CHAPTER 1

Nick Stokes

" Dude that's ruff," Nick Stokes laughed at his friend and coworker Warrick Brown to his left as they opened the door to the Las Vegas Crime Lab.

" Tell me about it," Warrick ran his hands through his hair." As soon as shifts over I'm …" Warrick's voice trailed off " Damn. Who's that?"

Nicks eyes followed Warricks gaze. In the Waiting Area of the lab sat a women Nick had never seen before. She had dark chocolate hair that was curled and graced each shoulder and flowed down to her lower back. Her skin was a creamy ivory dusted with a sun-kissed glow. Her eyes were large shining blue gray that almost appeared green in that particular lighting bordered by long dark lashes. She had a the most perfect and beautiful figure he'd ever seen. She sat biting her lower lip and drumming her fingers on her thigh.

Nick found himself engulfing all his thoughts around this woman.

" Nick? Nick? Dude," Warrick grabbed Nick's shoulder. " Dude come on Griss's handing out assignments."

"Hmmm, oh ya. Coming." Nick pried his eyes away from her. God, he hoped she was her assignment, no he begged… come on, Nick, get a grip on yourself. She's just a girl just a…

"Nick? Nick," Gilbert Grissom his boss was standing right in front of him giving him an incredulous look. " Nicky?"

" Ya um sorry what?"

" 419 behind the Palms"

"Ya got it," Nick's face fell I guess she's not mine he took one more look at her his mind wondering, wondering to things his mom would be ashamed of.

Nick watched as Grissom walked over to her taking her hand he smiled to her. And she stood up adjusted her skirt and followed him out the door into the hall where Nick stood. As they walked by she passed two feet from him. As she did so she looked up at Nick looking up at him deeply with her enchanting eyes, she flashed him the most charming smile and she looked away biting her lower lip. Nick's heart skipped five beats. That was the most seductive thing Nick had ever seen. As she walked away Nick was caught by the sent of her perfume and felt himself melt away.

Grissom showed her into his office and like an idiot Nick just stood there. Embarrassed Nick looked at the paper with his assignment in his hands. Wait Nick looked; up he was sure she had looked back at him. Nick took a deep breath folded the paper and slid it into his back pocket and headed towards the locker to get his work vest.