Sara smiled as she pulled into Nick's driveway; as much as this whole situation was causing her head to spin a little as she worked through things, she really did want to give this relationship with Nick a try. She only wished that it didn't have the complications of dealing with how she was still feeling about Grissom mixed into it. She wondered to herself as she turned off the ignition and leaned back in the seat for just a moment if Grissom had been willing to go public if things might have turned out differently; but then again, that first kiss from Nick had awakened something deep inside of her she hadn't realized was even there, something that Grissom hadn't been able to touch. But was it enough? Would she find a few months down the road that as much as they'd tried that their relationship might not work either? She growled out loud to herself. "Get a grip, Sidle, you haven't even had an official first date yet and you're already finding all the reasons why something might not work."

She smirked to herself and descended from the vehicle; first and foremost, she and Nick were friends, she couldn't let herself worry about whether a romance between them might ruin that; it simply wasn't Nick's style to discard people like that. She knew for a fact that he was still friends with his high school girlfriend and a couple from college as well; surely if they decided a romance was a big mistake she wouldn't lose his friendship.

The door opened before Sara was even on the porch and a smiling Nick stood there with his shoulder leaning up against the door frame. "Hey, Sar." He was making no apology for taking in her lithe form with his eyes; he had always found her attractive and now that they had agreed to see each other, he saw no reason to hide it from her.

"Hey yourself." Sara could see him checking her out and as she reached him she leaned up and softly kissed him, smiling as she felt him wrap his arms around her and pull her in close. Yes, this was something she could definitely get used to; with Grissom, even in the privacy of her apartment, he'd always insisted that they be inside with the door firmly shut behind them before they gave in to the desire to greet each other with something as simple as a kiss.

Nick rested his forehead against hers as he broke off the kiss. "How was your drive?" It was evident by the look in his eyes that he was asking far more than whether she'd encountered any other trouble on the way back; there was doubt and a hint of fear there that he couldn't quite hide.

Sara smirked at him; they were going to have ride out these bumps of doubt together as they let this relationship unfold between them at its own pace. "Good...I think. I just needed to think." She wasn't sure she should tell him that she'd freaked out when Sophia had asked if she'd ever consider dating a coworker. If she stepped back and looked at the question logically, it was probably completely innocent, especially given that Sophia and Vartan were coworkers.

"Anything you feel like sharing?" He had heard how distracted she'd been on the phone and truthfully it worried him. Somehow he was going to have to find a way to get past his feelings of insecurity and doubt and just trust if she said she wanted to give things ago that she meant it.

Sara furrowed her brow and she let out a soft sigh. "Maybe." She reasoned that they were going to have to talk to figure out exactly what this was and how they were going to conduct themselves; she was fairly certain that making out in the parking lot of the hospital was one thing, but making out anywhere on the premises of the crime lab would probably raise more than a few eyebrows.

The fact that she'd said she wasn't unwilling to talk gave Nick a little hope and he smiled at her, quirking a single eyebrow as he released her from his embrace. "You hungry?" He had eaten shortly after he'd gotten up but that had been several hours ago, before he'd even called Sara and found that she had run out of gas in the middle of the desert.

"I could eat." She smiled back at him and followed him into his house.

"I'm sure you can; I've watched you eat before." Nick teased her; it seemed that whenever the team went to the diner after a shift, which didn't happen as often now as it used to, Sara seemed to manage to snag an extra piece of toast here or a bite of someone's pancakes there in addition to the omelet she always ordered. He and Warrick had been teasing her about it for years.

"Well what are you going to feed me then?" Sara knew that Nick could cook; he'd had a few of them over once in a great while, usually during some major sporting event and he'd surprised them all by putting together a great spread. Apparently his mom had instilled in her boy the need to keep himself from starving and Nick had taken to cooking like a duck to water; when he had time that is.

"Already made it actually." He let out a soft chuckle as she arched her brows at him. He'd planned to surprise her earlier and he had already placed the dish in the oven when he'd called her, nothing a little reheating wouldn't fix. In fact he'd popped the dish back in the oven just a little bit ago and the smells wafting through the kitchen made it clear that it was ready. "A breakfast casserole my Grandma Jean used to make, and before you ask, there isn't any meat. I substituted a few extra vegetables for the sausage she used and if I do say so, it tastes even better."

Sara stood there with her arms crossed over her chest grinning widely as she watched him walk over and pull something magnificent out of the oven. "Well then, I guess we should eat." They would talk too; maybe in a little while. That was one thing she knew for sure about Nick; he wouldn't usually push her to talk about something and maybe it was that quality that made it that much easier for her to open up to him in the first place.

"Alright." Nick grinned back and began to dish up their plates. He glanced over at her where she leaned against the kitchen counter and gestured with his head to the living room. "I picked up a movie that I thought we could watch." The bottom line was he wanted to just spend some time alone with Sara enjoying each others company and if they happened to make out somewhere in the middle of it all, well that was just icing on the cake as far as he was concerned.

"Terminator? Oh, wait; you didn't go for Lethal Weapon 4 again did you?" Sara knew Nick's penchant for action films and while she enjoyed them too, she really wasn't in the mood for one today; she need to laugh and relax and she was sure that an action film would just get her all worked up.

Nick laughed heartily. "I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I actually can watch a movie with a plot once in a while." Truth was he had a rather respectable movie collection that included far more than action films and thrillers and Sara knew it. He handed her a plate of food and a beer, picking up his own, and moving towards the living room.

Sara studied him for a moment as they sank into his couch. "If you're going soft on me and renting a chick flick because you think that's what I want, it's ok if we watch Terminator." She really didn't want to watch something overly romantic right then either; it seemed each time she and Nick started kissing, it was difficult to want to stop and a sappy chick flick just might be the thing to push her to take a leap she wasn't quite ready for.

Nick smirked. "Now, Sara, you trust me don't you?" He knew her better than she'd probably admit, and he had no problem going straight to the core of what he felt was the real issue. He knew that she was feeling a bit fragile and he also had known her long enough to know her taste in movies. Hopefully this time he'd hit the nail on the head.

"Yes." Sara laughed as she turned her attention to her food and took a bite. Surprise registered on her face. "This is really good." Not that she doubted that it would taste good, but it truly was very, very good.

"I'm glad you like it." Nick grinned and then leaned in and softly kissed her, cataloguing in his memory how soft her lips felt against his and how eagerly she returned the kiss. It was short, but very sweet.

"I like that too." Sara smiled as they pulled apart and she leaned into Nick's shoulder as he picked up the remote.

"Me too." He smiled as he gazed at her for a long moment and then turned his attention to the movie. "Ok, I thought you'd enjoy this." He handed her the DVD case and smiled as she looked a little perplexed.

"A Shot In The Dark?" Sara hadn't recalled seeing this one before.

Nick hit the play button and then slung his arm over her shoulders as he explained. "Second film that Peter Sellers played Inspector Clouseau in; not as popular as the Pink Panther movies, but I think you'll enjoy it...especially the way he so carefully follows the evidence."

The sarcasm in Nick's tone in that last comment wasn't lost on Sara and she laughed. "We'll see about that."

Nick leaned over and kissed the top of Sara's head. "He sort of reminds me of Greg in this one actually."

That comment made Sara giggle. Yes, this was definitely just the sort of movie she needed to see right now; there would be plenty to laugh at and she would thoroughly enjoy picking apart the Inspector's investigative technique.