Nick was somewhat embarrassed. Sara had followed Catherine back into the
lab leaving Nick and Warrick standing in the parking lot. An embarrassed
Nick was buttoning his shirt back up and tucking it into his chinos.
Warrick couldn't resist ribbing him, "You know, you can't keep doing this
on company time."
Nick's face reddened, "Technically, we were on a break."
Warrick raised an eyebrow, but the expression was a bit lost in the darkness of the lot, "Technicalities aren't going to matter much if someone else catches you out here, especially if your breaks become clothing optional."
Nick's hands rested on his hips. He let out a deep breath, "Damn. I'm gonna catch hell if Grissom ever finds out."
"He won't, at least from me. I'm pretty sure Catherine won't tell him either, but you'd better watch yourself, man. You can't be doing Sara in every corner of the lab." Warrick knew he was slightly exaggerating, but he wanted to make sure Nick got the point.
Nick's face clouded with anger, "Hey, Warrick, I wasn't 'doing' Sara. I care about her. She's not some cheep thrill for me." His expression softened, "I think I'm falling in love with her."
"I know you don't want to hear this, but you need to. I think it's great that you and Sara have finally gotten together, but you can't be mackin on each other at work. If you really are falling in love with her, then treat her like it. Don't put both of your jobs in jeopardy because you're using the wrong part of your anatomy to think." Warrick finished and walked back inside.
Nick knew Warrick was right. His hormones were completely out of control and he knew it wasn't fair to put Sara in a position to lose her job because of how much he wanted to be with her. They were going to have to talk. Soon.
He walked back into the lab and headed for the layout room to resume the paperwork he had left behind less than an hour ago. Catherine and Warrick were no where to be found. Sara was in the layout room by herself trying to immerse herself in work. Nick cleared his throat, Sara glanced up. "Hey, Sar?"
Sara noted the serious expression on his face, "Yeah?"
"After shift, I think we need to talk. Uh, do you want to come over?" Nick looked nervous.
Sara let out a deep breath, "Yeah, I'll come over. Uh, Nick?"
Nick looked over at her, "Yeah, Sar?"
A wicked grin crossed her face as she looked at him, "We can't do that here again."
He raised an eyebrow and looked at her suggestively, "I know. Warrick chewed my ass out defending your honor."
She smiled, "I'll have to thank him later."
Nick smiled, "You're worth it, you know." He turned back to his paperwork.
Sara looked at him with a slight grin on her face. Nick Stokes was a keeper. She didn't know why she didn't see it before. Ok, she knew why, she had been obsessed about Grissom. But Nick was good for her. She glanced at him now and then as they worked in silence, contemplating how fortunate she was to have someone like him in her life. She realized that she just might be falling in love with him. And for some reason, it didn't scare the hell out of her.
After shift was over, Nick and Sara drove to Nick's so they could talk.
Nick's face reddened, "Technically, we were on a break."
Warrick raised an eyebrow, but the expression was a bit lost in the darkness of the lot, "Technicalities aren't going to matter much if someone else catches you out here, especially if your breaks become clothing optional."
Nick's hands rested on his hips. He let out a deep breath, "Damn. I'm gonna catch hell if Grissom ever finds out."
"He won't, at least from me. I'm pretty sure Catherine won't tell him either, but you'd better watch yourself, man. You can't be doing Sara in every corner of the lab." Warrick knew he was slightly exaggerating, but he wanted to make sure Nick got the point.
Nick's face clouded with anger, "Hey, Warrick, I wasn't 'doing' Sara. I care about her. She's not some cheep thrill for me." His expression softened, "I think I'm falling in love with her."
"I know you don't want to hear this, but you need to. I think it's great that you and Sara have finally gotten together, but you can't be mackin on each other at work. If you really are falling in love with her, then treat her like it. Don't put both of your jobs in jeopardy because you're using the wrong part of your anatomy to think." Warrick finished and walked back inside.
Nick knew Warrick was right. His hormones were completely out of control and he knew it wasn't fair to put Sara in a position to lose her job because of how much he wanted to be with her. They were going to have to talk. Soon.
He walked back into the lab and headed for the layout room to resume the paperwork he had left behind less than an hour ago. Catherine and Warrick were no where to be found. Sara was in the layout room by herself trying to immerse herself in work. Nick cleared his throat, Sara glanced up. "Hey, Sar?"
Sara noted the serious expression on his face, "Yeah?"
"After shift, I think we need to talk. Uh, do you want to come over?" Nick looked nervous.
Sara let out a deep breath, "Yeah, I'll come over. Uh, Nick?"
Nick looked over at her, "Yeah, Sar?"
A wicked grin crossed her face as she looked at him, "We can't do that here again."
He raised an eyebrow and looked at her suggestively, "I know. Warrick chewed my ass out defending your honor."
She smiled, "I'll have to thank him later."
Nick smiled, "You're worth it, you know." He turned back to his paperwork.
Sara looked at him with a slight grin on her face. Nick Stokes was a keeper. She didn't know why she didn't see it before. Ok, she knew why, she had been obsessed about Grissom. But Nick was good for her. She glanced at him now and then as they worked in silence, contemplating how fortunate she was to have someone like him in her life. She realized that she just might be falling in love with him. And for some reason, it didn't scare the hell out of her.
After shift was over, Nick and Sara drove to Nick's so they could talk.
