Chapter 4
"Who was that and why are you home so early? I thought you were going to the library to study." Nick asked as he held a take away pizza box.
"Got a lift, couldn't very well refuse could I, anyway why are you ordering out. We have pizza in the freezer?"
Sara went to grab the box, but Nick pulled it away. "I'm cooking the frozen, this one's an old pizza I found under my bed."
"Oh gross, Nicky." He laughed as he went to throw the box away.
"You still haven't answered my question Sara."
"Which one?" She purposely said with a grin.
"The first one. Who was that?" Nick pulled out the pizza and put some slices on two plates.
He pushed a plate towards her and she took a bite from the hot cheese pizza. "Mmmm Nice."
"Sara?"
"'Agrandir ton esprit'" She sprouted between bites.
"What?" Nick's face contorted with confusion then it hit him. "Oh the words. What's it mean?"
"To be honest I didn't know, but I was told it says 'Expand your mind' good isn't it?" Nick laughed.
"Pretty good yeah." Nick cleared away the plates and put his coat on. "I'll see you later. I got a date with Nicola from my gym class."
"Nick, she practically has the same name as you and you don't take gym class anymore."
He shrugged his shoulders and left. "Bye."
"Yeah, see ya."
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Grissom dropped down onto his bed and sighed. Warrick popped his head in the door. "Hey man, you're late."
"Not by much." Grissom got up and grab a towel. "I'm gonna grab a shower and we can get going." Warrick closed the door and left him alone.
When Grissom came out with his blue shirt on Warrick noticed something on his sleeve. "Griss, you bleeding?"
"No why?" Warrick pointed to his cuff and Grissom smiled at the memory. "Oh, let me change, you grab the keys."
"I'm driving then?" Warrick said with hope evident in his words.
"Sure, no speeding Warrick. My Mother nearly killed me for getting it towed. I'd dread to think what she'd do if I got a ticket."
"Oh cool it, I'm a great driver." Grissom's eyes grew large and Warrick relented. "Ok, speed limit."
"Thanks, be a minute max." Grissom threw his shirt in the wash and pulled out a clean one.
Warrick started the car and waited for Grissom to shut his door. "Where we going?"
Grissom looked at him and grinned. "Pool club." Warrick nodded and for the first few yards, sped to the end of the street. Grissom whacked his arm to get him to slow down and he did.
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The next morning Sara was early and was sitting in front of the main building looking up at the engraved French words. She smiled and waited for Nick and Greg. The first to arrive was Greg and he ran up to her threw her book up into the air did a twirl and caught it with a huge grin.
"Well, someone's been up all night and running on coffee." She said smiling. She snagged her book back and linked her arm with his.
"Morning sunshine."
"Greggo?"
"Yeah?" They walked into the building knowing Nick was somehow going to be late.
"You haven't slept have you?" She asked with deep concern in her voice.
Greg grinned and shook his head. "Nope, stayed up studying for my science paper today."
"Greg you'll fall asleep during the paper." She stopped at her locker and fished out her books for first period.
"Nah." Sara couldn't help but laugh. "Walk you to class Sara?" He held out his arm and she took it warily.
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"Hey Cath." Warrick shouted as she got out of Grissom's car.
"Hey baby." She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed him deeply. Grissom locked his car and cleared his throat. Catherine pulled away from Warrick and grinned at Grissom. "You need a girl Gil."
"Do not. Let's go last bell just went." Grissom started walking towards the physics lab.
Catherine and Warrick followed giggling. "So who's this girl Warrick caught you staring at yesterday?" Catherine asked lightly as she pulled on his arm to slow down.
He slowed his quick pace and sighed. "I wasn't staring." Catherine squeals and he covered his right ear. "Cath."
"Sorry, I'm just so excited that you've met someone."
"I haven't. I barely know her."
Warrick wrapped his arm around Catherine's shoulders and snorted. "You've spoken to her everyday this week and when you haven't you walk around with this sad look on your face."
"I do not." Grissom objected.
Warrick and Catherine shrugged and listened to him sigh as they entered the classroom.
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"You are late." The professor stated flatly as Nick charged into the room.
"Sorry ma'am." Nick made his way to his seat next to Sara's and got his books out of his bag.
In hushed whispered tones they started shooting questions off. "Where have you been?" Sara asked a little annoyed.
"Yeah man, you missed basketball practise." Greg reminded.
"I was, uh. busy." Nick struggled. "I'll tell you later."
That seemed to pacify them both for the time being. Nick grinned and waited for the professor to continue.
