911: Eclipse of the Heart

Chapter 4 - Boring

"Hey, Kymber! We are all headed out for drinks. Want to join us?" Hen asked as they all gathered their things from the locker room at the end of the day.

"Uh... Yeah. Sure." Kymber looked over as she shoved her jacket in her backpack.

"Great." Hen smiled.

"Who's DD tonight?" Chimney asked, as he flung his bag over his shoulder.

"Who's DD every night?" Bobby asked sarcastically.

"Got it. Bobby is DD." Chimney laughed.

"Thankfully Hen has an SUV, that way we only have to take one car." Bobby said.

"You guys ready?" Buck asked, standing in the doorway.

"Ready!" Hen stood up.

"Yeah, I'm ready." Kymber said, zipping up her backpack. They all headed out to Hen's car and climbed in. Kymber sat quietly in the back all the way to the bar.

"We're here." Bobby said as he pulled the SUV into a parking space.

"Woo. What a great way to end a Monday." Buck laughed as he jumped out of the passenger seat.

"It's Wednesday, Buck." Hen chuckled.

"Well, it was the most Mondayest Wednesday ever." Buck said. They all walked into the bar and grabbed a long table next to the pool table.

"First round is on me." Bobby said, holding up his card.

"Yes! Cap coming in clutch." Buck said excitedly.

"I'm what?" Bobby looked at him confused.

"Coming in clutch... You know what... Never mind." Buck laughed as he walked up to the bar.

"You want anything, Kymber? I can grab it for you." Bobby said as everyone else walked up to the bar.

"I'm fine." Kymber looked down.

"Kymber, I mean it. I will get you whatever you want. Just tell me." Bobby smiled.

"Alright... I guess a grasshopper." Kymber looked up at him.

"Sounds good. I will be right back." Bobby said as he turned and walked over to the bar. Kymber watched him and the rest of the team as they ordered their drinks. Hen was the first to return.

"Are you not getting anything, Kymber?" Hen asked, sitting down across from her with a beer in her hand.

"Bobby is grabbing it for me." Kymber blushed.

"He's pretty cute, right?" Hen smirked.

"What?! Uh... No... I don't think that." Kymber looked down with wide eyes.

"Come on. He's very attractive, and I'm gay." Hen laughed.

"I mean... I guess he is." Kymber let out a smile, "He's pretty attractive."

"Who is?" Chimney asked, walking back up to the table.

"Cap." Hen smiled.

"Ah... Yeah, I don't swing that way, so I couldn't tell ya." Chimney took a sip of his beer.

"Shut up." Hen smacked his arm.

"Am I lying?" Chimney asked.

"Well... No." Hen laughed, "Aren't I glad to have another girl around here. Especially one that will be in the ambulance with me and Chim over here."

"Yay. I get to be outnumbered." Chimney said sarcastically.

"Hey, they may outnumber you in the ambulance, but we still outnumber them in the fire house." Buck smirked as he walked back over to the table with his small glass of whiskey.

"Whiskey, Buck? You never struck me as a whiskey kind of guy." Hen said.

"Eh. I've been getting into it recently." Buck shrugged as he stared at the glass.

"Alright! Here is your grasshopper." Bobby said as he set Kymber's drink down in front of her.

"Thank you, Bobby." Kymber smiled, but immediately looked down when she felt her face getting hot. Eddie walked up and sat down at the opposite side of the table.

"Anytime." Bobby said, he looked around the table to see the only seat left was the one right next to Kymber. He pulled out the chair and sat down.

"Do you guys do this often?" Kymber asked, trying to avoid the obvious tension between them.

"At least once a week." Bobby smiled as he drank his root beer.

"Oh really? That's nice... My old coworkers never would do anything together outside of work." Kymber said.

"Yeah? Where did you use to work?" Chimney asked.

"I was an accountant at a little tiny bank in the suburbs of San Diego." Kymber laughed.

"Makes sense. Bankers are boring!" Buck joked, but when he looked over at Kymber he realized that it made her feel bad, "But not you of course. I don't think you're boring at all."

"Great save, Buck." Hen shook her head.