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A/N: This is just a short story that came into my head as a interruption from writing my other stories. I just had to get it out so that I could continue what I was doing. I just happened to be watching the poker on TV when this idea hit me. I was reminded of the time I played at a house warming party. This story contains FEMSLASH, if this offends you please don't read it!
Cards, Clothes and a little fun!
CPOV
It had been a hard week for all of us so we took the chance to wind down by going out for a few drinks. Everyone was there including Brass, Grissom and Sara, who usually avoided the social gatherings. As the night wore on and the bars started to get really busy I invited everyone back to my place to carry on drinking. Grissom and Brass left at this point and went home to bed but surprisingly Sara stayed with us. Once back at mine we all settled down comfortably with our alcohol and talked about everything except work. It wasn't long before it was suggested that we should all play a game. It was Nick that suggested that we should play poker. It was agreed that the winner would be able to give their paperwork over to the loser for a whole fortnight. As we all hate doing paperwork the challenge was on. The alcohol kept flowing and our playing became more erratic. I couldn't help but notice that Sara was doing exceptionally well. We took a break whilst Sophia and Warrick made a run to the nearby convenience store to get more booze.
Whilst the two of them were out I noticed that Greg and Nick had disappeared somewhere and I chuckled to myself.
"What you laughing at?" asked Sara
"Just the fact that Nick and Greg seemed to have disappeared" I replied
"oh that" she said "they're probably smooching outside"
I looked at her shocked. I knew that I suspected that there was something between them but I never thought that they were actually together.
"what do you mean?" I asked
"didn't you know?" she said "they've been going out for 6 months"
"wow" I replied "I knew that there was something but….wow"
Now it was Sara's turn to chuckle.
"was I the only one that figured it out when they started dating?" she asked "and they call me the anti-social one"
She went of in hysterics at this point. It was at this time that Warrick and Sophia came back from the shop and demanded to know what was so funny.
I told them about Nick and Greg and they were as shocked as I was. This only caused Sara to laugh more. When Nick and Greg came back and found Sara in hysterics and the rest looking shocked they figured out what had been going on.
Sara turned to them and clarified this point
"can you believe that they still had no clue about the two of you" she said laughing "and it's been 6 months"
"well I guess congratulations are in order" I said stepping forward and pulling them into a hug. Warrick and Sophia were quick in following me in their congratulations.
I took the alcohol into the kitchen with Sara's help and started putting some of it away in the fridge.
"you don't have a problem with the two of them being together?" asked Sara
"no" I replied "why would I? I think it's great that they've found love with each other"
"that's good then" she replied
"what's it like not having Greg crush after you anymore?" I asked
"it's a relief really" she replied "I mean he would never have a chance with me anyways, he's Soooooo not my type, but it also means that I can tease the hell out of him instead"
"so what is your type?" I asked, intrigued to find out some information about the elusive Sara Sidle.
"someone a little older, who's smart and sexy and has respect for others" she replied
"Grissom then" I replied with a smirk
"EWWWWWWW" replied Sara violently shaking her head "when are people going to learn that there is absolutely nothing between Grissom and I?"
I had to chuckle at her response but when I asked more about who it was that she liked she just refused to answer, though she did have a smirk on her face.
Left alone in the kitchen I pondered on the person that Sara was. She had been working with us for 3 years now, yet I still knew little about her. Sure we had not started off on the right foot but in the last few months things were better between us. I shook my head and grabbed some beers and went back into the living room and handed them round. We soon settled back down to our poker game.
Having not noticed what had been going on between Greg and Nick I decided to play closer attention to Sara to see if I could see any attraction between her and anyone else.
A short while later we had another 'toilet break' as Greg called it and I went and brought more beers in from the kitchen.
SPOV
I took advantage of the break to drag Greg outside whilst I had a smoke so that we could talk. Despite everything Greg was my closet friend and confidant. He knew more about me than anyone and I knew that he could be trusted not to tell anyone anything about me.
"so Greg" I said "our plan of telling them worked"
"I still cant believe that they hadn't worked it out on their own" he replied "and they call themselves investigators!"
We both chuckled over this.
"well missy" he said "what about you? Are you going to say anything?"
"I don't know" I replied "I dropped a few hints earlier about who my type was and she thought I was talking about Grissom of all people"
I shuddered at the thought.
"I'm sure that you have intrigued her now" he replied "after not knowing about Nick and I, I'm sure that she wont want to be the last to know about you"
"I have seen her glancing at me as if she's trying to figure something out" I said "but what if she does find out and she doesn't like the answer?"
