If he's Me so Who am I? (3/4)
Title: IF HE’S ME SO WHO AM I?
Chapter: The invitation, 3/4
Characters: Nick, Greg/OMC
Word count: 514
Rating: PG-13.
Spoilers: Set after ‘Play with Fire’
Warnings: None apart from the Nick/Greg slash (Don’t like, don’t read). Cross-posted with ff.net and WMTDB.
Summary: After a very bad day, Greg finds that Nick could be interested in him... But is it really him?
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own CSI but Jerry does!
Beta: The wonderful jayceepat
The invitation
2 HOURS EARLIER
Nick was standing in front of the DNA lab.
“Hey G! You doin’ okay? I see that you’re still stuck in the lab. You’re not too pissed?”
No answer. Greg didn’t even look at him.
“Do you want to go out for breakfast after shift? My treat!”
Still no reaction.
“Will you, at least, look at me, G?” Nick shouted, making Eric jump slightly. “And since when do you like country music?”
“Excuse me, Sir. Were you talking to me? I was focused on my work, I didn’t hear you. Do you have any samples for me to process?”
“Yeah G, I was talking to you! And why do you call me ‘Sir’ after almost 4 years? Did I do something to piss you off?” Nick was getting madder and madder. “Okay that’s not funny now. Stop mocking me! Stop. It. Now!” The DNA tech was about to answer, or at least about to try to answer, when Catherine entered the lab.
“Hey! How are you doing? Are you getting used to the lab? You don’t look good. You seem scared.”
“No. I’m good.”
“Oh hi, Nicky, I didn’t see you!” She turned back to the tech and asked, “So, have you got my results?” “Yes Ma’am! Here it is!” with a genuine grin.
“Oh sweetie, I told you to call me Catherine.” Nick was thinking that he was in the Twilight Zone. Seeing Nick completely puzzled, she told him, “I suppose that you haven’t been introduced to our new DNA tech Eric Adams. Eric, meet one of our best CSI Level 3’s, Nick Stokes. See you later guys. And, Eric, thanks for the results.”
After that, Nick was blushing furiously but he said, “Huh! Sorry Man! I didn’t mean to scare you. I really thought that you were Greg and that you were tricking me. Or rather that Greg was tricking me in his Greg-fashion way to make fun of people. The resemblance is so obvious, that’s incredible.”
He smiled timidly at Nick. “It’s okay Sir. I can understand that you’ve been confused. It’s still confusing me by the way!”
“Call me Nick… Or Nicky like everyone! So, how are you related to Greg? Are you even related to him?”
“I don’t know…” pausing “Yet… We are processing our DNA in a test but the thermocycler has decided to drive me nuts. It’s still not finished and I’m not sure that I will like what it’s going to say. I just feel like my whole life is going to break and change. I feel like I have lived a lie all my life.”
“But you don’t know yet”, said Nick pointedly.
“You look a little bit out of your mind. We have stated that you’re not Greg but the offer for the breakfast is still opened. I think you need to change your mind.”
“All right. I think I will take it!”
“When does your shift finish?”
“In an hour and a half.”
“Okay! Meet me in the locker room when you’re done with your work.”
“Bye! See you later.”