About thirty minutes later Speed arrived at Roxanne's place. "Hey. Why didn't you tell me you were coming," asked Roxanne. "I wanted to surprise you, and I was coming to town anyways so me and Delko can hang out," said Speed. "I'm sure he'll like that. Are you hanging out with anyone else," asked Roxanne.
"I might hang out with Ryan if he wants to come with us," said Speed. "Cool. Well, since you came to move these boxes I'll let you get to it. You can put them in the spare bedroom," said Roxanne.
"Okay. Do you have any plans besides avoiding Horatio and the others," asked Speed. "I might put on a wig and go out. I might also spy on you and the others. It'll be fun," said Roxanne with a smile. "You're nuts, you know that," asked Speed rhetorically. "Yes, but Horatio loves me and that's all that matters," said Roxanne.
"I'm really happy for the both of you. You both needed someone," said Speed. "So do you. You also need someone too. I know. I know who I can hook you up with," said Roxanne with a smirk on her face. "Why are you trying to hook me up with someone," asked Speed.
"I'm doing this because I care. Aren't you wondering who I have picked out for you to hook up with," asked Roxanne. "Yeah, who do you have picked," asked Speed curiously. "I was thinking Maxine Valera. What do you think," asked Roxanne.
"I hate to ruin your fun, but I already found someone," said Speed with a smirk on his face. "Really? Do I know this person," asked Roxanne curiously. "No. I met her a couple of months ago. She's really nice and she likes motorcycles like me," said Speed. "Are you going to bring her to the banquet," asked Roxanne.
"Yup, we're definitely coming to the banquet. Gives me an excuse to tease Delko," said Speed. "You are so mean to him," said Roxanne. "I call it brotherly teasing," said Speed with a smirk.
"Hey Horatio, how are you holding up," asked Alexx. "I'm getting anxious as the days go by. I want to her so bad it hurts," said Horatio with a sigh. "Don't worry. You'll see her soon at the banquet. I'm sure whatever she has planned is worth the wait," said Alexx with a smile. "She's definitely worth it, no matter what she has planned," said Horatio. "Have you talked to her today," asked Alexx. "Yeah, we didn't talk long. She said she's going to call me back around lunch. Hopefully I won't be busy by then," said Horatio.
"I hope you're not busy either. How did she sound when she called," asked Alexx curiously. "She sounded really good. She's definitely excited about seeing us," said Horatio with a big smile on his face. "That's good. I know the others can't wait to see her. That's all they've said every time they come down here," said Alexx with a laugh.
Roxanne rolled her eyes at Speed. "You two act like two year olds. I don't know how Horatio got any work out of you two," said Roxanne. "Ow. Hurt me, why don't you? We got a lot of work done," said Speed acting like he was hurt. "If you say so, I'll just have to ask Horatio myself when I see him," said Roxanne with a smile.
"You're an evil woman, you know that," said Speed. "Yes. I know this," said Roxanne as she went to grab a box. "What is in all these boxes," asked Speed as he picked a couple up. "Some things are medical supply and some things are clothes and such. I have them all labeled," said Roxanne as she headed to the bedrooms.
"Do you want me to help you put the stuff away and where you can reach them," asked Speed. "Sure. Thank you so much. You're a big help," said Roxanne from her bedroom. "No problem. I don't mind helping you. Just tell me where to put this stuff," said Speed.
So, for the next two hours Speed and Roxanne were putting Roxanne's things up. After they were finished they got something to eat. "Thanks again for helping me. It would have taken me forever to get all this stuff unpacked," said Roxanne.
"It's no problem. It gave me something to do for a little while. Thanks for lunch. It was good," said Speed. "You're welcome. Are you leaving now," asked Roxanne. "Yeah, I need to do some things before I go visit Horatio and the others," said Speed. "Okay. See you later. Have fun," said Roxanne. "See you later," said Speed as he left.
After Speed left Roxanne called Horatio. "Caine," answered Horatio in his usual tone. "Hi," said Roxanne with a small laugh. "Oh, hey Roxanne," said Horatio with a small laugh of his own. "How are you doing? Did I catch you at a bad time," asked Roxanne. "I'm doing good, and you didn't catch me at a bad time. I was just about to get something to eat," said Horatio.
"Cool. Did you have a busy day so far," asked Roxanne. "Not really. Mostly just paper work, how about you," asked Horatio. "I unpacked a lot of things. I had help though. Speed is in town so he helped me out," said Roxanne.
"Is he staying for the banquet," asked Horatio. "Yes. He's staying for the banquet. He's got a date too. He should be there by now I would have thought. He said he was going to visit you and the others," said Roxanne. "I haven't seen him so far. I'm sure he found Eric and is talking to him," said Horatio.
"More like they're harassing each other," said Roxanne with a laugh. "You're probably right. Those two act like kids," said Horatio also laughing. "I told him I was surprised you got any work out of them," said Roxanne. "Yeah, I'm surprised too," said Horatio laughing.
"Well, I don't want to keep you from your lunch. I'll talk to you later," said Roxanne. "Okay. Talk to you later," said Horatio as he hung up.