Scorpion: A New Member

Chapter 52: Is it true?

(1 week later)
WALTERS POV
I walk down from my room right above the garage. I'm the first one to get there. I go over to the coffee maker and make some coffee, adding a bit of cinnamon just how Paige likes it. I place the two mugs on the counter and pour the coffee into each mug. When Paige and the rest of the team walk in I hand her a mug and she's smiles happily and thanks me. I go to my work station and start working on my rocket.
"Hey Walt can you come here for a minute?" Toby asks. I nod and walk over to where he is standing. There is a board set up with multiply equations on it.
"What's this?" I ask.
"I have put together a few equations to prove that you like Paige."
"What I do not 'like' Paige nor do I have feelings for Paige, we are Co-workers. We are merely friends and that is all."
"Let me show you why your wrong." He picks up the marker and points to one of the scenarios on the board.
"You put cinnamon in the coffee because Paige likes it."
"Cinnamon is an antioxidant and improves brain function." I argue.
"Cinnamons for elves." Toby replies.
"You put a lavender diffuser in your office because that is Paige's favorite sent. That lavender lotion of hers is always stinking up the van." I roll my eyes.
"and how old are you again?"
"Thirteen months older then you so show your elders respect."
"This is borderline obsessive!"
"This is my job as a behaviorist. Also you my friend. Also I don't like Drew." I start walking away but he grabs my arm and turns me around.
"What I'm saying is if you sit on the sidelines you are going to loose this game."
"Oh sports my favorite." I say sarcastically. I start walking away and back to my rocket. There is no case today.
"That's because you have mysophobia." I hear Meghan say as she walks into the room with Sly and Paige.
"What's mysophobia?" Paige asks.
"Fear of germs. Sly wouldn't help me up off the ground because he's afraid of germs." Meghan says standing next to the kitchen counter.
"Were their germs on your hands?" Toby asks.
"There was oil on my hands from helping Happy with an engine." She responds walking over to the fridge and getting a water.
"How do you know so much about phobias?" Paige asks.
"I know all about phobias, I mean we each have a few. Sly is mysophobia and pantophobia (Fear of germs and fear of everything), Paige yours is Thantophobia (fear of loosing someone you love), Walter Atychiphobia (fear of failure), Toby Eremophobia and Acrophobia (Fear of loneliness and fear of heights), Happy Gamophobia, Pistanthophobia and Sociophobia (fear of marriage, trusting people and being judged by society) and me Enochlophobia, Neophobia and Fragapanephobia (fear of crowds, change and birthdays)." Meghan replies. We all think about it and realize she's right and nod.
"Wow you really do know a lot about phobias." Paige says smiling. At that moment Shawn walks in.
"What about Shawn what's his phobias?" Paige asks.
"Glossophobia, Technophobia and Hemophobia (fear of public speaking, technology and blood)." Meghan responds confidently.
"How did you know that? I never told you that." Shawn responds.
"I'm a behaviorist, you don't need to tell me." Meghan responds.
"Your afraid of technology and blood and your dating a hacker and future doctor?" Toby says smiling.
"Guess so." Shawn says smiling at Meghan and standing next to her. She looks up at him and smiles. The height difference is pretty big and it makes me chuckle a bit. Meghan jumps on to the kitchen counter so now they are closer in height. Shawn leans down and kisses her, I don't have any emotions but I have to say it was quite cute. I hear Toby say 'awwww' in the background and I hear Happy laugh. They release from their embrace and Shawns eyes get wide.
"Oh crap! I'm late for school!" He shouts running towards the door, grabbing his backpack on the way.
"I'll drive you. Toby watch Jess." Happy says following Shawn out the door.
"Bye!" Meghan shouts to him. When he leaves Toby turns to Meghan.
"Well that was cute." He says smirking.
"Shut up." Meghan responds hoping down from the counter.
"Speaking of school, let's get to it." I say writing down hacking techniques on the board. Meghan takes a seat on one of the desk chairs. She spins around towards the board and takes out her notebook and starts writing down the techniques. Next she has math, then Spanish, Phycology, human interaction/emotions, mechanics, science, social studies, ELA and the usual five jumping jacks for 'gym'. The school day is 2 hours long then a usual school day is. A usual school day is 8 hours and Meghan's school day is 10 hours, but she doesn't mind. By the time school is over its 6:30 so she gets to work on her projects. She works on her project for 5 and a 1/2 hours, at that time it's 12am.
"I'm going to bed Walt." She says walking up the stairs.
"Good night." I respond.
"Night." She says walking into her room. After about 10 minutes Toby bursts through the door.
"What are you doing here? It's 12am." I ask Toby.
"Where's Meghan?" Toby asks, his voice urgent.
"She just went to bed." I inform him.
"Go get her!" He demands.
"What? Why?" I ask, a confused expression on my face.
"Just get her!" I decide not to argue and go upstairs, her door is closed so I knock.
"It's opened." She says. I open the door, she's making her bed. She has her pajamas on, white pajama pants with palm trees on them and a white camisole.
"Toby needs you." I tell her.
"Why is Toby here?" She asks not looking up from making her bed.
"I don't know, he just said he needs you. It seems urgent." I inform her. She nods.
"Ok." She shuts off the light and walks down stairs, I walk behind her. When we walk downstairs we see that a blonde women has joined Toby.
"Who's this?" Meghan asks when she reaches the bottom of the stairs.
"I'm Stephanie, your aunt."