The Truth about Hodges and Wendy

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI

A/N: a post Meat Dr. Jekyll story. (not really a spoiler but it briefly mentions visiting Nick in the hospital – it is a WEDGES story of course. (I don't remember exactly how the lines went so I am kinda guessing when I write this part of the dialogue.

Hodges was relieved that Nick was ok. He was recovering from his gunshot wound in Desert Palm and was going to be fine.

"He is going to be fine, he wants us to visit or he'll kick our ass" Hodges said with a smirk to Wendy . Henry had also joined them and overheard the good news.

To Henry Hodges said. "Do you want to join us?"

Henry, knowing that he'd be a third wheel in the car with Wendy and Hodges shook his head.

"N-no, it's okay" Henry replied. He knew deep down that he and Wendy would never reschedule their date. He knew when he was beat and that the obnoxious Trace tech was in love with Wendy and nothing would stop him from pursuing that love.

Henry had seen the flirty behaviour between Hodges and Wendy after the episode where Hodges had successfully destroyed his and Wendy's date. He didn't understand how childish his co-worker could be when he had done all those things. Henry shook his head and wondered if Hodges would ever grow up.

Wendy was in the locker room talking to Hodges when Henry walked by. Shift was over so Henry was heading home. He had called Nick and said he'd visit him at home the following day which he had off.

"David, I feel guilty about what happened a month ago."

"What regarding Henry and the practical jokes?"

Wendy nodded. "Yeah. I- I feel that I need to come clean with him. It is certainly not fair to you to take the blame. The tension between you two is not good. I've seen him glaring at you and disrespecting you over the last few weeks and you just don't back down."

"Wendy, you will ruin the friendship you two have by admitting you were the one who destroyed the date so many weeks later. "

Henry gasped. Wendy and Hodges turned to see Henry standing there. He looked disappointed.

"Wendy? You did all those things – YOU reprogrammed the GCMS, YOU poked my hose and glued my face to my locker?"

Wendy averted his eyes. "I am so sorry Henry. I-I shouldn't have done that, I honestly should not have even accepted the date with you when I have feelings for another person." She said.

"So you decided to play these practical jokes on me and let Hodges take the fall?"

"I was going to come clean – but he took the blame for me. He was being so chivalrous when he did that. He didn't want it to be on my permanent record." She replied.

Henry didn't reply he just stared at them in disbelief. "You guys should be ashamed of yourselves for acting like twelve-year olds! My god my niece is that age and she would never do such a thing!"

"Henry what is going on here,? I can hear you yelling down the hall." It was Catherine

"I'm just hurt because of what Hodges and Wendy did to me a few weeks ago." He replied.

Catherine rolled her eyes. "Are you still on Hodges case regarding the practical jokes? Get over it Henry! Your face healed."

"No, it is the new-found information that they revealed. That is why I'm upset"

Hodges and Wendy were waving their hands at Henry to stop. They hadn't gone to Catherine with the truth yet. Henry wasn't backing down.

"What is this new-found information Hodges, Wendy?"

Both of them looked guilty. "I-I was the one who played those jokes on Henry. He asked me out and I accepted, but I shouldn't have so I did all those things to try to get him to cancel instead of just coming clean and telling him I was in love with someone else."

Catherine turned to Hodges. "Don't tell me – You're in love with Hodges…"

Wendy nodded. "Yes. I was hoping that Henry would cancel the date and that Hodges would ask me out… I know it's very high school."

Catherine thought back. "So when we were in the layout room talking about the case you two were working on – that talk…the double entendres about the outside sources – you were talking about you and Hodges and HENRY was the outside source. " Catherine said as she realized that that conversation had a double meaning…

Wendy and Hodges nodded.

Henry still had his hands on his hips. "Are you going to do anything about the lies and misrepresentation?"

"Hodges it will be taken off your record. Wendy you are on notice. Please in the future don't do this or anything like this or it will go on your record."

"What about Ecklie – does he have to know?" Wendy asked.

"He will have to know about your relationship." Catherine said.

Henry couldn't believe this.

"What am I chopped liver?"

Wendy rolled her eyes. "Henry you are a wonderful guy. But – its been obvious for years now that I have feelings for David. You know that. It is not our fault that we are so socially awkward that it takes years to spill our guts and show how we feel."

Henry shook his head. "Well I'm sorry too Wendy. We could have been good together."

Catherine left the locker room and grabbed her purse from her office, locked it and went to PD where she met up with Detective Vartann.

Hodges and Wendy headed over to Ecklie's office to come clean about their relationship. They didn't want to get into trouble with the Unersherriff for not telling him about their relationship.

TBC