A/N: As promised, Chapter three. Not much here to say.
He understood why people shouldn't have more than three coffees in a day.
He was jumpy, antsy and tired as hell.
The plane ride was going extremely long and he was driving everyone crazy, especially the person beside him who had told him to sit still more than once in the last five minutes.
"I will make them restrain you" she said sternly more tone of a mother than a concerned friend.
"Sorry I'm anxious"
"Anxious? Anxious of putting a guy away for life?"
"Absolutely!" his eyes said he was lying "I'll settle down on one condition"
"What would that be?" she flipped a page on her magazine, loosing interest several pages ago
"We talk"
"About?"
"You"
"Me? Why me? There's nothing to know about me"
"Of course there is for example how is Shawn doing?"
"I wouldn't know, next topic" she focused on her magazine, she was not going to tell him the truth.
"Okay how do you know Nick?"
"Not going there either"
"What will you talk about?"
"Not much Greggy boy"
"Twenty questions?" he had a plan to learn more about her
"Sure why not" he was surprised to hear her agree
"First time been kissed?" some easy questions to get the ball rolling
"15. Back at ya" she was curious to know
"16. Age you lost your virginity?"
"17"
"Name"
"Not going there"
"It was Nick wasn't it?" she didnt look at him, absorbed in her magazine, thats what she hoped that she was conveying.
"I said not going there. Age you lost your virginity?"
"Don't believe what you're told but it was 19, not 22"
"By who?" she asked with a smile
"Someone you know"
"Is she a brunette?" she saw his face "How?"
"Well I was an intern at the lab she was working at, one thing led to another, we both were kind of drunk and well it was one hell of a hangover"
"You and Sara?"
"Ya told her I was 22, got a fake id and everything"
"Sara and you?"
"Yes is that so hard to believe?"
"Ya. So what happened?"
"Summer was over, I left, a few months later, she showed up, in Vegas wasn't too happy"
"Now's not the time to joke" she was ready to laugh
"I'm not joking" he was serious "So seriously was it Nick that you lost your virginity to?"
"I already told you I'm not going there"
"Fine but until you tell me otherwise, I'm thinking that you and Nick did the push-push"
"No"
"Yes"
"No" Kelly said louder
"Yes"
"No we don't have time"
"Are you kidding its like ten minutes away from the courthouse"
"I said no, it can wait till after"
"No it cant"
"You lasted four weeks, you can last another hour or two"
"But I don't have to"
"But you're going to, I'm not stopping"
For all the good it did, he was still shy around her, giving her a casual hug as he did with everyone else, but there was a look, one that he reserved just for her. A look that he had a secret and he was the only one who knew. Happy to see each other they remained across the room from each other. Along with another couple that stood at the other opposite ends, never looking more than necessary in that direction.
Greg watched both of them two, making a personal note to find out what history they held, but that would have to wait was a certain brunette was making his way towards him, two cups in hand.
"Do you think we could go somewhere to talk?" she asked politely, something she had never done before.
"Umm sure" he took the cup from her and followed her out.
Warrick watched the two leave, and made his way over to the new CSI, the one he hadn't met as of it.
"If I didn't know any better I would say you were avoiding Nick" she turned to the voice, smiling
"No, what gave you that idea?" she hid her face behind her cup
"He's avoiding you too"
"I'm not avoiding him"
"And I'm Martin Luthor King"
"Nice to meet you Mr. King"
"Actually the name's Warrick, Warrick Brown"
"Kelly Brooks" she took the hand he extended
"So what do you and Nick have in common that needs the both of you two avoid each other"
"That I'm afraid is not any of your concern" she gave him a bright smile and moved away from him.
Meanwhile outside….
Greg took a seat on the bench outside the lab, waiting as Sara said so
"You weren't all that clear on the phone, when you called" she said then took a sip of her tea
"I know, still don't know why I made the call" he tried get her to understand he had been under a moment of insanity.
"But I'm glad you did" he placed a hand on her leg, not because she wanted it, but because it felt right.
"I need to be straight up about some things" Sara breathed in mentally preparing herself for the news, would Greg turn her down or want to be with her.
"Okay"
"This is hard" he let out a shaky breath, her hand on top of his encouraged him to go on.
"What you did I admit did hurt more because it was Grissom, than you moving on by itself, I may have over reacted on some things and for that I apologize, I think we should take things slow, see how things progress, take one day at a time" he finished but couldn't bring himself to look at her.
"I understand and I agree, but in my defense, I broke it off with what ever I had with Grissom when I knew that I didn't like him anymore. I am sorry that I hurt you, if I could take it back, I'm not sure I would because it made me see that I was over him, and in love with you"