Greg was working in the temporary DNA lab when Sara walked in. "Hey, Greg.
Got anything back for me on those samples I brought you?"
Greg smiled at Sara, "Like cheese and wine, all good things take time." He winked at her.
Sara rolled her eyes.
Greg cleared his throat, "Ok, so I've completed the profile on your suspect, and I'm just waiting for the results from the earlier samples. The outside lab that you took the other samples to hasn't finished processing. You should have just waited for me." He flashed her a grin.
Sara laughed, "Yeah, I think we are all glad you're back, and I'm not just talking about your lab skills."
Greg gave her a sly grin, "So, Sara, you missed me, huh?" He waggled his eyebrows at her.
She rolled her eyes at him again, "Yes, Greg, we all missed you, we're glad you're ok."
Just then, Nick popped his head in the doorway. "Hey, Greg. Hey, Sara." As Nick spoke Sara's name both Nick and Sara smiled.
Greg took in this interaction and a realization dawned on him. "Hey, Nick." He grinned to himself.
Nick looked over at Sara again, "Hey, Sar, can I talk to you for a minute?"
She smiled and glanced at Greg who was still grinning and trying not to look at Nick and Sara looking at each other. "Yeah." She got up and followed Nick out into the hallway. "What's up, Nick?" She couldn't help but grin at him.
He grinned back, "Uh, I think our little secret is out of the bag."
Her cheeks flushed with a bit of color, "Yeah, I know. Let me guess. Catherine?"
Nick nodded and then questioned, "Warrick?"
She nodded in return and then chuckled as she remembered her conversation with Warrick. "Apparently, he thought you wearing my lipstick was a dead giveaway."
Nick blushed, "Yeah, Catherine said the same thing."
Standing a little closer to Nick, Sara winked and said, "So, what are we going to do?"
Nick winked at her, "Maybe you should get a new shade of lipstick."
Sara playfully slapped at his arm and chuckled. "Seriously."
Nick grinned at her, "Let's talk about this after shift. Right now Catherine wants us in the break room."
Sara turned and started walking toward the break room and over her shoulder she winked at Nick, "I'm going to hold you to that."
Nick muttered under his breath smiling as he followed her to the break room, "And I think I'm going to enjoy it."
Neither of them was aware that Greg had overheard their entire conversation. "Boy, I never saw that one coming." He commented to himself. "It looks like the freight train of love has hit those two." He grinned and continued working on the samples before him.
In the break room Catherine and Warrick were seated at the table with cups of coffee in hand when Sara and Nick entered the room. A sly grin crossed Catherine's face as she commented, "Nice of you two love birds to join us."
Both Nick and Sara tried to stifle grins as they looked over at each other. Catherine rolled her eyes, "Oh, please. If you two were anymore obvious you'd have to hang off the top of the Stratosphere and set yourselves on fire."
Nick glanced at Catherine sheepishly, "That bad, huh?"
Warrick just laughed and nodded, "Yeah."
After getting themselves cups of coffee, Nick and Sara sat at the table with Warrick and Catherine. Sara queried, "So I guess it's a little late to keep it a secret?"
Warrick let out a deep laugh.
A serious expression crossed Catherine's face as she looked at Nick and Sara, "You know, you're going to have to tell Grissom when he gets back. There's no strict policy against dating a coworker, but if it affects your work in anyway, he's going to separate you. I would suggest you find a way to keep your personal life out of the lab."
Neither Nick nor Sara said anything as they took in Catherine's words. Warrick broke the silence, "Yeah, I already told Nick he can't make out with Sara at crime scenes."
Nick grinned and looked up at Sara and then looked over at Warrick and laughed.
Sara looked a little embarrassed, but grinned.
"Ok, shift is over, let's all get out of here." Catherine stood up and made her way to the door, calling over her shoulder, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." She winked and was gone.
Warrick leaned back in his chair momentarily, "Yeah, I'm gonna get out of here myself. I'll see you two tonight."
"Alright, see you later, man." Nick replied.
