Into The Blue || Blue Bloods Fanfiction

04; I Owe You

It had been a few days since that day in the park. She hadn't seen Jamie and had only spoken to him a couple of times by text. Thankfully they were both busy at work so that gave her an excuse. It's not that she wanted to avoid him, she was just mortified at her break down that day. She knew he wouldn't judge her for it- he would never do something like that, but she knew it made him more suspicious.

Pushing the park incident from her mind, she walked down the long hallway toward her office with her arms full of folders. She flashed a polite smile as she walked past a co-worker, then stepped into the office. Walking closer to the small desk in the corner, she came to a quick stop, the files crashing to the floor when she saw a small bakery box sitting beside the keyboard.

She self-consciously took a step back, terrified to get any closer to it. This was basically how it started before, she would find little gifts and treats on her desktop when she arrived at work.

Feeling her heart pounding in her chest, she reached out with a shaky hand to pick up the card from on top. Her hands were shaking so hard, she dropped it a couple of times before finally picking it up and opening the envelope. She swallowed hard, her throat going dry, as she slowly pulled out the note.

Her eyes quickly glanced over the words, not really reading them, just looking for the familiar words that were used in the past.

When her eyes landed on a name at the bottom, she blew out a breath, recognized the handwriting. Realizing she wasn't in any danger, she read back over the card; 'To replace the ones you dropped- Jamie'.

With a smile, she flipped the lid open and saw a half dozen mini cupcakes inside; rainbow-colored cake with white frosting and colorful sprinkles. Two of the cupcakes had a small flag sticking out with the words 'welcome' and 'home' written on it.

She wrinkled her nose for a moment, then picked off a sprinkle and popped it into her mouth, before squatting down to pick up the scattered files. She shook her head at herself for assuming the worst earlier. She couldn't help but wonder if there would ever be a time she wouldn't expect the worst.

Hearing a set of footsteps walk into the room, followed by a small tap at the door, she jerked her head up and saw Danny standing at the door. He shot her a look as he asked what she was doing.

"Redecorating. I thought these files would look better on the floor," Noelle sarcastically said, placing the files on her lap as she tried to put them back in order.

Glancing up to look at him for a moment, she asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I was in the neighborhood." He walked further into the room and glanced around, taking in his surrounds. "Figured I would drop in on my favorite ME."

Shooting him a look, she studied him closely, then playfully narrowed her eyes. "What do you want?"

"Nothing!" he exclaimed. "Can't I just come by for an innocent visit?"

"You and innocent are two words that never go together." She held the files against her chest, then held out a hand and asked him to help her up.

"Huh, I thought you were already standing up," he joked as he pulled her up from the floor.

"Haha," she said sarcastically. "Always with the short jokes."

Laying the files on the desk, she turned to look at him with her arms folded across her chest. "Okay, seriously, Danny, what do you want?"

"Are those cupcakes?" he asked, ignoring her question as he pointed toward the box.

When he reached to open it, she slapped his hand. "Those are mine."