Could you do either 16 or 24 for shoot? Pretty please?
from this n° 16 “It could be worse“
Shaw slammed the office door with more force thannecessary and moved to the sumptuous wooden desk facing the window
“Reese, I’m not kidding” she grumbled, already pokinginto the desk’s drawers “As soon as I’m outta here, I’m gonna find Root and I’mgonna drag her sorry ass back to…”
Plop
It was barely a sound but she drew her weapon from thethigh holster and pointed it right at the bathroom where the sound came from
“Shaw?” Johnasked through the comms
As she stared at the intruder’s silhouette through thedoor’s sandblasted glass, she couldn’t help swearing under her breath because shereally shouldn’t have missed that
“Why did you stop?” the intruder called from behindthe door ”I liked where that was going”
Shaw exhaled loudly and put the gun down, rolling hereyes so hard it almost hurt
“Shaw, what’sgoing on?”
“Reese” she eyed the silhouette threateningly “I’mgonna have to call you back” then she tapped her earpiece, shutting the commsoff
Once she had holstered her gun, she went for thebathroom door, but as she flung it open, the witty remark she had come up withremained stuck in her throat. A wild Root in a tight white dress and five-inchheels usually did that to her
“I’m sure it was something about my ass” Root saidcasually as she leaned toward the mirror to better look at the bright redlipstick she was putting on
Shaw counted to three. Then thought a little harderand reached five “Root” she made a point of not averting her eyes as she spoke “Idon’t care what your Machine says, there is absolutely no way I’m pretending tobe a marriage counselor”
“Look at the bright side, Sameen” Root paused to pressher lips together before putting away the lipstick in a small purse ”The truthis it could be worse”
“Oh really” Shaw was about to complain in more detailbut decided against it. Something about the way Root was trying to hide a grinbehind her curls made her stomach churn unpleasantly “How so?”
“Well, let’s see” Root checked her dress in themirror, smoothing it with nonchalance “You could have been forced to skip lunch”Shaw scowled as Root came out of the bathroom without making eye contact “whichis not gonna happen, since your first appointment is in twenty minutes andLou’s takeout will be here in five”
She watched suspiciously as Root paused in the middleof the room to retrieve something she couldn’t spot from her purse, trying to reconcilethe bad feeling she was having with the thought of the best pulled-pork sandwichever
“Or…” Root resumed toward the office door, heelsclicking loudly on the parquet “your client’s wife could be batshit crazy” sheturned around to flash a grin her way, flipping her hair in the process “althoughI’ve heard she’s pretty easy to look at”
Shaw could only stare with horror as Root winked withboth eyes and went out the door before she had time to process, a brand newwedding band on her ring finger
“Root!”
Thanks for the prompt, this was fun!Also, a special thank you to @fightponey who proofread this (she saved you from some ugly stuff)