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MADE WHOLE
CHAPTER TWO
ALEX
I couldn't believe that time was moving so fast and that I was actually enjoying being in Vegas. It seemed to be the move that needed to be made. I was feeling more like myself. Though there was still something. I hadn't found that 'it' factor that I'd come here to find. I still wasn't whole. I just knew there was still a piece to my puzzle missing. I tried to shake the feeling, but it just didn't seem to want to leave.
I walked around the perimeter of the newest crime scene looking for any evidence. I liked the new atmosphere that Vegas provided. I was still getting to know the city and I liked the vibe so far. It was a pretty warm night, something I wasn't used to from working in San Francisco. I dusted a windowsill for fingerprints. I then heard footsteps and I quickly jumped flashing my flashlight in the direction of the footsteps. I was greeted with that now familiar kind smile that made my heart skip.
"Sorry to come up on you like that." Nick said as he made it to where I was. I relaxed a bit, but I could only relax so much around him. From the moment I met him I couldn't quite plate what I felt around him. "Find anything?" he asked.
"I got a print off this windowsill." I said as I handed him the print I was able to lift. His fingers brushed with mine. It was like an electric shock ran through my body. I looked at him and our eyes met. I know he felt it to and I wasn't just imagining this all in my head.
"Umm… gr…great." He started to stutter. I gave him a smile. He always seemed to be a little nervous about me, but I didn't understand why. I wasn't intimidating in anyway. I was only 5'2" and was always smiling. Smiling helped me keep a positive attitude, which could get very hard in a job like this.
"Other than that…nothing else." I said.
"Yeah nothing else we could find in the house either. Guess we should get what we found back to the lab." He said. He then cleared his throat. I looked at him. "A couple of us were going to get some drinks after shift…umm… want to come?"
"I don't drink." I then said. He looked at me with a look of shock on his face. "I'll come though. It'll be fun." I gave him a smile and he smiled back at me.
I stood at my locker. I pulled my curls from the elastic that was holding them up and together. They fell quickly down. I grabbed my purse and turned around closing my locker. I then saw that grin again. Nick was standing in the doorway his eyes studying me.
"I guess I'm ready to go." I said with a shrug.
"Well the others canceled. If you still want to go then it will just be the two of us." He said with a slight frown. I looked at him. I wanted to get to know him. He seemed like a nice guy in general and normally I didn't get to work with him much and therefore I didn't really know much about him. I wanted to know more. He captivated me in the best way.
"Well I will still go." I said sweetly.
"Since it's just the two of us maybe we can ride together?" he questioned.
"Sounds good." I said.
NICK
This was the first time I was alone with her. She looked amazing tonight. I stole a glance at her as she sat in the passenger seat of my truck. Her curls just hit her shoulder that was mostly bare as she wore a plain navy blue tank top and a pair of jeans. I looked at her again and she looked at me. She gave me that smile that I loved so much. Truthfully as much as I was disappointed that everyone bailed, I was so happy that they did because I was going to be alone with her. There was something there between us and I wanted to discover it, but I obviously there was a line I couldn't cross. I was her supervisor and that is what worried me. I knew that I had to watch myself and keep things professional.
"So…" I said. I didn't know what to say. We'd spent most of the ride in silence. "Are you from San Francisco or just worked there?"
"I'm from the area." She said. "I went to college in San Francisco and then stayed around."
"Cool." I said. I'd never felt this nervous and this speechless around any girl I'd ever met. She just had this air about her and it took my breath away every single time.
We arrived at the bar. I quickly got out of the car and walked around to her side and opened the door. I gave her my hand to help her out of the truck. She was on the short side. I found that cute about her. I couldn't help, but love having her hand in mine. Every time we seemed to touch there was this energy that flowed between us. As she got out and her feet hit the ground she looked up at me and gave me a smile.
"Thanks." She said sweetly. "So this is the place." She said looking at the building. It wasn't much, but it was a great bar that we all seemed to frequent. Vegas was full of so many flashy places, but this place kept it simple and they served great drinks.
"Yeah." I answered as we started toward the door. I opened the door and she walked in. There seemed to be a lot of people hanging around this morning. I found us a table that was actually empty and I pulled out a chair for her. She sat down.
"You don't have to be such a gentleman." She said as I sat.
"Can't help it." I said as we were approached by a waitress.
"Hey Nick." The waitress said happily. We came to this place a lot and everyone knew us CSIs and we knew all of them who worked here.
"Hey Alyssa. I'll get my usual beer." I said to her.
"Alright and for you?" Alyssa said looking to Alex.
"Can I get a coke?" Alex asked.
"Coke it is." Alyssa said as she walked away.
"So you really don't drink?" I asked Alex. She simply shook her head. "If you don't mind can I ask why?"
"I hate the taste of the stuff. I simply cannot stand the taste of alcohol." She said sticking out her tongue.
She was cute. I couldn't help, but smile at her because of that fact. I'd thought about her so much since that first day we met. She seemed to always be on my mind at any time of the day. I just couldn't shake her and it was getting difficult. I felt like when I was around her I couldn't function right. I caught myself stuttering so many times around her. Sara had even caught on. I tried to deflect it, but she knew that something was off. I ended up confessing that I had slight feelings towards Alex. She is the one who suggested that I invite her out with everyone tonight…I now realized she might have been the one to get everyone to cancel… she planned this. I then started to laugh.
"What?" Alex asked as our drinks were set on the table in front of us. Alex sipped at her coke.
"Sorry… nothing. I Just realized something." I said before drinking a bit of beer. I was surely going to need this drink to relax. I needed to relax, but breathing was hard with such a beautiful girl sitting in front of me.
