"Hey, wake up."

"Mhm?" Sofia tried to hide her head under the pillow but Sara's index finger got into the blonde's side and poked her.

"Stop that." Sofia tried to move away.

"Wake up."

"Why?"

"We've a date."

"A date? We?"

"Yes, come on, no need to dress up but wear anything else than a pj, will you?"

"Yes mom."

Sara slapped Sofia's back of the head. "Move it now."

"She's worse than the captain." Sofia got out of bed and vanished in the bathroom. When she came out there, dressed and fresh, Sara was waiting with a coffee.

"What date do we have? Why can't we have our date in bed?"

"Because it's not big enough for four."

"Four?"

"Yes."

"Whom are we meeting?"

"You'll see."

"Will I be happy?"

"You like them."

"So it won't be Keane, good."

"I'd never get you to a date with him. You should know that I don't mess up your private life, Sofia."

"I do."

"Good. Come on, we'll get something to eat when we're there."

"Am I there as your date?" Sofia grinned.

"Yes you are."

"Wow, that will be something new, something interesting. Care to tell me since when I'm not a single anymore but involved with you?"

"I'd say something like two years, five months, one week and six days; the day we had dinner together and finally found out we quite like each other and there's no need to bitch around or to keep our relationship strictly professional."

Sara wanted to open the door, but Sofia pushed against it, so that it closed, pinned Sara on the door and got her lips close to Sara's ear.

"Sara Sidle, you are amazing. I love you."

"Why's that?"

"You can tell me without thinking how many days are gone that we're friends. That shows me that I am special to you and our relationship is important to you."

"You should know that without me telling you things like that."

"It's nice to see some evidence a few times a day." Sofia pulled Sara in her arms. "The next time I'm going to waste my days off with a jerk, tell me and I'll stay here. I prefer to be with you, no matter if I can't see New Orleans this way."

"I go there with you."

"You don't want to ruin your memories."

"Then you've to make damn sure I'll have some other, really nice memories, that will make up for that." Sara smirked.

"I can do that."

"Of course you can." Sara kissed Sofia's cheek. "I'm happy that you came to me this morning."

"Why? You wanted a smoke and a beer?"

"No, not really. Once you stopped it doesn't taste anymore and beer isn't a thing for the morning, it tastes better later, after you've done something, sit around, watch the sunset and go to bed."

"Campfire romance."

"Yeah…we should go hiking again."

"The next free two days in a row are yours. Kings Canyon?"

"Sounds like a plan. Come on, I don't want to be late." Sara took Sofia's hand and pulled her out of the apartment. Hand in hand (they were on a date) they walked out of the house Sara's apartment was in.

As soon as they were out Sofia stopped.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I was looking for you. I thought I'd find you here." Keane was leaning against his limousine and watched them walking. "So that's the reason why you left." He pointed with his chin to Sara's and Sofia's hand, which were still together.

"No, that isn't the reason and you know that. You told me I've my own room."

"There was a second bed room in the suite, Sofia."

"You knew I didn't want to be in your suite. If you had played by the rules, I'd be still in New Orleans with you. You messed it up."

"And you ran straight to your lover."

"I went to my best friend. With the knowledge I've now, I should have not wasted a day with you but should have stayed with Sara. By the way, she talked me in to go with you, so much for the lover thing."

"It's nothing ordinary what you two have."

"It's called a close friendship, being there for the other one, trusting each other, not breaking promises and not disappointing the one who trusts you. All things you've no idea of. And now excuse us, we've an appointment." Sofia pulled Sara away to her car.

"He knew you'd come to me."

"He's not that stupid." Sofia dropped next to Sara on the passenger's seat.

"Why do they all think we've an affair?"

"Because we're too close to be just friends."

"Are we?" Sara furrowed her eyebrows.

"For them, yes. Especially for a man who got left behind. Instead of the sex he hoped for, he got nothing. Oh well, I'm sure there're plenty of hooker in New Orleans, he could have ordered one of them."

"He wanted you."

