Catherine walked toward the break room about a half hour before the
beginning of shift in search of coffee. Nick and Sara were sipping coffee
and deep in conversation, as Catherine entered they looked up and stopped
talking.
"Hey, Catherine," Nick greeted with a grin.
"Hi, Cath," Sara added wearing a similar grin.
Catherine paused studying the pair for a moment, "You two are a little too happy." She turned toward the counter and reached for a cup to pour herself some coffee. When she turned back toward them, the grins on their faces hadn't faded. She narrowed her eyes and studied them again. Something was different. It wasn't until Sara reached up to push her hair behind her ear with her left hand that Catherine noticed the flash of gold on her hand. "You didn't!" Catherine's eyes widened in shock and her mouth hung open.
Nick and Sara just grinned at her and then at each other. "We did." Nick replied holding up his left hand for Catherine's inspection.
"You had it worse than I thought, Nick." Catherine still couldn't believe her eyes, but as a scientist she couldn't ignore the evidence. "When did you decide to do this?"
Sara looked at Nick and then answered Catherine, "This morning, after shift. Nick asked me to marry him and I didn't want to wait."
"I can't believe you two. You actually got married! Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you, but isn't it a little sudden? You've been dating for less than two weeks." Catherine was trying to process the information.
Nick chuckled, "Cath, we've both been in denial for three years. I'd say it was about time." He smiled at Sara.
Sara just nodded in agreement.
"Does anyone else know?" Catherine asked.
"Nope, you're the first." Nick grinned.
"First to what?" Warrick asked as he sauntered into the break room. Catherine stood there still in shock and Nick and Sara just sat at the table grinning. Warrick tried again, "Nick, man, what did I miss?"
Nick turned to Warrick and just grinned sipping his coffee. "I told Sara I loved her this morning."
Warrick smiled, "It's about time."
Nick continued, "That's not all."
"I do not need details in front of the ladies," Warrick commented as he reached for a cup and poured himself some coffee.
Sara just laughed. Catherine raised an eyebrow.
Warrick looked at them quizzically as he took a sip of his coffee.
"I asked her to marry me." Nick explained.
Warrick spit out his coffee, "You what!"
Sara interjected, "I said yes." She was grinning.
Warrick's eyebrows shot up, "Sidle, you're crazy."
"Oh, and we got married this morning, so actually the name's Stokes now, Warrick." Sara concluded with a grin looking over at Nick.
"No way!" Warrick looked from Sara to Nick and back to Sara. They both raised their left hands and displayed their matching gold wedding bands. Warrick looked over at Catherine, "Did you know about this?"
Catherine held up both hands, "I was just as shocked as you were."
"What's so shocking, Catherine?" Greg asked as he came into the break room, hoping there was still some of the coffee he had made earlier.
Greg took a look around the room at the group of CSIs. Catherine and Warrick looked shocked and Nick and Sara were grinning like a couple of idiots. Greg narrowed his eyes as he looked at Nick, searching for some clue as to what was going on. As Nick lifted his cup to take a sip of coffee, Greg's eyes widened in surprise at the flash of gold on his left hand. He looked over at Sara and noticed a similar band on her left hand. A huge grin crossed his face, "So when did this happy event take place, and why wasn't I invited to give the bride away?"
Nick just chuckled, "This morning, and nobody was invited, Greg."
Sara looked at Greg with an incredulous look, "You would have given me away, Greggo?"
"Anything for the lovely Sara." Greg winked. "Nick's just lucky I found Arika or I might have beaten him to you." He grinned.
Catherine rolled her eyes, "Hey, not to change the happy subject, but Grissom's coming back tonight. You might want to think about how you're going to tell him."
"Tell me what, Catherine?" Grissom asked as he came into the break room.
No one said a word. Nick and Sara were still grinning. Warrick involved himself in his cup of coffee and Greg just continued smiling. Catherine, seeing that no one else was going to say anything looked over at Grissom, "Welcome back, Gil."
"Catherine, tell me what?" Grissom asked again. When she didn't respond, he looked around at the group studying each one in turn. Noting Nick's grin, Grissom raised an eyebrow. Sara wore a similar grin. "Nick. Sara. Are one of you going to tell me what's going on?"
Nick and Sara exchanged a glance and then in unison, held up their left hands displaying the matching gold wedding bands. "Sara and I got married this morning," Nick confessed still grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Grissom's jaw dropped and an incredulous expression formed on his face. "Did I miss something? Didn't you two just start dating? When was the engagement?"
Nick chuckled and tried to suppress a laugh, "I asked her to marry me this morning."
"And," Sara continued, "It was my idea to get married right away."
Grissom looked around the room, "And none of you knew about this?"
"We didn't tell anyone, Gris." Nick explained. "Our families don't even know yet."
Grissom was still trying to process the new information. He thought Nick and Sara made a great pair, he just thought marriage this soon was a bit impulsive, but then again, they had been friends for three years, it wasn't like they didn't know each other well. "Congratulations." Grissom finally managed. "You do realize that you can't let your relationship affect your work."
"Grissom, Nick and I are both professionals and damn good CSIs, you don't need to worry." Sara replied.
Catherine and Warrick looked at each with a conspiratorial glance knowing how they had caught them in a compromising situation. That wasn't lost on Nick, who knew that they'd have to be on their best behavior at work, "Yeah, Grissom. You don't need to worry. You have our word."
