The samples that Warrick had sent out in the aftermath of the lab explosion
to be processed from the fatal hit and run had finally come back. Greg had
just finished comparing the DNA to those from the samples collected from
Josh Phillips. They were a perfect match. He paged Warrick.
A few minutes later, Warrick popped his head into the lab, "What do you have for me?"
Greg pulled the printout off the printer and handed it to Warrick, "Your samples finally came back from that outside lab. They're a perfect match to the samples you took from Josh Phillips."
"Thanks, Greg." Warrick ducked out printout in hand on his way to search for Sara. He pulled his cell phone out of it's holster and punched in Jim Brass' number. "Hey, Brass. It's Warrick. Yeah, we got the results back on Josh Phillips. The DNA's a perfect match to the samples from the crash scene. Yeah, I'm on my way to find Sara and we'll meet you there." Warrick placed the phone back in its holster and continued on down the hall in search of Sara. He found her standing in Grissom's doorway in the middle of what sounded like a heated conversation. He slowed down to wait until they were finished.
"All I'm saying, Sara, is that I think that you and Nick might have been a bit too hasty. Most people don't rush into something that serious." Grissom reasoned.
"Grissom, the best decisions I've made in life have been made in haste. Going to Harvard, wasn't my first choice, but a last minute decision. Moving here from San Francisco, that was definitely hasty. But I love my job and I love my life here. I don't regret it!" She was yelling now. "You know what, Grissom, you just can't understand why anyone wouldn't sit down and figure out the logic about something before doing it. Everything you do is measured and careful. That isn't living, that's insulating yourself from life. I know. After I came here, I tried to emulate it, and you know what, it made me miserable. Nick is one of my best friends and I was in denial about my feelings for him for a long time. I'm in love with him and he's in love with me. And for the record, Grissom, the best decision I've ever made was marrying Nick Stokes!" She was glaring at Grissom now, and as she turned around to leave she noticed Warrick standing there, in fact most of the lab staff, including Nick and Catherine, were standing in the hallway, most of them with their mouths open at the announcement that Sara had married Nick. "Hey, Warrick."
"Hey, Sara." Warrick answered with a look of concern for her and a look of contempt for Grissom. "Got the DNA back on our hit and run. Perfect match. Brass is getting a warrant for Josh Phillips."
"I'll meet you in the parking lot. I'm driving." She pushed past Warrick and headed for Nick who was walking toward her in the hallway. The rest of the staff quietly went back to their respective work stations, still keeping an eye on Nick and Sara. Nick took Sara into his arms and gave her a hug. She looked up at him and smiled, "I love you so much, Nick Stokes."
He smiled back at her, "I love you too, Sara Stokes." He leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "We'll talk later."
She smiled, "Yeah."
With his arm still around her shoulder, Nick walked Sara out to the parking lot.
Warrick had turned to face Grissom, still with a look of contempt on his face, "Chill it with Sara, Grissom." He turned and followed Nick and Sara out to the parking lot.
Grissom crossed his arms in front of himself and mulled over Sara's words. He didn't notice Catherine in the doorway until she spoke, "You know, you can't treat Sara like a child."
His eyebrows shot up and he opened his mouth as to defend himself, but stopped when Catherine shut the door and gave him a withering glance, "Cut the crap, Gil. I've known you far too long to hear whatever it is you were going to say. Nick and Sara are adults. They made their decision, and while I agree it was a little quicker than expected, I'm happy for them. Lay off or you might just lose two of the best CSIs in the country."
He raised an eyebrow as if to object, Catherine cut him off, "If you don't think they'll leave if you start making this personal, just keep it up. Sara's your protégé, but she's Nick's wife. Watch yourself."
Grissom let out a sigh and looked up at Catherine who was smiling at him now. "It just doesn't make sense to me, Catherine."
An amused expression crossed Catherine's face, "What doesn't make sense?"
"They just started dating." Grissom stated as if that was obvious.
"Gil, they've known each other for three years. They know each other. It just took them this long to admit how they felt." Catherine replied.
"But they were friends." Grissom stuttered.
