A CSI:LV Fanfiction
Title: Wonderful Tonight
Author: xoxobabe (olivia)
Rating: T (could be changed later)
Disclaimer: CSI does not belong to me and sadly will never will. Warrick and Catherine don't belong to me. If Warrick did, he would still be alive on CSI.
Summary: After Nick is buried alive and saved, Warrick takes time to think about everything in his life and what he wants in his life in the present and further down the road.
Responses to Reviews:
Twiggy: Thank you for adding me as one of your favorite writers. It really means a lot. Sometime in the future, either half way through this story or at the end of it, I plan on writing another one. It's planned out for the most part so all I really have to do is actually type it out. Hopefully you like romances with OC characters. Lol. Tina isn't that great of a person on the show. I have a feeling you're going to be one of my loyal reviewers that's been with me since the beginning. Hopefully you'll continue on liking how this story goes. Especially with the newly thought out branch in the story. You'll see what I mean in the future.
lostladyknight: I have a lot to respond to you. Seems only fair since you gave me a long review. Of course I would like your comments. I want to see how I'm doing truthfully. Before I start though let me just say this: I don't mean to sound rude or mean to you in any part of my reply to your comments. It's hard to tell over the internet how the other person conversing with you is actually meaning what they're saying. Ok here goes. With the cliffhangers I mostly use them not to keep the audience to have to wait and come back to find out what happens but because they help me. Sometimes if I leave the chapter off without some kind of cliffhanger then I don't know exactly where or how to begin the next chapter. And the last chapter actually wasn't a cliffhanger, just the end of that scene. With the reviews, I'm not going to update later because of lack of reviews I'm getting. It's just if I get reviews it encourages me to write a little faster. I have a set amount of days where I will try to update by and if I get a ton of reviews then I might just write and post the next chapter sooner. I don't mean to say I won't update without a set amount of reviews. Well Tina and Warrick just started to go out sort of and I didn't feel a need for there to be a big fight. But sorry you felt bad about them breaking up. The characterization is my writing style I think. And this story takes place about a week after Nick was buried alive so I thought Warrick would be slightly different because of that, especially that close to the events. I don't think I need help with CSI fanfiction only because it's the same as any other fanfiction. As long as you have a plot related to CSI or it's characters then you're good. I know it's not as easy as I make it seem but you get what I mean hopefully. I'm glad you're probably with me for the long haul but if along the way you tend to stray, I'll understand. Not every story is for every reader.
YoblingDramioneLover: I wasn't sure if I was going to fool anyone. On the one hand I had said Catherine didn't belong to me but that he could have already been in a relationship. I guess some people thought he was calling her and others not. But hey, it was still fun wasn't it? I'm glad you like the story so far and that you will continue to like it. There aren't many updates on Nick and Greg with OC characters. But I'll be writing a couple soon.
csimouse: Thanks!
Chapter Three
Warrick had a fairly easy night at work. His case was pretty much a closed case. A man was found dead in his home by a stab wound to the neck. He had to process the scene and get fingerprints and DNA to the lab. After checking with a couple of the neighbors, the results from the trace lab matched their descriptions of what they saw and heard earlier that night.
As soon as Warrick solved the case, he walked into the locker room to find Nick changing his clothes. He opened his locker and grabbed another shirt, switching the one he was wearing with a fresh, clean one. "How did your night go?"
Nick shrugged. "Wasn't too bad I guess. Took some time for Sara and me to find out who killed that woman. When we finally did, he had already killed himself." He finished buttoning his shirt and looked over at one of his closest friends. "Yours?"
Warrick nodded. "Quickly sealed. It's always the wife of the cheating spouse." As he shut his locker, he looked at Nick. "Want to go get a beer or two?"
Nick smirked. "Yeah let's go."
After a twenty minute drive on the strip, Nick and Warrick arrived at one of the bars they often visited. They walked in and got seats at the bar, both ordering a beer. The bar wasn't overly crowded but it wasn't the emptiest place they had been to. Nick looked around the room, paying extra attention to the women in the bar. "So how are things with Tina?" Asked Nick, as he glanced at the baseball game playing on the television.
Warrick took a sip of his beer and then put it down on the given coaster. "Broke things off with her this morning."
Nick looked at him and smirked. "Oh so that's the reason we're here tonight." He looked around the room once again. "Well I see some good looking girls in here tonight.
"No. I actually broke up with her because I have someone else in mind." He said, laughing.
