Sara was dead tired by the time she left Catherine's that morning. Between
being blackmailed by a group of ten year olds, almost getting caught skinny
dipping with Nick, dealing with Chelsea's new womanhood, and making
breakfast for sleep deprived juvenile con artists, her night had been full.
Of course, in the midst of all of that, Nick was still trying to make out
with her in every corner of Catherine's house.
Nick was tired too, however, he was still extremely horny. What with having Sara deprive him of his swim trunks in front of everyone, kiss him insatiably all over Catherine's house, surprise him by getting naked with him in the pool, and just looking irresistible, his hormones were in overdrive. As much as his body needed sleep, it wanted Sara more. He had been extremely disappointed in the conversation they'd had after they left Catherine's house.
Nick had ridden with Warrick over to Catherine's for the pool party and barbecue so Sara was taking him home. As he climbed into Sara's Denali with her, he was hopeful that she would just take him home with her and they could pick up where they'd been interrupted several times that night. He'd reached over and began caressing Sara's thigh when she shot him a withering glance. His eyebrows shot up in surprise as he removed his hand from her leg. "What?"
Sara let out a deep breath and measured her words carefully. "Nick, I'm tired. I want to go home and go to sleep."
He looked at her longingly. "I like sleeping."
She rolled her eyes. "Alone."
"Sara." There was a hint of pleading and a hint of annoyance in his voice.
She glanced over at him as she drove. "Look, I've just been blackmailed, was almost caught trying to get it on with you in the pool, and managed to live through a slumber party. I'm tired. I want to go home and go to sleep. The mood for sex was killed somewhere in Catherine's pool."
Nick didn't know what to say. He wasn't sure if she was upset with him. He studied her for a few moments. "Are you mad at me, Sar?"
She glanced at him again and reached over and took his hand. "No, Nick, I'm not mad, I'm tired."
"Can I just sleep with you, without sex?" Nick looked pathetic.
Sara started to giggle. "Is that like just swimming naked, Nick?"
Nick tried to stifle the grin on his face. "Ok, so I just want to be with you, Sara."
"I know, but I don't want to be too tired to enjoy something I'm looking forward to this much." She smiled at him softly. "And as much as I want to be with you, I need to sleep."
He chuckled. "Ok, I give up."
She raised an amused eyebrow. "Good." She shook her head in amusement as she pulled into Nick's driveway. "I'll see you tonight. At work."
He leaned over and kissed her softly. "Ok, get lots of sleep."
Sara giggled against his lips. "You are priceless."
He pulled away and raised an eyebrow at her responding dryly. "Really? Why?"
Sara smirked. "All you think about is sex."
He grinned flirtatiously at her. "No, all I think about is wanting to have sex with you."
She leaned in and kissed him again. As she pulled away she grinned. "We'll get there soon enough."
Nick let out a groan. "Not soon enough for me." He leaned in and kissed her again.
Sara pulled away, placing her fingers against his lips and raising her eyebrow. "Soon. I promise." She leaned in and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. "Now go. I need to get some sleep."
Reluctantly, Nick pulled himself out of Sara's Denali and waved as she backed out of his driveway and headed home. He went inside and grabbed a beer out of the fridge before sitting on the couch and turning on the TV for a little bit of a distraction. At that hour, nothing was on that really interested Nick, and after flipping through the channels a few times, he finally clicked it off.
He glanced at the clock and picked up the phone, deciding that he would give his mom a call in Dallas. He spent about a half an hour on the phone with her catching up on what his family was doing and by the time he hung up, he wasn't feeling quite as keyed up as he was before.
He reached for his beer and just as he was about to take a swig he heard a knock at his door. A grin spread across his face as he anticipated seeing Sara on the other side of it.
As he opened the door, he chuckled. "You changed your mind." It took him a moment to register that it wasn't Sara standing on his porch. "Uh, Sheila, how did you know where I live?" Standing before him was Kelsey's mom Sheila with Kelsey and Lindsey in tow and shock was written all over Nick's face.
"A little bird told me your last name and I found you in the phone book." She chirped as she glanced at Lindsey.
