Greg hummed to himself as he worked on samples in the temporary DNA lab.
He was a happy man. He'd met a girl who appreciated his zany personality
and didn't give him a blank stare when he told her what he did. She did
the same thing, or at least was on her way there. Arika was a grad student
at UNLV who was majoring in biochemistry. She'd been interning in the lab
during day-shift, but with the new quarter, she had requested a change to
night shift so she could squeeze in a core class only offered during the
day. Her first night shift had been the evening of the explosion. She'd
seen Greg get hurt and had visited him in the hospital a couple of times
with some of the other lab techs. Greg had noticed and he'd asked her out.
After Catherine dropped him off, he'd picked her up and they went out
dancing. He was thinking about what they might do on their second date
when Nick walked in.
"Hey, Greg. You seem happy tonight." Nick commented with a curious grin. "I take it your date went well?"
"Nick, my man." Greg smiled. "What can I say, Arika's hot and she likes me."
Nick chuckled. "Ok then. Not to change the subject, but have the samples from the outside lab come back yet?"
"Hit and run, right?" Greg queried as he held up a hand and ran through a mental checklist.
"Yeah, that's the one." Nick replied hoping that they had.
"Ah, no. Still waiting. I thought Warrick was taking the lead on that one." Greg asked.
"Yeah, he's the primary, but I thought I'd check. We've got a little too much paperwork going at the moment." Nick answered.
"Looking for an escape route?" Greg asked with a knowing look.
Nick just grinned.
Sara walked up behind Nick giving Greg a 'don't say a word' look on her face. Nick noticed the change in Greg's expression and could smell Sara's shampoo, so when she was just about a foot away from him, he spoke, "Sara, do you want to go get some fresh air?"
Sara stood there with a stunned look on her face. Greg held his hands up in protest as if to say 'you got me?'. She crossed her arms in front of her and with a slight indignant tone in her voice asked, "Nick Stokes, how did you know I was there?"
He smiled and turned his head to look over his shoulder at her, "I know what your shampoo smells like."
Greg stifled a chuckle and turned his attention back to the sample he had been working on before Nick walked in.
Sara tried not to smile. She leaned in and whispered into his ear, "I'll meet you in the parking lot, Gorgeous."
Nick tried to stifle the grin spreading across his face as Sara walked away. He looked up at Greg who was smiling. Greg commented without looking up, "Better not keep Sara waiting. It's not a pretty sight when she gets mad."
Nick chuckled and turned from where he was standing in the doorway of the temporary DNA lab. He sauntered out to the parking lot to look for Sara. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust to the darkness, and then he found Sara leaning up against her Tahoe. A huge grin spread across his face. As he neared her he queried flirtatiously, "Come here often?"
Sara grinned, "Careful, my boyfriend might get jealous."
Nick stood in front of her, "Is he the jealous type?" He moved a lock of her hair behind her ear.
"Well he should be jealous of someone as sexy as you." Sara placed her hands on his chest.
Nick placed a hand on the Tahoe behind her and in a husky voice whispered in her ear, "So, you think I'm sexy?"
Sara could feel his warm breath against her ear. "The sexiest." She whispered back.
Nick began kissing her neck. Sara released a contented sigh. Between kisses, Nick asked, "Cover of People sexy?"
Sara giggled, "I don't think I want to share you with the rest of America."
Nick's lips moved up her neck to her jaw, "Really."
"Yeah," Sara's hands slid up Nick's chest and cupped the sides of his face. She stopped any further conversation by bringing her lips to his. Nick smiled into the kiss. He pressed himself against her as she leaned against the Tahoe. Sara enjoyed the sensation of his strong body against hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. Nick parted his lips slightly, inviting Sara to explore his mouth with her tongue. She accepted his invitation and their tongues began a slow sensuous dance.
"Hey, Greg. You seem happy tonight." Nick commented with a curious grin. "I take it your date went well?"
"Nick, my man." Greg smiled. "What can I say, Arika's hot and she likes me."
Nick chuckled. "Ok then. Not to change the subject, but have the samples from the outside lab come back yet?"
"Hit and run, right?" Greg queried as he held up a hand and ran through a mental checklist.
"Yeah, that's the one." Nick replied hoping that they had.
"Ah, no. Still waiting. I thought Warrick was taking the lead on that one." Greg asked.
"Yeah, he's the primary, but I thought I'd check. We've got a little too much paperwork going at the moment." Nick answered.
"Looking for an escape route?" Greg asked with a knowing look.
Nick just grinned.
Sara walked up behind Nick giving Greg a 'don't say a word' look on her face. Nick noticed the change in Greg's expression and could smell Sara's shampoo, so when she was just about a foot away from him, he spoke, "Sara, do you want to go get some fresh air?"
Sara stood there with a stunned look on her face. Greg held his hands up in protest as if to say 'you got me?'. She crossed her arms in front of her and with a slight indignant tone in her voice asked, "Nick Stokes, how did you know I was there?"
He smiled and turned his head to look over his shoulder at her, "I know what your shampoo smells like."
Greg stifled a chuckle and turned his attention back to the sample he had been working on before Nick walked in.
Sara tried not to smile. She leaned in and whispered into his ear, "I'll meet you in the parking lot, Gorgeous."
Nick tried to stifle the grin spreading across his face as Sara walked away. He looked up at Greg who was smiling. Greg commented without looking up, "Better not keep Sara waiting. It's not a pretty sight when she gets mad."
Nick chuckled and turned from where he was standing in the doorway of the temporary DNA lab. He sauntered out to the parking lot to look for Sara. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust to the darkness, and then he found Sara leaning up against her Tahoe. A huge grin spread across his face. As he neared her he queried flirtatiously, "Come here often?"
Sara grinned, "Careful, my boyfriend might get jealous."
Nick stood in front of her, "Is he the jealous type?" He moved a lock of her hair behind her ear.
"Well he should be jealous of someone as sexy as you." Sara placed her hands on his chest.
Nick placed a hand on the Tahoe behind her and in a husky voice whispered in her ear, "So, you think I'm sexy?"
Sara could feel his warm breath against her ear. "The sexiest." She whispered back.
Nick began kissing her neck. Sara released a contented sigh. Between kisses, Nick asked, "Cover of People sexy?"
Sara giggled, "I don't think I want to share you with the rest of America."
Nick's lips moved up her neck to her jaw, "Really."
"Yeah," Sara's hands slid up Nick's chest and cupped the sides of his face. She stopped any further conversation by bringing her lips to his. Nick smiled into the kiss. He pressed himself against her as she leaned against the Tahoe. Sara enjoyed the sensation of his strong body against hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. Nick parted his lips slightly, inviting Sara to explore his mouth with her tongue. She accepted his invitation and their tongues began a slow sensuous dance.
