"I think it's going to throw them for a loop." Sara commented as she and
Nick discussed what they thought the team's reaction to their romance would
be. They were laying out on a quilt in Rick and Helen's backyard looking
up at the stars and talking.
"I don't know, I mean, it's not like we haven't flirted pretty much since the day you showed up." Nick interjected as he laced his fingers with hers.
Sara furrowed her brow in concentration and glanced over at him. "How do you want to tell them?"
"I think the direct approach works the best. I mean I don't see any reason to beat around the bush, besides, we are the number two crime lab in the country and I think they'd be able to put the pieces together pretty quick if we didn't tell them." Nick added.
"Well, nobody knew I had a thing for Grissom for a while?" Sara said in utter seriousness.
Nick busted out laughing. "You have got to be kidding, Sara. Everyone knew that you had a thing for Grissom."
She looked a little taken aback. "They did?"
Nick nodded a bit smug. "Yeah. Why do you think I never asked you out before?"
She raised a curious eyebrow at him. "You mean you never asked me out because I had a thing for Grissom?"
"Yes, I mean no, I mean, I'm not the kind of guy to infringe on another guy's territory. I wanted to give him plenty of room to make a move." Nick tried to explain.
"Only he never did." Sara quipped.
Nick's voice was soft. "No, he didn't." He leaned over and kissed her, smiling as he pulled away. "And am I ever glad he didn't"
Sara smiled at him. "Didn't you notice that I kind of had a thing for you too? Why do you think I flirted with you all the time?"
He smirked. "Sometimes I can be a little slow."
She chuckled softly. "Yeah, but once you catch on, you sure know how to make up for lost time." She leaned over and kissed him.
Nick and Sara had spent the better part of the last two days talking about their relationship and where they saw it going. They knew that they were going to have to tell the rest of the nightshift team about their budding romance, and they really weren't sure how everyone was going to react. They had delved into some pretty uncharted and scary territory for both of them in those conversations. When Rick had asked Nick what he had meant by long-term, Nick realized that he and Sara needed to talk about all the possibilities of where their relationship might go. Nick wasn't sure he could tell Sara that he was in love with her, but he certainly did love her and he certainly felt like he was falling in love with her.
Sara wasn't sure how to feel or what to think. She spent several hours completely freaking out and had to take a drive by herself to clear her head. The conclusion that she had come to was that she loved Nick and she was scared to death that she was falling in love with him.
Neither one of them wanted to lose the friendship between them that had become so precious over the last three and a half years, but at the same time, what they'd experienced since they'd come to Tamales Bay together brought a completely different level of emotions to the table and neither one of them wanted to just go back. So they decided that whatever the outcome, they wanted to go forward in their relationship and see where it took them, being very intentional to be as open and honest with each other as possible.
"I can't believe we're going home tomorrow." Sara mussed.
Nick squeezed her hand. "Me either."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Was it really such a great idea that we're heading straight to work from the airport?" Sara feigned a pout as she fastened her seatbelt.
Nick leaned in and kissed her. "Well we can't change it now." They were seated in seats 14a and 14b of the Airbus 320 for their return flight to Vegas.
"We could call in sick." Sara grinned suggestively.
Nick chuckled. "I can't believe those words are coming out of Sara Sidle's mouth."
Sara smirked. "Well, there was a lot you didn't expect out of me this last week."
Nick grinned and arched his eyebrows suggestively as he took her hand. "You are right about that." He leaned in and kissed her, hardly noticing when the flight attendant tapped him on the shoulder.
She cleared her throat. "Sir, you need to fasten your seatbelt for takeoff."
Nick pulled away from Sara and grinned at the flight attendant, a petite blond that a week ago Sara would have typified as 'Nick's type'. "Sorry, I was a little distracted."
The flight attendant gave Nick and Sara a knowing smile. "Sir, you still need to fasten your seatbelt."
Sara started to giggle as Nick finally let go of her hand to fasten his seatbelt. She leaned over and whispered in his ear. "You'd better not do this at staff meetings."
He glanced over at her and grinned again. "Don't worry, we'll be professional at work."
She raised her eyebrow at him and smirked. "We don't have to be too professional."
"Well, if we're not professional enough, we may not get to work together." He leaned over and kissed her.
Sara pouted. "Good point."
Nick chuckled again and leaned in and kissed her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You know, we still have plenty of time until shift starts." Sara grinned as Nick pulled his Denali into the parking lot.
He chuckled. "If I had known you would be like this, Sara, I might have asked you out a lot sooner."
Sara unfastened her seatbelt and scooted over towards him. "The parking lot's pretty empty."
Nick unfastened his seatbelt and slid his arms around her waist as Sara pressed her lips against his. The kiss quickly deepened as they became oblivious to their surroundings and focused completely on each other. In fact they were so focused on each other that neither one of them noticed when another vehicle pulled in next to them. It wasn't until they both got the eerie feeling that they were being watched that they finally pulled apart and glanced out the window, coming face to face with one very shocked individual.
