"You say a word and I will personally dig your grave." Nick nodded.
"Got it," He called out to Grissom's retreating form.
"But you didn't say anything about video taping it." Nick opened his cell phone to record the video of their boss dancing with Sara.
Grissom pulled her into his arms and easily found the beat of the music. Nick raised his eyebrows at the revelation of Grissom dancing. He turned her and dipped her. She was laughing and genuinely enjoying herself. Nick even caught her playing with the hair at the nape of his neck. The upbeat song transitioned into a slow tempo. Grissom recognized the song change and tried to lead her off of the floor, but she planted her feet.
"One more, please?"
"Sara, I have to work. Brass is waiting for us."
"Just finish this song and I'll go anywhere you want me to; please?"
"Fine." He pulled her close and swayed with the music. Sara had leaned her body into his and laid head on his shoulder, humming along with the song. When it ended, she looked up to his face and smiled. He smiled in return and started to lead her away from the dance floor. She suddenly pulled his face to hers and kissed him. Nick almost dropped the phone in shock. As soon as it broke, he stopped recording and put his phone away. Grissom finally kissed her back and led her away. He had taken her keys from her pocket during the kiss and tossed them to Nick.
"You drive her car and follow me to her place. We'll get her in safely and head to our scene."
"Sure." He hid his smirk until he was alone in Sara's car. He walked behind them and pulled his phone out again because Sara was unable to keep her hands to herself. They waved to the bartender, who waved back and shouted out a thank you to their backs. Once he was alone in Sara's car, he called Brass.
"Brass."
"We've got Sara and we're headed to her place to drop off her and her car."
"Is she that drunk?"
"I'm not sure, but she wasn't acting like the Sara we all know and love; she was almost juvenile."
"What do you mean?"
"You had to see it to believe it." Nick tossed out the bait.
"Is that good or bad?"
"I think it's good. It shocked the hell out of me."
"Now, I'm intrigued."
"Good. We're here at Sara's, so we'll be at the scene soon."
"Bye."
"Bye." Nick hung up and got out of Sara's car to help Grissom get her inside. He noticed Grissom was a little flushed.
"You ok, Grissom?"
"Let's just say that I should have put Sara in the back seat."
"What happened?" Sara was giggling.
"I drove with one hand so that my other one could keep her hands in her lap. Let's say she broke free more than once." Grissom glanced down and Nick knew immediately what had happened.
"Oh."
"Yeah. You have her keys, let us in." Sara was getting frisky with Grissom's body, so he finally picked her up and carried her. It was the only surefire way of keeping her hands north of the border, so to speak.
Sara was deliriously happy to be in Grissom's arms and had completely forgotten about Nick. She had been even more surprised to be lifted in his arms and took full advantage of the situation by snuggling into his chest and kissing his neck. She dimly heard a door being opened and then the next thing she knew, she was being lowered on a bed. She refused to release her grasp on his neck.
"Sara, I need to go to work."
"No, this is my dream and you're staying."
"Unfortunately honey, it's not a dream. I really need to go. Nick is in the other room waiting for me." He slipped out of her arms and pulled her shoes off before covering her with blankets.
"I want you to stay." she said and he couldn't believe that she was pouting.
"I can't. I'll call you later to see how you're feeling. Ok?" She nodded and before he knew what was happening, she sat up and pulled him on top of her to kiss him. Nick chose that moment to enter while calling for Grissom.
"Grissom?" It was clear that Sara was dominating the kiss and Grissom was trying to get away. It was also clear that he was participating in the kiss. Grissom broke the kiss and held her hands to her chest. He stroked her cheek and stood.
"I'll call you later. Get some sleep." He could tell she was starting to doze off.
"Mmmkay; love you." Grissom ignored the comment and ushered Nick out the door.
"Don't say anything, Nick. Just don't say a word." Grissom didn't need to look toward his younger co-worker to know that Nick was smirking. Wordlessly they climbed in the car and Grissom drove off to their crime scene.
Brass had been eagerly awaiting their arrival because of Nick's comments. Nick was smirking when the two CSI's left the car. Brass knew something else had happened, but he also knew that he'd have to wait until Grissom was out of earshot.
"Hey, that took a while."
"Sara is a lot stronger than I gave her credit for." Grissom answered vaguely and it was clear to Brass that Nick was struggling to maintain a neutral face. Grissom started to survey the crime scene, but Brass asked more questions.
"What do you mean?"
"When she's determined, nothing will stop her." Again, Brass was rewarded with a vague answer. He glanced at Nick, now behind Grissom, who made a kissy face and quickly hid it. Brass luckily had years of practice on his side and was able to hide his shock.
"What was she trying to do?"
"It doesn't matter now; it's over and she's home safely. Let's get to work, shall we? Nick, take the perimeter and I will be with the body."
