Disclaimer: I don't own CSI. Just a simple fan and writer.
A/N: An exercise in dialogue. The challenge was it had to be all dialogue, nothing too cheesy and the last 2 lines were to be: "What are we fighting about?" and "I don't know, but it's serious." I was inspired by ScribbleDream's story Stuck. It's amazing! This is considerably shorter and not so amazing. Either way, I hope people enjoy it.
Ficlet 29: Talking
"What do you think you're doing?" Sara approached him in the lab.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Greg looked confused.
"I heard… you and Wendy were together last night."
There was silence.
"Where did you hear that?" He didn't deny anything.
"…Does it matter?"
"Let me guess: Hodges," Greg rolled his eyes.
"Actually from Catherine. Hodges confirmed it though."
"You know he probably said that to get your attention."
"What do you mean?"
He rolled his eyes, "Hodges has the hots for you. He's practically drooling over every girl who gives him the time of day."
"You're one to talk," she muttered bitterly.
"I don't know why you care about my private life."
"It's not private when you brag to half the lab about it!"
"I only told Nick…" He felt like he was backed into a corner.
"Do you tell him about every girl you sleep with?"
"What if I do?" He shot back.
"It would be a short list."
"Ouch. You got me Sara. Anything else?"
"Yeah. You're trying to be this guy you're not and it's so obvious…" She couldn't
explain it, "You've changed."
"And you haven't?"
"What?"
"You've been running after the same guy for years, hoping for a glance or some flirting. And when he doesn't give it to you, I'm your fall back guy." He shook his head, "Maybe I'm tired of being your fall back guy…"
Now she was backed into a corner.
"Why would you bring that up… the old Greg would never have-"
"How about you say what's really on your mind?" He interrupted her.
"I just…" she seemed to stumble over her words, "I thought you liked… I didn't
realize you would go after anything in a skirt!"
"Come on, that's not true."
She gave him a skeptical look.
"I never saw you in a skirt."
"Shut up. This is not funny!"
"Sara, come on..."
"Save it Greg," she glared at him.
"What are we fighting about?"
"I don't know, but it's serious."
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Hmmm... I definitely won't try a second chapter for this. Not because it was too hard just because I like the ending lines. Readers can imagine what happens afterwards. If you liked or disliked my attempt at a dialogue-heavy ficlet please let me know. Many thanks.