The detail of the dress ended up coming together beautifully despite Sara nearly having a complete meltdown in the middle of the crime scene they all worked that night which just happened to be at a bridal shop. She was so worked up about whether or not she was going to be able to find a dress in time, Grissom ended up sending her and Catherine off to get the task done so that the rest of them could focus on the task at hand. Nick had gotten quite the ribbing from both Warrick and Greg about the whole situation until Grissom had shot them all a look and muttered that he wasn't working the scene alone.

Now here it was close to the end of shift and Nick was waiting for fresh coffee to brew because it looked like he was going to be pulling a double when Sara closely followed by Catherine came walking purposefully down the hallway and into the break room. Judging from the expression on her face, Nick hoped that the search for the dress was over. He quirked an eyebrow at the ladies. "How was the shopping trip?"

"Well considering that even Vegas doesn't have 24-hour bridal shops, we did pretty well." Sara had a rather smug expression on her face.

"So did you get a dress?" Nick was confused; if there weren't any bridal shops open all that time, then what had Sara and Catherine been doing all this time?

"Oh, she got a dress." Catherine looked rather smug herself; when she had informed Sara that they only had an hour until most if not all of the bridal shops in town would be closed, she had suggested that they hit the Forum Shops which were open all night and see if they could find something there instead. It was in the sixth store they'd gone in where they found success. Catherine had pulled a Dolce & Gabbana gown off the rack and Sara's eyes had widened. It was simple, elegant and looked like it was made for Sara. Even though it wasn't designed as a wedding gown, no one would have said it anything but when Sara tried it on.

Nick glanced over at Sara to see if she was going to tell him about the dress or leave him hanging; from her expression he could tell it was the latter of the two. "So do I get to see it?" He was hopeful that maybe she might model it for him later on.

Sara smirked at him mischievously. "No, you don't get to see it; you're just going to have to wait until the wedding." She cleared her throat and arched her brows. "But I did get something that you can see." She took a step towards Nick who was now pouring a fresh cup of coffee and she was intent on stealing it from him.

Nick seemed oblivious as he finished filling the cup and replaced the carafe. "And what's that?" He went to reach for the cup, but found that Sara had already stolen it from him. With a smirk on his face he reached for another cup and glanced over at Catherine. "Cath, would you like some too?"

"I'd love some, Nicky." She smirked back and gladly accepted the cup of coffee before Nick finally got one of his own.

Nick eyed Sara over his cup of coffee. "So are you going to tell me what you got that I can see?"

Sara looked positively impish as she raised her eyebrows at him. "I don't know...I was sort of hoping to show you when we were alone."

Nick's expression brightened. "Is it anything like what you showed me last night?" He had found her lingerie rather sexy and anything anywhere close to that would a surprise he'd love to have her show him.

"So you liked what I showed you last night?" Sara had a sultry tone to her voice and she moved towards Nick intent on teasing him a little.

"You know I did." Nick's voice had taken on a rather husky quality. "Is it sexy?"

"Ok, I think this is my cue to find Grissom and get and update on the case." Catherine interjected with an amused chuckle. She whispered conspiratorially to Sara as she walked out the door. "Break it to him gently, Sara."

Nick was confused as he glanced after Catherine and then back at Sara. "Break it to me gently?" He had high hopes for something sheer and lacy and he suddenly doubted that this was what Sara was talking about.

Sara smiled softly at what seemed to be his one track mind and leaned up and gave him a brief kiss. "I bought you a wedding ring...I wanted it to match mine and after I found the dress I mentioned it to Catherine and so we just kept shopping." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a ring box, tilting her head quizzically as she tried to read Nick's reaction. "Uh, do you want to try it on?" She really hoped that he didn't mind that she'd picked out his ring; he hadn't said he wanted to do it together.

Nick was speechless for a moment. "You bought me a ring?" There was pride in his voice that she'd gone and done something like that; and as soon as he opened the box he knew that the ring was perfect. It was just a simple band that had a few details that seemed to blend well with her ring. He pulled it out of the box and let her slip it onto his finger to see if it fit.

"I just guessed on the size...but after last night especially, I couldn't get your hands out of my mind." She spoke softly, glad that they were alone for the time being.

"My hands, huh?" He pulled her into a hug and nuzzled her ear. "If that's the only body part that left an impression on you, I wasn't as good as I thought."

Sara blushed and whispered back. "Oh, you were good; trust me, you were amazing." Every fantasy that she'd ever entertained about Nick paled in comparison to the real thing, but as good as that was, his hands were what left an impression on her. She had watched those hands over the years do so many things. She had images in her mind of the deliberate control his hands had as they meticulously processed crime scenes; of the strength in his hands as he'd tried to wrestle a towel rack off of a wall; and the gentleness of his hands as he'd held Cassie McBride's in the hospital. Last night though, his hands had taken on a whole new life to her and she would never look at them quite the same.

Nick's drawl was thick. "You were pretty amazing yourself darling." If they weren't standing in the middle of the break room right then he might have been tempted to just show her exactly how amazing he thought she was. But since he knew that they were both needed on the case, he dropped a gentle kiss against her lips and let her go.

"So do you like the ring?" Sara looked at him earnestly; she'd never picked out jewelry for a man before and this was a pretty important piece; she didn't want to get the wrong thing.

"I love it, Sar." Nick grinned at her and then pulled the ring off and put it back in the box. "Although I suppose I'm not really allowed to keep that until after the wedding though."

"Probably not." Sara practically glowed back at him. "But I wouldn't mind if the whole world knew that you were already taken."