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Chapter 12
Warrick arrived at the address Grissom had given him. He jumped out of the Denali and headed to the back to get his kit. He grabbed his CSI vest and went to put it on when he realized what shirt he had on. He cursed silently to himself for being such an idiot. There would be no explanation under the sun that would be even remotely believable if anyone asked him why he had on a Harvard shirt. He zipped up the vest and sighed with relief when the letters were hidden from view. He knew he would get a few raised eyebrows. It was 90 degrees out, a little too warm to have his vest zipped up so high. He picked up his kit and headed inside. He would have to wait until he got back to the lab to change into the extra shirt he kept in his locker.
Sara arrived about 20 minutes later. She approached Grissom and could clearly see the coolness in his eyes. "Glad you could join us." he said in a controlled voice. She raised an eyebrow at him and pursed her lips not saying a word. He filled her in quickly on what they knew so far and told her she could help Warrick search the perimeter of the house. Sara nodded and went to find him.
Warrick stood up when he saw Sara round the side of the house. He tried desperately to keep the smile off his face. He watched amused as she fought the same battle. She stopped a few feet in front of him and grinned, "Hey."
"Hey girl," he smiled back. She glanced down at his zipped up vest and raised a curious eyebrow. "Aren't you warm?' she asked. Warrick gave her a knowing smirk and pulled the zipper down part way revealing a VRAR. Sara's eyes widened and her cheeks flushed when she realized what he was wearing.
Warrick chuckled and said, "I think it would be a dead give away." "I'm sorry Warrick. I didn't even think about it." Sara said with embarrassment. "It's okay Sara. I think we were both a little distracted." he countered with a grin.
Sara tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear as her cheeks flushed even more brightly. "I'd say we were very distracted." she said with a shy smile. Warrick's body immediately reacted to her blush and he had to fight his urge to reach out and touch her. He smiled one more time before saying, "I've checked the grounds underneath the girls' bedroom window. I'm making impressions of a couple of footprints I found. Why don't you do the area surrounding the back door." She nodded as she picked up her kit. She walked by him closer then she needed to be. He felt the bare skin of her arm brush up against his. He couldn't help but smile.
It didn't take long for Warrick to realize that though working without Sara had been terrible, working with her was much more excruciating. He found his eyes drifting toward her on more then one occasion. He had never really paid attention to how she methodically worked a crime scene but now as he watched her he found it fascinating. He loved the way her body and hands moved so slowly and meticulously.
Sara could feel his eyes on her again and it was driving her crazy. She had never been so distracted on a job. She needed to focus on the task at hand. She stood up slowly and stretched her tired body. She knew he was watching so she raised her arms above her head knowing full well that her shirt was going to rise up. Sure enough a wide expanse of her skin was exposed.
Warrick groaned inwardly. What the hell was she doing? He sucked in a deep breath when he saw a swath of her creamy white skin. Suddenly she turned on him with her hands on her hands and growled, "Stop it!" He felt his face turn red as he met her angry eyes.
Sara marched toward him and bent over to hiss in his ear, "I can't work when you're looking at me that way." "What way is that?" he asked sheepishly. "You know," she grumbled as her cheeks began to turn pink. "I think you need to clarify it for me Sara." he said with a mischievous smirk.
Sara's eyes narrowed for a moment before she hastily said, "Like you want to rip my clothes off and take me right here in the grass." Warrick's eyes widened in surprise because that was exactly what he had been thinking. He stood up and she followed. "And what kind of looks were you giving me Sara?" he asked boldly.
Her cheeks flushed yet again as she sputtered, "I certainly wasn't giving you those kinds of looks." "Are you sure?" he grinned at her, "Because I was beginning to feel a little hot under the collar with all those heated looks you were giving me." "Warrick Brown!" she growled. "Yes Sara," he said with a smile. "We'll finish this later.' she said before spinning around and storming back over to her kit. "You can count on it," he called. She turned for a moment and gave him one of her famous glares. He chuckled as he bent down to check his foot mold. He kept his back to her this time wanting to completely avoid the temptation that was named Sara Sidle.
