Nick and Sara were greeted with quite the sight when they finally found Ned and Carla seated at a table outside the restaurant they'd agreed to meet at. Apparently, Ned and Carla had already been there for a while because they were looking rather relaxed and comfortable; so relaxed and comfortable that they couldn't seem to keep their hands or lips off of each other.

Nick cleared his throat. "We can come back if this is a bad time."

Ned and Carla broke apart looking rather flustered and Ned pasted a wide smile on his face. "I guess we didn't realize it was already time to meet you guys."

Sara did her best to keep from smirking as Carla smoothed her hair out. "Uh, we're a little late actually."

Ned looked at his watch. "I guess you are." He glanced at Carla and smiled.

Carla gestured to Nick and Sara. "Sit down, uh, we were waiting until you got here to order."

Nick and Sara exchanged a knowing glance. They'd had difficulty getting out of their hotel room also. After taking an excruciatingly cold shower, Nick had donned a pair of dark slacks and a white button down shirt. He had lounged on the bed for what seemed like an eternity as Sara took her sweet time getting ready in the bathroom. When she'd finally emerged, Nick had been rendered speechless. The simple black dress she was wearing hugged her in all the right places and she'd managed to put her hair up, leaving a few tendrils curling down around her face. It had been extremely tempting to just pick right back up where they'd left off before his cold shower, but after a few long deep kisses, they finally left the room. A side trip to a pharmacy that had closed thirty minutes before had left them both feeling a bit frustrated at the fact that they were apparently going to have to wait a little while longer.

Despite the interesting start to their dinner, the four were soon engaged in lively conversation and Ned and Carla spilled the beans about how well they knew each other. Apparently at one point in med school they had dated rather seriously, but when Ned got an internship on the West Coast and Carla got one on the East Coast, they had gone their separate ways. Needless to say, running into each other had rekindled the romance.

"So she tells our professor that the reason that her paper was late was because she was doing a field materials test on his lecture topic the previous day." Ned smirked at Carla.

She had a faint blush in her cheeks but laughed as she continued the story for Nick and Sara. "Of course he wanted to know what allergy test for latex I could possibly do outside of a lab considering that's where all of our samples were tested."

"And she answered him with a completely straight face." Ned looked like he was about ready to bust out laughing.

"I don't think that I've ever seen a professor turn that shade of red when they weren't angry." Carla had a smug look on her face as she took a sip of wine.

Ned looked at Nick and Sara curiously. "So exactly how did you two meet?"

"Throwing dummies off a building." They replied in unison and then started to laugh as they looked at each other.

Nick cleared his throat. "Actually, I was the one throwing the dummies off the building. Sara had just come out to Vegas from San Francisco at the request of our boss and I met her where the dummies landed."

"And that was some nice tossing by the way." Sara smirked at him.

"Thank you." He smirked right back with a wink.

Carla leaned forward and whispered conspiratorially. "So how did the two of you get together?"

Nick and Sara exchanged a glance and color immediately began to infuse Sara's cheeks. Nick cleared his throat and let out a nervous laugh. "Actually, it sort of happened on this trip."

Ned looked surprised. "Seriously?"

Nick nodded and then reached for Sara's hand. "We've been friends for four and a half years and so when a friend of mine cancelled on me I asked workaholic Sara if she wanted to come. A broken water pipe in the second room we'd rented and well, I guess as they say, the rest is history."

Sara looked at Nick for a long moment. "I'm pretty sure that both of us had ulterior motives for this trip."

"I know that we both had ulterior motives for this trip." Nick squeezed her hand.

"And here I thought you two were on the verge of getting engaged or something." Ned laughed out in surprise.

Nick laughed nervously.

"Uh, should we get another bottle of wine?" Sara quickly volunteered, looking a little flustered. She hadn't even been able to tell Nick just how deep her feelings for him went yet, not to mention the other issue that had come up. Marriage was not even on her radar screen.

Nick squeezed her hand and offered her a reassuring look that communicated so much more than words could have. He was not about to push her to do anything she wasn't ready for and while in the back of his mind he could see them together for the rest of their lives, she just wasn't there yet.

"Sorry about that." Ned offered with a friendly smile and then gestured out into the plaza where couples were dancing to music that a band was playing. "What do you say we square up here and get out and dance?"

"That sounds like a plan." Nick agreed with a smile. He was definitely looking forward to dancing with Sara.

"Uh, I think I'm going to go use the ladies room." Sara whispered to Nick. While she hadn't had any issues with her stomach all day, she was suddenly feeling a little queasy.

Both Ned and Carla kicked into doctor mode as they regarded the expression on Sara's face and they exchanged a glance. Carla stood up with a smile. "I think I'll come with you."

As they made their way to the ladies room inside the restaurant, Carla looked at Sara with concern. "Are you feeling ok? Ned said you've been pretty sick."

Sara nodded even as she grimaced. "Yeah, I just think maybe I should have taken something before we left, but we, uh, well, I think I have something in my purse."

"Maybe you shouldn't have gone snorkeling. That's pretty strenuous for someone who's been as dehydrated as you were." Carla offered.

"I'm sure I'll be fine." Sara countered as she found the Immodium and swallowed it without the benefit of water.

"Just be careful if you plan to do anything strenuous." Carla couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and smirk.

"I'll keep that in mind." Sara felt her cheeks flush at the inference. "I'll just be another minute if you want to go out there and dance with Ned."

"I can wait." Carla smiled and began to touch up her makeup as she waited for Sara. By the time they returned to the table, the guys had paid the bill and looked anxious to get out and dance.

As Nick took Sara into his arms and they began to sway to a slow song that was playing, he whispered in her ear. "You look so beautiful, Sara."

"Thanks. You look pretty good too." She was feeling slightly intoxicated by the mixture of the wine they'd had with dinner and being in Nick's arms. The simple touch of his hand at the small of her back was sending shivers of pleasure throughout her body.

Nick wasn't sure how he'd gotten so lucky to be with a woman like Sara and as they danced he couldn't resist holding her close and whispering endearments in her ear.

They had danced for quite a while and had lost track of Ned and Carla who they assumed had ended up going back to their hotel when they finally decided to take a little break and walk around the perimeter of the plaza. They hadn't gone far when Sara stopped abruptly.

Nick looked at her quizzically.

"I just have to tell you something. I've been trying to find the perfect moment all evening and I think I just need to tell you." Sara sounded flustered.

For a moment Nick felt a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach as he studied her expression to see what it was that she might want to tell him.

"It's just that..." She faltered for a moment before continuing. "What I'm trying to say is...I..." She swallowed hard and locked eyes with Nick. "I'm in love with you too."