Sheila had made obvious signals to Nick that she'd found him attractive when she came by to pick up Kelsey and Lindsey. In fact, her signals were so obvious that they could have probably been seen from the moon. She had taken one look at Nick and a perma-grin installed itself on her face as she tried one thing after another to get his attention. She wasn't even subtle, and Sara was no help, as she had found the scenario entirely amusing as Sheila had thrown herself at Nick. She had commented to Nick about how she was single too and they should get together sometime. Nick replied that he worked a lot. Sheila wasn't deterred. She kept finding reasons to touch Nick, which made him entirely uncomfortable. When Kelsey and Lindsey were getting their things together, Nick was left alone in the living room with Sheila for a moment and she took the opportunity to comment on how fine his ass was, and she wondered aloud if the rest of him was equally delectable. Normally unflappable Nick was horrified and he told Sara later that he felt like a piece of meat at the grocery store. Sara had found that amusing.
Nick glanced at Lindsey with a raised eyebrow. "Lindsey?"
Lindsey feigned innocence. "She said she forgot to ask you something."
"Really?" Nick answered dryly as his gaze returned to Sheila.
"Girls, why don't you wait in the car. I need to talk to Mr. Stokes here alone." The girls followed her instructions and returned to the car to wait for her.
Nick's jaw clenched as he regarded Sheila. "You know, I thought I made it pretty clear where I was coming from earlier."
She mistook that for encouragement and reached out and began to finger the buttons on Nick's shirt, a seductive smile on her lips. "I was just thinking." She stepped a little closer. "You're single. I'm single. We could have some fun."
Nick narrowed his gaze at this woman who by all standards was attractive, but extremely desperate. "Sheila, I'm not sure how to say this nicely, since you're not getting the hint. I'm not interested in you."
She tilted her head slightly and a coy smile played at her lips. "That's only because you don't know me."
Nick couldn't believe the outright pushiness of this woman. "Uh, excuse me?"
She smiled and stepped a little closer to Nick and trailed her fingers down his chest as she looked into his eyes. "If you knew me, you'd be interested." To emphasize her point, she groped him.
Anger and shock flashed across Nick's face as he quickly stepped back. "Lady, I don't know who you think you are, but if you knew me, you'd know I'm not interested in you. I happen to have a girlfriend. I don't mean to be rude, but I need to go." With that he shut and locked his door, shaking his head in disbelief at what had just transpired.
He walked over to the phone and dialed Sara's number hoping that she wasn't asleep yet.
A sleepy voice answered. "Hello."
"Sara." Nick began. "I'm sorry if I woke you up, babe."
"No, I was just laying here with my eyes closed dreaming about you." There was a hint of amusement in her voice.
He chuckled nervously. "I know you don't really want me over there right now, but I was just groped by Kelsey's mom, and I'm feeling a little violated right now."
"Huh?" Sara sounded confused.
Nick explained to her what had just transpired at the front door.
"You poor baby." Her sympathy was sincere, even though she was trying not to laugh.
"Can I please come over?" Nick begged.
Sara giggled. "Are you afraid that she's going to come back?"
"Yes, and you know how long it takes to get a restraining order." He was only half joking.
Sara let out a deep sigh. "Ok, but you have to sleep. I'm too tired."
"I'll call you when I'm at the door in case you fall back asleep." Nick replied sounding a little too happy.
"Ok, but, Nick?" She wanted to get his attention.
"Yeah, babe?" By the sound of his voice, he was grinning.
"We're not having sex." She emphasized sleepily before she hung up.
Despite Sara's admonishment, Nick was wide awake now. He grabbed his keys and a change of clothes before heading out the front door. Fortunately, Kelsey's mom Sheila had taken the hint and left, at least Nick didn't see her anywhere. He climbed into his Denali and headed toward Sara's. As he pulled in and reached for his phone so he could tell Sara he was there, he realized he'd left it somewhere. He grabbed his duffel bag and descended from the vehicle, heading for Sara's apartment.
What Nick didn't realize was that as he pulled out of his driveway, Warrick was pulling up. Nick had left his cell phone in Warrick's Denali and since they had planned on going to the batting cages that morning, Warrick just figured he'd give it back to Nick then. Wondering where Nick was headed, Warrick followed. He was slightly amused when he saw Nick pull into Sara's apartment complex. His curiosity was piqued when Nick took a duffel bag with him and paused at Sara's door. He decided to just sit and watch for a while and see what was going on before he got out and gave Nick his cell phone back.
Nick knocked on Sara's door and a few minutes later, a sleepy looking Sara clad in a tank top and pajama pants opened the door. "I thought you were going to call."
He grinned at her as he stood in the doorway. "I'm sorry, I left my cell phone somewhere." He pulled her into a hug.
Sara wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
As Warrick watched the kiss from his vehicle, a flicker of surprise flashed across his face. "Damn." He chuckled at this little revelation.
