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3. Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge

It'd only been three days since he'd decided to take some kind of revenge on Nick and Warrick, and already he was growing restless. Revenge...it would be sweet, and it would make everything that he had gone through worth it. Greg was always a prankster, he had more than just a few tricks up his sleeve. But what he needed now was something much more elaborate than any small time prank. He needed something big, something that would cause Warrick and Nick to regret ever wronging the one and only Greg Sanders. Sure he had a sense of humor, but the permanent heart upon his rear, the painful heart that he'd need to endure further pain to remove, was beyond funny. He pulled into his usual parking space and headed towards the lab.

For the past few days, hour after hour had been spent searching for the perfect punishment. There were so many possibilities, each as enticing as the last. As he reached the locker room he decided upon one particular possibility that would be both humiliating and embarrassing, and even possibly painful, although more in a figurative kind of way. It took almost all of his strength to keep himself from bursting out into an evil laugh as he concocted his evil plan.

Hours passed as his plan become more and more elaborate. He entered the break room to find Catherine and Sara. At that moment he realized that the two women before him would be the perfect accomplices to help him exact his revenge. But how would he entice them over to the dark side? Would they come willingly, or would he have to pass them a little bribe? He frowned. He knew exactly what they would want. Catherine had been pestering him with question after question, continuously asking him if she could see his tattoo. Thankfully she'd given it a rest today.

"Hey Greg..." Catherine trailed off.

Dammit I spoke too soon! "Yes Catherine..." He replied mimicking her.

"When are you going to show me that tattoo of yours?" She asked, soundingexactly like a small child who was pleading to go onto an amusement ride at a carnival.

"Greg it's been days," Sara chimed in. She, like Catherine, wanted to see the tattoo. They really only wanted to see it because the boys had already, although looking at Greg's behind might not be all that bad.

He decided that this was the perfect moment to ask them to help him carry out his revenge. "Well, maybethis is your lucky day..." He watched as a grin crossed Catherine's face, "but you have to do something for me..." Her grin quickly disappeared.

"This isn't a 'I'll show you mine if you show me yours' kind of thing is it?" Sara asked.

"No. Well...if you want it to be." Greg replied. He wiggled his eyebrows as he looked between them. Neither of the women were impressed, so he decided to continue with his little proposition. As much as he hated the idea of showing Sara the tattoo, he really didn't feel that embarrassment affected him as much as it used to. If he needed to show her it to secure his revenge, then so be it. Soon the tattoo would be removed, and he could only hope that she'd selectively decide to removeitfrom her memory as well. "You don't need me to remind you of what's happened to me in the past week, so I'll skip all the details and get straight to it...I was hoping you'd both help me out..." He trailed off, not giving too much away.

"Revenge!" Catherine grinned. Warrick and Nick had been so cruel to Greg. Sure it was a little joke, but it had gone way farther than that. She'd been working with the boys for years, this was her chance to get them back for all the little things they'd done to annoy her.

"I'm in." Sara said with a nod. Whatever Greg was planning, it was going to be good. She'd love to see Nick in an embarrassing situation. It'd be classic blackmail material to use one day.

"Just make sureyou're gonna get them good." Catherine said as she stood to leave the break room. Greg nodded as he stood to follow her out.

"Okay. Do you want to come over to my place, and I can tell you what I have in mind?"

"Sure, and then you can show us your behind." Catherine smirked as she realized she had rhymed with Greg. The three of them dispersed throughout the lab, each looking forward to the upcoming meeting.

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Greg wrapped a towel around himself as he stepped out of the shower. He'd tried, once again, to wash away the tattoo, his last desperate attempt to remove it before he'd have to show it to Sara. He sighed as he dried himself and quickly dressed. He made his way to the couch and waited. He already had an elaborate story prepared, detailing exactly why it was Sara's name upon his ass, and not Catherine's, or anyone else's. He'd resisted buying stripper pants, the kind that were held together by velcro at the sides. He could've done a little strip tease at the same time. But he resisted.

Right on time, a knock sounded at the door. He invited them in and directed them to the couch. He felt a little strange letting two women into his house, so that he could show them his behind. He was feeling a little dirty, but he had to admit that it was amusing. They sat down as he stood before them, wondering whether he should get it over with now, or wait until later.

