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THE CLUB
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Warrick looked at the cab passing them, "Nope not them... Wow Nick calm down, you can't keep still!" He smiled at Nick.
Nick was fidgeting with his pockets. "sorry... " He started to lean back on his heels and then his toes, rocking back and forth whenhe noticed he was doing it again. He shook his head and sighed. "Guess I'm just a little nervous.."
"Nervous? What for? SARA? That's why you're nervous... do you have a thing for her? Is that why you haven't seen anyone in the last couple of months or so?" Warrick asked 20 questions at the once.
"Hey Hey Hey... slow down... lemme explain... I mean... sure Sara's nice and good - make that great looking, but we're friends, co-workers.... we'd never be able to date... and I'm almost sure she's not into me. You know, maybe I was waiting for a while, hinting at her that I liked her... but she never said anything... so maybe I'm fooling myself. "Nick answered Warrick's questions.
"Hmm," Warrick frowned, he was sure Sara had a thing for Nick. "Ohh here they are, and Nick, make sure Sara has fun tonight... never know what you'll learn..."
Nick scoffed and looked at the cab pulling up. Sara got out and looked at Nick and felt butterflies in her stomach, he was wearing a black shirt which showed his body and dark jeans, she could feel herself blushed as he looked at her, "Hi guys..."
"Hey Sar... wow you look great! Lauren! You look amazing!" Warrick grinned.
"Hey Sara... nice outfit... looks great on you..." Nick smiled.
Sara rolled her eyes at Warrick and blushed at Nick's comment. "Well you know what they say... this old thing... I just threw it on..."
"Heya Lauren... you look great too... I'm sure Warrick enjoys it a lot..." Nick chuckled and turned back to Sara. "You wanna go grab a booth?"
Sara nodded, "Yeah."
Lauren smiled at Sara and watched as her and Nick walked inside the club.
"Nick we're on the guest list, you plus one... and me plus one..." Warrick shouted to Nick.
"Gotcha!" Nick called back and headed inside.
"Lauren can I ask you a question?" Warrick asked.
"Yep... sure thing..."
"Is Sara.. well... into Nick?"
"Yea... definately... although she tries to deny it... but she's into him... she just thinks he's not into her.."
"Well she couldn't be any more wrong if she tried!" Warrick huffed.
"So he likes her? Well I guess we'll just have to give thema little push in the right direction..."
He gave his name to the boucer. They were led into the club and spotted Nick and Sara, "Guess that means we'll have to dance and take to each other more..." Warrick grinned at her.
Lauren smiled at him. "Sure thing..."
Sara looked at Nick quickly, he smelt so good. She looked over and saw Warrick and Lauren go to the bar first. She laughed at Warrick pulling his moves with her.
Nick followed her eyes and saw Warrick with Lauren. "Ahh... i see Warrick's already getting down to business..." he chuckled.
"Yeah..." Sara laughed, "So that's what his moves are then... what are yours Nicky? I mean your subtle moves... the little ones... not as obvious as THAT!" She laughed pointing to Warrick.
"The subtle ones are the ones you've been missing..." Nick said to himself softly.
"What?" Sara asked looking at him in the eye, "I didn't hear you... with the music and all!" She smiled.
"Uh... I just said that my subtle moves are better that Warrick's" Nick said.
Sara giggled, "I should hope so... So Mr. Stokes... do tell what are they?" She leaned over interested now.
"Ahh... well... you know, if i told you, that'd just ruin the surprise..." Nick said, obviously flirting.
She grinned her famous toothy grin, "Would it indeed? Come on Nicky... I'll tell you if you tell me..."
"You have moves? well well... Sara.. you naughty thing... " Nick joked.
"Hey, I may be a science geek, but I have moves..." Sara smirked.
"Then show me the moves..." Nick grinned.
Sara smiled, "Well first I'd smile, be the nice cute little girl I can be... then ask them to dance after flirting..." She stood up and took Nick's hand, pulling him to stand up. "Then I'd maybe dance like this..." She placed his hands on her hips and rock them softly from one side to the next in time with the music. She saw Nick was amazed by this. "After dancing for a song or three we'd go to sit back down..." Sara took Nick's hand again and made sure he sat first. "After that I'd sit on their lap like this," She did what was said, "And then lean over to their face and.." She moved closer as if to kiss Nick. Pulling away at the last possible second, she moved back across from Nick, "See... effective.. huh?" Sara sat grinning. "So.. I've showed you mine... lets see yours..."