Nick and Sara broke their kiss and Nick grinned at her. "You sure know how to make a guy feel welcome."
"Mmm. I only welcome gorgeous men from Texas like that." She smiled at him and kissed him again.
After a few moments, they broke the kiss. Nick looked amused. "Can I come in?"
She smiled and stepped aside to let him in. "I'm tired."
He chuckled and kissed her forehead. "I can tell." He set his bag down by the door.
"Did she really grope you?" Sara looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
Nick looked embarrassed. "Right on my doorstep with Lindsey and Kelsey in the car."
"I could beat her up for you." Sara offered sleepily.
Nick started laughing.
"What?! I could kick her ass. I don't want her groping my man." Sara looked amused.
Nick grinned at her. "I wouldn't mind if you groped me."
Sara rolled her eyes.
Nick raised his hands as if surrendering. "Ok, I'll drop it."
She smiled and yawned, grabbed Nick's hand, and walked back to her bedroom with him in tow. As she began to crawl into bed, she swore under her breath.
Nick looked at her with a worried expression. "What?"
She glanced up at him and shook her head. "I just forgot that if I don't throw some clothes into the washer, I won't have anything to wear to work tonight."
Nick mulled that thought over in his mind. "I wouldn't mind that." He dodged a pillow that Sara threw at him as he began to unbutton his shirt.
She shot him a warning look. "Wrong line of work, Stokes. Get your mind out of the gutter." She pulled herself out of bed and went to go throw a load of laundry in the wash. While she was sorting her laundry, she noticed that she hadn't unloaded the dishwasher, so she quickly did that too. By the time she returned to her bedroom, about ten minutes had elapsed. Nick was asleep. His shirt and shorts had been discarded on the floor and when Sara pulled back the covers to crawl in next to him, she noticed that his boxers were decorated with little flags of Texas. She couldn't help but grin as she curled up next to him, kissed him softly on the forehead, and fell asleep.
Warrick had waited for about fifteen minutes outside of Sara's apartment to see if Nick was going to come out. After witnessing their kiss and Nick's subsequent entrance into Sara's apartment, Warrick was doubtful Nick would be leaving anytime soon. His assumptions were confirmed when he saw the lights in Sara's apartment turn out. With an amused grin, he pulled out of Sara's apartment complex and headed home. He was going to have to find a way to use this little piece of information to make Nick and Sara squirm a little.
Nick was tired too, however, he was still extremely horny. What with having Sara deprive him of his swim trunks in front of everyone, kiss him insatiably all over Catherine's house, surprise him by getting naked with him in the pool, and just looking irresistible, his hormones were in overdrive. As much as his body needed sleep, it wanted Sara more. He had been extremely disappointed in the conversation they'd had after they left Catherine's house.
Nick had ridden with Warrick over to Catherine's for the pool party and barbecue so Sara was taking him home. As he climbed into Sara's Denali with her, he was hopeful that she would just take him home with her and they could pick up where they'd been interrupted several times that night. He'd reached over and began caressing Sara's thigh when she shot him a withering glance. His eyebrows shot up in surprise as he removed his hand from her leg. "What?"
Sara let out a deep breath and measured her words carefully. "Nick, I'm tired. I want to go home and go to sleep."
He looked at her longingly. "I like sleeping."
She rolled her eyes. "Alone."
"Sara." There was a hint of pleading and a hint of annoyance in his voice.
She glanced over at him as she drove. "Look, I've just been blackmailed, was almost caught trying to get it on with you in the pool, and managed to live through a slumber party. I'm tired. I want to go home and go to sleep. The mood for sex was killed somewhere in Catherine's pool."
Nick didn't know what to say. He wasn't sure if she was upset with him. He studied her for a few moments. "Are you mad at me, Sar?"
She glanced at him again and reached over and took his hand. "No, Nick, I'm not mad, I'm tired."
"Can I just sleep with you, without sex?" Nick looked pathetic.
Sara started to giggle. "Is that like just swimming naked, Nick?"
Nick tried to stifle the grin on his face. "Ok, so I just want to be with you, Sara."
"I know, but I don't want to be too tired to enjoy something I'm looking forward to this much." She smiled at him softly. "And as much as I want to be with you, I need to sleep."
He chuckled. "Ok, I give up."
She raised an amused eyebrow. "Good." She shook her head in amusement as she pulled into Nick's driveway. "I'll see you tonight. At work."
