Missing Moment #2:
From S15E4: The Book of Shadows.
Episode Summary: The team investigates the death of a chemistry teacher when an experiment goes wrong.
Missing Moment summary: What if Greg had agreed to carry Morgan's kit?
A/N: For this one shot, I changed the timing of the explosion to 4th period instead of 7th period.
The underlined speeches that Greg and Morgan said came from the CSI episode itself, and I do not own that conversation. All rights go to the producer and script writers of the show.
Clad in a white protective suit, boots and mask, Morgan carried her case into the Chemistry Lab. The CSI team had been notified of the mysterious death of the chemistry teacher and had rushed onto the scene. Currently, Greg was talking to the principal, hoping to gather some information about the victim. They were going to hunt for evidence afterthat.
But before they could do their evidence gathering, Morgan had to make sure that there were no hazardous chemicals lingering in the air. Who knew what kind of substances the ill-fated chemistry teacher was experimenting with? The CSI certainly wasn't going to take any chances when there were hundreds of students in the school!
She placed her kit down, and surveyed the room with some dismay. The doors and windows were shut tight, and if it wasn't for Morgan's face mask, she was sure that the room smelt like smoke. The whole-lab took a bad hit from the explosion and fire, it was charred everywhere. It was going to be hard to restore this place to its former glory.
Morgan removed the relevant equipment from her case and got to work. She used her equipment to collect air-samples from the room, and then analysed them. It took a couple of minutes, but she was glad when the results showed no deadly chemicals wafting in the air. The young CSI immediately opened all the windows and the doors to rid of the smoky smell in the room.
She peeled off her face mask before rolling down the top of her suit so she was left with the long white pants and her grey singlet. It was far too warm wearing that full protective gear. As Morgan kept her equipment, she heard Greg talking to the principal along the hallway, and they seemed to be walking towards the lab.
Morgan smiled to herself, thanking the lucky stars that she was hearing Greg's voice. Ever since Sara and Greg had been released from quarantine, Morgan had been finding herself thankful that her friends were spared from the deadly pathogen. It certainly made the CSI crew cherish one another much more. Her thoughts lingered to the moment one week ago, when Greg and Sara just returned.
Flashback:
Morgan was busy typing out the report of the Jack Weaver case. The team had managed to close the case a day ago, and Sara and Greg were released from quarantine as well. All was well again. Just then, the blonde CSI heard exclamations from the hallway.
"Welcome back Greg!"
"Good to see you Sara and Greg!"
Morgan ceased her typing, and quickly saved her work. Her friends were back at the crime lab! As fast as lightning, Morgan ran to the doorway and looked out. Sara and Greg stood there in a flash, surrounded by Nick, Finn and Doc. Hugs and pats on the back were traded, and there were smiles of relief on everyone's faces.
The young CSI leaned against the glass doorframe and watched her friends silently. Suddenly, she felt overwhelmed with emotion. She was just glad they were both okay. Morgan blinked back tears of joy and a little smile graced her features. At that moment, she caught Greg's eye. The handsome CSI beamed at her, and he excused himself from the group, striding purposefully towards her.
Morgan walked on unsteady legs towards Greg, and the duo paused in front of each other, just looking.
"Hi." He said awkwardly, yet with a lopsided grin.
"Hi." She whispered back. "I'm… so glad you're okay." She managed to choke out.
Without another word, Greg engulfed her in a hug. Morgan hugged him back with equal vigour, closing her eyes at the familiar smell of cologne evaded her senses. A lone tear slipped down her cheek.
For a moment, she thought she had lost them.
Lost him.
Greg broke free from the hug and winked at her.
"I guess I'll be getting free lunches this week huh?" He said teasingly. Morgan laughed. "A promise is a promise." She affirmed. Greg grinned back at her.
Morgan's eyes shifted away from Greg to look at the person behind him. Greg turned, and there stood Sara smiling at them. The young blonde CSI immediately hugged Sara.
"Don't ever do that again you two. You scared us all half to death." Morgan chided gently when she released Sara from the hug.
"Don't worry. I don't think we want to do it anytime soon." Sara said, shuddering.
"Yeah... That experience was enough to last a lifetime." Greg added.
"Whatever it is. It is great to have you two back again." Morgan said sincerely.
"Good to be back. Does that mean I get a week of free lunches too?" Sara asked Morgan teasingly. She held back a laugh as Morgan's eyes suddenly bulged, and a small reddish tint started to grace her cheeks. Greg rubbed the back of his neck with his hand uncomfortably, not looking at Morgan nor Sara at all.
