Author: Kouklitsa (amsterdam in other forums)
Pairing: Charlie and Amita (of course… me being a super shipper!)
Raiting: Have no clue whow to exactly rate this…. But it's pretty mild and fluffy
Summary: Don, Larry and Megan planned a special hike to finally get Charlie and Amita together. Will it work? Ro blow up in their faces?
Disclaimer: I am a mere mortal and therefore cannot own anything as divined as Numb3rs.
Feedback: Greatly appreciated!
Warning: Might contain a season two spoiler somewhere in there…
She almost slipped but managed to grab Charlie's hand just in time to prevent a nasty fall. Charlie was startled by the sudden grasp but quickly heaved her on to the rock where he was standing so she would be able to steady herself. Still holding his hand, she was so close he could feel her breath against his cheek causing the never resting butterflies when she was around him to surge like never before.
"That was close" she wheezed, being a little out of breath from the long hike and the sudden slip she had made.
Charlie tilted his head a bit and gave her a look that he normally concealed well and avoided at all times to make directly at her. She looked beautiful with her rosy cheeks and pony tail. She hardly has her hair up like that he noticed.
She locked eyes with him for a brief moment and when Charlie realized he had almost revealed what he so desperately tried to hide and pushed her forward on to the next rock to continue the hike. They had fallen behind a little.
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Don had called up Larry four days ago and has explained him the plan he had. Actually… it was Alan's funny comment of Charlie needing a little push every now and then that had formed the concept, but was not yet a plan until Don had thought it through on late at night over a couple of beers.
He had called Larry first thing the morning after and asked him what he thought of his idea about planning a special hike for Charlie.
"Don, you know the results as you have presented them to me do not necessarily need to be the only ones at hand….. You do realize that don't you? Your young brother Charles has a will of his own that can have an outright ulterior consideration to this matter than the ones you have assumed he has"
"Larry, assuming you mean Charlie might get pissed off when he finds out, I highly doubt it. I don't think I've ever seen Charlie really angry in my life before….I just really feel this would be a great way to get things going Larry! I'm so sure about this! You've seen the way they look at each other! I think it's time we give those two a little nudge in the right direction and have a little fun of our own while doing so. So….. Are you with me?
"Pretending to not know any better, I have to admit the idea seems to have some thrilling aspects to it, and I sure could do with some more exercise. So, who else is involved in this underhanded conspiracy to get your brother, erm, hooked?
"Actually… Megan is, only she doesn't know it yet. We need a lady on the squad for a bit of balance, don't you agree Larry?"
Thinking back on the answer that Larry gave when he heard that Megan was going to join as well made Don snicker.
"Well Don, if you can call three men and two ladies balanced…. The fifth wheel on the wagon is not just an expression you know. N-not that I am implying you will be a fifth wheel of course… b-but perhaps it would be wise to invite another party.. I m-mean lady I-I I think I need to hang up now…. Call me for the details Don?
And he hung up.
The call with Megan went a lot faster. She felt the same way as Don, she felt it had taken enough time and there was no harm in helping cupid a little. Besides, Megan had no objections at all to leading Charlie into situations with only one way to go….. Straight in to her arms.
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It started to rain as the five continued their hike to the cabin where Don said they would spend the night.
"Hey Charlie! How are things back there! You're falling a bit behind and we still have a couple of miles to go before we're there! Don bellowed.
Charlie didn't respond right away as he noticed that Amita limped a bit.
"Don...
"Hey Don"!
"Yeah Charlie!
"Hey Don! Take a couple of minutes rest, we'll be right there!" Charlie yelled back. He could only see their shadows meaning that it was getting dark soon. Larry, Megan and Don were probably also a lot more ahead than Charlie initially thought as he really had to raise his voice before don was able to hear him.
He turned around to Amita and gave her a worried look.
"Amita, how is your leg doing? Did you sprain anything when you slipped?"
He bent down and touched her leg and ankle to see if she was in any form of pain or any damage was done.
"Charlie, I'm fine. I've just got a bit of a cramp from all this climbing" She let out a smile as he didn't stop touching immediately.
"Charlie!" she giggled and twitched a bit, "You're tickling me, stop it!" Amita laughed out loud as she fought to get her leg out of Charlie's grip.
Charlie knew from the moment she smiled that he could stop feeling her leg, that she was fine, but the opportunity to make her laugh he would never pass by without taking advantage of the situation a little bit. He loved making her laugh. It made him happy hearing her laugh. His heart always skipped a beat whenever she laughed….
He got up again with a wide smirk still on his face when Amita gave him a friendly whack on the shoulder for tickling her.
"Dr Eppes, I believe we have kept the others waiting long enough " She said with a slight tease in her voice followed by a big grin.
As it started to rain harder and harder they made haste to catch up with the other three, Charlie carefully looking out for Amita. By the time they finally caught up Charlie thought he saw a mischievous look on Larry's face that he had never seen before on this old friend... Or did he?
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Don, Larry and Megan heard a high pitch laughter no doubt being Amita and when Megan looked at Larry she couldn't help but smile as she saw Larry give Don a big "I-suppose-you-were-right" grin.
"Seems like your little brother is quite capable of making Amita burst out into laughter" He said with an admitting tone.
"Yeah, it seems like he does, doesn't it. But for some reason I don't understand what's keeping him from taking it any further" don replied with a worrying face.
Megan squeezed her eyes to little lines to attempt to get a better look at where the laughter came from, but the rain was getting much worse and prevented her from even seeing further than an arms length.
"Perhaps Charlie is just waiting for the right moment Don" Megan replied "He might not feel comfortable enough to make his move yet"
"Hmmmmm" Don answered absentminded. "Perhaps, but I know Charlie and Charlie always takes calculated risks. And I fail to see the risk when it comes to Amita. I can't shake the feeling there is another reason for him not making another move"
While waiting for Charlie and Amita to catch up the three found some shelter against the pouring rain and Don started to explain what he had planed for Charlie in the cottage that they were going to spend the night in. Larry's cheeks went red with excitement and Megan couldn't help but hold back a devious smile just of the thought of what predicament Charlie was going to find himself in.
"This is going to be perfect" Don thought to himself
"This most certainly will test young Charles' ability to handle unknown situations" Larry thought to himself
"I wonder if Larry or Don snore" Megan thought to herself.