"Ok, then. Not that this is much of a honeymoon, but we've got assignments." Grissom concluded. With that, shift began.
"Hi, Cath," Sara added wearing a similar grin.
Catherine paused studying the pair for a moment, "You two are a little too happy." She turned toward the counter and reached for a cup to pour herself some coffee. When she turned back toward them, the grins on their faces hadn't faded. She narrowed her eyes and studied them again. Something was different. It wasn't until Sara reached up to push her hair behind her ear with her left hand that Catherine noticed the flash of gold on her hand. "You didn't!" Catherine's eyes widened in shock and her mouth hung open.
Nick and Sara just grinned at her and then at each other. "We did." Nick replied holding up his left hand for Catherine's inspection.
"You had it worse than I thought, Nick." Catherine still couldn't believe her eyes, but as a scientist she couldn't ignore the evidence. "When did you decide to do this?"
Sara looked at Nick and then answered Catherine, "This morning, after shift. Nick asked me to marry him and I didn't want to wait."
"I can't believe you two. You actually got married! Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you, but isn't it a little sudden? You've been dating for less than two weeks." Catherine was trying to process the information.
Nick chuckled, "Cath, we've both been in denial for three years. I'd say it was about time." He smiled at Sara.
Sara just nodded in agreement.
"Does anyone else know?" Catherine asked.
"Nope, you're the first." Nick grinned.
"First to what?" Warrick asked as he sauntered into the break room. Catherine stood there still in shock and Nick and Sara just sat at the table grinning. Warrick tried again, "Nick, man, what did I miss?"
Nick turned to Warrick and just grinned sipping his coffee. "I told Sara I loved her this morning."
Warrick smiled, "It's about time."
Nick continued, "That's not all."
"I do not need details in front of the ladies," Warrick commented as he reached for a cup and poured himself some coffee.
Sara just laughed. Catherine raised an eyebrow.
Warrick looked at them quizzically as he took a sip of his coffee.
"I asked her to marry me." Nick explained.
Warrick spit out his coffee, "You what!"
Sara interjected, "I said yes." She was grinning.
Warrick's eyebrows shot up, "Sidle, you're crazy."
"Oh, and we got married this morning, so actually the name's Stokes now, Warrick." Sara concluded with a grin looking over at Nick.
"No way!" Warrick looked from Sara to Nick and back to Sara. They both raised their left hands and displayed their matching gold wedding bands. Warrick looked over at Catherine, "Did you know about this?"
Catherine held up both hands, "I was just as shocked as you were."
"What's so shocking, Catherine?" Greg asked as he came into the break room, hoping there was still some of the coffee he had made earlier.
Greg took a look around the room at the group of CSIs. Catherine and Warrick looked shocked and Nick and Sara were grinning like a couple of idiots. Greg narrowed his eyes as he looked at Nick, searching for some clue as to what was going on. As Nick lifted his cup to take a sip of coffee, Greg's eyes widened in surprise at the flash of gold on his left hand. He looked over at Sara and noticed a similar band on her left hand. A huge grin crossed his face, "So when did this happy event take place, and why wasn't I invited to give the bride away?"
Nick just chuckled, "This morning, and nobody was invited, Greg."
Sara looked at Greg with an incredulous look, "You would have given me away, Greggo?"
"Anything for the lovely Sara." Greg winked. "Nick's just lucky I found Arika or I might have beaten him to you." He grinned.
Catherine rolled her eyes, "Hey, not to change the happy subject, but Grissom's coming back tonight. You might want to think about how you're going to tell him."
"Tell me what, Catherine?" Grissom asked as he came into the break room.
No one said a word. Nick and Sara were still grinning. Warrick involved himself in his cup of coffee and Greg just continued smiling. Catherine, seeing that no one else was going to say anything looked over at Grissom, "Welcome back, Gil."
"Catherine, tell me what?" Grissom asked again. When she didn't respond, he looked around at the group studying each one in turn. Noting Nick's grin, Grissom raised an eyebrow. Sara wore a similar grin. "Nick. Sara. Are one of you going to tell me what's going on?"
Nick and Sara exchanged a glance and then in unison, held up their left hands displaying the matching gold wedding bands. "Sara and I got married this morning," Nick confessed still grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Grissom's jaw dropped and an incredulous expression formed on his face. "Did I miss something? Didn't you two just start dating? When was the engagement?"
Nick chuckled and tried to suppress a laugh, "I asked her to marry me this morning."
"And," Sara continued, "It was my idea to get married right away."
Grissom looked around the room, "And none of you knew about this?"
"We didn't tell anyone, Gris." Nick explained. "Our families don't even know yet."
Grissom was still trying to process the new information. He thought Nick and Sara made a great pair, he just thought marriage this soon was a bit impulsive, but then again, they had been friends for three years, it wasn't like they didn't know each other well. "Congratulations." Grissom finally managed. "You do realize that you can't let your relationship affect your work."
"Grissom, Nick and I are both professionals and damn good CSIs, you don't need to worry." Sara replied.
Catherine and Warrick looked at each with a conspiratorial glance knowing how they had caught them in a compromising situation. That wasn't lost on Nick, who knew that they'd have to be on their best behavior at work, "Yeah, Grissom. You don't need to worry. You have our word."
"Ok, then. Not that this is much of a honeymoon, but we've got assignments." Grissom concluded. With that, shift began.
