DISCLAIMER: Yeap sadly I still am not the proud owner of CSI!
Man firstly thanks to everyone that reviewed *grins* I love reviews hehe! I was *feeling the love*! Sorry it's taken ages to update I'm sick sick sick! Yeah I'm feeling incredibly yucky...I still am but I decided I'd be nice and update since I got so many nice reviews. So if this sucks blame it on the sickness :) hehe
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"You hungry?" Nick broke the silence that had fallen over the pair as they sat watching 'Myth Busters'.
"Now that you mention it..." Sara trailed off as she grinned at Nick.
"Well what do you want Miss Sidle?" He grinned back.
"Pizza?" She suggested knowing that she needed something extremely greasy at that moment to help her still queasy stomach.
"Ok, meat lovers?" He replied cheekily.
"Absolutely I love all that animal produce." She countered. Nick chuckled in response as he picked up the phone and dialled the number from memory.
"Hey. Can I have a large veggie pizza with extra cheese please." He winked at Sara as he gave his address before he hung up.
"How are you going to cope without meat?" Sara giggled after he hung up.
"I don't know. You're lucky I love you Sara." He grinned and noticed something flicker in her eyes at the last words he spoke. It was something he couldn't quite put his finger on. There was something in her eyes that made him wonder if she'd wanted him to say the words truthfully instead of the playful manner in which he did actually deliver them. As if that were true, he chided himself. If only she knew how much he really wanted to say those four words to her and have her say them back.
"Is there something wrong Nick?" Sara questioned studying his changed demeanour.
"Huh?" He snapped from his thoughts.
"Are you alright?" She asked again.
"Yeah, yeah sorry. Do you want a shower or a beer?" He asked in response hoping that Sara would accept his answer. Sara knew he wasn't being truthful but decided against pressing the issue given their recently resolved friendship.
"Uh yeah maybe the shower. I'll get back to you on the beer though. Maybe after I've had some pizza my stomach will allow one. Just don't let me get drunk again." She grinned and he chuckled in return.
"So a shower. Um do you want some clothes?"
"Yeah that'd be good thanks." She nodded. Nick stood up and walked into his bedroom and returned with yet another Texan shirt and a pair of light pink track pants.
"These better not be yours Nick." Sara laughed at the pants and Nick joined in.
"No they're one of my sister's pants. Left them last time she visited."
"One of them came and you didn't introduce me?" Sara fake pouted.
"Well we weren't exactly talking. She came down after the Nigel incident." He sighed.
"Oh I'm sorry." Sara said truthfully. "God Nick I wanted to be there for you but I just wasn't sure what was happening. I felt so bad not being able to comfort you, it must have been shit."
"Yeah well it's behind me." He said curtly causing Sara to wince. "There are towels on the cabinet. Take your time."
"Thanks." She replied not wanted to start an argument. Decided maybe to approach it after her shower. Nick sat on the couch and cursed himself for the way he'd treated Sara. In truth it had been shit. He'd never felt so alone in his life after the Nigel incident and that was why his sister had flown in to visit. It took so much of his strength to stay in his house and fight the nightmares that plagued his sleep. Not having Sara there to comfort him hurt him. He wanted her to be the one to comfort him and tell him that it would be all right like he'd done when she'd turned up on his doorstep. Sure he could have turned up on her doorstep, he'd contemplated it numerous times but thought the better of it not wanted to risk a confrontation with Hank. Things were different now though, there wasn't Hank anymore and he needed to get over his issues and support his friend. She was apologising and he'd bit her head off.
"Fuck." He said out loud.
"Easy there cowboy." Sara exclaimed from behind him causing him to jump.
"Sorry I thought you were in the shower." Nick replied after his heart slowed.
"I was, finished now." She flashed him a grin hoping to assure him she wasn't offended at his comment. Nick grinned back. He didn't realise he'd been mulling over his thoughts for that long.
"Sar, I'm sorry for nearly biting your head off." Nick said softly.
"Hey I deserve it. I wasn't there for you – hell I'm surprised you haven't yelled your lungs off at me for everything." Sara laughed trying to ease the tension. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled weakly at her and stood up facing her.
"I'd never do that Sar."
