"And that's how we figured out that it was this little girl that had killed
this old woman." Warrick concluded to the two ladies he was talking to.
"And all over a cat too," Sara interjected as she and Nick swam to where Warrick was standing.
The two mystery women gave Sara a curious look.
Sara smiled and offered her hand, "I'm Sara Sidle, this is Nick Stokes. We work with Warrick."
The tall dark haired beauty shook Sara's hand, "Hi, Sara, I'm Grace and this is my sister Trina."
Trina was shorter than her sister, but just as pretty.
"Nice to meet you," Nick offered his hand to Trina.
His drawl caused her to gush, "Are you from Texas? Wow, listen to that accent. It's so cute!"
With a grin Nick snaked his arm around Sara's waist and pulled her close, "Yeah, I'm guilty as charged. I was just thinking this morning that I'm going to have to bring Sara home to meet the folks back in Texas soon. Aren't I, honey?"
Trina's face fell. Grace tried to restrain a smile at her younger sister's obvious discomfort, and at Nick's subtle announcement that he was taken.
Sara grinned at Nick, "Yeah, you are, baby." Sara kissed Nick on the cheek.
"Grace and I went to high school together," Warrick explained smiling.
She smiled at him and looked over at Nick and Sara, "He looks quite a bit different than he did in high school."
Nick chuckled and raised his eyebrows, "I bet."
Warrick shot Nick a cool glance, "Hey, I'm betting you weren't all that in high school. What did you say you were, Nick?"
"I believe the word was 'dependable', Warrick," Sara replied grinning.
Warrick laughed, "In any case, I think we've all changed a lot since then."
"Grace, where are you and Trina staying?" Sara queried.
"Near us," Warrick replied.
Nick interjected, "Forgive Warrick's manners, he doesn't get out much."
Warrick raised an eyebrow and shot Nick a glance.
Sara grinned, "Why don't you come and have dinner with us, I'm sure there's enough freeze dried pasta to go around."
"Thanks, Sara. We'd love to." Grace replied smiling.
"I think I'm going to just turn in early. I'm really tired," Trina replied.
"Alright then." Sara concluded. She looked at Nick with a devilish grin, "We'll see you later then, Grace. Maybe we'll see you around, Trina." She pulled Nick along with her as they headed toward the deeper water underneath the spray of the waterfall. They ducked under the water and pulled themselves out of the water onto a rock ledge on the backside of the falls.
Sara looked over at Nick and grinned, "I think Warrick likes her."
Nick chuckled, "It appears to be mutual."
Sara cocked her head, "Hey, did you mean what you said?"
Nick looked slightly confused, "What did I say?"
She put her hand on his thigh, "About meeting your parents. Or were you just trying to tell Trina that you were taken?"
Nick chuckled, "I was trying to tell Trina that I was taken, but I would also be proud to take you home with me to meet my parents, Sara. They would love you."
"I'd love to meet them." Sara grinned.
Nick reached over to put his hands on Sara's waist intending to kiss her, but instead he ended up knocking her off the ledge into the water. As Sara surfaced, she swam over and grabbed Nick's ankle pulling him in. The water fight they had started the day before began again in earnest until they had to stop to catch their breaths. They swam toward shore and noticed Warrick and Grace talking. Nick glanced at Sara with a smirk. She nodded in return.
Warrick looked up as the pair approached, "I see you're trying to drown each other."
"It was a draw." Nick quipped sitting down on his towel.
Sara dryly replied laying down next to him on her towel, "In his dreams."
Nick waggled his eyebrows at her, "That's not what I dream about."
Sara gave him a sultry gaze propping herself up on her elbows, "Oh, really? What do you dream about then?"
"Maybe I'd better show you." Nick replied with a mischievous smile.
Sara gave him a studied gaze, "Maybe you should." She tried to restrain a grin.
Nick turned toward her, leaned down and kissed her long and deep. Sara snaked one arm around Nick's neck, pulling him with her as she lay back on the towel.
Warrick cleared his throat. Grace let out a chuckle. Nick and Sara were oblivious. Warrick turned to Grace, "Somehow I get the feeling that they'd like to be alone. Want to go for a swim?" Warrick stood and offered Grace his hand.
