Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine. I'm just borrowing them for a bit.

Author's Note: I've been planning on writing a post-season 6 fic for some time now. Thankfully, I finally got around to writing it. This has mild spoilers for season 7 by the way, so beware. Rated T just in case I venture that path in the following chapters.

Hum, that is what Sara usually does while she's working. It would start with a distinctive tune which she could not get out of her head, and soon she'd be singing the song full out without realizing it. She could be going through some files, tinkering inside a car, or going over some photographs like she was doing at the moment, and she'd be singing. Glancing up briefly from the picture of a severed head that she has been staring at for minutes, she looked across the table at Nick as a thought came over her. "How come you've never sang for me?"

Nick lifted his head to look at her, obviously confused as to what brought the question out of the blue. "I dunno… it just never came up I guess." With that, he went back to pulling contents out of the brown evidence bag and laying them on the table.

Sara knitted her eyebrows as she tried to come up with one instance to prove him wrong but came up with nothing. "Well I sing when I'm around you… and you don't. You sing to Mandy though," she insisted, not letting go of the matter just yet. If Mandy hadn't slipped and told Sara about making Nick sing for her results, Sara probably would never have known that he could sing.

"Oh, that's what this is about huh?" Nick let out bit of a laugh, embarrassed. "Tell you what, if you can come up with a song with your name on it… I'll gladly sing it for you." He stopped for while to raise his eyebrows at her in challenge.

Sara gave him her trademark glare and went back to analyzing the photos before her. She frowned; an unexpected jab of jealousy coming over her as she wondered how hard it could be to sing for her when he does it all the time to Mandy. Shaking her head at the pettiness and immaturity of it, she sighed and tried to forget about it. She'd bet that his voice wasn't even that great.

"You are the sunshine of my life… that's why I'll always stay around…"

Nick's unmistakable singing prompted her away from her musings and back to reality. Smiling broadly, she stopped completely from her task and crossed her arms before her as she listened and watched him sing. "That doesn't have my name anywhere in it."

"Yeah… it got sunshine though." Nick flashed a smile as he took off his gloves and tossed them on the table. Standing from his seat, he walked towards her and held his hand out. "Come on get up," he said, offering his hand out.

Sara laughed, totally bemused but stood up anyways. "What are you up to?" She had a vague idea what he was about to do but wouldn't believe that he'd do it right there and then. Letting him slide his other hand to her waist, she watched in wonderment as he started swaying her along the song he was singing.

"I better do this before you start complaining that I dance with Catherine and not you," he said and crooned the rest of the song. "You are the apple of my eye…"

Sara smacked his arm playfully, grinning nonetheless. "I wasn't going to." It wasn't her style to mix work and play, but this is a one-time opportunity so she figured she might as well enjoy it. She has always liked the easygoing pace the two of them have whenever they work together. For some reason, she could only be that way when she's around him. Singing with him, "You must have known that I was lonely, because you came…" She stopped in mid-line as someone cleared their throat, making both of them stop and look at the doorway.

Hodges was smirking at them, probably feeling high and mighty now that he has caught them playing around. "If I could interrupt you kids… Sara your trace results just came in." Stepping into the room he held out a sheet of paper to her; the smirk still on his face.

Blushing a bit, Sara pulled away slowly dropping her hands off Nick. "Yeah thanks. I was just about to go to you." Keeping her composure, she looked at Hodges carefully, daring him to say another word. Normally she wouldn't have cared what he thought, but since things for her were different now she couldn't afford for this little incident to get out. She has another person to think about; though if that person had the capability to get jealous, she had no idea.

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Nick was still humming the Stevie Wonder song up to the end of the shift. This particular day turned out pretty well for him, starting with that little performance he did for Sara earlier. Who would have thought that his singing to Mandy would eventually lead to this? He grinned inwardly, silently thanking Mandy for making it happen and cursing Hodges for ruining it. Opening his locker, he pulled a clean shirt out and turned to Warrick who has just come into the room. "Hey, buddy!" he greeted good-naturedly.

"At least someone's happy…" Warrick jerked his locker open and lifted a hand to massage his temples. "You won't believe the day I've had man… processed a million things and still came up with nothing." He groaned and collapsed on the bench behind him. Glancing up he raised an eyebrow at Nick. "I need to hear some good news. Spill."

Nick shrugged not bothering to hide his smile. "What, a guy can't be happy around here without a reason?"

"No… with this job it's gotta be somethin'," Warrick said shaking his head. "Some girl?" Taking Nick's nod as a yes he continued. "Kristine?"

The mention of the name stopped Nick for a second. Sitting on the bench beside Warrick, his smile faded as his thoughts went to the sweet, beautiful lady he has been seeing. "No,man. I don't think that's gonna work out though." He mentally kicked himself for completely forgetting about Kristine, whom he's actually supposed to meet later. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Kristine. She's smart, pretty, nice, and could just be the one for him, except she's not. It was happening again; he was going to drop a potentially good relationship just because there could be a chance for him and a particular co-worker.

"Dude, I'm not saying marriage is all that great… but finding someone and sticking with them could be a good thing, ya know?" Warrick said after a bit of silence.

Nick nodded in understanding. Everyone thinks he should stop dating around and get serious for once, and he agrees. "Yeah I know. I do have someone… she just doesn't know it yet." A smile tugged on his lips as he wondered if this could really be it. Maybe this time around he'd finally come up with enough courage to ask her out. Maybe come next time he crosses path with Warrick he'd be able to tell him how Sara said yes, and how the wait was well worth it.

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