You Kill Me
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI – just borrowing the characters
A/N: I've been in a horrible slump lately – but this one came to me. I do intend to continue my other stories, but when my muse wakes up for those ones – I do not know. This little one I think is gonna be a one-shot. It takes place after the scene in the locker room between Wendy & Hodges, but before the scene where Grissom catches him drowning the "Mindy Bimms" piece.
Wendy stormed out of the locker room, her pony tail waving back and forth. She was incredibly angry, disappointed, and insulted.
Hodges looked down at the now messed up game board, Wendy had pushed it all to the floor after discovering "Mindy Bimms" He cleaned up the mess and went out in search of Wendy.
As he walked down the hall from the locker room to Wendy's lab, he could feel the glares of his co-workers. Mandy looked at him and shook her head in disappointment. Both Henry and Archie refused to make eye contact as he passed by their labs. Hodges sighed. The news travels fast! He thought. He knew he would have to make it up to her somehow. But now all he wanted to do is talk to her.
He stood outside her lab frozen to the spot. Her back was to him, but he could see her shaking and soft sobs coming from her as well.
Oh wonderful! You made the woman you have a crush on – cry. Now she'll never contemplate going out with you!
He took in a deep breath and gathered the confidence and pushed open the door to her lab. She remained with her back to him, but aware that someone had entered.
"Wendy? Can I um talk to you?" he said, his voice shaking.
"Go away Hodges I have nothing to say to you!" she replied.
"Please, let me um talk." He said with a pleading air to his voice.
She turned towards him, her arms crossed, her eyes narrowed. "Speak then"
"I-I am sorry about the um-uh whole "Mindy Bimms" thing. I um didn't realize you would be this upset by it. It was um meant to be a complement"
"Complement? Mindy big-boobs a complement? Are you always this dumb?"
Hodges sighed. "Around women that I um like I guess so!" he said whispering the words I like.
She softened. "David, you really insulted me with the clumsy – yet buxom … thing. You have to understand that it was very hurtful!"
"Wendy I honestly did not mean anything by it. It was a prototype anyway!" he replied.
Wendy sighed. "I want that piece redesigned if you decide to market this game."
He gave her a shy smile. "Will you help me with the game, including the design of it?"
Wendy looked at him in surprise. "You are asking ME for help? Really! You want my input?"
"Yeah, you're more of a people person than I am – you can talk to people and help market it y'know."
She smiled. "Give me a week or so and I'll have some contacts to target. Meantime, let's go to the break room and play this game!" she said.
***** The two of them went off to the break room and set the game board up. They were teasing each other and in my scenario when Grissom walks in and catches Hodges drowning Mindy, he still does but Wendy is there too. And my scenario goes like this ******
"What are you two doing? Wendy, Catherine is looking for you – something about running DNA on some guys hairpiece?"
"Yeah yeah I forgot, was just about to when …" Wendy stopped Grissom had just nodded in understanding. Apparently he had know about Mindy Bimms too.
"I'll see you later David." Wendy said.
"You want to grab a drink later?" he ventured.
"Why don't we go back to my place for a beer?" she suggested.
Hodges smiled. "Sure. We'll have our beer and discuss our new venture" he replied as he mouthed the words "business deal" to Grissom who nodded.
The rest of the story plays out as it did in the show… - I just wanted a happy ending for Hodges and Wendy –
End… until the next installment of the Lab Rat Series – "A Space Oddity" in Season 9
A/N: I know it's corny but it is all I can come up with at the moment