He leaned over and kissed her softly. "Ok, get lots of sleep."
Sara giggled against his lips. "You are priceless."
He pulled away and raised an eyebrow at her responding dryly. "Really? Why?"
Sara smirked. "All you think about is sex."
He grinned flirtatiously at her. "No, all I think about is wanting to have sex with you."
She leaned in and kissed him again. As she pulled away she grinned. "We'll get there soon enough."
Nick let out a groan. "Not soon enough for me." He leaned in and kissed her again.
Sara pulled away, placing her fingers against his lips and raising her eyebrow. "Soon. I promise." She leaned in and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. "Now go. I need to get some sleep."
Reluctantly, Nick pulled himself out of Sara's Denali and waved as she backed out of his driveway and headed home. He went inside and grabbed a beer out of the fridge before sitting on the couch and turning on the TV for a little bit of a distraction. At that hour, nothing was on that really interested Nick, and after flipping through the channels a few times, he finally clicked it off.
He glanced at the clock and picked up the phone, deciding that he would give his mom a call in Dallas. He spent about a half an hour on the phone with her catching up on what his family was doing and by the time he hung up, he wasn't feeling quite as keyed up as he was before.
He reached for his beer and just as he was about to take a swig he heard a knock at his door. A grin spread across his face as he anticipated seeing Sara on the other side of it.
As he opened the door, he chuckled. "You changed your mind." It took him a moment to register that it wasn't Sara standing on his porch. "Uh, Sheila, how did you know where I live?" Standing before him was Kelsey's mom Sheila with Kelsey and Lindsey in tow and shock was written all over Nick's face.
"A little bird told me your last name and I found you in the phone book." She chirped as she glanced at Lindsey.
Sheila had made obvious signals to Nick that she'd found him attractive when she came by to pick up Kelsey and Lindsey. In fact, her signals were so obvious that they could have probably been seen from the moon. She had taken one look at Nick and a perma-grin installed itself on her face as she tried one thing after another to get his attention. She wasn't even subtle, and Sara was no help, as she had found the scenario entirely amusing as Sheila had thrown herself at Nick. She had commented to Nick about how she was single too and they should get together sometime. Nick replied that he worked a lot. Sheila wasn't deterred. She kept finding reasons to touch Nick, which made him entirely uncomfortable. When Kelsey and Lindsey were getting their things together, Nick was left alone in the living room with Sheila for a moment and she took the opportunity to comment on how fine his ass was, and she wondered aloud if the rest of him was equally delectable. Normally unflappable Nick was horrified and he told Sara later that he felt like a piece of meat at the grocery store. Sara had found that amusing.
Nick glanced at Lindsey with a raised eyebrow. "Lindsey?"
Lindsey feigned innocence. "She said she forgot to ask you something."
"Really?" Nick answered dryly as his gaze returned to Sheila.
"Girls, why don't you wait in the car. I need to talk to Mr. Stokes here alone." The girls followed her instructions and returned to the car to wait for her.
Nick's jaw clenched as he regarded Sheila. "You know, I thought I made it pretty clear where I was coming from earlier."
She mistook that for encouragement and reached out and began to finger the buttons on Nick's shirt, a seductive smile on her lips. "I was just thinking." She stepped a little closer. "You're single. I'm single. We could have some fun."
Nick narrowed his gaze at this woman who by all standards was attractive, but extremely desperate. "Sheila, I'm not sure how to say this nicely, since you're not getting the hint. I'm not interested in you."
She tilted her head slightly and a coy smile played at her lips. "That's only because you don't know me."
Nick couldn't believe the outright pushiness of this woman. "Uh, excuse me?"
She smiled and stepped a little closer to Nick and trailed her fingers down his chest as she looked into his eyes. "If you knew me, you'd be interested." To emphasize her point, she groped him.
Anger and shock flashed across Nick's face as he quickly stepped back. "Lady, I don't know who you think you are, but if you knew me, you'd know I'm not interested in you. I happen to have a girlfriend. I don't mean to be rude, but I need to go." With that he shut and locked his door, shaking his head in disbelief at what had just transpired.
He walked over to the phone and dialed Sara's number hoping that she wasn't asleep yet.
A sleepy voice answered. "Hello."
"Sara." Nick began. "I'm sorry if I woke you up, babe."
"No, I was just laying here with my eyes closed dreaming about you." There was a hint of amusement in her voice.
He chuckled nervously. "I know you don't really want me over there right now, but I was just groped by Kelsey's mom, and I'm feeling a little violated right now."
