The Reaper

Nicole found herself sitting in Jessica's office once again, only this time she was alone. Having just gotten back from seeing her parents, and saying her final goodbye's she just needed a moment by herself, she broke down in tears. But that was soon interrupted when the door opened. Nicole turned to see who it was, it was Mark. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to disturb you I'll come back" he was about to leave when Nicole said "no...No I’m fine, come in...” She wiped away her tears, as Mark walked back in and walked over to Jessica's chair and sat down, giving Nicole a reassuring smile. Nicole smiled back "wear’s Jessica?" she asked, she hadn’t seen Jessica since they got back, she just told her to take her office if she needed it and said she would be back latter. "Jess is busy setting up your training program, she's supposed to call me after she's done and I'll take you to her" He said now looking around the office space. "Ummm Mr.Wils...”"Call me mark""Ok Mark...what can you tell me about Jessica?" Nicole was curious; all she knew about Jessica was that she was a teacher, and that she was dead. "Well, what would you like to know about her?" he asked leaning forward on the desk "How did she die? How old was she?" the question was a little forward, but it was taking her mind of her parents "She was walking home alone one night, a bad thing to do during that era, and some one jumped her, raped her and then stabbed her to death, she was only twenty-five" Mark looked away from Nicole, a look of pain came over his face, as Nicole was a bit taken aback by how Jessica died "...where you there..?" Nicole started to ask "yeah I was there.." there was a hint of disgust in his voice "I was the reaper sent to guide her when she died, I had to stand there and watch the whole ordeal unfold, and let me tell you something, fate sure had away with fucking with you, I mean the way some people die...not that I mean the way other people have died is any less wrong" Mark said after sensing that Nicole was a little upset by his comment. "That must have been horrible to watch" she said, her voice filled with sympathy. Then Nicole just had to ask "how did she take to dying?" Mark looked at her and sighed "she didn't take it too well, it made you look like you enjoyed dying" Nicole raised and eyebrow wanting to know more "she was spiteful, and full of hate she wanted the bastard who did this to her to suffer the same fate, but over time with a lot of training, and a lot of comforting from me..." he cleared his throat and looked away again, Nicole could have sworn if he wasn't dead he would be blushing "...you mean, you and Jessica...?" Nicole was now smiling "well, yes for awhile we dated...but that was along time ago" he smile as he remember " I didn't know, dead people, reapers...could have a sex life" Nicole thought out loud, she clapped her hand over her mouth when she herd the question come out, but Mark just laughed "if anything being a sprit makes it better" Now Nicole was sure if she wasn't dead she'd be blushing.
Just then Mark's phone rang, he went fishing in his jacket pocket for it when he found it he turned it on "Hello...hey Jess, me and Nicole were just talking about you" he smiled and winked "no nothing bad, we were just talking about that time you had to were a pink robe" Nicole herd a scream come from the other end of the phone as Mark held it away from his ear "Ha ha calm down Jess, we weren't talking about that...ok...ok I'll tell her" he then turned off the phone and placed it back in his pocket "well, she done setting up, were to head over there now, come on." they both got up and headed to the door "Oh..And one more thing, you’re going to have to change, I've got some extra robes." Nicole noticed she was still in her NYPD sweater jeans and flip flops she then said as she headed out the door closing it behind her "Right ok....Then Nicole thought,” she had to wear a pink robe?..."