Sara couldn't sleep. She didn't want to sleep. She was completely
spellbound at the diamond engagement ring that rested on her left hand.
She Sara Sidle was engaged. Engaged to Nick Stokes. Wow. The thought
made her smile.
She picked up the phone and punched in the familiar number. It rang three times before he picked up.
"Stokes." Nick's voice was sleepy.
"Hey." Her voice was full of the smile that spread across her face.
"Hey." His voice was still sleepy, but she could tell he was smiling.
"I get to marry you." She giggled.
Nick laughed softly. "I know. I get to marry you."
"I love you." Sara was giddy.
"I love you too." Nick sounded amused. "Do you want to come over?"
"Uh, no, I don't want to keep you from sleeping." Sara knew that if she went back over to Nick's neither of them would get any sleep.
"Honey, I'm not sleeping now." Nick chuckled.
"Sorry, Nick." Sara sounded apologetic.
"It's ok, but if you're going to wake me up, I'd rather have you here where I can kiss you." Nick replied gently.
Sara giggled. "I'll let you go back to sleep."
"Ok." Nick was smiling. "Sara?"
"Yeah?" She was staring at her ring playing with the way it refracted the light from her lamp.
"Try and get some sleep, that's the whole reason why Grissom gave us the night off in the first place." He sounded a bit concerned.
"I will." Sara smiled and ended the call. The problem was, she didn't feel any more tired than she had when she had gotten home. She glanced around her apartment, looking for something to keep her occupied. She had already cleaned it, and before she and Nick had gone to Texas for Thanksgiving, she had cleaned all the closets and boxes that she hadn't looked into in a while. She let out a deep breath and glanced back down at her ring. She giggled. A plan formed in her mind and she pulled herself off the couch.
Two Hours Later:
Nick woke to the sensation of a pair of soft lips pressing themselves against his. The scent that was distinctly Sara tantalized his senses as he responded to the kiss and snaked his arms around her waist.
The Lab:
Sara stood in the break room sipping a cup of coffee waiting for the rest of the team to assemble for their assignments. She could not contain the grin that spread across her face.
Grissom wandered in looking somewhat preoccupied. He glanced up at her and noticed that she seemed much less agitated than she was the last time he'd seen her. "Looks like you got some rest."
Sara tried to stifle a chuckle. "Enough." She held her coffee cup in her left hand and wondered if Grissom would noticed the addition to her hand as she sipped her coffee.
He didn't seem to. His mind was clearly elsewhere.
Sara set her coffee down on the counter and slid her left hand into the pocket of her jacket as Warrick sauntered in.
He smiled at her. "Hey, girl."
She grinned at him. "Hey, War."
Warrick studied her. Something about her looked different, but he couldn't place it.
Catherine looked a little distracted as she came in talking on her cell phone. "No, Lindsey, you need to finish your homework before you can watch TV. Don't argue with Aunt Carol. I'll see you in the morning, honey. I love you too." She rolled her eyes slightly as she hung up the phone and glanced around the room. She raised a curious eyebrow at Sara. "Where's Nick?"
Warrick and Grissom glanced over at Sara waiting for her to respond. She smiled. "He was going to swing by and pick up some donuts."
Warrick chuckled. "What did he do?"
Grissom shot Warrick a look.
Catherine chuckled. "Must feel guilty taking a night off."
Sara didn't say anything. She just picked up her coffee with her right hand and took a sip.
That got Grissom's attention. He may not have noticed the ring, but he did notice that she changed hands to hold her coffee cup. He studied her for a moment.
Nick walked in with a huge grin on his face and set a box of Krispy Kreme donuts on the table in the middle of the break room. "Hey, guys, I got you a little something."
Greg walked in, somehow knowing that donuts had entered the building. "I knew I smelled something."
Grissom raised a curious eyebrow. "Maybe we should use you instead of scent dogs, Greg."
Greg chuckled. "Well, if you're trying to track down Krispy Kreme donuts, I'm your man."
Nick walked over to Sara and leaned toward her, whispering. "Do they know yet?"
She shook her head grinning as she leaned up and kissed him letting her hands rest against his chest.
Nick smiled against her lips.
Greg opened the box of donuts and his jaw dropped. He glanced over at Nick and Sara and started to laugh. "She did?"
The rest of the crew looked at each other quizzically. None of them had looked in the box yet.
Warrick glanced over and started to laugh. "Alright, it's about time."
Catherine glanced over at the box of donuts and raised an eyebrow before looking over at Nick and Sara, a smile spreading over her face.
Grissom was a little confused. He walked over and looked at the box of donuts. Glazed Krispy Kreme donuts had been formed into a cake with frosting that had three words on the top. 'She said yes.' He glanced up and looked at Catherine. "I don't get it. What was the question?"
Greg, always the one to state the obvious, glanced at Grissom and then gestured to Nick and Sara. "She said yes."
"What was the question?" Grissom queried the room.
Warrick cleared his throat and gestured toward Sara who held her left hand in the air, wiggling her fingers as she displayed the diamond engagement ring.
Grissom's jaw dropped. "I didn't realize you two were that serious."
Catherine rolled her eyes. "Get real, Gil, you'd have to be blind not to notice it."
Grissom glanced at Catherine and smirked. "I knew they were serious, just not that serious." He turned his attention to the two young CSIs and a smile formed on his face. "Congratulations." He raised and eyebrow at Nick as he shook his hand. "You could have just told me that this was the reason you wanted the night off."
