbow.

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese smirked, "I think I can guess."

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Gibbs grunted in acknowledgment. "Do you eat that kind of crap at all?"

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"During stakeouts," she answered. Stakeouts and at home or if she ran out of coffee. Recovering addicts had a special relationship with sugar.

Reese returned to her desk, carrying the coffee with her.

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"I'd hate to see your dental bill," Gibbs commented as he pushed away a stack of finished paperwork.

Then again with all the coffee he drank he wasn't the poster child for sparkly white teeth either.

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese snorted. She sipped her coffee and thought of the upcoming poker game. "Looking forward to the poker game?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Tomorrow night, right?" Gibbs asked. "Sure. Don't suppose it's too late to play for money?"

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"That you got to ask the Sheriff," she told him. "His idea to have to play for skittles."

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Hmm," Gibbs said in a non-committal way. "Guess it wouldn't pay to upset the boss."

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese smirked, "Yeah, guess it wouldn't."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

The delivery person was tall, with short hair, and a definite accent.

"Reese? Reese? De-tec-tive Reese?"

He was carrying a paper bag that smelled suspiciously like food.

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese looked-up, "That's me." He had food with him but she really, really hoped he had a case for her. "Need anything?"

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Looking for Reese. You Reese?"

He put the bag on her desk. "This for you. Lady pay, give big tip." He waved at Reese. "For you."

And then he left.