"Perfect"

By GreggosQueen

Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or any of the characters.

Rating: PG

Chap. 1

And we'd laughed so much at that special on the Discovery Channel about elephant mating.

"And that's how my washing machine exploded," Greg concluded. He looked at Nick to see his reaction, and he wasn't even paying attention.

Waving his hands in front of Nick's face, Greg said, "Earth to Nick, anyone in there?"

Back up. Did Greg just say something about an explosion?

"Yeah man?" Nick said.

"You never heard a word I just said did you?"

"Sure I did. So was anyone hurt in the explosion?" Nick wasn't going to let Greg get anything past him.

Amused, Greg asked, "What have you heard?"

Uh Oh! Okay play it cool.

"Not much man. I've been here most of the night. I haven't had the chance to catch the news."

Fighting back a grin, Greg said, "I don't think anyone was hurt. Soapsuds aren't deadly weapons."

Soapsuds? What the...?

He shot a glance at Greg and saw the smirk on his face. Nick chuckled and said, "Okay you caught me, I wasn't listening."

"No kidding, you looked like you were a million miles away."

"Yeah I've had a lot on my mind."

"I've noticed. You haven't been yourself for awhile now," Greg replied.

When Nick stayed silent, Greg took it as his cue to leave. "Well I better get going before Grissom catches me in here. I'll see you later."

Nick laughed as Greg scooted out of the breakroom. Greg was definitely unique, but he had been right about one thing. Nick hadn't been himself for a long time.

Nick's life was a mess. Two months ago, he'd ruined everything, and there was nothing he could do about it because she wouldn't take him back. It wasn't like he could blame her, it had been his fault. Nick was stirred from his thoughts, when he heard a noise.

Sara was making herself a cup of coffee, and she dropped it when she saw him.

Nick looked up and caught her eyes. It was only for a moment, but in her eyes he saw surprise and something else, was it love? He got up from the couch and walked over to her.

He moved to help her clean up the spilled coffee, but she glared at him and said, "I've got it." However, Nick ignored her and helped her clean up.

After they were finished, Nick touched her arm and said, "Sara, I..." Sara moved away from him and quickly left.

Nick watched her leave and wondered why he'd ruined the best thing in his life.

To Be Continued

Okay I know it's short, but I wanted to see if there was any interest in this story. Please let me know what you thought of it and if you would like to read more.