Chapter Twenty-Five
Wendy went back to work a few weeks after losing her & Hodges' baby. She had moved out of their apartment and into her own. She missed her time with Alicia and also missed Hodges very much, but she had to have this break. After that latest threat, she was afraid of what could possibly come out at trial. Defence lawyer would make it out to look like Wendy and her siblings deserved to be treated like they were treated.
She sat in the break room one day nibbling on her lunch when Mandy stormed into the room.
"Wendy, what has gotten into Hodges?"
"What are you talking about?" she said faking her surprise.
"He bumped into me and was incredibly rude." She said.
Wendy sighed. "We broke up"
Mandy looked at her. "What! Why?"
Wendy shrugged. "I wanted a break."
"Wendy" her friend said and gave her a glare.
Wendy sighed and told Mandy everything.
"Do you love him Wendy?"
"Of course I do. He's the best thing that ever happened to me and also my only." She whispered the last word.
Mandy's eyes went wild. Wow even Henry has had more action that she has!
"My mom was strict. I am so afraid that stuff will come out at the trial by the defence that will make the others look bad"
"So you're dumping your best friend, your lover, your boyfriend because of that?" Mandy looked incredulous.
Catherine and Sara entered the break room. "What is going on with Hodges Wendy? He's in some kind of horrible mood!"
"Oh haven't you heard they broke up!" Mandy said.
"Why?" demanded the two other women.
Wendy told them.
Catherine gave her younger colleague a pat on the arm. "You two were the perfect couple, you actually changed him Wendy, now he's back to his old sullen self. If stuff comes out at trial, you just fight back! You need to stand up to your mom and her lawyer. They have no right bringing up past issues."
"Yes they do, that's all part of it. The reason we are taking her to trial!" Wendy said and explained everything that had gone on during her life before CSI.
"Your mom abuse you mentally – she had no right to do that. Your dads, they had no right not to stand up to your mom, even if they did sign that sperm donor paper" Sara said.
"Go make up with David, he loves you and his surly attitude is gonna really start to piss every one off again" Catherine said.
Wendy nodded and left the break room. She walked past the trace lab where she saw something she had never seen before. David Hodges was actually crying. His head in his hands he was sobbing.
Softly Wendy knocked on the door and David looked up. He looked away, dried his tears and put on his surliest face. "Whaddya want Simms"
"David I realize I have made a terrible mistake. I didn't mean to hurt you this badly. All I wanted was a little break, so I could think, find myself and figure things out. I love you and always will."
"Been talking to Sara and Catherine" he said without even looking up.
"I told them everything"
"They convinced you to crawl back to me"
"I am not crawling David I am not crawling"
He looked at her but tried to avoid her eyes. "Can I crawl back to you then?"
She looked at him. "What?"
"I am an ass Wendy, I should have been more sensitive to you. You just lost our baby, you are in a battle with your mom. I should have respected you needing space."
Wendy didn't know what to say.
"Will you take me back" she finally said.
David looked at her and replied. "If you'll take me back"
She glanced around and saw that no one was around so she entered the trace lab. She grabbed a hold of her lover and gave him the most intense kiss that she had ever given him (at the workplace)
When they stopped their intense embrace the entire lab, including Gil Grissom and Conrad Ecklie began to clap. Both David and Wendy looked very embarrassed at being caught and she made a beeline for her lab and got right to work. David had to sit down for a few moments as he was a little out of breath and in no condition to walk anywhere.
A/N: See I do not disappoint. I would never keep Wendy and David apart for long.