Different Tactics
Chapter 7: Kiss
A/N: This will be a semi-fluffy chapter. It's a N/S chapter.
"Is Greg still asleep?" Sara asked as Nick came out of the spare room Greg was given. Nick had carried the lab tech out to his car and then into his temporary room, never once waking the sleeping young man.
"He never woke once," Nick smiled sadly and sat down on the couch, next to Sara. She cuddled up in his arms and they sat in silence, reflecting on the events of the day. Nick felt Sara's tear soaking through his shirt and tightened his grip on her. He felt guilty that she was crying over something he could have prevented.
"Nicky, I told you it's not your fault," Sara told him. She had gotten to the point with him where she knew what he was feeling, though it also helped that his eyes gave away any emotion he felt. "Nobody blames you. I don't, Grissom doesn't, and Greg won't. Now come on, let's get you ready for bed."
"Only if you come with me," Nick stood up and pulled Sara to her feet. The two had admitted their feelings for one another a few weeks prior and were trying to keep their growing relationship a secret until they felt ready to let the rest of the team know. "I love you Sara Sidle."
"I love you too Nick Stokes," Sara planted a soft kiss on his lips and allowed him to lead her to his room. They left the door partway opened so they would hear Greg, should he wake. They were only planning on talking and sleeping after all and it wouldn't matter if anyone found them in the same bed.
"Do you remember when you first told me that you loved me?" Sara asked as she slid as close as she could to her boyfriend. Tonight she wanted-needed-the reassurance that someone indeed did love her and that she wasn't alone in the world anymore.
"How could I forget," Nick smiled at the memory. "You had only been working at the lab for a few months but I knew from the moment I saw first you that I was going to fall in love with you. It was right after a particularly bad case that you took too personal and you were so upset that you ran out. I found you crying up on the roof and got you to calm down. We stood there for a minute, watching the stars, before I got enough courage to tell you that I loved you."
"And I told you that I loved you too," Sara turned on her side so she could kiss Nick again. "That was the best day of my life. You let me know that I was no longer alone in the world. That it was possible for someone to love me. And once you made me realize that I was able to realize that I did have friends. People like Warrick, Catherine, Grissom, and Greg did care about me too."
"That's because you're worth it Sara," Nick said lovingly. "And you'll never be alone again."
Chapter 7: Kiss
A/N: This will be a semi-fluffy chapter. It's a N/S chapter.
"Is Greg still asleep?" Sara asked as Nick came out of the spare room Greg was given. Nick had carried the lab tech out to his car and then into his temporary room, never once waking the sleeping young man.
"He never woke once," Nick smiled sadly and sat down on the couch, next to Sara. She cuddled up in his arms and they sat in silence, reflecting on the events of the day. Nick felt Sara's tear soaking through his shirt and tightened his grip on her. He felt guilty that she was crying over something he could have prevented.
"Nicky, I told you it's not your fault," Sara told him. She had gotten to the point with him where she knew what he was feeling, though it also helped that his eyes gave away any emotion he felt. "Nobody blames you. I don't, Grissom doesn't, and Greg won't. Now come on, let's get you ready for bed."
"Only if you come with me," Nick stood up and pulled Sara to her feet. The two had admitted their feelings for one another a few weeks prior and were trying to keep their growing relationship a secret until they felt ready to let the rest of the team know. "I love you Sara Sidle."
"I love you too Nick Stokes," Sara planted a soft kiss on his lips and allowed him to lead her to his room. They left the door partway opened so they would hear Greg, should he wake. They were only planning on talking and sleeping after all and it wouldn't matter if anyone found them in the same bed.
"Do you remember when you first told me that you loved me?" Sara asked as she slid as close as she could to her boyfriend. Tonight she wanted-needed-the reassurance that someone indeed did love her and that she wasn't alone in the world anymore.
"How could I forget," Nick smiled at the memory. "You had only been working at the lab for a few months but I knew from the moment I saw first you that I was going to fall in love with you. It was right after a particularly bad case that you took too personal and you were so upset that you ran out. I found you crying up on the roof and got you to calm down. We stood there for a minute, watching the stars, before I got enough courage to tell you that I loved you."
"And I told you that I loved you too," Sara turned on her side so she could kiss Nick again. "That was the best day of my life. You let me know that I was no longer alone in the world. That it was possible for someone to love me. And once you made me realize that I was able to realize that I did have friends. People like Warrick, Catherine, Grissom, and Greg did care about me too."
"That's because you're worth it Sara," Nick said lovingly. "And you'll never be alone again."