CSI:NY Fic: Checking In (Adam Ross)
Title: Checking In
Author: 1000traenen
Summary: Missing scene for 3x21 “Past Imperfect” Stella needs to know that Adam’s okay.
Claim: Adam Ross (CSI:NY)
Song Title Prompt: One Step Closer
Warnings/Spoilers: Spoilers for 3x21 “Past Imperfect” and a brief mention of 3x15 “Some Buried Bones”
Author's Notes: CSI:NY and related characters belong to CBS and other lucky people. I just write stories about them. Not beta’d, so all mistakes are mine.
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A/N: Starts just after Adam told Stella that she’s HIV-negative.
“Thank you!” Stella gushed as she released Adam, her hands on his shoulders.
“Uh…you’re welcome,” he stuttered, smiling with reddening cheeks.
She couldn’t help the fond smile, and she kissed his cheek. Then she moved her hands from his shoulders and cupped his face.
“You’re really okay?” she asked, not having believed him when he said he was.
He looked at her questioningly, then answered, “Yeah…why wouldn’t I be? Negative is good.”
“I mean about Mac,” she sighed, dropping her hands.
“Yeah, yeah,” he said, a little too quickly and without eye contact.
“Want to try that again?” she said, hands on her hips.
He shook his head, then looked at her. “It’s okay, I’m used to it.”
“Not from Mac,” she replied. “Right?”
“No,” he quickly denied. “I told you about my dad…”
She nodded knowingly. “Like I said, don’t take it personally. This whole Dobson thing has
Mac rattled, and unfortunately, he took it out on you.”
He shrugged. “It’s no big deal.”
“It is, Adam,” she replied with a sympathetic look.
An awkward silence followed since Adam didn’t know what to say. Stella was about to say something else when Mac came in, and Stella saw how skittish Adam became in the detective’s presence. The trio headed to another part of the lab where Adam sat down in front of the computer and did as he was asked. Then he made the connection to the marine algae and the Weddington, told Stella and Mac and watched as Mac raced from the room.
Stella went to follow, but before she did, she placed a hand on Adam’s shoulder. “Good job,” she said, getting a wide smile in response.
She got to the door, turned back towards Adam and suggested, “When this is done, how about you and me grab a drink?”
Adam barely had the chance to nod before Stella went racing after Mac.
FIN
Author: 1000traenen
Summary: Missing scene for 3x21 “Past Imperfect” Stella needs to know that Adam’s okay.
Claim: Adam Ross (CSI:NY)
Song Title Prompt: One Step Closer
Warnings/Spoilers: Spoilers for 3x21 “Past Imperfect” and a brief mention of 3x15 “Some Buried Bones”
Author's Notes: CSI:NY and related characters belong to CBS and other lucky people. I just write stories about them. Not beta’d, so all mistakes are mine.
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A/N: Starts just after Adam told Stella that she’s HIV-negative.
“Thank you!” Stella gushed as she released Adam, her hands on his shoulders.
“Uh…you’re welcome,” he stuttered, smiling with reddening cheeks.
She couldn’t help the fond smile, and she kissed his cheek. Then she moved her hands from his shoulders and cupped his face.
“You’re really okay?” she asked, not having believed him when he said he was.
He looked at her questioningly, then answered, “Yeah…why wouldn’t I be? Negative is good.”
“I mean about Mac,” she sighed, dropping her hands.
“Yeah, yeah,” he said, a little too quickly and without eye contact.
“Want to try that again?” she said, hands on her hips.
He shook his head, then looked at her. “It’s okay, I’m used to it.”
“Not from Mac,” she replied. “Right?”
“No,” he quickly denied. “I told you about my dad…”
She nodded knowingly. “Like I said, don’t take it personally. This whole Dobson thing has
Mac rattled, and unfortunately, he took it out on you.”
He shrugged. “It’s no big deal.”
“It is, Adam,” she replied with a sympathetic look.
An awkward silence followed since Adam didn’t know what to say. Stella was about to say something else when Mac came in, and Stella saw how skittish Adam became in the detective’s presence. The trio headed to another part of the lab where Adam sat down in front of the computer and did as he was asked. Then he made the connection to the marine algae and the Weddington, told Stella and Mac and watched as Mac raced from the room.
Stella went to follow, but before she did, she placed a hand on Adam’s shoulder. “Good job,” she said, getting a wide smile in response.
She got to the door, turned back towards Adam and suggested, “When this is done, how about you and me grab a drink?”
Adam barely had the chance to nod before Stella went racing after Mac.
FIN