Post-Episode for Mea Culpa
C/N Romance: Established Relationship
This is basically a fluffy romance story, if you don't like fluff or CNR, don't read it no one is forcing you to!
Disclaimer:I don't own CSI it belongs to CBS, though I wish I did.
"Thank you, have a nice day miss." Nick smiled at the waitress and slipped out the front door of the coffee shop. He slipped on his sunglasses to block out the oppressive Las Vegas sun and pulled his keys from his pocket as he approached his Tahoe. A shrill ring from his cell phone startled him and his keys fell onto the hot pavement with a clink. He pressed the talk button on his phone and knelt to grab his keys.
"Stokes," Nick stated with a groan.
"Hey, it's me….are you okay?" Catherine's soft voice caused a smile to slip to Nick's face.
"Yea, I just dropped my keys. How are you BOSS?!" He stated with a slight chuckle, he was going to have fun ribbing her about this for a long time. He was so proud of all of her accomplishments but he would still rib her about it.
"I'd be better if you'd get your tight little tail over here." Catherine said with a sultry drawl.
Nick's smile widened and his heart bean to pick up it's pace, thinking of the possibilities that her statement brought to his mind.
That little shock to his system caused his to lose focus momentarily and as he snagged his keys from the pavement and began to stand SMACK.
Nick dropped the phone and hissed "Damn it!" He rubbed his head where it came in contact with the side view mirror and picked up his phone from the pavement, careful to avoid another round with the obtrusive mirror. He placed the phone next to his ear again.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to drop you," Nick said as he climbed into his truck
"What happened?!"
"A fight between the truck and I… and I lost, because I was so enamored with you," Nick stated with a chuckle.
"Aww, so sorry. Don't break any property of the LVPD or you'll be working decomps for a month, I'll see to that." Cath stated with a laugh.
"Gee thanks BOSS woman," Nick said as he pulled into traffic, "Are you home now?"
"Yea, I just got back from taking Linds over to her friend Jennifer's house for the night. A friend that I actually like, her parents are nice and attentive, what a thought!"
"Yea, it's sad when that seems like out of the norm." Nick said pulling up to a stoplight. "Let me stop by my place and grab some stuff. Anything you want me to bring?"
"Yea, if you could grab dinner and maybe a movie"
"Can do, any requests?"
"Dinner... nah surprise me. As for a movie…umm something suspenseful."
"You got it, maybe I'll get something scary then I'll have an excuse to keep you wrapped in my arms all evening." Nick stated in a husky voice.
"Mmmm, babe you don't need an excuse, I'll guarantee you that." Cath said with a sultry tone.
That comment made Nick groan with the thought of holding her in his arms tonight. "Okay, I'm at my place, I'll be there soon, love you."
"Love you too, drive safe."
Nick ended the call and walked into his apartment and placed his keys on the entry table next to his growing pile of mail that needed sorting. With his seemingly overwhelming work schedule and that he basically spent the rest of his free time at Catherine's house many things at his place were being neglected. Especially bills and laundry, oh yea lots of laundry, he was wearing his last pair of underwear and work clothes were becoming hard to find. Cath had made a comment that she didn't mind doing his laundry when he stayed the night, but he hadn't taken her up on it, he hated to feel like a burden. He wanted to get to her place soon, he was hungry and it wasn't only for food. He quickly separated his clothes into piles and threw a couple into a basket by the door. 'I'll just throw it in when I get there' he thought. Then her proceeded to check his messages, just one from his mom and one from one of his buddies wondering what had happened to him, commenting " …must be some woman, hell you've missed the last 5 games here, give me a call man, we'll grab a beer and you can give me the dirt." Nick smiled and continued on.
He sorted his mail and threw a stack of bills and his checkbook on top of the laundry and walked back out the door all in 30 minutes flat. He drove over to a Chinese place nearby and grabbed some sweet and sour pork for himself, chicken and broccoli for Cath and a large order of rice. The man placed his order into to go boxes he paid and left to the video store next door. He walked in and went directly to the new releases and searched for a fitting movie. He decided on Gothica and took it to the counter. Luckily, he managed to avoid the teenage cashier's attempts at flirting, paid and he was finally on his way to Catherine's. As he pulled into traffic he began to daydream about his and Catherine's first night when their relationship changed, it also involved Chinese food and a movie.
