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Couple: Nick & Greg
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I watched as Nick went and sat on the couch. I handed him a beer and sat in the recliner with a large glass of apple juice.
"What, Greg, not going to have a beer?" I shook my head as I sipped the juice, stretching out and sliding a cover over me that I had out in the living room for when I just fell asleep on the couch.
"I'm giving up drinking all together." I was thinking that I would tell Grissom I was pregnant, but I had a few months before I started showing, to decide on what I was going to do and who I was going to tell.
"Greg, what you're giving up drinking all together? Where the hell did that come from?" I took a long drink, figuring how I was going to answer him.
"Yes, I am going to give it up. Why should I continue to drink?" I took a deep breath, I needed to get this part out. "Nick, I'm ending our casual sex. Sorry! But this is Vegas and I'm sure you can find someone else. I am thinking of leaving Nevada all together." He sat up with his beer and looked at me.
"You want to leave Nevada? Greg, you're the best DNA lab tech we've got! You do good work." I stood up and went to the kitchen and he followed.
"I know I'm good, thanks. But something came up and I think it's best that I move." Nick walked over to me and after I put the cup in the sink, he turned me around and stroked my face.
"Greg, what is up? You love Vegas. I don't want this casual thing to end. You're one of my best friends, and being your lover has been wonderful." He stroked my cheek and kissed me softly. I lifted my face up and smiled.
"I will miss it too, Nick, but right now, I just want to focus on healing and you can still be my friend, without the sex, can't you?" Nick looked at me, obviously puzzled.
"Yes, I can, but I think there's more to this than you're telling me." I looked at him and nodded.
"I have a medical condition and I need to be near a specialist. There a few in the US. One's in New York City, one's in D.C. and one's in Colorado. I was told that one of them would fly to Vegas to see me, but I feel bad about making someone fly down here to see me, so either I'll move or stay, we'll see." He looked at me, worried now. He had finished his beer and put the empty in the trash.
"What is wrong with you? Why do you need a specialist?" I shook my head and tried to walk out but he took my elbow and turned me around.
"Nick, I don't plan to tell you or anyone at work. You are my friend, as are most of the people at work. I was a good boy toy to you, but this is something I'm going to deal with alone." Nick looked at me.
"I don't like the expression boy toy, you were my lover. You were not just some toy to me, you are a friend that shared those moments with me." I looked at him, amazed. Well, at least when we made love, it was special to him.
"I want to find someone that…. I want a relationship, not just something casual." Nick was shocked. I moved to the door and opened it up. "Nick, can you go home, please? I want to get some sleep. I go in to work tonight and I need some sleep." He walked to me, about to leave.
"Greg…….." I stopped him and looked at him.
"Don't! You don't want a relationship, Nick, so don't try just because we are good friends and I'm good in bed! Making love to you was amazing, laying in bed holding each other and talking was great. But from now on, we'll just do that on the nights that you, me and Warrick hang out. Please go, my head hurts."
He left. I knew that I had done that for the fact that I did want more than just sex, but even if he started a relationship, he would find out that I was pregnant with his child. His family would probably not accept it, the team would accept that more than his family would. But I wasn't going to risk causing him any pain. If I told Grissom, without telling him that it's Nick's child, he would understand and help me transfer somewhere else.
When I got to work that night I went and knocked on Grissom's door.
"Come in, Greg." I walked in and I nodded to him.
"Grissom, do you have some time to talk? I need to talk to you, it's important." He nodded and motioned for me to sit down. I closed the door and walked over and sat down.
"What I have to tell you, goes no further than this office, and this is for you to understand why I need to transfer to another state." I needed him to agree.
"Well, what you say to me won't leave this office. But transfer? I will need to know a good reason for that." I slid the medical paper at him, along with the ultra sound.
"I am four weeks pregnant. The doctor that told me this, knows of three specialists that would take me on, pro bono, but I want to move to where they are instead of making these doctors spend more money traveling to Vegas." Grissom acted like I thought he would, he took it all serious and didn't gape at me or act freaked out.
"Where are these specialists located?" I took a sip of water.
"Washington D.C. I have a friend there that would take me in. Then there's one in New York City, I also have a friend there. Then the next one is in Denver, Colorado and that one I really don't want to go to. I have already sent an application to NY CSI Lab. I have also sent one to the D.C one and told my friend about my condition. She talked me into putting an application in to NCIS, where she works." He nodded some.
"Well, Greg, I will keep your secret because you have proven yourself to us and you have become a friend to the team. We will miss you. Who is the father?" I didn't really expect him to ask! I looked at him and took a deep breath.
"You promise not to tell this person? Because this person doesn't want a relationship and has told me a few times that he doesn't want kids because of the work he does." Grissom looked at me.
"It's someone in our line of work then, Greg? I won't tell them, unless you ask me to and I think you should tell him yourself. Because it's their child as well." I sighed, yeah, he was right but I may do that, after I transfer.
"Its Nick!" Grissom looked at me, once again no show of shock or shame.
"You need to tell him, Greg. Tell him that he's going to be a father. Nick may not want this but he is a person of honor, he would want to help take care of it. Maybe he'd also enjoy being a father." I nodded some.
"I will tell him at some point, Grissom, but our relationship, well, there wasn't one! It was all casual for a year now. I already ended that because I want more." Grissom nodded some.
"Well, get to work and when the people call about your applications I'll give them a good review because you have been a good worker." I nodded and stood up.
"Thanks, Grissom" I headed off to get to work as I had a back log. I was glad that he had taken it so well. I mean, even if he was all science, still in the back of my mind, I thought he may freak out a little. "Hey, Grissom, um, just in case, can you give me about a month before you send in the applications? Something may work out where I can stay and all."
Grissom nodded as I headed out to the lab. I started to work on the back log. Nick didn't stop in all night, he was working a case with Warrick. All the rest of team came in and told me that they were glad to see me back at work. It had been hell without me, getting there DNA fast. I had to smile to myself. I was good and I had always been fast with DNA. I was proud of that and I was proud to be able to give my advice to the team on the cases they had.