Author's Note: Thank you to everyone that reviewed the last chapter!!! I really appreciate it!!! By the way, it was mentioned by Pam about having Nick's POV, there is a section that deals with Nick's POV but that will come later!!! Again thank you so much!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I slept for two hours and woke up. For a moment, I forgot where I was. Then it hit me. I'm at Nick's. As quietly as I can I slip out of bed and grab my clothes. I walk in the bathroom and change. I come out and make the bed up and then walk down the hall. As soon as I reached the living room, I could hear Nick's steady breathing. I glanced at him and smiled. He had knocked his blanket off and it rested on the floor. I went over and picked it up and covered him. I leaned down and kissed his forehead. "Bye Nick." I whisper. After leaving him a note, I step outside and realize it's pouring. 'Great. I hate driving in the rain.' I ran to my car and got in. My clothes are soaked and my hair clung to my face. I started the car and glanced down at the clock. It was seven. I had time to go home, take a shower, and then head back to work.
I drove ten miles under the speed limit because of the heavy sheets of rain. I should pull over, but I don't. There wasn't that much traffic on the road, so I continue. Finally, after what seemed like forever, I reach my apartment. I don't even bother to run inside. I'm soaked and I'm fixing to take a shower anyway. So the rain isn't going to make any difference. I open my door and set my keys on the counter. I take a quick glance at my answering machine and for once it's blinking. I walk over and hit the play button.
"Hey Sara." Nick's voice replied. "I must have woken up right after you left. Call me when you get in. It's pouring outside and I want to make sure you're okay."
I smiled, reached for the phone, and dialed Nick's number. He answered it on the first ring. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
"Hey Sara. Did you make it home okay?" I loved the concern he was showing. It made me feel special.
"I'm fine. I drove slowly."
"Good. I was worried when I looked out the window and saw how bad it was."
"Thanks for the concern. Be careful driving to work."
"I will and you be careful too."
"I promise." I pause for a moment. "Nick?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks for taking care of me."
I could imagine his face. He was probably smiling. "You're welcome. Thanks for letting me. I'll see you at work tonight."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye Sar." I hung the phone up and walked into my bedroom. I felt a lot better than I did this morning and it was all thanks to Nick. I grabbed a pair of jeans and a long sleeve shirt and went in the bathroom. I took a shower and for some reason dried and straightened my hair. Yes, I knew that it was raining outside and yes I realize that it's going to get wet and curl right back up. But I didn't care. For some reason, I wanted to look nice tonight. I applied a thin layer of make-up and double-checked my hair. Satisfied, I shut the light off and walked into the kitchen and grabbed my keys. I had forty minutes to be at work and from the sound of things outside, it was going to take me that long to get there.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I arrived at work and was greeted by Warrick. He looked like a drowned rat. "What happened?" I asked.
"I got a flat tire on my way to work." He told me as we walked toward the locker room.
"You've got an extra set of clothes in your locker right?"
"Yeah, doesn't really matter I guess though, if we have a crime scene outside."
"I never thought about that." I told him. He opened his locker and pulled some clothes. "I guess I should have brought a heavier jacket."
"Don't worry." He came over to me and leaned down to my ear. "If you get cold Nick will warm you up."
I couldn't move, couldn't speak for a moment. I felt my face get hot. I dry swallowed and looked into his eyes. He had a smug look on his face and before I could comment, Nick walked in.
"Hey guys." He greeted us and walked over to his locker.
"Nick, my man." Warrick placed his hand on Nick's shoulder. "How's it going?"
Nick smiled. "It's going great War."
"Good." He gave me another glance and smiled. "Well, I'm gonna go change. I'll see you two in the break room." He left and Nick turned to me and grinned.
"What was that all about?"
I shrugged my shoulders. "I have no idea. I didn't say a word about us."
Nick stared at me for a moment. I was beginning to think I had something on face because he continued to gaze at me. I was about to ask him what he was doing, when he walked over to me and cupped my face with his hands. "You look gorgeous."
Needless to say, I was stunned. "Thanks." That was all I could get out because he leaned down and gently kissed me on my lips. He pulled away and smiled.
I reached up and pulled him toward me and kissed him. He snaked his arms around my waist. Our kiss became deeper and more passionate. We got so caught up in each other we didn't notice when Warrick came back in. He cleared his throat and we pulled apart.
"All right, you're going to tell me when this all happened." He said looking at both of us.
"Today." Nick replied and began telling him about our day. "Oh and Warrick. Keep this to yourself for now okay. We don't want this to be the newest gossip going around the lab."
"Your secret's safe with me but I'm warning you Catherine will figure it before too long."
"We'll keep that mind." I told him. We walked down to the break room and headed straight for the coffee machine. Catherine and Grissom were already there drinking some. He glanced up at us and smiled.
"We've got a busy night ahead of us." He told us and began giving out our assignments. "Warrick and Sara, you two have a hit and run. Catherine, Nick, you're with me, woman found dead in her home."
