I Do Not Own CSI

"So, seeing as Maddie is out with Nick and you have the night off, what do you want to do," Sara asked as she and Grissom sat at the kitchen counter, the half done crossword puzzle sat between them.

"Well, we could eat in, have a quiet night with the boys. This past week at work has been a little hectic. Ok, how about this, why don't we make a grocery list and go get some food for dinner, go rent a movie and relax."

"Sounds like a plan. You know what I'm craving, though?"

"What," Gil asked with an amused smile.

"Pizza, your homemade pizza, which, by the way, you have never shown me how to make."

"This could be fun."

"Ok, so what do we need for the pizza," Sara asked as she and Gil strolled the aisles at a leisurely pace. Samuel and Garrett were in the baby carriages in the front of the cart.

"Depends, what do you want on it?"

"Mushrooms, bacon, pepperoni,…"

"A Canadian?"

"A what?"

"That's what a pizza with those ingredients is called."

"You know, I learn something new everyday from you," Sara said as they passed the baby diaper aisle.

"We need more of those," Sara pointed to the Pampers.

"And those," Sara said to the bottles.

"I thought you were going to breastfeed for awhile longer."

"Well, since I'm starting work part time in a few weeks and I won't be able to breastfeed, we're going to need bottles. I am going to pump, though, and on the days I'm home I'll breastfeed."

"Does this mean I can help feed them now," Gil asked, brushing his sons' cheeks and getting smile from his wide awake boys.

"Yep, I can finally have a free arm now," Sara said as she threw the bottles into the cart.

"Ok, the boys are in the swings, time to teach me how to make pizza," Sara said, turning around, her apron that read 'Hot Mama' on it swinging in the air.

"Come on over," Gil said, gesturing to him and the bowl in front of him.

"Ok, the first step is to activate the yeast in the water. So, add the yeast and stir it a bit and then set it aside," Gil instructed as Sara played along.

"Then we'll add the sugar and salt to the flour." After that was done Gil spoke again,

"Then we're going to take the yeast, water, and olive oil and mix it in the flour."

"It's hard to mix, Gil," Sara said, struggling as she moved her spoon around the dough.

"Put some flour on your fingers like this," Gil whispered in her ear as he stepped up behind her, putting his hands on either side of her hips.

"Then what?"

"Then we knead the dough," Gil said as he placed his hands over top of hers as the two kneaded the dough together. The two were so caught up in themselves that they never heard the front door open and close as two laughing people came into the kitchen.

"Whoa, are we interrupting," Maddie asked with a smile as both Sara and Gil blushed, Gil taking a step away and to the side.

"No, Gil was just teaching me how to make pizza," Sara stated.

"Is that what they're calling it now, and in front of the boys, you should be ashamed."

"What are you doing back, anyway? I thought you were gone until tonight," Sara said, with a hand on her hip.

"We would be on our way to dinner right now if someone hadn't forgotten her wallet," Nick said with a smirk.

"Nick, why aren't you paying," Gil asked.

"Because someone here is so stubborn she says she has to pay for a part of it."

"I do, why should you pay for every meal we have?"

"Because I'm a gentleman and that's what we do. You agree with me here, right Griss," Nick asked as Grissom nodded.

"Come on Sara, you're telling me that you let Gil pay for every meal you shared when you were dating." At Sara's nod, Maddie looked at her with wide eyes.

"You, Miss Independent, 'I can do it myself', just let Gil pay for everything?"

"He didn't pay for everything, but when we went out to dinner and the movies, he usually paid. I think there were only one or two times I got the chance to pay."

"See, Maddie just let me pay."

"Well, we're just friends going out, so I can pay, we're not dating," Maddie said exasperated, wincing when the words came out of her mouth.

"Umm, Gil, why don't we grab the boys and go into the other room for a few minutes."

"No, you guys can stay, we just came to grab Maddie's wallet. If you're ready Mad, we can go," Nick said as she quietly nodded and walked ahead of him.

"Bye, guys," Nick said, following her.

"Bye, Nick," Gil and Sara called.

"I'm so glad to be out of that situation," Sara said, releasing the breath she had been holding.

"Well, we're not done here. Should we continue our lesson?"

"Teach me, Professor."

"I love it when you talk dirty."

"Look Nick, I didn't mean it the way it came out."

"It's ok, Maddie, I know we had a deal. I said I would wait until you were ready, and I can wait for as long as you need me to."

"Why? Why, Nick? We've only known each other since Sara and Gil got married, and then you come get me when all of this happened, and you've been such a great friend. I just want to know why you'll wait for me to be ready. We don't even know what will come from us. We might not even be a good couple," Maddie rambled.

"I'll wait because I know we'll be a good couple, I know we'll work. There's just something about you that feels different from other women I have dated. We might be destined to be just friends, but I would really like to think that we would be even better as a couple," Nick said, opening the restaurant's door so she could pass first.

"You really think that?"

"I really do."

"Good to know."

"Ok, Maddie, time to bring you back home," Jacob said as he hopped out of the car and walked towards the restaurant.

TBC

OK a little more GSR for all those reading, enjoy.

What do you think Jacob is going to do??

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Katie