"Yeah, I would, Warrick Brown." She grinned at him and accepted his hand as he offered to help her stand. The pair headed into the small lagoon to swim.
They talked as they swam. Grace queried, "So how long have Nick and Sara been together?"
Warrick chuckled, "How long have they wanted to be together or how long have they been together?"
She looked at him curiously, "Both."
Warrick raised an eyebrow, "Well, they've been flirting shamelessly with each other since Sara joined the lab three and a half years ago. It took them until this morning to figure it out enough to tell each other."
Grace's mouth opened in disbelief. She chuckled, "You've got to be kidding."
Warrick chuckled at her response, "Nope. Completely serious. You know what it was like working with those two with all the sexual tension in the room?"
Grace smiled, "I'll bet."
"Of course now, I'm not so sure it'll be much better now that they can't keep their hands off each other." Warrick quipped.
Grace laughed, "Ok, Warrick, let's swim." The pair swam across the lagoon. Grace's sister Trina had returned to their camp site almost as soon as she found out Nick was unavailable. She had seen some college guys nearby and wanted to try and see what they were up to.
As Nick broke the kiss, Sara muttered, "Wow." She smiled curiously, "So do you have those dreams often?"
Nick chuckled, "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Sara raised an eyebrow at him, "Want to know what I dream about?"
Nick grinned, "Yeah, I do."
With a completely serious face she replied, "Kick boxing."
Nick looked perplexed and rolled onto his side, "Kick boxing?"
Sara chuckled and sat up, "Not really." She stood and offered Nick her hand, "Come on, I'll show you." She pulled him and led him into the lagoon. She swam over by the waterfall, looking back to make sure Nick was following her. As they reached the base of the falls, Sara wrapped her arms around Nick's neck and smiled, "This is what I dream about." She leaned in and kissed him. He quickly responded. As the kiss intensified and their tongues explored each others mouths, they allowed themselves to sink below the surface of the water.
They broke the kiss and resurfaced, literally needing air. Nick encircled Sara's waist with his arms, "Wow. You've got better dreams than I do."
Sara grinned at him, "Wanna try again?"
Nick smiled and pulled her in for another kiss.
Meanwhile, Warrick and Grace watched the pair with amusement and continued talking.
"And all over a cat too," Sara interjected as she and Nick swam to where Warrick was standing.
The two mystery women gave Sara a curious look.
Sara smiled and offered her hand, "I'm Sara Sidle, this is Nick Stokes. We work with Warrick."
The tall dark haired beauty shook Sara's hand, "Hi, Sara, I'm Grace and this is my sister Trina."
Trina was shorter than her sister, but just as pretty.
"Nice to meet you," Nick offered his hand to Trina.
His drawl caused her to gush, "Are you from Texas? Wow, listen to that accent. It's so cute!"
With a grin Nick snaked his arm around Sara's waist and pulled her close, "Yeah, I'm guilty as charged. I was just thinking this morning that I'm going to have to bring Sara home to meet the folks back in Texas soon. Aren't I, honey?"
Trina's face fell. Grace tried to restrain a smile at her younger sister's obvious discomfort, and at Nick's subtle announcement that he was taken.
Sara grinned at Nick, "Yeah, you are, baby." Sara kissed Nick on the cheek.
"Grace and I went to high school together," Warrick explained smiling.
She smiled at him and looked over at Nick and Sara, "He looks quite a bit different than he did in high school."
Nick chuckled and raised his eyebrows, "I bet."
Warrick shot Nick a cool glance, "Hey, I'm betting you weren't all that in high school. What did you say you were, Nick?"
"I believe the word was 'dependable', Warrick," Sara replied grinning.
Warrick laughed, "In any case, I think we've all changed a lot since then."
"Grace, where are you and Trina staying?" Sara queried.
"Near us," Warrick replied.
Nick interjected, "Forgive Warrick's manners, he doesn't get out much."
Warrick raised an eyebrow and shot Nick a glance.
Sara grinned, "Why don't you come and have dinner with us, I'm sure there's enough freeze dried pasta to go around."
"Thanks, Sara. We'd love to." Grace replied smiling.
"I think I'm going to just turn in early. I'm really tired," Trina replied.
