AN: So sorry for the delay..again..
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The blazing sun rose lazily over the Nevada desert, bringing with it the beginnings of another scorching day. Nick rolled over in his spot to find a more comfortable position. Of course, the word 'comfortable' being an exaggeration of the conditions of the rocky ground. He was about to fall back to sleep when he realized that Sara was no longer next to him. Immediately rising to his feet he looked around the cave. No sign of Sara, and Greg was also missing. Nick quickly stepped outside of the cave to further his search. Shielding his eyes from the sun, he saw two people a short distance away crouched near a large rock. Assuming this was Sara and Greg, he jogged over to them. He was promptly greeted to the sight and sound of Sara throwing up as Greg tried to comfort her and keep her hair out of her face. Greg noticed the approaching Nick and gave him a quick wave.
"How long has she been like this?" Nick whispered to Greg so that Sara could not hear him.
"I'm not sure, I woke up about an hour ago and saw that she was missing. I found her out here throwing up, but I don't know how long she was out here before I woke up," Greg replied equally quietly. "She's been throwing up off and on for awhile now."
Nick felt a slight pang of jealousy that Greg noticed Sara was missing first and that Greg was the one who was able to comfort her for the last hour. Pushing that aside, he decided to let his presence be known to Sara who was now wiping her mouth with her hand.
"Hey, Sara – feeling better?" Nick approached her and tucked a stray lock of her hair behind her ear.
"I'm fine, just a little upset stomach," Sara gave Nick a smile before she abruptly turned and began throwing up again. This time Nick was there to hold her and rub her back as dry heaves began to take over her body.
"I'm going to go get Grissom, this isn't looking like an upset stomach to me." Greg turned and was about to walk away when he was stopped by a firm "no" from Sara.
"Why not, honey, he needs to know." Nick said as he carefully watched Sara once again wipe her mouth.
"No way. He already thinks I'm some fine china that's going to break at any second. He wouldn't even let me do anything but lay around and 'rest' yesterday, no way am I going to give him another reason to baby me. I'm old enough to know how to take care of myself."
"Fine, but if you get any worse I'm going to be the first to let him know. You're my friend Sara, I won't let you harm yourself because your pride is in the way – besides, you're more fun to flirt with when you aren't puking up all over," Greg said with a smile.
"Oh, you're going to pay for that, Sanders." Sara couldn't help but laugh at Greg's comment. Her laughing, however, reminded her of just how much her side was killing her – not to mention her leg. It seemed like the adrenaline from the crash finally wore off, leaving her with the full brunt of her injuries.
"Now, if you boys would be so kind as to help me get back to the cave, I would be eternally grateful."
Nick and Greg both took one of Sara's arms and put it over their shoulders. Sara tried to put as little weight on her leg as they made their way into the cave.
Grissom looked up as the threesome entered. "Hey guys, where have you been?"
"Bathroom break, if you know what I mean.." Nick said as he gave a knowing grin to Sara, who smiled in return.
"Well, I hope you had fun then," Grissom replied with a smirk. "Me and Catherine were just about to do the very same thing. Be back in a bit."
Catherine looked slightly embarrassed as she followed Grissom outside.
"Twenty bucks says they end up making out while they are on their little 'bathroom trip'" Warrick said.
"No way, Grissom making out with anyone is just too weird for me," Greg said with a grossed out look.
Warrick smiled. "Yes way! They were pecking at eachother and making ga-ga eyes all night long. I was about to jump in the fire to be spared from the sight."
"Well, it certainly took them long enough," Sara added from the corner.
"Does it bother you, Sara?" Nick asked her honestly.
"Why would I be bothered?"
"Well, cause of the you and Grissom thing – I don't know.."
"Nick, there was no 'me and Grissom' thing – never was. I look at him more as a father. I didn't really have much of one growing up, and Grissom sort of filled that space in my life."
"Oh, sorry, it was a dumb question anywase – I shouldn't have even asked." Nick was now regretting bringing up an apparently personal topic with Sara. He knew how she liked to keep her personal stuff, well, personal.
"Not a problem at all. Besides Grissom isn't my type," Sara said with a wink in Nick's direction, causing the Texan to blush slightly.
Grissom and Catherine soon entered the cave, and a bit of lip gloss was on Grissom's mouth.
Warrick smiled at the sight. "Hey Griss, that lip gloss looks good on you – although I think you might look better in a darker shade. And Greg, you owe me twenty bucks."
No one had ever seen anyone turn as many shades of red as Grissom did as he subtly tried to wipe his mouth. Catherine knew they were already busted and burst out laughing. Being stranded in the desert wasn't turning out to be such a bad thing.
If only they knew.
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AN: Sorry about the shortness of the chapter..but I wanted to get something posted for ya. I'm thinking about a possible character death...would that make you all hate me?? Feel free to share your thoughts..