ALEX
This was nice. I liked being out with him and talking to him. In the last couple hours sitting in this bar I'd learned so much about him. I now knew where his accent was from he was from Texas. I told him about how I'd been once visiting my aunt and uncle whom it turns out live in the same city he's from. I also learned that he was one of seven children while I on the other hand was an only child. He was funny too and I was laughing so much. I felt like I liked him now even more than I had. It was strange though because he was my supervisor I didn't want to be too forward especially since I wasn't the forward type of girl, but I couldn't help it with him. I was drawn to him and I had been since the day we met.
I sat across from him at the table. He smiled at me as he sipped on a coke. He'd switched to coke after his 3rd beer. Being me I switched to Ginger Ale after my second coke. I then heard the song change. The new song was one of my current favorites.
"I love this song." I said happily.
"Then let's dance." He said. I simply laughed.
"I don't dance." I said at once.
"You do night." He said giving me a wink. He stood and came to my side of the table. He took me by the hand and pulled me to the dance floor. He was a terrible dancer, but so was I so it didn't matter.
We danced together. It was fun. I hadn't had this much fun since I moved her and it was a nice change of pace, having fun. I laughed at our terrible dance moves and suddenly the song changed again. It was a much slower tune. I was out of breath, but he pulled me close. His hands were on my waist and my arms went around his neck. I looked up at him. I gave me a smile as we danced slowly together. Both of us were out of breath from dancing to the previous song. I bit my lip out of nervousness. I loved feeling his arms around me. He was so strong and I loved feeling his strong arm holding me. I was dizzy with feelings and emotions. I knew what I wanted to do, but at the same time I knew it was so unlike me. I wasn't that girl, but then I thought of Simone and how she always told me I would let the best and most important moments pass me by.
I held my breath. I tried to talk myself out of it, but Simone's voice echoed in my head. I looked at him. There was something in his eyes that I couldn't place, but I liked it and I felt like there was something in the way he looked at me. I was so afraid, but I was going to jump and there was no looking back. I stood on the tips of my toes and I placed my lips on his. I closed my eyes and then I realized something. He wasn't pushing me away and in fact he was kissing me back. His arms tightened around me as we stood there. My heart was pounding and I could feel his pounding as well. It wasn't what I expected, but it was what I wanted. We both broke away and just looked at one another. He gave me a smile and his smile said it all.
"I wasn't expecting that." He then said. "I wanted to, but I was afraid. I mean I couldn't. I'm your supervisor and for me I couldn't cross-." I didn't want him to finish. I quickly kissed him again. I was shocked with myself because I wasn't this girl. I was normally timid Alex who never took any huge risks and this risk was a huge one. I then broke away.
"Alex." He then said in barely a whisper. I was breathing hard. I didn't want to say anything and I knew he was finding his words.
"I'm sorry." I then said quickly as I slipped out of his arms. I walked back to our table and quickly drowned down the rest of my Ginger Ale. He was then right next to me.
"Should we go?" he asked.
"Yeah." I said softly. I felt like I'd made such a huge mistake, but at the same time it felt so good.
He drove me back to my car at work. We barely said a word to one another. I hated leaving him. I didn't know what to say or not to say. It was true he was my supervisor and I should have never kissed him. That was a huge mistake on my part. I could only hope that I wouldn't be punished in some way for doing so.
NICK
Two weeks had passed and it seemed that Alex and I were avoiding one another at all cost. Her kiss had surprised me, but I wanted it. It was strange, but in that moment that we stood there together having that kiss it was like I felt whole in that moment. I wanted to really talk to her about it, but with work there never seemed to be a right time and she was avoiding me. The shift was over and I spotted her in the parking lot walking towards her car. There was no one around and I knew this would be the best time to really talk to her.
"Alex!" I called out. I watched her turn around and look at me. She gave me a wave and I jogged over to her. "Hey." I said as I approached her.
"Hey." She said as she leaned against her car. She seemed like she was trying too hard to be casual when we both knew there was something we needed to discuss.
"I wanted to talk about… you know… that night." I said. I was being weird and awkward too. I didn't want to say it out loud. I hadn't told anyone not even Sara who knew that I had something for Alex.
"Yeah." She said biting her lip. I loved when she did that. She then looked at me, but avoided my eyes. "I'm sorry I did that. I know it was so unprofessional of me. I should have never done it."
"Actually… I liked it. I strangely felt something that I'd never felt before. It was nice for me." I said to her. She looked me directly in the eyes. I gave her a reassuring nod. She smiled and I slowly walked to her. I placed a hand on her waist and the other on her cheek. There was that electric feeling again. "Can we do it again?" I asked.
"Yes." She whispered. I put my lips on hers. They were just as soft as I remembered.
There was that feeling again; that feeling of being whole. It was like I'd finally found the missing piece to a puzzle that'd been incomplete for a very long time. I parted her lips slightly and I slipped my tongue in her mouth. She let out a slight moan. It was music to my ears. I held her waist a little tighter and the hand on her cheek had moved into her hair. We were both into it and it felt amazing. Then there was the sound of a clearing throat. We both quickly pulled away from one another and looked towards the sound. Sara stood giving us both a smile.
"See you guys later." She said coyly. I shook my head as she walked to her car leaving Alex and I standing out of breath. I turned to Alex and smiled.
"I can't explain it." I started.
"You feel it to?" she then asked.
"A completeness?" I questioned.
"When together?" She said. I simply nodded. She gave me a smile. I quickly put my lips back to hers, but just for a moment.
"I don't know how, but I want to explore this." I said to her.
"Me too." She said giving me a smile. I laced my fingers with hers and pulled her hand to my lips. I gave her hand a small kiss. This was something. We were sort of something. I liked this. I knew it was risky, but I knew it had to be real because we both felt it.
