The disclaimer is back in chapter one.

I got a review asking for the rest of the characters and a little Greg/Abby romance.

If that's what you want, that's what you get! It might take a few chapters though.

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Tony woke up in his hotel room the next morning hoping to find Sara Sidle lying next to him.

His hopes were shot down when he found his bed empty and no evidence of a woman ever having been in his room. Slowly, he climbed out of bed and got ready for the day. While showering, he let his mind wander back to last night's events.

-Flashback-

Sara had directed Tony to her favorite Italian restaurant, Alfredo's. They sat and ate, casually talking about Vegas and D.C., work and their personal lives.

"Question: Do you go dutch on dates if girls ask the wrong question?" Sara asked.

The whole time, Sara had been thinking about Nick. As much as she hated to admit it and thankfully Tony never suspected, Sara would rather be on a date with Nick.

And unbeknownst to Sara, Tony kept thinking about Kate. He was glad that Sara didn't have the ability to read minds.

"What wrong question?" he said through a mouthful of pasta.

"You know...What do you drive?"

Tony laughed, "That's not a bad question. It's a very honest question!"

"That's exactly what I told Nick!"

-End flashback-

Ugh, Nick, Tony thought.

There was some pounding on his hotel door. He looked through the peephole and heard a muffled, "Tony, it's just me. Let me in!"

He opened the door to reveal Kate and said, "Ah, Kate. I knew you couldn't resist me any longer..."

"Save it, DiNozzo. I just got off the phone with Gibbs. He wants to have the LVPD send a lab tech back with the evidence. Gibbs doesn't trust the LEOs. We need to keep the chain of custody and he's assuming that the Lab director will be furious and they'll want somebody to supervise the tests. So, we need to go to the crime lab and get someone to go to D.C."

"'K. Just let me get my stuff and we can head out."

"So...How was your date with Sara?" Kate was hesitant about asking. She was waiting for a teasing remark.

"Oh, it went great. She's a really nice girl. I don't know why you don't like her."

Hmm...I wonder why? She thought sarcastically.

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"Where is your supervisor?" a frustrated Kate Todd asked Warrick.

"I already told you, Agent Todd. I'm in charge. And the lab can't afford to send any lab techs to D.C. Why don't yousend some one here?"

"Because, at the time, we only have one lab tech!" Kate yelled. She was losing her patience.

"Let's see. Um...we could send Greg Sanders. He used to be a lab tech," Warrick suggested.

"What do you mean used to be? He's a CSI now?"

Warrick nodded.

"Oh, no. We need a tech who knows all the tests that our tech will be running. That person can supervise, and then bring all the evidence back to Vegas," Kate retorted.

"Um, sweetheart, did you not just hear Mr. Brown? The closest thing you're gonna get to a lab tech is Greg Sanders. And he knows all of the tests," a woman's voice said tartly.

Catherine Willows appeared in the door way to her office. Gil Grissom wasn't too far behind her.

"Cath! Gris! Thank God you're back! I can't handle this any more. Ecklie has been constantly riding my ass for the past week!"

"Welcome to our world," they both said simultaneously.

Kate glared at Catherine. Kate hated that she had just been put in her place by a LEO.

"Warrick," Grissom said calmly, "go tell Greg that he's going to D.C. for a while."

Warrick stood up and walked out, but not before smiling warmly at Catherine.

"Who are you?" Kate asked, looking at Catherine sitting in her chair behind her desk and Grissom sitting in a chair in front of it.

"Gil Grissom, Nightshift supervisor. Catherine Willows, she's my second in command. Greg Sanders will be in D.C. ASAP. Don't try to argue. If you do, we just won't send any one," Grissom said, looking very pleased with him self.

Kate stormed out of the office, very mad. She had met Greg Sanders and she wasn't that impressed. But, he'll have to do. Kate was getting fed up with these LEOs. Well, all of them except Nick.

Her little coffee date with Nick had been fun.

-Flashback-

Kate found Nick in the locker room after shift. They walked out of the building and to Nick's Tahoe. They arrived at a quaint little coffee shop way too far off the Strip for a lot of people to know about.

"Hi, Welcome to Northern Light! What can I get for you today?" the perky lady said from behind the counter.

Kate went first, ordering a non-fat decaf vanilla latte. Nick got an Americano. With caffeine because on his job and his weird hours, you needed to stay awake.

They sat and talked for a few hours, sipping their coffee and enjoying them selves.

It wasn't until Nick started talking about people on his team (especially Sara) that Kate realized that 1. She would rather be on a date with Tony and 2. Nick must really like Sara. And not just as a friend. Way more than that.

-End flashback-

She pulled out her palm pilot and press a few buttons for a number on speed dial.

"Hey Abs. Yeah, um, the Vegas Crime Lab is sending a lab tech with the evidence. His name's Greg Sanders.

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The Greg/Abby stuff should be in the next chapter.

So...what do ya think?

Reviews give me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.