"So, Sara, how is working alone with Grissom going?"

Sara lifted her head from the microscope and suddenly Nick wished he hadn't said anything.

"Great, Nicky, just great."

She flashed him a half-smile, and Nick resisted the urge to say something else, but stopped himself at the last moment.

"Sara..." he tried again.

"Come on, admit it, you miss the old team, don't you?" he prodded her gently, emphasizing the last words, while passing her the next specimen to analyse.

Sara just sighed and Nick could almost feel the pang of pain in her voice, and anger rose within his own chest, all at the injustice of having Ecklie separating the team.

They'd been paired off together by Grissom and Catherine, when a suspect's DNA on the cotton fibres, found in the car seat of the kidnapping victim, that Sara had been investigating, has also been found in the house Warrick and Nick have been processing.

It was yet another case, where the CSIs have been presented with a double opportunity to bring the responsible people to justice.

"It's fine, Nick, honestly" she said, her eyes over the microscope.

"I don't know, I guess I'm just..."

"Tired?" Nick stated helpfully. "I know what you mean."

Sara didn't answer, but could feel a smile forming on her lips, as she continued to conduct the fibre comparison. No matter how she felt, Nick has always managed to make her feel better.

"Hey, you know what..." Nick started, but was interrupted by his pager. Seconds later, Sara's beeped, too.

"It's Grissom." They said almost in unison, and exchanged curious looks.

"I guess he wants to ask about the case." Sara shrugged, turning to walk out the door.

"Well, he could have come and see for himself." Nick replied, but was puzzled, nonetheless, as he followed Sara down the corridor, towards Grissom's office.

Grissom sat in his chair, a satisfied look on his face. He glanced at Sara's file and shook his head in disbelief. When was the last time that that girl had some time off? She'd never ceased to amaze him, her dedication and drive, and her passion for challenges.

He reckoned she would enjoy it. After all, she did seem pretty pleased with the textbook he'd given her for Christmas. Grissom reckoned that Sara would benefit form going to Florida and not just because of the conference.

He put her file aside and opened Nick's. He felt that the young CSI was a bit distracted from work lately and going away and look at things from different perspective might have been just what he needed.

Besides, Nick seriously lagged behind with conference hours! Grissom couldn't blame Catherine for this, as she's only been supervising Warrick and Nick for a few weeks now. He knew that he should have been the one in charge and make sure that everyone's obligations and work requirements have been up to date. It's just that even Grissom felt that his supervisory abilities have slipped recently.

Actually, the more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea of Nick, Sara and himself going to Florida. He was sure that that it would benefit all of them.

He just wasn't sure in what way.

But he didn't have much time to think about it.

"Grissom? You wanted to see both of us?"

He looked up to see Sara and Nick standing in the doorway.