Chapter 8

"OK Sara this is you." Catherine stopped in front of Sara's apartment complex. She turned around and saw Sara and Nick were glued to each other's arms, asleep. "OK" she sighed. "Sara" she yelled and slapped her leg. Sara opened her eyes. "Wake up your home." Catherine smiled evilly.

"Mmm, I thought I was going to Nick's?"

"Umm either you get off here or go to Nick's."

"We'll get off here," Nick said rubbing his eyes.

"Oh Nick, you're awake." Catherine glanced at him.

"Yea, someone was yelling and I felt Sara move." He looked at Catherine accusingly.

"What?! I had to get her up some how!" She threw her hands up into the air. Sara giggled.

"OK I don't know about you, but I have to get back to work so get out!" Nick and Sara made faces at Catherine. They began to get out of her truck, "Wait are you guys gonna be OK?"

"Yea Cath I think we can handle it. We're both adults, and really tired what could go wrong?" Nick smirked and then winked at Sara.

"OK, oh and Grissom said to tell you that you guys have the next few days off, so rest up." She smiled and drove away. Nick turned to Sara and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"Can you handle it Sidle?" He looked at her, and she just grinned at him.

"I can if you can Stokes."

"Alright, we'll see." She wrapped an arm around his waist, and they began walking.

"You can have my bed, and I'll take the couch OK?"

"No, we can share a bed. Like I told Cath we are both adults, we can handle it." Nick smiled.

"OK," She smiled back at him, and entered the elevator. He pulled her close and she cuddled into his embrace. He wrapped his arms tightly around her.

+~+ DING +~+

"This is my floor Nick" They reluctantly pulled away and stepped off the elevator. Her hand quickly found his. She unlocked her apartment door and stepped inside. "Welcome to my little piece of what I like to call the black hole in which Sara lives." They both began to laugh. Nick looked around and saw take out boxes everywhere, magazines, dirty dishes, and clothes. "OK, we are standing in the living room, and the bathroom is down the hall."

"And where is your room?" Nick asked as he stepped closer to her and began to place light kisses on her neck.

"Hmm Nick, as much as I love what you're doing we both really need some sleep right now. OK?" She locked her eyes on his. He put on a puppy dog face. "Sleep now, play later." She grinned and led him down the hall to her room.

"OK, OK. But I'm holding you to that Sidle!" She kicked off her shoes, and climbed into her bed. He followed. She curled herself and cuddled into his body. He wrapped an arm around her waist tightly and both drifted off to a deep sleep.