A/N: Yes, there really is a place called Havasu Falls in a side canyon of
the Grand Canyon. Quite possibly one of the most beautiful places I've
ever been. Another, taller waterfall further downstream is Mooney Falls.
They eventually empty into the Colorado River.
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Nick and Warrick raced each other up the cliff face to the perch about 30 feet up where others had been jumping off. Warrick gestured to the water below, "Hey, Nick, there's Sara."
Nick focused on the water, "Where?"
Warrick belted out a laugh, "See I told you man. You like her, don't deny it."
"Hey, it's Sara, man." Nick replied trying to restrain a smile.
"Yeah, and you like her." Warrick raised his eyebrows at Nick.
Nick crossed his arms and arched an eyebrow, "How can I get you to stop bugging me about this?"
"Go talk to her." Warrick replied pushing Nick off into the water. A moment later Warrick jumped in. Warrick headed for the shoreline and noticed that Nick had joined Sara in one of the naturally forming pools. He swam over, "Hey, I'm going to go fix some lunch. Come back in about 20 minutes and it should be ready."
Sara grinned, "Thanks, Warrick. I see you had to give Nicky a push."
Nick and Warrick exchanged a glance and gave her a perplexed look.
Sara pointed toward the cliff and laughed, "I saw you push him off the cliff."
"Yeah, you've gotta like that in a best friend, willing to push you off a cliff." Nick shot Warrick a glare with a double meaning.
Warrick chuckled, "Sometimes you need it. See you guys back at the campsite." Warrick headed off to the campsite chuckling to himself.
Sara glanced at Nick, "Thanks for letting me come with you guys. I'm sorry I was such a pain earlier. I should have broken my boots in first."
Nick grinned at her, "That's ok. I got to sharpen my first aid skills."
Sara looked at Nick curiously glancing at the cliff, "So how was it?"
Nick missed her gesture because he looked at her slightly puzzled, "Uh, well, considering your feet had been in your boots for a while, ok I guess."
Sara laughed, "No, that's not what I meant. The cliff, how was jumping off the cliff?"
Nick's face flushed with a bit of color as he tried to suppress an embarrassed grin, "It was fun; you should try it."
She cocked her head at him, "Do we have enough time before lunch?"
He grinned at her and grabbed her hand, "C'mon, Sidle."
They walked around the pool on the path and came to the face of the cliff. Nick turned toward her, "Are you sure you want to try this, Sara?"
She had a daredevil grin on, "I live for stuff like this, but if I fall, you have to catch me."
Nick tried to suppress a smile.
Sara began climbing and Nick followed her trying not to look up at her until she was on the ledge. As they stood there, a slightly panicked look crossed Sara's face, "This seems higher from up here than it does from down there."
Nick shot her an amused grin, "Jumping is the easy way down. I could push you, you know."
She looked over at him and smirked, "Do I need to remind you that Warrick pushed you?"
Nick chuckled, "If you want, we can jump together."
Sara looked doubtful, "Maybe I can just climb down the cliff face." She contemplated that for a moment and then stepped back further from the ledge and looked up at Nick.
He stood there grinning, "Sara, you have to get down somehow, and the quickest way is to jump."
She quizzed Nick, "How deep is the water down there?"
Nick chuckled again, "Deep enough. I'm getting hungry, jump already."
She flashed him a smile, "You go first."
Nick shook his head and replied, "No way. You're going down with me." With that he put his arms around Sara's waist and pulled her off the ledge with him.
As they surfaced in the pool, Sara sputtered with a smile on her face, "You are so dead, Nick Stokes."
He laughed, "See if you can catch me, Sara." He took off swimming as fast as he could only to have Sara catch him around the ankle and pull him under. Once he freed himself he reciprocated by grabbing her waist and pulling her under. She got free only to jump on him piggyback and push him under.
They finally decided to call a truce so they could catch their breaths. As they stood there Sara let out a yelp and jumped toward Nick. A surprised Nick found Sara pressed against him with her arms around his neck, "What's going on, Sara?" He looked into her eyes quizzically putting his hands on her waist.
She looked at him only then realizing her proximity to him and what they were wearing, her heart rate quickened, "Something bit me."
Nick chuckled and arched an eyebrow, "Fish."
She looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Fish?"
He nodded, "Yeah, there are fish in the water."
Their eyes locked. Neither of them seemed to be able to move away from the other.
Sara began to feel a bit flustered being this close to a soaking wet Nick, especially when his thumbs began to caress her skin where he held her waist. She stepped away from Nick and averted her gaze, trying to get her heart rate under control, "Uh, we should go back to the campsite before Warrick eats all the food."
Nick cleared his throat, "Yeah."
Sara stepped out of the water and wrapped her towel around her waist. Nick followed. They walked back to the campsite in silence.
Warrick looked up from where he was preparing their lunch and noted the flustered expressions on Nick and Sara's faces. A bemused smile crossed his face. For a weekend that was supposed to be a guys only weekend, it looked like he might be playing cupid instead. If he had to, he'd shove them both of a cliff to get them to admit their feelings for each other.
