Chapter 2

Eric and Gabi walked into the break room as Ryan and Zoë were casually chatting to each other.

"Hey, hope he's being nice to you." Zoë said with a smile at Gabi.

"Of course I am!" Eric said with a smile.

"Yes he is." Gabi said shyly.

"I've just made coffee, would you like a cup?" She said to Gabi.

"Sure, thank you." Gabi said as she gingerly sat on the other sofa.

"Don't offer me any then." Eric said as he strolled over to Zoë as she poured two cups.

"Do I need to even ask if you want a coffee? You always want coffee." Zoë said as she turned around with two more cups. He handed one to Eric who flashed her a smile as she walked over to hand the other cup to Gabi. Eric sat next to Gabi as Zoë sat next to Ryan.

"So, have you lived in Miami long?" Zoë asked Gabi.

"A few years, I was born in Georgia and then moved down to Miami when I was 14 with my parents. How about you?" Gabi said as she sipped her coffee.

"I moved to Miami a fair few months ago from New York." Zoë said as she took another sip of her coffee. Zoë's phone rang.

"Right, we'll be right there." She answered after Horatio had just said that they had a new case.

"We've been called out, multiple DBs; you want to ride with me Gabi?" Zoë said as she finished her coffee and got up.

"Erm, sure" she said as she got up with Eric and Ryan. They finished their coffees quickly and stuck the cups in the sink. Gabi followed Zoë out along with Ryan and Eric who both checked out Zoë's ass as she quickly walked to the hummer.

"You watch, they'll be ganging up on us." Eric said quietly to Ryan playfully. Ryan chuckled a little.

"I can barely handle Zoë on her own." Ryan said with raised eyebrows and a grin.

"If she heard that, she'd have your head!" Eric said laughing as they split up to get into their own hummers. Zoë and Gabi got into Zoë's hummer and put their seatbelts on. Gabi looked back to see what was in the boot.

"Wow, nice equipment you've got there!" Gabi said quietly.

"Yeah, that's what I thought when I started here! They didn't have anything like that up in New York." Zoë said as she pulled away as Gabi smiled at her shyly. They arrived at the scene and Zoë talked Gabi through everything to show her the ropes. A few days later the team had closed the case and put the killer behind bars. A few weeks passed and Gabi began to settle in, she was getting on with the team really well, she had become good friends with Zoë and Eric, she was friends with Ryan, but closer with Zoë and Eric. She was friends with Horatio too, but she found him a little intimidating and tried to stay clear of him, she hadn't seen his personality properly yet. But that could be because she's been quite quiet. Zoë and Horatio were in trace discussing a case when Gabi walked in.

"Sorry to interrupt… Zoë, could I possibly borrow some gloves from your kit? We seem to have run out." Gabi said quietly.

"Certainly, my kit is in my hummer. Take my keys." She said as she handed Gabi the keys.

"I'd better order more, I only ordered 2 weeks ago. Where have they gone?" Horatio looked up at Gabi.

"I don't have a clue, I just went to go and get a pair and there was none there." She replied nervously when Horatio's intense eyes connected with hers.

"Wasn't there any in your kit?" Horatio questioned with a hand on his hip.

"I used my last pair on the crime scene yesterday. I was going to re-stock today." Gabi said still slightly nervous. Horatio gave her a nod and she quickly turned around and walked out. Horatio and Zoë continued to discuss a case. Zoë walked into the lab to meet Ryan as Horatio went back to his office.

"What have you got pretty boy?" Zoë said as she strolled in grinning at him. Ryan looked up and sighed.

"Aww I'm sorry sweetie… what would you prefer me to call you?" She said with a wide cheeky grin. Ryan chuckled a little and got back to work.

"See, you like pretty boy! Don't deny it." She said as she strolled over to him. Gabi walked in 25 minutes after she took Zoë's keys and handed them to her.

"Thanks Gabi." Zoë said as Gabi handed her the keys and nodded at her. She quickly walked out.

"I'm just finishing up here." He said as he stood up straight and looked at her with a grin. Zoë coughed a little.

"You alright?" Ryan casually asked as he looked back at the evidence he was sealing.

"Yeah, just a tickly throat" she said with a smile.