Nick woke with his fingers tangled in Sara's hair, and an arm around her
waist. She rested atop him, her head on his shoulder, an arm draped across
his chest. Their legs were tangled together. Light softly filtered into
the living room through the cracks of the heavy wooden blinds onto the
couch where they lay. He wasn't sure what time it was, and he didn't want
to wake Sara. Her breathing was steady and even. He glanced at his watch.
4:00pm. He laid his head back down and closed his eyes. They still had a
hour before they would really need to wake up and get ready for work.
Sara felt Nick stir beneath her. Her body willed her to stay asleep, her mind becoming more alert. A faint smile tugged at her lips as she realized that their bodies were tangled together. She felt Nick relax again, and she tried to suppress a grin. As she became more alert, her eyes fluttered open. She gazed at her hand as it rested on Nick's chest. She couldn't help but draw lazy circles on his chest with her fingers.
A smile formed on Nick's lips as he realized that Sara was awake. His hand stroke her hair and he turned his head and kissed her on the forehead, "Did you sleep ok?"
"Yeah," She answered, shifting her weight to prop herself up on his chest. She looked down at him smiling.
Nick's hand reached up and cupped her cheek, sliding back into her hair as he pulled her down for a kiss. They tasted each others lips slowly, sensuously. Neither wanting to break contact for very long.
Sara finally broke the kiss and looked down at Nick, her fingers tracing his lips, "Hey, we should get up and get ready for work."
Nick smiled and brushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear, "We have some time." He pulled her down for another kiss. This one deeper than the one before. Nick's hand grazed her side and Sara started to giggle.
She dissolved into fits of laughter as Nick began tickling her, "Nick Stokes, stop it! No fair." She tried to get away from his hands as they continued their quest to tickle her. She ended up falling off the couch and pulling Nick along with her since their legs were still tangled.
Nick gave up tickling her and they both lay on the floor laughing, finally untangled, "Ok, I'll stop." He sat up, wrapping his arms around his knees and looked down at Sara, "You want the shower first?"
She rolled to a seated position, "Yeah, thanks." She stood up and offered Nick her hand to help him stand. As he stood she leaned up and kissed him briefly, "I'll be out in a few minutes."
An hour later, Nick and Sara walked into the lab hand in hand. As they walked down the hall they noticed that Grissom was in his office with the door closed. They headed to the locker room to stow their gear in their lockers.
Sara hung her jacket up and immediately felt a pair of arms snake around her waist. A smile formed on her lips. Nick pressed his lips on her neck and peppered it with tiny, ticklish kisses. Sara giggled and turned in his embrace. She snaked her arms around his neck. Nick pulled her body against his and began trailing kisses up her jaw until his lips met hers in a passion infused kiss. Sara's fingers played at the nape of his neck. She stepped back and leaned against the bay of lockers, pulling him with her. He pressed his body into her and their tongues began exploring and tasting. Conscious thought seemed to slip away as they became lost in each other and the moment. Only the need for air pulled them apart.
Panting, Sara confessed, "You have no idea how much I wanted to do this the other day."
Nick smiled and added trying to catch his breath, "Me too." His lips pressed hers again, this kiss more intense than the first. A moan escaped Sara's throat. Nick was faintly aware that he made a similar sound. Only the sensations of touch and taste seemed to exist as they continued kissing and caressing.
The door to the locker room creaked shut. Nick and Sara broke their kiss, panting, and looked over as Warrick entered. "I take it the date's not over yet." He commented with a bemused grin.
Nick and Sara released their hold on each other and stepped apart with embarrassed smiles. Nick cleared his throat, "Hey, Warrick."
Sara leaned back against the bay of lockers, crossing her arms in front of herself trying to suppress a grin, "Hey, War."
"I'd tell you guys to get a room, but from the looks of it I'd say you already have." Warrick commented wryly.
Sara cleared her throat, "I'll meet you guys in the break room." She looked at Nick briefly and then left.
Nick shook his head at Warrick, "It's not like that, man. Trust me, Sara's hot, but we haven't slept together."
Warrick just raised a curious eyebrow.
A lopsided grin formed on Nick's face, "Ok, so not in the way you think."
"So you admit, you're sharing a bed." Warrick inquired.
"Not exactly." Nick replied.
A befuddled expression crossed Warrick's face.
