Chapter 26: Devious Levi
A month before.
Sam was reading the toxicology and serology result for a Homicide when she heard the lab door open behind her. "I thought you had a case?" Sam asked as she started calibrating the Spectrophotometer, adjusting the Wavelength control knob to her desired wavelength. She then opened the Sample compartment and inserted her blank solution after wiping the outside of the cuvettes to ensure an accurate reading. Levi had mentioned before, that he will not be coming to her Lab that day for a case he was doing.
"Finished faster than I expected." Sam heard Levi’s voice say behind her and took a seat on the chair, while she took out the Blank solution and inserted the Sample solution in. She frowned at the sound of his voice; it sounded a bit raspy, she mentally wondered if Levi caught a cold or something.
Slowly the redhead turned and her green eyes widened in surprise at the sight of him. His usually perfectly slick blond hair was sticking at the side, of which the psychologist tried to fix it subconsciously with his left hand. His knuckles she took note were bruised and bloodied. His usually perfectly pressed suit had tears and dirt on it.
But most importantly was his face, he had a cut lip, bruised neck, and a black eye. His left cheek was swelling and had a small gash on it too, and blood caking under his nose.
Sam’s mouth opened in a gasp, "What the fuck happened to you?!" her tone was higher than she intended. She approached him immediately, scanning him for more injuries as she removed and disposed of her gloves.
"Do you kiss your momma with that mouth?" Levi jokes, stretching his jaw to get rid of some of his facial strain.
"My mom’s dead. Levi." Sam deadpanned, her hand reaching to touch his chin gently and turning his face carefully so she could see all the damage.
"Your fangirls are going to riot when they see this." Sam joked, earning a chuckle from Levi.
"Any serious injuries I should attend first?" Sam asked, peeling off the coat he was wearing then draping it over the table.