As Sara tried to pull herself together and refasten her blouse, Nick locked
eyes through the window with Grissom who just stood there wide eyed at the
situation his two young CSIs were in. In an attempt to lighten the
situation, Nick smiled and raised a hand in greeting. His movement shook
Grissom out of his shock as he lifted his own hand and then turned to
leave, seemingly muttering to himself as Sara turned toward the window.
She glanced back at Nick and smirked. "That wasn't really how I envisioned telling Grissom that we were dating."
"Well I think he got the picture all the same." Nick quipped, running his fingers through his hair.
"Oh, I'd say it was more like he got the video highlights." Sara quipped back.
Nick winced. "Do you think he's going to be upset with us?"
Sara pursed her lips together thoughtfully. "With Grissom who knows."
"I supposed there's only one way to find out." Nick gestured towards the building. "Besides, if we get in there we can at least have a cup of coffee before everyone else shows up."
They exited the Denali and made their way into the lab. As they headed down the hallway, they passed by Grissom's door.
"Nick. Sara." Grissom called out from inside his office.
They both stopped and turned around before stepping into Grissom's office. Sara put a smile on her face. "Yeah, Gris?"
Grissom seemed to have overcome his initial shock as he looked from one CSI to the other. "I take it the vacation was good."
Nick tried to stifle a chuckle. "You could say that."
Sara glanced over at him and grinned.
Grissom peered over the rim of his glasses. "I trust that this can stay outside the lab." He pointed from Nick to Sara and back to Nick.
"That's the plan." Nick offered his most sincere expression.
"Because if this," he gestured between them again, "starts to interfere with this" he gestured at the building, "you may not get to work together."
"Understood." Nick glanced at Sara who looked a little uncomfortable.
"And I wouldn't recommend the parking lot for your amorous activities." Grissom's expression was a mixture of sternness and mild amusement.
"Can we go? We wanted to grab some coffee." Sara smiled in spite of her discomfort.
Grissom smiled. "Sure."
Nick and Sara turned to leave.
"Uh, Sara?" Grissom called out.
Sara turned around curiously. "Yeah?"
In a matter of fact tone, Grissom replied. "Your blouse is off by one button." He turned back to his computer screen.
Sara glanced down and felt her cheeks begin to burn, letting out a curse under her breath as she turned to leave.
Nick couldn't help but chuckle as he followed her out.
The made their way to the locker room where Nick leaned his shoulder against the bay of lockers as Sara turned her back to him and unbuttoned her blouse so that she could refasten it properly.
He chuckled.
She glanced at him over her shoulder. "What?"
"I just think it's funny that you've got your back turned to me." Nick observed.
She finished buttoning her blouse and turned to face him with a smirk on her face. "We need to make a rule."
He raised an eyebrow. "Am I going to like this?"
She pursed her lips in amusement. "Probably not."
"Ok." Nick exhaled loudly.
She put a hand on his chest. "No kissing at work."
He furrowed his brow at her. "Sara."
She leaned toward him and whispered. "Nick, when I start kissing you, I don't want to stop and while we're at work, that's not really a good thing, ok?"
He nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
"After work though, all bets are off." Her voice was thick and sultry.
Nick let out a low deep chuckle. "I'm not going to be able to concentrate on work tonight."
Sara pushed him away and smirked. "Coffee."
He followed her as she stepped past him toward the door. As they entered the break room, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee permeated the air. Nick smiled as he poured coffee into a cup Sara offered him. He handed it to her as he grabbed another cup. "As good as this smells, I think it smells better with saltwater in the air."
"You and my dad both." Sara commented as she took a sip. "Oh, Greg must be here already."
Nick gave her a knowing glance. "He's going to be crushed you know."
She smiled. "I'm sure he'll get over it."
Just then the quirky lab tech strolled into the break room. "Ah, two of my favorite CSIs."
"Hey, Greggo." Sara greeted.
"Hope you guys saved me some coffee. Freshly brewed Blue Hawaiian." He grinned at Sara.
