Nick woke to the sensation of soft warm lips pressing into his and Sara's
hair tickling his face. His arms snaked around her, crushing her body
against his, deepening the kiss. When they finally broke the kiss, Nick
gazed into Sara's eyes as she looked down at him, "Hey, gorgeous."
Sara smiled back at him, "Hey, sexy."
Nick reached up and caressed her cheek with his fingers, letting them slide back to tangle into her hair, cupping the back of her head and pulling her down for another deep kiss. The fingers of his other hand traced an imaginary line from her shoulder to her hip. Sara's hands rested on either side of Nick on the mattress and she allowed herself to straddle him as the kiss intensified; their tongues in a furious dance. The need for air drove them apart.
Sara sat up on Nick's thighs, resting the palms of her hands on his chest as she gazed down at her husband and said in a husky voice, "I can't believe I get to be with you forever, Nick."
Nick grinned back at her, devouring the sight of her. In a low voice he said, "Forever's gonna be too short, Sara. I love you so much." His fingers caressed her thighs.
"I love you too, Nick." Sara slid her hands up Nick's chest and leaned back down to kiss him again. Nick gripped her hips and rolled her over onto her back; the weight of him pushing her into the mattress as they continued to express their love to each other.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was an hour before shift began and Grissom sat at his desk drinking a cup of coffee when Nick and Sara appeared in his doorway. He looked up, "Nick. Sara. Come in."
Nick closed the door behind them and joined Sara who had already sat down in one of the chairs facing Grissom's desk. They looked at Grissom expectantly.
Grissom looked directly at the couple and let out a deep breath before he began to speak. "I'm going to cut to the chase. I owe you both an apology. I had no business coming into your home last night uninvited."
Nick nodded at Grissom, "Thank you, Gris. I think you really owe Sara an apology though." Nick looked over at Sara and smiled at her as he took her hand.
"I know, Nick." Grissom replied. He looked at Sara with a tentative expression on his face, "Sara, I'm not sure what I can say. I put you in an awkward position, and I am deeply regretful for my actions. If I could change it, I would."
Sara looked over at Nick and smiled at him, squeezing his hand. She turned to Grissom with an intense expression, "Grissom, you can't change it. It happened. It was awkward. It ever happens again though, Catherine and Warrick will have a crime scene to investigate, and I'm sure Nick knows how to hide evidence."
Grissom looked somewhat dumbfounded.
Sara tried to restrain a chuckle. Nick couldn't contain one. He looked over at Grissom, "Gris, the look on your face last night was too priceless. It was awkward, but we can't change it. We're fine."
Grissom took his glasses off and rubbed his temples before looking back at Nick and Sara, "I also need to talk to you about why I stopped by last night."
Nick and Sara glanced at each other and then over at him, squeezing each other's hands.
"I shouldn't have sent you home. I overreacted." Grissom raised an eyebrow before continuing, "However, I need to make it clear that your personal relationship cannot in any way compromise your professionalism or I can't allow you to work together."
"We know that, Grissom." Sara replied with a serious expression.
Nick nodded.
A half smile played across Grissom's lips, "I know."
They concluded the meeting and Nick and Sara made their way to the break room in search of coffee. Warrick and Catherine were seated at the table and looked up as the pair entered the room. Catherine raised an eyebrow as they entered, "We heard about what Grissom did."
Nick stopped in his tracks. Sara blushed and cleared her throat.
Catherine continued, "Did he apologize?"
Nick nodded, "Yeah, he did."
Sara finally turned to look at Catherine, "Does everyone know?"
Warrick chuckled, "No, just the two of us. I'm surprised you didn't kick his ass, girl."
Sara smiled wickedly, "He's lucky I was too busy trying to find something to put on, or I would have kicked his ass."
Catherine took a sip of her coffee, "Nick, I would have thought you would have taken a swing at him or something."
Nick waggled his eyebrows at Catherine, "I thought I'd save my energy for other activities."
Sara leaned up and kissed Nick's cheek, whispering in his ear, "I'm glad you did."
Nick chuckled and grinned.
Catherine and Warrick exchanged a glance.
Warrick narrowed his eyes at Nick, "Hey, man. We have something we need to talk to you about."
Nick looked over at Warrick and Catherine curiously, "What's that?"
Catherine looked at him with a wry grin, "You know, Nicky, its customary when you get married to take your bride on a honeymoon."
Sara crossed her arms in front of herself and leaned back against the counter grinning with interest.
Nick had a sheepish expression on his face, "I know."
"So when are you going to ask Grissom for some time off?" Warrick inquired trying to suppress a smirk.
"He doesn't need to ask." Grissom interjected as he entered the room, "They're off the schedule for the next two weeks. I've borrowed a couple of people from Ecklie's crew."
Nick and Sara exchanged a surprised glance.
Grissom walked up to Nick and Sara and handed them an envelope, "This is from all of us. Congratulations."
Catherine and Warrick sat their grinning as Nick opened the envelope and then handed it to Sara looking perplexed.
She looked at the rest of the team with a confused expression on her face, "These are keys."
"Very good, Sara." Grissom replied with a smile taking a sip from his coffee.
"What are they for?" She continued.
Warrick chuckled, "A cabin on Lake Mead."
"Whose cabin?" Nick queried.
"My sister's." Catherine answered with a grin, "It's yours for the next two weeks. There's a map in the envelope."
"We'd send you to Hawaii, but you know what we make working here." Warrick grinned standing up to hug Sara and pat Nick on the back.
"Thank you." Nick stuttered, "I don't know what to say."
"Yeah," Sara added looking at Nick with a grin.
