Chapter 2
"I love you too Nick Stokes." She said as she closed the space between them and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.
---------------Six months ago-------------------
"So Sara what are you going to do on your day off tomorrow?" Catherine asked as she walked past Sara in the locker room.
"Probably nothing, I think I'm just going to relax." Sara responded. "Are you working tomorrow?"
"Unfortunately, yes" Catherine said as she rolled her eyes.
"Well got to go; see you on Thursday." Sara said as she closed her locker.
Sara walked in the direction of Grissom's office; she wanted to see if he was ready to go home, because she sure was, working a double shift takes a toll on you sometimes.
Sara and Grissom had been dating for three months, Sara thought everything was going good until now…
Sara opened the door to Grissom's office but she found Terri to be standing there talking to him.
"I'm sorry Griss, are you busy?" Sara asked him.
"No Sara, Terri and I were discussing a case." He said in a quick response.
"Hey Sara, how are you doing?" Terri asked.
"Fine thanks."
Terri then turned to Grissom and said, "I got to go, I'll see you later."
"OK bye Terri." He said.
Sara noticed Grissom's lips had a shade of pink on them. It looked like lip stick. A thought then ran through her head. "Had he been kissing another woman?"
"Grissom what is on your lips?"
"Nothing." He said as he quickly wiped them with his hand. "My lips are chapped and I put some chap stick on them."
Sara was still suspicious, she knew something was going on, but she let it go. Being the investigator that she is, she knew she did not have enough 'evidence' to confront Grissom.
"Are you ready to go home?" He asked her.
"Yeah."
The car ride home was silent for the two of them.
"Sara are you ok? You seem very quiet."
"Yeah Gil honey I'm fine, just a little tired."
At this time Grissom's cell phone rang.
"Grissom" He said as he answered. "Terri?"
After a few minutes of conversation he hung up the phone.
"Sara honey, I have to go back to work for a few more minutes, Terri has found something on those remains we found, and I have to go check it out."
"Ok just drop me off at home."
Grissom did as Sara asked but before she got out of the car, he gave her a peck on the cheek. "I'll see you later babe."
"OK bye." She said not returning the kiss.
Sara walked into the house. She couldn't get what happened off her mind. "Did he really kiss another woman?" "Was it Terri?" "She WAS with him last and she DID have pink lip stick on." The more Sara thought about it the more pissed she got. She decided to go back to the lab and check on the two of them.
When Sara got there she saw Grissom and Terri standing in the parking lot together, holding hands. She parked in the back of the parking lot trying not to be seen. What Sara saw took her breath away. Grissom opened the car door for Terri and just before she got in he gave her a passionate kiss. Sara was completely steamed at this point. "How could he do this to me?" she thought as a tear ran down her face.
Sara drove off back to her house. When she got there, she backed her Denali right up to the door. She went inside and began to pack all she could, some things she didn't even bother to pack she threw them in the back of the Denali so she could sort it out later. She finally heard Grissom pulled into the drive way.
As he walked up on her packing he asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm moving back to San Francisco." She told him flat out.
"Why?"
"Grissom, don't play dumb; did you think I wouldn't find out?"
"Find out about what?"
"About you and Terri, I saw you two in the parking lot and you looked pretty cozy in a lip lock."
"Sara I'm sorry, I…" He was stopped by Sara's hand in front of his face.
"Save it Gil, I don't want to hear it." She said as she grabbed the last of her things. "I hope you two will be very happy together." She slammed the front door behind her. She threw the last of her things into the back of her Denali and closed the door.
"Sara wait." Grissom yelled as he opened the front door.
"It's too late Gil, I'm leaving!" She said as she drove off leaving Grissom standing in the driveway.
Sara knew she needed a place to stay for the day. She knew she couldn't drive to San Francisco as tired as she was. She pulled out her cell phone and started looking through her numbers. The first number she came upon, besides Grissom's, was Nick's. She hesitated for a moment, realized she had no where else to go, and made the call.
"Hello?" Nick answered with a yawn.
"Hey Nicky, I'm sorry did I wake you up?"
"Yeah but that's ok, what's wrong?" Nick asked her noticing she sounded like she had been crying.
"Nothing, I think I'm just catching a slight cold. I just called to ask you a favor."
"Sure, what?"
"Do you mind if I crash on your couch tonight?"
"Sure, if you want to."
"Thanks Nick see you in a few."
"Ok bye."
She hated to lie but she had to come up with a reason why she wanted to stay there. Grissom and Sara kept there relationship a secret from the team. She didn't want expose the secret to Nick even though their relationship was on the rocks.
Sara approached Nick's house. She walked up to the door and knocked. He opened the door with a smile.
"Hey Sara come in."
"Thanks Nicky."
He closed the door behind her and then took a seat beside her on the couch.
"So how come you need a place to sleep?"
"Well my apartment complex is being fumigated and I have to leave for a night." That was the only think she could think of at the time.
"So what made you think of me?"
"Well we've always been good friends and you've always been there when I needed you."
"Of course Sara and I always will be. So can I get you anything?"
"No thanks I'm fine."
"Sara, are you sure you're ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine, just tired."
"Ok Sara, get some rest and maybe afterwards we can go get something to eat." Nick said with a wink.
"Thanks Nick." She said as she lay down on the couch.
Nick turned off the light, walked towards his bedroom, laid down on his bed and smiled the biggest smile ever. He loved the fact Sara was staying with him even if it was for just one night. He loved her.
