Hey people! I'm back from the land of the ill! Okay, enough fooling around, I'd first like to apologize for the prolonged update but last month nearly killed me...okay moving on, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed the previous chapter: Shelbers, csi-sam-sanders, Gregsgirl4ever, CatherineLouise and IluvLukeDuke. Your kind reviews kept me going when I was sick and not that inspired. Okay, without further ado, onto the next chapter!

Me no own anything that's originally associated with the show...just Adri...

Chapter 14
Take Me Away
Greg

I was getting worried since Adri hadn't stopped by in DNA for an entire half hour. I decided to take a look around, hoping to find her. I ended up bumping into her, both of us falling to the ground due to the impact. I sat up quickly and she took her time to do so.

"You okay?" I asked, resisting the urge to hug her.

"Yeah," she said with a smile. "After being tossed to the ground so many times before...I've gotten used to it...besides, it was nearly painless..." she said with a smirk. "I know how to land."

"I'll keep that in mind for next time..." I said while getting up. I subconciously extended my hand and suddenly thinking that Adri wouldn't take it, like the other times this has happened, I started to take it back...slowly...when I felt her hand take mine for help. I tried my hardest to keep my surpise hidden as I pulled her up strongly, bumping into each other again, but this time we didn't fall.

"Wanna join me for break?" she asked nervously.

"Sure!" I cried trying to contain my exitement.

"We're not alone though," she said as she tunred around and began to head to the garage. I was slightly saddened at this. "It all started with Sara wanting me to teach her how to dance better...Nick and Warrick overheard and wanted to come too..."

"So you asked me because you didn't want me to feel left out?" I asked.

"Nope..." she answered as she turned to me briefly. "You told me that you wanted to see me dance again since I stopped a couple of months ago so...I asked because you really wanted to see me doing my favorite thing in the world..."

"I get the distintc feeling that I'm not the answer..." I said slyly.

"Right you are..." she said softly as she opened the garage door. "But you are definately someone I hold really close to my heart..."

"Really?" I asked in surprise. Adri smiled at me and I knew that it wasn't a lie. God she's beautiful...but I can't say that too often...

"Yae verily," she said with a small laugh. "'Kay...you guys want to learn to dance...right?" she asked with a nervous smile.

"Yes!" Nick cried for the trio.

"Okay guys...and girl..." she said, referring to Sara. "My guess is that you would like more of an explanation to the loud, repeating drum beat, latin music I listen to a lot lately," she began, everyone, including myself, nodded although I knew about it already. I didn't know how to dance it though...Adri had refused to teach me...or to dance at all...I guess it had something to do with her ex, Joseph...

"How do we start?" Nick asked.

"It's called Reggaeton and first off, the genre started in 1992 in Puerto Rico and since then, many if not all of the artists from that genre are Boricuas. It has nothing to do with Reggae Nick so get that out of your mind," she said with a smile. Warrick and Sara laughed at her wit and she kept going. "The basic step is a hip movement from either side to side, to a full rotation...lemme see what you got..." Adri said as she played a song. Nick tilted from side to side and Adri tried to contain her laugher...Sara however, had no luck and bursted out laughing. Warrick moved better than Nick...

"Nice moves Nick..." Sara said between laughs.

"Stop!" Adri cried as she walked over to him. "Let my hands guide you," she said as she placed her hands on his hips. Nick looked up to me and moved his brows suggestively and with a smirk. "Greg, please start the song again," she said softly. I did as asked, and she smiled at me before turning to Nick. She then began to move his hips to the beat and he seemed to get it. "Sara, now join him like I told you...your hands Nick are supposed to be at her hips and if they wander...feel free to slap him Sara," Adri said with a smile. "Warrick," she said while walking over to him. "Same thing...let me guide you at first...but still...not bad at all..."

"What about me?" I asked.

"In a moment..." Adri said as she guided Warrick's hips. "Sara, as soon as that song's done, you dance with Warrick the next one. Warrick, stop dancing and wait for Sara..."

"What about you?" he asked.

"I'm going to teach Greg..." she said as she took my hand and lead me over to the group.

"But you live with him...haven't you teached him?" Nick asked.

"Nope...and stop asking..." she said as she bit her lip. They hit a soft spot there...

"Okay..." Warrick said, dragging out the word a little.

