Another day, Another assignment...

[__knoxy__]

Working my way past the many lab coats I had made into my lab in one piece. Those incompetent imbeciles! Letting that strain of virus just out in our lab. I of course had a magical protection around me but a few weren't so lucky when the disease first broke out. Black pustuals and all. It was actually kind of interesting. I stepped over a woman

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[__knoxy__]

She tried to explain to me of the capability of this office and that being the real reason for the relocate. Yes, because this law firm cared so much about capability. They almost gave it away to the Dark Avenger. And now with the degrading! Oh this bitch did not know who she was dealing with.

"I'm the Department Head of Science. That's kind of why I got a hold of the memo. And my name was on it. Knox isn't my first name." i pointed out my name on the menu and she had an 'oh' moment. 'so sorry.' Because that's exactly what she meant.

I didn't care how attractive she was. She was just a bitch. A plain overpaid underworked bitch. I turned back to the paperwork as she reminded me yet again of that lunch deadline.

"Lunch is in fifteen minutes. Please, just chill." I sat back down and continued my signatures/perusal and finally closed the file taking one last looksee before handing it over to ms. snipesalot. But I would never call that to her face...while sober.

Besides I was hungry and this bitch was standing in the way of my lunch. Literally, it was in the mini fridge behind her. I sighed as I peeked through the blinds as she looked through the files, not saying a word and watched as my lab coats just skittered around panicky. It was a wonder they weren't all infected.

Wouldn't of happened though if we had just ordered the new batch from Cleveland like I suggested. But what does Knox know? Apparently a hell of a lot. Why didn't they listen? Search me.

[eve_loves_lin]

Chill. He just asked me to chill? I rolled my eyes. He was making my skin crawl. I guess he never got the memo about not playing buddy buddy with your fellow employees because with the Senior Partners, that's what got you fired .. or better yet killed. So excuse me if I'm not playing nice.

I flipped through the files taking my sweet old time. I noticed him get up and start to pace his office, looking all huffy and annoyed and grinned.

"Knox, I realize that I'm sitting in front of your lunch. But as you so plainly stated yourself before, lunch isn't until .. well by now 12 minutes. So please. Chill." I said, smirking at him as I continued to flip through the files.

"Oh. And you missed a signature." I tossed the folder back onto the desk and pointed to a blank X. "PS, use the right pen on this one."

It's called reading the fine print, moron. After all, they wouldn't have put me in charge of the Research Division if I weren't good with the fine print.

Leaning against one of the arms of the chairs, I waited, jiggling my foot against his desk. I wasn't moving for another .. 11 minutes. Let's just see how under his skin I could get.

[__knoxy__]

I glared at her as I snatched the folder back and took out the other pen. The...cringe...blood pen and sighed, signing my name to it. I began to hand it to her but I grabbed it back before she could grasp it. "One thing though. I have to read through a few things, just in case." I said. I wanted to stall her as long as I could.

Eat that Evie. I smiled as I sat back and put my feet up, making sure to get real damn comfortable and pulled open the folder and started to read, slowly. Finishing the first of fifteen pages I switched hearing her seethe with every turn of a page. Too bad I had fourteen left. 7 minutes. 5 minutes. Time was just whittling away as I "made sure" that everything was in order.

Finally, when I felt I had sufficiently held out, I handed it back to her saying, "Yeah, ok." I smirked and returned to my work, checking my watch. Hah. 1 minute till lunch. I was good...and awesome...and amazing. God, I loved me. But she? Did not like me this second. I on the contrary fucking loved me.

I couldn't imagine why she didn't. I innocently looked at her as she fumed, ready to blow like Vesuvius or Helena...and sadly those were my last girlfriends. "Yes?" I asked coyly holding back my laughter with difficulty. "Is there a problem?" I gave her the damn paper. Now if she's late to lunch, it's her fault, not mine.

Tsk, tsk. Researchers.

[eve_loves_lin]

I got up from the chair and was sufficiently pacing the office. Stopping by the window as he read and re-read and basically try to piss me off, I watched his little lab rats running around. Oh god. Did they just drop the .. oops.

I finally returned to the desk and watched him hold back his laughter. Fine, he wants to play, we'll play. Stupid prick. Grabbing the folder, I returned his held-back laughter with a smug grin.

"I'm not the one going to be late to lunch, hun." I said, trying not to laugh too much. "God. If you hadn't been taking your sweet old time with my papers, you wouldn't have to work through your lunch."

