Nick continued picking up the paperwork that had spilled all over the floor
when Sara had bumped into him. He let out a deep sigh. Sometimes he
needed to think before he opened his mouth. This time, he may have pushed
Sara a bit too far. He saw the horrified expression on her face and how
embarrassed she was. Her comment was completely innocent, but he had to go
and imply a sexual connotation. Still, seeing her face all flushed brought
a smile to his face. He didn't think that something like that would have
embarrassed her so much.
He froze for a moment as a thought crossed his mind. Unless.
Nick finished picking up the last of the paperwork and sat back at the layout table, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Could it be that perhaps Sara was attracted to him? She certainly did flirt with him a lot when she had first joined the team almost three years ago, but she'd toned down quite a bit since then. He'd been flirting shamelessly with her for months. The last few weeks his hints had gotten less subtle as he tried to read her reactions. Earlier, he had let his fingers linger a little longer than necessary as he brushed a stray lock of hair back behind her ear. Who was he kidding, longer than necessary? He shouldn't have been brushing hair out of her face in the first place. That in and of itself was pretty blatant flirting.
Nick grinned as he sat there sorting through the paperwork, trying to put it back into some kind of order.
Warrick popped his head into the layout room, "I thought Sara was working on this." His tone was quizzical.
Nick replied without looking at Warrick, "She was. It ended up on the floor. My fault. So I'm cleaning it up."
A smiled formed on Warrick's face, "So, where is she now?"
Nick turned in his chair to face Warrick, "I don't know, I think she's pretty pissed off at me." A sheepish look crossed Nick's face.
Warrick narrowed his eyes at Nick, "What did you do this time?"
Knowing there was no point in denying that he'd done something, Nick answered, "I was teasing her, and I think I pushed her a little too far."
"Nick, man. Do you think that maybe you should go apologize?" Warrick queried.
Nick nodded, "Yeah, but I thought I'd let her cool off first. She looked pretty embarrassed."
Warrick's eyebrows shot up in surprise, "Embarrassed? What exactly did you say to her?"
Nick shook his head, "If I tell you, I'm pretty sure that she'll kill me." Nick stood up from his seat at the layout table and picked up the box that he had finished organizing to take back to the evidence locker. "I'll see you later man, I'm gonna see if I can find her."
After dropping the box off in the evidence room, Nick went in search of Sara. He finally found her up on the roof, watching the sunrise.
He came up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Sara?"
She jumped, "Nick! You scared the hell out of me!" She glared at him.
The tone of his voice was soft, "Hey, Sara. I just wanted to apologize to you for earlier."
Her posture and the tone of her voice was defensive, "Apologize for what? Knocking the box out of my arms. Fine."
A smile played at Nick's mouth as he watched her, "That's not what I meant. Although, I did finish picking everything up and it's back in evidence."
Sara's voice was almost at a whisper, "Thanks. Uh, what did you mean?" She didn't look up at him.
"I wanted to apologize for what I said earlier. You seemed upset by it." Nick wasn't sure how to dive into this conversation.
"I wasn't upset." Sara defended, still not looking at Nick.
Nick's arms were crossed in front of him, "Sara, you looked upset and if you weren't, why did you leave?"
Sara didn't say anything.
Nick placed a hand on her shoulder again, "It looked like I embarrassed you with what I said and I wanted to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have implied something sexual, it was out of line and I'm sorry."
Sara tried to turn away from Nick, her face turning red. Nick stopped her, noticing the color creeping into her face.
"Are you blushing, Sara?" Nick inquired trying not to smile as he looked at her.
Sara didn't meet Nick's gaze, looking everywhere but at him, "I don't know what you're talking about, Nick."
Nick couldn't hold back his smile any longer, "Sara Sidle, you're blushing."
Sara finally met his gaze, "So what if I am?" she challenged feeling very vulnerable.
Nick grinned at her, the light from the rising sun casting a golden hue on them, "Sara, what would you do if I kissed you?"
He froze for a moment as a thought crossed his mind. Unless.
Nick finished picking up the last of the paperwork and sat back at the layout table, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Could it be that perhaps Sara was attracted to him? She certainly did flirt with him a lot when she had first joined the team almost three years ago, but she'd toned down quite a bit since then. He'd been flirting shamelessly with her for months. The last few weeks his hints had gotten less subtle as he tried to read her reactions. Earlier, he had let his fingers linger a little longer than necessary as he brushed a stray lock of hair back behind her ear. Who was he kidding, longer than necessary? He shouldn't have been brushing hair out of her face in the first place. That in and of itself was pretty blatant flirting.
Nick grinned as he sat there sorting through the paperwork, trying to put it back into some kind of order.
Warrick popped his head into the layout room, "I thought Sara was working on this." His tone was quizzical.
Nick replied without looking at Warrick, "She was. It ended up on the floor. My fault. So I'm cleaning it up."
A smiled formed on Warrick's face, "So, where is she now?"
Nick turned in his chair to face Warrick, "I don't know, I think she's pretty pissed off at me." A sheepish look crossed Nick's face.
Warrick narrowed his eyes at Nick, "What did you do this time?"
Knowing there was no point in denying that he'd done something, Nick answered, "I was teasing her, and I think I pushed her a little too far."
"Nick, man. Do you think that maybe you should go apologize?" Warrick queried.
Nick nodded, "Yeah, but I thought I'd let her cool off first. She looked pretty embarrassed."
Warrick's eyebrows shot up in surprise, "Embarrassed? What exactly did you say to her?"
Nick shook his head, "If I tell you, I'm pretty sure that she'll kill me." Nick stood up from his seat at the layout table and picked up the box that he had finished organizing to take back to the evidence locker. "I'll see you later man, I'm gonna see if I can find her."
After dropping the box off in the evidence room, Nick went in search of Sara. He finally found her up on the roof, watching the sunrise.
He came up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Sara?"
She jumped, "Nick! You scared the hell out of me!" She glared at him.
The tone of his voice was soft, "Hey, Sara. I just wanted to apologize to you for earlier."
Her posture and the tone of her voice was defensive, "Apologize for what? Knocking the box out of my arms. Fine."
A smile played at Nick's mouth as he watched her, "That's not what I meant. Although, I did finish picking everything up and it's back in evidence."
Sara's voice was almost at a whisper, "Thanks. Uh, what did you mean?" She didn't look up at him.
"I wanted to apologize for what I said earlier. You seemed upset by it." Nick wasn't sure how to dive into this conversation.
"I wasn't upset." Sara defended, still not looking at Nick.
Nick's arms were crossed in front of him, "Sara, you looked upset and if you weren't, why did you leave?"
Sara didn't say anything.
Nick placed a hand on her shoulder again, "It looked like I embarrassed you with what I said and I wanted to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have implied something sexual, it was out of line and I'm sorry."
Sara tried to turn away from Nick, her face turning red. Nick stopped her, noticing the color creeping into her face.
"Are you blushing, Sara?" Nick inquired trying not to smile as he looked at her.
Sara didn't meet Nick's gaze, looking everywhere but at him, "I don't know what you're talking about, Nick."
Nick couldn't hold back his smile any longer, "Sara Sidle, you're blushing."
Sara finally met his gaze, "So what if I am?" she challenged feeling very vulnerable.
Nick grinned at her, the light from the rising sun casting a golden hue on them, "Sara, what would you do if I kissed you?"
