Fic: Before & After, Chapter 5 (CSI, Nick Stokes / Greg Sanders)
Title: Before & After, Chapter 5
Fandom: CSI
Pair: Nick Stokes / Greg Sanders
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
Feedback: Always Welcome
Spoilers: Play With Fire
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
CSI Las Vegas Main List
“Stokes.”
“Hey, it’s me.”
“I was gonna call you. I couldn’t sleep all night. I screwed up again didn’t I?”
“Yep. You got plans for breakfast?”
“No.”
“Can we meet? We need to talk things clear.”
“Where do you want to meet?”
“You know that diner few blocks from my place?”
Nick thought for a minute.
“The one with the stuffed badger at the door?”
“That’s the one. I’ll see you in half an hour?”
“I’ll be there.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.”
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“I’ll have coffee and….” Nick scanned the menu. “Bacon omelette.” The waiter
left, scribbling up their order.
“Thanks for coming.” Greg took a sip from his coffee.
“Thanks for inviting me. I was pretty sure you didn’t want to have anything to
do with me after that show yesterday.”
“It made me think.”
“Did you come up with a conclusion?”
“Maybe. I need to ask some questions first. From you and Kevin.”
“Okay. Ask.”
“What do you want? From me?”
“I want you. Not… not like we were before.”
“Then how?”
“Like…. A real thing.”
“With dates?”
“Yeah.”
“In the public?”
“Yeah.”
“Telling people?”
“Yeah.”
“Bringing me marshmallows?”
“Yeah….”
“For how long?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean that last time it was just sex, according to you. And you got bored
after three months. How long is it gonna last this time?”
“Greg didn’t get bored. I felt like it was getting more and more serious
and didn’t know what to do with it.”
“But you think you know now.”
“Yeah.”
The waiter brought Nick’s order and they both eat in silence for a minute.
“So…. What do you say?” Nick asked carefully.
“It’s tempting. But honestly…. I’m not sure if I can trust you.”
“I know.”
“And if we’re going to try again, you’ll have to make an effort. Show me
that things are different now.”
“I can do that.” Nick swallowed a bite of his omelette.
“Are you going to work today?”
“Yeah.”
“Can come to see you before you leave?”
“Sure.”
“Good. I’ll see you later.” Greg emptied his coffee mug, and left.
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Greg showed up at Nick`s place half an hour before he was going to
leave for work.
“Sorry I`m late. I had some things to do.”
“It`s okay.”
“I had a talk with Kevin.”
“You told him to take a hike?”
“No.”
“I thought you….”
“Listen to me. No matter how much I want to believe you, I can`t help thinking
that you`ll loose all interes when he`s out of the picture.”
“I wouldn’t-”
“Nick. I want to try this, but I have one condition.”
“Name it.”
“You`re on a trial period.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean that for now, I`ll date both of you.”
“What?!”
“Don’t look like that. I said `date`. It’s not like I suggested a threesome.
I want to see if I want you more than him.”
“So you want to date two guys at once?”
“Date, spend some time with both of you. No sex with you, and no sex with
him. Fair play.”
Nick looked at Greg like he had just gone out of his mind.
“Are you serious about this?”
“I am. And if you don’t accept that condition, then…. We can end this right now.”
“No! I mean… No. I accept it.”
“Good. I’ll let you go to work now.”
TBC
Fandom: CSI
Pair: Nick Stokes / Greg Sanders
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
Feedback: Always Welcome
Spoilers: Play With Fire
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
CSI Las Vegas Main List
“Stokes.”
“Hey, it’s me.”
“I was gonna call you. I couldn’t sleep all night. I screwed up again didn’t I?”
“Yep. You got plans for breakfast?”
“No.”
“Can we meet? We need to talk things clear.”
“Where do you want to meet?”
“You know that diner few blocks from my place?”
Nick thought for a minute.
“The one with the stuffed badger at the door?”
“That’s the one. I’ll see you in half an hour?”
“I’ll be there.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.”
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“I’ll have coffee and….” Nick scanned the menu. “Bacon omelette.” The waiter
left, scribbling up their order.
“Thanks for coming.” Greg took a sip from his coffee.
“Thanks for inviting me. I was pretty sure you didn’t want to have anything to
do with me after that show yesterday.”
“It made me think.”
“Did you come up with a conclusion?”
“Maybe. I need to ask some questions first. From you and Kevin.”
“Okay. Ask.”
“What do you want? From me?”
“I want you. Not… not like we were before.”
“Then how?”
“Like…. A real thing.”
“With dates?”
“Yeah.”
“In the public?”
“Yeah.”
“Telling people?”
“Yeah.”
“Bringing me marshmallows?”
“Yeah….”
“For how long?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean that last time it was just sex, according to you. And you got bored
after three months. How long is it gonna last this time?”
“Greg didn’t get bored. I felt like it was getting more and more serious
and didn’t know what to do with it.”
“But you think you know now.”
“Yeah.”
The waiter brought Nick’s order and they both eat in silence for a minute.
“So…. What do you say?” Nick asked carefully.
“It’s tempting. But honestly…. I’m not sure if I can trust you.”
“I know.”
“And if we’re going to try again, you’ll have to make an effort. Show me
that things are different now.”
“I can do that.” Nick swallowed a bite of his omelette.
“Are you going to work today?”
“Yeah.”
“Can come to see you before you leave?”
“Sure.”
“Good. I’ll see you later.” Greg emptied his coffee mug, and left.
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Greg showed up at Nick`s place half an hour before he was going to
leave for work.
“Sorry I`m late. I had some things to do.”
“It`s okay.”
“I had a talk with Kevin.”
“You told him to take a hike?”
“No.”
“I thought you….”
“Listen to me. No matter how much I want to believe you, I can`t help thinking
that you`ll loose all interes when he`s out of the picture.”
“I wouldn’t-”
“Nick. I want to try this, but I have one condition.”
“Name it.”
“You`re on a trial period.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean that for now, I`ll date both of you.”
“What?!”
“Don’t look like that. I said `date`. It’s not like I suggested a threesome.
I want to see if I want you more than him.”
“So you want to date two guys at once?”
“Date, spend some time with both of you. No sex with you, and no sex with
him. Fair play.”
Nick looked at Greg like he had just gone out of his mind.
“Are you serious about this?”
“I am. And if you don’t accept that condition, then…. We can end this right now.”
“No! I mean… No. I accept it.”
“Good. I’ll let you go to work now.”
TBC