Fic: Minor Competition 2/2 (Numb3rs, Colby Granger/ Charlie Eppes)
Title: Minor Competition 2/2
Author: FinnishSphinx
Rating: PG
Fandom: Numb3rs
Pairings: Colby Granger/ Charlie Eppes
Spoilers: None really
Disclaimer: They are not mine, just using them for amusement...
Feedback: Makes the World Turn.
"Okay, let`s see if I got this right." Megan sighed deeply and leaned over her desk.
The whole office around them was still almost empty, she and Colby had been the
first team members to arrive. "You told your old buddy you were single."
"I didn`t tell him! He just assumed... and I didn`t get to correct it."
"And then he goes and asks Charlie out on a date."
"Yes!"
"And to punish you, he said yes."
"Yes!"
"I see... Now there`s just one more thing I need to know." Megan smirked.
"What?"
"How far does Charlie usually go on first date?"
"That`s not funny!"
"It is, actually. But you went to a bar with that guy last night. Didn`t you talk to
him about it?"
"I tried, but there was other people around too. Every time I tried to bring it up,
somebody changed the topic. And tried to calm my nerves, and always had one
more beer and in the end I couldn`t even get a understandable word out, not to
mention talk about that."
"Awww, poor boy...." Megan tried to control her laugher, but the sight of Colby was
just too funny. "Did you get any sleep last night? You look like hell."
"I couldn`t sleep. I have enough nightmares running through my mind when I`m
awake. It was horrible, sitting there on my couch, drunk and unable to sleep."
"I can imagine. What are you going to do?"
Colby gave her a crooked smile. "Now that you mentioned it, I wanted to ask
you to do me a little favor."
"What kind of favor?"
The smile turned even wider. "Just a little thing...."
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"So what exactly are we waiting for?" Don snapped the cap of his beer and sat
down on the couch in Charlie`s living room.
"We`re waiting for Megan`s next report." Colby answered and stared at his cell
phone. "She called forty minutes ago, they were in the restaurant."
"I still can`t believe she agreed to follow them. How the hell did you do that?"
"I made an offer she couldn`t refuse. I promised to put new wallpapers the her flat."
Don chuckled and ran his hand through his hair. "This whole thing is ridiculous.
Why didn`t you just clear things up with Chuck?"
"I tried! He just said I needed a punishment, and this was it." Just then his phone
started ringing. "Megan? What are they doing?"
"They left the restaurant, but I lost them couple blocks ago."
"They left? What did they look like? Bored? Friendly? Horny?"
"Well fed, and if I`m any judge of character, they were getting ready for dessert.
And I don`t mean the edible kind."
"What do you mean-" Colby paused. There was a sound of a car, coming from the
driveway. "Forget it, they are here." He snapped the phone shut and rushed to the
window. "Don, I was right, it`s Charlie`s car."
"What are they doing?" Don got up from the couch.
"They are going to the garage."
"Well, maybe Chuck wants to show off his works." Don suggested.
"To Gary? I don`t think so." Colby rushed to the side door of the garage and tried the
handle. "And if he was just showing him his work, why would they lock the doors?"
"Well, what else would they be doing?" Don asked, and then the realization
hit him. "Oh... you mean..."
"Yes! I do mean that! I know Charlie`s tactics. He lures Gary to the garage, he wraps
him in math babble, until Gary is defenceless... and then he will take him... against
the blackboards...repeatedly...!"
"Granger, calm down. You look like your about to hyperventilate."
Noises started to come from the garage. Colby leaped to the door and pressed his
ear against it. Don walked next to him and could hear the same thing Colby did.
Some heave breathing and moaning.
"I told you!" Colby backed down few steps and kicked the door open. He bursted
into the garage.
"That`s it! I-" Colby paused, and stared at the scene in front of him. Charlie was
sitting on the edge of the table and Gary on the couch. Both were fully dressed
and grinning widely.
"What did I tell you?" Charlie said to Gary. "It took less than five minutes."
"I.... Charlie.... you.... Colby groaned. "What`s going on?"
"Well, after we left the FBI building yesterday, we had a nice little chat. Gary was
more than willing to help, when I suggested we organize a little penalty for you."
"You... you mean..." Colby was stammering and still couldn`t quite understand the
whole¨thing. Behind his back Don was giggling.
"Yes, I mean exactly that." Charlie grinned. "I hope you learned something. We
definitely had fun."
"We did, but I think I must go now." Gary got up. "Charlie, it was great to meet you.
I`ll be seeing you, Colby." He left and Don followed, leaving Colby and Charlie alone
in the garage.
Colby sat down on the couch and buried his face in his hands. "That was horrible."
He looked up at Charlie and asked carefully. "Are we okay?"
"Yeah, we`re okay." Charlie grinned and sat down on Colby`s lap. "You were pretty
adorable, when you were jealous." He leaned down to kiss Colby.
"And Colby..."
"Yeah...?"
"I hope you don`t have any plans for the weekend."
Colby smirked. "You got plans?"
"No, not me." Charlie chuckled. "Megan already selected the wallpapers.
She`s expecting you to start on Saturday."