"I don't know, I mean, it's not like we haven't flirted pretty much since the day you showed up." Nick interjected as he laced his fingers with hers.
Sara furrowed her brow in concentration and glanced over at him. "How do you want to tell them?"
"I think the direct approach works the best. I mean I don't see any reason to beat around the bush, besides, we are the number two crime lab in the country and I think they'd be able to put the pieces together pretty quick if we didn't tell them." Nick added.
"Well, nobody knew I had a thing for Grissom for a while?" Sara said in utter seriousness.
Nick busted out laughing. "You have got to be kidding, Sara. Everyone knew that you had a thing for Grissom."
She looked a little taken aback. "They did?"
Nick nodded a bit smug. "Yeah. Why do you think I never asked you out before?"
She raised a curious eyebrow at him. "You mean you never asked me out because I had a thing for Grissom?"
"Yes, I mean no, I mean, I'm not the kind of guy to infringe on another guy's territory. I wanted to give him plenty of room to make a move." Nick tried to explain.
"Only he never did." Sara quipped.
Nick's voice was soft. "No, he didn't." He leaned over and kissed her, smiling as he pulled away. "And am I ever glad he didn't"
Sara smiled at him. "Didn't you notice that I kind of had a thing for you too? Why do you think I flirted with you all the time?"
He smirked. "Sometimes I can be a little slow."
She chuckled softly. "Yeah, but once you catch on, you sure know how to make up for lost time." She leaned over and kissed him.
Nick and Sara had spent the better part of the last two days talking about their relationship and where they saw it going. They knew that they were going to have to tell the rest of the nightshift team about their budding romance, and they really weren't sure how everyone was going to react. They had delved into some pretty uncharted and scary territory for both of them in those conversations. When Rick had asked Nick what he had meant by long-term, Nick realized that he and Sara needed to talk about all the possibilities of where their relationship might go. Nick wasn't sure he could tell Sara that he was in love with her, but he certainly did love her and he certainly felt like he was falling in love with her.
Sara wasn't sure how to feel or what to think. She spent several hours completely freaking out and had to take a drive by herself to clear her head. The conclusion that she had come to was that she loved Nick and she was scared to death that she was falling in love with him.
Neither one of them wanted to lose the friendship between them that had become so precious over the last three and a half years, but at the same time, what they'd experienced since they'd come to Tamales Bay together brought a completely different level of emotions to the table and neither one of them wanted to just go back. So they decided that whatever the outcome, they wanted to go forward in their relationship and see where it took them, being very intentional to be as open and honest with each other as possible.
"I can't believe we're going home tomorrow." Sara mussed.
Nick squeezed her hand. "Me either."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Was it really such a great idea that we're heading straight to work from the airport?" Sara feigned a pout as she fastened her seatbelt.
Nick leaned in and kissed her. "Well we can't change it now." They were seated in seats 14a and 14b of the Airbus 320 for their return flight to Vegas.
"We could call in sick." Sara grinned suggestively.
Nick chuckled. "I can't believe those words are coming out of Sara Sidle's mouth."
Sara smirked. "Well, there was a lot you didn't expect out of me this last week."
Nick grinned and arched his eyebrows suggestively as he took her hand. "You are right about that." He leaned in and kissed her, hardly noticing when the flight attendant tapped him on the shoulder.
She cleared her throat. "Sir, you need to fasten your seatbelt for takeoff."
Nick pulled away from Sara and grinned at the flight attendant, a petite blond that a week ago Sara would have typified as 'Nick's type'. "Sorry, I was a little distracted."
The flight attendant gave Nick and Sara a knowing smile. "Sir, you still need to fasten your seatbelt."
Sara started to giggle as Nick finally let go of her hand to fasten his seatbelt. She leaned over and whispered in his ear. "You'd better not do this at staff meetings."
He glanced over at her and grinned again. "Don't worry, we'll be professional at work."
She raised her eyebrow at him and smirked. "We don't have to be too professional."
"Well, if we're not professional enough, we may not get to work together." He leaned over and kissed her.
Sara pouted. "Good point."
Nick chuckled again and leaned in and kissed her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You know, we still have plenty of time until shift starts." Sara grinned as Nick pulled his Denali into the parking lot.
He chuckled. "If I had known you would be like this, Sara, I might have asked you out a lot sooner."
Sara unfastened her seatbelt and scooted over towards him. "The parking lot's pretty empty."
Nick unfastened his seatbelt and slid his arms around her waist as Sara pressed her lips against his. The kiss quickly deepened as they became oblivious to their surroundings and focused completely on each other. In fact they were so focused on each other that neither one of them noticed when another vehicle pulled in next to them. It wasn't until they both got the eerie feeling that they were being watched that they finally pulled apart and glanced out the window, coming face to face with one very shocked individual.