A/N: The title is a line from the song "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole. And of course I don't own CSI. Enjoy the story and leave a review if you want to.
"Hi Grissom, what's up?" Nick said as he was making his way though the lobby with Sara in hand.
"Nothing" Grissom said still sitting in the same chair as before
"Do you want to come join us, were just going to get a bite to eat in the restaurant" Sara spoke up
"No Thanks, I already ate" After Grissom finished his conversation with Catherine he need to clear his mind so he went down to the bar and got something to eat.
"Okay then" Nick replied
"Bye" Sara said with a wave and then both her and Nick continue their walk to the restaurant.
"Hey it's Ali and Austin, do you want to go sit with them?" Sara said to Nick as they walked into the restaurant.
"Sure" So both him and Sara joined Ali and Austin who were sitting at the bar.
"Hi guys" Ali said as Sara and Nick approach the bar and took a seat.
"Hi how's it going?" Sara said as he took his seat next to Nick
"Good, you?" Ali said in return
"Great. Today we went shopping for some souvenirs for the guys at work, it was a lot of fun."
"That sounds like fun, Austin we should do that tomorrow" Ali said looking to Austin who was sitting on the other side of her
"Sounds good to me"
"So what did you guys get?" Ali said to Nick and Sara
"Actually we only got one thing," Sara said
"And that was for Greg" Nick butted in
"Is Greg a CSI?" Austin said in question
"He is in the process of becoming a CSI, he works in the DNA lab right now"
"That's cool. Today after the seminar we had to go to, we stayed in our hotel room making some wedding plans."
"How did that go?" Sara said to her new friends
"Good, we're coming along. The wedding is going to be, hopefully, really beautiful."
"I bet it will be" Nick said with a smile
They continued to sit at the for a little over an hour more and talked about their jobs, where they live, their coworkers, and just life in general; until Austin got a call from their supervisor and they had to leave.
"That was a lot of fun tonight" Sara said as she came out of the bathroom in their hotel room with her pajamas on.
"Yeah it was nice to see Ali and Austin again. Boy, am I tired." Nick said with a big yawn
"Me too" Sara said as she helped Nick pull down the comforter off the bed.
Both climbed into the bed, both exhausted from the day. The circumstances they were in still seemed awkward to the both of them, so they both lay on their sides of the bed.
"Nick…" Sara said as she turned on her side to face Nick who then turned to face her
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for everything, this trip has been amazing"
"Thanks for coming, I really hoped you would come. I was unsure if you would say yes when I asked you. I wasn't sure if you still if you had feelings for Grissom. But thanks to Greg he told me to ask you. So that's what I did."
After Nick's comment about Grissom her face dropped a little.
"You don't have feelings for Grissom do you?" Nick said trying not to sound hurt, but Sara could tell he was.
Sara just sat there laying on her side of the bed. She thought she was sure that her feelings for Grissom were gone but there was always that place in her heart for him that was special. Then thoughts of maybe the only reason she was here with Nick was to make Grissom jealous came into her head.
"I don't want to be the guy on the side. I want all or nothing, Sara. I love you, I have for a long time." Nick said as he sat up, still trying to make sure he wasn't getting a girlfriend who was still in love with someone else.
"Nick, don't leave." Sara said as Nick started to get out of bed and started to get his shoes on.
"Nick, I don't love him. I didn't think I could do this in less than a week, and with all of my past relationships, but I love you too. I don't want you to me mad at me, I love you."
"Sara you have a place in your heart for him. Was I something used in your games to make Grissom jealous? Don't deny it. You'll always have a spot in your heart for him." With that he walked out of the room and Sara began to cry.
"NICK, Don't Leave" Sara said in tears. After her one cry for him, she lied down and began to cry and think of why she fell in love with Nick and not Grissom. How were they different? What made the difference? Why did she love them both? Why did Grissom have such a spell over her?
Why am I such a fool?
I love this man…or was this whole idea, a plan to get Grissom back.
Am I making the biggest mistake of my life by letting him walk out that door?
Is he ever coming back?
I love Grissom…
