#spring88

"You find good colleagues, huh?" Derek asked as soon as Collins left.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, forget it"

"No. Could you explain to me what you meant?"

"Emily, I don't wanna fight."

"We're not fighting; we are discussing. Explain to me what you meant, please"

"I was just wondering why he came here when you specifically said to everyone not to disturb you during these days."

"Derek, it was just a consult on a case. It didn't even last for 10 minutes! Geoff is a valid agent, but is also very insecure"

"Geoff? You call him by name now?"

"Yeah, where's the problem?"

"You called me 'Morgan' for years..."

"Derek, you have got to be kidding me. Could you stop acting like a 12-year-old-boy and be the mature man that you are?"

"Em, I'm very serious!"

"Sorry to tell you, but you're very jealous!"

"I'm not jealous!" he contradicted her.

"There's nothing wrong with being jealous. Sometimes, a woman likes her boyfriend being a bit jealous."

"I know that, but I repeat. I'm not jealous"

"Look, I can understand where you are coming from: you see me talking with my male coworker, just like what we were. Plus, there's a distance problem that amplifies some things."

"It's not so..."

"Please, be honest, at least with yourself and admit it. When we decided to start being together, we knew that living in 2 different cities could become a problem, but we accepted that. So are you admitting to being jealous and we find a solution to this or..."

"Or?"

"Or...I don't know"

"Or you could come back to DC with me"

"I'd like that and you know that, but now I have a life here, and I work here."

"And you cannot leave your new colleagues like you did with us, right?"

"You look quite confused, I'll give you time to think. I'll go to work and finish a couple of reports that I have not yet finished because I chose to stay with you. See you later," she concluded and headed to her room to get dressed.

"Yeah, go and have fun with your new work buddies"

"So, come on! We stay hours on phone or Skype to talk and now that I'm here, you don't say a world? If you feel embarrassed to see me in person I go into another room and we can chat on laptop as if I was still in Virginia"