Warrick breathed a huge sigh of relief when Grissom had sent her back to the lab to process the evidence they had collected from the outside of the house. It had been absolute torture not to look at her. He knew she was upset about what had happened. She had avoided his eyes as much as possible. He knew she didn't like anything or anyone interrupting the way she did her job. He was the same way. He would have to apologize for his unprofessional behavior when he saw her again.
Warrick didn't have too wait very long because Grissom sent him back to the lab to help her. He quickly snuck into the locker room to change his shirt before heading off to find Sara. He found her in one of the labs analyzing a cigarette butt she had found near the back door. She glanced up at him and offered him a quick "Hey", before her eyes were back looking through the microscope. He sighed. She was not going to make this easy. "Sara we need to talk,' he said firmly. She stood up slowly and met his eyes.
"Look about before at the scene I was way out of line. I'm sorry. I forgot were I was. You're just too damn distracting. I promise it won't happen again." he said with sincerity. She held his gaze for a moment before answering. "It's not all your fault. I'm just as guilty. Warrick we can't let what's happening between us get in the way of work, what we do is too important. Our job doesn't allow distractions. I'm not sure if we can do this." She shook her head slowly and said softly, "I'm not sure that I can." She looked at him with sorrow in her eyes.
He fought the sinking sensation he felt in his stomach and took a step toward her. He grabbed her hand and squeezed it gently. "Sara what we're both feeling is an immense amount of sexual tension. Once we've released it, things will get easier. I promise." he said. She pulled her hand out of his and ran it anxiously through her hair, her face flushed pink at the implications of his words. "I don't think it will get easier Warrick. I think once you've tasted it, you'll crave it even more. You'll want it all the time Warrick. You'll be insatiable with your need for me." she said. A small smile tugged at her corners of her mouth when she finished, "Because I know I'll be insatiable for you."
It took him a moment to process what she was saying. A smile graced his handsome face. He took her hand again and said, "You know me so well. But we can do this Sara. I promise I will behave myself at work. I know how much your job means to you. My job means the same to me. Can we try this please?" he asked.
Sara squeezed his hand and said, "Yes we can try. I want you too damn much. But you'd better behave yourself at work and I will try to keep my lustful eyes off of your incredible body." She stuck out her hand and he laughed as he took into his large one. They shook on it with huge smiles on their faces.
They spent the next two hours analyzing and comparing the two sets of footprints they had found. The footprints were made by the same boot, a size 12 Merrill Hiker. They were now waiting for Greg to analyze the DNA sample from the cigarette butt. Warrick felt Sara move beside him and he couldn't stand it any longer. He could not be so close to her and not touch her. He had to restrain himself on more then one occasion. Unable to handle it any longer, he stepped away from the table and her.
Sara turned and gave him a curious look. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, "but you smell too damn good Sara and it's driving me crazy." Her lips twitched for a moment before a smile broke out across her face. "Thank god you're feeling it too because if I had to sit next to you for another minute I was going to scream.' she said with a grin. Warrick started to laugh. "I didn't think it would be this hard working with you, bit I've reached my limit. I'm going to take these results to Grissom. I'll see you in awhile." Warrick said. "Okay I'm going to see how Greg is making out." she said standing up. They stood there for a moment just looking at one another. Sara finally forced her feet to move and as she walked by him she gently brushed her fingertips across the back of his hand. As soon as she touched him she felt a spark of heat run through her. She heard his sudden intake of breath and knew he felt it too.
Sara looked back over her shoulder at him and met his smoldering eyes. She shuttered as a wave of immense desire raced through her system. What his gorgeous eyes could do to her. Sara quickly turned away from his heated stare and let out a small gasp when she discovered Catherine standing there.