Nick sat for a minute, not realizing what just happened. He looked at Sara. "Hey... that's no fun... you didn't seal the deal..." His smiled turned into a grin. "Wait... I just got you to put the moves on me... that was fun... "
Sara laughed, "Ohh really? Fun? Well then isn't that a surprise... come on then, what are your moves... you have to tell me now..." Sara pouted and looked at him with big puppy eyes. "And you never know I may put them on you again..." Sara smiled.
Nick grinned to himself. "My moves? Well... let's see... first I'll be friendly, talking to them, then throwing in a few jokes, then flirt a little, by telling them how great they look, or how nice their hair or outfit is. Then I'll lean over next to them, make it look like I'm reaching for something, or I need to whisper something to them" Nick leaned closely in front of Sara and reached for a glass of water. "Then I'll tell them that they smell nice and ask what perfume it is. After those subtle hints, I'll casually put my arm on the back of the seat behind her and slip it down around her shoulders." Nick did so as he spoke.
Sara felt the butterflies in her stomach again. Her heart started on over time.
"I looked in her eyes and give her my famous smile. Then after I'll gently leave my hand on her knee, maybe rubbing it a little." Nick did this, enjoying every second. "If we go out on the dance floor, " Nick led her to the floor again. "I'll wrap my arms around her waist and pull her closer to me, till we're right next to each other." he pulled her to him and moved to the beat of the music, rubbing against her.
Sara felt as her knees were about to buckle. She closed her eyes enjoying Nick so close.
"After the dance, I'll bring her back to the booth and sit close to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders again and look into her eyes, tell her she's beautiful, then lean in, so close you can feel and hear them breathing, and then I reach behind her neck, running my fingers through her hair and then... the kiss" Nick said, doing all of this, except the kiss.
Sara was breathing quicker than usual and she was blushing.
"So my moves any good?" Nick asked. "I know yours were..."
Sara nodded smiling, she still couldn't say anything.
He smiled and decided to take his chance. "But you know I forgot one thing...." he leaned in again. "to seal the deal." he closed his eyes and kissed her softly.
Sara was take back by Nick's kiss, but didn't move away, she deepened the kiss.
Nick grinned and felt himself getting hotter. He ran a hand through Sara's hair and rested a hand on her thigh, gently rubbing it.
Sara couldn't believe it, she was kissing Nick... she pulled away, "Well that works..."
Nick cleared his throat and smiled. "Yea.... that's what they tell me..."
Sara blushed and smiled, "So..."
"So know you'll tell us when this happened..." Warrick grinned standing at the foot of the booth.
"Warrick! uhh... what happened? I dunno what your talking about...." Nick said looking over at Sara, really not knowing if this was actually the start of something between them.
"Hmm, we leave you two alone for 5 minutes and your making out in the corner?" Warrick grinned looking at Lauren.
"Well uh... i can explain.... somehow...."
Lauren smiled at them. "Seriously, I mean if someone didn't know you, they said you guys were dating for the longest time..."
Sara blushed and bit her lip, she looked at Nick smiling. Nick smiled back at her.
Warrick smiled, "Well I got you both a beer..." He put them down, "Lauren you wanna dance?"
"Amazing... he reads minds too! I was just about to ask you the same thing..." Lauren smiled.
Warrick grinned and led her to the dance floor.
"So... Nick..." Sara looked at him.
"Soo.. Sara...."
"This is silly," Sara commented.
"What is?" Nick asked, curious.
"This... us..." Sara looked at him.
"Why is the idea of US silly?"
"No... I mean... we've been dancing about this for a long time..." Sara smiled softly, Nick I have noticed you flirting with me at work."
"You have?! then why didn't you say anything?"
"I was to afraid too... I like what we have... and I don't want to lose it.."
"Look.. we can at least give it a try... and if it doesn't work out... then we can go back to just being friends..."
