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____________________ Greg strolled into Warrick's office. "Hey War what's up? I - hey! You're not here. Oh well." Greg milled around for a bit. Then an evil idea popped into his head.
^Why not take something of his while he's gone. Then I can make him let me borrow that new video game of his that I want. I won't give it back until he does. Now, let's start looking. Where the hell does he keep all of the stuff he likes? Guess I'll have to take it drawer by drawer. Drawer number one. Let's see what he has in here.pens.pencils.business cards, God! He has a lot of crap in here.more paper.condoms?! Warrick told me that he didn't have a girlfriend! That's good enough blackmail for me. Well, I don't think he'd mind if I borrowed one of these. Now where's that new intern? I haven't had sex with her yet.^
Greg started to leave, but the note caught his eye. "What the hell is this?" He picked it up and read it. "Oh no. This isn't good."
Suddenly forgetting all else, Greg ran like the mighty wind to Grissom's office. He nearly broke down the door.
"Grisom!" he said in a mad rush. "I found this!"
"Calm down Greg! You nearly break down my door and you don't even say hi. You just shove some paper into my hands. What's gotten into you?" Grissom having finished yelling at Greg for the time being, picked up the note and read it. "Aww, Greg. I said no more. I already was tricked tonight. Ok? Please. No more for tonight, and to think of it, for tomorrow too."
"What? I walked into Warrick's office and found that on his desk.! I'm not playing! You'd be scared as hell if you found that!"
"So you claim not to do it. Hold on a sec. I'll get the rest of the crew." Grissom paged each and every one of them, sat back and waited for them to come.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Back in Nick's office, Sara and Nick were talking.
"So, you gave me a good wakeup this evening. What gave you the idea to do that?" Nick asked Sara.
"Well, I thought you needed it. Besides, every man needs to lose to a woman sometimes."
"Ohh you rotten little bitch. I'll get you back. I will!"
"Then I'll just have to take you coffee again."
"Oh no you won't!"
"Yes I will! Hey do you want to come over to my place tonight?" Sara asked, deciding to catch Nick off guard.
"Uh, Yeah. That sounds great."
"Good. You can come home with me then."
Both their pagers beeped.
^What the hell does Grissom want now?^ thought Sara. ^I was just getting it on, and now he has to interrupt.^
They both walked down to Grissom's office. Apparently had called Catherine too, because she was walking a little in front of them and heading the same way. They didn't bother asking her, though.
They all arrived in Grissom's office and found Grissom there with Greg. Greg looked worried and Grissom looked mad.
"Who did this?" Grissom asked. He showed then the note.
"What is that?" Nick asked
"Another one of your tricks I suppose."
"Tonight was all Grissom." Catherine said. "You know that. I gave you my word that none of us would do that again."
"Well, apparently, someone thinks that it's funny to leave this shit lying around. Sara? Did you do this? You've been awfully quiet."
"W-Warrick's gone!"
"So you all mean to say that you didn't do this at all and you have no idea who did?"
"We would never play a trick at someone else's expense. We love Warrick!" Sara replied.
"Well love him like a friend, Sara," Nick was saying, "just to get that straight. But yeah, Grissom, None of us did this."
"Grissom. We would never do this! Earlier was just a harmless prank. " Catherine explained.
"So none of you did this?" Grissom's anger started to turn to worry.
"No," they all said in unison.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So the note says to go to the Mirage hotel and pick up a note "for Grissom" behind the desk." Nick was saying. "Sara, you're coming with me."
"Be careful," Grissom warned. "We don't need two missing CSI's. Catherine. You and I get to stay here and watch the surveillance tapes for the lab."
~*~*~~*~*~
Nick and Sara were off to the Mirage.
"When I asked for something to do other that paperwork, I never wanted this to happen. I'd do anything to be in there doing paperwork and have everything right with the world."
"It's okay Sara. You have me."
"True, but I want Warrick back. I never really knew how our victim's families felt. Now I'm beginning to understand."
"Yeah. Well, we have an exciting adventure ahead of us. We get to pick up Grissom's note. At least we're not sitting in the lab watching surveillance tapes of the place we see every day."
"I agree." ^It's amazing how Nick can calm me down and convince me that everything's going to be okay. I admire him.^
"We're here."
Nick and Sara got of the Tahoe and went inside.
"Do you think the note will tell us where he is?" Sara asked.
"I doubt it. But it will give us some clue as to where he is. Trust me. We will find him before the night is over."
"That sounds reassuring."
"Good. I hoped it would."
"Now, let's go get that note."
~*~*~*~*~*~
"When was the last time we spent the night together watching tapes?" Catherine asked. "Awhile, hasn't it?"
"I have no idea, but we better get them if we want to get done by daytime."
"I was just trying to make conversation." ^This is going to be a long night.^
To be continued.