"I know, that's why you're such a great person Nick." She walked over to where he was and tentatively ran a hand down his chiselled jaw before leaning in and lightly brushing his lips with hers. The doorbell broke them apart and Nick stood there not sure of what had just transpired between them.
"The pizza?" Sara questioned after recovering first.
"Yeah." Nick said staring at her unsure if that had just happened. He shook his head and walked over to the door. Opening it to reveal the pizza deliveryman. Nick still in shock paid the man quite a bit more then was necessary and took the pizza and shut the door. Sara ambled out of the kitchen two beers in hand and grinned at Nick. She placed the two beers on the table and sat down waiting for Nick who was still somewhat dazed. He snapped out of his reverie and walked over to the table and set the pizza down and sat down grabbing one of the beers.
"Can we watch a movie?" Sara questioned.
"Uh yeah. You can pick one."
"Ok." She jumped up and kneeled in front of the TV and looked under it where Nick kept his DVD collection. He couldn't help but stare at her pink track pant clad bottom as she poked around trying to find a movie. What had she meant by that kiss? It was probably just a friendly apology kiss he resigned.
"What about this?" She questioned holding a movie up for his approval. Tearing his gaze from her ass he looked at it.
"Yeah that's fine." Sara stood up and grinned at him as she put the movie in.
"This is my favourite movie."
"Is that so you can ogle the two main actors?"
"Well for your information I do happen to like ogling Johnny Depp." She grinned and sat down next to him and grabbed a slice of pizza. Nick ate his pizza and tried to focus on the movie but his mind kept slipping back to Sara and back to the kiss. Deep down he knew he shouldn't read into it too much, maybe she was still drunk he reasoned. This negative attitude didn't stop him from staring at her. Sara could see out the corner of her eye that Nick was staring at her. He had been since she'd kissed him. It was starting to be distracting as she wanted nothing more then to kiss him again, but thought best not to.
"Nick." She said for the third time finally catching his attention. He knew that he'd been caught staring and blushed slightly.
"Yeah?"
"If it'll stop you staring I did just kiss you." She grinned.
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Well let me know what you think...I love reviews *hint hint* I'm going to post another N/S story soon hopefully to help ease the withdrawals I know some of you like me are having *grins* ok I'm going to go and try and sleep off my sickness *hugz*
Man firstly thanks to everyone that reviewed *grins* I love reviews hehe! I was *feeling the love*! Sorry it's taken ages to update I'm sick sick sick! Yeah I'm feeling incredibly yucky...I still am but I decided I'd be nice and update since I got so many nice reviews. So if this sucks blame it on the sickness :) hehe
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"You hungry?" Nick broke the silence that had fallen over the pair as they sat watching 'Myth Busters'.
"Now that you mention it..." Sara trailed off as she grinned at Nick.
"Well what do you want Miss Sidle?" He grinned back.
"Pizza?" She suggested knowing that she needed something extremely greasy at that moment to help her still queasy stomach.
"Ok, meat lovers?" He replied cheekily.
"Absolutely I love all that animal produce." She countered. Nick chuckled in response as he picked up the phone and dialled the number from memory.
"Hey. Can I have a large veggie pizza with extra cheese please." He winked at Sara as he gave his address before he hung up.
"How are you going to cope without meat?" Sara giggled after he hung up.
"I don't know. You're lucky I love you Sara." He grinned and noticed something flicker in her eyes at the last words he spoke. It was something he couldn't quite put his finger on. There was something in her eyes that made him wonder if she'd wanted him to say the words truthfully instead of the playful manner in which he did actually deliver them. As if that were true, he chided himself. If only she knew how much he really wanted to say those four words to her and have her say them back.
"Is there something wrong Nick?" Sara questioned studying his changed demeanour.
"Huh?" He snapped from his thoughts.
"Are you alright?" She asked again.
"Yeah, yeah sorry. Do you want a shower or a beer?" He asked in response hoping that Sara would accept his answer. Sara knew he wasn't being truthful but decided against pressing the issue given their recently resolved friendship.
"Uh yeah maybe the shower. I'll get back to you on the beer though. Maybe after I've had some pizza my stomach will allow one. Just don't let me get drunk again." She grinned and he chuckled in return.
"So a shower. Um do you want some clothes?"
"Yeah that'd be good thanks." She nodded. Nick stood up and walked into his bedroom and returned with yet another Texan shirt and a pair of light pink track pants.
