Teresa had just finished making dinner, when she heard him knock at her door.
She wiped her hands off on a towel, and then she answered the door. They both smiled at each other, as she waved him in.
"You remembered how to get here."
"Well, I have a good memory."
"I know. Do you want to eat, it just got done, so it might be a little hot?"
"Sure."
So they eat. As they were finishing, their conversation turned away from forensics.
"You are dressed rather nicely, when I told you that this was a simple meal."
"I'm dressed for work. It's not like I'm wearing a suit."
"I know, I'm just teasing…"
They both smile. Then Grissom's smile fell, and he became serious.
"Does your department know about your history at the crime lab?"
"They know that I used to work there, but since it was so long ago, I said that practically no one would know me, which is true. However, they don't know that I dated two of you."
"You were engaged to two of us at the same time. I would call that a little more than dating."
She took a deep breath, and sighed. "I know. What I did to you and Conrad was so wrong. And now he's in control of you, and I can tell that he still hates you. I always thought that him blaming you for my having affairs with both of you at the same time, and then cheating on both of you with a third man was wrong. I know that what I did was totally wrong too."
"It's in the past, you shouldn't let it bother you."
"But it effects you now, because Conrad is over you in authority. When the three of us worked together, I knew that he wasn't a real scientist. He'd be a better politician, which is why, I suppose he got the job. You are a great scientist Gil. You always will be too.
I went out with him first. He used to be kind of charming, but now…he's bald."
They both laugh.
"Any way, we had been dating for about a month, when I started to like you. Then I went out and broke up with both of you so many times during the next year, that I don't remember when I started to date the two of you at the same time.
I kind of liked the attention from both of you. I was so stupid and mean to do that. I didn't realize that then though. I was engaged to you for two months and him for a month when Conrad caught us kissing in the break room."
"That's when he decided to hate me."
"Yeah, but neither of you knew that I had another man on the side. Then you found out, and I broke your heart, and Conrad's, assuming he ever had one. That's when I got a new job."
"Did your other man last?"
"No, we broke up a month later, when I found out that he was sleeping with someone else. I suppose I deserved it. I moved on though, but I never got married. Right now, I don't have anyone, but I'm fine.
What about you? Have you found anyone else?"
"A couple times, but it never worked."
"What about now?"
He looked at her and nodded.
Sara is cleaning her apartment, when she hears a knock at the door; she answers it, and sees Nick.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"I haven't talked to you in awhile, so I was wondering how you are and what you're up to."
She raises an eyebrow. "Right now, I'm cleaning. But you can come in if you'd like."
"Thanks." She allows him to enter, and she shuts the door behind her. They walk into her kitchen.
"Have a drink, take a seat."
So they get drinks, and they sit on her couch.
"You aren't curious about what happened a few weeks back to get me suspended are you?"
"Well…I…uh…maybe."
She smiles. "I'll tell you what I told Greg, I was out of line, but it was fun to tell off Ecklie."
He smiles. "I knew it. You are the only one sassy enough to tell off Ecklie."
"Thanks. By the way, there isn't some sort of bet as to how much information you can get out of me is there?"
"No, of course not. I just miss not seeing you every day."
"Thank you. I miss how it was to work with you three."
"Yeah, but you have Grissom, Greg, and Sophia."
"You miss Greg don't you?" She grins.
"Eh, only a little." He shrugs and then smiles.
She laughs and then her smile fades somewhat. "And I don't think Sophia is all that spectacular."
"Why?"
"…It's complicated, and I'd rather not talk about it."
"Ok, are you sure you don't want to tell me? I would never tell a living soul."
Sara gives him a look that says you really don't want to know. Then she starts to talk.