"what do you mean?" he asked
"well, she may not like the fact that I like another woman" I said
"if she doesn't have a problem with Nick and I then she wont have a problem with you liking women" he stated
"that's all very well but how do you tell a female work colleague, and a straight one at that, that you are in love with them?" I said
"she's not straight" he replied
"WHAT!!!" I said shocked
"Nick and I bumped into Nancy the other day and we were just chatting and she happened to mention that Catherine's best relationships had been with women, that they had always treated her better than the men." he said
"how did that come up?" I asked
"oh, well we were talking about Nick and I being together and about gay relationships and she was saying that though she had never tried it Catherine had" he replied
"well, that is some news" I said "it still doesn't mean that she will like me back"
"Sara, you are the most loving, kind and thoughtful person I know, not to mention beautiful" he said "how could she not want you"
I blushed at the attention that greg was giving to me.
"I just couldn't stand to lose the friendship that we have because of my feelings" I said
"trust me" he relied "take a chance and I'm sure that you'll be surprised with the results. didn't you tell me the same thing before I got with Nick"
"that I did" I replied with a smile
"I've got an idea" he said "what about changing poker to strip poker?"
"and what would that achieve?" I asked
"well, for starters you'll be able to check out catherine" he replied with a smirk "and you'll be able to see if she is checking you out"
"come on the greggo" I said putting out my cigarette "lets go drop your plan onto the others"
We made our way back inside and once again everyone settled into the living room.
Greg dropped his bomb of strip poker and everyone was drunk enough to agree.
CPOV
I wonder what Greg and Sara were talking about. I knew that they were quite close and I found myself feeling quite jealous that someone knew things about the elusive Sara. I was quite sure that Greg would know who it was that Sara liked but I also knew that he wouldn't tell me even if I threatened him.
I thought back to my own past and the feelings that I have been trying to bury of late. It wouldn't be the first time that I had fancied a woman. I had been with plenty of them in the past. But I knew that Sara was straight and there was no way that I was going to ruin the friendship that was starting between us by telling her about my feelings. Besides it was obvious that she already liked someone from what she was saying earlier.
I thought about this idea of Greg's to play strip poker. It wasn't my favourite thing to do but as it would give me a chance to see Sara with less clothes on I was all for it.
As we were playing and more alcohol was flowing there wasn't anyone who hadn't not removed any of their clothing. Of course the first things to go were shoes, socks and jumpers but no-one was playing so bad as to have lost all their clothing yet. I lost the next round and unfortunately had to remove my shirt, with only my bra covering me up top. I could feel eyes staring at me and when I looked up with a smirk on my face and the guys looked away blushing. I turned my head slightly and caught Sara still staring at me, obviously running her eyes over my body. When her eyes looked into mine, she winked at me and then looked away. I sat there with a confused look on my face at the blatant flirting that Sara was doing.
Could it be that she wasn't as straight as I thought she was or was it just the alcohol talking?
I didn't think much more of it as I concentrated on the game. I couldn't really afford to lose many more rounds as I had little clothing left on. Luckily for me the guys were starting to get really drunk at this point and started losing badly. By the time the next break came round. All 3 guys were down to boxers and Sophia was as equally dressed as me. Sara somehow still had her trousers, shirt and socks on. I really needed to know her secret to being so good at poker. It wasn't as if she hadn't been drinking. She had matched the guys bottle for bottle, yet she didn't seem to be as drunk as they were.
Sara disappeared off with Greg again during the break and when she sat down she seemed to be thinking about something. Whatever it was it certainly effected her game. She lost the next 2 games, therefore resulting in the loss of her socks. However when she lost the next game I managed to catch the wink that she sent to Greg. Maybe she was losing on purpose.
All eyes were on hers as she slowly and, as it seemed to me, seductively removed her shirt revealing the black lacy bra beneath it. I couldn't keep my eyes off her body and when I looked up I could see her smirking at me. She leaned towards me, incidentally giving me a better view of her cleavage and whispered in my ear.
"like what you see?" she said huskily.
She didn't give me a chance to answer before she decided that it was time for another break. I sat there in shock before deciding that I really needed to smoke. I had quit many years before but right now I could do with one. On my way outside I bumped into Greg coming back in. he just grinned at me as I passed him. I saw Sara outside smoking leisurely, leaning against the wall staring up at the stars. She turned towards me as she heard my footsteps on the path.
"hey" she said
"hey yourself" I replied "good job its not cold"
Although I had put my shirt back on before I came out Sara hadn't. she looked down at this point and chuckled.
"oops" she said "knew I forgot something"
Maybe she was a little drunker than I had previously thought.
I walked over to her, stepping into her comfort zone and leaned over to whisper in her ear.
"well, I really love the view" I said seductively before pinching her cigarette and moving away.
She just chuckled lightly at my actions and took another cigarette out of her packet and lit it.
"cath" she said
"yes" I replied
"can I ask you something?" she asked
I turned towards her and I could see the seriousness on her face.
