A/N: Next chapter is the last of this sequel, but for those who are curious to see the history between Kelly and Nick I'm going to be posting kind of a follow up to this one, mainlly focuses on Nick and Kelly with a little Greg and Sara thrown in. So keep an eye out for that.
"Grissom?" Kelly knocks on the elder mans door, before opening and walking in
"Ms. Brooks, please come in" he motioned her in with a wave of his hand, and motioned her to sit down. She walked over to the chairs in front of his desk, folders occupied her seat.
"You can just move those" she picked them, with no place to put them, she sat them down on her lap.
"You wanted to see me?"
"Myself and the Las Vegas Crime Lab would like to congratulate on a job well done"
"Greg helped, I can't take all the credit"
"Yes well wasn't you who refused to give up? Checking all possible leads because you knew there was something missing"
"I was just doing what I was taught to do, let the evidence speak" she meekly smiled
"I have been approached by the higher powers"
"I never pegged you for a religious man"
"I'm talking about my boss and his boss"
"I'm sorry but I'm not following"
"I have been authorized to give you a full-time position here in Las Vegas" she was speechless
"Here?"
"Yes"
"Wow, that's…here?" she asked disbelievingly
"I'm afraid so"
"Can I take a few days to uh…think about it?"
"Sure any other questions?"
"Just a hypothetical small one"
"My favourite kind do ask"
"It's not usually my business or anything, I don't even do this but would there be a level two position open? Cause I know Greg's thinking about coming back"
"Actually yes there is, he's next on my list" he looked at her, trying to read her
"Oh No, Greg and I are no, never"
"I didn't imply anything"
"Just stating a fact"
Grissom's phone interrupted what ever he was going to say
"Excuse me"
"Grissom" he spoke into the mouthpiece, Kelly placed the files back on the chair, walking herself to the door. A smile on her face.
She walked by the break room, everyone else just happened to be there, something that had been happening every time she walked past it. She was about to walk past it when a ball of paper hit her in the cheek. She turned, Greg laughing, Warrick, Catherine and Sara looking away trying not to laugh. Kelly glances down at the paper, lying on the floor. She bends down to pick it up.
"Funny guys really funny" she could get used to staying here.
"So what are we going to do tonight?" Greg asked Sara, swinging there joined hands between them.
"Not sure what do you want to do?"
"I'm up for anything" he moved aside to let people pass
"How about we take this little walk back to my place, watch a movie or something?" Sara suggested
"Sure I would like that" Greg answered and so they started there trek to her apartment.
"What movie?" Sara bent over her movie collection as Greg came towards her bowl of popcorn in one hand, two beers in the other.
"I like the show from here" he stood behind her, head cocked to one side glancing at her butt.
"Not funny"
"No, it's not, its gorgeous" he moved closer resting his hands on her hips, her tushy into his frontal region.
"Greg"
"Yes Sara?"
"Which movie?" she stood, he stayed where he smelled her hair and neck.
"I'm thinking"
"I have some news while your thinking"
"Do tell princess"
"You know George Smith and Susan Mobile?"
"George was a level two and wasn't Susan level three?"
"Ya, they quit last week, and went to Hawaii to get married, some aunt on Susan's side died and left them quite a hefty sum"
"I didn't know they were dating"
"No one did" she glanced down as his hands started roaming up and down her chest
"That's some news" his breath warmed her neck
"Ya so have you decided on what movie?"
"Ya"
Greg shifted in the seat, he had chosen to place the folders on the floor next to him as he waited for Grissom to continue.
"You want it, the job is yours" Greg pondered the thought, did he really wanna come back. Colorado was were he felt like he finally belonged, where he had been promoted and just so many things.
"How long do I have to think about it?" his eyes flew up to meet the older man's gaze.
"End of the week, then I have to start looking for replacements"
"End of the week, got it" Greg stood; he had some serious things to do. And he couldn't do that here.
He got outside the doors before he saw her, Kelly sitting on a bench smoking. That's the second time he caught her, first on Christmas and again now. Tsk. Tsk Kelly.
"I thought you didn't smoke" he said walking up, she physically jumped a little
"I don't"
"Need I remind you that you have a ciggy in your hand"
"Ya I know, only do when I need to think"
"You must be a chain smoker then"
"Only the biggies"
"So you were offered the Level three position?"
"You the second?"
"Ya" Kelly took the final drag of her cigarette and threw it on the ground crushing it to smithereens. She took another one out and lit it.
"You want one?"
"Sure you only live once right?" he took one from the pack and lit up.
"So you taking the position?" Kelly asked watching the smoke twirl up
"That's why I'm out here, I don't know" he took a puff on his, looking at the cigarette as he blew out the smoke. They didn't make them like they used to.
"Wanna make a pro and con list?"
"For you or me?"
"Both, just throw them out there"
"Kay Pro, I'll be back with friends"
"Pro, new city, new beginning"
"Con, feel like a push over for coming back so easily"
"Pro, you get to be with Sara"
"I just listed part of that as a con"
"Don't let her hear you say that"
"Mum's the word" Kelly zipped her mouth shut
"Pro, I wont have to run into my ex husband"
"Ex? Youget a divorce?"
"Separated, one time, thought nothing of it, it happens, twice no no, forget it, out the door"
"Sorry to hear that, you ever need to talk I'm here"
"Thanks, con fresh city, get lost easily"
"Pro, you get to work with me"
"Con, I get to work with you" she laughed as she saw his hurt face
"Okay Con, working with you"
"Pro, the city that never sleeps"
"Con, the city that never sleeps"
"You cant use one as both" Kelly told him, her cigarette almost done
"Sorry"
"Con the heat"
"Pro, its dry heat, no humidity"
"Con temps of a hundred and three in the shade" she crushed another cigarette under her foot.
"Pro I finally get to figure out whats going on with you and Nick"
"Con having to put up with you trying to find something out that you've been told to leave alone"
"What happened between you?"
"Long ago history"
"Well I think we better go back in before the start a search party"
"You decided yet?" Kelly asked as they headed back in
"I think I'm going to stay, you?"
"Me too"