"Just kidding." Sara laughed. "Have fun you two!" She winked at Morgan before walking off. Completely mortified, Morgan spluttered something about needing to finish her report for D.B before fleeing from the scene as well.
End of flashback.
Morgan still couldn't believe how embarrassed she was that day, but she quickly got over it. Things returned to normal, although Sara continued teasing her during the course of the week whenever she treated Greg lunch.
She smiled to herself, before brushing those thoughts aside. There was a case to focus on. Picking up her case, Morgan left the lab. In the distance was Principal Meadows's retreating figure.
"How was your meeting with the principal?" Morgan asked.
"According to her, everyone just LOVED good old Mr Messner." Greg answered, emphasizing on the LOVED. That interview with the principal hadn't exactly gone as he had hoped. He didn't exactly learned much.
"Until someone didn't." Morgan answered. "I did a sweep of the chemistry lab by the way. The air is cleared of hazardous chemicals, so you get to be bunny free." Morgan added on, pointing her gloves in Greg's general direction.
"Well, I guess that means we're late for class." Greg smiled his famous grin at Morgan which made the latter's heart skip a beat.
"Aren't you going to carry my kit?" Morgan said teasingly, raising her kit while she tilted her head to the side. She was playing with fire, Morgan knew, but she was just curious how far Greg would continue on the charade.
Greg smirked, and walked closer to Morgan with purposeful steps until he was just half an arm's length away. Morgan's eyes never left his, as his brown eyes twinkled in amusement. He bent down and whispered in her ear.
"I'll be delighted to." He murmured, before plucking the case out of her hand and stepping into the chemistry lab. The smile that was on Morgan's face grew even larger. Seemed like chivalry wasn't dead after all.
The duo entered the chemistry lab. "So, what are we supposed to be experimenting on today?" Greg asked, placing Morgan's and his own lab kit down on one of the benches. Morgan smiled at him in thanks.
"I not so sure what our professor had planned out for us, but I guess it our job to find out." Morgan replied, whipping out her flashlight.
"Let's do this lab partner." Greg replied.
The two got to work, examining the crime scene, and formulating their theories. Greg had managed to snag what was left of the bottle of accelerant on the ground. They had also managed to deduce what the professor had been experimenting on. Professor Messner was going to have the class add gummy bears to a mixture of potassium chlorate, which would cause quite a reactive resulting mixture.
"Think the professor would have been proud of our extensive chemical knowledge?" Greg asked.
"I should think so." Morgan said.
Greg and Morgan spent almost thirty minutes examining the place for any other pieces of evidence they could collect. Soon, they had completed their mission.
"Well, that's the last of them." Morgan said as she bagged up the final piece of evidence to be taken to the lab. Just then, the bell rang, and Morgan jumped slightly. She was so used to the silence that a part of her had forgotten they were in a school.
"The lunch bell." Greg commented with a grin. "That used to be my favourite sound of the day." He added.
Morgan laughed. "I know how you feel. The food though…was another story." She shuddered.
"It can't be that bad…" Greg replied as they walked out of the lab. "You know, my high school cafeteria used to serve pretty decent spaghetti and ham and egg sandwiches.
"Lucky you." Morgan said wryly. Students began to filter out of class and the corridors were slowly filling up.
"So…How about lunch? You still owe me one more day worth of it." Greg grinned at Morgan as the duo walked out of the school building towards the carpark. And as if to sweeten Morgan up, he took her kit from her hands as well.
Morgan's face scrunched up in confusion. "No I don't!" She protested. "You and Sara were released from quarantine last Tuesday. My one week free lunch deal started last Wednesday. Today is Thursday." She told Greg.
Greg shook his head. "Nope. One week means seven days. And since we didn't work on Sunday, that means you only treated me six days worth of food." He said with a twinkle in his eye.
Morgan laughed, opening the backdoor of the CSI truck so that Greg could place the cases containing the evidence in.
"You are such a hopeless pig Greg." Morgan beamed at her partner, clearly amused.
"But you love me for it." Greg winked at her before climbing into the driver's seat. Morgan felt her face heat up slightly at Greg's teasing remark, but got into the passenger seat nonetheless.
"Alright! I'll treat you lunch. We got to deliver the evidence back to the lab first though." Morgan smiled.
"That's not a problem with me." Greg grinned back at her and started the engine.
So this is the second missing moment! It didn't turn out the way I wanted it to be, but hope that you guys liked it!
Thank you guys so much for all your reviews for the previous chapter, I really appreciate them!
Again, the underlined speeches were taken from the episode itself, I don't own them.
Until next time!
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