"How did training with Warrick go, man?" Nick asked him.
As Greg poured himself a cup of coffee and grinned. "Cracked the case."
Sara had to stifle a giggle.
Greg continued to grin. "So how was vacation?" He spoke the last word a bit staccato.
"Good." Nick grinned, glancing over at Sara and raising an eyebrow. She nodded. "Uh, Greg, uh, Sara and I have something we want to tell you."
Greg glanced at Sara curiously.
She looked at Nick who just shrugged his shoulders. She turned toward Greg and smiled. "Uh, Nick and I are dating."
Greg looked at her with a slightly confused expression. "Each other?"
Sara nodded. "Yeah, each other."
Nick tried to hide his amusement.
Greg looked disappointed but smiled. "Well, I am the better man, but since I did just start dating Anisha in Trace this week, I guess I'll survive."
Nick chuckled and clapped Greg on the back. "Way to go, man. I knew she had a thing for you."
Greg took a sip from his coffee and smirked at Nick. "So you finally made a move on Sara."
"Actually, it was pretty mutual, Greg." Sara answered for them both as she leaned into Nick who slid his arm around her waist.
Warrick breezed into the break room. "Oh, the slackers are back from vacation."
"Nice to see you too, man." Nick quipped with a chuckle.
Warrick stopped for a moment and noted Sara's proximity to Nick. A smile began to tug at the corners of his mouth and he began to laugh. "Looks like you two had a good time."
Sara just sipped her coffee and tried to restrain her smile. "We had a great time."
"I told you I was fun." Nick quipped.
Warrick let out a low chuckle.
Greg glanced over at him. "They're dating."
Warrick glanced at Greg. "I figured."
Grissom walked into the break room intent on the files in his hands. He glanced up quizzically. "Where's Catherine?"
"She's in Trace, she was just checking on something she left with Anisha." Greg answered with a wide grin.
Grissom rolled his eyes.
"Hey, everybody." Catherine walked in and smiled as she noticed Nick's arm around Sara's waist and their stupid grins. "I see vacation agreed with you two."
Grissom glanced up with a coy smile. "Now that we've established that Nick and Sara are dating, can we get on with the briefing?"
She glanced back at Nick and smirked. "That wasn't really how I envisioned telling Grissom that we were dating."
"Well I think he got the picture all the same." Nick quipped, running his fingers through his hair.
"Oh, I'd say it was more like he got the video highlights." Sara quipped back.
Nick winced. "Do you think he's going to be upset with us?"
Sara pursed her lips together thoughtfully. "With Grissom who knows."
"I supposed there's only one way to find out." Nick gestured towards the building. "Besides, if we get in there we can at least have a cup of coffee before everyone else shows up."
They exited the Denali and made their way into the lab. As they headed down the hallway, they passed by Grissom's door.
"Nick. Sara." Grissom called out from inside his office.
They both stopped and turned around before stepping into Grissom's office. Sara put a smile on her face. "Yeah, Gris?"
Grissom seemed to have overcome his initial shock as he looked from one CSI to the other. "I take it the vacation was good."
Nick tried to stifle a chuckle. "You could say that."
Sara glanced over at him and grinned.
Grissom peered over the rim of his glasses. "I trust that this can stay outside the lab." He pointed from Nick to Sara and back to Nick.
"That's the plan." Nick offered his most sincere expression.
"Because if this," he gestured between them again, "starts to interfere with this" he gestured at the building, "you may not get to work together."
"Understood." Nick glanced at Sara who looked a little uncomfortable.
"And I wouldn't recommend the parking lot for your amorous activities." Grissom's expression was a mixture of sternness and mild amusement.
"Can we go? We wanted to grab some coffee." Sara smiled in spite of her discomfort.
Grissom smiled. "Sure."
Nick and Sara turned to leave.
"Uh, Sara?" Grissom called out.
Sara turned around curiously. "Yeah?"
In a matter of fact tone, Grissom replied. "Your blouse is off by one button." He turned back to his computer screen.