Nick and Warrick raced each other up the cliff face to the perch about 30 feet up where others had been jumping off. Warrick gestured to the water below, "Hey, Nick, there's Sara."
Nick focused on the water, "Where?"
Warrick belted out a laugh, "See I told you man. You like her, don't deny it."
"Hey, it's Sara, man." Nick replied trying to restrain a smile.
"Yeah, and you like her." Warrick raised his eyebrows at Nick.
Nick crossed his arms and arched an eyebrow, "How can I get you to stop bugging me about this?"
"Go talk to her." Warrick replied pushing Nick off into the water. A moment later Warrick jumped in. Warrick headed for the shoreline and noticed that Nick had joined Sara in one of the naturally forming pools. He swam over, "Hey, I'm going to go fix some lunch. Come back in about 20 minutes and it should be ready."
Sara grinned, "Thanks, Warrick. I see you had to give Nicky a push."
Nick and Warrick exchanged a glance and gave her a perplexed look.
Sara pointed toward the cliff and laughed, "I saw you push him off the cliff."
"Yeah, you've gotta like that in a best friend, willing to push you off a cliff." Nick shot Warrick a glare with a double meaning.
Warrick chuckled, "Sometimes you need it. See you guys back at the campsite." Warrick headed off to the campsite chuckling to himself.
Sara glanced at Nick, "Thanks for letting me come with you guys. I'm sorry I was such a pain earlier. I should have broken my boots in first."
Nick grinned at her, "That's ok. I got to sharpen my first aid skills."
Sara looked at Nick curiously glancing at the cliff, "So how was it?"
Nick missed her gesture because he looked at her slightly puzzled, "Uh, well, considering your feet had been in your boots for a while, ok I guess."
Sara laughed, "No, that's not what I meant. The cliff, how was jumping off the cliff?"
Nick's face flushed with a bit of color as he tried to suppress an embarrassed grin, "It was fun; you should try it."
She cocked her head at him, "Do we have enough time before lunch?"
He grinned at her and grabbed her hand, "C'mon, Sidle."
They walked around the pool on the path and came to the face of the cliff. Nick turned toward her, "Are you sure you want to try this, Sara?"
She had a daredevil grin on, "I live for stuff like this, but if I fall, you have to catch me."
Nick tried to suppress a smile.
Sara began climbing and Nick followed her trying not to look up at her until she was on the ledge. As they stood there, a slightly panicked look crossed Sara's face, "This seems higher from up here than it does from down there."
Nick shot her an amused grin, "Jumping is the easy way down. I could push you, you know."
She looked over at him and smirked, "Do I need to remind you that Warrick pushed you?"
Nick chuckled, "If you want, we can jump together."
Sara looked doubtful, "Maybe I can just climb down the cliff face." She contemplated that for a moment and then stepped back further from the ledge and looked up at Nick.
He stood there grinning, "Sara, you have to get down somehow, and the quickest way is to jump."
She quizzed Nick, "How deep is the water down there?"
Nick chuckled again, "Deep enough. I'm getting hungry, jump already."
She flashed him a smile, "You go first."
Nick shook his head and replied, "No way. You're going down with me." With that he put his arms around Sara's waist and pulled her off the ledge with him.
As they surfaced in the pool, Sara sputtered with a smile on her face, "You are so dead, Nick Stokes."
He laughed, "See if you can catch me, Sara." He took off swimming as fast as he could only to have Sara catch him around the ankle and pull him under. Once he freed himself he reciprocated by grabbing her waist and pulling her under. She got free only to jump on him piggyback and push him under.
They finally decided to call a truce so they could catch their breaths. As they stood there Sara let out a yelp and jumped toward Nick. A surprised Nick found Sara pressed against him with her arms around his neck, "What's going on, Sara?" He looked into her eyes quizzically putting his hands on her waist.
She looked at him only then realizing her proximity to him and what they were wearing, her heart rate quickened, "Something bit me."
Nick chuckled and arched an eyebrow, "Fish."
She looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Fish?"
He nodded, "Yeah, there are fish in the water."
Their eyes locked. Neither of them seemed to be able to move away from the other.
Sara began to feel a bit flustered being this close to a soaking wet Nick, especially when his thumbs began to caress her skin where he held her waist. She stepped away from Nick and averted her gaze, trying to get her heart rate under control, "Uh, we should go back to the campsite before Warrick eats all the food."
Nick cleared his throat, "Yeah."
Sara stepped out of the water and wrapped her towel around her waist. Nick followed. They walked back to the campsite in silence.
Warrick looked up from where he was preparing their lunch and noted the flustered expressions on Nick and Sara's faces. A bemused smile crossed his face. For a weekend that was supposed to be a guys only weekend, it looked like he might be playing cupid instead. If he had to, he'd shove them both of a cliff to get them to admit their feelings for each other.