CSI: Beyond Friendship.

Disclaimer – I don't own anything to do with CSI, the characters portrayed are copyright of CBS.

Sara wanted to move on with her life, Grissom was in the past, she wanted a new future, but with who? And do they encounter confrontations along the way?

Sara walked into the break room. Nick and Greg were play fighting she couldn't help but smile, even though she thought it was very childish. Warrick and Catherine were sitting next to each other looking lovingly into each others eyes. They had been an item for the last few months and for every month their love grew each and every day. Sara was sure they were going to get married, when that was, was a different matter.

Nick noticed Sara smiling, and wasted no time in teasing her about it.

"So what do we have here, Sara Sidle smiling now there's a sight I thought I wouldn't see for a while!"

Sara looked at Nick with a painful stare, Greg knew that she was going to retaliate how could she not, Nick had been a little out of line, but Sara should be used to it, Nick was always this way when something good had happened to him the previous night.

"How can I tell its going t be one of those days Nicky?" Sara said whilst she sat opposite Warrick and Catherine, who had taken their eyes off each other long enough to notice Sara had walked into the room.

"What do you mean by that Miss Sidle?" asked a cheeky sounding Nick.

"Never you mind Mr Stokes, never you mind."

And with that Grissom walked into the break room. By this time Nick had sat himself next to Sara in the vain hope to get her to explain what she meant, but to no avail, and Greg was pouring himself some of his blue Hawaiian coffee, but as soon as he noticed Grissom was in the room he soon made a bee line for a spare seat the other side of Sara.

Grissom started stating obvious facts. The team couldn't bare getting another lecture, Grissom had become really uptight ever since his relationship with Sophia had ended, much to Sara's joy.

Once Grissom had stopped lecturing the team he set them their assignments and partners. Much to Warrick and Catherine's pleasure they had been paired together. But much to Sara's dismay she had been paired with Nick, she knew that the comment she made earlier was going to come back and haunt her. Although everyone was reasonably happy with their pairings poor Greg had been paired with Grissom, don't get them wrong they all adored Grissom but his recent behaviour had made him impossible to work with.

Catherine and Warrick collected their case and headed out of the break room, next up was Sara and Nick Sara rose from her chair and collected or should I say snatched their case from Grissom's hands, rather to his shock, but he said nothing about it. Sara walked out of the room motioning to Nick to get his butt in gear and follow her. Greg was left in the break room alone with Grissom.

"So then boss, what's the scene?"

Grissom turned to look at Greg. Grissom gave him the look as if to say don't talk to me I am not in the mood type look. Greg complied and followed Grissom out of the break room. Like a lost dog.

Sara and Nick were in the locker room with Warrick and Catherine, although Catherine and Warrick weren't really concentrating on the case they had been given, they were to busy staring at each other. But eventually as always Catherine took control.

"Right Warrick come on, we have got plenty of time to make goo goo eyes at each other later. We have to focus on the case in hand!" Catherine stated.

Warrick reluctantly agreed and followed Catherine out of the locker room, waving goodbye to Nick and Sara as he walked out. Nick ceased this opportunity. He went to the Locker room door and closed it and locked it. Sara looked at him. She had seen what he had done and she was intrigued.

Nick walked over to Sara.

"So are you gunna tell me what you meant earlier Miss Sidle?" asked Nick.

Sara looked him dead in the eye. He was so close to her she could feel his breath on her face.

"You know exactly what I meant, Mr Stokes."

In a matter of seconds Nick had latched himself onto Sara's lips, they were hanging in a passionate embrace. Where no-one could see them.