A few hours later Sara was woken by the sound of the television.
"I'm sorry Sara; I didn't know it was that loud."
"It's ok Nick." She told him as she sat up on the couch.
"I'm actually getting hungry."
Nick asked, "Do you want to take up my offer for lunch?"
"Sure let me change first." She said as she stood up.
Sara went out to her car and grabbed a few things; she then went into Nick's bathroom to change. As she stood there brushing her hair, she began to get butterflies in her stomach.
Sara put on her skirt and halter top and walked out into the living room to find Nick.
"I'm ready."
"Wow! Sara you look gorgeous." Nick said looking her up and down.
"Are we ready to go, I'm starving." Sara said with a smile.
Nick said, "Yeah let's go" as he grabbed his keys.
Thirty minutes later Nick and Sara arrived at the restaurant called 'Ming Dynasty'. It was a local Chinese restaurant in downtown Las Vegas.
"Ah, I love this restaurant." Sara said grabbing Nick's arm.
"I knew you did." Nick said with a smile.
They both got out of the car and Nick locked the doors. He then stuck his arm out hoping Sara would grab it. She did.
As they walked towards the entrance Nick wanted to tell Sara everything, how much he loved her, and how he wanted to be with her; but he couldn't.
Nick opened the door for Sara. "Thank you Nick."
"You're welcome."
Sara walked by him as he held the door open for her. Her perfume made him weak at the knees. "Man she smells so good." He thought to himself.
They both sat down for a harmless dinner. Or so they thought. What they didn't know was it was about to lead to much more.
After they finished eating the waitress brought their check to the table. Nick quickly snatched it up. "I got this." Nick said as he stood up and went to pay.
Sara couldn't help but watch Nick walk up to the counter. She thought to herself, "He has such a nice butt." Grissom then popped into her mind. "I'm having such a good time why do I have to think about him?"
Nick then returned to the table. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah." She said as she stood up.
They both walked to Nick's car. He again opened the door for her, then got into the driver's seat and started home.
"Thanks for the dinner Nick, it was great." She said as she reached over at patted his knee.
"I'm glad you liked it." He said trying to hold back a smile.
When they got back to his house they both took a seat on the couch. Nick turned on the TV and then handed Sara the remote.
He said, "Sara I think I'm going to lie back down for a little while, I'm still kind of tired." As he stretched out his legs he asked, "Do you need anything?"
"No thanks."
"Sara I just want to tell you, that you looked beautiful tonight." He said as he sighed heavily relieved that he finally found the courage to tell her.
"Thank you Nick, so did you."
Nick quickly leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips.
"What was that for?"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."
"No Nick don't be I… I actually enjoyed it." She told him as she stared at his lips. She then placed a hand on his cheek and pulled him in for another. This time Nick deepened the kiss by gently slipping his tongue pass her lips.
She exhaled passionately as he began to place open mouthed kisses down her neck. Nick then caught another whiff of her perfume, it was like ecstasy; and he couldn't get enough. A few minutes of gently caressing and kissing each other left them both wanting more.
"Sara" Nick said breathlessly.
"Huh?" She responded as she kissed his collar bone.
"I want you more than I've ever wanted anything."
"Well what are you waiting for?" She said as she looked into his eyes.
Nick took her by the hand and led her to the bedroom. He began to kiss her with a passion he hadn't felt in some time. He laid down on the bed and pulled Sara down on top of him. Still locked in a kiss she began to undo his belt. He then tugged on her top she broke the kiss, started to untie her top, and slid it over her head. Nick and Sara switched positions and he took his shirt off and tossed it to the floor. He then rubbed his bare stomach up against hers as he got lost in another kiss. Things were beginning to heat up fast. A few passionate hours later they lie side by side in each other's arms and fell asleep quickly.
It wasn't long before Sara woke up, and realized what she had just done. "Oh my gosh, I shouldn't have done that. If Grissom found out about this he would accuse me of cheating on him first." She thought, "I've got to get out of here before Nick gets up." She quietly got out of the bed and got dressed. Sara walked out of the front door and closed it quietly behind her. She found an old piece of paper in her Denali and wrote Nick a short note:
"Nick, I'm sorry I have to go. I hope to see you soon. I just wanted to let you know I enjoyed tonight, but I'm in a relationship with Grissom, I love him and I'm hoping maybe we can work things out. I'm sorry for lying to you about why I needed a place to stay, but I didn't want anyone at work to find out, including you. Please don't say anything. I want you to know that tonight did mean a lot to me, I just want to give this relationship a chance."
Sara.
She lied, she knew that things weren't going to work out with Grissom; but she knew if she told Nick she was moving back to San Francisco he would want to know why. At this point she didn't want to tell him that Grissom had cheated on her.
Sara then left it in the front seat of his car. She got into her Denali and left, driving towards San Francisco.
Nick woke up about an hour later. Looking at the clock he realized it was time for work. "Sara?"
He looked everywhere in his house and there was no sign of her anywhere. "I'll call her later, I'm running late." He got dressed and headed out of the door. He started to open the door of his car and noticed the note. He read it and began to get mad. "Did she just use me to get back at Grissom for something he did?" He thought.
Nick approached the lab and noticed everyone standing in the break room talking. "What's going on?" Nick asked as he walked in the door.
"Grissom just told us Sara moved back to San Francisco." Warrick told him.
"What? Why?" Nick asked.
………………….TBC…………………R&R
