Chapter 4 Who knew it took a lot to prepare for a date with your BFF...
A/N Again thanks to my followers/readers, Anthony Zuiker, George Eads Jorja Fox! Especially thanks to my girl CSIsnickers101-who started me on Snicker stories!
Disclaimer-as before sadly do not own any CSI characters of CBS. Except my CSI shirt and shot glass from when I was in Vegas last year-where my hubby and I were married! :) And went to the mob museum after the drive through in a Camaro RS convertible! :)
On to my next chapter!
Since Sara had the week off she took this time to clean her house and put away old memories. She kept some pictures of her and Gris up. Yet she found herself putting up more with Nick in the pictures. She cleaned, rearranged, bought new bedding, and finally went to find the perfect outfit for their date night. Nick wouldn't tell her where they were going, just that she should dress up Sara had to admit she was nervous. Ever since her birthday disaster she had been avoiding dates, and going out altogether. She even made a special stop in Victoria's Secret. Remembering how Nick liked lace she picked out a few items with him in mind. "Good grief Sidle! What are you doing? Do you really think you will sleep with him on the first date?" "On the other hand we've known each other a longtime…not like he's a blind date..." Sara was trying to reason with herself, but in the end she bought the lacy items and headed home.
Nick had taken a couple days off as well. He was preparing for this date. He sat wishing Warrick was still around. He knew he'd be happy, and of course he'd won the bet. Nick laughed at this thought. He could picture Warrick gloating saying "Told you so." Only Warrick and Catherine knew Nick always had a "thing" for Sara, but kept that part of his mind shut. Greg joked and flirted with her all the time, but since he started dating Morgan, he'd backed off. Nick laughed at his quirky lab rat turned CSI. He had definitely grown over the years.
Nick picked up the phone, he had to tell someone. So he called Catherine at Quantico. "Willows" "Hey Cath! How are you?" "Nicky! I'm so happy to hear your voice. It's going great here. What's new on your end?" Nick hesitated before he dropped the bomb "I have a date with Sara." Catherine sat in stunned silence. Last she had heard Sara was with Grissom. "Um Nick, you know she is married right? To Grissom..." "No Cath, he left her. She's been coping Sara style, but a couple mornings ago after a triple shift, I asked, and she agreed." Nick then went on to inform her of what all had been going on. "I can't believe you didn't know. Gris doesn't communicate with you? No gossip from Greg?" Catherine laughed at this. "I've heard from Greg but all he talked about was Morgan. I occasionally hear from Grissom, but it is about some rare bug he found. No one had mentioned they'd split." She paused, "So Nick where are you taking her?" Nick kicked back on the couch and went into details of the date he had carefully planned out….
Sara was at home preparing for her date with Nick. "I can't believe I am going on a date with Nick Stokes." Sara thought. She had a radio in her bathroom, and surprisingly had it tuned to a country station. As she was taking her shower the song Your Man by Josh Turner came on. Without realizing it, she started singing and knew every word. Mentally she was picturing Nick singing this to her in a romantic setting. It then turned her thoughts to being a bride and walking down the aisle to her cowboy, and having kids…"OMG Sidle! Stop with this nonsense..." she said aloud.
Sara carefully dressed for her date. She had bought a little black dress, halter top that tied behind her neck, and was cut low enough in the front to tease at cleavage, and did not have much material in the back. No bra was needed for this dress. She wore the lacy panties from Victoria's Secret, and heels that made her long legs look even longer. They were black with straps that wrapped up her legs. They were a little out of her normal budget, but she wanted to splurge. After applying make-up and brushing her short curly hair, she took a moment to look at herself. Sara admitted she looked very sexy. "I hope Nick likes it…can't wait to see his face, have his hand on my back..." Just then her cell rang. Without looking at the caller id she answered…thinking it was Nick she "Hey babe, I'm almost ready and will head your way shortly…" "Um Sara…" Sara felt herself tensing up at the voice. "Gil?" "Yes Sara I Was wondering if we could talk, I'm in town this week for a convention." Sara was speechless, not sure what she should say. She had always loved Gil, but after these past months, she had changed. "Sara, are you still there? Can I take you to dinner tonight?" "No you can't. I have a date." "A date? Sara…with who?" "Gil that is NONE of your business but if you must know it's with Nick, Nick Stokes. And I'm running late. So No I will NOT being going with you, and at this point I have nothing left to say to you. Do you have any idea how much you have hurt me? I've moved on, changed." With this Sara said her goodbye, grabbed her purse and headed out to Nicks.
A/N Ok no flames to my GSR fans. I am still a GSR fan, always have been always will be. BUT I have started loving Snickers. I know why Billy Petersen has stepped more behind the scenes, OK OK PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!