Story Title: Something More

Author: BeTrAyEd DaUgHtErS

Chapter II: Look What You've Done

Las Vegas Crime Lab – Meeting Room – 10 minutes before shift

"I'm telling you guys Sofia was crying like crazy" said Sara to the rest of the team.

"Girl, we are talking about Sofia… I have never seen her cry… that girl is more stubborn than you Sara" Warrick said not believing what Sara was telling them.

"Well I saw her… Heck I'll give you the shirt I was wearing earlier today to prove it, you can analyze it for tear drops" Sara wanted to make the guys realize this was serious.

"Yeah girl, yours probably" War said to give her a hard time.

"Sara, don't tell me that boyfriend of yours… what's his name…" Nick said pretending he didn't know the guys name.

"Rob" said Warrick helping Nick with his 'piss Sara off before shift' games.

"Yeah that Rob guy made you cry already…" Nick was messing with her to see who she reacted.

"You guys just want to piss me off, I know your games… and no he hasn't" She knew they love to see her burst in fury when they pushed her buttons.

"Sara, how are things going with this Rob guy?" asked Grissom to play along the others.

"Great" she answered really fast. Just what she needed, Grissom following Nick's game.

"That doesn't sound to convincing" pushed further Grissom.

"I don't care if it does… all I care is that Sofia isn't right… she's not even here yet…"

"That's true. She always is here on time… she still has time but you know she's always here… like what, a hour before shift, maybe more…" Catherine now understood Sara's point.

"I'm really worried… especially because I found her in the 'M' position" Sara told Catherine, who looked worried.

"Oh my… that's a broken heart for sure" confirmed Catherine.

"Yep broken heart" Nick confirmed too.

"You lost me there" Warrick was totally lost.

"… 'M' position…? I don't get it" Grissom was trying to figure it out, but had no clue what it meant.

"Yeah is a girl thing…" Catherine told the guys, Sara nodded.

"Nick knows and he is no girl… or are you, Nicky?" Warrick was in a good mood today.

"I have five sisters and seven nieces, I know what it means" He sure had experience from all the women in his family.

"Drop it kids" Catherine said.

"Anyways you in the floor like this" Sara made a demonstration "…sitting on your butt, knees touching the floor, with your legs bent to the sides… It forms a "M'… and your hands are in between your thighs for support, while you have your head down and you're crying like crazy" she finished.

"Oh…"

"Nice demonstration, Sara" said Nick playfully. "I liked the butt and bend part… among others" he waggles his eyebrows at her. She just showed him her big smile.

Sara was beginning to stand up from her position when Sofia came in. She had caught the way she was seated and how everybody seemed to shut up as she entered, and there was that uncomfortable silence.

Everyone exchange glances, as Sara made her way to her seat. Sofia was standing by Grissom side, she wore black pants, white tiny black stripes shirt and a blazer, and she had her hair pull back in a low ponytail, and was wearing big dark sunglasses. She cleared her throat to get everyone attention, not that she needed to.

"Ah Sofia we were wondering where you were" said Grissom trying to cut the 'tension' in the room.

"Umm… on my way here…" could that had come lamer. "Anyway I came to tell you that I needed some time off, I just lost someone really close to me… so could you give me some days"

"Some days, that close…?" he knew her family was in L.A. If she lost someone could had been them, unless… there was what Sara and Catherine said… maybe she had a boyfriend that they did know about.

"Yeah… really close…" she answered 'So close, that I didn't notice… until I lost it.' She really wanted to say it, but they couldn't understand. Maybe they could, and that's why she kept it to herself.

"Ok I can do that, but I want you here as fast as you can" Grissom could be generous, but in a strictly way.

"Thanks… I appreciate it" she was grateful for his 'consideration'. He was a great boss she could not complain about him.

"Your welcome…" he said, she was about to leave when he stop her. "Sofia do you know were Greg is? We are waiting for him" he notices how she looks at the envelope on her hands.

