Nick slid past Sara out of his seat careful to not wake her as he headed to the bathroom on the plane. He was grateful that he had chosen business class for their entire trip except the two trans-Atlantic flights which he'd booked first class tickets so they would have plenty of leg room.
"Sir, you'll need to take your seat. The Captain is about to turn on the fasten seatbelt sign. We'll be landing in a few minutes." The flight attendant told Nick as he returned from the bathroom.
"Okay."
Nick returned to his seat and put on his seat belt.
"Sara." He ran his thumb over the back of her hand. "Time to wake up." He gave her a quick kiss.
"Try that again." Sara opened her eyes and looked at him.
"They are going to turn on the seatbelt sign in a few minutes so we can land." Nick told her.
"Thanks." Sara stretched. "Sorry I was such a lousy travelling companion."
"I was asleep for most of the flight too." Nick told her. "And it was only a couple hours."
"So do you want to get married tomorrow?" Sara asked.
"I don't know, I think I'm having second thoughts." Nick joked.
"You'd better be kidding. I know how to hide a body."
"What are you going to do throw me in a vat of acid?" Nick inquired.
"You know as well as I do that that never works out as well as it sounds. There are a lot better ways to get away with murder."
"You're right finding a vat of acid is always a problem." He winked at her.
"An icicle is much easier and will melt. You can't match marks to something that doesn't exist any more."
"So if I make you mad I should keep you away from the freezer or the North Pole?"
"I'm not like my mother. I wouldn't kill you." Sara assured him.
"Good."
"I'd leave it to Greg or Warrick." She winked at him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain. I have switched on the fasten your seatbelt sign; please return all seats and trays back to their upright positions as we begin our decent into Dallas-Fort Worth. The temperature is 85F. Welcome to Texas."
CSI
"Nicky." Erin smiled when she saw them. Nick gave her a hug. "Hey Sara."
"Hey Erin." Sara replied. "I didn't think you were picking us up."
"I wasn't supposed to be, but there was a fatal crash in one of the far parking lots. I was just finishing my shift so I offered to come and okay the removal of the bodies and pick you up."
"So vat of acid or icicle?" Nick asked her.
"I think you need to be more specific." Erin suggested.
"Good ways to murder a cheating spouse." Sara supplied.
"Where exactly are you going to find a vat of acid?" Erin asked. "Buying acid leaves a large paper trail you'd get caught."
"See." Sara said.
"I had a guy that was killed when he fell on the ice sculpture at a wedding; it was a Greek god with a spear. Definitely wasn't pretty. The spear went right through his heart."
"Ouch."
"They were stood there with hairdryers trying to get it to melt, but his body temp melted the piece that was in his chest and stopping him from bleeding to death instantaneously." Erin explained.
"Accidental death." Nick guessed.
"Carrie pleaded it out to manslaughter 3-5 years. He got into a fight with the groom after making a pass at the bride. I don't think jail was where he was planning on spending his wedding night."
"I think I read about that." Sara said.
"Probably it was an interesting case. It got published in a few journals. Don't worry Jillian didn't order an ice-sculpture."
"It would melt in this heat." Nick stated.
"I actually think it's warmer now than when we left Vegas."
"Hence the tent." Erin said.
"Tent?" Nick questioned.
"Jillian doesn't want us to all get heat stroke. It was either a canopy tent or hats. Not that hats are a problem, but I bought a nice dress and I'm not wearing my cowboy hat with it."
"I'd agree with that."
"We've seen your dress, it's gorgeous." Erin assured her.
"I liked it."
"I haven't seen it." Nick pointed out.
"Well I don't know where we're going on honeymoon so call it even." Sara winked at him.
"Are you sure you packed enough?" Erin asked.
"It's enough." Sara assured her.
"I only ever went out of the country once, for my tenth anniversary Andy took me to Hawaii. Nick watched the kids and there was a whole Spaghetti-O incident."
"I thought we were through telling Sara stories about me."
"Where did you get that idea? We have more than enough for the rest of your life." Erin assured him.
"I'm looking forward to it."
TBC
