Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. CBS does.

Author's Note: I initially posted this over at my livejournal. Just thought I'd share it here as well. All titles are from the song "Street Map" by Athlete.

Thanks to unspoken-dream, BoscoCruzCrazy, kikki, wraiths-angel, Heartagram Lala, Baby24-Misery, Aemie, nickysbabygirl, MollyMKS, Jayme Beth, BeTrAyEd DaUgHtErS, LittleMissSnark, and GeorgeEadsLover. :D


"Somebody's happy today." Cath caught up with Sara at the lobby. She'd been pulling a double whereas Sara just got in. "What's up?"

Sara just grinned wider. She'd been in high spirits ever since her day started.

"So I take it your date with Grissom went well?" Cath murmured to her as they walk side by side through the hallway.

"What date? Oh that… hey how'd you know…" Sara stopped when she saw Cath's smirk. "Anyways, it was okay I guess."

"Just okay huh…"

"Not really what I expected though." Sara surprised herself when she said that out loud. She glanced sideways to Cath hoping she wouldn't pick up on it.

"Why? What did you expect?"

Well, this is Cath. The woman probably knew all along before she even asked the first question. Sara decided it wouldn't hurt if she told Cath something she'd been bursting to talk about in the first place. "This does not reach Griss, okay?"

"I swear." Cath was no longer whispering. "Oh this is gonna be good…"

Sara just rolled her eyes. "So we had dinner, with Nick and his date. Then on the way home he kissed me. You know what's…"

"Wait. Nick was there?"

"Uh yeah. Not the point. So it was the lightest kiss, I almost didn't feel it. What I didn't expect was to not feel something about it…"

"Nothing? At all?"

"I was thinking maybe because it was so brief and we were on the street so it might not have been the best romantic setting out there."

Cath raised her eyebrows at her.

"It's just that I've been kissed way better." Sara kept her voice lower as they entered the break room. Only Greg and Nick were there, both appeared to be fixing coffee.

"Hmm… too much information."

"What is?" Greg interrupted.

"Sara's kiss."

Nick suddenly had a coughing fit. All three turned their heads towards him.

"Cath!"

"Who kissed you?" Greg was walking towards them excitedly.

"Grissom," Cath declared matter-of-factly.

"Oh my God, Cath you are so dead." Sara still kept whispering even though everyone in the room pretty much knows what they were talking about anyways. "And we weren't talking about that…"

"Oh right. So who were we talking about?"

"It wasn't me," Greg managed to joke.

"Why would I think it was you?" Cath turned to Greg a little annoyed. He kept butting in.

"Cath…" Sara lightly pushed Cath towards the door. "Isn't Warrick waiting for you in the AV room?"

Cath smirked some more but took the hint. "Fine…Greg you're coming with me." She walked out the door with Greg behind her, leaving Nick and Sara alone in the room.

Sara walked towards Nick, not being able to contain the big grin that was forming on her lips. "Hey…"

"Can I talk to you?" He looked back at her seriously.

Her grin faded a bit as she wondered why he had to be so formal. It's not like they didn't just get to know each other on a completely different level last night.

"Sara."

She turned her head towards the door at the sound of a firm voice.

"I need to talk with you." Grissom was grasping the doorknob as he leaned on it.

Sara looked back to Nick, and then to Grissom. She turned back to Nick and noticed him slowly retreating.

"I ah… need to see Archie about something." Nick sauntered out the door, not looking at either of them.

Grissom walked in and stood in front of her, and pursed his lips before speaking. "My friend offered his cabin up the mountains. Since I'm free this weekend we could go. I know you just had your day off but that can be arranged."

Sara was still staring at the door that Nick walked out of, only half hearing what Grissom said. She was still thinking about what Nick was supposed to say to her.

"It'll be fun." Grissom gave her one of his rare smiles.

She turned her head back to him. She knew what she had to do, and it didn't involve Grissom. "You know what, I have to do something, now. I'm sorry… I'll talk to you later." With that, she hurried out of the room leaving a very confused Grissom.

ooo

Nick banged his head on the steering wheel. Their date-to-be is so well-planned, he had everything ready. He failed to do the only thing left, and the most important at that—ask her out. And why was she talking to Cath about her kiss with Grissom anyways. He thought she felt the same because of the way she kissed him back and… oh shit what if he was so wrapped up in his emotions that he misread her actions. What if…

Nick raised his head up at the sound of the passenger door opening. He turned his head and sees Sara get in and close the door.

"You wanted to talk?"

Sara surprised him yet again. "Oh yeah... it was about the case."

"Aha… we don't have a case yet."

"Right. I meant the other case."

"What case?"

Nick licked his lips and stalled. Both went silent for a while just staring at each other, then spoke at the same time.

"Nick, you don't get to kiss me like that and just get away with it."

"Would you like to go out with me?"