"Sorry I almost forgot. I saw him earlier and he gave me this for you…" she looks at the envelope in her hand for one last time before she handed it to Grissom. He raised an eyebrow at her. "I have no idea what it is…" then made her way to the door.

"And Sofia I'm sorry for your loss…" he said sympathizing with her.

"Umm Thanks… Bye" she turned her back to them and walked to the door, but saw their reflection; one caught her eyes, and remembered what she had walked on. There was something she needed to say before leaving.

"Sara" without bothering to turn, she called her 'friend' casually.

"Yes Sofia" it surprised Sara that Sofia would want to talk to her now, she though Sofia could call he later… or something. But it surprised her more what she heard next.

"Bitch!" Sofia said it calmly over her shoulder and left the room.

Everyone's jaw dropped and looked at Sara whose jaw was not open but clench. Sofia had said something, that no one else dares to do, and it was going to cost her and Nick knew it.

"Sara don't you even think of going after…" Nick was warning Sara, but she had other plans.

"Excuse me" Sara stood up and made her way to the doors ignoring Nick completely.

"Sara, don't do anything that you'll regret later" Grissom said sounding as poetic as always.

"I won't" and with that she walk off. Leaving a 'no-clue-what's-happening-here-Warrick', an 'I-can't-believe-Sophia-call-Sara-a-bitch-Catherine', a 'Sara-please-don't-get-in-a-physical-fight-with-her-Nick', and a 'ready-to-discus-the-assignments-Grissom'.

Las Vegas Crime Lab – Parking lot

"Sofia stop it right there… What was that for?" Sara catch up with her in the parking lot, she sure was in a hurry. Sofia stopped and turned around and faces Sara.

"For telling them, for making fun of me…who said you could say anything" Sofia pulled her sunglasses up to her head, there were a couple of feet in between them. Sara could see she had remained crying after she left her friend puffy eyes told her so.

"I'm sorry but I'm worried about you. That's why I told them I found you crying… to see if someone knew why… I had and have no clue what is happening with you…?

"I didn't need your help. I never asked you to come, and I don't need it now." Sophia was getting more into Sara's face with each word.

"Right maybe that's why… why you hugged me so tightly when you saw me there… and cried like someone had broken your heart… Cried like a little lost girl…" Sara was saying when a 'SLAP' made her stop, suddenly her left cheek felt like it was on fire and could taste blood on her mouth. Now she didn't felt compassion for her friend anymore. She was pissed and that wasn't a good thing for Sofia.

Las Vegas Crime Lab – Meeting Room

"Grissom I don't think it was a good idea to let Sara go after Sofia. You know Sara has a temper" said Catherine. "I know she has one. She almost ate me because of the Mail Brides case" and she was right, she had Ecklie and a suspension on Sara file to prove it.

"What do you want me to do, she was going to go after her anyways… if any of us stood in her way it was going to get worse" he was right, and the other knew it too. "All I care is that she makes it here in time because shift is about to start"

Then came Sara storming to the room with a can of Coke in her hand, sat on her chair and put the can on her left side of her face and said nothing.

"Sara, move that can from your face… I want to look at it" Grissom imagine what he was about to see but he hope nothing had happened. She didn't move the can, so he kept looking at her telling her to do it.

"The can or the face?" she knew what he wanted to see.

"Sara…" he warned. She just rolled her eyes.

"There, pleased" she removed the can, and show her face so that everyone could see her.

"Damn Girl with what did she hit you" Warrick exclaim as he saw Sara's face.

"Oh did she punch you… uh you have blood there… She cut your lip" Catherine was touching her lip so that Sara knew were she had the blood. Sara just used her tongue to clean it, and sucked on her cut lip. And by the face she made 'must have hurt like hell', thought Catherine.

"Damn it Sara, I told you not to go after her… you never listen" Nick had warned her but she always had to be so stubborn.