"These better not be yours Nick." Sara laughed at the pants and Nick joined in.
"No they're one of my sister's pants. Left them last time she visited."
"One of them came and you didn't introduce me?" Sara fake pouted.
"Well we weren't exactly talking. She came down after the Nigel incident." He sighed.
"Oh I'm sorry." Sara said truthfully. "God Nick I wanted to be there for you but I just wasn't sure what was happening. I felt so bad not being able to comfort you, it must have been shit."
"Yeah well it's behind me." He said curtly causing Sara to wince. "There are towels on the cabinet. Take your time."
"Thanks." She replied not wanted to start an argument. Decided maybe to approach it after her shower. Nick sat on the couch and cursed himself for the way he'd treated Sara. In truth it had been shit. He'd never felt so alone in his life after the Nigel incident and that was why his sister had flown in to visit. It took so much of his strength to stay in his house and fight the nightmares that plagued his sleep. Not having Sara there to comfort him hurt him. He wanted her to be the one to comfort him and tell him that it would be all right like he'd done when she'd turned up on his doorstep. Sure he could have turned up on her doorstep, he'd contemplated it numerous times but thought the better of it not wanted to risk a confrontation with Hank. Things were different now though, there wasn't Hank anymore and he needed to get over his issues and support his friend. She was apologising and he'd bit her head off.
"Fuck." He said out loud.
"Easy there cowboy." Sara exclaimed from behind him causing him to jump.
"Sorry I thought you were in the shower." Nick replied after his heart slowed.
"I was, finished now." She flashed him a grin hoping to assure him she wasn't offended at his comment. Nick grinned back. He didn't realise he'd been mulling over his thoughts for that long.
"Sar, I'm sorry for nearly biting your head off." Nick said softly.
"Hey I deserve it. I wasn't there for you – hell I'm surprised you haven't yelled your lungs off at me for everything." Sara laughed trying to ease the tension. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled weakly at her and stood up facing her.
"I'd never do that Sar."
"I know, that's why you're such a great person Nick." She walked over to where he was and tentatively ran a hand down his chiselled jaw before leaning in and lightly brushing his lips with hers. The doorbell broke them apart and Nick stood there not sure of what had just transpired between them.
"The pizza?" Sara questioned after recovering first.
"Yeah." Nick said staring at her unsure if that had just happened. He shook his head and walked over to the door. Opening it to reveal the pizza deliveryman. Nick still in shock paid the man quite a bit more then was necessary and took the pizza and shut the door. Sara ambled out of the kitchen two beers in hand and grinned at Nick. She placed the two beers on the table and sat down waiting for Nick who was still somewhat dazed. He snapped out of his reverie and walked over to the table and set the pizza down and sat down grabbing one of the beers.
"Can we watch a movie?" Sara questioned.
"Uh yeah. You can pick one."
"Ok." She jumped up and kneeled in front of the TV and looked under it where Nick kept his DVD collection. He couldn't help but stare at her pink track pant clad bottom as she poked around trying to find a movie. What had she meant by that kiss? It was probably just a friendly apology kiss he resigned.
"What about this?" She questioned holding a movie up for his approval. Tearing his gaze from her ass he looked at it.
"Yeah that's fine." Sara stood up and grinned at him as she put the movie in.
"This is my favourite movie."
"Is that so you can ogle the two main actors?"
"Well for your information I do happen to like ogling Johnny Depp." She grinned and sat down next to him and grabbed a slice of pizza. Nick ate his pizza and tried to focus on the movie but his mind kept slipping back to Sara and back to the kiss. Deep down he knew he shouldn't read into it too much, maybe she was still drunk he reasoned. This negative attitude didn't stop him from staring at her. Sara could see out the corner of her eye that Nick was staring at her. He had been since she'd kissed him. It was starting to be distracting as she wanted nothing more then to kiss him again, but thought best not to.
"Nick." She said for the third time finally catching his attention. He knew that he'd been caught staring and blushed slightly.
"Yeah?"
"If it'll stop you staring I did just kiss you." She grinned.
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Well let me know what you think...I love reviews *hint hint* I'm going to post another N/S story soon hopefully to help ease the withdrawals I know some of you like me are having *grins* ok I'm going to go and try and sleep off my sickness *hugz*