Secret Betting: Chapter 10

By: The Confused One

A/N: Unfortunately, this is the end. I found I could have probably added a couple of extra pages or so and ended it with chapter 9, but I decided I wanted to end it in a separate chapter. So, enjoy and please remember to review. Thanks.

Hearing the groan, Carolyn and Mike instantly split apart. Carolyn turned to face Deakins. Looking like a deer caught in headlights, she tried to speak, but found she couldn't get her voice to work.

Deakins couldn't believe what he had just seen. He bemoaned, "The two of you, too? Please tell me it's not what I think."

Mike was about to try to defend themselves, when they heard Alex giggle from the hospital room. The three hurried to the door, wondering what was going on.

Looking inside the door, Deakins groaned again. Alex was leaning over Bobby's bed kissing him. Deakins grumbled, "I have got to stop pairing partners of opposite sexes."

Looking up startled, Alex embarrassedly greeted everyone, "Hi everybody."

At the height of frustration, Deakins barked, "The four of you are giving me an ulcer. At least this one I was semi-prepared for. Alright, Eames your new partner is Barek. Goren, you're with Logan. I need an aspirin."

Confused, Alex couldn't help but be amused. She laughed. Watching Deakins leave, she eyed Carolyn and Mike carefully as they slinked all the way into the room.

Bobby, mostly just confused, questioned, "Well, I think we all know what happened with us, but what did you two do?"

Mike laughed despite himself. He admitted, "We got caught kissing in the hallway."

Alex, shocked, met Carolyn's eyes, and they both burst out laughing. The situation was quite comical to her now that things had been hashed out between her and Bobby. She found she was enjoying this. Shaking her head, she replied, "Stealthy. No wonder he looked like hell."

Carolyn admitted, "Yeah, I feel kind of bad about that."

Shaking her head, Alex asked, "When did the two of you happen?"

Carolyn laughed, and replied, "Just now."

Mike, behind Carolyn, wrapped his arms around her waist. He announced, "Well, I guess alls well that ends well."

Bobby nodded from his bed and agreed, "Yeah. I guess so."