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Chapter 25
Lorelei walked into the small café and looked around. Over in the corner a tall, slim red-haired woman stood up and waved at Lorelei.
"Hey Miranda" Lorelei said hugging her before sitting across from her. Miranda pushed a hot cup towards the CSI and smiled softly.
"How have you been?" She asked as Lorelei took a refreshing sip form her cup
"I've been alright. I haven't had time to be anything else." Miranda nodded her head understandingly
"How have you and John been?" Lorelei asked grateful to have another woman to confide in
"We're going to have a baby." Lorelei put a hand to her mouth then let out a large smile
"My god! Congrats Miranda!" The woman hugged excitedly
"How far along are you?" Lorelei asked practically jumping into her seat. Miranda chuckled
"I'm just about 3 months." Lorelei couldn't stop smiling at the mom to be. She took a quick sip.
"You're going to love being pregnant." Miranda smiled back then put her hand on Lorelei's
"Enough about me what about you and Don?" Lorelei raised an eyebrow
"What about us? He's just as boring as I have been?" Miranda gave Lorelei a stern look
"You know what I mean. It's been a long time since Don was in the hospital almost a year now. Have you told him about your undying love for him?" Lorelei groaned
"No and I'm not going to."
"Why not? I've seen the way he looks at you." Lorelei stared at her cup only looking up when Miranda squeezed her hand.
"Because he's practically dating another woman. They flirt a lot and she's interested. They just haven't gone out." Miranda nodded
"I see. Well I still think there's something there."
"Yeah" Lorelei sighed and changed the subject
After her date with Miranda, Lorelei went through Central Park. On the path, Lorelei sighed dejectedly as she watched couples past walking hand in hand, laughing and in love. Groaning Lorelei sat on one of the empty benches and thought about what Miranda had said earlier. Giving herself a small amount of hope Lorelei started to walk home, determined to let Don know how deep her feelings actually were.
Her nerves were at an ultimate high as she got closer and closer to her building. As she turned the corner Lorelei's heart sank into her stomach. She saw Don standing with Angell on the steps of their apartment building holding each other closely as they laughed. Lorelei could feel her heartbreak as Don's lips caressed Angell's instead of hers. Lorelei spun around and started to walk, she didn't know where she was going but she knew she had to get far fast.
It had started to rain leaving Lorelei soaked and miserable. Lorelei found herself halfway across town where Danny lived. Not knowing where else to go Lorelei tried his apartment, only to get no answer so patiently she sat on the front steps crying.
"Lore?" Lorelei looked up to see Danny looking at her worriedly. She looked past him to see Monroe leaning against a car with her arms crossed.
"Hey Danny" Lorelei stood up.
"Hey what's wrong?" Danny asked hugging her. Lorelei sniffed and wiped her nose with the back of her hand
"Nothing Danny. I'll be fine, go with Laura Ingle." She nodded behind him. Danny looked back at Monroe then looked at Lorelei conflicted. Lorelei put a hand on his arm
"Danny have fun with her ok? I'm going to go home and get out of these wet clothes. I'll see you tomorrow at work." Danny frowned
"Are you sure cause we can do this another time." Lorelei shook her head and motioned for Monroe to join them. When she walked up next to Danny Lorelei smiled at her
"Have fun you two. I'll see you tomorrow" Lorelei crossed the street before Danny could come after her.
Walking for another ten minutes Lorelei stopped when she found a new bar that didn't look like it had been cleaned with a dirty toilet brush. Pushing the wooden door open, she walked into the warm and cozy pub. Not looking up Lorelei sat on a stool at the bar.
"Can I help you dear?" An older man asked. Lorelei smiled sadly
"Yeah Jack and Ginger please, make it a double."
Throwing a twenty on the table, she took the glass and chugged greedily. Putting the empty glass down she motioned for a refill.
"Had a bad day?" A smooth voice asked.
Lorelei nodded before turning around to get a look at the man the voice belonged too. Lorelei looked him up and down as she drained her second drink. He was a bit younger than she was. He had bright blonde hair and dull brown eyes. He smiled and motioned behind her to the bartender
"Can I get what ever she's having and another beer?" He asked taking the seat next to her. Lorelei swung herself to face the bar again.