"Instead of my hands guiding you...let your hips follow mine instead..." she said softly. "There's two ways for this...I forgot to mention. My back against your chest or "belly to belly" so to speak..." she explained, looking into my eyes. "You pick..."

"Nope..." I said rather firmly.

"All right then," she said as she pressed her body against mine, her eyes closed as she pressed her lips together, worried.

"Relax...it was just a phone call...I'm here with you right now...he can't reach you..." I whispered in her ear as my hands were placed at her hips. At once, her eyes opened and I noticed the tears that were forming in them. She weakly smiled as she proceeded to move to the beat, my hips followed hers instantly.

"That's all there is to it..." she said as on of her arms found its way around my neck for support. She smiled widely as I stopped hesitating to follow and our movement was as one. "You got it!" she cried happily. The song then came to a close and sha backed away slightly with a blush. "Moving on..." she said while looking at me briefly before turning to the others. Why hadn't she thanked me? She usually does...

"That was very interesting," Nick commented as Warrick and Sara separated.

"It's kinda like the bump and grind..." she began. "Just a little less bump and a little more grind..." she said jokingly. We laughed lightly as another song came up.

"You seemed a little tense when you were dancing with Greg..." Sara commented. "When was the last time you dance with someone who swept you off your feet?"

"Some time ago..." Adri responded, trying to read Sara's next move. "You want me to really dance...don't you?"

"Yeah..." Warrick answered for Sara.

"I'll be your partner," I offered. "That is...if you need it..."

"Sure..." Adri said with a shy grin. "Just try to..."

"You don't think I can sweep you off your feet?" I asked slyly.

"Yeah..." she said in the same manner as I.

"You just watch..." I said as she headed to one corner of the room. She then unzipped her jeans and began to pull them down. "What are you doing?"

"Old habits die hard..." she said as she threw the pants to one side, she had been wearing shorts underneath her jeans the entire time...

"You're a sneaky one..."

"Nope..." she said as she put a lengthy, very flowy skirt that matched her light blue tank. "I'm a dancer...end of story," she said as she walked over to me. "This song has a salsa like groove attached to it. When I step forward, you step back and when you step forward, I step back...get it?" she asked, explaining the basics. I already knew a little thanks to her father but she didn't know that part and I wasn't planning on telling her anything either...

"Yes ma'am," I said with a smile as Adri nodded at Sara, sign for her to start the song again. "We just wait until the beat kicks up..." I said as she smoothed out her skirt.

"Exactly," she said as she looked up. The song was just about to kick into high gear(meaning that the beat Adri was talking about is coming up) and I wrapped an arm around her waist while taking her right hand in mine. She looked at me in surprise as we started to dance. Her face then changed into one of remembrance and knowing what I had to do, I spun her and let her go for a while. Her hips claimed a life of thier own for a moment and I joined her at just the right time, the others gaping at us...mostly at Adri but I had something to do with it...it was really wierd dancing with her this way...it all pieced together so easily that it slightly scared me. The song finally was coming to an end and when it did, I dipped Adri as low as I could, her hair brushing the garage floor. She bit her lip and opened her eyes, meeting mine instantly. I smiled at her and she weakly smiled before I straightened her up. She then walked out, muttering something and acting in some sort of trance.

"I guess you did it..." Warrick commented.

"You swept her so much she's speechless..." Nick added.

"Now you're just foolin' around..." I said while picking up her things. "I only helped her remember how much she loves to dance...I did nothing else..."

"Doesn't look like it," Sophia added as she came in with the ALS. "You should get out of here before Ecklie sees you."

"Adri has permission to dance here..." I said as I picked up her jeans. "The director granted it for her and he said that if she wanted to teach us a little step or two, she could...just during break..." I added.

"And you know this...?" Sophia inquired.

"She told me..." I said while heading to DNA to give Adri back her things.

Adri

He actually did it...he swept me off my feet. I mean, the rush, the feel of his hands on me as we danced, his heart racing as we moved...it brought back so much...it reminded me of why I love to dance. I couldn't believe how it all happened...it was like magic...or he learned how dance salsa from someone else...

"Here's your stuff..." Greg began as he came in. I noticed that he was carrying my jeans and I'd forgotten that I was still in a skirt.

