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ely unaware of the other woman already standing inside.

“Going up?”

Silvia was startled out of her thoughts by the question, but immediately recognized the voice. “Floor 2,” she flatly said without looking away from her file.

“Why, Silvia, where are you manners? No ‘please’ or ‘thank you’?”

“Just press the button,” was the terse reply. “And good morning to you, too!” Pepa said in a chipper tone of voice meant to annoy the other woman, but with no response coming, she pushed the button for the second floor. “That must be some interesting reading you’ve got there, huh?”

The agent edged closer and began to peer over the inspector’s shoulder. “You gonna tell me what it is? "She Whispered the words Into Nearly Silvia's ear, and she grinned when to Noted the tiniest shiver. Reluctant Lifted eyes from the papers to throw a look of disdain Pepa Silvia Took as to step aside, putting Some Distance Between them ... And Then She Went right back to reading. The animosity Between the two WAS Almost palpable, as it Had Been for the past three years That the Women Work together at the San Antonio precinct. Actively They tried to Avoid Each Other On Most days, But When They Come Into unintentionally did contact, Pepa Could Never Refrain from Trying to get Silvia's goat. She got an undeniable thrill out of Riling up the redhead. Silvia WAS aware of this, pero, so she always tried her damndest to Not let her show anger or annoyance.She hated giving the other woman the satisfaction.

The elevator began to lurch to a stop, and Silvia let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding. She began to reach for the door handle to escape from the small confines when another hand beat her to it. Pepa nudged the stubborn door open, and swiped one of her hands through the air, indicating the clear passage. Silvia quickly scuttled past Pepa’s body and started up a quick gait down the hallway, heading towards her lab.

“Have a lovely day,
guapa
!” Pepa shouted after Silvia, hoping it would get the redhead to turn around and see the kiss she was blowing at her. But much to the brunette’s disappointment, Silvia just continued her steady pace down the hallway without ever glancing back.

~*~*~*~*~


20 years before


“Come on,
Papá
!” The little girl tugged anxiously on her father’s hand as they made their way up the stairs.

The older man grumbled under his breath, but gamely let his daughter lead him up to the doorway. Once there, he knocked and they both waited for the door to be opened.

Silvia tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear and straightened out the blue sundress she was wearing, fidgeting from an excess of energy. She continued to bounce on the heels of her white sandals, unable to remember the last time she had been so excited. She had been impatiently counting down the hours for this evening’s visit for 3 days. And the e Would get rid of the dog Himself. Knowing That her father always made good on His Threats, Had she gotten her best friend and her parent's to take the mutt in, Promising to take good care of him. She Was Forced to say goodbye to everything she Knew and loved to come live here in this stupid city That She Already Hated ... and She Did not Even Have her own room in this place! Most of her stuff still sitting inside WAS boxes in the guest bedroom occupying her Parents Were. So, here she WAS, strewn across the couch That her bed as Doubled Also, zapping-through the tv channels in a zombie-like state. She Was That This Was Already imaging how the rest of her summer Would Be, day after day of boredom ... and a crying, stinking baby. With

Thought That last, she aunt great?”

“If you say so,” Pepa said with a shrug. The two girls were sitting on the floor, playing a board game that Paco had taken out of the closet for them.

“Oh, come on…Sara’s a cute baby, isn’t she?” “I think her face looks a little squished.”

“Don’t say that!” The redhead exclaimed before rolling the big die and continuing, “I think she looks like Paco actually.”

“Yeah, exactly. My brother’s face looks a little squished, too.”

Silvia laughed at the comment and Pepa smiled in return. She liked making people laugh, and she was glad her sister-in-law thought she was funny.

“Anyway, I like babies. Don’t you?