Author: Joyce
Title: The Consequences of Flirting
Disclaimer: They are not mine!
Note: This is it, the last chapter! I hope you guys enjoy this one and I know that I had a blast writing this story. You guys have been amazing and I love you all for leaving me those lovely reviews. So please, humor me one last time...In other words, review!I will be back with another story so watch out for more Swarrick in the near future! Thanks again, it's been a great ride.
The rules of the lab
A year later...
Jessica DeLany had been dreaming about this day ever since she was a little girl. She had worked hard and she was here, finally. Walking around in the giant lab in Las Vegas she took in her surroundings, amazed by everything that she had seen during her tour. Next to her Greg Sanders talked animately and she turned her attention back to the young man, finding him somewhat cute and strange at the same time.
"So," Greg told the young woman with great enthusiasm, secretly enjoying the arrival of the new rookie who looked like she had stepped out of a model magazine, "This is our humble lab and the place where you will spend most of your living hours for years and years to come. Any questions?"
Jessica shrugged, to overwhelmed to really think of anything and her eyes darted around the lab, still not comprehending that this would be the place where she was starting as a rookie CSI. And then she did a double take.
"Whoa!" she said, nudging Greg standing next to her, "Who is that?"
The young man sighed in an almost desperate way but Jessica didn't hear it, her attention focused on what she was seeing in front of her.
"That's Warrick Brown," Greg told her with a frown and a wave of his hand. "He's a CSI level 3 and next in line to be the ruler of the kingdom since Catherine transferred to the day shift." He paused before he added; "He's great, you can learn a lot from him."
"He's fine," the young woman responded with both her eyebrows raised and a look in her eyes that could only be described as hungry. "Damn," she muttered and next to her Greg rolled his eyes.
"I guess" he shrugged, wanting to continue his tour but she stopped him. "Are there rules here about dating your co-workers?" Jessica asked him eagerly and Greg shook his head. "Not really," he replied.
"He is going to be mine," the rookie said confidently while watching the subject of their conversation again, who was to engrossed in his work to notice any of the lustful stares being send his way. Jessica was startled out of her fantasy world by someone tapping on her shoulder and she turned around to see a tall brunette standing behind her who was pretty in a unconventional way.
"Hi," the woman said with a fake smile, "I'm Sara."
Jessica smiled back and shook her hand, "Jessica DeLany," she introduced herself, "I'm the new rookie." Next to her Greg was watching the display with a look of great amusement on his face, knowing what was about to come. He wasn't planning on missing a minute of it.
"So," Sara drawled, "Has Greg explained the rules of the lab to you yet?"
The former lab tech studied his feet by now, trying to contain his laughter but Jessica failed to notice this again. "No," she said brightly, "He hasn't."
"Well," Sara continued, taking a step closer to the woman and standing in her personal space. "Let me explain them to you then. It's really very simple. First off, your work your ass off while you're here. This job is tough and dirty and we expect you to give a hundred percent. Do you think you can handle that?"
The blonde woman nodded enthusiastically, getting slightly uncomfortable by the taller CSI standing in front of her but she was trying to remain strong.
"Good," Sara said in the same light tone that Jessica had been using all day, "And then there's rule number two. A simple rule really." She pointed to Warrick, who was talking to Grissom in a relaxed matter, still not picking up on the tension outside of his lab. "You see that tall and handsome guy over there?"
Jessica nodded. "Oh yeah, it's kinda hard to miss him," she said with a sigh in her voice and Sara narrowed her eyes.
"Right," she agreed. "He is hot, isn't he? There is just one slight problem.. he is completely mine."
Jessica blinked while Sara just stared. "Do you think that you can remember rule number two?" she asked the rookie after a full minute of staring.
"Yes," Jessica assured her, looking at Greg for support but he was looking at the ceiling with great interest. "Rule number two is clear to me."
"Ok," Sara said, continuing her way towards Warrick's lab. "It was nice to meet you and welcome to the lab, I'm sure you'll fit in perfectly."
"Who was that?" Sara heard the rookie whisper to Greg and she heard his reply before she stepped into the lab.
"That was Sara Sidle-Brown. She's really very sweet, I promise..."
Sara grinned before she greeted Grissom, who was leaving when she entered the lab.
"Hey," she greeted the only man left in the room and Warrick turned around, smiling once he spotted his wife.
"Hey, yourself," he said, taking a look around and giving her a quick kiss before he pulled back. "Why are you looking so smug?"
"We have a new rookie," Sara told him innocently and he narrowed his eyes, knowing that she was up to something.
"Ok," he just said, "And why is that so important?"
"It's not," his wife told him with a dismissive wave of her hand. "But she was checking you out and I..."
"You did what?" he questioned, staking a step closer to her and pulling her towards him.
"Warrick," she warned him, "We're at work."
"I know," he deadpanned. "So tell me, what did my jealous wife do with this poor, unknowing, rookie?"
"Nothing," she mumbled and he just glared at her. "Fine," she eventually admitted. "I told her that you were mine. You happy now?"
Glancing up at him she saw that he was grinning from ear to ear. "You don't need to tell woman that I'm yours," he assured her. "I'm perfectly capable of doing that myself."
"I just don't want her flirting with you," she said stubbornly, wrapping her arms around his waist and not caring that the whole lab could see them.
"Why is that?" he whispered, his face nearing hers.
"Because flirting can have consequences," she whispered back before she kissed him and she felt him smile in the kiss.
"Only with you, honey ," he mumbled between kisses and Sara laughed before she just held him, burying her face in his shirt.
"I'm sorry for being a jealous idiot," he heard her mumble in his shirt and he looked down at his wife standing in his arms, amazed by the fact that they had gotten this far.
"That's ok," he told her while lifting her chin up with his hand. "I still love you, you know that." Her smile lit up the whole room and Warrick decided that work could wait for a couple of minutes longer.
Outside, Jessica en Greg passed the lab while glancing at the kissing couple. "They look extremely happy," she told her new co-worker and he just nodded. "They are," he said while they rounded the corner.
Jessica smiled and took the time to look at him, deciding that he was definitely more cute then strange.
"So," she said, "Is there anybody special in your life?"
Greg raised his eyebrows, a sparkle in his eyes and hope flaring up inside of him.
"Are you flirting with me, miss DeLany?"
"Maybe," she told him with a wink and he laughed.
"I hope you know that flirting can have consequences," he said while winking back at her, a brief image of Sara and Warrick flashing in his mind.
"That sounds like fun," she said before she disappeared in the locker room and he stayed behind with a huge grin on his face.
"Finally," he mumbled to himself. "Greggo scores..."
The End
