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Navigating Secrets by Amazonqueenkate (PG-13)
Fandom: CSI:LV
Pairing: Nick/Bobby Dawson
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amazonqueenkate
Author's Website: Memories
Why this must be read: "Navigating Secrets" is the first in a series of stories about Nick and Bobby's relationship. The entire series is wonderful, but it is considered incomplete by the author at this time. However, each story can stand alone. The first story in the series is about Nick learning about Bobby's secrets and what happens after he discovers more about Bobby.
This story is wonderful and features a great supporting cast of Hodges, Archie, Jacqui, Greg, Ronnie and Mia as they try and protect Bobby from Nick just in case. Despite the meddling members of the lab, Nick and Bobby manage to awkwardly work their way around each other's secrets and towards each other.
“I heard about what happened, Stokes,” he growled, and pressed past Nick just long enough to slide the only escape route shut. Nick wondered if Hodges was just deranged enough to kill him in a laboratory that had glass walls. “Bobby called Jacqui and Jacqui called Archie and Archie told me.”
“Is there some sort of demented technician phone tree I don’t know about?”
Hodges’ glare only deepened at the joke, leaving Nick the options of either standing his ground, or taking a step back and creating some sort of buffer. He tried the latter and ended up running into the counter.
“You listen to me, Stokes, because I am only going to say this once.” Hodges’ voice was a snake-like whisper. “If you tell a single living soul – including, but not limited to, your coworkers, your friends, or your dog – about what you learned today, I will personally kill you with plumbing supplies and still manage to make your death look like an accident.”
He frowned, and blinked at the oddly-worded threat. “Tell anyone what, Hodges?” he asked. “That I drove Bobby to pick up his – ”
“Shhh!” Hodges hissed, raising a finger to his lips. Out of the corner of his eye, Nick could see the blurred forms of people passing the lab, and he could definitely tell they were slowing down at the sight of David Hodges physically menacing a man who could beat him in an arm-wrestling contest with both arms tied behind his back. Nonetheless, Nick was tempted to gesture for help. “That’s exactly it. No one knows about…her. Or about…him.”
Realization dawned ever-so-slowly, and Nick let out a slow sigh. “Oh, you mean his – ”
“We call him Luscottfer, Prince of Darkness, and I suggest you do the same if you ever want to refer to him again and live to tell the tale.” The glare-of-doom continued. “But of course, you are not going to ever refer to him, or any of this, again, now are you?”
He considered arguing the point, but then realized that he was alone in a lab with a man who was, quite literally, a mad scientist. “The secret’s safe, Hodges,” he finally agreed. It took a great deal of willpower not to roll his eyes. “And you can assure the rest of your posse of that, too.”
Navigating Secrets
I also strongly recommend checking out what else has been written for the series. It's a fun series and you'll find yourself looking for Nick/Bobby fics that don't exist afterwards. Navigating 'Navigating'
Pairing: Nick/Bobby Dawson
Author on LJ:
amazonqueenkateAuthor's Website: Memories
Why this must be read: "Navigating Secrets" is the first in a series of stories about Nick and Bobby's relationship. The entire series is wonderful, but it is considered incomplete by the author at this time. However, each story can stand alone. The first story in the series is about Nick learning about Bobby's secrets and what happens after he discovers more about Bobby.
This story is wonderful and features a great supporting cast of Hodges, Archie, Jacqui, Greg, Ronnie and Mia as they try and protect Bobby from Nick just in case. Despite the meddling members of the lab, Nick and Bobby manage to awkwardly work their way around each other's secrets and towards each other.
“I heard about what happened, Stokes,” he growled, and pressed past Nick just long enough to slide the only escape route shut. Nick wondered if Hodges was just deranged enough to kill him in a laboratory that had glass walls. “Bobby called Jacqui and Jacqui called Archie and Archie told me.”
“Is there some sort of demented technician phone tree I don’t know about?”
Hodges’ glare only deepened at the joke, leaving Nick the options of either standing his ground, or taking a step back and creating some sort of buffer. He tried the latter and ended up running into the counter.
“You listen to me, Stokes, because I am only going to say this once.” Hodges’ voice was a snake-like whisper. “If you tell a single living soul – including, but not limited to, your coworkers, your friends, or your dog – about what you learned today, I will personally kill you with plumbing supplies and still manage to make your death look like an accident.”
He frowned, and blinked at the oddly-worded threat. “Tell anyone what, Hodges?” he asked. “That I drove Bobby to pick up his – ”
“Shhh!” Hodges hissed, raising a finger to his lips. Out of the corner of his eye, Nick could see the blurred forms of people passing the lab, and he could definitely tell they were slowing down at the sight of David Hodges physically menacing a man who could beat him in an arm-wrestling contest with both arms tied behind his back. Nonetheless, Nick was tempted to gesture for help. “That’s exactly it. No one knows about…her. Or about…him.”
Realization dawned ever-so-slowly, and Nick let out a slow sigh. “Oh, you mean his – ”
“We call him Luscottfer, Prince of Darkness, and I suggest you do the same if you ever want to refer to him again and live to tell the tale.” The glare-of-doom continued. “But of course, you are not going to ever refer to him, or any of this, again, now are you?”
He considered arguing the point, but then realized that he was alone in a lab with a man who was, quite literally, a mad scientist. “The secret’s safe, Hodges,” he finally agreed. It took a great deal of willpower not to roll his eyes. “And you can assure the rest of your posse of that, too.”
Navigating Secrets
I also strongly recommend checking out what else has been written for the series. It's a fun series and you'll find yourself looking for Nick/Bobby fics that don't exist afterwards. Navigating 'Navigating'