Hurry Up And Wait

Summary: What happens when New York's favorite CSIs get stuck in an elevator? Craziness of course!

A/N: This is my first CSI:NY story (my first story ever actually) so please be nice. Constructive criticism is always welcome. And sorry if the characters seem a little OOC, but this my first time writing these guys and it is FICTION :-) I don't think this idea has been done before. If it has, my apologies, I never meant to copy anyone else's idea. This story is set sometime before the compass killer was found. Angell's still alive. I've included all of the characters but I'm partial to SMACKED so sorry if this story is a little biased. Please review and let me know what you think

Disclaimer: Not mine. I unfortunately own NOTHING… although if anyone has any ideas about how I can acquire Flack, please let me know. I LOVE his blue eyes ;-)

Chapter 1: Stuck

Mac Taylor sat back and rubbed his tired eyes. He had gone over the evidence countless times but was no closer to finding the alleged compass killer. Sighing, he turned his head to look at the clock. 11:30 at night and he was no closer to finding this guy than he was when he started this morning. He let out a brief sigh. There had to be something he was missing. Some piece of evidence he was misconstruing. Just as he was about to go over the files again from the beginning, a warm voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Hey, we're all heading out for a drink. Care to join us?" Stella asked as she poked her head in the door. Mac sighed and was about to politely decline the offer before catching a glimpse of her gentle green eyes pleading with him to leave work and join the rest of the team for a well deserved night off. As much as he wanted to catch the compass killer, Mac knew he wouldn't be very productive if he stayed at the lab any longer. Besides, he could never decline an offer from Stella.

"Ok," Mac replied giving Stella one of his signature half smiles.

"Great. Jess had to finish up some work at the precinct so she's going to meet us at the bar. I already rounded up the rest of the gang, we'll meet you by the elevator," Stella smiled before offering him a wink and taking her leave. Mac sat back momentarily and gathered his thoughts. He knew he was incredibly lucky to have a partner like Stella to keep him sane. However, Mac often found himself wondering whether they could be anything more than just partners as of late. Things had been different after they returned home from Greece. There were more lingering glances here, and gentle touches there. As much as he wanted their relationship to progress, he was too scared to make the first move.

"I don't need coffee grounds to see how lucky I am to have you in my life." she had once said to him. The memory of her reading his coffee grounds still made him smile. Sighing, Mac closed the case file and placed it to the side of his desk before grabbing his coat and heading to the elevator to find Stella, Danny, Lindsay, Adam, Hawkes, Sid, and Flack all waiting.

"And that's how I ended up naked on the sidewalk in the middle of November," Sid concluded proudly. Danny and Flack were turning red with embarrassment while Stella and Lindsay were trying to look anywhere but at the strange medical examiner. Hawkes was vigorously pretending to text someone on his cell phone so as to escape listening to the awkward story. Adam looked like he wanted to cry.

"Mac! Thank goodness you're here!" Lindsay exclaimed as she looked gratefully at her approaching boss.

"Where's my goddaughter?" Mac asked as he pushed the button to the elevator.

"With a baby-sitter," Danny replied. "I love my baby girl more than anything in the world, but Lindsay and I just needed to go out for a night. Have a little alone time," Danny continued as the elevator arrived and everyone shuffled in. Mac pressed the button for the lobby.

"If you guys are looking for some alone time, my wife and I go to this great place called booty-shakers, it's-" Sid began only to be interrupted by the flickering of the elevator lights.

"Well…that's not good," Adam concluded as he looked up at the lights that were continuing to flicker on and off.

"I'm sure it's nothing," Hawkes said, more to himself than to Adam. Just then, the elevator stopped completely.

"Yeah, sure, nothing," Adam mocked as he anxiously tried to push the button for the lobby again. Nothing happened.

"Try the emergency call button," Lindsay suggested. Stella reached her hand forward.

"Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me," Stella sighed in frustration as she frantically pushed the emergency call button to no avail. Mac picked up the emergency phone but found no dial tone on the other end.

"Emergency phone's down too," he concluded as he faced the rest of the team.

"Cell phones?" Lindsay tried again. Each CSI pulled their phone from their respective pocket.

"No service. Great," Danny deadpanned.

"Well, this is terrific," Flack said as he shoved his phone back in his pocket.

"Sooooo….now what?" Adam asked as he nervously looked between his bosses and the rest of the team. Mac sighed before turning to the rest of his team.

"Did anyone notice whether there was anyone else still in the building?" he asked.

"It's 11:30 at night, the only people crazy enough to still be here at this God-awful hour are standing in the elevator now," Flack concluded.

"So, no one else is in the lab and we have no means of communication. What are we going to do?" Hawkes wondered. Mac rubbed the back of his neck with his hand before replying.

"Well, it doesn't look like there's a whole lot we can do. But Jess is meeting us at the bar, right? Sooner or later, she's bound to wonder why all of us haven't arrived yet and why we're not answering our phones. She'll have to come looking for us. In the meantime, we'll just have to sit tight." Each CSI offered a slight groan as they realized that they would be stuck in that elevator for quite a while. Adam shifted his weight nervously from side to side.

"Hey guys," Adam began nervously, "I know this is probably not the best time to mention this, but I really have to pee."

It was going to be a long night.

A/N: I know it's kind of short, but I just wanted to get them all in the stuck in the elevator. I already have a good chunk of the next chapter written (it's much longer, don't worry!) so it should be up soon! Please review and let me know what you think