A/N: As the last chapter was so short I thought I should try and update a lot sooner than usual!
I hope those of you who wanted a Nick/Greg story aren't too disappointed. It was honestly heading that way, but I change my mind so much you never know what's going to happen!
Please let me know what you think, and thank you for all the reviews and encouragement.
Chapter Five
Sara found herself standing in front of an amused Greg Sanders and a pretty red headed woman in a crisp white lab coat, whom she didn't recognize.
"I guess there's no point me trying to convince you I'm dating Nick anymore then?" Asked a smirking Greg.
"You were going to tell me it was Nick you were dating?" Sara replied once she found her voice. "Because I actually believed you Greg, and my mind went straight to Nick when you told me!"
"Hey, I love Nicky, but I'm afraid I love this beautiful lady more." Greg reached for the woman's hand and gave it a kiss, which Sara thought very romantic, and very un-Greg-like.
"As we haven't actually met, and Greg seems to have forgotten his manors in all the mind games, let me introduce myself."
Before she could finish, Greg interrupted his girlfriend, "I'm sorry Honey, allow me." He cleared his throat dramatically before continuing, "Sara, this is the beautiful, talented and uniquely wonderful Noelle Field. She's the Day-shift Trace Tech and, I'm pleased to add, nothing at all like our own David Hodges."
The women exchanged smiles and shook hands. "Nice to finally meet you Sara. Honestly, Greg doesn't stop talking about his 'brilliant mentor' Sara Sidle, it's great to be able to put a face to the name." Noelle said with a warm and genuine smile.
"It's nice to meet you too Noelle. I wish I could say I've heard all about you, but as I'm sure you know this is the first Greg's said of dating anyone at all!"
Greg turned to Sara and winked, "Hey, it's not like I'm the only one keeping secrets here."
Noelle gave Greg a confused look, before turning to Sara, "It's not really Greg's fault he hadn't told anyone. To be honest we aren't completely clear on the rules regarding a CSI dating a Lab Tech so we wanted to keep it quiet for as long as possible."
She looked a little worried when she spoke and Sara decided the best way to reassure Noelle would be to let her in on the secret; which Sara was impressed Greg had actually kept from his girlfriend. "I wouldn't worry Noelle, I promise I won't say anything. Besides, marrying the night-shift boss and being pregnant with his child would probably be frowned upon more than a rookie CSI dating a Lab Tech on a different shift." She finished with a half-embarrassed, half-amused smile.
Before Noelle could completely understand what Sara had just told her, the older woman's pager beeped again. "Sorry to leave like this but Bobby will be wondering where I've got to. Maybe you two could come to our house for dinner after shift? Talk about all this some more?"
Greg was a little stunned at Sara's request, "Um, are you sure Grissom won't mind an invasion of his privacy like that?"
"Don't worry Greg, you'd be surprised how relaxed Grissom can be outside of work. I'll page you with the address and time after shift. Nice to meet you Noelle, see you both tonight." And with that Sara finally went off to Ballistics in search of Bobby and her case results.
"Well, today has turned out unexpectedly to say the least," commented Noelle once Sara had gone. "You really didn't know about her and your boss before?"
"I had my suspicions but to be honest I'm feeling a little bombarded with new data right now!" Admitted Greg, "I guess now you know why I tried to play a joke on Sara. Kind of back-fired a little though!"
"Aww poor Greggo." Noelle comforted her boyfriend, in a semi-sarcastic tone. "After shift should be interesting!"
Greg didn't reply to Noelle's last comment, he was too lost in the thought of seeing Grissom and Sara together, outside of work, in their home. After shift would be interesting indeed.
To Be Continued…
A/N: Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Any and all criticism is welcome!
The next chapter will hopefully clear up a few details about Greg and Noelle, and get back to the GSR a bit more!
A/N 2: Adding to the disclaimer to chapter one, not only do I not own CSI or any of its characters, I also don't own the character of Noelle…. She is completely the invention of the kind and clever backstagespotlight. I didn't steal her though, I promise!
All I own ar the Typos, speling nistaKes adn gramatIcal errors! hehe.