Sara's eyes fluttered open as she heard a noise by the front door. She shifted her position on the couch so she could see over the back of it in the dim light. A very apologetic looking Nick, wearing only a towel slung low around his hips, looked over from where he was stooping by the front door over his duffel bag. "Sorry, Sara, I didn't want to wake you. I just needed to get some clean clothes from my bag."

Sitting all the way up on the couch, she stretched the kinks out of her neck as she looked over at him, "It's ok, I needed to get up. Actually, I didn't even mean to fall asleep."

Nick stood up with his bag in hand, smiling, "You obviously needed it. I'm gonna just go change." He gestured toward the bathroom.

Sara smiled and raised an eyebrow at Nick's state of dress, taking note of his muscular body, "Good idea, Nick. As nice as that ensemble looks on you, I think it might raise an eyebrow or two at work."

Nick blushed. He retreated into the bathroom and got dressed. He didn't intend for Sara to see him in a towel. When he emerged several minutes later, Sara was sitting on the couch sipping a cup of coffee. "Got any more of that?" He inquired.

"Yeah," She stood and walked over to the coffee maker and poured him a cup of the dark rich liquid.

He had followed her into the kitchen and gratefully took the cup from her. "Thanks." He offered looking up from his cup with a smile.

She grinned back. "You clean up pretty good, Nicky." She teased as she noted his black jeans and charcoal gray V-neck ribbed T-shirt. "I think this outfit is a little more appropriate for work."

Nick blushed and sipped his coffee.

"Is that a hint of color on your face? The great Nick Stokes, ladies man, blushing?" She was enjoying teasing him entirely too much.

Nick chuckled and responded, "That reputation is overrated, Sara. You've been spending too much time listening to Greg."

With a raised eyebrow and a hint of doubt in her voice she replied, "Really."

"Yes, really. You know you shouldn't believe everything you hear. I thought you of all people would know that, Ms. CSI." He teased back with a wink.

Sara smiled and finished the last of her coffee. She put the cup in the sink and said, "I need to change my clothes and then I should be ready to head out."

"Ok." Nick continued to sip his coffee, leaning against the counter as Sara sauntered down the hall and into her bedroom.

Sara emerged a few minutes later wearing a pair of black pants and a dark red ribbed T-shirt. "Ready?" she asked Nick as she grabbed her jacket.

"Yeah." He replied putting the coffee cup in the sink. He grabbed his jacket and duffel bag as they headed out to the Tahoe.

Nick was looking through the pocket of his jacket for his keys and looked up at Sara with a perplexed look on his face. "Sara, do you still have my keys?"

With a grin on her face and keys dangling from her fingers, she replied, "I guess this means I'm driving."

Nick raised an eyebrow and with a lopsided grin replied, "My ride, I drive."

Sara grinned mischievously, "That'll be a little hard from the passenger seat, Stokes." She climbed behind the wheel of the Tahoe leaving Nick standing there open mouthed. He climbed in the passenger side of the SUV and turned the stereo on. The strains of country music filling the vehicle.

Sara rolled her eyes at the music. Nick just laughed, "Like I said, you can take the boy out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the boy."

They made their way to the CSI Lab, ribbing each other on the way. They pulled into the lot and as they got out of the vehicle, Nick leaned against the Tahoe and looked over at Sara, feigning a pout, "Can I have my keys now, Sara?"

She walked over to where he was standing, "Only because you asked so nicely." She winked and kissed him on the cheek, their hands lingering longer than necessary as she gave him the keys.

All this did not go unnoticed by Warrick who had pulled in just after Nick and Sara. Turning the ignition off and watching them, he wore a bemused grin on his face. He chuckled, "Just a friend, huh? Well, Nick, you'd better be careful, cause you're gonna fall for Sara if you haven't already."

Nick and Sara entered the building laughing at each other's jokes. Warrick followed a few minutes later, still smiling to himself over what he saw take place in the parking lot.