Nick and Sara were laughing by the time they reached their campsite. Grace
had been telling them stories about Warrick from high school.
"You've got to be kidding? He really did that?" Sara tried to regain her breath from laughing so hard.
"He did." Grace assured her giggling.
Warrick leveled a gaze at Nick. Nick just chuckled at Warrick's discomfort, "Hey, man, if Ben hadn't bailed on us, I'd be the one sitting here having stories told on me."
Warrick smirked, "If Ben hadn't bailed on us, you wouldn't be in a lip lock with Sara every time you got a chance either."
Nick chuckled, "Good point. Remind me to thank Ben." He looked over at Sara and winked, "Hey, Sara, feel like going for a little walk?"
She cocked her head at him and gave him a slightly puzzled expression, "Nick, we just hiked two miles."
He winked at her and glanced at Grace and Warrick.
Sara smiled, "But now that you mention it, I'd love to go for a little walk." The pair walked off toward the falls hand in hand.
Warrick shouted after them chuckling, "You could try and be a bit more subtle."
Grace smiled at Warrick, "I think they thought we might want to be alone."
Warrick smiled, "Yeah, and the fact that they'd like to be alone doesn't hurt either."
She laughed.
Warrick raised an eyebrow and looked over at Grace, "You know, I was thinking."
"Could be dangerous." She teased.
He grinned then continued, "Would you like to go out with me sometime?"
She smiled, "I'd like that."
Warrick chuckled, "Boy, I would never have had the guts to do that in high school."
She grinned at him, "I would have said yes then too. You always did have gorgeous eyes, even when you were hiding them behind glasses."
Warrick laughed, "Ok, I suppose since Nick and Sara abandoned ship, we've been left to fix dinner."
"Just let me know what I can do to help." Grace offered.
Warrick and Grace chatted as they made dinner.
Nick and Sara sat atop a large boulder in the shade near the lagoon at the base of Havasu Falls kissing. Nick had his arms around Sara's waist and Sara's arms were wound around Nick's neck, their legs were becoming entangled. As the kiss deepened, they lay back on the boulder, which was warm from the day's sun. Nick's body almost covered Sara's and his hands began to roam, pushing their way under her shirt. Somewhere in Sara's mind she wanted to protest, but it felt so good. Finally, she managed to break the kiss, and put her hand on Nick's, "Stop, Nick." She tried to catch her breath.
Nick gave her a quizzical expression, but pulled his hand out from under her shirt. He was breathing hard too.
"I don't want to rush this." She looked up into his eyes trying to explain. "This is too new and I'm not ready."
"I know. I'm sorry." He smiled at her and leaned down to kiss her again before pulling himself off of her and laying back onto the boulder.
Sara rolled onto her side and looked down at him smiling, "We should go back, Warrick is going to wonder."
Nick laughed, "I'm sure Warrick has a pretty good idea what we've been doing, Sara."
She raised an eyebrow at him, "I'm hungry."
"Me too," He grinned at her and pulled her down for a lingering kiss.
She giggled sitting up, "That's not what I meant, Nick, and you know it."
He chuckled and sat up, "Ok, let's go back."
The made their way back to camp hand in hand.
Warrick and Grace were already eating. Warrick looked up and chuckled, "I wasn't sure you two were going to come back."
Sara rolled her eyes, "Very funny, Warrick. I was hungry." She dished herself up some pasta and took a seat on the ground.
Warrick chuckled, "Let's just hope you two can control yourselves at crime scenes."
Sara narrowed her gaze at Warrick, "And just what is that supposed to mean, Warrick?"
Nick chuckled as he dished up his food, "Never get between this woman and her job, War."
Warrick, not afraid of Sara, continued, "I'm not covering for you if Grissom finds you making out over a DB."
Nick raised an eyebrow, "Sara is too much of a professional to let that happen."
Sara smiled at him, "Thanks, Nick."
Warrick chuckled, "Oh, I can see it now, 'Sorry, Grissom, I didn't mean to step on the only piece of evidence in the case, I couldn't keep my lips off of Sara'. He's going to love that."
Nick placed his hand on his heart and with the most sincere face, suppressing a slight grin, "I am a professional, Warrick. I resent the implication that I would do anything to compromise a crime scene. Although, for the record, I thoroughly enjoy kissing Sara."
Sara grinned, "And for the record, Nick, I thoroughly enjoy kissing you."
Warrick chuckled, "Well, I'll chew both of your asses out if I see your relationship getting in the way of an investigation."
"Good Grissom impression." Sara quipped sarcastically.
Grace had been silent this whole time, "Maybe we could leave the work talk alone for now."
Warrick looked at Grace apologetically, "Sorry, Grace."
Nick grinned, "Hey, Grace, we're not arguing, we just like to give each other a hard time."
"Seriously." Sara added.
Grace smiled, "Ok, as long as you all say so."
The group finished their meal amiably and continued chatting for a while after dinner. Finally, Warrick walked Grace back to her tent and Nick and Sara decided to turn in for the night, each in their own tent. When Warrick returned, he also turned in. They had a long day ahead of them tomorrow since they'd be hiking out and heading back to Vegas.