Warrick and I said our goodbyes and gathered our gear. I was grateful to be working with Warrick. At least I won't have Catherine asking why I decided to make myself look presentable. We arrived at the Tahoe and Warrick decided to drive. The rain was coming down harder and I prayed that we would all be okay.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
TBC
Hope you still are enjoying the story! Author's warning this story is going to take a nasty turn! Just thought I would give you a heads up! Please review!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I slept for two hours and woke up. For a moment, I forgot where I was. Then it hit me. I'm at Nick's. As quietly as I can I slip out of bed and grab my clothes. I walk in the bathroom and change. I come out and make the bed up and then walk down the hall. As soon as I reached the living room, I could hear Nick's steady breathing. I glanced at him and smiled. He had knocked his blanket off and it rested on the floor. I went over and picked it up and covered him. I leaned down and kissed his forehead. "Bye Nick." I whisper. After leaving him a note, I step outside and realize it's pouring. 'Great. I hate driving in the rain.' I ran to my car and got in. My clothes are soaked and my hair clung to my face. I started the car and glanced down at the clock. It was seven. I had time to go home, take a shower, and then head back to work.
I drove ten miles under the speed limit because of the heavy sheets of rain. I should pull over, but I don't. There wasn't that much traffic on the road, so I continue. Finally, after what seemed like forever, I reach my apartment. I don't even bother to run inside. I'm soaked and I'm fixing to take a shower anyway. So the rain isn't going to make any difference. I open my door and set my keys on the counter. I take a quick glance at my answering machine and for once it's blinking. I walk over and hit the play button.
"Hey Sara." Nick's voice replied. "I must have woken up right after you left. Call me when you get in. It's pouring outside and I want to make sure you're okay."
I smiled, reached for the phone, and dialed Nick's number. He answered it on the first ring. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
"Hey Sara. Did you make it home okay?" I loved the concern he was showing. It made me feel special.
"I'm fine. I drove slowly."
"Good. I was worried when I looked out the window and saw how bad it was."
"Thanks for the concern. Be careful driving to work."
"I will and you be careful too."
"I promise." I pause for a moment. "Nick?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks for taking care of me."
I could imagine his face. He was probably smiling. "You're welcome. Thanks for letting me. I'll see you at work tonight."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye Sar." I hung the phone up and walked into my bedroom. I felt a lot better than I did this morning and it was all thanks to Nick. I grabbed a pair of jeans and a long sleeve shirt and went in the bathroom. I took a shower and for some reason dried and straightened my hair. Yes, I knew that it was raining outside and yes I realize that it's going to get wet and curl right back up. But I didn't care. For some reason, I wanted to look nice tonight. I applied a thin layer of make-up and double-checked my hair. Satisfied, I shut the light off and walked into the kitchen and grabbed my keys. I had forty minutes to be at work and from the sound of things outside, it was going to take me that long to get there.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I arrived at work and was greeted by Warrick. He looked like a drowned rat. "What happened?" I asked.
"I got a flat tire on my way to work." He told me as we walked toward the locker room.
"You've got an extra set of clothes in your locker right?"
"Yeah, doesn't really matter I guess though, if we have a crime scene outside."
"I never thought about that." I told him. He opened his locker and pulled some clothes. "I guess I should have brought a heavier jacket."
"Don't worry." He came over to me and leaned down to my ear. "If you get cold Nick will warm you up."
I couldn't move, couldn't speak for a moment. I felt my face get hot. I dry swallowed and looked into his eyes. He had a smug look on his face and before I could comment, Nick walked in.
"Hey guys." He greeted us and walked over to his locker.
"Nick, my man." Warrick placed his hand on Nick's shoulder. "How's it going?"
Nick smiled. "It's going great War."
"Good." He gave me another glance and smiled. "Well, I'm gonna go change. I'll see you two in the break room." He left and Nick turned to me and grinned.
"What was that all about?"
I shrugged my shoulders. "I have no idea. I didn't say a word about us."
Nick stared at me for a moment. I was beginning to think I had something on face because he continued to gaze at me. I was about to ask him what he was doing, when he walked over to me and cupped my face with his hands. "You look gorgeous."
Needless to say, I was stunned. "Thanks." That was all I could get out because he leaned down and gently kissed me on my lips. He pulled away and smiled.
I reached up and pulled him toward me and kissed him. He snaked his arms around my waist. Our kiss became deeper and more passionate. We got so caught up in each other we didn't notice when Warrick came back in. He cleared his throat and we pulled apart.
"All right, you're going to tell me when this all happened." He said looking at both of us.
"Today." Nick replied and began telling him about our day. "Oh and Warrick. Keep this to yourself for now okay. We don't want this to be the newest gossip going around the lab."
"Your secret's safe with me but I'm warning you Catherine will figure it before too long."
"We'll keep that mind." I told him. We walked down to the break room and headed straight for the coffee machine. Catherine and Grissom were already there drinking some. He glanced up at us and smiled.
"We've got a busy night ahead of us." He told us and began giving out our assignments. "Warrick and Sara, you two have a hit and run. Catherine, Nick, you're with me, woman found dead in her home."
Warrick and I said our goodbyes and gathered our gear. I was grateful to be working with Warrick. At least I won't have Catherine asking why I decided to make myself look presentable. We arrived at the Tahoe and Warrick decided to drive. The rain was coming down harder and I prayed that we would all be okay.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
TBC
Hope you still are enjoying the story! Author's warning this story is going to take a nasty turn! Just thought I would give you a heads up! Please review!!