Goren flipped through the papers on his desk and frowned.

Damn, Eames must have forgotten to print that data he'd asked

her for before going home.

A quick glance at her desk showed that the drawer she kept her

laptop in was unlocked. Damn again! She must have taken it

with her! If she hadn't been in such a hurry....

For the thousandth time he wondered briefly why his partner insisted on leaving work by 9:30PM on Thursday nights. Every Thursday night, ever

since he'd known her. He'd hinted around for an explanation but

she always changed the subject.

He glanced at his watch. It was after midnight, now. Too late to

call her. But maybe, just maybe, she'd left her computer on and

he could log on remotely. After all they'd arranged this remote

log-on thingy just for occasions such as this.

Fumbling in his wallet he retrieved the instructions Alex had

given him and moments later found himself looking at:

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MellisaR: OMG! Couldn't you just grab that beautiful face in your

hands and plant one right on those gorgeous lips of his?!

MillieT: Tall, dark, handsome. *sigh* Not to mention dedicated.

How can anyone resist a man so dedicated to his job?

MellisaR: I know he's never even looked at her, but Alex is SO

lucky, just to get to work with the man.

CopZDotter: Ain't that the truth! But back to your comment about

the hands. What about HIS hands?

EZ: Doesn't looking at those hands and thinking about where

you'd like him to put them just make you wanna melt into a

puddle?

DizzyLizzy: It probably would Lynn but who has time to look at his

hands? It's those EYES!

CopZDotter: Okay. What does everyone think? Are his eyes

sexy? Personally, I'd describe them as more soulful than sexy.

Especially lately.

MillieT: Why should I have to choose? I say they're soulfully

sexy! Sure he's been a little subdued lately but still a major stud

muffin.

CopZDotter: Stud muffin? I'd say more of a cuddle monkey.

EZ: Now let's not argue, girls. We agree he's hot, right?

DizzyLizzy: Damn straight! And I'm surprised no one has

mentioned his smile yet. Mel?

MellisaR: The smile...Oh Beth, couldn't you just spend hours

contemplating that smile. Preferably up very close?

Millie T: It's so unfair! Why don't I know any single men like that?

DizzyLizzy: Raise your hands ladies. Who would YOU kill for the

opportunity to work a case with Goren?

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Goren found himself blushing. This definitely wasn't data related

to their case! In fact, he appeared to have inadvertently entered

some kind of chat room.

Where someone with the nic Millie T thought he had soulfully

sexy eyes?

And someone else thought he'd had never even LOOKED at

Alex?

Was Millie T that secretary who was always offering to bring him

coffee? And wasn't Mel the name of that CSI tech who was

always paying him compliments?

CopZDotter...that must be Alex! But she had to know it wasn't

true that he'd never looked at her. She did know that; didn't she?

And what did being a cuddle monkey mean? Was that good?

He knew what a stud muffin was. But he was unfamiliar with the

term cuddle monkey... maybe Lewis would know?

He shook his head. This was wrong on so many levels! Not to

mention an invasion of his partner's privacy. HIs finger hovered

for a fraction of a second over the trackpad before he tapped it

firmly, breaking the connection.

And so he missed...

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CopZDotter: ROTFLMAO! Beth, you know I love you but please

don't ever misspell Goran Visnjic's name like that again. I know

a Goren with an e in real life and ...well lets just say he's no

Goran!

DizzyLizzy: Oh right - that doofus you work with! Sorry Alex. I'll try

to be more careful. So moving right along...what did you all think

of Noah Wylie tonight? I say cuddle monkey - in- training .... but

IMHO, he should lose the beard.

CopZDotter: Agreed Beth! The beard and the new girlfriend! He

and Lucy were just so RIGHT for each other.

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Au Note: If you don't watch ER (which airs Thursday nights at

10PM in NYC) and don't know Alex Kingston,the actress who

plays one of the doctors on the show, or Goran Visnjic or Noah

Wylie who play stud muffin-doctors on the show, this won't make

much sense.

The lengths I go to in order to respond to these challenges

without succumbing to Bobby/Alex shipperness.