"What's up?" Gillian asked when he pushed through the door in her office.

Cal smiled and stood in front of her. "I'm looking for advice."

Her face showed surprise and then fear.

"Don't worry. It's nothing bad."

"This doesn't happen often... Advice about what?"

"Well... There was this girl I met before I came in here..."

She frowned slightly, but he didn't catch it. He was too busy nervously staring at his feet. She smiled and nodded. "And?"

"Well, she slapped me."

"She doesn't sound... like the type of woman you should be hanging around."

"No! The complete opposite!" he insisted with a large smile.

"Ok... Explain."

"She smacked me because... get this... I 'used the Lord's name in vain'..."

"What are you getting at?"

"I don't know what to do."

"About what?"

"Well... She slapped me because I said 'oh, my God' and so... she must be Christian, right?"

"Yes."

"So what do I do? Do I even take a chance... I told her that we should go out tonight... but do you think I can handle it?"

"I don't know Cal. I'm sure you can do anything you try."

"Is it worth it?"

"Maybe... she'd be a good influence on you."

"You think?" He began pacing in front of her desk and then stopped suddenly. "I'm gonna do it."

"Do what?"

"Ask her out."

Gillian smiled out of surprise. He was really going to do it. "Change of heart?"

"What do you mean?"

"Do you know anything about Christians... she could be Catholic... Baptist. Cal, you know nothing. Do you even have a religion of choice?"

"Um..."

"I didn't think so." She shrugged and added, "I think it's good. Maybe you need something spiritual in your life."

He wrung his hand together and nodded. "Maybe. Um... Torres said we have someone waiting for us in the lab. Shall we?"

"Let's." She pulled some files together and stood up, following him out the door.

:::

Cal worked his usual magic and finsiedh quite quickly with the witness.

As he walked to his office, Gillian grabbed him by the arm with a curious smile. "What...?" he asked, squinting slightly.

"Are you going to take her out tonight?"

"I believe so."

"Are you going to call her?"

"I guess."

"Call her right now."

He frowned at her and then dug his hand into his pocket. "Um..." Where's her number? He opened him mouth, remembering and looked at his hand.

"Really? She wrote it on your hand... that's so cute."

Cal chuckled and typed the numbers in. "Damnit... I never told her my name!"

"Oh, don't worry about it. Just say that you're the 'guy she smacked this morning'. I'm sure she'll remember you."

"Hello? Oh, hey Taylor. I don't think I ever got a chance to tell you my name." He laughed at whatever she said and was soon walking away from Gillian, down the hallway to his office. "It's Cal... No, no... It's fine, I really don't mind. You had every right to..." She heard his words echo off the walls until his door clicked shut.

:::

"I have a date tonight."

"Great! So her name is Taylor?" Gillian asked.

"That's correct. We're going to just go out to dinner... Maybe go to the park or something."

Gillian smiled and him and nodded. "That's great... finally a... nevermind."

"A what?"

"Nothing." She smiled and shrugged. "It was nothing."

"A what?" he repeated.

"I was going to say a good girl. Happy?"

He pursed his lips and thought for a moment. "Alright."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

He stared at her eyes and then he broke eye contact as his gaze shifted over her entire body.

She felt uncomfortable as his eyes subconsciously ran down her legs. "Sorry." He tightened his jaw, feeling slightly ashamed. "I'll let you know how it goes."

She smiled and stared at him for a moment. "You're nervous aren't you...?"

"Well... No." He shook his head and puffed his chest out.

"You're lying."

"What if I mess this up? She's like... Christian... What if I do something wrong?"

"You'll figure it out. You always do."

"This is different."

"Why?"

"Because I can't just... be mean to her."

"Why? You've never had a problem being mean to anyone else..."

"Well... She like... has a special connection with God... I guess."

"Seriously, Cal? That's not how it works."

"Well, she's Christian, so she cares about this kinda shit... So God like... is closer to her."

"God loves everyone just the same."

He scrunched his face up and half nodded, half shook his head. "Yeah, they say that, but realisticly... He's going to love the ones that love him back more..."

"Talk to Taylor about it, alright?"

"I will do that. Can we close up here?"

"Yeah... that case was all we had for today. Let me know how it goes."

Cal smiled and nodded. "I will."

A/N: Thoughts?