Blue And Green

2.

  The city woke Peter early in the morning, the sun peeking over the skyline of towers. He could hear the beginnings of the bustling traffic and sat up with a stretch, glancing around his cramped apartment. After getting ready for the day ahead, he grabbed an apple out of the fruit bowl on the kitchen counter and made his way out of his apartment and onto the crowded sidewalks.
 
  The weather was unusually cold and the wind whipped at Peter's curly brown hair as he flipped the collar of his jacket up, attempting to shield himself from the cold. As Peter walked, he eyed the few children he saw, wondering if he could solve this case soon enough to save them.
 
  The NYPD was a towering glass and concrete structure. He shouldered the door open and, spotting the arrogant David Adams flirting with the receptionist in the lobby, turned quickly to take the stairs.
 
  "Tillman!" said a voice behind him.
 
  Peter rolled his eyes -- so close to the stairs, he thought -- before spinning to face David strutting towards him.
 
  "So, Peter," David said knowingly, his blue eyes humorous, "how's your case coming? You know, the one with the missing kids that has the whole city terrorized? Have you got . . . any leads?"
 
  Peter opened his mouth, but someone else replied for him.
 
  "You know, David, you're a terrible officer but that's no excuse for being so awfully intrusive." Peter's closest friend, Alex Carter, stood behind David. "By the way, have you got any leads on that traffic accident from yesterday?"
 
  His ears beginning to turn pink, David cleared cleared his throat before speaking. "Yeah, I - uh - actually solved it solo."
 
  "Huh," Alex said sarcastically. "What was it that caused it?"
 
  David's jaw clenched and Peter could feel a smirk begin the stretch across his face. "A cat ran into the street. But, it was lucky to be alive after going through something like that."
 
  "Sounds serious. Well, everyone was okay, right? Oh, wait, hang on. Chief told me that it was just a fender-bender. Why don't you give us your expert perspective, David. Chief was obviously wrong, right?"
 
  David's clear embarrassment seemed to take control. "It wasn't an accident - accident, per se. It was more of a fender-bender sort of thing -- but still very serious," he added hastily.
 
  Peter held back a snicker and Alex smiled, "Oh, my apologies." He shouldered past David and made his way to Peter's side. As the two of them made their way up the stairs, they both burst out laughing.
 
  "What would you ever do without me?" Alex said, his green eyes glittering.