THE ENDING OF THIS MISERY
Disclaimer: I don't own any NUMB3RS characters I am not that lucky and if this ever happened on the show well that would be very different.
Summary: Terry and Don leave for a case in Reno Las Vegas. Charlie and Larry go missing. Amita is pregnant but does the father want it. David has a secret he's not telling either. Alan is going crazy because of the absence of his sons for his sons and someone strikes home while Don and Charlie are away.
Chapter 2 Amita meets Benny
Outside, the Los Angles air was heavy and thick, the smog was making it unbearable to stand, or stay outside for any amount of time. Amita arrived promptly at seven am at Cowsie University. Getting out of her black Minnie Copper stopped and watched the sky turn slowly from a dusty brown to a dark grey. Larry arrived as she stared at the sky. Charlie had gotten a ride with Larry and both got out and walked over to Amita watching the sky. Charlie thought it was amazing to watch the sky turn such a dark color. The rain started falling and the three of them scurried into the university before it was getting too wet.
"Good morning Larry, Charlie how are you doing?" Amita asked.
"Good but I don't like this rain." Said Larry wearily.
"Why not?" Charlie asked curiously.
"Because that means I have to come up with a new date plan." Larry whined.
"You have a date, with whom?" Amita asked with a smile. While Charlie snickered.
"Charles though you snicker, I think she is lucky to have me." Larry says looking hard at Charlie.
"Wait you guys I feel so left out!" Amita whined. "Who are you going on a date with Larry?"
"He is going on a date with Mrs. Laurel Wilson." Charlie said trying not to laugh.
"Wait, as in the math professor, next door to Charlie, at this university Laurel Wilson?" Amita said with utter amazement.
"What? I find her an amazing person; she has her flaws like we all do." Larry said.
"I'm not saying anything good or bad I think it's just… well I have never seen you actually go out with someone, and the fact that it's her. It surprises me Larry I would not make fun of you, and Charlie can't say anything because you're going on a date and he's never even been on one." Amita looked at Larry with sincerity.
"Why does everyone, seem to cling on to the point that I have never been on a date?" Charlie asked confused.
"Not everyone did I have only ever used it once against you and that only because you were saying stuff. So what do you mean everyone uses it against you?" Amita stated matter-of-factually.
"I know you have used it only once but it's the same exact thing that Don said to me about our father being on a date yesterday. When have people been so curious about my love life is it bad that I find numbers more interesting?" Charlie said slowly.
"I am not even going to say anything." Amita said shaking her head and walking on in front of Charlie and Larry.
"What did I do something wrong." Charlie asked as the arrived at Larry's room.
"Charles I speak unto you as a friend suppose that what you just said hurt Amita because she might look unto you as something more then just a friend, and you basically just said that she was wasting her time waiting for something that she wanted because, of your lack of interest and maybe that hurt her. I only speak unto you as friends Charles remember that but I would apologize or do something that might make you seem less cocky then you just made yourself sound." Larry said shaking his head but making complete eye contact.
"Maybe you're right. But I have got to go I'll talk to you later Larry." Charlie said as Larry unlocked the door.
"See you later Charles." Larry said as Charlie began to walk away.
Charlie walked down the hall to his face walked in and began doing preparations for the lecture he was to give in the next hour.
Amita sat with Charlie occasionally looking up at the rain coming down heavy outside she loved the sound of rain it always made her remember her childhood. A while later after she had dozed off there was a knock on the door and she quickly opened her eyes and watched as Charlie quickly got up and walked over to the door opening it reveling Mrs. Southward a math professor who was three doors down from Professor Eppes classroom. "Good Morning Professor Southward. How can I help you?" Charlie asked happily. "I was wondering if you could come down I need some help on this problem that a student asked." Professor Southward asked desperately. Charlie was use to everyone coming to ask him about problems he was one of the youngest most advanced students he didn't brag because he knew that there were many other people smarter then him in certain areas.
"Of course. Amita I'll be right back okay." Charlie said to her. She lifted her head nodded and smiled as Charlie turned and followed the professor out of the room and down the hall.
Amita leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes and never noticed the student that quietly entered the room. "Mrs. Ramanijan?" The student said softly walking up to the dozed Amita. "Wha. Oh hello can I help you?" Amita asked groggily.
"Oh Benny, are you here to see Charlie. Professor Eppes I mean?" Amita asked waking up slightly.
"Yeah we are supposed to be going over the "Stokes Equation" today. Do you know where he is?" Benny asked. Amita had meet Benny after a lecture of Charlie one day. Benny had stayed after occasionally after lectures to talk to him about. Amita thought that it was great.
