Title: A Night Off

Author: PeTiTeCaT

Rating: PG

Summary: Just randomness of Nick and Sara, and a night out. Sara so deserves a night out, so Nick takes her. But they just seem to end in a awkward position...

Pairing: N/S all the way!!

Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me...I wish...apart from Nick's mate, Justin...and maybe some more characters later on.

A/N: Right guys, I reposted this because I kind of drifted away from it and I got kind of bored with it...plus I've written some more!! lol. There's no science in this fic...it's just pure fluff!! You'll know what pairing this is! Totally N/S!! Remember R&R!! hehe. lol, enjoy!

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~ Chapter 1 - Something different ~

~ Break Room, CSI HQ, Las Vegas ~

As usual, shift had finished and Sara Sidle had stayed behind in order to finish off her paperwork. She was always the only one of night shift to stay behind, because all of the others had something else they needed to do. Like go out and have fun, or something that didn't involve work. But not Sara. She didn't have plans; she never did. When she wasn't in work, she was doing work.

Today though, was an exception. She wasn't the only person in night shift who had stayed behind. She was so into her work at the moment that she didn't notice what anyone else was doing. She was so into her work that she didn't notice the door opening. She was so into her work, that she didn't notice a man approaching her from behind.

'Hey Sara.' Sara jumped at the masculine voice behind her. She calmed down though, as soon as she registered the voice of that man. She looked up from her paperwork and turned around and smiled at the friendly face before her.

'Hey, what are you doing here? Didn't you go home?'

'I could say the same thing about you...whatcha doing?' Sara was oblivious to the fact that he didn't answer her question.

'Oh, just some paperwork. Thought I'd get it over and done with, what about you?'

'I was just trying to do a bit of work. Just took a break though, too much black and white writing.'

'Hm, I know what you mean.' Sara totally understood the headaches provided along with paperwork. You spend so long staring at writin, you wonder if it ever makes sense half of the time.

There was a short silence between the two. Since Sara felt the mini conversation was over, she looked down to continue her work. She wasn't surprised to hear him start again.

'Listen, Sara...I know I've said this before a thousand times, but you really shouldn't work too hard. By all means, work hard, but not too hard. Please? I get worried about you. Just remember, do you live to work? Or work to live?'

'Thanks for the concern, but if I don't work, what do I do?'

She knew he was right. She did work too hard. In fact, she didn't know whether she didn't have a social life because she worked too much, or if she worked too hard because she just didn't have a social life. It made her wonder. *I guess he's right...I wonder what my social life would be like if I didn't work so much.*

'I'll tell you what.' His voice again made Sara jump out of her wondering. For that little moment, she forgot he was there.

'Let's make today different.'

'What do you mean different?'

'Don't think I haven't noticed that every day is the same. We come to work, and while everyone leaves to do something, you stay behind to finish off your paperwork.'

'It's what I do...there's nothing wrong with that.'

'Hey, you asked.' He put his hands up in defense just to be replied with a soft laugh. *God, her laugh is beautiful...along with the rest of her.'

'Whatever!' She finished her small period of laughter, and continued the conversation as soon as she could breathe steadily again.

'Okay, I'm sorry for laughing...I don't know why, but yeh...anyway, carry on. You said you'd make today different.'

'Thank you! Right then. Instead of me going home and you staying here for more and more paperwork...I propose this.'

By now, Sara had put down her pen and had all of her attention focused on him. She was intrigued as to what idea he had. She was sure she'd like it, it must be better than her paperwork where she was going nowhere with.

'First of all, you're going to close those files and pack up in 3 minutes. And then in 5 minutes you're leaving with me.'

Sara was expecting him to say something which included her leaving, but she didn't think with him. What would they do? She was half hoping he'd just tell her to go home and have a nice soaking bath. She just didn't like telling herself to, incase she wasted too much time. But it'd be okay if somebody else told her to. She was strange in her thinking that way.

'What? Where to?'

'A surprise.'

'A surprise? But-'

'No buts, you're coming with me.' *Damn, she's such a nutter!*

'Fine then. But just so you know, don't think it'll be this easy changing my mind in the near future. It's only cause I'm tired and this paperwork is going nowhere that I'm leaving with you.'

'I'm sure I'll find a way to change your mind!'

'Sure Stokes, whatever you say.'

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