Shift couldn't get over fast enough for me. Grissom was actually dumb
enough to put me on a case with him. Fortunately, Warrick was assigned to
the case also. Warrick could tell that there was tension between Grissom
and I. I'm not sure why he noticed. Perhaps it was the way that I glared
at Grissom every time he said anything to me. I think that Grissom finally
figured out the stupidity of his decision and took the first opportunity to
leave the scene. He accompanied the body back with the coroner.
Warrick studied me. Finally, he spoke. "Sara, what's going on?"
I glanced at him. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Warrick chuckled. "C'mon. You could cut the tension in here with a knife. What did Grissom do?"
I chuckled and began to relax. I didn't need to take my frustration out on Warrick. He was my friend. I looked over at him and I relayed to him what had happened in Grissom's office prior to shift. Something that at this point, Nick didn't even know.
I had come in early to get a head start on things. Grissom had seen me walk by and had called me to come into his office and close the door. I didn't close it completely. A fact for which I am very thankful in retrospect because it enabled Nick to overhear what transpired afterwards. I had asked Grissom what he wanted and he stood up and gestured for me to come around the desk. I thought that perhaps he needed my opinion about a case file or something. I mean he was perusing a file when I walked in. What happened next, however, I did not expect. Before I knew what was happening, his arms were around me and he was pressing me up against a file cabinet. His lips pressed against mine and his tongue probed my lips, looking for a way into my mouth. He began to slide one of his hands up the front of my shirt when I finally was able to overcome the shock of what was happening. I pushed him away and slapped him hard.
Warrick's jaw tightened. He was angry. "Did you tell Nick?"
I let out a deep breath. "Not all of it. I just told him that Grissom tried to kiss me."
"Damn. What was he thinking?" Warrick wondered out loud.
I looked at Warrick, my eyes pleading. "Don't tell Nick. I'll tell him, I just didn't think that right after the fact was the best time."
"You could sue him for sexual harassment." Warrick stated.
I raised an eyebrow at him. "Warrick, I've pretty much thrown myself at him for the last three years, not that it excuses what he did. A couple of month ago, I wouldn't have minded. If he tries anything else, don't worry, I'll nail his ass to the wall."
"If Nick doesn't kill him first." Warrick quipped.
I chuckled. "Yeah, he would too. He's pretty great you know." I smiled as I thought about Nick driving four hours just to make sure I was ok.
Warrick chuckled. "I think you've got it almost as bad as he does."
I blushed and laughed. "So, he's got it bad for me, huh? How long have you known?"
Warrick smiled. "I suspected it for a while, but I knew for sure when he dropped everything and drove to California to find you."
I chuckled. "Yeah, I think I knew then too."
We had finished processing the scene. We packed up the Tahoe and headed back to the lab.
I glanced over at Warrick. "Did Nick tell you I took him to Disneyland?"
Warrick glanced at me, disbelief on his face. He started laughing. "No."
I smiled. "Did you know he'd never been there before?"
Warrick just shook his head still laughing.
I chuckled. "I made him get his picture taken with Mickey Mouse."
Warrick's eyes widened and he started to laugh even harder.
I smiled. "I bought him mouse ears with his name on them."
"Sara, you are too much." Warrick was howling.
"I've got pictures to prove it." I grinned conspiratorially.
"That I've got to see." Warrick continued.
I raised my eyebrows. "You will. I'm taking them in after work."
Warrick's laughter had subsided. "You and Nick doing anything after shift?"
I nodded, a smile etched on my lips. "Nick's taking me on a real date."
Warrick chuckled. He smiled softly at me. "I'm glad. I think you two will be good for each other."
"Thanks, War." I replied.
We pulled into the parking lot of the lab. Nick's Tahoe was there, as was Grissom's. I sure hoped that the two of them were at opposite ends of the lab.
As Warrick and I walked into the lab, we checked in the evidence. We made our way toward the break room and could hear a commotion ensuing. A loud angry voice emanated from the room. As Warrick and I rounded the corner, we could see through the window that Grissom and Nick were arguing. Or more accurately, Grissom was yelling at Nick about me. Nick's jaw was set and I could tell he was angry. It wouldn't take much more before he'd yell back and match Grissom decibel for decibel.