Off his confused look, I smirked and started towards the door. "Seems one of your very capable little lab rat interns dropped ANOTHER canister." I shrugged, flipping through the folder.

"If your lab keeps messing up like this, looks like someone won't be coming to Cleveland." I said in a sing-songy voice that I knew annoyed the shit out of most men I didn't like.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lunch appointment I need to get too."

[__knoxy__]

I shook my head as she snatched the folders back one last time, sneered, and went on her way. Smirking I leaned out watching her walk away, her ass just moving with the beat of my heart. God, I needed her. Besides, we could benefit from each other. I smiled again and looked out at the mess my crew made. This was ridiculous. This was a disgrace.

She dissapeared around the corner and one of the lab technicians looked up at her and actually checked her out the asshole. "Back to work, Clemens!" I yelled over the cacophony of noise and he looked away returning to the canisters. Then I got an idea. A brilliant idea.

Smirking, I turned back and hung my 'At Lunch' sign and walked past the hazardous area and upstairs, heading towards the hallway. Closing the lab door behind me I briskly made my way toward Harmony who had a list of all of today's appointments. I knew it, because just last week she asked me how it went with...another time. Besides, I had work to do now.

"Hey Harm, lookin good!" She flashed her dazzling fang-filled smile and leaned in, interested in what I have to say. She was easy. "Would you mind if I took a look at today's appointment list? Eve left a folder in my office and I need to give it to her.

She smiled back at me and nodded looking through her paperwork and handed it to me. A quick perusal revealed that she was at the Grenada Cafe not even a block away meeting with...classified. This would be interesting. I thanked her and handed back the clip board, waving goodbye before I entered an open elevator already occupied with one other lawyer.

I made my way out of the building and down the block smiling the whole time and then entered the cafe asking nicely for Wolfram and Hart's table. The host politely pointed them out. How nice, she was in a booth like semi circle and he was in a chair on the other side of the table. Perfect.

I made my way over, her face now noticing me and her expression changed. I would've tipped my hat if I had brought one but I was not a hat person. I then scooched in next to her.

"Sorry I'm late." I kissed Eve's cheek and settled back before extending my hand. "Hello, Knox. I am the head of the Science Division at Wolfram and Hart."

Oh my devil. She was meeting with Izzy. The red demon himself. This was an honor and quite amusing just to see Eve's look.

"I was just in a little traffic is all. Go on." I said. I managed to get Eve's menu and hold it upside down. "So what are you guys ordering?" This was a hell of a good time, let me tell you.

[eve_loves_lin]

As I left Knox's office, I quickly stopped in my own to grab my purse and the files that I needed. Of course, I wasn't paying for this little luncheon of mine .. no that was all Wolfram and Hart's doing. Business meeting, I suppose.

Of course, I made my way down the sidewalk briskly and into the Grenada Cafe where I greeted Izzy. I smiled at the host as he seated us and slid into the seat across from him. We exchanged pleasantries and I was just about to grab my folder with his contracts in it before HE showed up.

DAMN HIM. The man couldn't let me do any damn work in peace apparently. I gave an exasperated sigh which I quickly replaced with a grin as Izzy looked at me, questioningly. "Sorry. Apparently, one of my .. employees .. needs something that can't wait until after our meeting." I said, with a small shrug.

As Knox scooched in next to me and extended his hand, I was already pushing him out of the booth. "Izzy, if you'll excuse Knox and myself. We won't be ten minutes. Apparently, the department must've forgotten something." I said, an apologetic smile still lingering on my face. "In the meantime, feel free to review the contracts that I had drawn up for you." I handed him a few sheets of paper, before pushing Knox completely out of the booth.

I grabbed him by the arm and steered him away from the table and towards the door before turning and glaring at him.

"First of all, kiss my cheek again and I will rip your lips off and put them in one of your disease filled canisters so fast your head will spin." I said, quietly and quickly. "And second of all, what the hell are you doing here? And how the hell did you find out?"

Then it dawned on me. Harmony. Damn. Next time, I'm NOT filing any appointments with her. Screw the reprecussions.

"Well? I have a client at the table, I want answers, then you're leaving Knox. I swear to god. Screw this up for me and I will kill you. Forget Cleveland, you'll never see Los Angeles again."

Oops. Was that another of the over the top death threat? Oh well. He deserved it, damn it.