Sara looked into his eyes, "Are you sure about this?"
"positive..." Nick said smiling and leaning in again. "So is it a date?"
Sara leaned in to kiss Nick again. Nick met her lips halfway and smiled.
Warrick looked over and smiled, "Lauren, look..."
Lauren looked over at the booth and grinned. "They look so cute together..."
"Hopfully they don't run away from it again..." Warrick sighd.
"I don't think they'll be running away from anything soon..." Lauren smiled, looking over at the two again, still totally into each other.
"Warrick?" Came a very fimilar voice behind the two dancing.
"Greg? What you doing here?"
"I'm dancing.... Hey is that Nick and Sara?" Greg asked looking at the booth, "I'm sorry we haven't meet I'm Greg and single..."
"Yes it is, Lauren Greg, Greg Lauren...."
"Nice to meet you Greg..." Lauren smiled
"Pleasure is ALL mine... So you guys in or getting 40 shots? Nick and Sara can come over too, we are having a comp..." Greg grinned.
"Sure... sounds like fun..."
"You go get the love birds... I'm going no where near them!" Warrick smiled at Lauren
Lauren grinned and ran over to the booth. She cleared her throat to get their attention. "If you to are done... Greg wanted to know if you guys are game for a little competition..."
"Greg's here? He saw us?" Sara asked, Nick's arms still wrapped round her. "Competition? what kind?"
"40 shots.... so, you in?"
"I don't know..." Sara looked at Nick.
"Umm... you guys can go ahead.... we'll just hang back here... you know talk for a bit...."
"Talk.... right..." Lauren smiled.
"You're just scared I'll win AGAIN." Warrick grinned walking behind Lauren.
Sara laughed at Warrick.
"Besides," Warrick continued, "I know me and Lauren would out do you and Sara...."
Nick huffed. "No way man... You're on... Sara? what do ya say?" Nick looked over at Sara
"Ok..." She grinned kissing Nick and then standing up.
"Alright then.... Warrick, it's on..." Nick smiled and took Sara's hand.
Warrick, Nick, Sara, Lauren, Greg and couple of his friends sat with.. well... a LOT of shots. "So first one to finish all 20 wins!" Greg grinned.
"I thought it was 40..." Warrick frowned.
"Yeah well we didn't have enough money! Sorry!" Greg smiled.
"Oh well... 20 is just fine with me..." Lauren smiled
"So when do we start?" Sara asked.
"Now!" Greg shouted downing his frist one.
Lauren grabbed one after another, downing them quickly.
Nick looked over at Warrick and gave him a smug smile, taking his shots fast.
Sara slammed her 20th shot glass down finishing 1st.
Greg stopped, "Jesssssssso! Sara is gonna be wasted..."
Warrick looked at her, "That was fast!" He turned to Lauren watching her finish, "Damn girl!"
Lauren smiled back at him, then looked over at Sara. "Sara... I never knew you drank like that... " She smiled at her.
Sara looked at them all, clearly becoming drunk... very drunk, "Well I can!"
Greg and three of his friends smiled, "Go Sara Go Sara."
Warrick smiled and finished his, "Wow, that tasted nice..."
Nick slowly finished his up. "Well... last but not least..."
Sara wrapped her arms around Nick. "You come first in all my favourite lists..."
Nick grinned and kissed her. Sara deepened the kiss.
"Ewwwwwwww, thats like watching my sister and her boyfriend... GROOOOOSSSSSSSSS" Greg said, "I'm going to dance... Ewwww"
Nick chuckled a little and waved them off.
Sara smiled at Nick, her eyes a little hazy after drinking her shots, she bit her bottom lip, "Nick..."
"Yea?" Nick said, smiling at her.
"Take me home..."
"All right... " He turned to Warrick. "I'm gonna bring her home... so I guess i'll talk to you tomorrow?"
Warrick nodded, "Ok, don't do anything I wouldn't..."
"Ha ha... funny" nick grinned. "C'mon Sara..."
Sara waved bye to everyone and followed Nick. "Nick, who's place is closer..."
"Mine... you wanna crash there?"
Sara just grinned at him.
"I'll take that as a yes..."
She nodded and kissed him again.
