Whoops - part one
Whoops: Whoops
Author: Ru_salki99
Rating: NC 17
Pairing: Nick/Greg
Disclaimer: CSI belongs to CBS.
Summary: When watching ep 3x17 - 'Crash and Burn' I couldn't help but notice that Nick and Hodges were awfully hostile with each other and here's my take on why.
As Greg swabbed the pen lid that Sara had given him, he did his best to ignore Hodges who had just crept into the lab, obviously hoping to take Greg by surprise. Deciding to see what he was up to, Greg kept his mouth shut and carried on processing the swab. He didn’t even look Hodges in the eye when he stepped over to programme the quantifier. Taking his time, he noticed Hodges bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet, obviously feeling nervous about something. When he was finally done, he looked up at him, acknowledging him for the first time and signalled for him to speak.
Smiling, Hodges stepped forward slightly, “Did you know, that on average, one hundred people choke to death on the lids of ballpoint pens every year.”
Greg frowned, “And that’s relevant because?”
“The pen lid,” Hodges said as if Greg was stupid.
Greg sighed, he really was far too busy for this. Pushing past him, he sat down at his work bench to begin processing the next piece of evidence, “Okay, well if that’s it, I have a lot of work to do so…”
“Do you wanna go out sometime?” Hodges blurted out as he turned to face him, his cheeks going bright pink as he did so.
“Excuse me?” Greg squeaked in surprise.
“For dinner, I mean,” Hodges clarified, “You’re cute and your smart so I thought you know, I’d ask. So you wanna?”
“Uh, I don’t think it would be such a good idea,” Greg said, trying to let the guy down gently. After all, it wouldn’t do for there to be bad tension between them if he hurt his feelings.
“Really?” Hodges asked in surprise, “Why not?”
Greg almost didn’t answer. He didn’t want to say he wasn’t attracted to him, or that he wasn’t his type as that would inevitably hurt his feelings (he was way too sensitive) and so when it looked like Hodges was about to press him for an answer, he said the only thing he could think of.
“I’m seeing someone,” he lied.
Hodges stood up straight in surprise, “You’re seeing someone?”
Greg nodded, “Yup. So sorry, can’t go out for dinner with you.”
“But… Archie said you were single.”
Greg did his best not to swear out loud. Archie and his big mouth. He knew it had been a bad idea renting an apartment with him.
“We’ve only been on a couple of dates,” he said, “And cause it’s kind of new I haven’t said anything to Archie yet. Don’t want to get his hopes up for me you know,” he added with a cheeky smile.
Hodges smiled too, “So it’s not serious then?” he asked, stepping closer to Greg.
“Not exactly,” Greg said, clearing his throat, “But I uh, I really like him and I’d kind of like to give it a chance.”
Hodges sighed and stood up straight, “Oh well. Can’t blame a guy for trying right?”
Greg nodded, “Right,” he said, thankful that Hodges was finally going back to his own lab.
But before he disappeared completely, Hodges turned round to face him again, “Just out of curiosity, it’s someone who works in the lab isn’t it? That’s why you’ve not said anything to anyone yet?”
“Uh, yeah. Yeah, that’s exactly it.”
Hodges grinned, “So who is he then?”
~*~*~*~*~*~
“Nick!” Greg shouted as he saw him marching past the lab.
“What’s up?” Nick asked him as he spun to look at him standing in the doorway.
“I need to talk to you,” Greg told him, nodding his head in the direction of his work bench.
Nick sighed and followed him inside, “Can you make this quick, I need to get hold of Grissom before he heads over to P.D.”
“Sure, I’ll be very quick,” Greg told him, “I need a favour.”
Nick raised an eyebrow at him, “What kind of favour?”
Looking up, Greg saw Hodges watching him from across the way. Deciding that he would need to do this somewhere a bit more private, he grabbed Nick by the wrist and dragged him out and down the hall towards the locker room.
“Greg? What the hell is going on?” Nick asked in confusion, “You in some kind of trouble.”
