"Hey guys what's going on in here?" Catherine entered the large room where Nick and Bobby where stood setting up an experiment. Two pieces of glass where set up side by side and a dummy at the far side. She had walked in on the pair laughing hysterically at something. They suddenly stopped laughing as she entered the room. Nick coughed slightly trying to hold back any laughter that may slip out.
"Alright I can tell when I'm not wanted" She stated with slight hurt to her tone.
"I'll just come back later shall I?" She turned to walk away looking at Nick who tried to avoid eye contact as much as he could.
"Nah cath your alright it was just….a private joke that's all" Bobby explained.
"Alright so um anyway what we got here?" She indicated towards the experiment that was set up.
"Just testing a theory, so stand back ya'll" Both Nick and Catherine put on a pair of goggles and stood back like Bobby suggested.
"FIREING!" Bobby shouted before pulling the trigger and sending glass everywhere the test was complete and a successful test at that.
"Woo always gives me a buzz firing that thing" Bobby joked, his Texan accent standing out more. Nick gave him a little Nicky smile before examining the bullet through a microscope, Catherine spotted the small exchange of looks between the pair and got suspicious there was something going on and she was going to find out what.
"Alright fellas I'm gonna go write up the report for this you gonna be ok cleaning this mess up?" She joked as she flirtatiously walked out the room glancing behind her giving the pair her cheeky smile. She was surprised when neither of them looked over at her, that look always got the guys starring. She contemplated what she must have done wrong as she continued down the hall she could still hear the pair of them laughing away, was it her they where laughing at surely not.
"That was close Bobby we need to be more careful next time, especially at work" Nick looked over at Bobby who was trying hard not to giggle.
"What are you laughing at now?" Nick asked trying not to laugh himself.
"Nothing, I just….you know what doesn't matter"
"No go on what where ya gonna say?" Nick pressed.
"Just that if it weren't for your goofing around I wouldn't have been laughing"
"Hey! I wasn't the only one goofing around mr. I believe you where the one who pulled my boxers outta pocket…by the way can I get those back please I've been running out recently and I'm starting to realise where they may be hiding"
Bobby laughed again throwing the pair of boxers towards Nick as he grabbed a sweeping brush from the wall.
"well Nicky if your gonna leave your pants lying around on my floor your gonna have to expect to loose them" Bobby gave him a raised eye-brow look.
"well how was I supposed to know your ma was gonna show up huh didn't give me much time to pack the essentials now did it" Nicky threw the pants back at Bobby in mock frustration. Bobby's laugh this time was joined by a sigh which caused a concerned look from Nick.
"What's wrong tex?" Nick asked moving towards his friend and lover.
"Do you think I should have told my ma I mean it has been over 3 years now maybe its time I told her about us I mean"
"Hey we always said right from the start that this was gonna be just between us, especially when I came to the guys from work…however this is your mother where talking about she needs to know eventually that where not just room mates" Nick placed a reassuring hand on Bobby's shoulder.
"Yeah your right, but why cant I bring myself to say it?" He looked down trying to find the answer in the back of his mind.
"Hey come here" Nick wrapped his other arm around Bobby's neck allowing Bobby to fall into him wrapping his own arms around Nick's waist.
"You can do it, I know you can" Nick whispered in his ear, the pair pulled away but still kept their arms entwined around each other.
"I know you far to well tex and I know you can do this, I think its time" Nick leant towards him placing a kiss lightly on Bobby's lips.
"Thank you Nicky, god where would I be without you hey!"
"No-where" Nick laughed bringing a smile back to Bobby's face.
"I Knew it!" A voice came from the door causing both Nick and Bobby to jump apart in surprise. They both spun round and where faced with the shocked but happy expression of Catherine Willows.
"Cath…this isn't what it looks like" Bobby was trying to come up with an excuse and failing.
"I don't think so Bobby you don't get out of it that easily….I knew there was something you weren't telling me"
"Cath it wasn't cause we didn't want it its just we promised each other it would stay between us" Nick chirped in.
"Hey guys don't panic if you don't want people knowing that's fine by me I just think its really sweet, my favourite Texans together at last" she laughed.
The boys looked at each other both smiling affectionately at the other.
"So one question comes to mind…how long?" Catherine asked giving the boys a stern look now.
"Um…3 years" Nick sheepishly answered.
"Wow I have to say Nicky I'm impressed especially with you you're the worst secret keeper I know" She laughed again and turned to walk out the room.
The pair looked at each other again this time bursting into laughter.
"Well that was easier than I thought, now only if it were that easy for everyone" Bobby stated.