Chapter One:
Chapter One:
Hanging Out
"Are you in or out Frank?" Matt asked. It was Wednesday night and the guys from the Crisis Negotiation Unit were at Matt's place for the weekly game of porker.
"I'm so out" Frank said throwing down his cards.
Just than the front door to Matt's place opened and in entered a dripping wet Emily with her arms full of dry-cleaning and grocery bags. She walked up the stairs from the porch and entered the living room tossing the clothes she had in her arms on the couch and headed for the kitchen to put away the groceries and it just so happen to be the location of the house that the poker game was taking place.
"Hey Lehman" Duff said "I guess it is still raining out"
"You are funny" Emily replied dropping the bags on the floor, she put her cell on the counter and started putting the stuff away.
"I thought you had the flu" Frank said taking a sip from his beer.
"I do but it's just the flu and I had errands to do" She replied
"Flannery, you let your sick girlfriend go out in the pouring rain' Duff said. This earned him a slap in the back of the head from Emily.
"I'm going to ignore you said that" Emily said rolling her eyes
"You know Emily, it is no good to talk to her" Matt said
"Did you just call me stubborn?" Emily questioned
"No, I would never do that" Matt replied
Emily rolled her eyes and walked up behind Matt, she wrapped her arms around his neck and lean in so her wet body was up against his back. "Gee thanks Em, now I'm wet." Matt said
"I know hence the hug." Emily said grinning "now I'm going to take a hot shower and get out of these wet clothes before I catch pneumonia. See I'm reasonable" She said laughing as she walked away from the guys and let them get back to their game of poker.
Thirty minutes later, Emily got out, dried herself, shoved on a pair of blue care bear pajama pants and the t-shirt to match. She dried her hair before putting it into a ponytail. She walked back to the kitchen for a glass of milk and to pop some Advil cold & sinus for her flu before bed.
"Hey babe, are you headed to bed now?" Matt asked Emily as she poured a glass of milk.
"Yeah I have to get up early tomorrow, I'm scheduled to testify at 9 sharp" Emily replied. "I'm going to watch TV for a bit so shut it off when you come in. Night boys" She said walking to the bedroom and crashing into the bed.
About ten minutes later, Emily's cell started to ring. Matt got up and grabbed it; he looked at the caller id when he didn't recognized the number he called out to Emily "Em, your cell is ringing"
"Is it Cheryl?" She called back pulling the covers up to her chin.
"Nope" He called back
"Well either answer it or let it go to voice mail because I'm not getting up for anyone but Cheryl" she yelled back
"Ok" Matt said pressing the talk button. "Hello, Emily's phone...yeah she's here hold on one second" Matt said into the phone as he got up to bring it into Emily. He passed the cell to her.
"Hello" Emily said into the phone "Hi mom" Emily said giving Matt one hell of a look.