Sara glanced down and felt her cheeks begin to burn, letting out a curse under her breath as she turned to leave.
Nick couldn't help but chuckle as he followed her out.
The made their way to the locker room where Nick leaned his shoulder against the bay of lockers as Sara turned her back to him and unbuttoned her blouse so that she could refasten it properly.
He chuckled.
She glanced at him over her shoulder. "What?"
"I just think it's funny that you've got your back turned to me." Nick observed.
She finished buttoning her blouse and turned to face him with a smirk on her face. "We need to make a rule."
He raised an eyebrow. "Am I going to like this?"
She pursed her lips in amusement. "Probably not."
"Ok." Nick exhaled loudly.
She put a hand on his chest. "No kissing at work."
He furrowed his brow at her. "Sara."
She leaned toward him and whispered. "Nick, when I start kissing you, I don't want to stop and while we're at work, that's not really a good thing, ok?"
He nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
"After work though, all bets are off." Her voice was thick and sultry.
Nick let out a low deep chuckle. "I'm not going to be able to concentrate on work tonight."
Sara pushed him away and smirked. "Coffee."
He followed her as she stepped past him toward the door. As they entered the break room, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee permeated the air. Nick smiled as he poured coffee into a cup Sara offered him. He handed it to her as he grabbed another cup. "As good as this smells, I think it smells better with saltwater in the air."
"You and my dad both." Sara commented as she took a sip. "Oh, Greg must be here already."
Nick gave her a knowing glance. "He's going to be crushed you know."
She smiled. "I'm sure he'll get over it."
Just then the quirky lab tech strolled into the break room. "Ah, two of my favorite CSIs."
"Hey, Greggo." Sara greeted.
"Hope you guys saved me some coffee. Freshly brewed Blue Hawaiian." He grinned at Sara.
"How did training with Warrick go, man?" Nick asked him.
As Greg poured himself a cup of coffee and grinned. "Cracked the case."
Sara had to stifle a giggle.
Greg continued to grin. "So how was vacation?" He spoke the last word a bit staccato.
"Good." Nick grinned, glancing over at Sara and raising an eyebrow. She nodded. "Uh, Greg, uh, Sara and I have something we want to tell you."
Greg glanced at Sara curiously.
She looked at Nick who just shrugged his shoulders. She turned toward Greg and smiled. "Uh, Nick and I are dating."
Greg looked at her with a slightly confused expression. "Each other?"
Sara nodded. "Yeah, each other."
Nick tried to hide his amusement.
Greg looked disappointed but smiled. "Well, I am the better man, but since I did just start dating Anisha in Trace this week, I guess I'll survive."
Nick chuckled and clapped Greg on the back. "Way to go, man. I knew she had a thing for you."
Greg took a sip from his coffee and smirked at Nick. "So you finally made a move on Sara."
"Actually, it was pretty mutual, Greg." Sara answered for them both as she leaned into Nick who slid his arm around her waist.
Warrick breezed into the break room. "Oh, the slackers are back from vacation."
"Nice to see you too, man." Nick quipped with a chuckle.
Warrick stopped for a moment and noted Sara's proximity to Nick. A smile began to tug at the corners of his mouth and he began to laugh. "Looks like you two had a good time."
Sara just sipped her coffee and tried to restrain her smile. "We had a great time."
"I told you I was fun." Nick quipped.
Warrick let out a low chuckle.
Greg glanced over at him. "They're dating."
Warrick glanced at Greg. "I figured."
Grissom walked into the break room intent on the files in his hands. He glanced up quizzically. "Where's Catherine?"
"She's in Trace, she was just checking on something she left with Anisha." Greg answered with a wide grin.
Grissom rolled his eyes.
"Hey, everybody." Catherine walked in and smiled as she noticed Nick's arm around Sara's waist and their stupid grins. "I see vacation agreed with you two."
Grissom glanced up with a coy smile. "Now that we've established that Nick and Sara are dating, can we get on with the briefing?"