"I'm sorry about the movie theater, I didn't realize there was a premiere
going on." Nick looked extremely apologetic as they pulled into the
parking lot of Blockbuster Video.
Sara chuckled. "Nick, I said it's ok. Besides, I haven't gone to a movie
since, uh, well, in a while, and I've got quite a few to catch up on." She
realized that the last time she'd gone to a movie was with Hank and from
the expression that flashed across Nick's face momentarily, she could tell
that he knew. She raised an eyebrow at Nick. "You never liked Hank did
you?"
Nick chuckled and shook his head. "No I didn't, there was just something about him I didn't trust." Nick looked over at her and smiled, taking her hand in his. "Besides, he wasn't me, and I was jealous."
Sara grinned and leaned toward him, placing a quick kiss on his lips. Smiling and looking into his eyes, she teased, "Ok, jealous Nick, let's go pick out a movie that will do your home theater system justice."
They exited the vehicle and wandered around the video store trying to decide on a movie. Sara stood by the new releases while Nick wandered in search of one of his favorites. After he located the movie in question, he walked up behind Sara who was thoroughly engrossed in reading the back of the DVD cover of a new release. Nick put his arm around Sara's waist and with a raised eyebrow waited to see what she would say about the movie in his hand.
Sara unconsciously leaned into him and glanced up at the movie he was holding in his hand. She raised her eyebrows and started laughing. "You're serious aren't you? 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'?"
Nick raised his eyebrows in mock protest. "What?! It's a classic, Sara. If you've never seen it, you have to." His eyes had a glint of teasing in them and a smiled tugged at the corners of his mouth as he looked at her.
Without averting her gaze from him, Sara held up the movie she was contemplating. "How about this one?"
Nick chuckled. "I never would have thought you'd like chick flicks, Sara."
She swatted at him. "Nick Stokes, you know very well that I like chick flicks. I seem to recall you and Warrick watching 'Sleepless in Seattle' with me, and I seem to recall that you liked it."
Nick grinned. "Guilty as charged, but I still think you should see this movie."
Sara turned and faced Nick. His arm was still around her waist and Sara teased him by standing so that their faces were just inches apart. "I want to see 'Sweet Home Alabama'."
Nick raised his eyebrow. "I want to see 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'." Nick tightened his hold on her waist and pulled her against him planting a soft kiss on her upturned lips. "Why don't we compromise. We can watch both you know."
Sara chuckled. "Ok, but we're watching my movie first."
Nick chuckled. "Deal."
They made their way to the checkout counter to rent the movies and as they were waiting Sara almost had a slight panic attack. She turned toward Nick and whispered. "Look who's at the door."
Nick cursed under his breath. "Greg."
"Do you think he saw us?" Sara whispered.
"Greg, hey man, how's it going?" Nick greeted Greg who was on his way over to where Nick and Sara were standing in line.
"Hey, guys, looks like I'm not the only one with the night off." Greg smiled widely at Sara who by this time had turned around and pasted a smile on her face, hoping that Greg wouldn't guess that she and Nick were on a date.
"Hi, Greg." Sara hoped she sounded friendly. The last thing she wanted was for Greg to broadcast that she and Nick had gone on a date. A date that they were in the middle of. A date in which she had hoped she was going to get some quality time kissing Nick Stokes.
"You guys just hanging out?" Greg queried.
Nick glanced at Sara who continued smiling. He turned to Greg. "Yeah, we're just grabbing a couple of movies and going back to my house to watch them."
"Oh, 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' is one of my all time favorites." Greg grinned. "Would you mind if I tagged along? I had a date, but she sort of stood me up." Greg looked sheepish.
Sara glanced at Nick. Her expression was slightly worried. The last thing she wanted was for Greg to join them on their date, but she also wasn't ready to broadcast to anyone they worked with that they were on a date. She turned toward Greg. "Uh, yeah, sure. That would be great."
Nick raised an eyebrow at Sara and then grinned. He glanced at Greg. "Yeah, why don't you just follow us over to my house."
"Do you want me to pick up some popcorn or something? I remember where you live." Greg asked.
"Sure, that would be great." Nick replied.
"Ok, I'll meet you there then." Greg replied. He turned and headed out of the video store toward his car.
Sara turned and looked at Nick with an expression that was somewhere between a glare and an apology.
Nick chuckled. "Hey, don't look at me, I'm not the one who invited him."
Sara looked like she was going to say something.
Nick raised an eyebrow. "I know, you're not ready to broadcast it to the whole lab." He took her hand and gave it a squeeze. "Me either."
Sara just stood there and grinned. She really liked the fact that Nick seemed to know what she was thinking.
They checked their movies out and headed to Nick's Tahoe. Sara glanced over at Nick as he buckled his seatbelt and started chuckling.
Nick raised an eyebrow at her. "Spill it, Sar."
She turned toward him with a grin. "It's nothing."
Nick raised an eyebrow. He clearly did not believe her.
A sheepish expression crossed Sara's face. "I just think it's funny that Greg's joining us on our first date."
"Well, I seem to recall that you invited him to." Nick replied with an amused grin.
"Well, I'm not the one who said we were just hanging out either." Sara raised her eyebrow in challenge.
"Ok, you've got me there. Look I'm sorry. I didn't know what to do. If we weren't on a date, we would have invited him to come along." Nick replied.
Sara studied Nick and a pout formed on her face. "I know. It's just that I was looking forward to kissing you later."
Nick started to chuckle. "Damn, Sara." He leaned over and snaked his fingers into her hair and pulled her toward him, placing a demanding kiss on her lips. She eagerly responded, parting her lips and inviting him to explore her mouth. A moan escaped Sara as Nick's tongue tangled with hers.
