"Hey Delko," said Speed as he got off the elevator. "Hey Speed, what's up," asked Eric. "Nothing much really, I just came from Roxanne's place," said Speed. "How is she doing," asked Eric. She's doing good. She's anxious about everyone seeing her at the banquet. I told her she shouldn't be. So, what are you doing? Working hard or hardly working," asked Speed teasingly.
"I'm actually about to take this evidence to Natalia. Want to walk down with me," asked Eric. "Sure. Roxanne thinks I should hook up with Maxine Valera. I told her I already hooked up with someone," said Speed. "Are you coming to the banquet," asked Eric. "Yup, I'm bringing a date too. What about you? Are you coming solo or do you have a date," asked Speed.
"I'm thinking about asking Calleigh if she wants to go as my date," said Eric. "It's about time man. I was wondering who was going to make the first move," said Speed. "Horatio knows that I love her. I don't know how he knows, but he knows," said Eric.
"It's Horatio. He knows everything. You should know that by now. He knows everything that goes on in this lab," said Speed. "This is true. I hope she says. I will be devastated if she said no," said Eric. "I'm sure she'll say yes," said Speed as he and Eric walked into the DNA lab.
"Who will say yes," asked Natalia. "Delko is worried that Calleigh will say no to him if he asks her to go with him to the banquet as his date. I told him she'll say yes," said Speed. "Speed is right. She'll say yes to you. You two are made for each other," said Natalia. "I hope you guys are right. I'm just glad Horatio is okay with it," said Delko.
"I don't see why Horatio wouldn't be okay with it. He knows it won't get in the way of work if you two get together," said Natalia. "This is true. He knows we won't let it interfere with our jobs. Speaking of Horatio, I wonder if he's talked to Roxanne anymore today," said Eric. "I don't know. I saw her today. I came here from her place," said Speed. "How did she look," asked Natalia. "She looks good. She hasn't changed too much. That's all I'm going to say about it. Roxanne would shoot me if she knew I told you what she looked like now," said Speed.
"Is she nervous or anxious about seeing Horatio,"asked Natalia. "She's a little bit of both, but she won't admit it. She says she's anxious, but I can tell she's nervous too. She's worried about what all of you will say when you see her. I told her she has nothing worry about, but you know how she is," said Speed. "You're right. She doesn't have anything to worry about. We all want to see her again," said Eric. "He's right. We've all been waiting to see her again for so long," said Natalia.
Meanwhile Roxanne was going around town running some errands when she ran into Yelina. "Please, don't let her recognize me," thought Roxanne to herself as she kept on walking. "Hi there, do I know you from somewhere? You look familiar," said Yelina as she approached Roxanne. Roxanne didn't know what to do. She didn't want to lie to Yelina, but she didn't want Yelina to know it was her. "It's me, Roxanne," said Roxanne with a small smile.
"Oh, my! You look great! Does Horatio know you're in town," asked Yelina. "Yes. He knows that I'm in town, but he hasn't seen me. I told him he has to wait until the banquet to see me. I want to surprise him and the others, so please don't tell him you saw me," said Roxanne. "I promise I won't tell him, but you do look nice. I can't believe you're walking," said Yelina shocked. "I had the stem cell procedure down a few months ago. It took me a while, but I'm walking on my own now. I can't wait to see Horatio's reaction when he sees me," said Roxanne excitedly.
"He's going to be blown away. He's going to be speechless. I can't wait to see his reaction too," said Yelina. "So, you're going to the banquet," asked Roxanne. "I'm going to the banquet. I've been asked to go," said Yelina. "That's nice. Well, I hate to cut this short, but I have some things I need to get done," said Roxanne. "Okay. It was nice seeing you again and I promise I won't tell Horatio about seeing you," said Yelina. "It was nice seeing you again too. Talk to you later," said Roxanne as she walked away.
"So, Delko; are you going to ask Calleigh to go with you," asked Speed. "I'm thinking about it. I want to ask her, but I don't know how to ask her. I can't just walk up to and ask her. I want to ask her to come as my date," said Eric. "I know how you can ask her. Ask her if she has any plans tonight and if she doesn't ask her if she would like to go out to dinner with you. Take her out to a nice restaurant and then after you're done eating tell her you have something you want to ask and then ask her to go to the banquet with you as your date," said Natalia with a smile.
"Thanks Natalia. I'm going to find Calleigh now. See you guys later," said Eric as he went in search of Calleigh. "I'm glad you thought of a way for him to ask Calleigh to be his date. I don't think he'll be disappointed," said Speed with a smirk. "I don't think he'll be disappointed either. I know I won't be disappointed with who I'm going with," said Natalia as she gave Speed a knowing look. Speed just laughed and shook his head.
"Hey Calleigh, can I talk to you for a minute," asked Eric. "Sure. What is it," asked Calleigh. "I was wondering if you had any plans for tonight after work," said Eric nervously. "No. I don't have any plans. Why," asked Calleigh curiously. "I was wondering if you'd like to go out to dinner with me," said Eric.
"I'd love to. What time and what should I wear," asked Calleigh with a smile on her face. "7:00 pm and a dress," said Eric. "Okay, sounds interesting. I can't wait," said Calleigh. "You're going to be surprised. I promise you," said Eric as he walked away with a smile on his face.
The next day Eric and Calleigh came in with smiles on their faces. Horatio was the first one to say something to them. "I see you two finally got together. Am I right," asked Horatio. "Yes. You're right. I took Calleigh out to eat last night and asked her to come to the banquet with me as my date and she said yes," said Eric with a big smile on his face. "He took me to a really nice restaurant. It was beautiful. I'm glad he told me how he feels about me," said Calleigh with a big smile on her face also.
"That's good. I'm happy for the both of you," said Horatio. "Stetler won't have any problems with this, will he," asked Eric. "No. I asked him about it and he told me as long as it doesn't get in the way of your job then you two can date, but if it starts to affect your job then he will have to transfer one of you," said Horatio. "We promise we will try to not let it interrupt our jobs," said Calleigh. "I know. I trust the both of you. Again, I am happy for the both of you. Now, if you'll excuse me. I have some phone calls I have to make," said Horatio as he walked away.
"It seems like to me love is in the air here. First Horatio and Roxanne, then you and I, and lastly Speed and whoever he's bringing to the banquet," said Calleigh. "I agree. It'll be interesting to see who Speed brings to the banquet. I wonder if Roxanne knows who Speed is bringing," said Eric. "I don't know. I don't think she would tell us even if she did know," said Calleigh. "You're probably right. Well, I'll talk to you later. Have fun playing with guns," said Eric with a smile. "Always," said Calleigh with a smile also.
Two Days Before Banquet
Roxanne was making sure she had everything ready for the banquet when her phone rang. "Hello," answered Roxanne. "Hey girl, it's Mallory," said Mallory. "Hey Mal. How are you and Sammie doing," asked Roxanne. "We're doing great. I have some news. Sammie and I are coming to Miami for the banquet," said Mallory. "Are you serious," asked Roxanne surprised. "Yup, I am totally serious. Sammie's friend can't go so he told us to go in his place," said Mallory. "That's awesome! I can't wait to see you and Sammie. I've missed you so much," said Roxanne. "We've missed you so much too. Can't wait to see you at the banquet," said Mallory. "Same here. Bye," said Roxanne excitedly. "Bye," said Mallory as she hung up.