"Alright then." Sara concluded. She looked at Nick with a devilish grin, "We'll see you later then, Grace. Maybe we'll see you around, Trina." She pulled Nick along with her as they headed toward the deeper water underneath the spray of the waterfall. They ducked under the water and pulled themselves out of the water onto a rock ledge on the backside of the falls.
Sara looked over at Nick and grinned, "I think Warrick likes her."
Nick chuckled, "It appears to be mutual."
Sara cocked her head, "Hey, did you mean what you said?"
Nick looked slightly confused, "What did I say?"
She put her hand on his thigh, "About meeting your parents. Or were you just trying to tell Trina that you were taken?"
Nick chuckled, "I was trying to tell Trina that I was taken, but I would also be proud to take you home with me to meet my parents, Sara. They would love you."
"I'd love to meet them." Sara grinned.
Nick reached over to put his hands on Sara's waist intending to kiss her, but instead he ended up knocking her off the ledge into the water. As Sara surfaced, she swam over and grabbed Nick's ankle pulling him in. The water fight they had started the day before began again in earnest until they had to stop to catch their breaths. They swam toward shore and noticed Warrick and Grace talking. Nick glanced at Sara with a smirk. She nodded in return.
Warrick looked up as the pair approached, "I see you're trying to drown each other."
"It was a draw." Nick quipped sitting down on his towel.
Sara dryly replied laying down next to him on her towel, "In his dreams."
Nick waggled his eyebrows at her, "That's not what I dream about."
Sara gave him a sultry gaze propping herself up on her elbows, "Oh, really? What do you dream about then?"
"Maybe I'd better show you." Nick replied with a mischievous smile.
Sara gave him a studied gaze, "Maybe you should." She tried to restrain a grin.
Nick turned toward her, leaned down and kissed her long and deep. Sara snaked one arm around Nick's neck, pulling him with her as she lay back on the towel.
Warrick cleared his throat. Grace let out a chuckle. Nick and Sara were oblivious. Warrick turned to Grace, "Somehow I get the feeling that they'd like to be alone. Want to go for a swim?" Warrick stood and offered Grace his hand.
"Yeah, I would, Warrick Brown." She grinned at him and accepted his hand as he offered to help her stand. The pair headed into the small lagoon to swim.
They talked as they swam. Grace queried, "So how long have Nick and Sara been together?"
Warrick chuckled, "How long have they wanted to be together or how long have they been together?"
She looked at him curiously, "Both."
Warrick raised an eyebrow, "Well, they've been flirting shamelessly with each other since Sara joined the lab three and a half years ago. It took them until this morning to figure it out enough to tell each other."
Grace's mouth opened in disbelief. She chuckled, "You've got to be kidding."
Warrick chuckled at her response, "Nope. Completely serious. You know what it was like working with those two with all the sexual tension in the room?"
Grace smiled, "I'll bet."
"Of course now, I'm not so sure it'll be much better now that they can't keep their hands off each other." Warrick quipped.
Grace laughed, "Ok, Warrick, let's swim." The pair swam across the lagoon. Grace's sister Trina had returned to their camp site almost as soon as she found out Nick was unavailable. She had seen some college guys nearby and wanted to try and see what they were up to.
As Nick broke the kiss, Sara muttered, "Wow." She smiled curiously, "So do you have those dreams often?"
Nick chuckled, "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Sara raised an eyebrow at him, "Want to know what I dream about?"
Nick grinned, "Yeah, I do."
With a completely serious face she replied, "Kick boxing."
Nick looked perplexed and rolled onto his side, "Kick boxing?"
Sara chuckled and sat up, "Not really." She stood and offered Nick her hand, "Come on, I'll show you." She pulled him and led him into the lagoon. She swam over by the waterfall, looking back to make sure Nick was following her. As they reached the base of the falls, Sara wrapped her arms around Nick's neck and smiled, "This is what I dream about." She leaned in and kissed him. He quickly responded. As the kiss intensified and their tongues explored each others mouths, they allowed themselves to sink below the surface of the water.
They broke the kiss and resurfaced, literally needing air. Nick encircled Sara's waist with his arms, "Wow. You've got better dreams than I do."
Sara grinned at him, "Wanna try again?"
Nick smiled and pulled her in for another kiss.
Meanwhile, Warrick and Grace watched the pair with amusement and continued talking.