"You've got to be kidding? He really did that?" Sara tried to regain her breath from laughing so hard.
"He did." Grace assured her giggling.
Warrick leveled a gaze at Nick. Nick just chuckled at Warrick's discomfort, "Hey, man, if Ben hadn't bailed on us, I'd be the one sitting here having stories told on me."
Warrick smirked, "If Ben hadn't bailed on us, you wouldn't be in a lip lock with Sara every time you got a chance either."
Nick chuckled, "Good point. Remind me to thank Ben." He looked over at Sara and winked, "Hey, Sara, feel like going for a little walk?"
She cocked her head at him and gave him a slightly puzzled expression, "Nick, we just hiked two miles."
He winked at her and glanced at Grace and Warrick.
Sara smiled, "But now that you mention it, I'd love to go for a little walk." The pair walked off toward the falls hand in hand.
Warrick shouted after them chuckling, "You could try and be a bit more subtle."
Grace smiled at Warrick, "I think they thought we might want to be alone."
Warrick smiled, "Yeah, and the fact that they'd like to be alone doesn't hurt either."
She laughed.
Warrick raised an eyebrow and looked over at Grace, "You know, I was thinking."
"Could be dangerous." She teased.
He grinned then continued, "Would you like to go out with me sometime?"
She smiled, "I'd like that."
Warrick chuckled, "Boy, I would never have had the guts to do that in high school."
She grinned at him, "I would have said yes then too. You always did have gorgeous eyes, even when you were hiding them behind glasses."
Warrick laughed, "Ok, I suppose since Nick and Sara abandoned ship, we've been left to fix dinner."
"Just let me know what I can do to help." Grace offered.
Warrick and Grace chatted as they made dinner.
Nick and Sara sat atop a large boulder in the shade near the lagoon at the base of Havasu Falls kissing. Nick had his arms around Sara's waist and Sara's arms were wound around Nick's neck, their legs were becoming entangled. As the kiss deepened, they lay back on the boulder, which was warm from the day's sun. Nick's body almost covered Sara's and his hands began to roam, pushing their way under her shirt. Somewhere in Sara's mind she wanted to protest, but it felt so good. Finally, she managed to break the kiss, and put her hand on Nick's, "Stop, Nick." She tried to catch her breath.
Nick gave her a quizzical expression, but pulled his hand out from under her shirt. He was breathing hard too.
"I don't want to rush this." She looked up into his eyes trying to explain. "This is too new and I'm not ready."
"I know. I'm sorry." He smiled at her and leaned down to kiss her again before pulling himself off of her and laying back onto the boulder.
Sara rolled onto her side and looked down at him smiling, "We should go back, Warrick is going to wonder."
Nick laughed, "I'm sure Warrick has a pretty good idea what we've been doing, Sara."
She raised an eyebrow at him, "I'm hungry."
"Me too," He grinned at her and pulled her down for a lingering kiss.
She giggled sitting up, "That's not what I meant, Nick, and you know it."
He chuckled and sat up, "Ok, let's go back."
The made their way back to camp hand in hand.
Warrick and Grace were already eating. Warrick looked up and chuckled, "I wasn't sure you two were going to come back."
Sara rolled her eyes, "Very funny, Warrick. I was hungry." She dished herself up some pasta and took a seat on the ground.
Warrick chuckled, "Let's just hope you two can control yourselves at crime scenes."
Sara narrowed her gaze at Warrick, "And just what is that supposed to mean, Warrick?"
Nick chuckled as he dished up his food, "Never get between this woman and her job, War."
Warrick, not afraid of Sara, continued, "I'm not covering for you if Grissom finds you making out over a DB."
Nick raised an eyebrow, "Sara is too much of a professional to let that happen."
Sara smiled at him, "Thanks, Nick."
Warrick chuckled, "Oh, I can see it now, 'Sorry, Grissom, I didn't mean to step on the only piece of evidence in the case, I couldn't keep my lips off of Sara'. He's going to love that."
Nick placed his hand on his heart and with the most sincere face, suppressing a slight grin, "I am a professional, Warrick. I resent the implication that I would do anything to compromise a crime scene. Although, for the record, I thoroughly enjoy kissing Sara."
Sara grinned, "And for the record, Nick, I thoroughly enjoy kissing you."
Warrick chuckled, "Well, I'll chew both of your asses out if I see your relationship getting in the way of an investigation."
"Good Grissom impression." Sara quipped sarcastically.
Grace had been silent this whole time, "Maybe we could leave the work talk alone for now."
Warrick looked at Grace apologetically, "Sorry, Grace."
Nick grinned, "Hey, Grace, we're not arguing, we just like to give each other a hard time."
"Seriously." Sara added.
Grace smiled, "Ok, as long as you all say so."
The group finished their meal amiably and continued chatting for a while after dinner. Finally, Warrick walked Grace back to her tent and Nick and Sara decided to turn in for the night, each in their own tent. When Warrick returned, he also turned in. They had a long day ahead of them tomorrow since they'd be hiking out and heading back to Vegas.