"Yeah, see you tonight." Sara added.
Warrick got up and left the room heading toward the parking lot.
Nick looked over at Sara, "Hey, do you want to come over? I'll fix you breakfast."
Sara smiled and teased, "I bet you say that to all the girls."
Nick's face registered a bit of hurt, but he replied, "Just the ones I really like."
Sara's heart sank a bit as she took in the hurt expression on Nick's face, "I'm sorry, Nick. I didn't mean it like that."
Nick smiled, "I know, Sara. Let's just get out of here, ok."
"Ok, I'll follow you over." Sara answered.
They left the break room and headed out to the parking lot. Nick got in his Tahoe and Sara got in hers.
A short time later, Sara pulled her Tahoe in beside Nick's in his driveway. He stood there grinning as she got out of the SUV. Sara walked over to Nick, took his outstretched hand and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. They walked to the door and once inside, just stopped to look at each other, grinning. Nick broke the silence, "What would you like for breakfast, Ms. Sidle?"
The first thought through Sara's mind was 'you' but instead she said, "Do you have a waffle maker?"
"I do somewhere. My mom gave it to me for Christmas, but I think it might still be in the box." Nick grinned, slightly embarrassed. "I could look for it if you want."
Sara laughed, "No, don't go to that much trouble. I could make crepes."
Nick raised a curious eyebrow, "Now I believe the offer was for me to make you breakfast, but since I'd pay money to see Sara Sidle in the kitchen."
Sara swatted at him, "I'll have you know, that I can cook. I get take out most of the time because it's no fun to cook for just yourself."
Nick held his hands up in surrender, "Ok, tell me what you need and I'll get it out for you."
They went into the kitchen and Sara told Nick what ingredients she needed. As she mixed the ingredients together in a bowl, Nick came up behind her and peered over her shoulder, "This isn't some secret family recipe is it?"
His breath was warm on her neck, and Sara felt his body brush against her from behind. She was having a hard time concentrating. "Uh, no." Her voice warbled slightly.
Nick smiled, he could tell that his proximity to her was having an effect on her, he wondered if she knew what kind of effect she was having on him. He leaned a little closer, effectively pinning her against the counter. He place a hand on either side of her waist and let them slide down the sides of her hips. He began to place soft kisses on her neck. Sara stopped mixing. Nick smiled as he started a trail of kisses up her neck toward her earlobe. Sara put her hands on the counter. Nick's hands slid back up her hips and as they did, the edge of Sara's shirt rode up, causing his hands to touch her bare skin. His fingers caressed the exposed skin. Sara moaned and leaned back into Nick. He smiled as her body leaned into his. He continued kissing her neck and his hands rose a little higher under her shirt. Sara put her hands on Nick's and pulled them out from under her shirt. Nick stopped kissing her neck and stepped away from her. Sara turned around to face him to find a sheepish look on his face.
She crossed her arms in front of her and raised her eyebrow at him, "Nick, just how do expect me to make breakfast when you do that?"
He flashed her a guilty smile, "I, uh, I, Sara, um." He ran his fingers through his hair and looked at the floor before raising his eyes to meet hers.
Sara grinned, "I love that I can make you speechless." She walked over to him and slid her arms around his waist. He tangled his fingers in her hair. She smiled, "Do you still want crepes for breakfast, Nick?"
He looked into her eyes and in a husky voice he replied, "I see something I'd like a whole lot more."
Sara whispered, "Me too." She turned her eyes away for a moment. "It's too soon though, Nick." She heard him let out a deep sigh. They both knew that once they had crossed that line that they couldn't go back and there was so much at stake if things didn't work out between them.
He whispered back to her, "I know, Sara. I'm sorry." He pulled her face toward his for a moment and kissed her lips tenderly. Breaking the kiss, he looked in her eyes again smiling, "I'm going to go take a shower, a really cold one, ok."
Sara smiled back at him and chuckled, "Ok, I'll finish the making the crepes."
Giving her a quick hug, Nick pulled out of the embrace and went to take a cold shower. Sara, still chuckling to herself went back and finished making the crepes.
