When they arrived at the lab, Danny had to stay in the lobby filling out paperwork so the boys could go up. By the time they'd made it to the 35th floor Lindsay and Hawkes had already overheard Mac telling Stella that Danny had twin sons. It softened the blow a bit for when they stepped off the elevator. Lindsay was the first to spot them.
"Mac wasn't kidding, they look just like you," she commented.
Danny glanced over at his kids and chuckled. "Yeah, they do," he replied.
"I'm Jesse," "and I'm Seth," the boys introduced themselves.
"I'm Lindsay Monroe," she said.
"We know. Dad taught us to recognize everybody he works with in case of emergency."
"That's smart of him. And there wouldn't be a question as to who your parent is," Lindsay said with a laugh.
"You're taking this surprisingly well," Danny remarked.
"I heard Mac telling Stella about the case, and obviously these two are a big part of it, so it made it a little easier to actually see it. So, aside from Mac, Stella, Hawkes and myself, who knows about you guys?" she directed at the twins.
"Uncle Don and Aunt Aiden," they answered in unison.
"I take it you're close with those two then?" Lindsay asked.
"Yeah, they're over all the time," they replied.
"Much as I'd love to stay and answer questions, I have evidence to process. You guys know the rules, you can come with me, but no touching anything. If you're bored you can go to the break room, there's a TV in there," Danny said before heading deeper into the lab, Jesse and Seth at his heals.
The next person they ran into was Stella, who gave Danny an affectionate smack upside the head for not telling her sooner, before absolutely gushing over the boys. After a promise to have her over for dinner sometime soon, she finally let them go.
They finally made it to the trace lab, Danny would be working on the container, while Mac got a suspect list together based on students who frequently gave the school trouble. Danny got to work, and as usual, blocked out the rest of the world, focused solely on what he was doing. Jesse and Seth didn't mind though. They loved science, and had never had a chance to see their dad at work before.
However, even the greatest of enthusiasm can't stand up to not being allowed to do anything for any long amount of time. When the boys got bored they decided to head to the break room and see what other people were up to. They found Hawkes in there having coffee and watching J-Lo music videos.
"Hey, you must be Danny's boys," the former ME greeted.
"Yeah, Jesse and Seth," they said, gesturing to themselves.
"Nice to meet you. Lindsay tells me you already know everybody in the lab, so I'll just assume you know who I am."
"Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, former medical examiner, and current CSI," Jesse dictated. It was exactly what their dad had told them.
Adam came in a minute later, and did a double take at the sight of the two teens.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"We're Danny's kids. I take it you haven't heard yet?" Seth asked.
"No, I hadn't heard. So what's your story?"
"Mom and Dad got married when they were eighteen, Mom died giving birth to us, Dad raised us alone," Jesse explained.
"It's weird to hear Danny called Dad," Hawkes interjected.
"Well, we might as well tell you about Uncle Don and Aunt Aiden then," Seth stated.
"I take it you mean Flack and Burn?" the doctor asked.
"Yup, they're over so much they practically live at our apartment. And we've known them forever since they're Dad's best friends," Jesse informed the older two.
The group fell into silence as Mac walked in.
"Where's your Dad?" he asked.
"Trace lab," the boys answered in unison. "He's still processing the container."
"C'mon then, you guys can probably help," Mac said, leading them out of the break room.
They found Danny again, and they all went to Mac's office, Danny and his boys on the couch, Mac behind his desk.
"The school sent over a list of the names of the top trouble makers at the school, and there aren't many, probably because of the fact that it's a Catholic school. I want you guys to tell me anything you know about them, ok?" Mac asked.
"We'll do what we can," they answered.
"Danny, I assume you understand why you need to be present?" Mac directed at the other CSI.
"Yeah, since they're minors they can't be questioned without a parent or guardian present," Danny replied.
"Ok, then shall we begin?"
(A/N: Next Friday we find out about the bad eggs at St. John's Prep.)