"sure" I replied, gesturing over to the small table and chairs for us to sit down at. We sat down next to each other and finished our cigarettes in silence before she started talking.
"its just….I….but…..its…" she said staring down at her hands, struggling to find the words.
I took hold of her hands in encouragement and when she looked up I gave her a small smile.
"you can ask me anything Sara" I said
"do you like me?" she asked
"of course I like you Sara" I replied
"no, I mean LIKE me?" she asked
I realised what she was going on about at this point. Should I tell her the truth or would it scare her away. Had I given off any signals that belayed my feelings and was she trying to let me down gently. As we had been flirting for most of the night I decided that the truth needed to come out.
"yes Sara" I said seriously "I like you"
She looked into my eyes at this point to see how serious I was. She must have seen something that she liked in my eyes as she smiled at me.
"Cath" she said "I've liked you for a while but I've never thought that you would be interested in me" she looked away from me as if she was ashamed of herself.
"Sara" I said lifting her face up so I could look in her eyes "I have wanted to say something to you for quite some time but I thought that you were straight."
"I've never liked men" she said, laughing lightly
"what made you decide to talk to me today?" I asked
"well Greg said that Nancy said that you've dated women before" she replied "so I decided to take a chance…plus the alcohol has made me more confident"
We both laughed at this.
"well next time I see Nancy I must thank her" I replied.
I stared into Sara's eyes and slowly moved closer to her, giving her the time to move away if she wished. As my lips touched hers my eyes closed and I took in the sensation of her lips on mine. The kiss was sweet and sensual as all first kisses should be. As we moved apart the smile on her face matched the one on mine.
"wow" she said
"wow indeed" I replied
She pulled me into a hug, placing a light kiss on the top of my head.
"where do we go from here?" I asked
"well I was hoping to take you out sometime" she replied
"I'd love that" I said
We kissed lightly again before we moved away from each other slightly
"come on" she said taking my hand "the others will send out a search party if we don't get back inside"
Once we were settled down again we resumed our game. I couldn't help grinning at the looks that Sara kept sending my way. It was blatantly obvious that the two of us were flirting with each other but for now it seemed like only Greg had noticed. He raised his eyebrows questioningly towards Sara who just nodded in reply. At this he grinned widely and promptly lost the next round of the game as he wasn't paying attention. Seeing as he only had his boxers to lose, he was out of the game. There was no need for him to remove them, though he did try and was shot down with a shout from the rest of us for him to keep them on!
Greg was sent to the kitchen to bring in more beers as the rest of us kept playing. Warrick and Sophia were the next to lose the remainder of their clothes, followed shortly by Nick. In the end Sara won the last round, finishing off the game in style with a royal flush!
It was at this point that everyone decided that it was time to go home. They left slowly in dribs and drabs. Sara reminded Greg on his way out of the door that she hoped he would enjoy all the paperwork that was going to come his way in the next fortnight! We both laughed at his downcast face when he heard this.
Soon there was only Sara and myself left.
I felt Sara's arms snake around my waist from behind as I shut the door.
"well that was an interesting night" she said as she placed light kisses on my neck
"it certainly was" I replied moving my neck so that she had more access
"it's a shame though" she said
"what is" I replied
"it's a shame that we agreed to be out of the game once we were down to removing our underwear" she said "although the sight of you in your panties and bra was breathtaking"
"you're not so bad yourself" I replied turning in her arms.
I leaned up and kissed her passionately, entering her mouth with my tongue. I moaned into the kiss when she moved her tongue into my mouth in response. I could feel the fire starting to burn deep within my body. I pulled away breathing heavily and I could see the passion and desire burning in her eyes.
"I want you so badly" I said "but I don't want you to think that this is just a one night thing. I want to share my whole life with you and to go out on dates with you and if that means that we need to call it a night then that's ok"
"I want all that too" she replied "but I also want you so much right now. I don't usually do this sort of thing when I first get with someone but we've known each other for years"
"stay with me" I asked
"I'd love to" she replied
With that we slowly made our way to my bedroom, kissing each other passionately along the way, crashing into everything and anything that was in the way. I knew that I would have a lot of tidying to do in the morning but right now I couldn't think about anything but Sara and the how she was making me feel right this second.
Once we reached the bedroom Sara led me backwards till I felt my knees hit the edge of the bed. She gently lay me down on the bed and came and lay next to me.
"if you're not sure we don't have to do anything" she said whilst stroking my face with her fingers "I don't want to rush you"
"I want you baby, please" I replied
A/N2: OK! So I was originally going to make this a one-shot but it was getting really long so I decided to split it into two! I'm sorry for the cliff-hanger ending!. Please read and review! The more reviews I get the sooner the next chapter will be posted ;-)