Thanks for the reviews. Here's another...finally. It's a little longer than the others but I hope you think it's just as good.

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Catherine mosied into the fingerprint lab to see Mandy, chin in hand, idly working at her computer. She could just see Archie's rear end sticking out from under the next table, obviously hooking up his latest requisitions. Catherine dropped onto the stool next to Mandy. "Slow night for you guys too, huh?"

"Can you believe I've almost caught up on all the backlogged cases. I guess Vegas crime life is taking the night off."

"Personally, I'm using it to get a head start." The two women looked up to see Henry shuffle into the room, a stack of file folders clutched to his chest.

Archie's head popped out from under the table. "What'cha got there Henry?"

Henry smiled shyly and fumbled the manilla folders as he made his way to his corner station. "Just some cold case files."

Archie rolled his eyes. "Dude, ever heard of taking the night off?"

"This from the man updating all the labs computers and hooking up all the new ones." Hodges said, wandering in looking bored.

"Hey, this is fun for me."

Hodges dropped his elbows on the table next to Mandy and propped his chin in his hands. All three sets of eyes began to glaze over as AFIS ran its slow search. Catherine's eyes slowly drifted to the young, shy tech working studiously in his corner. "You know, there are times when I wonder if Henry's gay."

Mandy arched an eyebrow. "How do you figure?"

"Well, he doesn't really seem to get out much. You know, doesn't talk about his life much. Doesn't flirt with anyone at work like Hodges does."

"Hey. I don't flirt."

Archie's head popped up between Catherine and Mandy. "Oh, puh-lease. You and Wendy flirt shamelessly. It's kinda pathetic."

"Anyway," Catherine interjected. "Back to the original subject…Henry."

"I don't know, but I kinda have to agree." Archie said as he finally stood up staring bemusedly at the extra cord in his hand.

Mandy's other eyebrow slowly rose to join the other. "Care to explain."

Hodges took over the conversation. "Kind of an unwritten guy rule. If the subject of questioning another man's sexuality comes up in conversation more than a few times, the guy's probably gay."

Mandy's mouth dropped open. Catherine thought over this tidbit of information. "Actually that kinda makes sense."

"Well, I think Henry's straight, just…shy."

"Shy?" Catherine piped up. "Shy ain't the word for the boy. More like super-introverted."

"Another point towards gayness. Especially if he's deep in the closet."

Mandy shot them all stern look. "He's not gay."

A smile the lab referred to as 'Evil grin #3' split Hodges face. "Prove it."

"'Scuse me?"

'Evil grin #3' morphed into 'Evil grin #4'. "I said…PROVE…IT."

Mandy's mouth opened and shut a few times and Archie started to snicker. Finally Mandy resolutely set her jaw and stood. "Fine then. I will."

The other three heads turned to watch Mandy march right up to Henry, pull his swivel chair out, park herself firmly in his lap and fuse her lips to his. When she finally pulled back his merely blinked in astonishment at her. She considered Henry for a moment before smiling at the other three in the room.

"Sorry to burst your bubble guys but he's straight as an arrow."

Before she could get up Henry gently turned her face back to his and kissed her. "What are you doing tomorrow?"

"Who…wha…nothing."

"Then…um…would you like to have lunch with me?"

"Huh?"

"I always wanted to ask you out but…um…and then you kissed me and…I mean, if you don't want to…"

She kissed him again as Archie, Catherine, and Hodges smiled and crept out of the room.

"Finally. I thought those two would never get it together." Archie murmured as he stuffed the extra cord in his pocket.

"You think they'll ever figure out we set them up?"

Catherine closed the lab door behind her and smacked the back of Hodges' head. "Not if you keep your trap shut."