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Thank you to all who gave me reviews for this story! ~Mel
____________________ Greg strolled into Warrick's office. "Hey War what's up? I - hey! You're not here. Oh well." Greg milled around for a bit. Then an evil idea popped into his head.
^Why not take something of his while he's gone. Then I can make him let me borrow that new video game of his that I want. I won't give it back until he does. Now, let's start looking. Where the hell does he keep all of the stuff he likes? Guess I'll have to take it drawer by drawer. Drawer number one. Let's see what he has in here.pens.pencils.business cards, God! He has a lot of crap in here.more paper.condoms?! Warrick told me that he didn't have a girlfriend! That's good enough blackmail for me. Well, I don't think he'd mind if I borrowed one of these. Now where's that new intern? I haven't had sex with her yet.^
Greg started to leave, but the note caught his eye. "What the hell is this?" He picked it up and read it. "Oh no. This isn't good."
Suddenly forgetting all else, Greg ran like the mighty wind to Grissom's office. He nearly broke down the door.
"Grisom!" he said in a mad rush. "I found this!"
"Calm down Greg! You nearly break down my door and you don't even say hi. You just shove some paper into my hands. What's gotten into you?" Grissom having finished yelling at Greg for the time being, picked up the note and read it. "Aww, Greg. I said no more. I already was tricked tonight. Ok? Please. No more for tonight, and to think of it, for tomorrow too."
"What? I walked into Warrick's office and found that on his desk.! I'm not playing! You'd be scared as hell if you found that!"
"So you claim not to do it. Hold on a sec. I'll get the rest of the crew." Grissom paged each and every one of them, sat back and waited for them to come.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Back in Nick's office, Sara and Nick were talking.
"So, you gave me a good wakeup this evening. What gave you the idea to do that?" Nick asked Sara.
"Well, I thought you needed it. Besides, every man needs to lose to a woman sometimes."
"Ohh you rotten little bitch. I'll get you back. I will!"
"Then I'll just have to take you coffee again."
"Oh no you won't!"
"Yes I will! Hey do you want to come over to my place tonight?" Sara asked, deciding to catch Nick off guard.
"Uh, Yeah. That sounds great."
"Good. You can come home with me then."
Both their pagers beeped.
^What the hell does Grissom want now?^ thought Sara. ^I was just getting it on, and now he has to interrupt.^
They both walked down to Grissom's office. Apparently had called Catherine too, because she was walking a little in front of them and heading the same way. They didn't bother asking her, though.
They all arrived in Grissom's office and found Grissom there with Greg. Greg looked worried and Grissom looked mad.
"Who did this?" Grissom asked. He showed then the note.
"What is that?" Nick asked
"Another one of your tricks I suppose."
"Tonight was all Grissom." Catherine said. "You know that. I gave you my word that none of us would do that again."
"Well, apparently, someone thinks that it's funny to leave this shit lying around. Sara? Did you do this? You've been awfully quiet."
"W-Warrick's gone!"
"So you all mean to say that you didn't do this at all and you have no idea who did?"
"We would never play a trick at someone else's expense. We love Warrick!" Sara replied.
"Well love him like a friend, Sara," Nick was saying, "just to get that straight. But yeah, Grissom, None of us did this."
"Grissom. We would never do this! Earlier was just a harmless prank. " Catherine explained.
"So none of you did this?" Grissom's anger started to turn to worry.
"No," they all said in unison.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So the note says to go to the Mirage hotel and pick up a note "for Grissom" behind the desk." Nick was saying. "Sara, you're coming with me."
"Be careful," Grissom warned. "We don't need two missing CSI's. Catherine. You and I get to stay here and watch the surveillance tapes for the lab."
~*~*~~*~*~
Nick and Sara were off to the Mirage.
"When I asked for something to do other that paperwork, I never wanted this to happen. I'd do anything to be in there doing paperwork and have everything right with the world."
"It's okay Sara. You have me."
"True, but I want Warrick back. I never really knew how our victim's families felt. Now I'm beginning to understand."
"Yeah. Well, we have an exciting adventure ahead of us. We get to pick up Grissom's note. At least we're not sitting in the lab watching surveillance tapes of the place we see every day."
"I agree." ^It's amazing how Nick can calm me down and convince me that everything's going to be okay. I admire him.^
"We're here."
Nick and Sara got of the Tahoe and went inside.
"Do you think the note will tell us where he is?" Sara asked.
"I doubt it. But it will give us some clue as to where he is. Trust me. We will find him before the night is over."
"That sounds reassuring."
"Good. I hoped it would."
"Now, let's go get that note."
~*~*~*~*~*~
"When was the last time we spent the night together watching tapes?" Catherine asked. "Awhile, hasn't it?"
"I have no idea, but we better get them if we want to get done by daytime."
"I was just trying to make conversation." ^This is going to be a long night.^
To be continued.
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Thank you to all who gave me reviews for this story! ~Mel