"So..." Sara trailed off as she broke the silence.

"Are we gonna see this thing or what?" Catherine asked, growing a little impatient.

"Uh huh, sure. I'm just preparing myself..." He said as he convinced himself that he wouldn't be embarrassed. It was just a little tattoo. Both of them watched him with amused smiles on their faces. He turned around, his back towards them. In one swift motion he removed his pants and underwear, revealing his ass to them in all its glory. Catherine was the first to break out in laughter, though Sara wasn't close behind. He waited patiently as the laughter died down, and the two women realized that there was something written within the pretty little red heart.

"What does it..." Catherine began as she stood from the couch and made her way to get herself a better view. Now she understood why Warrick and Nick had been so close to his ass. Sara moved to Catherine's side as she focused her eyes upon the four familiar letters that made up her own name. The three had fallen into a weird silence, and Greg was beginning to get cold. He pulled up his pants, well aware that both women had read the name written in black ink. He turned to find Catherine's back towards him, her shoulders moving as she tried to keep herself from laughing. He focused upon Sara, whose face was almost as red as his tattoo.

Greg felt horrible. It was bad enough for him, but now Sara was probably more embarrassed than he had ever been, seeing her name upon her co-worker's behind. She remained silent, as though she was in a state of shock. She took a seat on the couch as Catherine finally let it all out. She sat beside Sara as she clutched her sides. She hadn't laughed that hard in a long time, and she never thought that Sara would be the source of it. She soon began to quieten down as she realized how embarrassed her two colleagues were, and wiped the tears away from her eyes. "I'm sorry." She apologized with a sigh.

Sara finally snapped out of it, and shock soon turned to a little anger. She focused her eyes on Greg. "Why is my name tattooed onto your ass?"

"I can explain..." Greg let out quickly. Really he didn't have a truthful explanation because he couldn't remember the full details from that night. That, and he didn't want to admit to her that he'd had a crush on her, although she more than likely knew about it. He decided to give up on his elaborate story. "I can barely remember anything that happened. I remember going into the tattoo parlor, and coming out of it. I didn't even choose the tattoo. I can't really say why it's your name and not someone elses, because I don't remember."

"But Warrick and Nick would..." Catherine added her own thoughts. Those two were sober enough to know what they were doing, so she just assumed that they'd been the ones to suggest Sara.

Sara's gaze narrowed. Greg didn't explain anything, and if Warrick and Nick were the ones behind the tattoo...

"I'm getting it removed on the weekend." Greg said a little sheepishly as he looked at the ground. "And no one knows about it, no one else but Warrick and Nick."

"We need to get them back." Sara almost growled. Like Catherine she simply assumed that the tattoo was completely Nick and Warrick's creation, leaving Greg as the completely innocent victim. She wanted revenge, not just for Greg, but for her own name.

Greg couldn't help but grin. He'd gotten himself out of a hole that he could've been stuck in for years. He relaxed a little. Now that he'd gotten that out of the way they could get down to the details of his plan.

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Greg waved them off as Sara and Catherine left. The plan was set. He was going to get his revenge, and soon. He couldn't have been prouder of himself, or the plan. Both women had added their own ideas, making it something that even he was beginning to think was a little to cruel for Warrick and Nick. But he shrugged it off. That's what happens when you mess with Greg...He went back into his apartment as he looked down at the note pad they'd all scribbled on. This was going to make anyone who'd witness this to think twice before messing with him, and the girls for that matter. It was going to be good. He threw his head back and finally let out the evil laugh he'd been suppressing all day. Three cheers for sweet revenge!

Thanks for the great response! Lemonjelly, thanks for putting it on your C2! I'm honored! Starsa, I thought for a while about how Sara would find out, hope I did it some kind of justice. Kam I'm glad you liked it! And I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Monkee Girl I'm glad I brightened your day : ) Wildcherry32 and alwayswrite 05, glad you liked it! And happy to give you that mental image. CSIslave I'll join you with your dreamy sigh...Now if they'd only show us Greg's ass our lives could be complete. Sorry it took so long for this chapter, hope you liked it. Chapter title taken from My Chemical Romance thanks to my roomie's obsession. Time for Greg's revenge. I hope I'll do this some kind of justice. If y'all want me to continue, you know what to do ; ) Reviews are rad/ Britt