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"Hey Robin." Hodges walked into the DNA lab, two hours after he found out Robin rejected Henry.

"Hi... uhm... Hodgins, right?"

"...Hodges," he replied with a fake smile, disappointed that she didn't remember his name, "But you can call me David."

She gave him a smile.

"So, how do you like our lab so far?"

"Oh, everybody's so nice to me. It's a bit stressful because everybody needs their results quick and they have so many things to test. It's a bit different in Seattle." She went on about work, but Hodges didn't listen. He got lost in her beautiful eyes.

"...David?" she asked again. She said his name for the third time and just now he realized it.

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry, it's probably none of my business..." she said sheepishly.

"What? No, no, just ask. I'm sorry, I got a bit lost in my thoughts."

She smiled. "I just wanted to know if you know what happened to the old DNA tech. I don't want to be nosy or anything, but Catherine kind of... I don't know, it felt like she tried to avoid talking about him. She almost said his name once, but corrected herself and said 'the old tech'. What's the deal with him?" As she finished her sentence, Greg and Nick entered the lab.

"Hey Robin, I need you to process this." Greg handed her a bag full of evidence as he smiled at her.

"I got something for you, too," Nick said as he placed an evidence bag on her table. He didn't even look at her and went out.

Hodges was a bit annoyed at first. He was hoping the question was about his private life or something. She was embarrassed to ask, so he figured she wanted to ask him if he was single. Instead, she wanted to know why they needed a new DNA tech. But the second Greg walked in, he knew he could use this in his favor.

"The old DNA tech? Well, his name was Julian and he was kind of stalki..."

"Hodges!" Greg interrupted him. "Would you excuse us for a moment?" Greg asked with a fake smile on his face, grabbed Hodges by the arm and led him out of the lab. "What the hell are you doing? Are you gonna tell her everything about me and Julian?"

"Well, she asked!"

"And what did you plan on telling her?"

"I wasn't sure yet. Probably that Julian was stalking you after you went out a few times."

"...Are you out of your mind?"

"What? It's true, isn't it?"

"No! It'll sound like we were dating or something!"

"Really? You think she'd believe you're gay? Huh. Never would've thought that," Hodges replied sarcastically.

"I'll have to work with her everyday, I don't want her to know all that stuff!"

"Come on, maybe she'll pity you for it," Hodges said amused.

Greg rolled his eyes. "That's cheap. But you need those kind of tricks to get a woman like her, I guess." He walked back into the lab. "You asked about Julian, the old tech, right?"

Robin nodded as Hodges hurried back inside, too.

"He was a troubled man. Didn't have many friends. He committed suicide..." Greg said with a sad face.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I didn't... Were you two friends?"

Greg nodded. "Kind of, yeah. It still hurts..."

"I'm so sorry to hear that." She gently stroked Greg's arm. "When... when did he... you know?"

"Almost three months ago," he said, looking really sad now. He couldn't believe he was doing that, using Julian's death to flirt with a woman. He was feeling ashamed. But only a little. After all he's been through because of him, he thought, he deserved some fun, even if it kind of was on Julian's expense.

Hodges gave him a devilish look. He hated Greg for using Julian's death to get some sympathy points right now. He also hated that he wasn't able to use Julian's death like that. "It really did hit Greg the hardest," he finally said.

Greg and Robin looked at him. Robin looked interested, Greg looked wary.

"You know, they went out together quite often. Tell her about the one time you spent the night at his place." Hodges grinned.

Greg could see how the look on Robin's face changed. At least he thought he'd seen her face change. Gay. She thinks I'm gay, he thought. "Well, we were on a guy's night out, you know... I decided to crash in his guest bedroom," he said, trying to explain. He felt stupid for how he tried to explain, but he couldn't think of a better way to do it.

"Oh yeah right, I remember. You were wasted, right? Couldn't even get a cab to get home because of how drunk you were."

Hodges, you evil mastermind, Greg thought. He wasn't sure if he was more impressed or angry right now. No, he was more angry. "I wasn't wasted, I was... I lost my key and it was already late and... The bar was closer to his home, so..."

Robin nodded. It was obvious she was a bit thrown off by this story, thought.

Greg didn't know what to say, so he just left embarrassed when he said, "Tell me when you have my results ready..."

Robin stood there a bit confused. "...Is he going to be alright?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure. Don't worry about him. A glass of wine and he'll be alright." He laughed.

Greg went into the break room, clearly pissed, getting some food out of the fridge and sitting down opposite Nick.

"She rejected you, huh?" Nick said amused while reading the newspaper.

"Hodges implied that I'm an alcoholic," he said angrily.

"What?" Nick laughed. "And she believed it?"

"Well she asked about Julian, and he told her about the one time I slept at his place because... I was too drunk to get home."

"Damn, he plays dirty."

"Yeah but he should watch out, I know enough about him to throw any woman off!"

Nick laughed. "Like what?"

"Geez, he moved out from his mother's home just a few years ago, that should be enough!"

"He doesn't have a chance with her, anyway. No need to interfere."

"And what about you? You given up already?"

Hodges went in with a grin on his face. "Hey Greg. I know it's early, but maybe you want something to drink? A beer, vodka?"

Nick laughed.

Greg rolled his eyes. "First of all, it's 3a.m, not exactly early for drinking. Second, that's not even funny."

"I think it is," Nick said laughing.

"Yeah, right?" Hodges laughed, too. "Greg, just do what Nick did. He accepted the fact that he doesn't stand a chance against me. It's over. She's mine."

"Don't be ridiculous. I didn't give up. But other than you two I know how to get a woman to notice me."

"Oh yeah? And how's that, Romeo?" Hodges said mocking.

Robin walked in with files in her hand. "Hey Nick." She stopped. "Oh sorry, are you on your break?"

"No, it's okay, what's up?" He looked at her.

"I got your results ready. You want them now or..."

"Yeah, sure." He took the files out of her hands. "Thank you." He turned around again and grinned at Greg and Hodges.

"You're welcome," she said as she walked out.

"See? She didn't even notice you two. Ignore a woman and she's all yours!"

"Yeah, that's one way to do it... If you're a macho," Greg replied sarcastically. "I don't think either one of you'll get her."