The Good Times
A/N: I am soooo sorry it took me so long to post this. This is Greg's best time and it's probably a little or even possibly very chessy but oh well.
"As you guys already know I didn't have a very nice childhood," Greg began after a few deep breaths. "I was always moving around and going to different schools so I never got to make any real friends. It stayed that way all through high school and college, though I stayed in one place for both of those. I guess I didn't know how to make friends because I never had them before.
"My best time is more of a place than an actual event that happened. It's the place where I became a part of a group, where I learned how to make friends. That place is here.
"It was my first week here when all that changed. Nick, you were the first person who actually tried to get me to talk to you. You never gave up, even when I was giving you one -word answers. Everyone of you tried to get me to talk to you about things other than work when we were in the break room and in the hallways.
"I was slowly learning how to make friends just by seeing the way everyone here interacts. Before here, the only social experiences I had were school, and no one there wanted to hang out with me because I was gone a few weeks later. I guess they figured there was no use in being friendly because I'd be moving on soon.
"My first day here everyone made me feel welcome. They were all saying how glad they were to have me here and that I would get along great with everyone. To be honest, I almost didn't come back the next day. I was afraid it would be another case of 'the new kid' where everyone welcomed you the first day then shunned you and ignored you the next.
"But I did come because I had a job to do and once I got here everyone was still talkative and smiling. That really took a lot off my mind."
Greg looked over to where Catherine was seated. She was smiling encouragingly at him, as she already knew how insecure he had been when he first arrived. She had found him one day after Ecklie had screamed at him and told him not everyone thought he was an idiot. He felt better after that.
"There was one time when you were all going out to celebrate the closing of a really hard case. I don't know if you guys remember it but you all came down to the lab to get me. You told me I was a part of the team and should be celebrating too."
A/N: I am soooo sorry it took me so long to post this. This is Greg's best time and it's probably a little or even possibly very chessy but oh well.
"As you guys already know I didn't have a very nice childhood," Greg began after a few deep breaths. "I was always moving around and going to different schools so I never got to make any real friends. It stayed that way all through high school and college, though I stayed in one place for both of those. I guess I didn't know how to make friends because I never had them before.
"My best time is more of a place than an actual event that happened. It's the place where I became a part of a group, where I learned how to make friends. That place is here.
"It was my first week here when all that changed. Nick, you were the first person who actually tried to get me to talk to you. You never gave up, even when I was giving you one -word answers. Everyone of you tried to get me to talk to you about things other than work when we were in the break room and in the hallways.
"I was slowly learning how to make friends just by seeing the way everyone here interacts. Before here, the only social experiences I had were school, and no one there wanted to hang out with me because I was gone a few weeks later. I guess they figured there was no use in being friendly because I'd be moving on soon.
"My first day here everyone made me feel welcome. They were all saying how glad they were to have me here and that I would get along great with everyone. To be honest, I almost didn't come back the next day. I was afraid it would be another case of 'the new kid' where everyone welcomed you the first day then shunned you and ignored you the next.
"But I did come because I had a job to do and once I got here everyone was still talkative and smiling. That really took a lot off my mind."
Greg looked over to where Catherine was seated. She was smiling encouragingly at him, as she already knew how insecure he had been when he first arrived. She had found him one day after Ecklie had screamed at him and told him not everyone thought he was an idiot. He felt better after that.
"There was one time when you were all going out to celebrate the closing of a really hard case. I don't know if you guys remember it but you all came down to the lab to get me. You told me I was a part of the team and should be celebrating too."