"We thought you two needed a honeymoon. The broom closet isn't exactly romantic." Catherine hugged Sara and Nick.
Grissom chuckled, "Go home and pack. You're officially off the schedule and on vacation for the next two weeks."
Nick reached up and caressed her cheek with his fingers, letting them slide back to tangle into her hair, cupping the back of her head and pulling her down for another deep kiss. The fingers of his other hand traced an imaginary line from her shoulder to her hip. Sara's hands rested on either side of Nick on the mattress and she allowed herself to straddle him as the kiss intensified; their tongues in a furious dance. The need for air drove them apart.
Sara sat up on Nick's thighs, resting the palms of her hands on his chest as she gazed down at her husband and said in a husky voice, "I can't believe I get to be with you forever, Nick."
Nick grinned back at her, devouring the sight of her. In a low voice he said, "Forever's gonna be too short, Sara. I love you so much." His fingers caressed her thighs.
"I love you too, Nick." Sara slid her hands up Nick's chest and leaned back down to kiss him again. Nick gripped her hips and rolled her over onto her back; the weight of him pushing her into the mattress as they continued to express their love to each other.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was an hour before shift began and Grissom sat at his desk drinking a cup of coffee when Nick and Sara appeared in his doorway. He looked up, "Nick. Sara. Come in."
Nick closed the door behind them and joined Sara who had already sat down in one of the chairs facing Grissom's desk. They looked at Grissom expectantly.
Grissom looked directly at the couple and let out a deep breath before he began to speak. "I'm going to cut to the chase. I owe you both an apology. I had no business coming into your home last night uninvited."
Nick nodded at Grissom, "Thank you, Gris. I think you really owe Sara an apology though." Nick looked over at Sara and smiled at her as he took her hand.
"I know, Nick." Grissom replied. He looked at Sara with a tentative expression on his face, "Sara, I'm not sure what I can say. I put you in an awkward position, and I am deeply regretful for my actions. If I could change it, I would."
Sara looked over at Nick and smiled at him, squeezing his hand. She turned to Grissom with an intense expression, "Grissom, you can't change it. It happened. It was awkward. It ever happens again though, Catherine and Warrick will have a crime scene to investigate, and I'm sure Nick knows how to hide evidence."
Grissom looked somewhat dumbfounded.
Sara tried to restrain a chuckle. Nick couldn't contain one. He looked over at Grissom, "Gris, the look on your face last night was too priceless. It was awkward, but we can't change it. We're fine."
Grissom took his glasses off and rubbed his temples before looking back at Nick and Sara, "I also need to talk to you about why I stopped by last night."
Nick and Sara glanced at each other and then over at him, squeezing each other's hands.
"I shouldn't have sent you home. I overreacted." Grissom raised an eyebrow before continuing, "However, I need to make it clear that your personal relationship cannot in any way compromise your professionalism or I can't allow you to work together."
"We know that, Grissom." Sara replied with a serious expression.
Nick nodded.
A half smile played across Grissom's lips, "I know."
They concluded the meeting and Nick and Sara made their way to the break room in search of coffee. Warrick and Catherine were seated at the table and looked up as the pair entered the room. Catherine raised an eyebrow as they entered, "We heard about what Grissom did."
Nick stopped in his tracks. Sara blushed and cleared her throat.
Catherine continued, "Did he apologize?"
Nick nodded, "Yeah, he did."
Sara finally turned to look at Catherine, "Does everyone know?"
Warrick chuckled, "No, just the two of us. I'm surprised you didn't kick his ass, girl."
Sara smiled wickedly, "He's lucky I was too busy trying to find something to put on, or I would have kicked his ass."
Catherine took a sip of her coffee, "Nick, I would have thought you would have taken a swing at him or something."
Nick waggled his eyebrows at Catherine, "I thought I'd save my energy for other activities."
Sara leaned up and kissed Nick's cheek, whispering in his ear, "I'm glad you did."
Nick chuckled and grinned.
Catherine and Warrick exchanged a glance.
Warrick narrowed his eyes at Nick, "Hey, man. We have something we need to talk to you about."
Nick looked over at Warrick and Catherine curiously, "What's that?"
Catherine looked at him with a wry grin, "You know, Nicky, its customary when you get married to take your bride on a honeymoon."
Sara crossed her arms in front of herself and leaned back against the counter grinning with interest.
Nick had a sheepish expression on his face, "I know."
"So when are you going to ask Grissom for some time off?" Warrick inquired trying to suppress a smirk.
"He doesn't need to ask." Grissom interjected as he entered the room, "They're off the schedule for the next two weeks. I've borrowed a couple of people from Ecklie's crew."
Nick and Sara exchanged a surprised glance.
Grissom walked up to Nick and Sara and handed them an envelope, "This is from all of us. Congratulations."
Catherine and Warrick sat their grinning as Nick opened the envelope and then handed it to Sara looking perplexed.
She looked at the rest of the team with a confused expression on her face, "These are keys."
"Very good, Sara." Grissom replied with a smile taking a sip from his coffee.
"What are they for?" She continued.
Warrick chuckled, "A cabin on Lake Mead."
"Whose cabin?" Nick queried.
"My sister's." Catherine answered with a grin, "It's yours for the next two weeks. There's a map in the envelope."
"We'd send you to Hawaii, but you know what we make working here." Warrick grinned standing up to hug Sara and pat Nick on the back.
"Thank you." Nick stuttered, "I don't know what to say."
"Yeah," Sara added looking at Nick with a grin.
"We thought you two needed a honeymoon. The broom closet isn't exactly romantic." Catherine hugged Sara and Nick.
Grissom chuckled, "Go home and pack. You're officially off the schedule and on vacation for the next two weeks."
