Normally, when one thinks of a morgue they think of sadness, loss, and just plain creepy, but for Medical Examiner, Dr. Alexx Woods, the morgue was a calming place. A place she could think and feel at peace from everyday stresses. Alexx didn't see her victims as just another dead person, she thought of them as her patients. She and the CSIs of the Miami-Dade Police Department were their last voices.
Alexx's day had just ended when she saw the doors to her autopsy room open. "I cannot take another body. I have to go home. My kids are expecting me. I promised them I would be there," she said without seeing who the person was.
"Well gee thanks, Alexx. I feel real loved now," CSI Timothy 'Speed' Speedle said grinning.
Speed and Alexx became close friends after he joined the team a few years ago. Alexx had turned out to be the mother he wished he had. She cared about him. He could talk to her about anything without feeling ridiculous. He could trust her with anything; she supported him. Speed's parents gave him some support and roof over his head, but that was it. Things went downhill for him after his little brother Henry was born; Henry was thirteen years younger than him. His parents acted like he wasn't even around.
"Timmy! I'm sorry." Alexx said with a smile. "I thought you went home?"
"No, not yet. I was about to when I remembered I had to talk to Horatio about something." He smiled. Alexx saw his eyes sparkle.
Alexx knew that smile. She could spot it from anywhere. "It had to do with your friend, Lauren Kronwall didn't it?" He just kept smiling "It is! I can tell by your smile, and there's a sparkle in your eyes."
"Maybe…" Alexx shifted her weight to her left foot, and put her hand on her left hip. Speed started laughing. "You know me too well, Alexx."
"It's my job, Timmy… so what are you doing once you leave here?"
"Delko wanted me to go clubbing with him, but I'm not sure I want to. We went out last night." He laughed and added, "He's something else."
"You don't have to tell me twice… hey why don't you come on over for dinner. Henry is going to do some grilling. I'm sure he could use some help. Brian isn't old enough to help him." Henry was her husband of twelve years. Alexx could see Speed was hesitant. "Come on, Timmy. You know I love when you come over. Brian and Jamie love it too. Plus I want to hear more about, Lauren." Speed agreed. There was getting around it.