Catherine's eyes darted back and forth between the suddenly nervous pair. "Everything okay?" she asked with a slight grin. She had definitely interrupted something. "Everything's fine. I was just on my way to check in with Greg." Sara stammered as scrambled passed Catherine and out the door.
Catherine's eyes narrowed in on Warrick. There was something in his beautiful eyes and if she could make a guess it would be desire. "Did I interrupt something because when I walked in things seemed very hot between the two of you?" Catherine said with a knowing smile.
Warrick busied himself with the stuff on the table as he avoided her questioning eyes. "You know Sara and me, we're always butting our heads about everything." he answered coolly. "So were you disagreeing about who was going to be on top?" Catherine said brazenly. Warrick's eyes flew to hers and he let out a nervous laugh. "Good one Cath, but Sara and I together? I don't think so." he said uneasily. "Why not?" she asked intrigued at how he would answer. "Are you kidding me? She and I are too different. Can you imagine the friction and there'd be way to much potential for a huge explosion if something went wrong." Warrick said shaking his head. Catherine had to smile at him. She was just about to nail him with his own words when her cell phone rang. She watched in amusement as Warrick's whole body seemed to sigh in relief.
"Grissom needs me," she said as she flipped her phone shut and headed toward the door. She paused in the doorway and turned to him and said, "You know Rick friction and explosions are a good thing, especially in the bedroom. Think about it." Warrick's eyes grew wide at her words as he stood there stunned. Catherine couldn't help but laugh as she headed out the door. Something was going on between the two of them and it was getting hot. She'd have to find Sara and see what she could get out of the younger CSI. It would be much easier getting information out of her because her blush was a dead giveaway.
Warrick groaned and ran his hand across his face. How the hell had Catherine figured it out so quickly. Were he and Sara's feelings for one another that obvious? They would have to be more careful. He knew Nick would not so understanding of his sudden feelings for Sara. He would feel hurt that Warrick had not told him first. Greg would be openly jealous and Grissom? Grissom would probably fire his ass right on the spot. He sighed in frustration as he grabbed his findings and headed out the door. He would deal with each of these things when they happened. Right now he needed to stay as far away from Sara as he possibly could.
As Warrick walked down the hall, Catherine's words kept echoing in his head, friction, explosions and Sara. Christ, he had a job to do and that job needed his total concentration. He would have time later to think about Sara in his bed.
Sara spent the next few hours avoiding Warrick as well as Catherine. She knew if Catherine cornered her she would never be able to keep the blush off her face if she mentioned Warrick's name. She had to keep her focus on this case. They had to bring those two little girls home to their family.
Due to their hard work and great team effort they had found their suspect by the 11th hour of the kidnapping. Brass and his team were on their way to where they thought he was holding the girls. Everyone had gathered in the break room fighting their exhaustion and anxiously waiting Brass's call.
Sara sat on the couch with her head leaning back on the cushions with her eyes closed. Every few moments she could feel Warrick's eyes on her and she had to fight the blush that threatened to cover her cheeks. Finally unable to stand it any longer she opened her eyes and met his dazzling green ones. He gave her a tired smile and she returned it with one of her own.
Just then Grissom came into the room. "Brass just called. The little girls are safe and he got our guy. Good job. Sara and Warrick why don't you two head home and catch a few hours of sleep. When you get back Nick and Catherine can head home." Everyone nodded in agreement.
Warrick followed Sara warily into the locker room. He sat down on the bench in front of his locker and let out a heavy breath. "You okay?" she asked with concern laced in her voice. He looked over his shoulder at her and smiled. "Yeah I just didn't realize how damn hard it was going to be to force myself not to think about you all night. I can finally let my mind wander. I am so looking forward to my dreams." he said with a teasing tone.
Sara shut her locker and walked over to him. She smiled at him as she let her hand run slowly across the muscles of his shoulders. She closed her eyes and her grin widened. "I know exactly what I'm going to be dreaming about," she said with a sexy smirk. "Hey now I think I should get a little hands on action to prep me for my dreams too," he said as he tried to grab her. She scooted out of his reach and headed toward the door. "Sweet dreams," she said as she blew him a kiss and disappeared out the door.
