A/N: Well here is another installment of Smatterings. I just want to say I like Riley she is a pretty cool character, but I love a jealous Nicky more:) So please enjoy!

"What do you think?"

"Me? I think you like to pull hair."

"Ok guys we have a job to do here."

"Sorry Nicky." Greg gave a grin as Riley laughed. Nick only rolled his eyes and went back to the task at hand. Inside he wanted to yank Riley by the hair and tell her to stay away from his man, only Greg wasn't his man and he had the right to flirt with anyone he wanted even if he was some blonde hussy. He clenched his jaw as he heard their laughter; he was an adult he wasn't going to let this bother no matter how much he wanted to throw a hissy fit. Dammit he was there first, only it was his fault that he was sulking at a crime scene because he had plenty of past opportunities and now when it mattered he was still too chicken shit to do anything about it.

Nick could see them from the break room as he slipped the sludge they tried to pass off as coffee. He frowned wondering if they were ever going to get any work done because to him all they seemed to be doing was flirting.

"Don't look so happy Nicky." Catherine said as she walked into the break room seeing Nick scowling into his cup.

"I'm fine."

"Sure." Catherine said as she followed his line of sight to Riley and Greg in the DNA lab, a smirk crossed her lips. "Jealous much?"

"No I'm not jealous." Nick snorted, Catherine probably thought he was jealous of Greg for flirting with Riley, if only then his life would be so much easier.

"Oh and I didn't mean Greg, I meant you're jealous of Riley."

"Uh…what…" he stuttered out knowing he had blown it because really he couldn't fool Catherine Willows.

"Oh come on Nick don't even try to lie to me, my only question is why are you sitting here and moping when you could be doing something about it."

"Yeah right and interrupt them? I can see what he wants."

"No you see what you want to see, Greg's a flirt you know that but Greg also cares about you."

"Catherine just leave it please."

"Ok be miserable and brooding for all I care. I'm just saying all hope is not lost yet." And then she left leaving Nick to his thoughts. He frowned and wondered if Catherine was right, if Greg really did care about him. He could still see them and Riley was so close now and finally something inside Nick snapped. She had no right to be that close to Greg because Greg was his, or he was going to be his very very soon. So he took a long swig of the sludgy liquid in his cup stood up from his chair and stormed over to the DNA lab.

"Excuse me Riley I need Greg for a second."

"Sure Nick." She said with a smile and Nick wanted to smack it off her face, but he would never hit a girl even if said girl was trying to move in on his territory.

"Nick where are we…" but Greg never got to finish his sentence because Nick couldn't even wait to get to somewhere private before he pressed Greg into a wall and kissed him like there was no tomorrow. Once he was sure Greg got the point he pulled back, but only slightly.

"Damn Nick." Greg gasped. "Give a guy some warning before you suck the air out of lungs."

"Sorry, but I uh…" Great now he was a stuttering idiot again.

"It's ok Nick I get it." Greg said as he placed a hand on Nick's cheek. "I like you too."

"Good." Nick smiled. "Because you're mine now."

"Not gonna argue with that." Greg grinned as he kissed Nick once more. "Now let me go cowboy before I got work to do."

"Later then?"

"Oh absolutely, oh and Nick?"

"Yeah?"

"It was always you Nick, never anyone else." And with that said Greg walked back to the DNA lab, back to a smirking Riley who had seen the whole thing.

"Feeling better Nicky?"

"So much better like you wouldn't believe Cath." Nick grinned leaving a gawking Catherine in his wake.