Chapter 75: Tasks & Dates

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI or the characters.

A/N: Continuing with my previous Authors note in regards to the character behaviour – again it's a little H/S. But in this situation it fits. :)

After blurting out that statement to Mandy two days before, Wendy tried her hardest to avoid Hodges, and since he heard her, he tried to avoid her. The situation, to Mandy was like two high-school kids too shy to ask each other out. Mandy, meanwhile had no idea that Greg, had a crush on her.

"Hey Hodges, why are you avoiding me?" Greg asked as he was in the locker room changing his shoes and Hodges just happened to walk in. "We're supposed to be going out in the field together today – Grissom gave me and you. A domestic assault out in Henderson"

"I wasn't avoiding you, I was avoiding Wendy. " he said.

"OH because of her sudden blurt about you asking her out?"

Hodges blushed to the root of his hair. "Well…I-uh could say the same for you and Mandy" he retorted.

This time Greg blushed. The two girls in question, happened by the locker area while the two guys were chatting about the case.

"Hi guys" they chimed.

"Hi" they replied and avoided the girls' eyes.

Mandy & Wendy looked at each other and then at the boys. "Do you have anything you want to ask us?" Wendy said and winked seductively at Hodges.

Still blushing profusely, he stammered incoherently.

"Greg, do YOU have something you want to ask me?" Mandy said with a smile.

"W-W-Wanna…go to dinner?" he asked.

"Sure, we'll meet back here …. Say wait you work Graveyard Greg, when do you get your dinner?"

"Grissom said it was ok to take off for a few hours after Hodges and I take care of this case, he said it shouldn't take too long"

Mandy raised her eyebrow. "You already asked Grissom before you even asked me out?"

Greg couldn't reply he was digging himself deeper into this embarrassing situation.

"I think that's nice" Mandy said. "Just beep me when you're done, and I'll be ready" she said and winked.

Wendy just stared at Hodges, who stared at the floor wishing he could melt into it.

Finally he looked up at her. "Wanna go out for dinner Wendy?" He said softly.

Wendy grinned. "Sure" she said.

Hodges grinned like a kid at Christmas, then realized he must look very silly told her he'd beep her when he and Greg were done their case. The two girls went back to their respective places in the lab and the guys went to deal with their case. It took them three hours to finish their case, but they returned to CSI, beeped the girls and told them they'd be ready in a half hour. They had time to shower and quickly change before the girls were ready. Grissom had also grudgingly gave the girls some time off too. He knew that Wendy and Mandy put in over time as much as the CSI team did and they deserved a break.

The four of them left the CSI building and exchanged glances. "Where to?" Wendy asked.

"What kind of food are you in the mood for?" asked Greg.

"I don't know… Chinese?" Mandy suggested.

"Naw, if we eat Chinese, we'll be hungry in an hour" said Hodges.

"Yeah you're right"

"I uh have an idea… why don't we go to my place, order some Chinese and not worry about uh getting hungry in an hour" Greg suggested.

The other three exchanged glances then looked at Greg and Hodges smiled at him one of those knowing smiles.

The girls shrugged. "Sure, why not" they said.

The four of them took a cab back to Greg's apartment and within 45 minutes they were interrupted by the doorbell ringing. It was their supper. Greg took it from the delivery guy and handed him the money and a tip and locked the door behind the guy. With the help of Hodges, Greg and he put the food on the table and set the table properly. Usually when Greg was home alone, he just sat in front of the TV, but tonight it was different, he was entertaining Mandy (as well as Hodges and Wendy).

They had finished as much as they could of their food and retired to the small TV area of Greg's apartment. Greg offered them drinks and each asked for a rum & coke in which Greg humbly abliged.

"Hey Greggo how much rum didja put in here" Wendy said half coughing and half laughing.

Greg shrugged and indicated with his fingers how much. "Greggo, that's wayyy too much rum, are you tryin' to get me drunk" Mandy asked him.

"No, I – uh don't usually drink rum & coke and I just guessed"

"Yeah well using that much will get us drunk real fast" Wendy said and leaned over to Hodges.

"I'm gonna get another drink" Hodges said and got up and as he did, Wendy ended up doing a head plant on the couch. "Ow!" she said and giggled.

"What are you trying to do Sanders, get them drunk!" Hodges said to him.

"I don't drink rum, so how do I know!" he replied in protest.

Greg and Hodges poured another rum and coke for themselves and the girls, but this time it was far less rum and more coke.

"Where's your washroom?" Mandy asked about ten minutes later.

Greg pointed.

"Thanks, I'll be right back" she said.

When Mandy left, Wendy pulled Greg aside in the kitchen. "She's gonna kill me Greg, but she wants you to put a move on her"

"What with you and Hodges there?"

"Well I think I'm gonna move in on ol' Davie myself."

"Really?"

"Greg, I'm not always the nerd you may think I am" she said undid her ponytail"

Greg gasped in awe.

Greg and Wendy returned from the kitchen with yet more drinks for the gang, this time there was a little more rum in their rum & coke than the previous drink.

Knowing that the Wendy and Hodges were watching, Greg mustered up the courage and leaned in on Mandy and gave her a kiss.

"Greg, I – wow" she said and she kissed him back.

Hodges did a double take when he had seen Wendy; her hair had changed from the ponytail to now sitting on her shoulders. Before Hodges had a chance to do anything, Wendy made the first move and kissed him hard.

Soon both couples were making out and not caring that the other couple was watching. Ten minutes later, Greg and Mandy retired to the bedroom where they continued exploring each other and Hodges and Wendy, not even noticing that Greg and Mandy had moved on were in the middle of an embrace as well.

"David, my bra strap is in the front" Wendy said with a smile.

"Usually they're at the back."

"Just shut up and undo it!" she said and kissed him. While he undid her bra and touched her breasts he felt a little strange doing so. This was his co-worker.

Wendy must have sensed his reluctance and stopped kissing him. "What is the matter David?"

"It seems strange that we're sitting here, we work together…But before you haul off and hit me, it also feels right" he said and put his hands on her back.

Wendy nodded and they melted as one. Luckily David had a condom in his wallet because Wendy, who usually had a few on her, gave her last one to Mandy.

Meanwhile in Greg's room. "I am so sorry Mandy. I did not mean for this to happen" he said.

"Hey Greggo, it happens to a lot of guys"

"I'm 32, it is not supposed to happen to me!" he moaned. "Just don't tell anyone or I'll die!" he said.

"No worries Greggo, we'll just do it tomorrow night" she said and they layed there together cuddling, but not physically doing anything.

Two hours later, Greg had to use the washroom and he tiptoed out and saw a completely naked Hodges & Wendy lying together on the floor. They were sleeping and completely oblivious to their nakedness.

Greg walked back into the bedroom and nudged Mandy.

"The two love birds are out there …"

Greg and Mandy were startled by a large banging sound, coming from his TV room where the other two guests were sleeping. What brought Greg and Mandy to the front room was Wendy and Hodges screaming and a loud deep Texan male voice yelling something about where the f is Emma…

To be continued….

A/N: More Greg/Mandy & Hodges/Wendy coming up… I just need to rest my weary eyes. My muse has more to write, but me – the one who's typing this needs a break or my eyes will go nuts.