Title: One Day (13/20)
Author: Aeon Cole
Rating: FRM
Fandom: CSI Vegas
Warning: Slash
Pairing: Gil/Nick
Table: Romance
Prompt: #6 Vow
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Summary: One day they will be together.
Author's Note: This is for the drabbles123 challenge on LiveJournal and will be in 20 parts chronicling the beginning of a relationship between Gil Grissom and Nick Stokes. Each part is 300 words.
Gil stood by the side of the bed and watched Nick sleep. For the first time in what seemed like a long time, he seemed to be sleeping peacefully. Gil looked at his watch and knew that he had to get going. He had just enough time to run home, shower, and change his clothes before he had to be back at the lab.
This would be Nick's last day off before he was to return to the lab and Gil didn't want to disturb his sleep. He had some concerns about Nick's return. Even thought they had done no more than sleep together the past few days he was certain that that would change very soon. He wanted it to change very soon.
Relationships between coworkers, especially those on the same shift, was against policy. It wouldn't have been a problem, but Ecklie had just agreed to reunite Gil's team on the night shift so he was Nick's supervisor again. They would have to keep any relationship a secret, even from the rest of the team but he vowed that he would make this relationship work.
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Nick rolled over in bed and instinctively reached out. Instead of Gil he found an empty space and cold sheets. His first thought was that he'd dreamed that past few days but he could still smell Gil's aftershave on the pillow. He sat up and glanced around the room but didn't see any sign of him until he noticed an note on the night stand next to the bed.
He picked up the note and read, "You were sound asleep when I got up and I didn't want to wake you. I need to go back to my place this morning before I go to the lab. I'll call you later. Love, Gil."
TBC