Gory movies and bad nights

An hour later and Grissom came into the house, sweaty and thirsty. Sara greeted him at the door with a bottle of water, letting him know he had enough time to take a shower before breakfast was ready. He thanked her for the water, gave her a peck on the lips and headed for the shower.

He emerged from his room ten minutes later with damp hair and a rumbling stomach. Sara was just placing some juice on the table when he came out and she looked up and smiled at him.

"Have a seat and I will get breakfast" she said as she headed back into the kitchen. He sat down at the table and waited for Sara. She came back into the room and placed a plate in front of him. He was pleasantly surprised to see a large piece of quiche. He always assumed she didn't know how to cook, but was pleasantly surprised when he took a bite.

He closed his eyes and relished in the taste of it. "Mmm…this is good Sara" he said before taking another bite. She smiled back at him as she took a bite of her own.

They sat eating in companionable silence, once breakfast was done Grissom got up and took the plates into the kitchen to clean. Sara followed right behind him with the cups, placing them in the sink.

"So" she said "whose company do I get tonight?"

He looked at her like he had no idea what she was talking about but she wasn't buying it. "Come on fess up, who is it?"

"Nick" he said right before the doorbell rang. Saved by the bell he thought to himself as he went to answer the door. Sara followed him out of the kitchen and plopped herself on the couch just as Nick and Grissom emerged from the doorway.

"Hey girl, how are you feeling?"

"I'm not sick Nick" she said looking at him and then giving Grissom a pointed look said, "and I don't need a babysitter either."

"Sorry Nick, Sara seems to think she's invincible" he commented before putting on his work shoes and grabbing his case and keys. Sara narrowed her eyes and him and was about to retort when Nick held up the movie's in his hand.

"Oh well, I guess that means she doesn't want to watch the new 'Alien vs. Predator' movie then either huh" he flipped to the next one "or the classic 'the brain that wouldn't die'" he reached into the bag hanging off his shoulder and pulled something out, "I guess that also means she doesn't want this mouth watering, extra butter, microwave popcorn I brought either huh"

"OK OK, I give" she yelled to the two of them, eliciting a chuckle from Grissom. Nick sure knew Sara's weak spot.

"Don't let her near anything sharp and she can watch all gory movies she wants" Grissom said before bidding them goodnight and heading out the door.

Nick smiled at Sara and handed her the movies, she began to debate between the two while he went into the kitchen to nuke the popcorn. When he came back out the music for the 'Alien vs. Predator' movie was just beginning.

They settled themselves on the couch and watched as the epic battle between evil and less evil played out on the screen before them. When the movie was over and the bowl of popcorn gone they took a quick bathroom break, Sara took this time to give Grissom a call and reassure him she was still alive.

"Grissom" she heard on the other line.

"Hey, just checking in" she said to him.

"How was the movie?" he asked, clearly having a couple of free minutes to talk.

"Oh, you know… Blood, guts, evil vs. evil, the usual" she said, eliciting a chuckle from him.

"Good movie then?" he asked

"Yep, next we have 'the brain that wouldn't die' a classic B-movie from the sixties" she replied as Nick came back into the room. He walked over to the DVD player and exchanged the movies as she finished her conversation, trying not to listen.

"Well, enjoy the movie. I have to go, just got to my scene. See you in a few hours and try not to stay up all night?" he asked her.

Nick looked at Sara just as she rolled her eyes at something Grissom said over the line and chuckled. "I won't…maybe" she said in response as he settled back down next to her.

"Hold on" she said over the phone before covering the mouthpiece and asking Nick, "can you get me a soda?"

Although Nick could see right through the guise he got up anyway and headed into the kitchen, taking his time getting the drinks.

"Ok" she said into the phone "as long as you promise to come to bed instead of sleeping on the couch" she said huskily. Grissom swallowed hard at the implication before responding softly, "I promise, sleep tight Sara"

"I will" she said before saying goodnight and disconnecting.

Nick came back into the room and settled down next to Sara, he held the remote up and looked over at her, "ready?" he asked and she nodded her head. He hit the play button and for the next hour and a half they laughed their way through the movie.

Nick clicked the movie off and stood up, Sara right behind him. "I'm going to bed" she said with a yawn and headed down the hall.

"Goodnight Sara" Nick said as he shut everything down and settled himself on the couch for a nap. He looked down the hall and witnessed with pleasure as she walked into Grissom's room instead of the spare room.

He smiled to himself; Sara must not know he knew the layout of the house, having taken care of Grissom's bugs while the man went away on his last seminar. He managed to get a couple of hours of sleep before he was woken by the dog licking him soundly on the face.

Hank needed to go out and Nick got up from the couch and let him out. By the time the dog was ready to come back in Grissom was walking into the house.

"Hey Nick, how was your night?" he asked as he placed his case and keys down.

"It was fine, Sara went to bed a couple of hours ago. Man you look beat" he commented, taking a closer look at his boss.

"Thanks" Grissom said back to him.

"Sorry man, busy night?" he apologized picking up his bag and heading for the door.

Grissom followed behind him, "Yeah, I'm beat" he replied as Nick opened the door.

"Yeah well, hope you get some sleep, bye" he commented as he crossed the threshold and closed the door behind him. Grissom locked the door and headed to his room. As expected Sara was asleep in his bed, and as promised he stripped to his boxers and climbed in, promptly falling asleep with Sara by his side.

I know this is not 'that scene' but if you leave me a review I have it on good authority that the next chapter is. Really, how could they go to bed in the same bed and not wake up needing a little something more?