Geek to Chic
Rating: It's safe.
Disclaimer: I don't own Greg or Sara or Catherine or Gil... need me to keep going?
Summary: Greg Sanders, geeks of all geeks, desperately needs help getting someone's attention at the lab.
A/N: Yay! Next chapter. Sorry for the long wait. I've been sooo busy. ( I wish I could just sit at my computer and write FanFics all day instead of freakin' goin to boring Intro to BCA classes. LOL. Hope you guys like this chapter.
19 DAYS UNTIL MY 15th BIRTHDAY (Dec.28th)
"What if I start snorting?"
"Then make up an excuse about being alergic to dust."
"And if I can't think of anything to say?"
"Ask about HER day."
"Awkward silences. How in the hell do I fix those?"
"Avoid those at all costs!" Greg took a deep breath and nodded his head. "And dude... don't mention anything about Stargate: SG-1, either."
"Aww! But I love that show!! Samantha's so HOT!"
"Bruh, Sara doesn't like that stuff."
A scream could be heard down the hall. Nick, Greg, and Warrick turned their heads and watched as Gil chased Catherine down the hallways with a bottle of silly string in his hand. They all shook their heads.
"So what should I talk about when I see her?"
"Um... talk about..." Sara walked into the room, without them noticing, and coughed. Greg almost fell off the table as he jumped at her voice.
"Hey guys... what's up?"
"Ugh. Hey Sara. That's a nice jacket... where'd you... okay, bye now." Nick jogged out of the break room with Warrick close behind him. They collided with Gil and Catherine, getting silly string all over the windows and Catherine's hair.
"Ewwww. I've got silly snot in my curls! Get it out!!!"
"Well it looks like they're having fun," Sara said dryly. Greg let out a nervou laugh and nodded his head.
"Those two are always coming up with crazy things for entertainment."
"So... how have you been?"
"I've been great."
"Really now?"
"Oh yeah. Life's good, hair's good, chicks... good." Sara gave him a look and giggled.
"Yeah. I can see. You've done a bit of remodeling, eh?"
"Well... I decided the geeky high schooler look was way last season." Sara laughed and noted his new clothes.
"Abercrombie, eh? I like it. It's totally you."
"Thanks. I had a little help, though."
"Lemme guess..." Catherine came running down the hall and stuck her head into the break room, trying desperately to catch her breath.
"Yeah. It was me." She ran back down the hall and seconds later... Gil was running past the break room again with Warrick and Nick behind him, with more cans of silly string.
"Do they ever stop," Sara asked laughing. Greg sighed and shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know. I think Griss and Cath are good with each other." Sara looked up and stopped her laughing.
"Really?"
"Yeah. They're comfertable with each other and... they don't care what other people think about their relationship." Sara looked down at her feet and shoced her hands into her pockets. She knew she had made a mistake when she turned down his dinner invitation.
"Greg, look... I'm sorry about the whole... turning you down."
"Huh? Oh, that? It's okay. Honestly. I've forgotten about it completely."
"So... you don't care that I turned you down?"
"Not in the least." The tone of her voice went from appologetic to hurt. He watched her facial features soften and shook his head. "No. What I mean was... Ugh... damnit. I can't do this." He ran a hand through his soft, dirty blonde hair and walked out of the break room, leaving Sara stunned and speechless.
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"I totally ruined it. I crashed and burned."
"Did you crash, burn, and die?" Gil softly elbowed Catherine in the ribs and shook his head 'no'. "What!? Cause usually when you crash and burn, you die too... right?"
"Catherine, here is a dollar. I want you to run to the vending machines and get yourself a cookie. Okay?" She smiled and snatched the dollar out of her hand. She patted Greg on his shoulder on her way out. "So what happened?"
"She walked in when I was talking to Nick and Warrick. They left me alone with her and I just messed everything up."
"Did she say anything?"
"Well... she said a few things. She even appologized for her rejection."
"So that mean's this 'change' is starting to take effect on her."
"Really?"
"Next time you talk to her, just be yourself Greg." His head dropped as he tried to hide his frown.
"I get so nervous when I talk to her. I get so nervous when she even comes near me! I'm afraid to say something stupid or... I don't know. She's just so beautiful and smart, and funny! God. She has the most beautiful smile ever. It's like..."
"Whoa. Wait until Catherine comes back. I'm not the right person for this conversation."
"Gil! The vending machine ate my dollar!"
"Did it give you your cookie?"
"Yeah, but I ate it!" He got up from his chair and softly kissed her on the lips.
"I'll go get you another one. Greg has some secrets he'd like to share with you." Catherine smiled.
"I love secrets. Spill it!"
"Um... right. So I was talking to Gil about Sara, ya know? How she's so.. beautiful. She's so perfect. Everything she does is just so spontanious and cute!"
"Are we talking about the same person? Sara? Spontanious? Oh I haven't had a good laugh like this since... yesterday. That stupid, stupid man."
"Right. Well... do you think Sara's starting to... notice me?"
"Totally! I've been watching the way she looks at you when you two pass each other in the halls." His face lit up with excitement. Catherine's heart warmed at the sight. Nothing caused her more joy than having two of her younger 'kids' get involved. "Just tell her how you feel, Greg. It's worth a shot. If she doesn't feel the same way, it just wasn't meant to be, kiddo. There's plenty of other girls that would LOVE to date you."
"You wouldn't happen to be one of them, huh?"
"Are you kiddin' me!?"
"I'll take that as a 'no'." They both laughed. She gave him a quick hug when Gil walked in.
"What's going on?"
"Pitty hug."
"Did you just say titty hug," Nick stuck his head into the office and cringed. Catherine pulled out her can of silly string and attacked him. Gil laughed and joined in on the fun. Greg sighed and stepped over all the silly string that was growing in the doorway. He stuck his hands in his jacket pockets and looked down at his feet as he walked.
"Ophf. I'm sor-" He looked up to appologize, when a smile greeted him. "Sara. I'm sorry. I wans't paying attention."
"It's okay. I'm the one that need to be more careful."
"Um, about what happened in the breakroom-"
"Greg, I appologize for that too. I shouldn't have even brought it up."
"Look, I know I'm not... the cutest guy you've ever seen or talked to... but I really, really like you, Sara." Her heart skipped a beat and a smile slowly spread on her face. "And I also may not be the easiest person to talk to either, but it's because I get so damn nervous when I'm around you. I forget how to function. I lose all focus. I just-"
"What are you doing later tonight?"
"I- nothing. Why?" She took out a pen and wrote down her apartment address.
"Meet me at seven." She winked at him as she walked off. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and... thud.
A/N: Sorry again if there's any grammar mistakes (I'm sure there's a TON). Yet again, on my friend's labtop. Eh... yes. 19 days until my princess brittney's 15th birthday. (smiles) Review and tell me how ya liked it. Still waitin' for Greg and Sara to get together??? LOL!