Greg smiled at Sara, "Like cheese and wine, all good things take time." He winked at her.
Sara rolled her eyes.
Greg cleared his throat, "Ok, so I've completed the profile on your suspect, and I'm just waiting for the results from the earlier samples. The outside lab that you took the other samples to hasn't finished processing. You should have just waited for me." He flashed her a grin.
Sara laughed, "Yeah, I think we are all glad you're back, and I'm not just talking about your lab skills."
Greg gave her a sly grin, "So, Sara, you missed me, huh?" He waggled his eyebrows at her.
She rolled her eyes at him again, "Yes, Greg, we all missed you, we're glad you're ok."
Just then, Nick popped his head in the doorway. "Hey, Greg. Hey, Sara." As Nick spoke Sara's name both Nick and Sara smiled.
Greg took in this interaction and a realization dawned on him. "Hey, Nick." He grinned to himself.
Nick looked over at Sara again, "Hey, Sar, can I talk to you for a minute?"
She smiled and glanced at Greg who was still grinning and trying not to look at Nick and Sara looking at each other. "Yeah." She got up and followed Nick out into the hallway. "What's up, Nick?" She couldn't help but grin at him.
He grinned back, "Uh, I think our little secret is out of the bag."
Her cheeks flushed with a bit of color, "Yeah, I know. Let me guess. Catherine?"
Nick nodded and then questioned, "Warrick?"
She nodded in return and then chuckled as she remembered her conversation with Warrick. "Apparently, he thought you wearing my lipstick was a dead giveaway."
Nick blushed, "Yeah, Catherine said the same thing."
Standing a little closer to Nick, Sara winked and said, "So, what are we going to do?"
Nick winked at her, "Maybe you should get a new shade of lipstick."
Sara playfully slapped at his arm and chuckled. "Seriously."
Nick grinned at her, "Let's talk about this after shift. Right now Catherine wants us in the break room."
Sara turned and started walking toward the break room and over her shoulder she winked at Nick, "I'm going to hold you to that."
Nick muttered under his breath smiling as he followed her to the break room, "And I think I'm going to enjoy it."
Neither of them was aware that Greg had overheard their entire conversation. "Boy, I never saw that one coming." He commented to himself. "It looks like the freight train of love has hit those two." He grinned and continued working on the samples before him.
In the break room Catherine and Warrick were seated at the table with cups of coffee in hand when Sara and Nick entered the room. A sly grin crossed Catherine's face as she commented, "Nice of you two love birds to join us."
Both Nick and Sara tried to stifle grins as they looked over at each other. Catherine rolled her eyes, "Oh, please. If you two were anymore obvious you'd have to hang off the top of the Stratosphere and set yourselves on fire."
Nick glanced at Catherine sheepishly, "That bad, huh?"
Warrick just laughed and nodded, "Yeah."
After getting themselves cups of coffee, Nick and Sara sat at the table with Warrick and Catherine. Sara queried, "So I guess it's a little late to keep it a secret?"
Warrick let out a deep laugh.
A serious expression crossed Catherine's face as she looked at Nick and Sara, "You know, you're going to have to tell Grissom when he gets back. There's no strict policy against dating a coworker, but if it affects your work in anyway, he's going to separate you. I would suggest you find a way to keep your personal life out of the lab."
Neither Nick nor Sara said anything as they took in Catherine's words. Warrick broke the silence, "Yeah, I already told Nick he can't make out with Sara at crime scenes."
Nick grinned and looked up at Sara and then looked over at Warrick and laughed.
Sara looked a little embarrassed, but grinned.
"Ok, shift is over, let's all get out of here." Catherine stood up and made her way to the door, calling over her shoulder, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." She winked and was gone.
Warrick leaned back in his chair momentarily, "Yeah, I'm gonna get out of here myself. I'll see you two tonight."
"Alright, see you later, man." Nick replied.
"Yeah, see you tonight." Sara added.
Warrick got up and left the room heading toward the parking lot.