"Thanks," I said as I got off the chair I was sitting in during my moment meditating in DNA. "It was real sweet of you to bring these back."

"It was nothing," he said as he remained at the doorway. I just knew what he was waiting for...

"And thanks for what you said earlier," I said with a shy smile. "It totally made me feel better..."

"Really?" he asked.

"Yeah...I didn't say anything then so I wouldn't have to explain..." I explained, pardon the redundance of course.

"Right," he said while smacking his forehead, hard. "I forgot..."

"It's okay," I said sweetly while taking off my shorts, pulled up my jeans and took off my skirt after my jeans were securely in place.

"You do know that it's kind of a turn on when you do that..." Greg said slyly and with a huge smirk on his lips.

"Yeah..." I said, imitating his tone. "Is that a problem?"

"Might be..." he began as the printer beeped, assuring me that the tox results for Sara's case were done. "Sara's in the break room, tired."

"Thanks..." I said while heading over to the printer and taking the paper and looking at it thoroughly. "No sense..." I said while walking out of DNA, my arm lightly touching Greg's as I left. He then quickly grabbed my wrist and turned me so we were eye to eye.

"I had fun..." he said with a full blowm smile. Knowing what he meant, I smiled in return before talking.

"Me too..." I said softly.

"By the way," he said while letting go of me. "Sorry for that...I didn't mean to hurt you..."

"I'm sure you didn't..." I said while smiling again. "It's real sweet of you to care so much..." he smiled and I could see the faintest pink decorate his cheeks. I couldn't believe it...he was blushing! Just wait until Nicky hears this...it's going to be halarious. I finally reached the break room to see Sara stretched out on the couch, trying to sleep. She sat up at the sound of someone coming in and saw me.

"Well?" she asked, waiting for my results.

"Unless the guy can OD on just .1 mil of fenasteride(a/n: I just made that up...)..." I began. "Cause of death is unsubstantiated by my results..."

"Let me see that," Sara began. I was about to take a step forward to hand it over when Greg took the paper out of my hands and gave it to her. "Thanks..."

"Sounds to me like the guy was underdosed..." he said as he walked over to the fridge.

"That's not even a word..." I began as I began to serve myself so coffee, hoping that Hodges hadn't made it. "I think..."

"I agree with you Adri," Sara said while looking the paper over again. "I'm tired..."

"Coffee wearing off?" I inquered.

"Yeah...Grissom keeps calling me in..."

"And you just can't say no..."

"Do you read minds?"

"Nope!" Greg answered for me.

"I read faces and other expresions..." I explained.

"Yeah but she would love to read minds...although she already knows what I'm thinking..." Greg said with a smirk.

"Please save the carnal thoughts to yourself..." I said while taking a sip of coffee. Definately not Hodge's brew...

"I want food," Sara said without thinking. I let out a deep sigh and headed to the fridge. I pulled out one of my food containers, opened it up, heated it in the microwave and once it was done, presented it to Sara with a fork and a bottle of water.

"Here...this can help..." I said softly. She looked up and saw the meal I was offering her, she eyed curiously. "There's no meat in it...I promise," I said with a reasurring smile. She breathed in the scent and reluctantly took it. She slowly took a first bite and after chewing it for a while, swallowed, smiling.

"This is great," she said while taking another bite.

"Glad you think so," I said while turning to Greg who was smiling. "Enjoy..." I said while turning to leave. "I'll see you guys later!" I said as I began to head to DNA.

Shift was finally done and Greg and I (as usual) took my car home. The ride was quite silent but then again...we didn't have much to talk about since we were in different ranks at the lab. We finally got home and Greg parked my car(he drove today...don't ask...) and we both headed to the kitchen to eat breakfast. I started working on the stove and batter as Greg passed me the ingridients for our preselected meal, pancakes.

"You really did as you told me..." I said while finishing up the batter.

"What?" Greg asked, snapping out of whatever train of thoughts he was in.

"You did sweep me off my feet earlier," I said while looking up from the mixing bowl and and focusing on him. He was right next to me, at the stove, waiting for me to give him the batter.

"I did?" he squeaked, looking at me. I nodded with a grin and gave him the bowl.

"You did..."

Okay...I'm a little unsure about this chapter and I dunno why...my beta says that it's fine but anyway, there it is...hope you enjoyed. Until next chapter people!

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