Sara woke to the sound of the shower. A smile played across her lips at the memory that it evoked. She let out a deep sigh. She knew that tonight would not be easy. Grissom would be upset. There would be no getting around that. Catherine and Warrick would be hurt. Greg would be crushed. But she was tired of sneaking around and she knew Nick was too. Not that it hadn't been interesting for the last month or so. They couldn't seem to keep their hands off of each other when they were alone. The broom closet wasn't the best location for passionate kisses, but there was less traffic there than in the ladies restroom. Then there was the shower. She knew they couldn't get into that habit. They were lucky they hadn't been caught yet. In fact it surprised her that no one seemed to suspect a thing. Nick had told her that just this morning after shift that Warrick had been giving him a hard time about not having a woman. If only Warrick knew the truth. If only all of them knew the truth. They would know soon enough though, and then after the dust had settled they would see what the implications would be. Sara had been lost in thought and she had not heard the water stop. Nick stood there with a towel slung low over his hips studying her with a lopsided grin on his face, "You sleep well, Sara?"

She looked up at him and smiled, "How could I not sleep well with the sexiest man alive next to me."

Nick chuckled and then looked at her with a serious expression, "Are you sure you want to tell them all tonight?"

"I'm scared to death, Nick. But I'm tired of sneaking around to be with you. I was just thinking that we've been pretty lucky that we haven't been caught." She smiled at him and sat up in bed not bothering to pull the sheet up around her.

"I know, I guess the broom closet, the drying room, and the ladies room aren't exactly the most romantic places to have my way with you." Nick waggled his eyebrows.

Sara laughed, "It takes two to tango you know." She got out of bed and wrapped her arms around his waist, planting a passionate kiss on his lips.

In a husky voice Nick replied, "You tango pretty well, Sara." His hands roamed her nude body as his tongue sought entry into her mouth. As she returned the kiss, Sara's hands pulled at the towel around his waist and let it drop to the floor. She pulled him back onto the bed and her hands began caressing his body as he lay next to her. Nick whispered in her ear, "Sara, as much as I want to continue, if we're going to tell them tonight, we need to get ready for work."

She traced the features on his face with her fingers, "I know." Reluctantly, Sara got up and went to take a shower. When she emerged, Nick was dressed. She quickly got dressed herself and they headed into work, each driving alone.

They pulled in next to one another. They had planned to get to work early so they could talk to Grissom first. He was always in an hour to two before everyone else on the nightshift. Nick and Sara walked toward Grissom's office together. They paused at his door and knocked.

Grissom looked up from the file he was reviewing with a curious expression on his face, "You two are here early."

Nick nodded, "Yeah. Hey, Gris, do you have a couple of minutes? Sara and I want to talk to you about something."

Grissom waved them in. He raised a curious eyebrow when Nick shut the door behind them. They both took a seat across from Grissom in the chairs in front of his desk. Grissom queried, "How's the case going?"

"Uh, it's fine. Slow. But that's not what we wanted to talk to you about." Sara replied.

Grissom's curiosity was piqued, "What's this about then?"

Nick let out a deep sigh, looked over at Sara for a moment, and then back at Grissom before continuing, "Uh, Gris, Sara and I have been seeing each other."

A surprised expression crossed Grissom's face, "So, you're dating?"

Sara looked over at Nick and then back at Grissom, "Not exactly."

A confused expression crossed Grissom's face, "What exactly do you mean?"

"We were dating." Nick replied.

Grissom shook his head for a moment, "So you're not now?"

"Not exactly." Sara replied.

Grissom took off his glasses and rubbed his temples, "Would one of you just tell me what is going on."

Nick looked over at Sara and then back at Grissom, "Do you remember when Sara and I had to drive to Arizona to pick up that exhumed body?"

Grissom nodded.

"Well, the road trip was a bit of a revelation for us. We started seeing a lot of each other after that. Uh, we didn't tell anyone because we wanted to see what would happen." Nick continued.

"Just in case things didn't work out between us." Sara interjected.

Grissom was having a hard time following, "So are you dating now?"

Nick shook his head, "No." He tried to suppress a smile.

Grissom raised an eyebrow, "Sara, are you pregnant?"

"No!" Sara exclaimed with a bit of laughter in her voice. She looked over at Nick with her eyebrows raised with an expression that indicated that he'd better get to the point.

Nick chuckled, "Grissom, Sara is not pregnant. We're not dating anymore because about a month ago, we eloped."

A look of utter shock crossed Grissom's face, "You got married?"

Sara grinned and nodded, "Yeah. We got married."

Nick reached over and took Sara's hand.

Grissom looked mildly upset, "I'm not sure what to say here."

Nick stood up, "We just wanted to tell you before shift started. We plan on telling the rest of the team before you give out assignments."

Grissom nodded, somewhat shell shocked.

Sara stood and joined Nick as he exited Grissom's office and headed toward the locker room. As they stood next to their lockers, Nick turned to Sara, his hands on his hips, "That went well." There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

A smile tugged at the corners of Sara's mouth, "What did you expect, he's practically my father." She stepped toward him and slid her arms around his waist.

Nick put his arms around her and closed his eyes as he breathed in the scent that was uniquely Sara, "I love you."

"I know. I love you too." She smiled and tipped her head back to look at him.

As he opened his eyes, he grinned at her and leaned down to plant a kiss on her upturned lips.