Broken 4/6

It was Friday night and the lab was fairly quiet. Grissom and Sara were busy with some long over due paperwork in his office. Since their phone conversation, things had been awkward for the two. Grissom watched Nick and Sara carefully and was becoming more and more convinced that something was indeed going on between them. They rode to work together, they always left together, took their breaks together. Whenever they were together, Grissom noticed all the subtle hand touching, gazing and hugging. Grissom knew they were more than friends. Especially after his conversation with Archie the day before.

FLASHBACK

"Hey Grissom we got that Billings answering machine all figured out. Check out the background in that message."

"Archie you are amazing with this stuff."

"Then you should pay me more," the lab tech smiled.

"Sorry buddy I wish I could."

"Yeah I know Grissom. I was just joking. I have fun with all this sound mixing stuff."

"You should try your hand in the music business then."

"Oh, I am kinda. I do all the sound editing for Nick's band at the shows they do."

"So, why aren't you doing it Saturday night?" Grissom asked.

"I never miss a show. I'll be there."

Grissom's face dropped. Nick had lied to him

"So, you ever get any help?" Grissom inquired.

"No man. I don't need it. Wouldn't accept it anyway. I like to run my own ship if ya get my drift," Archie smiled.

END FLASHBACK

"Grissom ... Grissom?" Sara said snapping him back to the present.

"What Sara? I'm sorry. What did you say?"

"I was just curious if you were still going to be at Nick's show tomorrow night?" she said looking into his eyes.

"I don't know."

"Grissom please go. I know it would mean a lot to Nick if you were there."

Grissom glanced down at his paperwork. Sara reached across the desk and placed one of her hands on top of Grissom's.

"I would really like you to be there," she whispered as he brought his eyes back up to meet hers.

"Why?" he said softly

"Because you mean a lot to me and this is an important night. Please Grissom."

"I thought you were just helping him with the sound."

"But, it's the way I'm helping him is what I really would like you to see," she smiled.

"How are you helping him?" Grissom kept asking becoming more and more intrigued.

"You'll just have to come to the show and see for yourself."

"You've got Nick Sara. You don't need me."

She could see the hurt in his eyes and walked over next to him. She knelt in front of him and placed both her hands on his face.

"I don't want Nick," she said leaning closer to his face "I need you Grissom ... I want you," she whispered before placing a kiss on his lips. Just as Grissom was about to deepen the kiss, a knock came at the door making Sara scramble to her feet.

"Hey Grissom is Sara, ... oh hey honey. You ready," Nick asked walking into the office.

"What time is it? Oh my goodness, I'm sorry Nick I was ... well caught up in the middle of something," she said looking at her watch.

"It's okay I just finished about 20 minutes ago anyway."

"Yeah and it was the best 20 minutes of your life baby!" Catherine teased coming up behind him forcing her way into Grissom's office.

"It always is with you Cath," Nick fired back.

"So, Griss you'll be there right?" Sara asked gathering her stuff.

"Yeah ... I'll be there." he managed to say.

"Okay," Sara said just standing there locking eyes with Grissom.

Nick and Catherine just looked at each other giving a knowing smile. Both were convinced they had interrupted something. Catherine coughed bringing Grissom and Sara back to earth.

"Yeah, so um, see ya tomorrow night then," Sara said moving toward Nick

"Wouldn't miss it," he replied.

"Okay, um, bye Catherine."

"See ya Sara, Call me later." Catherine said

Catherine watched Nick and Sara walk down the hall and it looked like Nick was having to hold Sara up. She quickly closed the door and sat down in front of Grissom's desk

"What did we interrupt?" Catherine eyed him.

"She ... she ..." Grissom tried

"Breathe Gil. What happened?" Catherine asked.

"She kissed me."

"Are you shitting me?!"

All he could do was shake his head.

"Well, at least one of you has a pair of balls," she smiled

Meanwhile outside the Lab

"What the hell happened in there? You're not walking all that well."

"I messed it all up Nick."

"What do you mean? What happened honey?"

"I kissed him."

"You kissed who?" he asked

"Who do you think?" she snapped back.

"No way! That's my girl," he said pulling her into a hug.

"If it's any consolation, he didn't look like he hated the whole thing," Nick offered

"Thanks a lot. Come on. One more practice before tomorrow. We better get going."

"I can't wait to see the look on his face." Nick said

"Let's hope I hit all the notes," she said smiling

"You will. You have never messed um up at rehearsal, besides I wasn't talking about that," she looked at him puzzled as he continued, "I was talking about the outfit Jason wants you to wear."

"What outfit?"

"Oh, he hasn't shown you yet? Oh, this is gonna be good. He picked out some gothic type stuff for ya. Kinda fits the song we're doing. Oh, and Melinda has got some moves for us to work with."

"Oh, no Nick! Chorography fine but no one said anything about wardrobe!"

"Not a big deal Sara. I have got my leather pants and black t-shirt and Jason, well, Jason goes all out with black makeup, trench coat, the works.

"What have I gotten myself into?" Sara said.

"You're jamming with The Wannabes now. Nothing will ever be the same." Nick replied. "Besides its the price you pay for only singing one song!"

"The Wannabes?" she asked

"Yeah, the name of the band your singing with."

"Real original," she scoffed

"I try."