Before we could get any closer, Catherine walked in and stepped between the two of them, glaring at Grissom. "Gil, pull yourself together!" She got in his face and narrowed her gaze. "You are this close to getting your ass nailed to the wall. Don't think this lab doesn't have eyes and ears. I know what you did to Sara this morning. Go home. Go home before I report you myself."
Grissom just stood there and glared at Nick. Nick stood his ground, his arms crossed in front of his body. He remained silent.
Catherine touched Grissom's arm. "I mean it. Move." He listened. As he turned to leave, shock registered on his face as he noticed Warrick and I standing there.
I stepped back giving him a wide berth as he walked by. I would not meet his gaze. Instead I walked over to Nick and took his hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze.
Warrick walked Grissom out of the building.
Catherine turned and looked at Nick and I. She looked at me in particular. "Sara, do you want to file a complaint?"
I met her gaze and shook my head. "I don't think so."
Nick raised an eyebrow at me. He was concerned. The fact that Grissom had just spent the last few minutes biting his head off for dating me didn't seem to faze him. He was more concerned about me. He gave my hand a squeeze.
I looked from Catherine to Nick and back again. "Look, I'm not going to excuse what he did. It's no big secret that I've spent the last three years throwing myself at him. I think he's gotten the message that I'm no longer interested."
Catherine looked at me doubtfully.
I rolled my eyes for a moment. "Catherine, if he tries anything else. I mean anything, don't worry, I'll nail his ass to the wall myself."
Nick chuckled.
I glanced at him, an eyebrow raised.
"I'd hate to be on the bad side of Sara Sidle." He caressed the back of my hand with his thumb as he smiled at me.
I chuckled. "I don't think you have anything to worry about, Nicky." I winked at him.
Catherine looked slightly amused at this interaction between Nick and I. "I take it something did happen between you two in California."
Nick looked sheepish. "Yeah."
"I guess it's a little late to keep it a secret." I chuckled.
"Yeah." Catherine deadpanned.
Nick squeezed my hand. "I seem to recall that I asked you on a date and according to the clock, shift is over."
I grinned as Nick and I made our way out of the lab for our first real date.
Warrick studied me. Finally, he spoke. "Sara, what's going on?"
I glanced at him. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Warrick chuckled. "C'mon. You could cut the tension in here with a knife. What did Grissom do?"
I chuckled and began to relax. I didn't need to take my frustration out on Warrick. He was my friend. I looked over at him and I relayed to him what had happened in Grissom's office prior to shift. Something that at this point, Nick didn't even know.
I had come in early to get a head start on things. Grissom had seen me walk by and had called me to come into his office and close the door. I didn't close it completely. A fact for which I am very thankful in retrospect because it enabled Nick to overhear what transpired afterwards. I had asked Grissom what he wanted and he stood up and gestured for me to come around the desk. I thought that perhaps he needed my opinion about a case file or something. I mean he was perusing a file when I walked in. What happened next, however, I did not expect. Before I knew what was happening, his arms were around me and he was pressing me up against a file cabinet. His lips pressed against mine and his tongue probed my lips, looking for a way into my mouth. He began to slide one of his hands up the front of my shirt when I finally was able to overcome the shock of what was happening. I pushed him away and slapped him hard.
Warrick's jaw tightened. He was angry. "Did you tell Nick?"
I let out a deep breath. "Not all of it. I just told him that Grissom tried to kiss me."
"Damn. What was he thinking?" Warrick wondered out loud.
I looked at Warrick, my eyes pleading. "Don't tell Nick. I'll tell him, I just didn't think that right after the fact was the best time."
"You could sue him for sexual harassment." Warrick stated.
I raised an eyebrow at him. "Warrick, I've pretty much thrown myself at him for the last three years, not that it excuses what he did. A couple of month ago, I wouldn't have minded. If he tries anything else, don't worry, I'll nail his ass to the wall."
"If Nick doesn't kill him first." Warrick quipped.
