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Wendy and Hodges just stood and stared at each other. Both had thought about seeing each other again, but their hearts swelled as the moment actually happened.

Lindsey looked at the two staring at each other with looks that spoke of lost chances. "You two know each..." Before Lindsey got the whole question out, Jackson peered out the door and smiled. "Hi, Lindsey!"

"Hey, sweetie!" Lindsey said as she hugged Jackson.

Wendy smiled when she saw the sweet little boy. "Jackson?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, the last time I saw you, I think you were about three years old."

Hodges looked confused. "You saw him..."

"I was here for a conference," Wendy explained. "We invited you to dinner, remember?"

Hodges blushed slightly. "Oh...yeah. I'd just met...someone."

Wendy nodded. "Someone... Italian?"

Hodges' eyes widened. "How did you..."

"I...still talk to Henry," Wendy explained.

Hodges nodded. "Remind me to thank him later," he said sarcastically.

Wendy smiled softly and nodded.

Lindsey and Jackson watched the two awkwardly get reacquainted. "Are you friends with Uncle Hodges?" Jackson asked.

"Um..." Wendy began.

"We were friends," Hodges said. "But she got another job."

"Oh," Jackson said. "Did you move far away, like Mrs. Barbara?"

"D.B.'s wife," Lindsey said when Wendy looked confused. "She was his babysitter."

"Oh," Wendy said. She smiled at Jackson. "Yeah, I did. But my sister got a better job close by. So when your dad and Nick called and said you needed the extra help, I told them I'd love to."

Hodges stared at the beautiful woman. "That's good," he said after a couple of moments.

"Are you gonna work in the lab?" Jackson asked. "Cause Uncle Hodges doesn't work in the lab much anymore."

Wendy's eyes widened as she looked at Hodges, who was now blushing. "You don't?"

Hodges blushed. "No. Henry and I got promoted a few months ago. I'm a CSI Level One."

Wendy's jaw dropped and she blinked in surprise. "Wow," she said after a few moments. "You finally got out in the field. That's awesome. Really!"

Hodges smirked slightly. "Yeah, I am in good company. Me, Henry and Lindsey." He gestured to the young woman with the little boy.

Lindsey cleared her throat softly. "Yeah. Nick and Greg offered me a spot with Grave. Henry, Hodges and I have great teachers. Greg and Sara are co-assistant supervisors. Morgan's on the team. You know her?"

"Yeah, I met her when I met him," Wendy said as she smiled at Jackson.

Hodges smiled and wished he hadn't let Wendy leave at all. Wendy found herself feeling the same way.

"Maybe we..." Hodges and Wendy started to say simultaneously. Both smiled awkwardly. Jackson looked at the two of them. "Uncle Hodges, aren't you happy she's gonna work here?"

Wendy smiled as Hodges blushed. Just then, Nick and Greg came around the corner. "Hey!" Nick said when he saw his friends.

Jackson rushed to Greg. "Hi, daddy!" He said as he hugged him.

"Hey!" Greg said as he hugged his son.

Wendy smiled at the two and realized she missed everyone in Vegas. "Hi," she said as she hugged Greg.

"Welcome back," Nick said when Wendy hugged him. "You ready to meet with Catherine and Ecklie?"

Wendy smiled at Hodges, who was blushing red. She nodded and said, "Ready."

TBC...