Warrick stood up and shut his locker door. If she thought she was going to get away without giving him a goodnight's kiss she was sadly mistaken. He grabbed his stuff and flew out the door in hot pursuit. He caught up to her just as she was about to climb into the SUV. He grabbed her gently and pulled her around to the far side of the vehicle. He pushed her up against the side of the truck.
Sara's heart was racing madly as she watched his eyes darken with need. "Did you forget something?" he asked quietly. She licked her lips slowly and she held his gaze. "Yes," she breathed hotly. "What?" he demanded. "This," she answered. She rose up on her tip toes bringing her mouth level with his. She flicked her tongue out of her mouth and slowly traced the outline of his lips. She threaded her hands into his hair and pulled his head closer to hers. She nipped gently on his bottom lip before moving to his top one. Then in one swoop she opened her mouth and claimed his hotly. She groaned wantonly as she pressed herself against him. Within seconds she felt his body responding as his hands grabbed her ass tightly. He growled against her mouth as he took control of the kiss. She willingly surrendered herself to him.
As Warrick felt her give him control, his need for her intensified. He tore his lips from hers and attached his greedy mouth to her neck. She seemed to melt against him even more as she groaned his name hotly. Her hands had found their way to his chest and were stroking his nipples enticing through his shirt. In one swift motion he brought his hands up and cupped both of her breasts. He felt her whole body shutter as she gasped his name hotly. In the next instant he felt her pushing him away. "Warrick please," she begged. He tried to get his over stimulated body back under control. He looked at her with his desire filled eyes. "It's too much please. Not here." she said frantically.
Warrick looked at her flushed face and her wide eyes and knew he had pushed her too far. "I'm sorry baby," he said as he gently grasped her face in his hands. He saw tears forming in her eyes and his heart broke. "Sara I'm sorry." he murmured over and over. She reached up and cupped the side of his face as she shook her head no. "Warrick it's okay. I'm not good with this. You need to understand." she said holding his worried gaze. "I haven't been with a man in a very long time." He raised an eyebrow in question. "It's been almost 2 years." she finished quietly. His eyes got huge as he whispered, "Christ Sara."
Sara looked away clearly embarrassed. He tightened his hands on her face and turned it back so he could see her. "Sara I'm sorry. I didn't mean ..." She cut him off before he could finish. "I know. It was my choice. I waited foolishly for a man who clearly didn't want me. But I'm glad because now I'm here with you." She smiled at him tenderly. "I've never felt such intense desire and need for a man before. When you touch me or kiss me it feels like the first time for me. All my senses are on overload." She caressed his cheek softly. "What I'm trying to say Warrick is that you're driving me wild and we need to be in a closed room all by ourselves not in the middle of a parking lot. One stroke of your hands or one well placed kiss could send me over the edge and you'll have me screaming your name."
Warrick watched her for a long moment before a small smile spread across his handsome face. "Believe me when I say this I have never desired a woman the way I desire you. I want us to discover each other together and I will wait until you're ready. I feel honored that you want to be with me Sara." he said before pulling her into a hug. He felt her wrap her arms around his waist and he smiled in relief. He released her slowly and whispered hotly in her ear, "I'm looking forward finding out exactly where my hands and mouth need to be to make you scream my name."
Sara growled his name and hugged him again. They stayed locked in each other arms for a few moments before exhaustion began to over take them. They pulled away from each other reluctantly. Warrick leaned down and gently kissed her lips. "Be careful driving home. You're wiped out. Get some sleep and I'll see you in a few hours." he said firmly. She smiled at him and said, "You be careful too. I'll see you in a while." He helped her climb into the SUV and watched her drive off. He headed toward his vehicle shaking his head. He wanted her more then ever now. He silently counted the days until they were off together, three more to go. He just hoped he could last that long.
TBC
