here is a one shot i have after watch playing with fire.

spoilers/warnings- Slash and Play with.

disclaimer- i only own the mistakes as it is not beta read.

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"you do realise I stopped listening 5 minutes ago Greg" Warrick said emptying his cup of coffee into the sink.

" oh okay" Greg said dipping his head down before walking out the break room.

" Warrick...what the hell? He was talking about a new DNA sequencer and you go a head and say that" Sara said her eyes smouldering black.

" I know word for word what he said...he usually talks about nonsense like music or holidays or sex...a normal subject is not what Greg talks about. Also when we say we stopped listening he starts from the beginning to annoy us never has he just excepted the fact that we don't want to know and stopped talking" Warrick said.

" Warrick is right, Greg never acts like this" Catherine said.

"it is his first week back after the lab explosion" Sara said the realisation of Greg's weird behaviour.

" Grissom told me his hands have been shaking but he just shrugged it off and no music, he stopped playing his music when working" Sara said ticking things off on her hand.

" yeah I noticed that and he is incredibly jumpy" Warrick said whipping the counter top of sugar and spilt coffee.

"we should keep an eye on him" Catherine said and everyone nodded in agreement.

" well Nick gets back from Texas today so we will tell him may be he can get Greg to talk to us he seems to have some magical spell over Greg" Sara said.

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" Greg I'm home" Nick yelled as he came through the door of their apartment.

"'kay I am in the kitchen" Greg said softly the words only reaching Nick ears ever so slightly. This worried Nick as Greg was always hyper, loud and never in the kitchen.

" Greg?" nick asked as he stepped foot in his kitchen, he was greeted with the smell of tomato and basil. He saw Greg mindlessly staring at the pan of sauce. Nick walked over to him and wrapped his arms around Greg's waist. Nick frowned when he felt Greg stiffen but relax slightly.

" you cooked" Nick said softly into Greg's neck.

"not really, just put pasta in the pan and the sauce is out of a jar" Greg said, trying to hide the pain and worry in his voice.

"still classes as cooking G" Nick chuckled into Greg's shoulder, he noticed Greg's hands were shaking as they sent vibrations up Nick's arm, it was the Nick remember the memo Sara and Catherine had sent him when he went to see them at the lab before going home.

"you okay G?"Nick asked him, his voice soft, laced with worry and love.

"f-fine why do you ask?"Greg said his voice shaking. Nick realised that as much as he want to talk to Greg to cheer Greg up and make his pain go away, he knew that the moment present was not the ideal time to do so.

" I haven't seen you in over a week, I missed you" Nick mumbled into Greg's neck making kisses up and down his jaw line and neck. Greg let out a low moan but before anything else could happen the egg timer started to call out.

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Nick grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist. He turned the fan off and stepped out of the bathroom and into his bedroom he shared with Greg. He saw Greg sat on the bed in a college shirt and a pair of boxers. Nick frowned slightly, Greg hardly ever wore clothes to bed he never ever wore a shirt to bed he rarely wore boxers. Nick slipped a pair of boxers on and padded over to the bed. He climbed on and pulled Greg into a hug.

"talk to me G" Nick all but begged, Greg stayed silent. "come on you can tell me, G what is going on, you quiet you make dinner?" Nick asked. Greg mumbled his reply.

"what did you say G I didn't quiet catch that"Nick said cradling Greg to his chest.

" I want you to stay with me" Greg mumbled again tears tracking down his face. " but your gonna leave me because of how horrid my back is your gonna think I am a freaky" Greg sobbed.

"no Greg" Nick said shaking his head. " Greg I love you I am not going to leave you...ever" Nick said kissing Greg's hair.

"you say that now but when you see my back you'll go running for the hills" Greg said.
"okay then sit up" Nick said, Greg sat up and was expecting Nick to get up and leave he bedroom. Instead Nick pulled Greg's shirt up off his body. Greg took in a sharp gasp of air.

"sorry if that hurt" Nick said. He looked at Greg's back, it was a raw red colour some bits of skin looked incredibly painful others looked so pale they looked dead. Nick wanted to prove to Greg he didn't care for the scars he wanted to prove that the scars were now apart of him so he loved them as Nick loved everything about Greg. Nick moved down and laid a light soft kiss on spine of his back.

" I *kiss* love *kiss* you *kiss* Greg *kiss*" nick said planting light soft kisses all over Greg's burns and scars. Greg turned slightly so he could be face to face with Nick, Greg looked deep into Nick's eyes.

" Greg I love you, scars included" Nick said, Greg gave a watery smile to nick before going into kiss him.

"love-you-to" Greg panted as the kiss got more intense.

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