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Warrick looked at the cab passing them, "Nope not them... Wow Nick calm down, you can't keep still!" He smiled at Nick.
Nick was fidgeting with his pockets. "sorry... " He started to lean back on his heels and then his toes, rocking back and forth whenhe noticed he was doing it again. He shook his head and sighed. "Guess I'm just a little nervous.."
"Nervous? What for? SARA? That's why you're nervous... do you have a thing for her? Is that why you haven't seen anyone in the last couple of months or so?" Warrick asked 20 questions at the once.
"Hey Hey Hey... slow down... lemme explain... I mean... sure Sara's nice and good - make that great looking, but we're friends, co-workers.... we'd never be able to date... and I'm almost sure she's not into me. You know, maybe I was waiting for a while, hinting at her that I liked her... but she never said anything... so maybe I'm fooling myself. "Nick answered Warrick's questions.
"Hmm," Warrick frowned, he was sure Sara had a thing for Nick. "Ohh here they are, and Nick, make sure Sara has fun tonight... never know what you'll learn..."
Nick scoffed and looked at the cab pulling up. Sara got out and looked at Nick and felt butterflies in her stomach, he was wearing a black shirt which showed his body and dark jeans, she could feel herself blushed as he looked at her, "Hi guys..."
"Hey Sar... wow you look great! Lauren! You look amazing!" Warrick grinned.
"Hey Sara... nice outfit... looks great on you..." Nick smiled.
Sara rolled her eyes at Warrick and blushed at Nick's comment. "Well you know what they say... this old thing... I just threw it on..."
"Heya Lauren... you look great too... I'm sure Warrick enjoys it a lot..." Nick chuckled and turned back to Sara. "You wanna go grab a booth?"
Sara nodded, "Yeah."
Lauren smiled at Sara and watched as her and Nick walked inside the club.
"Nick we're on the guest list, you plus one... and me plus one..." Warrick shouted to Nick.
"Gotcha!" Nick called back and headed inside.
"Lauren can I ask you a question?" Warrick asked.
"Yep... sure thing..."
"Is Sara.. well... into Nick?"
"Yea... definately... although she tries to deny it... but she's into him... she just thinks he's not into her.."
"Well she couldn't be any more wrong if she tried!" Warrick huffed.
"So he likes her? Well I guess we'll just have to give thema little push in the right direction..."
He gave his name to the boucer. They were led into the club and spotted Nick and Sara, "Guess that means we'll have to dance and take to each other more..." Warrick grinned at her.
Lauren smiled at him. "Sure thing..."
Sara looked at Nick quickly, he smelt so good. She looked over and saw Warrick and Lauren go to the bar first. She laughed at Warrick pulling his moves with her.
Nick followed her eyes and saw Warrick with Lauren. "Ahh... i see Warrick's already getting down to business..." he chuckled.
"Yeah..." Sara laughed, "So that's what his moves are then... what are yours Nicky? I mean your subtle moves... the little ones... not as obvious as THAT!" She laughed pointing to Warrick.
"The subtle ones are the ones you've been missing..." Nick said to himself softly.
"What?" Sara asked looking at him in the eye, "I didn't hear you... with the music and all!" She smiled.
"Uh... I just said that my subtle moves are better that Warrick's" Nick said.
Sara giggled, "I should hope so... So Mr. Stokes... do tell what are they?" She leaned over interested now.
"Ahh... well... you know, if i told you, that'd just ruin the surprise..." Nick said, obviously flirting.
She grinned her famous toothy grin, "Would it indeed? Come on Nicky... I'll tell you if you tell me..."
"You have moves? well well... Sara.. you naughty thing... " Nick joked.
"Hey, I may be a science geek, but I have moves..." Sara smirked.
"Then show me the moves..." Nick grinned.
Sara smiled, "Well first I'd smile, be the nice cute little girl I can be... then ask them to dance after flirting..." She stood up and took Nick's hand, pulling him to stand up. "Then I'd maybe dance like this..." She placed his hands on her hips and rock them softly from one side to the next in time with the music. She saw Nick was amazed by this. "After dancing for a song or three we'd go to sit back down..." Sara took Nick's hand again and made sure he sat first. "After that I'd sit on their lap like this," She did what was said, "And then lean over to their face and.." She moved closer as if to kiss Nick. Pulling away at the last possible second, she moved back across from Nick, "See... effective.. huh?" Sara sat grinning. "So.. I've showed you mine... lets see yours..."
