"Nick!" Warrick barked. He shook himself out of his thoughts.
"Yeah man?"
"Let's just take a break. Go get lunch," he ordered as he walked out of the room.
Nick walked over to the fridge, grabbed a drink, and left to pick up some lunch. He returned 15 minutes later with two subs and immediately looked for Sara. He found her in her office looking over photos of the crime scene and her notes. "Sar, lunch time. I got you a veggie sub."
"You're too good to me," she said and kissed his cheek. She rose from her seat and they walked to the break room. Neither one said much during their break because they were both exhausted. Sara's thoughts turned to her father and his impending visit, and Nick's to the fateful day when the elevator broke down.
It was a day like any other for Sara and Nick. They both went to recheck a crime scene in an apartment building, and were riding down to the lobby. All of the sudden, the lights flickered and the elevator stopped between the 15th and 14th floors.
"Great," Sara exclaimed sarcastically.
"I'll call down," Nick stated. "We should get comfortable, they said it would be a while." They both sat down and leaned against the surrounding walls, they were close but they both felt that they were too far apart. "So, since we'll be together for a while, tell me more about you."
"What is there to know," Sara questioned. "You know about most of my life."
"No, I don't. I know that you're an intelligent, skillful, beautiful (oops! Did I just say that?) brunette who lived in San Francisco, but left right away when Grissom asked
you."
Sara took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "What do you want to know?"
"Let's start with your family and childhood."
"Alright, my dad's named is Lance Sidle and my mom's is Alicia Costa. They divorced when I was eleven, which in my opinion was too long. My dad stayed in LA like he usually did while my mom and I lived in Manhattan, Paris, Geneva, Spain, and London because of her job," she looked Nick in his eyes and saw that he was truly interested in what she was saying.
"What does she do?"
"You know Arista Records and EMI?" She questioned.
"Yeah."
"She's the executive VP of EMI and started the different divisions of EMI like Arista and J records all over the world. Whenever a new company was to start in a new area, we moved there which lead to an odd life for me. Until I was 15, I only knew adults and business partners of my mom because they were the only constant in my life."
"Are you and your dad close?"
"No, I never have. I still don't forgive him for cheating on my mom."
"One more question and then it's my turn. Why did you leave San Francisco so quickly?"
Sara took a deep breath and let out a sigh. There was a pregnant pause until she finally started talking, and did so by looking straight ahead. "I had a boyfriend, Colin, who I had problems with. We were together for a few months before the problems started. He started abusing me emotionally and made me feel worthless and like I was an idiot. I didn't leave him because he made me feel like I depended on him. I got used to it and accepted it until," her voice broke and she took a shaky breath. "Until he came to my apartment drunk one night. He started his usual routine, but all of the sudden he turned
violent. I don't remember anything else for the next week because I was in a coma. I woke up with a broken arm, multiple bruises, and several broken ribs. It took me months to break things off with him...he had to almost kill me before I could."
She broke down in tears and Nick wrapped his arms around her. How could someone do this to her? He held her for a while and asked, "and Grissom?"
"He's an old family friend. When he heard, he wanted me to leave and go to Vegas immediately, but I decided to stay until everything healed. By the time I was ready to come, Holly had died, and Gris called me back. I asked him not to say anything because I was ashamed."
"I'm sorry Sara, I didn't know," he replied while leaning them both against the elevator with his arm still wrapped around her body.
"Let's hear about why you're here Nick."
"Only Catherine knows about this," he stated as he sighed, "When I was little, my parents went out with friends and tried to get a babysitter, but my usual one wasn't available so we got a last minute sitter. She tucked me into bed early that night, but didn't leave and decided to stay. She raped me and told me not to say anything. I told my parents that I didn't like her but I never told them why."
"Oh Nick," Sara whispered. She hugged him and their bodies stayed locked for a while. Their heads turned towards each other and suddenly their lips touched. The kiss started tentively and gentle, but quickly led to a long kiss full of passion and love. All of the kisses that they had received previously seemed childish and meaningless, but this kiss seemed so right and sent a rush through their bodies that exploded like an atomic bomb. They pulled back and smiled, no words needed because all of their emotions had been displayed in one kiss. Their lips meshed yet again and they didn't notice that the
elevator had begun to descend.
::Ding::
The doors opened and they finally pulled apart. Nick put his hand at the small of Sara's back and guided her out of the building. "So, are you busy tomorrow night?" He proposed.
"I think I can squeeze you in," she teased.
"Nick," Sara said as she gently shook his arm. "You should get back to Warrick."
"Yeah," he kissed her. "I love you."
"I love you too," she smiled as she walked away.
I love elevators too.
{Author's Note: Yes the elevator may be a cheesy/classic way of people hooking up, but I felt that they should hook up "on the job". Please R/R! This chapter is dedicated to Beth- Happy 17th!}
"Yeah man?"
