Nick turned the Tahoe in the direction of the LVPD Headquarters. It was
short drive from the CSI Lab. Sara was seated in the passenger seat, and
Warrick and Catherine followed behind in another Tahoe.
"Hey, Nick?" Sara queried.
Nick smiled at her, "Yeah, Sara?"
"We never did finish our conversation in the layout room." She had a sparkle in her eyes and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.
Nick grinned, "Yeah, and Sanders tried to give me the third degree too, however, he needs to hone his interrogation skills."
Sara laughed, "So when are you going to take me on this date?"
"Are we a little anxious, Ms. Sidle?" Nick teased.
Sara slapped at his arm, "There goes that Stokes ego again."
He suppressed a grin, "How could my ego not be inflated when the lovely Sara Sidle has agreed to go out with me?"
Sara blushed.
They pulled into the parking lot at LVPD Headquarters and got out of the Tahoe. Along with Warrick and Catherine, they walked in to wait for Brass to arrive with Dr. Vargas and Ms. Herrera.
As they waited for Brass to arrive, Warrick with an amused smile on his face queried Sara, "So, Sara, how's your love life?"
Sara blushed slightly and suppressed a grin, "Well, Warrick, you wouldn't be asking if you didn't already know." She glanced over at Nick who chuckled.
Warrick glanced from Sara to Nick and back to Sara again, "You two aren't going to make this any fun for me are you?"
In his distinctive Texas drawl, Nick replied, "Why should we? I asked Sara to go out with me and she has kindly consented. No big secrets there."
"Well, it's about time, we thought we were going to have to give you two a shove to get you together." Warrick commented in return glancing at Catherine who wore a smirk on her face.
Nick glanced at Sara and then looked over at Warrick and Catherine with an eyebrow raised, "No shove needed. And for the record, if you two hadn't kept interrupting, I could have kissed Sara a lot sooner."
"Um, could we refocus on the case here. While it's apparent that you two are aware that Nick kissed me in Catherine's living room, I don't think the entire LVPD needs to know, ok." Sara looked at bit flustered, but gave Nick a subdued grin.
He flashed her a smile and then turned to Warrick and Catherine, "Let's have some respect for the lady's wishes, ok?" He turned toward Sara again, "Oh, and, Sara, to finish our conversation, how does Saturday evening work for you? I think we're both off the schedule that night."
Sara smiled, "It's a date, Nicky."
Warrick and Catherine shared a bemused smile.
Brass arrived with Dr. Vargas and Ms. Herrera. He had an officer show them into separate interrogation rooms as he made his way over to the group of CSIs. "What, Grissom couldn't come out and play too?" He smiled sardonically.
"He wasn't invited to the party," Catherine replied conspiratorially. "Doesn't play well with others."
Nick chuckled, "Catherine did the initial interview, she wanted to be here. In fact, I think she should be the CSI in there with you, Brass. We'll be eyes and ears behind the glass."
Brass nodded and Catherine flashed Nick a grin as she followed, "Thanks, Nicky."
Sara looked over at Nick, "Good plan, Stokes."
"Don't think that just because you greased Catherine that I'm not going to give you a hard time for this, you two." Warrick grinned as they made their way behind the interrogation glass.
"Wouldn't expect anything less from you, War." Nick replied with an unfazed expression on his face.
Warrick leaned over and whispered to Sara, "If he does anything to hurt you, let me know, I'll kick his sorry ass."
Sara grinned.
"I heard that." Nick commented.
"Hey, guys, let's try and pay attention here. This is a murder investigation." Sara interjected, still grinning.
"Hey, Nick?" Sara queried.
Nick smiled at her, "Yeah, Sara?"
"We never did finish our conversation in the layout room." She had a sparkle in her eyes and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.
Nick grinned, "Yeah, and Sanders tried to give me the third degree too, however, he needs to hone his interrogation skills."
Sara laughed, "So when are you going to take me on this date?"
"Are we a little anxious, Ms. Sidle?" Nick teased.
Sara slapped at his arm, "There goes that Stokes ego again."
He suppressed a grin, "How could my ego not be inflated when the lovely Sara Sidle has agreed to go out with me?"
Sara blushed.
They pulled into the parking lot at LVPD Headquarters and got out of the Tahoe. Along with Warrick and Catherine, they walked in to wait for Brass to arrive with Dr. Vargas and Ms. Herrera.
As they waited for Brass to arrive, Warrick with an amused smile on his face queried Sara, "So, Sara, how's your love life?"
Sara blushed slightly and suppressed a grin, "Well, Warrick, you wouldn't be asking if you didn't already know." She glanced over at Nick who chuckled.
Warrick glanced from Sara to Nick and back to Sara again, "You two aren't going to make this any fun for me are you?"
In his distinctive Texas drawl, Nick replied, "Why should we? I asked Sara to go out with me and she has kindly consented. No big secrets there."
"Well, it's about time, we thought we were going to have to give you two a shove to get you together." Warrick commented in return glancing at Catherine who wore a smirk on her face.
Nick glanced at Sara and then looked over at Warrick and Catherine with an eyebrow raised, "No shove needed. And for the record, if you two hadn't kept interrupting, I could have kissed Sara a lot sooner."
"Um, could we refocus on the case here. While it's apparent that you two are aware that Nick kissed me in Catherine's living room, I don't think the entire LVPD needs to know, ok." Sara looked at bit flustered, but gave Nick a subdued grin.
He flashed her a smile and then turned to Warrick and Catherine, "Let's have some respect for the lady's wishes, ok?" He turned toward Sara again, "Oh, and, Sara, to finish our conversation, how does Saturday evening work for you? I think we're both off the schedule that night."
Sara smiled, "It's a date, Nicky."
Warrick and Catherine shared a bemused smile.
Brass arrived with Dr. Vargas and Ms. Herrera. He had an officer show them into separate interrogation rooms as he made his way over to the group of CSIs. "What, Grissom couldn't come out and play too?" He smiled sardonically.
"He wasn't invited to the party," Catherine replied conspiratorially. "Doesn't play well with others."
Nick chuckled, "Catherine did the initial interview, she wanted to be here. In fact, I think she should be the CSI in there with you, Brass. We'll be eyes and ears behind the glass."
Brass nodded and Catherine flashed Nick a grin as she followed, "Thanks, Nicky."
Sara looked over at Nick, "Good plan, Stokes."
"Don't think that just because you greased Catherine that I'm not going to give you a hard time for this, you two." Warrick grinned as they made their way behind the interrogation glass.
"Wouldn't expect anything less from you, War." Nick replied with an unfazed expression on his face.
Warrick leaned over and whispered to Sara, "If he does anything to hurt you, let me know, I'll kick his sorry ass."
Sara grinned.
"I heard that." Nick commented.
"Hey, guys, let's try and pay attention here. This is a murder investigation." Sara interjected, still grinning.
