Listen to Her || A Chicago P.D. Fanfiction

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"We're all set. I hope she likes waffles." Adam says, holding up a small plate of waffles that look so awful.

"Yeah, you keep those. I'll make her some nice looking ones." Kevin says with a smirk, patting his buddy on his back.

"What are you talking about? They're perfect!" Adam playfully retorts with a smile.

Jay laughs a bit and follows Antonio, Adam, and Kevin to the break room where, on the counter, sits a mini waffle maker. In his office, Hank and Al keep a subtle eye out for the newest team member who has yet to arrive.

"What was Manny talking about yesterday? He said he was worried when he heard...And then his sentence just ended there." Al softly asks his best friend.

"Not sure." Hank answers, also having been wondering the same thing.

"Are we gonna do some digging?" Al whispers.

Hank looks at him, blinking a few times.

"I think she already knows we will." He answers as they both stand and slowly exit his office.

Both men have noticed that she observes them, and the others, and the last thing they would want is to rat themselves out.

"How's it look, boss?" Adam asks Voight who looks to where he's pointing, finding Danielle's desk decorated with a streamer across the front and a plate of mini waffles sitting in front of her computer.

"Good." Hank answers, nodding his approval.

"We haven't done one of these parties since Kevin joined." Antonio comments.

She can hear soft chatter as she makes her way up the last few stairs. She supposes that no one hears her since no one turns around.

"Well, hopefully she isn't picky." Jay comments with raised brows and a tilt of his head.

"She's working with guys. She shouldn't expect much." Al chimes in.

She silently walks towards her desk, still not being spotted by any of the men.

"Good morning." Her voice causes them all to quickly turn around, finding her standing there with her work backpack in one hand, newly assigned radio in the other.

"Hey, just who we're waiting for." Adam greets with a smile.

The others follow along, most of them greeting her with a nicer welcome to Intelligence than her first day.

"We're hoping you like waffles." Adam says, pointing out the plate of food on her desk.

"I do, thank you." She says with a slight smile, trying to be as nice as possible.

"We've got some fixings in the break room." Kevin tells her.

"Really?" She curiously asks.

"Yeah, there's whipped cream, strawberries, syrup, you name it." He answers.

As soon as she has her plate in her hands, he leads her to the counter in said room, beginning to serve himself as she prepares her plate. The others follow in a beeline, soft chatter starting again as they each take turns using the different toppings.

"Anyone want coffee?" Antonio asks.

"Me." Kevin answers.

"I'll take some." Adam adds.

"Yeah, I'll have a cup." Jay chimes in.

"You, Rodriguez?"

She turns around from having just silently exited the break room. She gives him a shake of her head.