"Ok." Nick and Brass hid their smiles as Grissom unknowingly provided them with a golden opportunity. They waited until Grissom disappeared into the house before taking a walk. Nick was cueing up the video on his phone so he could work while Brass watched what happened at the bar.
"He's got some nice moves." Brass commented.
"I know. Sara demanded that she have one dance before she left. I offered but she said no. She looked at Grissom and said, 'you know you want to and I know you can.' I can only assume that means she's danced with him before." Brass was even more shocked.
"Can you send me that video in an email?"
"Sure, what are you going to do with it?" Nick asked warily.
"I think I'm going to have some fun with Gil and maybe enlist Catherine's help."
"You better include Warrick and Greg so they don't feel left out."
"I can do that. Does that mean you're going to help too?" Brass asked and Nick bagged some evidence. The perimeter walk was almost finished; Nick just needed to check for any out of place shoe prints. Having found one near a window, Nick cast it, dusted for prints and went inside to help Grissom on the inside. Brass was mostly lost in thought as to what he as going to do to Grissom.
On the inside, Grissom had just finished processing the body when Nick came in the room.
"Hey Grissom, there wasn't much outside. I cast a shoe print under that window, but didn't see any prints when I dusted. It was a larger size shoe, so whoever was wearing them must be tall enough to see through the window without support." Grissom nodded and set his evidence bags aside.
"It looks like it was all in this room. There was no forced entry. Whoever did this may have looked in the window to make sure this guy was alone and then charmed his way in the house. There is a single gunshot wound to the forehead and as near as I can tell, nothing was stolen. I need to talk to Brass. You finish up in here and I will be right back." Nick nodded and started to look around the room and check drawers in case something had been broken or forced open.
"Hey Brass, who called this in?" Grissom called out as he approached the detective.
"One of his neighbors. She said she usually comes by when she's heading to the store to see if he needs anything. She says it's the least she can do because he's such a nice neighbor; always taking her trash cans to her house for her and little stuff like that. She was worried when he didn't answer the door or his phone when she knew he was home and should be awake. She peeked in the front window and saw him lying there, so she called 911."
"Have you talked to any other neighbors; maybe one of them heard a gun shot?"
"I've talked to a
few and none of them heard anything; sorry, buddy." Grissom nodded
and walked back into the house.
"Nick, are we finished?"
"Yeah, I think so. I looked for anything that may be out of place or forced open, but I found nothing."
"Alright, let's head back and process what little we have." He checked his watch and noticed there were still two hours left in the shift. He decided to call Sara when he left for the day and also show up at her apartment to drop off her keys. He let Nick drive so he could process the events that had transpired that evening. She danced with him, something she' done before, but she'd never kissed him. He'd been shocked, but he did like the feeling. She also was touching him in places she wouldn't have if she'd been sober. Next he thought about how alcohol tends to bring out a more truthful side to people. He was torn, he definitely reciprocated her feelings, but a relationship between them was against the rules at work; especially since he was her boss. He was so lost in his thoughts, that he hadn't noticed when Nick parked the car. Nick had to shake his shoulder.
"Grissom?"
"Huh?"
"I said that we're back at the lab."
"Oh, ok, thanks Nick. Sorry, I was lost in thought." Grissom admitted.
"I figured you were. It's been an interesting night."
"Yeah." Grissom opened his door and climbed down from the cab and heard Nick copying his actions. The two men carried in the evidence when Judy stopped them at the front desk again.
"Excuse me Dr. Grissom, the same gentlemen from earlier called and said you need to come back because the tab hadn't been paid." Grissom nodded and continued on his path.
"Nick, you handle this and I will go pay Sara's tab. I'll also head over to Sara's again and return her keys. She's had enough time to sleep it off. If I'm not back by the end of shift, then I will see you tonight."
"Ok, have fun." Nick waved and smiled when Grissom turned his back and walked away. The first thing he did was send the video to his personal email. Next, he logged onto his email and watched the video clips again. He sent it to Jim Brass as promised and wrote another email to Catherine, Warrick, and Greg to meet him at his house after shift. After that, he retuned to work.
Grissom left the lab and returned to the bar once again. He paid Sara's sizeable tab and apologized for leaving earlier.
"That's cool man, you were occupied with her. I know you're an honest guy; you have to be if you work for the police, right?"
"True; thank you again for calling and I'm sorry we forgot to pay her tab when we picked her up." The bartender nodded and Grissom left to drive over to Sara's. He picked up some black coffee on his way and knocked on her door until she answered. He almost cracked a smile at the sight before him, but managed to suppress it just as her eyes focused on him. She did not look happy to see him.
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A/N: What do you think will happen next? I love to read your predictions, so send them on in. I will post again as soon as I can. Reviews are wanted and appreciated. I thank you in advance.
Have a great day everyone! Kelly
