Woody left after the autopsy. Jordan was heading towards the locker room to
shower and change before starting her report when she ran into Garrett.
"Hey, I guess I just missed Woody but I did schedule you off all next weekend for your birthday"
"Wow Garrett, thanks but I didn't ask off" she said surprised.
"Uh oh" he muttered almost inaudibly.
"What uh oh?" she asked interested.
"Woody asked for you to be off, I just assumed you knew because he didn't tell me to keep it quiet"
"Hmmmm, I wonder what he's up to" she thought aloud.
"I don't know anything else, I swear"
"I believe you" she smirked "You suck at keeping secrets"
She was supposed to meet Woody for Chimichangas; he was already at the restaurant waiting. He smiled when he saw her and kissed her hello.
"Oh before I forget, Garrett asked me to let you know that I am off all next weekend per your request"
He just smiled at her cleverness. "Jordan, something tells me you wouldn't have forgotten to tell me that. You've probably been counting the minutes until you could confront me"
She smiled devilishly, knowing it was true. Damn, he knew her well.
"So you gonna tell me what you're up to?" she asked curiously.
"Nope, it's a surprise" he said tactfully avoiding her steady gaze.
"Come on Woody, you know how I feel about my birthday"
This time he looked straight into her eyes as he took her hand "Yes Jordan, I know you hate your birthday but you shouldn't. I just want to make sure you have a good birthday this year, is that so bad?"
She watched him skeptically. "Woody, I just thought since we are together now that we could just spend my birthday together, something nice and quiet and simple, that's all I want, just to be with you" she said honestly.
He smiled genuinely touched by her admission of just wanting to be with him on her birthday. This was big and he knew it, usually she tried her best to avoid her having a birthday at all but this year she wanted to be with him.
"Simple it is" he agreed.
"Hey, I guess I just missed Woody but I did schedule you off all next weekend for your birthday"
"Wow Garrett, thanks but I didn't ask off" she said surprised.
"Uh oh" he muttered almost inaudibly.
"What uh oh?" she asked interested.
"Woody asked for you to be off, I just assumed you knew because he didn't tell me to keep it quiet"
"Hmmmm, I wonder what he's up to" she thought aloud.
"I don't know anything else, I swear"
"I believe you" she smirked "You suck at keeping secrets"
She was supposed to meet Woody for Chimichangas; he was already at the restaurant waiting. He smiled when he saw her and kissed her hello.
"Oh before I forget, Garrett asked me to let you know that I am off all next weekend per your request"
He just smiled at her cleverness. "Jordan, something tells me you wouldn't have forgotten to tell me that. You've probably been counting the minutes until you could confront me"
She smiled devilishly, knowing it was true. Damn, he knew her well.
"So you gonna tell me what you're up to?" she asked curiously.
"Nope, it's a surprise" he said tactfully avoiding her steady gaze.
"Come on Woody, you know how I feel about my birthday"
This time he looked straight into her eyes as he took her hand "Yes Jordan, I know you hate your birthday but you shouldn't. I just want to make sure you have a good birthday this year, is that so bad?"
She watched him skeptically. "Woody, I just thought since we are together now that we could just spend my birthday together, something nice and quiet and simple, that's all I want, just to be with you" she said honestly.
He smiled genuinely touched by her admission of just wanting to be with him on her birthday. This was big and he knew it, usually she tried her best to avoid her having a birthday at all but this year she wanted to be with him.
"Simple it is" he agreed.