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The blazing sun rose lazily over the Nevada desert, bringing with it the beginnings of another scorching day. Nick rolled over in his spot to find a more comfortable position. Of course, the word 'comfortable' being an exaggeration of the conditions of the rocky ground. He was about to fall back to sleep when he realized that Sara was no longer next to him. Immediately rising to his feet he looked around the cave. No sign of Sara, and Greg was also missing. Nick quickly stepped outside of the cave to further his search. Shielding his eyes from the sun, he saw two people a short distance away crouched near a large rock. Assuming this was Sara and Greg, he jogged over to them. He was promptly greeted to the sight and sound of Sara throwing up as Greg tried to comfort her and keep her hair out of her face. Greg noticed the approaching Nick and gave him a quick wave.
"How long has she been like this?" Nick whispered to Greg so that Sara could not hear him.
"I'm not sure, I woke up about an hour ago and saw that she was missing. I found her out here throwing up, but I don't know how long she was out here before I woke up," Greg replied equally quietly. "She's been throwing up off and on for awhile now."
Nick felt a slight pang of jealousy that Greg noticed Sara was missing first and that Greg was the one who was able to comfort her for the last hour. Pushing that aside, he decided to let his presence be known to Sara who was now wiping her mouth with her hand.
"Hey, Sara – feeling better?" Nick approached her and tucked a stray lock of her hair behind her ear.
"I'm fine, just a little upset stomach," Sara gave Nick a smile before she abruptly turned and began throwing up again. This time Nick was there to hold her and rub her back as dry heaves began to take over her body.
"I'm going to go get Grissom, this isn't looking like an upset stomach to me." Greg turned and was about to walk away when he was stopped by a firm "no" from Sara.
"Why not, honey, he needs to know." Nick said as he carefully watched Sara once again wipe her mouth.
"No way. He already thinks I'm some fine china that's going to break at any second. He wouldn't even let me do anything but lay around and 'rest' yesterday, no way am I going to give him another reason to baby me. I'm old enough to know how to take care of myself."
"Fine, but if you get any worse I'm going to be the first to let him know. You're my friend Sara, I won't let you harm yourself because your pride is in the way – besides, you're more fun to flirt with when you aren't puking up all over," Greg said with a smile.
"Oh, you're going to pay for that, Sanders." Sara couldn't help but laugh at Greg's comment. Her laughing, however, reminded her of just how much her side was killing her – not to mention her leg. It seemed like the adrenaline from the crash finally wore off, leaving her with the full brunt of her injuries.
"Now, if you boys would be so kind as to help me get back to the cave, I would be eternally grateful."
Nick and Greg both took one of Sara's arms and put it over their shoulders. Sara tried to put as little weight on her leg as they made their way into the cave.
Grissom looked up as the threesome entered. "Hey guys, where have you been?"
"Bathroom break, if you know what I mean.." Nick said as he gave a knowing grin to Sara, who smiled in return.
"Well, I hope you had fun then," Grissom replied with a smirk. "Me and Catherine were just about to do the very same thing. Be back in a bit."
Catherine looked slightly embarrassed as she followed Grissom outside.
"Twenty bucks says they end up making out while they are on their little 'bathroom trip'" Warrick said.
"No way, Grissom making out with anyone is just too weird for me," Greg said with a grossed out look.
Warrick smiled. "Yes way! They were pecking at eachother and making ga-ga eyes all night long. I was about to jump in the fire to be spared from the sight."
"Well, it certainly took them long enough," Sara added from the corner.
"Does it bother you, Sara?" Nick asked her honestly.
"Why would I be bothered?"
"Well, cause of the you and Grissom thing – I don't know.."
"Nick, there was no 'me and Grissom' thing – never was. I look at him more as a father. I didn't really have much of one growing up, and Grissom sort of filled that space in my life."
"Oh, sorry, it was a dumb question anywase – I shouldn't have even asked." Nick was now regretting bringing up an apparently personal topic with Sara. He knew how she liked to keep her personal stuff, well, personal.
"Not a problem at all. Besides Grissom isn't my type," Sara said with a wink in Nick's direction, causing the Texan to blush slightly.
Grissom and Catherine soon entered the cave, and a bit of lip gloss was on Grissom's mouth.
Warrick smiled at the sight. "Hey Griss, that lip gloss looks good on you – although I think you might look better in a darker shade. And Greg, you owe me twenty bucks."
No one had ever seen anyone turn as many shades of red as Grissom did as he subtly tried to wipe his mouth. Catherine knew they were already busted and burst out laughing. Being stranded in the desert wasn't turning out to be such a bad thing.
If only they knew.
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AN: Sorry about the shortness of the chapter..but I wanted to get something posted for ya. I'm thinking about a possible character death...would that make you all hate me?? Feel free to share your thoughts..