CSI:NY- Costa Rican Adventure!
Chapter 1
It was a cold, dark, damp day in mid-October, when Mac Taylor called a meeting in his office. He had requested the presence of: Stella Bonasera, Danny Messer, Lindsay Monroe, Sheldon Hawks, Adam Ross, Don Flack and Jessica Angell. Once everyone had arrived and was seated Mac began.
"First of all, thank you all for coming. I know how busy you all are. The chief has mentioned to me that he feels we are not working together as well as we could be" Mac said.
"I think we get along just fine together" Danny said.
"Well, the chief seems to think other wise. So he is sending us all on a two week paid team building retreat."
"To where?" Stella asked, afraid the answer was going to be something horrible like winter camping in the middle of no-where-vile.
"We're going to Costa Rica" Mac replied.
"WHAT?" came everyone's shocked reply.
"Yes, the chief has arranged for the eight of us to stay at a villa on the Pacific coast called 'Diosa Del Mar'. Now, here is a list of everything you will need to bring/pack" Mac said as he handed out the packing lists, and additional important information.
"When do we leave?" Flack asked.
"Tomorrow morning. Be at the airport for 4am, the flight leaves La Guardia at 6:00am and gets to Atlanta at 8:30, then leaves Atlanta at 10:00 am and arrives in Liberia Costa Rica at around 12:30pm Costa Rican time" Mac replied.
"How do you know we all have valid passports?" Danny asked
"Remember last year when we all went to guest lecture in Canada?"
"Yeah"
"Well you needed a valid passport then so…."
"You know we all have passports" Danny finished.
"Exactly. Now everyone go home, pack, try to get some sleep and meet at the airport at 4am tomorrow morning" Mac said dismissing everyone. Everyone left the office completely stunned.
"Two weeks. Paid. In Costa Rica. Did hell freeze over or something?" Jess asked as she and the others left the lab and headed to the parking lot.
"You know something Angell, it might have" Danny said putting his arm around Lindsay.
"Do either of you have a 'suitable swimsuit for high energy activities' aka a one piece?" Lindsay asked Jess and Stella.
"Uh…No" they both replied.
"So, shopping and maybe a quick snack?" Lindsay suggested.
"Sounds good, we can grab some of the other items on the list too" Jess added.
"Good idea. Danny, I'll see you later" Lindsay said climbing into her car.
"Hey Don, same here, I should only be a couple of hours" Jess said climbing into Stella's car with her.
"That's fine, I'll go through the fridge. Love you" Flack replied climbing into the car.
"Sounds good. Love you too!" Jess said as she closed her door and Stella started the car.
Jess was home two hours later with a one-piece swimsuit, 3 tank tops, a swimsuit cover up, sunscreen and bug spray.
"Not as sexy as your brown bikini" Don said as Jess packed her one-piece swimsuit.
"Oh, that's in here too" Jess said smiling.
"Great. You bring your hottest swimsuit on a vacation with the team and I may not even be able to take it off you and…"
"I get the point. You never know what the arrangements will be like" Jess said lightly laughing and sitting on the bed.
"This is true" Flack said as he moved to stand in front of her. "What do you say we…" Flack started as he moved his hands to her waist.
"We could, or, we could finish packing, order a pizza and finish the two beers that are sitting in the fridge, in front of the Rangers game" Jess suggested.
"Only you could make pizza, beer and the hockey game sound like a better idea then sex at this moment" Flack said letting Jess get up.
They ate the whole pizza, which was only a small, drank the beer, and watched as the rangers thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-0
"They should be called the Toronto Maple Laughs" Flack said once the game was over.
"Agreed. That was embarrassing for anyone supporting the leaf's" Jess said yawning from her position on the couch. Don stroked her hair, seeing as she was lying on the couch with her head in his lap.
"I think its time for someone to go to bed" Don suggested.
"Normally I would argue, but not tonight" Jess said as she sat up. She and Flack crawled into bed, and with in five minutes, Jess was out like a light. Once Jess was asleep, Flack got out of bed and packed his carryon, Jess's carryon, and put their passports with his keys on the hall table. Then he crawled back into bed and fell asleep with Angell snuggled up next to him.