2. The new intern
"Ashley." Grissom asked approaching the young girl.
"I'm here." She said standing up and offering her hand. "Dr. Grissom, it's so nice to see you again." "Come this way. I was just about to hand out assignments. I hope you didn't have to wait very long."
"Oh no not at all. I'm early actually." She said shuffling to keep up with Grissom.
Ashley Walker admired the beauty of the lab. The glass windows allowed her to see the hustle and bustle of the number two crime lab in the country.
Grissom pushed open two glass doors and inside sat the five members of the graveyard shift. A brunet woman was sipping coffee and reading the paper. A group of younger men were all talking about the release of the new video game Halo 2. Her eyes then shifted to the blonde woman who she had seen in the hall. The blonde was looking over a manila folder with case notes inside. Grissom mentally grinned watching the young girl observe her surroundings.
Grissom cleared his throat which immediately was returned with ten eyes staring back at him. Their eyes then shifted from Grissom to Ashley and back to Grissom again. Ashley could almost hear them thinking.
"This is Ashley Walker. She is going to be joining our team temporarily. She is strictly an observer but she will be out in the field with us."
"Glad to have you with us Ashley." An attractive man said with a twinge of a southern accent and an endearing smile.
"Ashley this is Catherine, Nick, Sara, Warrick and Greg."
She quickly made mental notes to help her remember their names. She then realized it would be difficult to concentrate on anything with all of these attractive guys around her. How did Catherine and Sara do it?
"You can sit next to Nicky." Grissom said motioning to the empty chair and opening his notebook.
Walker grinned sheepishly and blushed as Nick held out the chair for her.
"Sara and Catherine you have a 419 at Golden Nugget. Warrick you are taking Greg on another 419 in a residence in Northern Henderson. Nicky, Ashley and myself will be working a possible 420 in the Luxor suite. Busy night tonight. Let's get to work."