I chuckled. "Yeah, he would too. He's pretty great you know." I smiled as I thought about Nick driving four hours just to make sure I was ok.
Warrick chuckled. "I think you've got it almost as bad as he does."
I blushed and laughed. "So, he's got it bad for me, huh? How long have you known?"
Warrick smiled. "I suspected it for a while, but I knew for sure when he dropped everything and drove to California to find you."
I chuckled. "Yeah, I think I knew then too."
We had finished processing the scene. We packed up the Tahoe and headed back to the lab.
I glanced over at Warrick. "Did Nick tell you I took him to Disneyland?"
Warrick glanced at me, disbelief on his face. He started laughing. "No."
I smiled. "Did you know he'd never been there before?"
Warrick just shook his head still laughing.
I chuckled. "I made him get his picture taken with Mickey Mouse."
Warrick's eyes widened and he started to laugh even harder.
I smiled. "I bought him mouse ears with his name on them."
"Sara, you are too much." Warrick was howling.
"I've got pictures to prove it." I grinned conspiratorially.
"That I've got to see." Warrick continued.
I raised my eyebrows. "You will. I'm taking them in after work."
Warrick's laughter had subsided. "You and Nick doing anything after shift?"
I nodded, a smile etched on my lips. "Nick's taking me on a real date."
Warrick chuckled. He smiled softly at me. "I'm glad. I think you two will be good for each other."
"Thanks, War." I replied.
We pulled into the parking lot of the lab. Nick's Tahoe was there, as was Grissom's. I sure hoped that the two of them were at opposite ends of the lab.
As Warrick and I walked into the lab, we checked in the evidence. We made our way toward the break room and could hear a commotion ensuing. A loud angry voice emanated from the room. As Warrick and I rounded the corner, we could see through the window that Grissom and Nick were arguing. Or more accurately, Grissom was yelling at Nick about me. Nick's jaw was set and I could tell he was angry. It wouldn't take much more before he'd yell back and match Grissom decibel for decibel.
Before we could get any closer, Catherine walked in and stepped between the two of them, glaring at Grissom. "Gil, pull yourself together!" She got in his face and narrowed her gaze. "You are this close to getting your ass nailed to the wall. Don't think this lab doesn't have eyes and ears. I know what you did to Sara this morning. Go home. Go home before I report you myself."
Grissom just stood there and glared at Nick. Nick stood his ground, his arms crossed in front of his body. He remained silent.
Catherine touched Grissom's arm. "I mean it. Move." He listened. As he turned to leave, shock registered on his face as he noticed Warrick and I standing there.
I stepped back giving him a wide berth as he walked by. I would not meet his gaze. Instead I walked over to Nick and took his hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze.
Warrick walked Grissom out of the building.
Catherine turned and looked at Nick and I. She looked at me in particular. "Sara, do you want to file a complaint?"
I met her gaze and shook my head. "I don't think so."
Nick raised an eyebrow at me. He was concerned. The fact that Grissom had just spent the last few minutes biting his head off for dating me didn't seem to faze him. He was more concerned about me. He gave my hand a squeeze.
I looked from Catherine to Nick and back again. "Look, I'm not going to excuse what he did. It's no big secret that I've spent the last three years throwing myself at him. I think he's gotten the message that I'm no longer interested."
Catherine looked at me doubtfully.
I rolled my eyes for a moment. "Catherine, if he tries anything else. I mean anything, don't worry, I'll nail his ass to the wall myself."
Nick chuckled.
I glanced at him, an eyebrow raised.
"I'd hate to be on the bad side of Sara Sidle." He caressed the back of my hand with his thumb as he smiled at me.
I chuckled. "I don't think you have anything to worry about, Nicky." I winked at him.
Catherine looked slightly amused at this interaction between Nick and I. "I take it something did happen between you two in California."
Nick looked sheepish. "Yeah."
"I guess it's a little late to keep it a secret." I chuckled.
"Yeah." Catherine deadpanned.
Nick squeezed my hand. "I seem to recall that I asked you on a date and according to the clock, shift is over."
I grinned as Nick and I made our way out of the lab for our first real date.