"Well… I hardly do, Nick…" she was pump from her fight a ready to look for another one. Grissom knew were this was heading and intercept it.

"Sara what happened, did she hit you…" he wanted to know what had happened in case he needed to fill a report.

"No Griss, this is fashion statement is very popular these days to have a can of Coke on your cheek…" Grissom could ask the silliest questions sometimes that drove her nuts.

"Sara, drop the sarcasm!" Grissom warned. "What happened?"

"She didn't handle the truth… and exploded" Sara simply said.

"And you got caught on the explosion…" Catherine added making her point, and that explosion cost Sara a bleeding lip.

"Yeah you got that right…Ouch… that bitch… slap me…" she said in between, she had hit her lip accidentally and it was bleeding again.

"That was a slap" Warrick pointed at Sara's lip, and she nodded "Damn that girl has power" Warrick was making a mental note to never get Sofia mad.

"Sara, come with me… let's get that clean" Nick said pulling Sara of her chair, who was protesting about it but he ignored her. "Will be right back Grissom"

"Shift already started, and we don't have all day…so do it fast, and tell Greg to stop flirting with the new technician and get his ass here" he ordered.

"Got it Boss" Nick reply, Sara was still trying to get to her chair. Nick was dragging her out of the room.

"Nick, stop it, I'm fine" she argued. Before he could say anything Grissom asked.

"Um… Sara, did you hit Sofia back?" he was wondering she didn't mention if she had hit her back. Then Sara's eyes widened and walked fast, and pushed Nick out of the room. Then they were gone. "I'll take that as a yes" he concluded. Then he remembered the envelope on his hands and open it.

Las Vegas Crime Lab - Med Room

"Sara… stay still…" he was getting frustrated by her behavior, she move her head every time he got the swab close to her cut. "Sar, your not a child… so don't act like one… you know what I give up" he got tire of her games and was about to live when she stopped him.

"No Nick, don't go… I was just playing" she said as she reaches for his hands. "I'm sorry"

"No don't be. Is just that you really know how to get on peoples nerves at times…"

"Nick I meant that I'm sorry for my attitude in the meeting room, it was out of place… I… I was just piss off" she had really lost control earlier, he could ask Sofia for her opinion or just look at her, that for sure will get her point.

"Hey "Rob', forget about that…" the other didn't know they were dating, one day Sara almost got busted because of a mark left on her neck by Nick. And when Catherine asked her about it she almost said it had been Nick who made it, so she came up with 'Rob', which was a shortest version of his middle name.

"Hey, what are you thinking…" he said while his hands got lose from hers and found her face, caressing it cautiously.

"The only thing I feel sorry is that I can't kiss you now…" Sara was pouting now, and it hurt like crazy.

"Let's see what we can do about that…" he dropped his lips on hers carefully, yet sweetly as Sara's arms made their way around his neck.

"Umm we shouldn't do this here…" she said between pecks on the lips.

"Your right, we'll finish this later… my apartment"

"Deal" she accepted.

"Now let's get that clean…" he grab the swab again which made her to pout. "He don't make that face, you know I can't resist it" true to be told.

Las Vegas Crime Lab - Meeting Room

When Sara and Nick entered the meeting room, they notice the dead silence of the room.

'Oh God had they found out' Sara thought, she look at Nick, who cleared his throat.

"Griss, we are sorry we took this long Sara afraid of a little swabbing" he tried to cheer the mood on the room, with no luck.

"Greg is gone…" was the only thing coming from Grissom, from his monotone voice as always.

"WHAT!" that had been the lovely yelling voice of Sara Sidle.

To Be Continue
A.N. – I know I haven't update Where Are You Under, I Wonder? I have been having some heath problems, and I'll be going under some analyses to find what's wrong, but don't worry my mind is brainstorming on her own, so I'm full of ideas for the upcoming chapters of Where Are You Under, I Wonder? and Something More…

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Bye,

B.D. (bidi)