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****Hey ya all! Oh boy! Part Ten! This just keeps building and building and building...ha ha! Anyway, a *few* more people show up in this one and then the fun really begins. You're probably wondering, well, what the hell happened in parts one to nine. Oh, that was fun, too but trust me, you ain't seen nothing yet! Well, here we go. Enjoy!****
Part Ten: And Then There Was More Romance. Everyone piled into the two cars and took off from the airport parking lot. In both cars, there was much laughter, talking, and general happiness. In Mike's car, both Mikes were swapping police stories while Olga and Mare were swapping stories about their respective Mikes. In Tim and Alice's car, Tim and Ben were talking about the politics and the crimes of the day while Alice asked K.C. for advice about children. Meanwhile, little Michael was fast asleep in his Auntie Alice's arms. Eventually, both cars made it to the Waterfront parking lot. They all got out and walked over to the bar/restaurant (bought by Lewis and Munch). Once they all got inside, the ladies automatically noticed a lady sitting at the bar talking to Munch. They were laughing and Munch seemed quite relaxed. When he seen the big bunch coming towards him, he said, "My god, what the hell happened. Did they bust you all out at once?" "Munch, mind your mouth, there's a young infant here.", Mare admonished. The woman at the bar turned and said, "I know that voice." "Anna!?", Alice, Olga, Mare, and K.C. screamed. "What, you know her?", Munch asked. "Yeah, she's another of our pals.", Olga answered. "You mean there's more of you?", Munch sarcastically asked. "Munch!", Alice quietly warned. "Yeah, Munch.", K.C. agreeingly replied. "I guess a few more introductions are in order here.", Ben said. "John, this is Detective Mike Logan. He works out of the 27th precinct in New York City.", Ben said. "Nice to meet you, Mike. Say, do you happen to know a Lennie Briscoe, a detective who also works at that precinct?", Munch asked. "Know him? Hell, he's my partner. He's coming here later on today.", Mike answered. "Mike, the language.", Tim warned. "Sorry, you can take a man away from Catholicism but you can't take the Catholicism out of the man.", Mike replied. "You don't say, Mike? Well, he and I have a few war stories in common. I should tell you about them some time.", Munch replied. "Oh man, once this one gets started, you might as well as cancel your flight back to New York, Mike. You'll never make it.", MikeK responded. "Thanks so much, Mike(K).", Munch grunted. "Hey, anything for you, man.", Tim responded. Munch carried on with getting the beers. So, the men all got to finding out more about each other while nursing their beers. Meanwhile, over at a corner table, the ladies were all catching up on the latest with Anna. Michael had been placed in a high chair right by his mother so that she could keep an eye on him. Anna was a small (in height) lady with light brown (used to be dark brown but the pipes in her old house changed all that.) hair which she was growing out in layers. It was getting to her shoulders. She had brown eyes and the prettiest smile. K.C. always marveled at how white her teeth were. "So, what's the deal, here, Anna?", Mare asked. "Well, Brett and I decided to get divorced because we just were too far apart and with the added burden of Brett cheating on me (Author's note: in a previous part, I mentioned that it was an indiscretion on Anna's part. That was an erroneous statement. I regretfully apologize for the mistake and any confusion it may have caused.) was just more than enough for me. For months we had talked about whether we could still try to get something out of the marriage for the sake of the kids but as time went on, we realized that wasn't going to happen. So, here I am in Baltimore with our sons, Taylor and Robert. The kids and I are going to be staying here permanently. Fortunately, Brett and I remained friends and we share custody. So, that's my story." "Oh, Anna. We're so sorry.", the rest of the ladies cried in unison. Then all got up and went over and gave Anna a big group hug. The men happened to look over at this point and said, "Awwww." After the group hug broke up, the men came over and grabbed another table to put with the one the ladies were sitting at. Munch came over with his notepad and took their orders. Michael was fascinated by Munch's glasses and tried to take them off. "Hey, hey, these glasses are the only pair I've got. Be careful with them kid.", Munch instructed Michael. Michael just grinned at Munch. Munch was trying his hardest to suppress a grin but it just wasn't working. "Oh, you know what, when Uncle Meldrick (Lewis) comes by, I'll give you his hat to play with. Would you like that?", Munch asked. Michael made gurgling sounds which meant yes. Everyone just cracked up with laughter. Drinks went round. All the men (including Michael) were introduced to Anna. Anna went on to talk a little more about her plans (Robert and Taylor were with a family friend of Anna's and Brett's (pure invention on my part. Hope you don't mind, Anna. :).). Then the food came and the discussion became more lively. In fact, there were so many conversations floating around the table that Munch kept wondering how anyone was going to hear the jukebox when it came on. Just before their lunch was finished, Lewis, Brodie, and Kay came in. Munch steered them over to the big table. Introductions were passed around and yet another table was squeezed in. Munch even decided, since it was before opening time (Tim and MikeK specially requested both Munch and Lewis to open the place up for all of them.) Brodie happened to sit next to Anna. The first thing Anna noticed was how handsome he was. He was small (height). He had red-blond hair and brown eyes. He always wore a doughboy's cap on his head and from the way he was dressed, he looked like some guy on the street from the 50's. They said hello to one another. Then they got to talking some more. All the ladies noticed how well they were getting along and they said that they wouldn't mind if Anna and Brodie wanted to go somewhere else to talk. Anna said that it wouldn't be right to leave all of them but everyone insisted that she go and enjoy herself. So, after a little bit more persuasion, Anna and Brodie went to a coffee shop near the Precinct so that Brodie could get lunch and Anna could get some more coffee. Back at the Waterfront, there was a buzz among the group about Anna and Brodie. "Looks like there is gonna be a glut of weddings around here.", Lewis said while he let Michael play with his hat. "Yeah, where are we going to find a church big enough for them all?", Kay agreed. "Hey, look, leave the planning to us, huh?", both MikeL and MikeK said. That just got them a great big kiss on the pecker from their respective ladies. Michael, at that moment, tossed Lewis’ hat onto one of the tables. Ah, bliss! *************************************************************************** Author's Notes Okay, the next part is going to revert to Brodie and Anna but don't worry your other favourite characters will still be in this next part, as well. Golly, this is almost as good as a soap opera. LOL! Well,let me know what you think. ***************************************************************************This isn't the conclusion of the story, but Leaper took a sabbatical while 34 more parts were written. Yes 34!! But unfortunately, Leaper can't find her copies. So wish for good thoughts and reread the first ten parts while we do some voodoo and hopefully reappear next year with something. Thank you for your cooperation! For those who don't like these messages, you may b*tch to Olga or to Leaper WARNING! Leaper is slow to respond to anything but ego stroking---right Olga?! 8o)