A few minutes later, they broke the kiss, breathless.
Breathing heavily, Sara locked eyes with Nick. "Wow."
Nick nodded. "Yeah."
"Uh, we better get to your house before Greg wonders where we are." Sara finally managed.
Nick chuckled and started the ignition.
Nick chuckled and shook his head. "No I didn't, there was just something about him I didn't trust." Nick looked over at her and smiled, taking her hand in his. "Besides, he wasn't me, and I was jealous."
Sara grinned and leaned toward him, placing a quick kiss on his lips. Smiling and looking into his eyes, she teased, "Ok, jealous Nick, let's go pick out a movie that will do your home theater system justice."
They exited the vehicle and wandered around the video store trying to decide on a movie. Sara stood by the new releases while Nick wandered in search of one of his favorites. After he located the movie in question, he walked up behind Sara who was thoroughly engrossed in reading the back of the DVD cover of a new release. Nick put his arm around Sara's waist and with a raised eyebrow waited to see what she would say about the movie in his hand.
Sara unconsciously leaned into him and glanced up at the movie he was holding in his hand. She raised her eyebrows and started laughing. "You're serious aren't you? 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'?"
Nick raised his eyebrows in mock protest. "What?! It's a classic, Sara. If you've never seen it, you have to." His eyes had a glint of teasing in them and a smiled tugged at the corners of his mouth as he looked at her.
Without averting her gaze from him, Sara held up the movie she was contemplating. "How about this one?"
Nick chuckled. "I never would have thought you'd like chick flicks, Sara."
She swatted at him. "Nick Stokes, you know very well that I like chick flicks. I seem to recall you and Warrick watching 'Sleepless in Seattle' with me, and I seem to recall that you liked it."
Nick grinned. "Guilty as charged, but I still think you should see this movie."
Sara turned and faced Nick. His arm was still around her waist and Sara teased him by standing so that their faces were just inches apart. "I want to see 'Sweet Home Alabama'."
Nick raised his eyebrow. "I want to see 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'." Nick tightened his hold on her waist and pulled her against him planting a soft kiss on her upturned lips. "Why don't we compromise. We can watch both you know."
Sara chuckled. "Ok, but we're watching my movie first."
Nick chuckled. "Deal."
They made their way to the checkout counter to rent the movies and as they were waiting Sara almost had a slight panic attack. She turned toward Nick and whispered. "Look who's at the door."
Nick cursed under his breath. "Greg."
"Do you think he saw us?" Sara whispered.
"Greg, hey man, how's it going?" Nick greeted Greg who was on his way over to where Nick and Sara were standing in line.
"Hey, guys, looks like I'm not the only one with the night off." Greg smiled widely at Sara who by this time had turned around and pasted a smile on her face, hoping that Greg wouldn't guess that she and Nick were on a date.
"Hi, Greg." Sara hoped she sounded friendly. The last thing she wanted was for Greg to broadcast that she and Nick had gone on a date. A date that they were in the middle of. A date in which she had hoped she was going to get some quality time kissing Nick Stokes.
"You guys just hanging out?" Greg queried.
Nick glanced at Sara who continued smiling. He turned to Greg. "Yeah, we're just grabbing a couple of movies and going back to my house to watch them."
"Oh, 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' is one of my all time favorites." Greg grinned. "Would you mind if I tagged along? I had a date, but she sort of stood me up." Greg looked sheepish.
Sara glanced at Nick. Her expression was slightly worried. The last thing she wanted was for Greg to join them on their date, but she also wasn't ready to broadcast to anyone they worked with that they were on a date. She turned toward Greg. "Uh, yeah, sure. That would be great."
Nick raised an eyebrow at Sara and then grinned. He glanced at Greg. "Yeah, why don't you just follow us over to my house."
"Do you want me to pick up some popcorn or something? I remember where you live." Greg asked.
"Sure, that would be great." Nick replied.
"Ok, I'll meet you there then." Greg replied. He turned and headed out of the video store toward his car.
Sara turned and looked at Nick with an expression that was somewhere between a glare and an apology.
Nick chuckled. "Hey, don't look at me, I'm not the one who invited him."
Sara looked like she was going to say something.
Nick raised an eyebrow. "I know, you're not ready to broadcast it to the whole lab." He took her hand and gave it a squeeze. "Me either."
Sara just stood there and grinned. She really liked the fact that Nick seemed to know what she was thinking.
They checked their movies out and headed to Nick's Tahoe. Sara glanced over at Nick as he buckled his seatbelt and started chuckling.
Nick raised an eyebrow at her. "Spill it, Sar."
She turned toward him with a grin. "It's nothing."
Nick raised an eyebrow. He clearly did not believe her.
A sheepish expression crossed Sara's face. "I just think it's funny that Greg's joining us on our first date."
"Well, I seem to recall that you invited him to." Nick replied with an amused grin.
"Well, I'm not the one who said we were just hanging out either." Sara raised her eyebrow in challenge.
"Ok, you've got me there. Look I'm sorry. I didn't know what to do. If we weren't on a date, we would have invited him to come along." Nick replied.
Sara studied Nick and a pout formed on her face. "I know. It's just that I was looking forward to kissing you later."
Nick started to chuckle. "Damn, Sara." He leaned over and snaked his fingers into her hair and pulled her toward him, placing a demanding kiss on her lips. She eagerly responded, parting her lips and inviting him to explore her mouth. A moan escaped Sara as Nick's tongue tangled with hers.
A few minutes later, they broke the kiss, breathless.
Breathing heavily, Sara locked eyes with Nick. "Wow."
Nick nodded. "Yeah."
"Uh, we better get to your house before Greg wonders where we are." Sara finally managed.
Nick chuckled and started the ignition.