"He went to go help a teacher but if you stay here he will be back soon." Amita said finally fully awake and smiled.
"I think I'll stay. So Amita I was wondering um do you have anything going on tonight?" Benny asked shyly.
"Um I don't think so why?" Amita asked giving him an odd look.
"Well I was uh wondering if you wanted to go out to dinner or go see a movie if you weren't that busy." Benny said looking bashful and his face was red.
"Yeah I think that would be fun if I'm not doing anything else. I might have to… What time will you pick me up?" Amita asked with a smile she didn't care if she was expected to come over to Charlie's tonight after the comments he made in the hall.
"So if that's a yes I will pick you up at seven pm." Benny said his face going back to its normal color.
"Am I interrupting something?" Charlie came in smiling at the both of them.
"Nope, Benny is just taking me out to dinner." Amita said smiling at Charlie.
"Oh he is…." Charlie said with downcast eyes. Recovering quickly he turned toward Benny and asked "Do you have the stuff." Benny nodded and placed his binder of notes on the table.
An hour later Charlie left for class and Benny went to Amita worked on her thesis and when both of them returned they spent several more hours working on the Equations, Charlie was deeply pleasured at the progress his young student was making.
When Benny finally left, Amita went out to the faculty room and grabbed to cups of coffee walking back in the class room Charlie had his feet propped up on the table with a deep look in his eyes "Can I ask you something Amita?" Charlie asked when she walked in.
"Sure you name it." Amita answered handing him a cup.
"What prompted you to decide to go say yes. I'm trying to set up the proper equation that would bring to that answer but your two personalities don't really mesh and everything is leading away from that connection so what has prompted this decision?" Charlie took his feet down, leaning forward and picked up the mug and took a drink.
"Charlie you don't really understand relationships do you?" Amita said smiling as she walked over to him and took a seat next to him. "You don't date someone who has the same personalities as you do. You try and find someone who is different and only a couple similarities then you try to get to that person for there own uniqueness if we all dated people who were exactly like ourselves no variety is boring and rarely leads to happiness. Math problems don't always explain the person we date." Amita said with directness surprised at the fact he was asking him that.
"Well you should go home and start getting ready. He's going to be at your house in two hours." Charlie said turning to the pile of exam papers. Amita looked at her watch and noticed it was nearly five-thirty and Don never once had called Charlie this had been a first since the time she had arrived which was nearly a month ago. She wondered what was wrong were they fighting,
"Wait why not just ask Charlie why Don has been here or called at all today." Amita thought to herself looking at her hard working advisor she tried to find a way to ask with out being annoying or nosy.
"Charlie can I ask you a question." Amita asked cautiously.
"Yeah, sure anything you want." Charlie not really paying attention to what she was saying as he continued on correcting the exams.
"Are you and Don okay I don't mean to be nosy or anything it's just that I haven't seen a day go by with out him getting a hold of you is everything okay?" Amita asked watching him closely.
Charlie dropped his pencil on the table and put his head in his hands "Charlie are you okay. I'm sorry it was not my place what happens between the two of you should stay between the two of you." Amita responded coming over to Charlie and held his shoulders.
"No, its okay Don is in Reno doing some work finding some drug lords and, I don't know I'm use to him leaving but this is different. There are some things going on right now and it just I don't know it scares me that I am going to have to deal with them alone." Charlie said getting up and throwing the work he was doing into his tan satchel and getting his blue jean jacket.
"Charlie I want to help you I really do with these things that I see you staring off into to space about but unless you tell me more I can't do anything. I'll be here when you need me. Do you want to talk about?" Amita asked watching as he got the rest off his things together. He stood by the door about to walk out when he turned and looked at his student he understood she just worried about him.
"Amita I am going to be fine, don't worry about me. Now go have a fun date and take a couple days off I took of the rest of this week and two days of next week, to work out a couple things." Charlie said squinting at her. Suddenly he grabbed his head in striking pain.
"Charlie are you okay?" Amita said getting up and running over to him. Charlie dropped his hands opened and closed his eyes a couple of times and nodded.
"Yeah I'm fine. Hey didn't I tell you to get out of here." Charlie said with a fake smile. He turned and walked out of the room.
Amita stayed in her seat and pondered about her friend praying that what ever he was talking about that he would be fine. Getting up a moment later she grabbed her keys and her bag she left the room and locked it. Walking down the hall she looked out the window and watched Charlie and Larry get into Larry's car and driving away. As she watched as he drove away her mind turned to the date she was suppose to go on in an hour. Thoughts of Charlie and what was wrong drifted to the back of his head.