So this is just another little Nick/Greg fic so enjoy!
"Greg can I….argh!"
That was Nick Stokes, respected level 3 CSI being run over by Greg in his wheelie chair.
"Greg! What the hell?" He said from his current position on the floor.
"Sorry Nick, I didn't see you there," said a not-sorry-at-all Greg Sanders grinning.
"What the hell were you thinking?"
"I'm playing a game; I'm not allowed to walk anywhere I have to travel by wheelie chair!" Said Greg triumphantly, like it was the best game in the world, "and in case you hadn't noticed, I'm winning."
Nick stood up brushing himself off with as much dignity as he could muster, "actually I had noticed," he said ironically.
"Sorry about hitting you, but I was on a role…I couldn't stop." Said Greg mischievously, "so what did you want before I ran you down?"
"I just wanted you to test this hair we got at the scene," mumbled Nick annoyed.
"Will do," he replied before kicking off the nearest cupboard and skidding over to the machine which would do so for him.
Nick shook his head and walked out of the lab in a very disgruntled manner.
"What's got your knickers in a twist?" Asked Warrick falling into step beside him
"Just Greg…again," said Nick
Warrick cast a knowing glance over at his friend before carefully saying, "You seem to be annoyed at him a lot lately. What's up with that?"
"How would I know?" Snapped Nick
"Did something happen? You guys have a fight?" Asked Warrick even though he knew that was definitely not the reason. He just wanted Nick to admit what practically the whole lab already knew.
"No! He's just…annoying!" Said Nick shortly
"Yeah okay…you just keep telling yourself that," replied Warrick starting to get exasperated at his friend's reluctance to admit the truth. He veered off to the right and walked into the break room to find his co-workers Catherine and Sara already in there.
"Hey, Nick's being stupid again," he said conversationally.
"Oh so he still hasn't realised he likes Greg and is pretending to be annoyed at him so he can avoid him?" Asked Sara innocently
Warrick laughed, "Yeah that's pretty much it"
"So what are we going to do about it?" Asked Catherine setting down her magazine firmly
Warrick coughed into his coffee and spluttered, "what do you mean what are we going to do?"
"Well we obviously have to do something or Nick'll be moping around here forever!" Complained Catherine
"What about Greg, do we know if he actually returns Nicky's feelings?" Asked Sara, "Because if he doesn't we might as well not even be having this conversation."
"Well let's monitor his behaviour and find out," said Catherine triumphantly, "we can gauge his reaction to Nick's presence around him. If he likes him there will be a definite change in his behaviour!"
Warrick looked doubtful, "what if he's just a really friendly guy?"
"It's all about body language Warrick," came a voice from the doorway, "there are certain ways people react to people around them. Subtle changes can tell us the person's view of others."
"Grissom!" Cried Sara happily, "you going to join in on our little scheme? You probably know more about body language than the rest of us!"
Grissom looked at the three faces all staring hopefully up at him and said, "why not?"
The three faces broke out in simultaneous smiles which soon turned into evil grins and Grissom wondered what exactly he had gotten himself into.
The four were still discussing what exactly they ought to do when Greg walked in. They all immediately were silent and looked up at him expectantly.
He looked uncomfortable at the sudden attention and said hesitantly, "Err…I have the DNA results that Nick wanted, should I just give them to you?" He asked to no one in particular.
Sara stood up and gestured Grissom to come with her, "no no Greg you should give them to Nick, here we'll help you find him."
"Err…okay then," he said puzzled but went along with her and Grissom. He failed to notice the excited thumbs up Sara gave to Warrick and Catherine as they left the break room.
They found Nick in a room examining the clothes of a victim who had been found in a ditch.
"Hey Nick," said Sara, "So Greg here has those DNA results you wanted!"
She pushed Greg forward and stepped back to observe with Grissom.
Grissom watched with interest as Greg stepped hesitantly forward. He noticed the slight tinge of red that coated Nick's cheeks at Greg's proximity.
He watched closely as Greg offered Nick the sheet of paper with the results on, exposing his wrists, a vulnerable part of his body, to Nick without hesitation. He noted that Greg seemed to watch Nick's lips as he spoke, not because he was lip reading but because he was interested in Nick's lips.
Grissom almost chuckled to himself in glee. This was too easy.
He walked out of the room dragging Sara behind him who eagerly stopped him to ask, "So? What do you think?"
Grissom looked solemn and Sara's expression drooped but then he smiled wickedly and said, "oh yeah he definitely likes him in a more-than-friends type way."
Sara looked up at him and returned his wicked smile.
"So what to do now?" She asked, wondering how on earth she could make her two clueless friends…well, get a clue.
Grissom shrugged nonchalantly and said, "I've done the hard part, now you have to figure out the rest" and with this cryptic message he walked off leaving Sara alone with her thoughts.
She was still thinking three hours later when Warrick suddenly burst into the lab and yelled, "I've got it!"
She looked up with interest wondering what on earth his new amazing idea could possibly be.
"So…?"
"We get them drunk! It always works for me." Warrick stated proudly.
Sara decided she was going to ignore the latter part of this statement and grinned broadly.
"That's brilliant, so we have some sort of get-together and leave them to themselves after we get them nice and hammered."
"Who's hammered?" Asked Catherine walking in and only hearing the last part of this statement
"No one…yet," smiled Sara wickedly. She explained the new plan to her co-worker and they sat down to discuss the details.
The next day Nick and Greg were both bombarded with invitations as soon as they stepped through the doors of the building.
"I'm having a drinks thing next week you're coming right?" Asked Sara eagerly
A minute later Warrick appeared saying, "So Nicky you're going to Sara's next week right?"
Catherine soon found Greg in his lab and nudged him saying, "you better be at Sara's next week ok?"
Nick and Greg had no chance and no choice in the matter. They were going, whether they wanted to or not.
Reviews would be highly appreciated, it's always nice to have feedback! And yes there will be much drunken antics in the next chapter (or chapters...who knows really?)