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Chapter 15
"They've been in there a long time" Don said leaning back in his chair for about the fifth time that hour
"Don stop that" Terry said lightly hitting him
"What? Aren't you curious?"
"No"
"Liar. Are you really trying to tell me that you're not at all curious about why Amita's roommate came down here, to the FBI headquarters, from wherever they live to speak to Charlie? And there is no doubt in my mind that she must've tried the house first before coming down here"
"Wow Don you've been thinking about this for a long while haven't you? Don't you have work to do?"
"Finished my reports/paperwork, can't do anything about the fraud until Charlie finishes the equation and the team gets back, and don't change the subject. You really aren't curious?" Don asked lifting his eyebrows up
"A little but I don't let it consume my time" Terry said smirking
"You hush up" Don said throwing a paper ball at her. He went back to filling out his last form and then called the team. That was a long phone call and by the time he was done, he saw that it was almost time to get going. Maybe he'd go over to Charlie's house (he had first thought his father's, he was still getting used to the fact that his brother had bought the house) for dinner.
"Hey Don, she's leaving" Terry pointed out as she noticed that the door to the conference room opened.
"Hmm I wonder what took so long?" Don questioned but Terry didn't get a chance to answer because at that moment Charlie and Mary started to walk towards them
"Hey buddy" Don said smiling pretending very well that he and Terry weren't just talking about him
"Hey Don" He said smiling and then he turned to Mary "Mary this is Don, Don this is Mary Hughes Amita's roommate"
"Nice to meet you. This is my partner Terry Lake" Terry smiled and waved, Mary waved back. Everyone just looked at each other for a moment when Terry decided that maybe she should get lost (she felt out of place for some reason)
"So, I'm going to make copies of those papers like you said" Terry said addressing Don. Don looked a little confused and nodded to let her go. Terry started to walk away when Charlie called out to her
"Wait Terry stay. Mary tell Don and Terry what you told me" Charlie said beaming.
I can't remember the last time I've seen him this happy Don thought
"You sure?" Mary said questioningly. She wasn't sure why Charlie wanted this to be told to his brother and his brother's partner but whatever
"Yes, very sure"
"Ok. Well I came down here today to speak on behalf of Amita's heart" Mary started, Don looked confused and Terry (being a woman) understood what had happened. Don looked at Terry and got even more confused
"That's so sweet. She's lucky to have a friend that did this for her" Terry added. Don looked absolutely baffled at this point and surrendered to womanly intuition and waited patiently for Mary to finish what she was saying
"Well I don't know if Charlie told you but Amita had a date last night" Don nods and Terry's eyes widen a little at the thought that maybe she was wrong "Well I waited for her to get home last and she didn't seem all that happy with the date. It was the perfect date from what I heard but she said and I quote 'It felt good at times but most of the times it just felt wrong'. I know why it felt wrong. She loves Charlie-" Mary turns to Charlie who is blushing a very nice shade of red "-And while yes she had fun on the date, it sounded like anyone who was sane would have fun. I told her what I thought and she said that she was too confused about her feelings because she had no clue how Charlie felt. She said that she could never confront him because he gets flustered about things like these apparently. So I made the decision last night that I would talk to him for her because I've never seen her so happy when she was working with him"
"See buddy, I told you she liked you" Don said getting up and clapping him on the back
"Now I just have to tell her how I feel" Charlie said swallowing audibly. Despite the fact that he knew that Amita liked him back he was still nervous. Amita was right he did get flustered about these things
"Just tell her what you told me in the conference room" Mary said
"And what you told me before your date" Don added
"And what you said in the car" Terry added on too
"Just tell her the truth" Mary finished
"I'll try" Charlie said smiling
"Ok well I have to go. Should I tell Amita that we bumped into each other at the café by the campus and that you wanted me to give her this?" Mary asked holding up a note. Don raised an eyebrow, Terry understood
"It's a note asking her to meet me for dinner" Charlie explained catching Don's facial expression
"Oh. Good luck buddy" Don said
"Thanks. I'm going to walk Mary out and then I'll get back to working on the problem" Charlie said addressing Don and then turning to Mary to walk her out. Terry gave him a hug and wished him good luck. As soon Charlie and Mary disappeared around the corner all Don could think was now he'll never finish that equation today