I felt really bad for Warrick. Staying with a couple of newlyweds couldn't have been all that fun for him. Sara and I chuckled every time we heard him turn the TV up. I'm sure he was trying to block out the sound of the surf outside, or maybe just Sara and I. In any case, he really wanted to get his own place. Especially after his first date with Molly about a week after we got into Malibu. The two of them seemed to really hit it off.

Anyway, back to his first date with Molly. Sara and I knew that Warrick would probably be out late and we sort of lost track of time. We had put Austin down to sleep and had decided to watch a movie on the couch. There's just something about that couch though. We hadn't gotten too far into the movie when I decided that Sara's neck was much more enticing than the chick flick she wanted to watch. Sara was pretty into the movie though and she kept giggling and pushing me away as I nibbled on her neck. It wasn't until I upped the ante and started to slide my hands up her shirt that she gave up on watching the movie altogether. She snaked her arms around my neck and began to kiss me in the way only Sara can. Well, pretty soon, articles of clothes were strewn haphazardly around the living room and we were in the middle of what could best be described as the very act when Warrick returned from his date.

It wasn't until the door closed that we all realized the situation we were in. I think Sara would have hurt a very sensitive part of my anatomy if it wasn't at that moment already engaged in another activity. Fortunately for her, I covered most of her up with my body, so all Warrick really got an eyeful of was my bare ass.

"I take it you didn't expect me home so early." Warrick is always one to state the obvious.

By this time, I'd managed to pull a blanket from the back of the couch over us. "Uh, what time is it?"

Warrick chuckled. "It's two in the morning."

Trying to lighten the situation slightly, I managed to quip, "Uh, we were watching a movie and lost track of time." At the same time, Sara buried her head against my shoulder and grabbed my butt giving it a good squeeze.

Warrick headed for the bedroom he was staying in. "Oh, so that's what they're calling it these days. I'll just let you two finish your movie, see you in the morning." He chuckled all the way down the hallway.

If the room had been a little less dimly lit, I'm sure Sara would have been about fourteen shades of red. As it was, I could tell that she was seriously embarrassed. "If I didn't love you so much, Nick, I'd kill you right now."

I chuckled and leaned down and kissed her neck, murmuring, "Now where were we before we were so rudely interrupted?"

Sara giggled and squeezed my butt again.

Afterward, we lay tangled together on the couch, wrapped in that blanket talking softly. We finally got off the couch and went to bed when we heard Austin wake up.

The next morning, we woke to the smell of coffee. Sara and I both grabbed some clothes and headed out into the kitchen. Warrick stood there sipping a cup of coffee. He raised an eyebrow as we entered the room. "Up so early?" He chuckled.

I just grinned and poured myself a cup of coffee. "Sorry, we got a little carried away there last night, man."

Sara walked over and poured herself a cup of coffee, not meeting Warrick's gaze and swatting me on the butt. She turned and leaned against the counter sipping her coffee, finally looking over at Warrick, trying not to blush.

Warrick just chuckled at her. "Sara, you are priceless. Don't worry, I didn't see anything other than Nick's ugly ass."

Sara chuckled. "I think his ass is cute."

"Thanks, honey." I leaned over and kissed her cheek.

Warrick's cell phone rang. He reached over and answered it. "Hey, Cath, what's up?" The expression on his face was one of disbelief and amusement all at the same time. "Well it's about time. You've got to be kidding. No way. Really? That's great." He smiled at Sara and I. "Do you want to talk to them? Yeah, they're up." Warrick extended the phone to me. "It's Catherine."

Before I could take the phone, Sara grabbed it. "Hey, Cath." The myriad of expressions on her face over the next few minutes was priceless. I couldn't wait to hear what Catherine had to say. "No, way! You have got to be kidding! When!? You've got to tell Nick, he'll never believe me." She handed me the phone and I raised an eyebrow as I took it from her.

"Hey, Cath, how are things going?" I was sure things couldn't have changed that dramatically in the week that we'd been gone from Vegas. I couldn't have been more wrong. My jaw dropped as Catherine started filling me in.

"Grissom quit." She began.

"Why?" I looked at Warrick and Sara who looked amused.

Catherine continued. "Well, apparently, the Sheriff had a little problem with the fact that his whole staff quit."

"What do you mean? Did you quit too? What about Greg?" I was confused.

Catherine started to chuckle. "Yeah, Greg and I both quit too."

"Uh, what prompted this?" I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"Grissom got offered at job in LA. You know back where he started out as coroner. They want him to head the crime lab." Catherine explained.

I coughed. "LA?"

Catherine chuckled. "Yeah, LA. Anyway, he offered Greg and I jobs."

"And you accepted them?" I queried.

"Yeah, but, Nicky, that's not all." Catherine sounded amused.

I grinned. "What is it, Cath?"

She chuckled. "Grissom and I eloped."

I had to set my coffee down. My eyes widened in surprise and I glanced at Warrick and Sara who were grinning like the proverbial cat that swallowed the canary.

"Nicky? Are you still there?" Catherine queried.

I chuckled. "Uh, yeah. I'm just a little speechless right now."