"Let's just take a break. Go get lunch," he ordered as he walked out of the room.
Nick walked over to the fridge, grabbed a drink, and left to pick up some lunch. He returned 15 minutes later with two subs and immediately looked for Sara. He found her in her office looking over photos of the crime scene and her notes. "Sar, lunch time. I got you a veggie sub."
"You're too good to me," she said and kissed his cheek. She rose from her seat and they walked to the break room. Neither one said much during their break because they were both exhausted. Sara's thoughts turned to her father and his impending visit, and Nick's to the fateful day when the elevator broke down.
It was a day like any other for Sara and Nick. They both went to recheck a crime scene in an apartment building, and were riding down to the lobby. All of the sudden, the lights flickered and the elevator stopped between the 15th and 14th floors.
"Great," Sara exclaimed sarcastically.
"I'll call down," Nick stated. "We should get comfortable, they said it would be a while." They both sat down and leaned against the surrounding walls, they were close but they both felt that they were too far apart. "So, since we'll be together for a while, tell me more about you."
"What is there to know," Sara questioned. "You know about most of my life."
"No, I don't. I know that you're an intelligent, skillful, beautiful (oops! Did I just say that?) brunette who lived in San Francisco, but left right away when Grissom asked
you."
Sara took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "What do you want to know?"
"Let's start with your family and childhood."
"Alright, my dad's named is Lance Sidle and my mom's is Alicia Costa. They divorced when I was eleven, which in my opinion was too long. My dad stayed in LA like he usually did while my mom and I lived in Manhattan, Paris, Geneva, Spain, and London because of her job," she looked Nick in his eyes and saw that he was truly interested in what she was saying.
"What does she do?"
"You know Arista Records and EMI?" She questioned.
"Yeah."
"She's the executive VP of EMI and started the different divisions of EMI like Arista and J records all over the world. Whenever a new company was to start in a new area, we moved there which lead to an odd life for me. Until I was 15, I only knew adults and business partners of my mom because they were the only constant in my life."
"Are you and your dad close?"
"No, I never have. I still don't forgive him for cheating on my mom."
"One more question and then it's my turn. Why did you leave San Francisco so quickly?"
Sara took a deep breath and let out a sigh. There was a pregnant pause until she finally started talking, and did so by looking straight ahead. "I had a boyfriend, Colin, who I had problems with. We were together for a few months before the problems started. He started abusing me emotionally and made me feel worthless and like I was an idiot. I didn't leave him because he made me feel like I depended on him. I got used to it and accepted it until," her voice broke and she took a shaky breath. "Until he came to my apartment drunk one night. He started his usual routine, but all of the sudden he turned
violent. I don't remember anything else for the next week because I was in a coma. I woke up with a broken arm, multiple bruises, and several broken ribs. It took me months to break things off with him...he had to almost kill me before I could."
She broke down in tears and Nick wrapped his arms around her. How could someone do this to her? He held her for a while and asked, "and Grissom?"
"He's an old family friend. When he heard, he wanted me to leave and go to Vegas immediately, but I decided to stay until everything healed. By the time I was ready to come, Holly had died, and Gris called me back. I asked him not to say anything because I was ashamed."
"I'm sorry Sara, I didn't know," he replied while leaning them both against the elevator with his arm still wrapped around her body.
"Let's hear about why you're here Nick."
"Only Catherine knows about this," he stated as he sighed, "When I was little, my parents went out with friends and tried to get a babysitter, but my usual one wasn't available so we got a last minute sitter. She tucked me into bed early that night, but didn't leave and decided to stay. She raped me and told me not to say anything. I told my parents that I didn't like her but I never told them why."
"Oh Nick," Sara whispered. She hugged him and their bodies stayed locked for a while. Their heads turned towards each other and suddenly their lips touched. The kiss started tentively and gentle, but quickly led to a long kiss full of passion and love. All of the kisses that they had received previously seemed childish and meaningless, but this kiss seemed so right and sent a rush through their bodies that exploded like an atomic bomb. They pulled back and smiled, no words needed because all of their emotions had been displayed in one kiss. Their lips meshed yet again and they didn't notice that the
elevator had begun to descend.
::Ding::
The doors opened and they finally pulled apart. Nick put his hand at the small of Sara's back and guided her out of the building. "So, are you busy tomorrow night?" He proposed.
"I think I can squeeze you in," she teased.
"Nick," Sara said as she gently shook his arm. "You should get back to Warrick."
"Yeah," he kissed her. "I love you."
"I love you too," she smiled as she walked away.
I love elevators too.
{Author's Note: Yes the elevator may be a cheesy/classic way of people hooking up, but I felt that they should hook up "on the job". Please R/R! This chapter is dedicated to Beth- Happy 17th!}