She picked up the phone and punched in the familiar number. It rang three times before he picked up.
"Stokes." Nick's voice was sleepy.
"Hey." Her voice was full of the smile that spread across her face.
"Hey." His voice was still sleepy, but she could tell he was smiling.
"I get to marry you." She giggled.
Nick laughed softly. "I know. I get to marry you."
"I love you." Sara was giddy.
"I love you too." Nick sounded amused. "Do you want to come over?"
"Uh, no, I don't want to keep you from sleeping." Sara knew that if she went back over to Nick's neither of them would get any sleep.
"Honey, I'm not sleeping now." Nick chuckled.
"Sorry, Nick." Sara sounded apologetic.
"It's ok, but if you're going to wake me up, I'd rather have you here where I can kiss you." Nick replied gently.
Sara giggled. "I'll let you go back to sleep."
"Ok." Nick was smiling. "Sara?"
"Yeah?" She was staring at her ring playing with the way it refracted the light from her lamp.
"Try and get some sleep, that's the whole reason why Grissom gave us the night off in the first place." He sounded a bit concerned.
"I will." Sara smiled and ended the call. The problem was, she didn't feel any more tired than she had when she had gotten home. She glanced around her apartment, looking for something to keep her occupied. She had already cleaned it, and before she and Nick had gone to Texas for Thanksgiving, she had cleaned all the closets and boxes that she hadn't looked into in a while. She let out a deep breath and glanced back down at her ring. She giggled. A plan formed in her mind and she pulled herself off the couch.
Two Hours Later:
Nick woke to the sensation of a pair of soft lips pressing themselves against his. The scent that was distinctly Sara tantalized his senses as he responded to the kiss and snaked his arms around her waist.
The Lab:
Sara stood in the break room sipping a cup of coffee waiting for the rest of the team to assemble for their assignments. She could not contain the grin that spread across her face.
Grissom wandered in looking somewhat preoccupied. He glanced up at her and noticed that she seemed much less agitated than she was the last time he'd seen her. "Looks like you got some rest."
Sara tried to stifle a chuckle. "Enough." She held her coffee cup in her left hand and wondered if Grissom would noticed the addition to her hand as she sipped her coffee.
He didn't seem to. His mind was clearly elsewhere.
Sara set her coffee down on the counter and slid her left hand into the pocket of her jacket as Warrick sauntered in.
He smiled at her. "Hey, girl."
She grinned at him. "Hey, War."
Warrick studied her. Something about her looked different, but he couldn't place it.
Catherine looked a little distracted as she came in talking on her cell phone. "No, Lindsey, you need to finish your homework before you can watch TV. Don't argue with Aunt Carol. I'll see you in the morning, honey. I love you too." She rolled her eyes slightly as she hung up the phone and glanced around the room. She raised a curious eyebrow at Sara. "Where's Nick?"
Warrick and Grissom glanced over at Sara waiting for her to respond. She smiled. "He was going to swing by and pick up some donuts."
Warrick chuckled. "What did he do?"
Grissom shot Warrick a look.
Catherine chuckled. "Must feel guilty taking a night off."
Sara didn't say anything. She just picked up her coffee with her right hand and took a sip.
That got Grissom's attention. He may not have noticed the ring, but he did notice that she changed hands to hold her coffee cup. He studied her for a moment.
Nick walked in with a huge grin on his face and set a box of Krispy Kreme donuts on the table in the middle of the break room. "Hey, guys, I got you a little something."
Greg walked in, somehow knowing that donuts had entered the building. "I knew I smelled something."
Grissom raised a curious eyebrow. "Maybe we should use you instead of scent dogs, Greg."
Greg chuckled. "Well, if you're trying to track down Krispy Kreme donuts, I'm your man."
Nick walked over to Sara and leaned toward her, whispering. "Do they know yet?"
She shook her head grinning as she leaned up and kissed him letting her hands rest against his chest.
Nick smiled against her lips.
Greg opened the box of donuts and his jaw dropped. He glanced over at Nick and Sara and started to laugh. "She did?"
The rest of the crew looked at each other quizzically. None of them had looked in the box yet.
Warrick glanced over and started to laugh. "Alright, it's about time."
Catherine glanced over at the box of donuts and raised an eyebrow before looking over at Nick and Sara, a smile spreading over her face.
Grissom was a little confused. He walked over and looked at the box of donuts. Glazed Krispy Kreme donuts had been formed into a cake with frosting that had three words on the top. 'She said yes.' He glanced up and looked at Catherine. "I don't get it. What was the question?"
Greg, always the one to state the obvious, glanced at Grissom and then gestured to Nick and Sara. "She said yes."
"What was the question?" Grissom queried the room.
Warrick cleared his throat and gestured toward Sara who held her left hand in the air, wiggling her fingers as she displayed the diamond engagement ring.
Grissom's jaw dropped. "I didn't realize you two were that serious."
Catherine rolled her eyes. "Get real, Gil, you'd have to be blind not to notice it."
Grissom glanced at Catherine and smirked. "I knew they were serious, just not that serious." He turned his attention to the two young CSIs and a smile formed on his face. "Congratulations." He raised and eyebrow at Nick as he shook his hand. "You could have just told me that this was the reason you wanted the night off."