Nick sat for a minute, not realizing what just happened. He looked at Sara. "Hey... that's no fun... you didn't seal the deal..." His smiled turned into a grin. "Wait... I just got you to put the moves on me... that was fun... "
Sara laughed, "Ohh really? Fun? Well then isn't that a surprise... come on then, what are your moves... you have to tell me now..." Sara pouted and looked at him with big puppy eyes. "And you never know I may put them on you again..." Sara smiled.
Nick grinned to himself. "My moves? Well... let's see... first I'll be friendly, talking to them, then throwing in a few jokes, then flirt a little, by telling them how great they look, or how nice their hair or outfit is. Then I'll lean over next to them, make it look like I'm reaching for something, or I need to whisper something to them" Nick leaned closely in front of Sara and reached for a glass of water. "Then I'll tell them that they smell nice and ask what perfume it is. After those subtle hints, I'll casually put my arm on the back of the seat behind her and slip it down around her shoulders." Nick did so as he spoke.
Sara felt the butterflies in her stomach again. Her heart started on over time.
"I looked in her eyes and give her my famous smile. Then after I'll gently leave my hand on her knee, maybe rubbing it a little." Nick did this, enjoying every second. "If we go out on the dance floor, " Nick led her to the floor again. "I'll wrap my arms around her waist and pull her closer to me, till we're right next to each other." he pulled her to him and moved to the beat of the music, rubbing against her.
Sara felt as her knees were about to buckle. She closed her eyes enjoying Nick so close.
"After the dance, I'll bring her back to the booth and sit close to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders again and look into her eyes, tell her she's beautiful, then lean in, so close you can feel and hear them breathing, and then I reach behind her neck, running my fingers through her hair and then... the kiss" Nick said, doing all of this, except the kiss.
Sara was breathing quicker than usual and she was blushing.
"So my moves any good?" Nick asked. "I know yours were..."
Sara nodded smiling, she still couldn't say anything.
He smiled and decided to take his chance. "But you know I forgot one thing...." he leaned in again. "to seal the deal." he closed his eyes and kissed her softly.
Sara was take back by Nick's kiss, but didn't move away, she deepened the kiss.
Nick grinned and felt himself getting hotter. He ran a hand through Sara's hair and rested a hand on her thigh, gently rubbing it.
Sara couldn't believe it, she was kissing Nick... she pulled away, "Well that works..."
Nick cleared his throat and smiled. "Yea.... that's what they tell me..."
Sara blushed and smiled, "So..."
"So know you'll tell us when this happened..." Warrick grinned standing at the foot of the booth.
"Warrick! uhh... what happened? I dunno what your talking about...." Nick said looking over at Sara, really not knowing if this was actually the start of something between them.
"Hmm, we leave you two alone for 5 minutes and your making out in the corner?" Warrick grinned looking at Lauren.
"Well uh... i can explain.... somehow...."
Lauren smiled at them. "Seriously, I mean if someone didn't know you, they said you guys were dating for the longest time..."
Sara blushed and bit her lip, she looked at Nick smiling. Nick smiled back at her.
Warrick smiled, "Well I got you both a beer..." He put them down, "Lauren you wanna dance?"
"Amazing... he reads minds too! I was just about to ask you the same thing..." Lauren smiled.
Warrick grinned and led her to the dance floor.
"So... Nick..." Sara looked at him.
"Soo.. Sara...."
"This is silly," Sara commented.
"What is?" Nick asked, curious.
"This... us..." Sara looked at him.
"Why is the idea of US silly?"
"No... I mean... we've been dancing about this for a long time..." Sara smiled softly, Nick I have noticed you flirting with me at work."
"You have?! then why didn't you say anything?"
"I was to afraid too... I like what we have... and I don't want to lose it.."
"Look.. we can at least give it a try... and if it doesn't work out... then we can go back to just being friends..."