Nick looked over at Sara, "Hey, do you want to come over? I'll fix you breakfast."
Sara smiled and teased, "I bet you say that to all the girls."
Nick's face registered a bit of hurt, but he replied, "Just the ones I really like."
Sara's heart sank a bit as she took in the hurt expression on Nick's face, "I'm sorry, Nick. I didn't mean it like that."
Nick smiled, "I know, Sara. Let's just get out of here, ok."
"Ok, I'll follow you over." Sara answered.
They left the break room and headed out to the parking lot. Nick got in his Tahoe and Sara got in hers.
A short time later, Sara pulled her Tahoe in beside Nick's in his driveway. He stood there grinning as she got out of the SUV. Sara walked over to Nick, took his outstretched hand and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. They walked to the door and once inside, just stopped to look at each other, grinning. Nick broke the silence, "What would you like for breakfast, Ms. Sidle?"
The first thought through Sara's mind was 'you' but instead she said, "Do you have a waffle maker?"
"I do somewhere. My mom gave it to me for Christmas, but I think it might still be in the box." Nick grinned, slightly embarrassed. "I could look for it if you want."
Sara laughed, "No, don't go to that much trouble. I could make crepes."
Nick raised a curious eyebrow, "Now I believe the offer was for me to make you breakfast, but since I'd pay money to see Sara Sidle in the kitchen."
Sara swatted at him, "I'll have you know, that I can cook. I get take out most of the time because it's no fun to cook for just yourself."
Nick held his hands up in surrender, "Ok, tell me what you need and I'll get it out for you."
They went into the kitchen and Sara told Nick what ingredients she needed. As she mixed the ingredients together in a bowl, Nick came up behind her and peered over her shoulder, "This isn't some secret family recipe is it?"
His breath was warm on her neck, and Sara felt his body brush against her from behind. She was having a hard time concentrating. "Uh, no." Her voice warbled slightly.
Nick smiled, he could tell that his proximity to her was having an effect on her, he wondered if she knew what kind of effect she was having on him. He leaned a little closer, effectively pinning her against the counter. He place a hand on either side of her waist and let them slide down the sides of her hips. He began to place soft kisses on her neck. Sara stopped mixing. Nick smiled as he started a trail of kisses up her neck toward her earlobe. Sara put her hands on the counter. Nick's hands slid back up her hips and as they did, the edge of Sara's shirt rode up, causing his hands to touch her bare skin. His fingers caressed the exposed skin. Sara moaned and leaned back into Nick. He smiled as her body leaned into his. He continued kissing her neck and his hands rose a little higher under her shirt. Sara put her hands on Nick's and pulled them out from under her shirt. Nick stopped kissing her neck and stepped away from her. Sara turned around to face him to find a sheepish look on his face.
She crossed her arms in front of her and raised her eyebrow at him, "Nick, just how do expect me to make breakfast when you do that?"
He flashed her a guilty smile, "I, uh, I, Sara, um." He ran his fingers through his hair and looked at the floor before raising his eyes to meet hers.
Sara grinned, "I love that I can make you speechless." She walked over to him and slid her arms around his waist. He tangled his fingers in her hair. She smiled, "Do you still want crepes for breakfast, Nick?"
He looked into her eyes and in a husky voice he replied, "I see something I'd like a whole lot more."
Sara whispered, "Me too." She turned her eyes away for a moment. "It's too soon though, Nick." She heard him let out a deep sigh. They both knew that once they had crossed that line that they couldn't go back and there was so much at stake if things didn't work out between them.
He whispered back to her, "I know, Sara. I'm sorry." He pulled her face toward his for a moment and kissed her lips tenderly. Breaking the kiss, he looked in her eyes again smiling, "I'm going to go take a shower, a really cold one, ok."
Sara smiled back at him and chuckled, "Ok, I'll finish the making the crepes."
Giving her a quick hug, Nick pulled out of the embrace and went to take a cold shower. Sara, still chuckling to herself went back and finished making the crepes.