"Who was that and why are you home so early? I thought you were going to the library to study." Nick asked as he held a take away pizza box.
"Got a lift, couldn't very well refuse could I, anyway why are you ordering out. We have pizza in the freezer?"
Sara went to grab the box, but Nick pulled it away. "I'm cooking the frozen, this one's an old pizza I found under my bed."
"Oh gross, Nicky." He laughed as he went to throw the box away.
"You still haven't answered my question Sara."
"Which one?" She purposely said with a grin.
"The first one. Who was that?" Nick pulled out the pizza and put some slices on two plates.
He pushed a plate towards her and she took a bite from the hot cheese pizza. "Mmmm Nice."
"Sara?"
"'Agrandir ton esprit'" She sprouted between bites.
"What?" Nick's face contorted with confusion then it hit him. "Oh the words. What's it mean?"
"To be honest I didn't know, but I was told it says 'Expand your mind' good isn't it?" Nick laughed.
"Pretty good yeah." Nick cleared away the plates and put his coat on. "I'll see you later. I got a date with Nicola from my gym class."
"Nick, she practically has the same name as you and you don't take gym class anymore."
He shrugged his shoulders and left. "Bye."
"Yeah, see ya."
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Grissom dropped down onto his bed and sighed. Warrick popped his head in the door. "Hey man, you're late."
"Not by much." Grissom got up and grab a towel. "I'm gonna grab a shower and we can get going." Warrick closed the door and left him alone.
When Grissom came out with his blue shirt on Warrick noticed something on his sleeve. "Griss, you bleeding?"
"No why?" Warrick pointed to his cuff and Grissom smiled at the memory. "Oh, let me change, you grab the keys."
"I'm driving then?" Warrick said with hope evident in his words.
"Sure, no speeding Warrick. My Mother nearly killed me for getting it towed. I'd dread to think what she'd do if I got a ticket."
"Oh cool it, I'm a great driver." Grissom's eyes grew large and Warrick relented. "Ok, speed limit."
"Thanks, be a minute max." Grissom threw his shirt in the wash and pulled out a clean one.
Warrick started the car and waited for Grissom to shut his door. "Where we going?"
Grissom looked at him and grinned. "Pool club." Warrick nodded and for the first few yards, sped to the end of the street. Grissom whacked his arm to get him to slow down and he did.
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The next morning Sara was early and was sitting in front of the main building looking up at the engraved French words. She smiled and waited for Nick and Greg. The first to arrive was Greg and he ran up to her threw her book up into the air did a twirl and caught it with a huge grin.
"Well, someone's been up all night and running on coffee." She said smiling. She snagged her book back and linked her arm with his.
"Morning sunshine."
"Greggo?"
"Yeah?" They walked into the building knowing Nick was somehow going to be late.
"You haven't slept have you?" She asked with deep concern in her voice.
Greg grinned and shook his head. "Nope, stayed up studying for my science paper today."
"Greg you'll fall asleep during the paper." She stopped at her locker and fished out her books for first period.
"Nah." Sara couldn't help but laugh. "Walk you to class Sara?" He held out his arm and she took it warily.
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"Hey Cath." Warrick shouted as she got out of Grissom's car.
"Hey baby." She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed him deeply. Grissom locked his car and cleared his throat. Catherine pulled away from Warrick and grinned at Grissom. "You need a girl Gil."
"Do not. Let's go last bell just went." Grissom started walking towards the physics lab.
Catherine and Warrick followed giggling. "So who's this girl Warrick caught you staring at yesterday?" Catherine asked lightly as she pulled on his arm to slow down.
He slowed his quick pace and sighed. "I wasn't staring." Catherine squeals and he covered his right ear. "Cath."
"Sorry, I'm just so excited that you've met someone."
"I haven't. I barely know her."
Warrick wrapped his arm around Catherine's shoulders and snorted. "You've spoken to her everyday this week and when you haven't you walk around with this sad look on your face."
"I do not." Grissom objected.
Warrick and Catherine shrugged and listened to him sigh as they entered the classroom.
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"You are late." The professor stated flatly as Nick charged into the room.
"Sorry ma'am." Nick made his way to his seat next to Sara's and got his books out of his bag.
In hushed whispered tones they started shooting questions off. "Where have you been?" Sara asked a little annoyed.
"Yeah man, you missed basketball practise." Greg reminded.
"I was, uh. busy." Nick struggled. "I'll tell you later."
That seemed to pacify them both for the time being. Nick grinned and waited for the professor to continue.