Snapshots of Desire ✔ [Completed]

A Slip Of The Tongue : Part 02

Shreya frowned as her stomach rumbled loudly. She glared at her body, willing the offending body part to wait a few more minutes while she finished collating her last report. With a sigh, she stood up and stretched. From his office, Daya watched as the lovely officer raised her arms above her head. The bottom of her shirt lifted and exposed a few inches of smooth skin. Daya was entranced.

Catching the moment, Rajat smirked as he kicked Sachin’s foot and gestured towards the senior officer. The two exchanged a knowing look as Purvi shot them a disapproving glare. Rajat reached into the zip lock bag on his desk, only to discover his chips had been replaced with carrot sticks. With a defeated look, he began to gnaw on the vegetable.

"Hey Shreya! What do you say we all get lunch together today!" he asked excitedly when Shreya ventured out of her office. Shreya cocked her head in thought before nodding.

"Sounds good to me," She replied and grabbed her purse. Rajat and others quickly finished what they were doing and were soon walking down the sidewalk outside of headquarters. Rajat opened the door of a nearby restaurant that the bureau liked to frequent. There was nothing like a good home cooked meal after a long day-or in Rajat’s case- a half day.

Studying the menu, the team decided to be adventurous and order something new for a change. Their drink orders were taken and they soon found themselves enjoying pleasant conversation complete with occasional insults thrown at a few of the other teams that had also decided to eat out. Their meals were served and they started to eat.

"Try it!" Daya said with a grin.

"I'm not going to eat your food!" Shreya exclaimed as she looked at Daya’s almond roasted chicken.

"It's delicious. The chicken is really juicy," he said as the others watched them with amused expressions. The other conversations died down as Daya’s voice grew louder.

"Oh, come on Shreya. You'll love my nuts…"  Daya trailed off in mid sentence as the restaurant descended into silence. He turned bright red and turned to Shreya who had buried her face in her napkin.

"I'll bet she's already tried his nuts," a voice murmured from another table as the Shreya sank lower in her seat.

"I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that," Shreya muttered from behind her napkin. The rest of the team quickly shovelled down their food and avoided looking at their boss and Shreya. Although, it was quite amusing to see Daya so out of sorts for once. The rest of the meal passed without incident, but the next day, a box of peanuts was delivered to the officers of the Criminal Investigation Department.

The End