Nick was about to take another sip of his beer, but stopped when he heard Warrick tell him there was someone else already in mind. "You're working fast, aren't you?" He couldn't say he, himself, didn't switch girls often and fast. For the most part he didn't have a girlfriend. Just different girls of the week. Some he only spent time with once and that was it. There were a few girls he did consider himself being with, but nothing ever came out of it. And others, he never got the chance to be with for more than one night, such as Kristy Hopkins.
"Not working fast." He thought about what Nick had said for a minute. Technically, he was working fast but not in the way other people would think.
Nick laughed. "Sure you're not." He waved at the bartender to get his attention and ordered two more beers. "So," He started, after taking a sip from his second beer. "Who's the other woman you have in mind? Someone I might know?"
Warrick thought about whether or not he should tell him. On the one hand, he'd find out anyway if things went well. Nick was one of his closest friends and he would be the only person he would tell. Relationships, like the one he wanted to pursue, were frowned upon in the lab and not allowed. It had stopped him in the past but he wouldn't let it stop him now.
"So I'm guessing I do know her." He asked, with an eyebrow raised.
Warrick only nodded to Nick's statement.
"Well, are you going to tell me or not?" He asked, after not receiving more information on this certain person.
He sighed. "Only if you promise not to say anything to anyone." He waited for Nick's answer, and after receiving a head nod, he told him.
Nick laughed and after he got a glare from Warrick, he stopped. "It's not funny that it's Catherine. It's just I kind of felt something between you guys when you work together. I thought it was nothing but obviously I was wrong."
"Yeah well I felt it too, I always just ignored it."
"So what are you going to do with it being against the lab's rules? With asking her out, I mean?" Asked Nick. He would never tell anyone if Catherine and Warrick were to date each other. Warrick was his friend and friends didn't go behind each other's backs.
Warrick sighed. "That's another thing. I'm not even sure what Catherine feels about me but if were to date then I guess just keep it a secret."
Nick looked at him. "What made you even realize this now after all these years?"
Warrick looked straight ahead at the many bottles of liquor that were on the bar top. "After everything that's happened this week with you, it just made me think of what I want in life because life's too short to waste it on things and people that don't really matter to you. I know it didn't happen to me but it could have."
Nick nodded. For the rest of the time they spent at the bar, Nick and Warrick had a few more beers, watched the baseball game, and basically talked about nothing that was important.
When Warrick got home later that night, he got out his cellphone and dialed Catherine's number. The phone rang a few times before a voice on the other side could be heard. "Willows."
"Catherine. It's Warrick."
"Oh hey Warrick. What's up?" asked Catherine, who thought of nothing out of the ordinary of the call.
"How is Lindsey feeling? Better?" Asked Warrick. Earlier that day, Lindsey had gotten sick and Catherine wasn't able to find anyone to watch her and take care of her. She called into work and explained her daughter was sick. Nick and Warrick were stuck with a temporary replacement supervisor until Catherine was able to go back to work.
"She's doing a little better." Said Catherine. After a few short seconds of no conversation, Catherine spoke. "I have a feeling you're not calling about Lindsey. Well maybe a little bit but it's not the major thing you wanted." Explained Catherine, wanting to find out why Warrick had called her.
Warrick took a deep breath, let it out and then started. "Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
Catherine was confused. They would hang out together sometimes but usually when the other CSIs were there as well. "No why?" She asked slowly. The only thing she would be doing tomorrow was relax on her day off of work. She was surprised she still had the day to herself after she called in sick today.
"I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go out together?" Asked Warrick, hoping she would accept his proposal.
Catherine was shocked. There was always a fantasy she had where she would pretend she had a shot but now she realized it just might be coming true. "Sure."
Warrick smiled and nodded, relieved she had said yes. "I was thinking maybe I'll cook for you. I know with Lindsey just being sick, you might want to stay home so I'll buy some ingredients and cook over there. Maybe seven?"
Catherine smiled. "It sounds great." Catherine was interrupted by her daughter. After a few seconds, she got back on the phone. "Warrick, I'm sorry but I have to go. I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow then. Bye."
"Bye." Warrick hung up the phone and got ready for bed.
Author's Note: I apologize for not updating sooner. I didn't not update because of the lack of reviews. I had to double check something for this chapter and since I've added a part to the story I had to figure out exactly where I was going to fit it in. Anyway I hope you like it and please continue reviewing! I know this chapter isn't the best but I wanted to put some of the Nick and Warrick friendship interaction. And I didn't want to make it overly long and pointless because then it would push you away. I appreciate all of your comments.
Also: I know we have this lovely fanfiction site here but I'm working on my own CSI invisionfree sites to post fanfiction and some other stuff but you're welcome to join as well. I'm currently setting up the Miami site but when it's done I will be posting the link for you guys.