This story may sound familiar to a few of you since I had it posted before but decided to remove it from the site. Well it is back now with a few minor tweaks.
This was brought back to the site for Trish, but if anyone else finds that they are enjoying it then I thank you.
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Ryan had just gotten dumped by his third girlfriend in that last three months. He was beginning to think he was never meant to find that someone special; that someone who would be there for him no matter what. Of course he wondered if the problem wasn't the kind of women he always ended up going out with.
It was always the same. He would end up with some woman who was only interested in one thing, and by the time she had enough of what she wanted she would end it. What was wrong with him that woman thought he was only good for one thing; sex.
Of course sex was not a bad thing. He usually enjoyed it just as much as they did, but they never seemed to want anything else from him. Whenever he tried to take the relationship somewhere else; this is when the ladies would pack up and leave, telling him that they were not ready for anything else.
His last girlfriend was no different, but that hadn't stopped him from thinking she was different from all the rest. He had been dating her for three weeks and thought that finally he had found someone who would appreciate everything else he had to offer. When he suggested they do something different, it turned out to be their last date. She said she really liked him but things were just not working out and she didn't feel like pursuing the relationship any longer. At least she was honest about it, but it still didn't make him feel any better.
He took each breakup rather hard and like every break up he didn't sleep well; which caused him to be late to work. He already knew what to expect from Horatio when he got there and was bracing himself for the verbal assault. Horatio was tolerant of a few things, but being late to a crime scene was never one of them.
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As soon as he arrived at work he learned that Horatio had already left for the crime scene. This was not good, but he would get through it like all the other times he was late. Calleigh warned him though that Horatio was not in a good mood today and to be careful.
On his drive to the crime scene he went over what he was going to say to Horatio, but decided he was going to try and say as little as possible. When Horatio was in a bad mood at the beginning of the day it was always best to steer clear.
The crime scene was located in the middle of nowhere. He had to wonder how anyone had found the body, but that was one of the things he was here to investigate. He got out and headed toward the dilapidated shed that was in back of an even more dilapidated house. He looked around and didn't see Horatio, but figured he was inside. He also didn't see any other CSI so he didn't know if this case was his to work alone.
As he stepped inside the shed he received his answer, he would be processing this case alone. He walked over to where Horatio was bent over the body, "Hey H, sorry I'm late. Where do you want me to start?"
Horatio stood up and turned to Ryan, "Mr. Wolfe, you can start by processing the body. The ME has been waiting to take the body back and I don't want to keep them waiting. As for your tardiness, we'll talk about it later".
Ryan could always tell by Horatio's tone of voice when he was angry, and there brief conversation was enough for him to know his boss wasn't happy. He didn't have time to think about it if he was going to process this scene and make it back to work before the end of his shift. He pushed his feelings aside and got to work. Perhaps if he did a good job here, Horatio would go easy one him; but he knew better than to think this.
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It took the next four hours, but Ryan was finally finished and on his way back to the station. Ryan had been able to conclude that the victim was a drug dealer and had used his shed to make and store his goods. From what he could tell it looked like the guys death was accidental, but he would not know until he got back to the lab and evaluated the evidence.
He had made it to the lab and was in the middle of entering some information into the computer when Horatio wondered in.
"Mr. Wolfe, what can you tell me about the case so far?"
"It looks like the death may have been accidental, but I won't know until I look over the rests of the evidence".
"Let me know what you find". Horatio started to walk toward the door, but stopped and said, "I would like to talk to you before you go home".
Ryan was relieved that the talk he was going to get from Horatio was postponed until later. He really wanted to get this case work done.
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Before going home he had one thing left to do; talk to Horatio. He was outside of Horatio's office and was about to knock on the door when he heard voices coming from inside. He didn't want to interrupt and was about to leave when the door opened.
Standing in the doorway was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. Behind her stood Horatio, but he was so enraptured by the sight before him that he didn't acknowledge his boss.
She had opened the door and was caught off guard by someone standing in the door way, "Oh sorry, I didn't know there was someone standing out here".
When Horatio saw who she was talking to he said, "Mr. Wolfe, please come in". As the woman turned to allow Ryan inside he turned to her, "Ms. Mills, this was the young man I was talking to you about. Now that he is here I would like it if you could stay".
Ryan was already inside the office when he heard Horatio invite the woman back inside. He wondered why she would be invited to see him get chewed out. Maybe she was from Internal Affairs or something. He waited for her to sit down before taking the other seat.
Horatio took his seat behind the desk and started, "Mr. Wolfe, this is Ms. Mills. She is studying to be a criminal lawyer and would like to observe some of the work that goes on here. She wants to work with someone while they investigate crime scenes and I thought you would be perfect for the job".
Ryan looked at Ms. Mills before replying to Horatio, "Sounds like something right up my alley". He turned back to Ms. Mills "So how long do I have the pleasure of your company Ms. Mills?"
She looked at Ryan and said, "Please call me Cheryl, and I thought 3 weeks would be long enough to get what I need for my class. My professor thought it would be good for me to get some exposure in the trenches and thought this would be a perfect place to start. I really appreciate you doing this".
"It would be my pleasure, so when do we get started".
Horatio answered the question before she could "I thought she could start tomorrow and work alongside of you while you work on the case from today. After that she will just follow you around". He stood up and turned to address Ms. Mills "So if you just show up at the front desk they will give you a temporary visitors badge and then you can start working with Mr. Wolfe".
Cheryl Mills stood up and followed Horatio to the door "Thank you Lt. Caine, I really appreciate the chance to see this up close and personal". She then turned to Mr. Wolfe, "I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow".
As Cheryl walked out the door Horatio stopped Ryan, "A word of advice Mr. Wolfe; please be on time tomorrow. If this goes well I will excuse your tardiness on the case today. I am doing this as a favor to Ms. Mill's professor and I don't want anything to go wrong.
Ryan was relieved that he didn't get chewed out. He looked at Horatio and said, "I won't let you down H". He walked out of the office and toward the back door to his car. He was looking forward to working with Cheryl and was looking forward to tomorrow.
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The next morning Ryan made sure he was early to arrive and went straight to work in the lab while waiting for Cheryl to arrive.
He had only been working for about 30 minutes before he was told he had a visitor waiting at the front desk. As he approached the desk he saw the same thing he did yesterday, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. "Hi Cheryl, so are you ready to start?"
Cheryl had been watching Ryan approach and thought she was going to enjoy working with him. She just hoped the 3 weeks wouldn't end to soon, but then again maybe 3 weeks could turn into something more. "Good morning Mr. Wolfe, I'm ready, where do we start?"
Ryan smiled to himself before saying "You can start by calling me Ryan. I thought I would take you on a tour of the station before heading down to the lab. There is a lot more to this building than one thinks".
"That sounds great Ryan, lead the way". She waited for him to proceed and then followed.
Ryan took her all over the station and made sure to introduce her to everyone he could. When they were done he realized it was close to lunch time, "hey, I know you're probably eager to get in the lab, but I was wondering if you were getting hungry, I know I am".
"Are you asking me out to lunch Mr. Wolfe?"
"Well, Horatio said you were to follow me around while I was at work, so I don't see how this is any different. I know this little burger place downtown that serves a pretty good spread, what do you say?"
"Sounds great, but I insist on paying for my own lunch".
"I wouldn't have it any other way". He led Cheryl to his car and drove her to downtown where they had a nice lunch and were able to get to know one another better. By the time he got back to work he knew one thing for sure, he liked her. He wondered if when they were done with her school project she would be willing to see him again. He hoped so.
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