"She had a nightmare after what happened at her apartment. She woke me up and I let her sleep with me. All we did was sleep. When we got home after shift this morning, we fell asleep on the couch." Nick explained to his friend.
"Your reputation's slipping, man." Warrick teased.
Nick looked at him with a serious expression on his face, "I don't care about my reputation, Warrick. I care about Sara."
Sara felt Nick stir beneath her. Her body willed her to stay asleep, her mind becoming more alert. A faint smile tugged at her lips as she realized that their bodies were tangled together. She felt Nick relax again, and she tried to suppress a grin. As she became more alert, her eyes fluttered open. She gazed at her hand as it rested on Nick's chest. She couldn't help but draw lazy circles on his chest with her fingers.
A smile formed on Nick's lips as he realized that Sara was awake. His hand stroke her hair and he turned his head and kissed her on the forehead, "Did you sleep ok?"
"Yeah," She answered, shifting her weight to prop herself up on his chest. She looked down at him smiling.
Nick's hand reached up and cupped her cheek, sliding back into her hair as he pulled her down for a kiss. They tasted each others lips slowly, sensuously. Neither wanting to break contact for very long.
Sara finally broke the kiss and looked down at Nick, her fingers tracing his lips, "Hey, we should get up and get ready for work."
Nick smiled and brushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear, "We have some time." He pulled her down for another kiss. This one deeper than the one before. Nick's hand grazed her side and Sara started to giggle.
She dissolved into fits of laughter as Nick began tickling her, "Nick Stokes, stop it! No fair." She tried to get away from his hands as they continued their quest to tickle her. She ended up falling off the couch and pulling Nick along with her since their legs were still tangled.
Nick gave up tickling her and they both lay on the floor laughing, finally untangled, "Ok, I'll stop." He sat up, wrapping his arms around his knees and looked down at Sara, "You want the shower first?"
She rolled to a seated position, "Yeah, thanks." She stood up and offered Nick her hand to help him stand. As he stood she leaned up and kissed him briefly, "I'll be out in a few minutes."
An hour later, Nick and Sara walked into the lab hand in hand. As they walked down the hall they noticed that Grissom was in his office with the door closed. They headed to the locker room to stow their gear in their lockers.
Sara hung her jacket up and immediately felt a pair of arms snake around her waist. A smile formed on her lips. Nick pressed his lips on her neck and peppered it with tiny, ticklish kisses. Sara giggled and turned in his embrace. She snaked her arms around his neck. Nick pulled her body against his and began trailing kisses up her jaw until his lips met hers in a passion infused kiss. Sara's fingers played at the nape of his neck. She stepped back and leaned against the bay of lockers, pulling him with her. He pressed his body into her and their tongues began exploring and tasting. Conscious thought seemed to slip away as they became lost in each other and the moment. Only the need for air pulled them apart.
Panting, Sara confessed, "You have no idea how much I wanted to do this the other day."
Nick smiled and added trying to catch his breath, "Me too." His lips pressed hers again, this kiss more intense than the first. A moan escaped Sara's throat. Nick was faintly aware that he made a similar sound. Only the sensations of touch and taste seemed to exist as they continued kissing and caressing.
The door to the locker room creaked shut. Nick and Sara broke their kiss, panting, and looked over as Warrick entered. "I take it the date's not over yet." He commented with a bemused grin.
Nick and Sara released their hold on each other and stepped apart with embarrassed smiles. Nick cleared his throat, "Hey, Warrick."
Sara leaned back against the bay of lockers, crossing her arms in front of herself trying to suppress a grin, "Hey, War."
"I'd tell you guys to get a room, but from the looks of it I'd say you already have." Warrick commented wryly.
Sara cleared her throat, "I'll meet you guys in the break room." She looked at Nick briefly and then left.
Nick shook his head at Warrick, "It's not like that, man. Trust me, Sara's hot, but we haven't slept together."
Warrick just raised a curious eyebrow.
A lopsided grin formed on Nick's face, "Ok, so not in the way you think."
"So you admit, you're sharing a bed." Warrick inquired.
"Not exactly." Nick replied.
A befuddled expression crossed Warrick's face.
"She had a nightmare after what happened at her apartment. She woke me up and I let her sleep with me. All we did was sleep. When we got home after shift this morning, we fell asleep on the couch." Nick explained to his friend.
"Your reputation's slipping, man." Warrick teased.
Nick looked at him with a serious expression on his face, "I don't care about my reputation, Warrick. I care about Sara."
