Title: Who Knows What?
Disclaimer: Don't own it but wish I did… what more can I say?
Summary: Two of our favorite CSIs are involved and aren't telling the lab. But who really knows what?
A/N: I wasn't actually going to have this one; I wrote if after I wrote the one from Grissom's point of view (which is the next and final chapter), and couldn't decide where to add it in. I was going to have it last, but I think Grissom's is more poignant there than here. So enjoy and thank you guys SO much for the reviews :D Oh, and I apologize for the slight overlooking of Nick's not liking peanut butter. It totally slipped my mind!
Chapter 6: Brass
(Brass' PoV)
I'm not in there as much as I used to be, so it took a little while for me to catch on. Actually, it took me a long while.
Fine, Catherine had to clue me in. Happy?
But once I saw it, I was genuinely happy for them. I, unlike most others, didn't really have any vested interest in their relationship. My only involvement with them, other than the "jolly uncle" figure, was the strictly professional model they get at the crime scenes.
A lot of people think I feel like a father-type to Sara, at least. But it's not really like that. I mean, yeah, I look out for her when I can, and we've got a pretty easy friendship, but I've already got a daughter, and after her I'm not looking for another. Ellie, I mean, I love her but I feel so useless to her. And I don't really like that feeling.
Sara, you know, she can pretty much take care of herself. Sure, sometimes she slips, but she picks herself up. I just pat her on the back from time to time.
And Nick. Now, there's a kid I really like. I mean, I like the whole team, but Nick's the kind of guys a father'd want his daughter to fall for. He's a good guy, and if he's with Sara, so much the better for the both of them.
I feel like a nosey next-door neighbor watching two kids from across the street fall in love.
Oh yeah, it's love alright, even if they don't really know it yet. Since Catherine tipped me off, I've been watching. At the crime scenes, in the lab…just the way they interact, the way the finish each other's sentences, the way they find excuses to brush shoulders or hands when passing each other in the halls.
You know, I wonder if Gil thinks about this. Or even if he knows. I mean, here's a guy who is about as good with relationships as I am with bugs. He doesn't really understand how to interact with people, just like I don't understand (or really want to) the creepy-crawlies displayed around his office.
He's never really come out and admitted exactly how he feels about Sara, but I've got a pretty good idea. And it's a bit of a shame, because he could have had her. But he pushed her away and she found someone…
I want to say better. Because Nick is probably good for her in ways Gil could never be. And Nick and Sara make sense in a way that Gil and Sara never would. So that's good for them, but you still can't help feeling sorry for the guy, even if it is his own fault.
Because you think, if it's been this long and he still hasn't come to grips with how he feels, how long will it take him to let go when he does realize it?
End Chapter 6
A/N: One more chapter to go after this one, so get those reviews in:P