"Huh?" Sara sounded confused.
Nick explained to her what had just transpired at the front door.
"You poor baby." Her sympathy was sincere, even though she was trying not to laugh.
"Can I please come over?" Nick begged.
Sara giggled. "Are you afraid that she's going to come back?"
"Yes, and you know how long it takes to get a restraining order." He was only half joking.
Sara let out a deep sigh. "Ok, but you have to sleep. I'm too tired."
"I'll call you when I'm at the door in case you fall back asleep." Nick replied sounding a little too happy.
"Ok, but, Nick?" She wanted to get his attention.
"Yeah, babe?" By the sound of his voice, he was grinning.
"We're not having sex." She emphasized sleepily before she hung up.
Despite Sara's admonishment, Nick was wide awake now. He grabbed his keys and a change of clothes before heading out the front door. Fortunately, Kelsey's mom Sheila had taken the hint and left, at least Nick didn't see her anywhere. He climbed into his Denali and headed toward Sara's. As he pulled in and reached for his phone so he could tell Sara he was there, he realized he'd left it somewhere. He grabbed his duffel bag and descended from the vehicle, heading for Sara's apartment.
What Nick didn't realize was that as he pulled out of his driveway, Warrick was pulling up. Nick had left his cell phone in Warrick's Denali and since they had planned on going to the batting cages that morning, Warrick just figured he'd give it back to Nick then. Wondering where Nick was headed, Warrick followed. He was slightly amused when he saw Nick pull into Sara's apartment complex. His curiosity was piqued when Nick took a duffel bag with him and paused at Sara's door. He decided to just sit and watch for a while and see what was going on before he got out and gave Nick his cell phone back.
Nick knocked on Sara's door and a few minutes later, a sleepy looking Sara clad in a tank top and pajama pants opened the door. "I thought you were going to call."
He grinned at her as he stood in the doorway. "I'm sorry, I left my cell phone somewhere." He pulled her into a hug.
Sara wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
As Warrick watched the kiss from his vehicle, a flicker of surprise flashed across his face. "Damn." He chuckled at this little revelation.
Nick and Sara broke their kiss and Nick grinned at her. "You sure know how to make a guy feel welcome."
"Mmm. I only welcome gorgeous men from Texas like that." She smiled at him and kissed him again.
After a few moments, they broke the kiss. Nick looked amused. "Can I come in?"
She smiled and stepped aside to let him in. "I'm tired."
He chuckled and kissed her forehead. "I can tell." He set his bag down by the door.
"Did she really grope you?" Sara looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
Nick looked embarrassed. "Right on my doorstep with Lindsey and Kelsey in the car."
"I could beat her up for you." Sara offered sleepily.
Nick started laughing.
"What?! I could kick her ass. I don't want her groping my man." Sara looked amused.
Nick grinned at her. "I wouldn't mind if you groped me."
Sara rolled her eyes.
Nick raised his hands as if surrendering. "Ok, I'll drop it."
She smiled and yawned, grabbed Nick's hand, and walked back to her bedroom with him in tow. As she began to crawl into bed, she swore under her breath.
Nick looked at her with a worried expression. "What?"
She glanced up at him and shook her head. "I just forgot that if I don't throw some clothes into the washer, I won't have anything to wear to work tonight."
Nick mulled that thought over in his mind. "I wouldn't mind that." He dodged a pillow that Sara threw at him as he began to unbutton his shirt.
She shot him a warning look. "Wrong line of work, Stokes. Get your mind out of the gutter." She pulled herself out of bed and went to go throw a load of laundry in the wash. While she was sorting her laundry, she noticed that she hadn't unloaded the dishwasher, so she quickly did that too. By the time she returned to her bedroom, about ten minutes had elapsed. Nick was asleep. His shirt and shorts had been discarded on the floor and when Sara pulled back the covers to crawl in next to him, she noticed that his boxers were decorated with little flags of Texas. She couldn't help but grin as she curled up next to him, kissed him softly on the forehead, and fell asleep.
Warrick had waited for about fifteen minutes outside of Sara's apartment to see if Nick was going to come out. After witnessing their kiss and Nick's subsequent entrance into Sara's apartment, Warrick was doubtful Nick would be leaving anytime soon. His assumptions were confirmed when he saw the lights in Sara's apartment turn out. With an amused grin, he pulled out of Sara's apartment complex and headed home. He was going to have to find a way to use this little piece of information to make Nick and Sara squirm a little.