Catherine raised her eyebrow in amusement, "What you don't think friends can fall in love?" She winked at him as she stated in a sultry voice, "Friends can make the best lovers." With that she stood up and left Grissom sitting in his office with his mouth agape.
A few minutes later, Warrick popped his head into the lab, "What do you have for me?"
Greg pulled the printout off the printer and handed it to Warrick, "Your samples finally came back from that outside lab. They're a perfect match to the samples you took from Josh Phillips."
"Thanks, Greg." Warrick ducked out printout in hand on his way to search for Sara. He pulled his cell phone out of it's holster and punched in Jim Brass' number. "Hey, Brass. It's Warrick. Yeah, we got the results back on Josh Phillips. The DNA's a perfect match to the samples from the crash scene. Yeah, I'm on my way to find Sara and we'll meet you there." Warrick placed the phone back in its holster and continued on down the hall in search of Sara. He found her standing in Grissom's doorway in the middle of what sounded like a heated conversation. He slowed down to wait until they were finished.
"All I'm saying, Sara, is that I think that you and Nick might have been a bit too hasty. Most people don't rush into something that serious." Grissom reasoned.
"Grissom, the best decisions I've made in life have been made in haste. Going to Harvard, wasn't my first choice, but a last minute decision. Moving here from San Francisco, that was definitely hasty. But I love my job and I love my life here. I don't regret it!" She was yelling now. "You know what, Grissom, you just can't understand why anyone wouldn't sit down and figure out the logic about something before doing it. Everything you do is measured and careful. That isn't living, that's insulating yourself from life. I know. After I came here, I tried to emulate it, and you know what, it made me miserable. Nick is one of my best friends and I was in denial about my feelings for him for a long time. I'm in love with him and he's in love with me. And for the record, Grissom, the best decision I've ever made was marrying Nick Stokes!" She was glaring at Grissom now, and as she turned around to leave she noticed Warrick standing there, in fact most of the lab staff, including Nick and Catherine, were standing in the hallway, most of them with their mouths open at the announcement that Sara had married Nick. "Hey, Warrick."
"Hey, Sara." Warrick answered with a look of concern for her and a look of contempt for Grissom. "Got the DNA back on our hit and run. Perfect match. Brass is getting a warrant for Josh Phillips."
"I'll meet you in the parking lot. I'm driving." She pushed past Warrick and headed for Nick who was walking toward her in the hallway. The rest of the staff quietly went back to their respective work stations, still keeping an eye on Nick and Sara. Nick took Sara into his arms and gave her a hug. She looked up at him and smiled, "I love you so much, Nick Stokes."
He smiled back at her, "I love you too, Sara Stokes." He leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "We'll talk later."
She smiled, "Yeah."
With his arm still around her shoulder, Nick walked Sara out to the parking lot.
Warrick had turned to face Grissom, still with a look of contempt on his face, "Chill it with Sara, Grissom." He turned and followed Nick and Sara out to the parking lot.
Grissom crossed his arms in front of himself and mulled over Sara's words. He didn't notice Catherine in the doorway until she spoke, "You know, you can't treat Sara like a child."
His eyebrows shot up and he opened his mouth as to defend himself, but stopped when Catherine shut the door and gave him a withering glance, "Cut the crap, Gil. I've known you far too long to hear whatever it is you were going to say. Nick and Sara are adults. They made their decision, and while I agree it was a little quicker than expected, I'm happy for them. Lay off or you might just lose two of the best CSIs in the country."
He raised an eyebrow as if to object, Catherine cut him off, "If you don't think they'll leave if you start making this personal, just keep it up. Sara's your protégé, but she's Nick's wife. Watch yourself."
Grissom let out a sigh and looked up at Catherine who was smiling at him now. "It just doesn't make sense to me, Catherine."
An amused expression crossed Catherine's face, "What doesn't make sense?"
"They just started dating." Grissom stated as if that was obvious.
"Gil, they've known each other for three years. They know each other. It just took them this long to admit how they felt." Catherine replied.
"But they were friends." Grissom stuttered.
Catherine raised her eyebrow in amusement, "What you don't think friends can fall in love?" She winked at him as she stated in a sultry voice, "Friends can make the best lovers." With that she stood up and left Grissom sitting in his office with his mouth agape.