Sara looked into his eyes, "Are you sure about this?"
"positive..." Nick said smiling and leaning in again. "So is it a date?"
Sara leaned in to kiss Nick again. Nick met her lips halfway and smiled.
Warrick looked over and smiled, "Lauren, look..."
Lauren looked over at the booth and grinned. "They look so cute together..."
"Hopfully they don't run away from it again..." Warrick sighd.
"I don't think they'll be running away from anything soon..." Lauren smiled, looking over at the two again, still totally into each other.
"Warrick?" Came a very fimilar voice behind the two dancing.
"Greg? What you doing here?"
"I'm dancing.... Hey is that Nick and Sara?" Greg asked looking at the booth, "I'm sorry we haven't meet I'm Greg and single..."
"Yes it is, Lauren Greg, Greg Lauren...."
"Nice to meet you Greg..." Lauren smiled
"Pleasure is ALL mine... So you guys in or getting 40 shots? Nick and Sara can come over too, we are having a comp..." Greg grinned.
"Sure... sounds like fun..."
"You go get the love birds... I'm going no where near them!" Warrick smiled at Lauren
Lauren grinned and ran over to the booth. She cleared her throat to get their attention. "If you to are done... Greg wanted to know if you guys are game for a little competition..."
"Greg's here? He saw us?" Sara asked, Nick's arms still wrapped round her. "Competition? what kind?"
"40 shots.... so, you in?"
"I don't know..." Sara looked at Nick.
"Umm... you guys can go ahead.... we'll just hang back here... you know talk for a bit...."
"Talk.... right..." Lauren smiled.
"You're just scared I'll win AGAIN." Warrick grinned walking behind Lauren.
Sara laughed at Warrick.
"Besides," Warrick continued, "I know me and Lauren would out do you and Sara...."
Nick huffed. "No way man... You're on... Sara? what do ya say?" Nick looked over at Sara
"Ok..." She grinned kissing Nick and then standing up.
"Alright then.... Warrick, it's on..." Nick smiled and took Sara's hand.
Warrick, Nick, Sara, Lauren, Greg and couple of his friends sat with.. well... a LOT of shots. "So first one to finish all 20 wins!" Greg grinned.
"I thought it was 40..." Warrick frowned.
"Yeah well we didn't have enough money! Sorry!" Greg smiled.
"Oh well... 20 is just fine with me..." Lauren smiled
"So when do we start?" Sara asked.
"Now!" Greg shouted downing his frist one.
Lauren grabbed one after another, downing them quickly.
Nick looked over at Warrick and gave him a smug smile, taking his shots fast.
Sara slammed her 20th shot glass down finishing 1st.
Greg stopped, "Jesssssssso! Sara is gonna be wasted..."
Warrick looked at her, "That was fast!" He turned to Lauren watching her finish, "Damn girl!"
Lauren smiled back at him, then looked over at Sara. "Sara... I never knew you drank like that... " She smiled at her.
Sara looked at them all, clearly becoming drunk... very drunk, "Well I can!"
Greg and three of his friends smiled, "Go Sara Go Sara."
Warrick smiled and finished his, "Wow, that tasted nice..."
Nick slowly finished his up. "Well... last but not least..."
Sara wrapped her arms around Nick. "You come first in all my favourite lists..."
Nick grinned and kissed her. Sara deepened the kiss.
"Ewwwwwwww, thats like watching my sister and her boyfriend... GROOOOOSSSSSSSSS" Greg said, "I'm going to dance... Ewwww"
Nick chuckled a little and waved them off.
Sara smiled at Nick, her eyes a little hazy after drinking her shots, she bit her bottom lip, "Nick..."
"Yea?" Nick said, smiling at her.
"Take me home..."
"All right... " He turned to Warrick. "I'm gonna bring her home... so I guess i'll talk to you tomorrow?"
Warrick nodded, "Ok, don't do anything I wouldn't..."
"Ha ha... funny" nick grinned. "C'mon Sara..."
Sara waved bye to everyone and followed Nick. "Nick, who's place is closer..."
"Mine... you wanna crash there?"
Sara just grinned at him.
"I'll take that as a yes..."
She nodded and kissed him again.