a guy who’s not involved at all, wasting our time,” Parker said.
“Unfortunately that’s entirely possible. But right now we have no other leads so that’s the direction we’re going for the moment,” Burnett told them.
“Well not all’s lost. Parker’s already got a date with the subject tonight. Maybe she can unearth something that he’s got tucked away,” Cole smirked.
“I plan on talking to him,” Parker emphasized. “Just to see if maybe Heath contacted him via phone or in person.”
“Do what you have to do, Alex.”
“Yes ma’am,” Parker replied, the conference ending.
“Would you like me to accompany you on your date tonight?” Cole asked.
“I think I can handle it.”
“I’m sure you can…handle it,” he chuckled. “I can bring the car along in case you wanna use the back seat,” he grinned.
“Why don’t you sit on the apartment in case Heath goes there?”
“So you get to go out on a date with the game nerd and I get to stay home cleaning my gun? Actually, my night sounds better.”
Parker worked on her computer trying to find any leads on Davis until Turner got home for their date. She exhausted any leads she had to no avail. She thought her personal knowledge of Davis would help find him but so far it wasn’t a help at all. As six o’clock approached she started to get dressed. She wanted to look good for him to maybe help make him talk a little more freely if he was more interested in her. Plus, she was actually a little excited to be going on a date. It’d been so long since she’d went out with someone that she was looking forward to it. Even though it wasn’t a real date, since it was work related, it was still somewhat different. She put on a pair of skinny jeans with over the knee boots, along with a black blouse, and left her blonde hair down past her shoulders. Twenty minutes later she noticed Turner arriving. He quickly scurried to his apartment to change. Five minutes later he had changed into jeans and a maroon button down shirt. Turner walked over to Parker’s and knocked on the door. Once she opened the door, Turner was temporarily stunned, but not awkwardly so, by how beautiful she looked.
“You look…great,” Turner told her.
“Thank you,” she smiled. “So do you.”
“Me? Please. I look pathetic compared to you,” he joked.
“You look very handsome,” she said, adjusting his collar.
“OK, so did you have any place in particular in mind that you wanted to go?”
“Well, not really. Since I’m kind of new and don’t really know anywhere I was hoping you’d have a good recommendation.”
“I got a spot,” Turner replied. “Stewie’s Pizza. Best pizza in town.”
“Sounds great.”
“I guess I’ll drive since you probably have no idea where it is.”
“That’s a good assumption,” she laughed.
They took Turner’s car, a black Honda Civic, to go to dinner which was only about fifteen minutes away. Turner had been going there for years, mostly with friends and family, and had become a regular there that all the employees knew. Turner tried to get the conversation going while they were driving.
“So you all moved in yet?” Turner asked.
“Yeah, pretty much. A couple odds and ends left but for the most part I’m all set.”
“Stinks about your computer.”
“Yeah. Hazards of moving I guess,” Parker responded. “Had to go out today to get a new one.”
“Sounds like fun.”
“So how was your day? Anything fun at work?”
“No, not really. Just work. Usual stuff. Nothing exciting.”
Once they arrived at Stewie’s, they went in and grabbed a table before they were all taken. It was usually pretty busy and tables got taken quickly since they were in a pretty busy shopping center.
“So what do you want on your pizza? Pepperoni, sausage, bacon, vegetarian?” Turner asked.
“Actually, just plain is fine.”
“Plain? Nothing on it?”
“Just cheese,” she smiled.
A few minutes later Turner
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