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Too Many Of You Fellas Are Bent
Chapter 3 – The Blind Date
A disastrous gathering.
***
Of course due to CI5’s busy schedule it took a few weeks before Bodie and Doyle could put their plan into action. For a while, Lucas had stayed at home convalescing, while McCabe worked with Jax, who was one of the most calming and reassuring agents. This pleased Doyle because he’d been worrying that McCabe was heading for a breakdown, as he remembered how he’d nearly lost his marbles after Bodie was stabbed. He didn't want that to happen to anyone else.
So at the office one day, he cornered McCabe. “Bodie and me…we thought it’d be nice to celebrate Lucas recovering. We could go out for a drink, the four of us?”
“S’pose so. I haven't seen him since he got out of hospital.”
“What? You didn't go round to visit him at home?” Doyle screwed up his nose.
“I don't want to give myself away, you know.”
“Oh give me strength! Well, we're going to Renoirs, we could have a drink and then a meal. Kind of smooth the way, be a fresh start, you know. Come on, you got to come with us.”
McCabe sighed. “Alright, alright.”
***
Meanwhile Bodie went round to Lucas’s flat.
“Hello?” said the blond agent in surprise when he opened the front door.
“Just come to invite you out for a drink with me and Doyle. And McCabe,” blurted Bodie as an elderly neighbour walked by, staring at them curiously. “Can you let me in?”
“Oh. Yeah. Sorry.”
Lucas’s flat was ultra minimalist with a few technical projects lying around. In the lounge was part of an engine, and some broken device that he was obviously fixing, and only half of one wall was painted. It was very much a single man's flat. Bodie was a bit shocked in some ways, his own flat was neat as a pin and military in arrangement. And Doyle’s flat was more cosy and informal, he liked his soft furnishings and books.
Anyway, he was getting distracted. “So we’re going to Renoirs. We're going to have a drink and then a meal to celebrate you not dying on us.”
“Oh, okay.” He chewed his lip.
Then Bodie gave him details of where and when, and they stood staring at each other for a while, until Lucas said, “maybe you could help me with this?” and pointed to the broken item, which turned out to be an extractor fan for the kitchen.
They worked on that for a while, chatting about how to mend it, the football, how Lucas’s fitness was improving and a few other random subjects. Then Bodie climbed up on the kitchen worktop to refit the unit into the hole in the wall, as Lucas’s shoulder and arm were still rather stiff.
“So I hope you can come out with us and McCabe, it’ll be great,” he said as he twisted the last screw in and turned to climb off.
It was like a shutter had come down over the blond agent’s face. From looking relaxed and smiley, his expression was suddenly impassive.
“Looking forward to working with him again?” Bodie pressed. “You must have missed him.”
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Chapter 3 – The Blind Date
A disastrous gathering.
***
Of course due to CI5’s busy schedule it took a few weeks before Bodie and Doyle could put their plan into action. For a while, Lucas had stayed at home convalescing, while McCabe worked with Jax, who was one of the most calming and reassuring agents. This pleased Doyle because he’d been worrying that McCabe was heading for a breakdown, as he remembered how he’d nearly lost his marbles after Bodie was stabbed. He didn't want that to happen to anyone else.
So at the office one day, he cornered McCabe. “Bodie and me…we thought it’d be nice to celebrate Lucas recovering. We could go out for a drink, the four of us?”
“S’pose so. I haven't seen him since he got out of hospital.”
“What? You didn't go round to visit him at home?” Doyle screwed up his nose.
“I don't want to give myself away, you know.”
“Oh give me strength! Well, we're going to Renoirs, we could have a drink and then a meal. Kind of smooth the way, be a fresh start, you know. Come on, you got to come with us.”
McCabe sighed. “Alright, alright.”
***
Meanwhile Bodie went round to Lucas’s flat.
“Hello?” said the blond agent in surprise when he opened the front door.
“Just come to invite you out for a drink with me and Doyle. And McCabe,” blurted Bodie as an elderly neighbour walked by, staring at them curiously. “Can you let me in?”
“Oh. Yeah. Sorry.”
Lucas’s flat was ultra minimalist with a few technical projects lying around. In the lounge was part of an engine, and some broken device that he was obviously fixing, and only half of one wall was painted. It was very much a single man's flat. Bodie was a bit shocked in some ways, his own flat was neat as a pin and military in arrangement. And Doyle’s flat was more cosy and informal, he liked his soft furnishings and books.
Anyway, he was getting distracted. “So we’re going to Renoirs. We're going to have a drink and then a meal to celebrate you not dying on us.”
“Oh, okay.” He chewed his lip.
Then Bodie gave him details of where and when, and they stood staring at each other for a while, until Lucas said, “maybe you could help me with this?” and pointed to the broken item, which turned out to be an extractor fan for the kitchen.
They worked on that for a while, chatting about how to mend it, the football, how Lucas’s fitness was improving and a few other random subjects. Then Bodie climbed up on the kitchen worktop to refit the unit into the hole in the wall, as Lucas’s shoulder and arm were still rather stiff.
“So I hope you can come out with us and McCabe, it’ll be great,” he said as he twisted the last screw in and turned to climb off.
It was like a shutter had come down over the blond agent’s face. From looking relaxed and smiley, his expression was suddenly impassive.
“Looking forward to working with him again?” Bodie pressed. “You must have missed him.”
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