"I never wanted him and since yesterday I want him even less. And if he harasses you I'll make sure he'll be locked up within a day."

"I don't think he'll harass me."

"Never trust a man; I learnt that yesterday." Sofia checked in the mirror and was satisfied that Keane wasn't following them.

"Where are we going?"

"We're almost there."

"What? We are driving away from the city, we're…Heather!"

"Yes. We were invited to coffee weeks ago, now that you're here, we can go together. I wanted to go there anyway today."

"You cold have warned me."

"If I had told you, you'd be at your place. What is your problem with Heather? I don't believe you're that old-fashioned that you mind her job."

"I don't."

"But?"

"She is…creepy…"

"Bullshit."

"She can look right through me."

"That's her job. She has to know people, like we do."

"I don't like it when people can read in me."

"For me, you're an open book."

"If you take me into your bed and read me I'm fine with that." Sofia leered.

"Go on like this and I'll put you to the used paper."

"Ouch. You'd throw me away?"

"You wanna try me?"

"No, better not."

"Smart woman." Sara stopped her car in front of Heather's house.

As usual Lady Heather opened the door herself.

"Sara, nice to see you. And you brought some company. Detective Curtis, how are you?"

"Fine."

"She's a little grumpy I woke her up so we won't be late."

"It's not nice to be woken up. Come on in, tea is ready."

They walked in the living room where Grissom was sitting.

"Sofia, I thought you're in New Orleans."

"I was for maybe six hours."

"What happened?"

"Some men can even blew a place like New Orleans."

"What she really wants to say is she missed me too much." Sara grinned.

"Looks like."

"I think detective Curtis can handle two days without Sara." Heather brought the tea and placed a cup in front of everybody.

"If I can choose to spend two days with Sara or Keane, I choose Sara. Unfortunately she didn't want to go to New Orleans."

"I will. We'll have a few days there the next time our bosses give us some days off." She smiled at Grissom.

"I got the hint."

"Good."

"I thought Keane is a Gentleman." Heather said.

"Well, he might be as a client of you but he wasn't one yesterday."

"He is not a client.."

"Not? Wouldn't surprise me."

"A man like Keane doesn't pay for sex, he can have the women for free."

"That's what he thinks, didn't work out yesterday."

"You left him?" Grissom asked.

"I told him we had an agreement, he didn't keep it so there was no reason why I should stay longer. I took a cab to the airport and the first flight back to Vegas in the morning. After that I got almost shot on a balcony."

"She was on my balcony without telling me that she was there." Sara shook her head. "I came home, saw the door open and smelled cigarette smoke. How was I supposed to know it's Sofia?"

"Since when do you smoke?"

"I don't smoke anymore. I started and stopped it this morning. Somebody made me stop."

"Somebody must be very clever. Didn't Keane try to stop you?"

"I don't know if he thought I'd change my mind and come back to him later and when I didn't he realized I left. When we left Sara's apartment half an hour ago, he was standing in front of it, waiting for me and tried to blame Sara for being left alone. I didn't come back because of her, I left New Orleans because of him."

"She is not really sensitive." Sara chuckled. "A sentence like that could break my heart."

"Sure." Sofia rolled her eyes.

"So he thinks the two of you are together?" Heather asked.

"If he thinks that or is looking for something to blame somebody else for me leaving and him, the reason, I don't know and I don't care. Fact is, if he had kept his word I'd be still in New Orleans with him."

"Now you're here with us, isn't that almost as good as New Orleans?" Grissom smirked.

"Of course. Everybody who wants to see New Orleans is also happy with having tea with the three of you; especially if you get woken up for it."

"You can sleep tonight, you've another night off."

"I'll go back to work, no need to waste a night off when there's no reason to stay away from work. I'm sure Jim lets me work."

"Save the night for your trip to New Orleans with Sara, makes sense." Grissom said.

"I take that as an approval that I'll get some days off for that trip." Sara grinned. Now they had to convince Jim and she and Sofia could have a few days in New Orleans.

THE END