"I think I'd better go help Tina." Warrick gestured towards the kitchen where Tina had just waved him in to help her with something. He had a fairly good idea that she just wanted to talk to him about what she thought of Sara for Nick, but that was ok, he was in the mood for a little sweet kissing and moving into the kitchen would give him just such an opportunity.

"We'll be right here." Nick had his arm comfortably around Sara's shoulders and was glad for a few moments to be alone with her.

"Tina seems really nice." Sara commented as she snuggled a little closer to Nick where they sat on the couch; sliding her hand across his abdomen and leaning her head against his shoulder.

"Yeah, she is, isn't she?" Nick had been doubtful initially when Warrick had announced that he'd eloped with Tina, but after getting to spend some time with the couple he had decided that Warrick had found a nice girl; in the back of his mind he wondered if under different circumstances his friend might have gone after Catherine, but her promotion to their supervisor had sort of derailed whatever seemed to be bubbling under the surface between them for years.

"This is nice." Sara couldn't help but relish in the moment; as corny as it seemed to her, this was their first real couple thing. She wondered if this was the first of many gatherings they'd have with other couples, or if she was just kidding herself. True, Nick had told her that he loved her, but no one had ever said 'I do' with divorce in mind either. The whole idea of where their relationship might be heading whether good or bad was scary.

"Yes, it is." Nick's voice was low and husky and he couldn't help himself as he leaned over and softly kissed her. He was pleasantly surprised that she seemed to reciprocate so freely right there in the middle of Warrick and Tina's living room. The kiss lasted far longer than he had intended, but he certainly wasn't complaining. As they pulled apart a long moment later, they were grinning at each other.

Sara was about to say something when a very distinctive voice drifted out of the kitchen.

"Tina, baby, you know I like it when you do that." Warrick's voice was a low sexy growl and it was rather evident that more than just cooking was going on in the other room. "Tina." Another groan drifted out from the kitchen.

Sara stifled a giggle and then arched a brow. "Do we really want to be eating whatever is cooking in there?" Clearly she hadn't thought about how that sounded until the words were out of her mouth.

Nick smirked at her and whispered conspiratorially. "I'm pretty sure what's cooking in there isn't on the dinner menu." He was happy for his friend, but hearing what was going on in the kitchen even if they thought they couldn't be heard was making him wish that he and Sara were truly alone.

Sara seemed to be thinking the same thing and she leaned over and kissed Nick rather eagerly, letting herself get lost in the sensation of his lips against hers and the feel of his strong manly body holding onto hers. She was fairly certain that Warrick and Tina would be in the kitchen for a while given the sounds coming out of Warrick so she was surprised when Warrick's low chuckle interrupted her thoughts and caused Nick to break off the kiss.

Nick smirked at Warrick as he just leaned back with his arm still around Sara. "We weren't sure how long you were going to be in there." His implication was clear as he arched a brow at Warrick.

Warrick looked at him oddly for a moment and then as what Nick was suggesting sunk in he belted out a laugh. "Tina was just working out a kink in my neck; I don't exactly show and tell when I've got company." He was amused at what Nick had thought he and Tina were doing in the kitchen and while it was true he'd spent some quality time kissing his wife, she'd spent some quality time trying to get the muscles in his neck and shoulders to loosen up a bit.

Nick looked like he'd swallowed the Cheshire cat. "And I was just showing my girlfriend how much I love her." He knew he should be embarrassed, but he wasn't one bit. He loved Sara and he wanted the whole world to know about it.

Sara's cheeks were a bit on the pink side. "Uh, does Tina need any help with anything?" She felt like she'd been caught making out by her big brother and at the moment, she wanted to be swallowed up by the couch.

"No, it's all good." Warrick smiled warmly at her. He knew that she'd been hurt by a lot of guys; they'd had plenty of time to talk about it working crime scenes together, but he also knew what Nick's intentions were and that she was in good hands.

Tina emerged from the kitchen bearing a dish of something that smelled heavenly and walked over to set it on the table, casting a glance in the direction of the other three. "You'll want to get this while it's warm; I've always thought it tasted best then." She had prepared a dish that had been her grandmother's own creation and had talked at length with Sara about it when she'd found out she was a vegetarian to make sure that there wasn't anything in the ingredients that Sara couldn't eat.

"That smells amazing, Tina." Sara smiled as Nick took her hand and helped her up from the couch. The innocent touches were the ones that made Sara's heart flutter the most; they were the most genuine and natural ones. It was the way he took her hand, brushed a curl away from her face, or just placed his hand at the small of her back that made her realize how much she craved those little signs of affection.

"And just wait until you taste it." Warrick had clearly had this dish before and judging from the way he was piling it onto his plate, he was prepared to eat whatever everyone else left in the serving dish.

"You keep eating like that Mr. Brown and I'm gonna have to put you on a diet." Tina seemed to be mild mannered at first, but as you got to know her you could tell that there was a spitfire in her waiting to get out.

Nick grinned as he dished up his own plate as a few things became clear; Tina was a lot like Catherine in her personality and that was probably what attracted Warrick to her in the first place. Any doubts he had about how that relationship was going to play out began to fade. He glanced over at Sara and wondered to himself just how things between them were going to play out. He knew what he wanted; he believed in it enough that he'd bought an engagement ring. What he wasn't sure about was what Sara would say. A sudden flurry of nerves hit him as he realized that if she had a change of heart, he would be crushed. As much as he knew she wanted a fairytale ending, he knew he wanted it too.

"So, Sara, what made you want to date Nick anyway?" Tina's question caught Sara by surprise.

Sara coughed.

"She couldn't resist my charm and good looks." Nick had a smug smile on his face as he tried to give Sara a moment to gather her thoughts. Neither of them ever wanted the way the subject of dating each other had come up to become public, but he knew they'd both been thinking about it a lot lately as they considered just when the right time to cross that line would be.

Sara let out a soft laugh and then looked over at Nick affectionately. "What's not to love?" She meant every word of it, she only hoped that he really felt what he'd said; that he truly loved her too. She had years of doubt about her worth to counteract and even Nick telling her that he loved her wasn't going to change that overnight.

"See I told you." Nick grinned broadly, but his eyes told Sara all she needed to know.

"That's only because I was already taken." Warrick puffed his chest out and shot Nick a patented big brother look as he slung an arm across Tina's shoulders. Even though he knew what Nick's intentions were, he was going to make it clear that there had better be some follow through or he'd make sure Nick answered to him; he was not going to let his friend Sara have another broken heart.