"Thanks" She said taking the drink. He smiled at her and took the beer from the bartender
"You're very welcome. Why don't you come join me and my friends over there?"
Lorelei followed his gaze to see a large group of people sitting in the corner all drinking and laughing loudly. She looked back at the guy and analyzed him.
"What do you do?" She asked hoping he wasn't a student
"I'm a photographer. Don't worry I'm older than I look." He chuckled as Lorelei's cheeks tinted pink.
"Sorry but I had to make sure." The guy shrugged it off
"I understand. I'm George" He stuck his hand out. Lorelei shook her head and finished off her drink then took his hand
"Lorelei. Let's go join the party."
The next morning Lorelei woke up to her phone beeping loudly. Quickly she grabbed her phone and silenced the loud noise. She looked over to see young George still unconscious and very much naked. Lorelei stood up only to sit back on the bed holding her head. Groaning in pain, she quickly dialled Danny's number.
"Hello?" A very groggy voice answered
"Danny thank god! Can I come over before work? Like Now?" Lorelei asked desperately trying to avoid going back to face Don.
"You ok?" He asked concerned. Lorelei's hand went to her head
"Just really hung over and stranded at…" Lorelei got up and looked out the window to see Danny's building across the street and two buildings down.
"Across the street from you." She said surprised
"Yeah I'll unlock the door and buzz you up." Lorelei let out a sigh of relief
"Thank you Danny. I owe you"
Lorelei hung up the phone, walked around the room collecting her belongings, and ducked into the bathroom. After getting dressed, she quietly slipped out of the apartment and walked over to Danny's. When she reached Danny's place he was standing with the door open and a coffee in hand. Taking the cup, she kissed his cheek and walked past him.
"Wanna tell me what's going on?" Lorelei turned around to see him staring at her with his arms crossed. She sipped her drink and hopped up onto the counter.
"I got really drunk at a bar down the street. Met a guy then it gets foggy from there but I do remember drinking his friends under the table. Lucky he lives close. Can I take a shower and do you still have some of my extra clothes hiding in your closet?" She asked hopefully. Danny shook his head
"Who knew we would be switching places. I'm in a relationship and you, you're the one having one night stands and not going home." Lorelei hopped off the counter
"Yeah it's comical. Clothes?" Danny pulled Lorelei over to where he stood
"Wanna talk about why you didn't go home? Does it have something to do with yesterday?" Lorelei groaned
"Can I just go have a shower?" Danny shook his head
"Not until you tell me."
"Fine" Danny and Lorelei leaned on the counters while Lorelei told him everything that had happened
"Who knew it would hurt so much. It sucks but he's happy so I have to get over it."
Danny hated seeing his friend in pain but knew she was right. He pulled her into his side and held her for a moment before pushing her towards the bathroom.
"I'll bring your clothes in. Towels are hanging up I haven't used them yet."
"Thanks Danny"
When they walked into the lab, Lorelei was welcomed by the empty ballistics lab. For the past couple weeks Lorelei had been filling in for Sean Hubbins, who had taken a couple months off to spend with his newborn daughter. Taking the silence in Lorelei went to the cabinet holding the evidence that needed to be processed and took out a package. Testing the gun and documenting the bullet striations into the computer took all of an hour, the same amount of time before Don had finally found her.
"Where were you last night?" He asked sitting in the chair behind her desk. Lorelei turned to face him holding the gun she was currently working on
"I was out with a friend. I got a ride in with Danny." Don nodded
"I know he told me" Lorelei shook her head
"Why didn't you call and let me know ?" Letting her feelings get to her Lorelei snapped
"I didn't realize you were my father Don. I don't need to check in I'm a fucking adult and I was out at a bar, I happened to have to much and slept over at a friend's place. I need to get back to work so I'll talk to you later." Lorelei put the earmuffs on before as she turned away form Don who sat back in shock.
Don stood up and put a hand on her shoulder. He leaned in and took one of the muffs off her ear.
"When you want to talk about what's wrong I'll be here for you."
Lorelei waited until he was gone before she let a few tears slip from the corners of her eyes. Wiping her face, she threw herself back into her work.