He's right. As much as we both want this, we have to figure out this whole thing with the second Wesley first, and he's right about Knox possibly walking in - given everything else he's done, I wouldn't put it past him to come back in when I least want him too. Especially when Wesley's just said--.
Suddenly, my thoughts take a left turn when I realize what he said, all jumbled in with the other stuff. "Fred, I love you." Smiling, I lean my forehead against his.
"Okay, I'll get back to work. But not before I say one more thing." I pause a moment. "I love you, too."
Kissing him one more time, I slip off his lap and walk back to the counter where the samples are sitting. Some of the people in my area have been perfecting a new DNA testing procedure, but I decide to do it the "normal" way, which takes me some time to get set up. Once I have the samples ready for the gel, I put everything into a machine that will process it for me.
"This is going to take a while," I tell Wesley once I've started the machine. "We could go check the lab security vids in my office while we're waiting. Not exactly exciting, but it might give us some more information on what happened."
Fred leans her forehead against mine, and I feel my heart swell with love and adoration at the simple gesture.
"Okay, I'll get back to work. But not before I say one more thing."
She pauses for a moment, then says the one thing that I've always wanted to hear.
"I love you, too."
I blink a few times to keep the tears of joy from escaping from my eyes. Does she have any idea how much those three words mean to me? Judging from the kiss she gives me before hopping off my lap, I'd have to say she does.
"This is going to take a while... We could go check the lab security vids in my office while we're waiting. Not exactly exciting, but it might give us some more information on what happened."
Nodding my head in consent, I say, "I think I've had enough excitement for one night. A break from all the chaos sounds lovely."
Perhaps there will be something in the security videos that can help us.
Taking his hand, I lead him up into the office. When we walk in, I suddenly realize that I only have one chair in here - I don't tend to get anyone sitting in here with me. Most of the time, when Wesley and I work, we're down in one of the corners, and all my section meetings take place in one of the conference rooms.
"Looks like we're going to have to share," I say, my voice cracking a little. We have to concentrate, I keep repeating silently to myself as we cross over to the desk.
Wesley sits down in the chair while I remain standing, grabbing the mouse and calling up media player to access the security archives. I wanted a way to keep an eye on my team members while I was in here because, well, this is Wolfram and Hart.
Suddenly, Wesley pulls me to sit down on his lap again. Must concentrate! I find the earlier files from the evening and call up the one from the time when the accident happened. Six camera views appear, me working in the top middle one and Knox working in the lower left corner one. When Wesley comes in, I find myself watching Knox.
"The bastard!" I suddenly cry out when he sets off the generator, almost bolting up off Wesley's lap. "He did that on purpose! He caused the accident to happen!"
Fred notices there's only one chair in her office, so I sit down while she remains standing. However, after awhile, it seems rather silly that she's using the computer that way. It can't be good for her back. Finally, I pull her onto my lap, trying very hard to concentrate on the screen and not the beautiful woman sharing the seat with me.
We watch the events unfold in the lab, and my eyes keep wandering to Knox. I don't trust him. And, apparently, I was right on that assumption because Fred just confirmed what I've been thinking all day.
"He did that on purpose! He caused the accident to happen!"
Letting Fred stand up again, I put my hands on her shoulders to calm her down. "Fred, listen to me. I know we both want to kill Knox right now, and yes, I can't believe I'm about to say this, but we need to keep our heads. The first thing we should do is find my...er...twin, then we can discuss things from there." I kiss her forehead, saying, "Let's try my office. If I wanted to be alone, it's where I would go."
Suddenly, my thoughts take a left turn when I realize what he said, all jumbled in with the other stuff. "Fred, I love you." Smiling, I lean my forehead against his.
"Okay, I'll get back to work. But not before I say one more thing." I pause a moment. "I love you, too."
Kissing him one more time, I slip off his lap and walk back to the counter where the samples are sitting. Some of the people in my area have been perfecting a new DNA testing procedure, but I decide to do it the "normal" way, which takes me some time to get set up. Once I have the samples ready for the gel, I put everything into a machine that will process it for me.
"This is going to take a while," I tell Wesley once I've started the machine. "We could go check the lab security vids in my office while we're waiting. Not exactly exciting, but it might give us some more information on what happened."
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"Okay, I'll get back to work. But not before I say one more thing."
She pauses for a moment, then says the one thing that I've always wanted to hear.
"I love you, too."
I blink a few times to keep the tears of joy from escaping from my eyes. Does she have any idea how much those three words mean to me? Judging from the kiss she gives me before hopping off my lap, I'd have to say she does.
"This is going to take a while... We could go check the lab security vids in my office while we're waiting. Not exactly exciting, but it might give us some more information on what happened."
Nodding my head in consent, I say, "I think I've had enough excitement for one night. A break from all the chaos sounds lovely."
Perhaps there will be something in the security videos that can help us.
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"Looks like we're going to have to share," I say, my voice cracking a little. We have to concentrate, I keep repeating silently to myself as we cross over to the desk.
Wesley sits down in the chair while I remain standing, grabbing the mouse and calling up media player to access the security archives. I wanted a way to keep an eye on my team members while I was in here because, well, this is Wolfram and Hart.
Suddenly, Wesley pulls me to sit down on his lap again. Must concentrate! I find the earlier files from the evening and call up the one from the time when the accident happened. Six camera views appear, me working in the top middle one and Knox working in the lower left corner one. When Wesley comes in, I find myself watching Knox.
"The bastard!" I suddenly cry out when he sets off the generator, almost bolting up off Wesley's lap. "He did that on purpose! He caused the accident to happen!"
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We watch the events unfold in the lab, and my eyes keep wandering to Knox. I don't trust him. And, apparently, I was right on that assumption because Fred just confirmed what I've been thinking all day.
"He did that on purpose! He caused the accident to happen!"
Letting Fred stand up again, I put my hands on her shoulders to calm her down. "Fred, listen to me. I know we both want to kill Knox right now, and yes, I can't believe I'm about to say this, but we need to keep our heads. The first thing we should do is find my...er...twin, then we can discuss things from there." I kiss her forehead, saying, "Let's try my office. If I wanted to be alone, it's where I would go."
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