As Nick and Sara walked into the lab, the fear coming off of Sara in waves was palpable and Nick found himself becoming more than a little nervous himself. They walked up to the front desk and signed their names on the registrar. Walking down the halls was what Sara imagined it must feel like for a man fated to receive lethal injection taking that long last walk. As the pair neared Grissom's office, Nick felt Sara tense. He grabbed his hand to calm her and she looked up at him with a uneasy but thankful smile.

As they rounded the corner to go to the conference room they nearly bumped into Grissom. He seemed surprised to have seen them there as if he hadn't expected Sara to even show up for the shift after their confrontation. After a few minutes of staring at one another for what seemed like an eternity, Grissom broke eye contact with Sara and looked at the floor. As his eyes traveled downward, he stopped short when he saw Sara and Nick's interlaced fingers. He snapped his head up so fast that it startled the couple before him. He looked at Sara once more with a look on his face that resembled what Sara thought looked like betrayal. After a few more tense moments, Grissom finally recovered his seemingly lost ability to speak.

"Assignments in the conference room in ten minutes. We've got a busy night tonight. It's possible we'll all be pulling doubles."

Nick cleared his throat and spoke for both of them.

"Okay. We'll be in there in a few minutes . We just have to stop by the locker room to get our kits."

Grissom looked at Sara who confirmed Nick's statement with a stiff nod of her head. She had yet to say anything and she felt like if she opened her mouth she would start crying before she could get any words out. Nick seemed to sense this so he steered her down the hall toward the locker room leaving Grissom behind looking very morose.

The moment they opened the doors to the locker room Sara burst into tears. She didn't care if there was anyone in there as long as it wasn't Grissom. She sat down on one of the benches and began sobbing so hard that her whole body shook. Nick sat down beside her and pulled her onto his lap. She clung to his shirt as sobs wracked her form. After a few moments she calmed down enough to speak and let go of Nick's shirt that was drenched with tears.

"I'm sorry Nick. I kind of freaked out there." Sara said. She looked so ashamed that she lost her cool in front of a co-worker. She knew that Nick was not just her co-worker but her friend as well but it didn't make her feel any better about losing it.

"Hey Sar. It's no problem. I'm here for you always. You know that. So this thing with Grissom is more than just a stupid argument isn't it?"

"Way bigger than that. I asked him out again. He didn't just refuse though this time. He told me that he had a date with Sophia." The disdain in Sara's voice was so apparent that Nick almost flinched. He had never seen her so emotional. He gave her a hug hoping to reassure her. He didn't understand why Grissom was being so dense. Why couldn't he see what a great person Sara was? Sometimes the man made him want to punch him for being so thick.

"I just don't get why he doesn't want me. Am I that repulsive?" She said it with so much hurt in her voice that Nick wanted to harm the person that had caused her so much pain.

"No Sara! Grissom is just blind. He has never been ever to see what is in front of his face. This is no different. It's not you, it's him."

"Thanks Nick."

"Hey. What are friends for?"

"Getting me coffee?" Nick laughed out loud.

"Sure. Why not? Lets go commandeer Greg's Blue Hawaiian.

"Okay."