"So, Nick, what are you going to do to woo Sara?"  Warrick queried him as they were stowing their gear into their lockers.

Nick chuckled and glanced over at his friend.  "You'll just have to wait and see.  She thinks she's immune, I'm going to show her otherwise."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sara opened her locker at the beginning of next shift dreading running into Nick.  Why she had agreed to let him woo her or whatever he had in mind she wasn't sure.  The whole thing seemed pretty stupid to her.  As she hung up her jacket, something fell out onto the floor.  She glanced down and noticed an envelope with her name on it.

She picked it up and opened it.  Inside was a note from Nick.

Sara,

I know that you think chivalry is dead.  I want to prove to you that it's not.  We're both off the calendar on Friday night, so why don't you give me the pleasure of your company for the evening and I'll show you how a lady should be treated.

Nick

She had to smile in spite of herself.  Friday was three days away; if nothing else, she would prove that she was indeed impervious to Nick's charms.

~*~*~*~*~*~

At the end of shift, Sara went to retrieve her jacket out of her locker.  The shift had been long and all she wanted to do was go home, take a bubble bath, and go to sleep.  As she pulled her jacket out, she noticed that there was a small gold box sitting in her locker.  Curious, she picked it up and smiled.  Godiva chocolates.  They were her favorite, but she rarely ever had them because they were expensive.  She pulled the card off of the box and just shook her head.  They were from Nick.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sara arrived at work the next evening very much in a bad mood.  Her Denali had gotten a flat tire and she'd had to stop and change it on her way in and as a result, she hadn't been able to stop and get a real cup of coffee.  Now she'd have to settle for the sludge-like break room coffee instead since Greg was on vacation.  She entered the break room noting that Grissom had already begun his briefing.  There was an empty seat next to Nick and she quickly sat down trying to avoid Grissom's questioning glance as to why she was late.  Shrugging her jacket off onto the chair behind her, she noticed a latte at eye level.  She glanced over at Nick who was holding it out to her with a raised eyebrow.

He grinned.  "Soy hazelnut latte, double shot, just the way you like it."

She mumbled her thanks and gratefully accepted the latte.

Catherine and Warrick shared and amused glance and Grissom just continued on with the briefing.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sara worked a couple of extra hours past the end of shift.  By the time she left, Warrick, Nick and Catherine had all gone home.  She was tired.  The day had been long and all she wanted to do was go home, drink a glass of wine and watch a romantic comedy before heading to bed.

When she got to the front door of her apartment, she stopped in her tracks.  Sitting in front of her door was a bouquet of flowers along with a note.  She picked it up and entered her apartment, pulling the note off and reading it.

Sara,

I know your day didn't start off well.  I hope that you know that I think you're very special.  I'm looking forward to taking you out on Friday night.

Nick

She found that she was smiling in spite of herself.  Perhaps Friday would be fun.  It was Nick after all, and she did enjoy his company.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

As Sara pulled into the parking lot for work the next evening, she noticed that Nick had just pulled in.  When he spotted her, he leaned against his Denali until she'd exited hers.  In his hands he held a pair of lattes.

Sara tried to suppress her smile as he handed one to her. 

"Double tall, soy, hazelnut latte."  His grin was wide.

Sara just laughed and shook her head.  "You certainly are trying hard to be charming."

"Ah, so you admit that I'm charming."  Nick replied with a chuckle.

"I didn't say you were charming, just that you were trying hard."  Sara replied with a smirk.

He opened the front door of the lab for her and couldn't help but smile.  "What time should I pick you up tomorrow night?"

Sara had difficulty restraining her smile.  "I suppose it depends on what you had in mind."

"How does seven sound?"  Nick cocked his head and raised an eyebrow at her.

"Ok, seven it is."  Sara just shook her head.  She hardly noticed that she'd also let him open the locker room door for her.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sara was looking forward to having a night off from work.  As she retrieved her jacket from her locker she silently wondered what she had gotten herself into by agreeing to go out with Nick.  She would find out soon enough.  She shut her locker and made her way out into the parking lot to her Denali.  Before she got to the vehicle, she heard someone calling out her name.  She stopped and turned around to see Nick jogging toward her.

"I'm glad I caught you before you left."  He had a wide grin on his face as he approached.

Sara looked at him quizzically.  "Why's that?  Are you having second thoughts about taking me out to try and charm me?"

He chuckled.  "No.  I'm not canceling on you.  I still want to prove to you that chivalry is not dead.  I wanted to give you this."  He handed her an envelope.

She looked slightly perplexed.  "What is this?"

Nick looked a bit nervous.  "Open it."

She opened the envelope and couldn't restrain her smile.  "It's a gift certificate to a day spa."

Nick reached over and put a hand on her shoulder.  "You just work so hard, I thought maybe you should pamper yourself with a massage or something."

Sara looked at him skeptically.  "Did you think of this yourself?"

Nick smiled.  "Sara, I have five sisters, they're always saying they would love something like this.  Yes, I thought of it myself."

Sara smiled.  "That's sweet.  Thanks.  That's very sweet."

"So are you."  Nick leaned over and kissed her forehead.  "I'll see you tonight."  Nick turned and headed back into the lab.

Sara just stood there wondering what in the world Nick Stokes had up his sleeve.  Suddenly, she was very much looking forward to letting him work his charms on her.