Goren flipped through the papers on his desk and frowned.
Damn, Eames must have forgotten to print that data he'd asked
her for before going home.
A quick glance at her desk showed that the drawer she kept her
laptop in was unlocked. Damn again! She must have taken it
with her! If she hadn't been in such a hurry....
For the thousandth time he wondered briefly why his partner insisted on leaving work by 9:30PM on Thursday nights. Every Thursday night, ever
since he'd known her. He'd hinted around for an explanation but
she always changed the subject.
He glanced at his watch. It was after midnight, now. Too late to
call her. But maybe, just maybe, she'd left her computer on and
he could log on remotely. After all they'd arranged this remote
log-on thingy just for occasions such as this.
Fumbling in his wallet he retrieved the instructions Alex had
given him and moments later found himself looking at:
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MellisaR: OMG! Couldn't you just grab that beautiful face in your
hands and plant one right on those gorgeous lips of his?!
MillieT: Tall, dark, handsome. *sigh* Not to mention dedicated.
How can anyone resist a man so dedicated to his job?
MellisaR: I know he's never even looked at her, but Alex is SO
lucky, just to get to work with the man.
CopZDotter: Ain't that the truth! But back to your comment about
the hands. What about HIS hands?
EZ: Doesn't looking at those hands and thinking about where
you'd like him to put them just make you wanna melt into a
puddle?
DizzyLizzy: It probably would Lynn but who has time to look at his
hands? It's those EYES!
CopZDotter: Okay. What does everyone think? Are his eyes
sexy? Personally, I'd describe them as more soulful than sexy.
Especially lately.
MillieT: Why should I have to choose? I say they're soulfully
sexy! Sure he's been a little subdued lately but still a major stud
muffin.
CopZDotter: Stud muffin? I'd say more of a cuddle monkey.
EZ: Now let's not argue, girls. We agree he's hot, right?
DizzyLizzy: Damn straight! And I'm surprised no one has
mentioned his smile yet. Mel?
MellisaR: The smile...Oh Beth, couldn't you just spend hours
contemplating that smile. Preferably up very close?
Millie T: It's so unfair! Why don't I know any single men like that?
DizzyLizzy: Raise your hands ladies. Who would YOU kill for the
opportunity to work a case with Goren?
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Goren found himself blushing. This definitely wasn't data related
to their case! In fact, he appeared to have inadvertently entered
some kind of chat room.
Where someone with the nic Millie T thought he had soulfully
sexy eyes?
And someone else thought he'd had never even LOOKED at
Alex?
Was Millie T that secretary who was always offering to bring him
coffee? And wasn't Mel the name of that CSI tech who was
always paying him compliments?
CopZDotter...that must be Alex! But she had to know it wasn't
true that he'd never looked at her. She did know that; didn't she?
And what did being a cuddle monkey mean? Was that good?
He knew what a stud muffin was. But he was unfamiliar with the
term cuddle monkey... maybe Lewis would know?
He shook his head. This was wrong on so many levels! Not to
mention an invasion of his partner's privacy. HIs finger hovered
for a fraction of a second over the trackpad before he tapped it
firmly, breaking the connection.
And so he missed...
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CopZDotter: ROTFLMAO! Beth, you know I love you but please
don't ever misspell Goran Visnjic's name like that again. I know
a Goren with an e in real life and ...well lets just say he's no
Goran!
DizzyLizzy: Oh right - that doofus you work with! Sorry Alex. I'll try
to be more careful. So moving right along...what did you all think
of Noah Wylie tonight? I say cuddle monkey - in- training .... but
IMHO, he should lose the beard.
CopZDotter: Agreed Beth! The beard and the new girlfriend! He
and Lucy were just so RIGHT for each other.
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Au Note: If you don't watch ER (which airs Thursday nights at
10PM in NYC) and don't know Alex Kingston,the actress who
plays one of the doctors on the show, or Goran Visnjic or Noah
Wylie who play stud muffin-doctors on the show, this won't make
much sense.
The lengths I go to in order to respond to these challenges
without succumbing to Bobby/Alex shipperness.