“Yes, and no,” Greg said as he shut the door behind him, leaning back against it.
“Well spit it out,” Nick said, “You know you’re a good friend, I’d do anything for you. But you gotta ask first.”
“Right,” Greg nodded, “I uh, I kind of need you to be my pretend boyfriend.”
This time both of Nick’s eyebrows shot up, “You need me to what?”
Sighing, Greg stepped away from the door and slumped down onto the bench, “Hodges was hitting on me earlier, and I didn’t want to hurt his feelings cause you know, he’s still kind of the new guy and so I told him I was seeing someone. He then said that Archie told him I was single so I said that it was all very new and so he then jumped to the conclusion that I hadn’t said anything just yet cause the guy I’m dating worked here, in the lab. And that’s where you come in.”
“Hold on, you told Hodges that I was your boyfriend?”
“No. Of course not. He did ask but I refused to tell him. But soon people, and by people I mean my interfering roommate, Mr Archibald Big Mouth, are going to start asking questions. And I just… I don’t have anyone else that I could ask.”
“What about that guy you used to go out with, the one that works on the front desk on days?” Nick asked.
“Kyle? He lives with his new boyfriend,” Greg explained, “And if I’m honest, I so wouldn’t go there again.”
“Well what about Warrick?” Nick asked, “Can’t you get him to do it?”
“Warrick?” Greg asked in surprise, “Warrick who’s slept with almost all the hot female lab techs? I don’t think that would be very believable.”
“And what? I would?”
“Well it’s not like you’ve been out on a date in a long long time, and certainly not with anyone from the lab.”
“But I’m not gay,” Nick said, “And if people think that I am, then it’s gonna be even longer till I get another date.”
“You don’t have to say you’re gay, just say you’re bi or something,” Greg said as he stood back up, “Please Nick. I’m begging you. It’ll only be for a short while until Hodges moves on to someone else, then we can break up. And I promise I’ll make it worth your while.”
“You’ll make it worth my while?” Nick asked, “And how exactly do you propose to do that?”
“I could pay you?”
“Pay me? Greg, don’t…” Nick looked down as his pager went off, “Look, I gotta go,” he said as he opened the door, “But we will talk about this later. In the mean time, don’t go sayin anythin to anybody. You hear me?”
“Yes, I hear you,” Greg said with a grin.
Nick just shook his head in disbelief and began walking down the corridor, “Quit smiling G,” Nick shouted back to him, “It wasn’t a yes.”
“Wasn’t a no either,” Greg replied before walking in the opposite direction towards his lab, aware of Hodges, Archie and a couple of the other lab techs watching him closely.
It was going to be a long night.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Rubbing his tired eyes, Nick headed towards the break room where some of the lab techs were sitting. Sara and Catherine also just happened to be in there. What the hell were they all doing?
“Come on Greg, who is he?” he heard Sara ask.
Oh that was just great. Sighing, he pushed the door open and stepped instead.
“Hey G, you wanna go get breakfast?” he asked making everyone turn to look at him,
“Breakfast?” Greg asked in surprise.
“Yeah. We still need to talk about that thing remember.”
“Oh right. That thing. Sure, I’ll just go get my jacket,” he said with a smile, stepping out of the break room and leaving Nick on his own with his colleagues.
“Oh my God,” Catherine said quietly, “You’re the secret boyfriend?” she asked.
Nick could feel his face going red. He had been going to tell Greg that there was no way he was going to do this, but it seemed that he didn’t have a choice.
“Since when?” Sara asked, her and everyone else staring hard at him.
“It’s complicated,” Nick finally said, looking down at his hand and studying his nails.
“He deserves better,” Hodges said, making Nick snap his head up to look at him.
“Excuse me?”
“Greg deserves better than some macho jock closet case,” Hodges told him, “You’re not good enough for him.”
“Hodges, you’ve only been here a couple of months, so don’t even begin to think that you know me. As for my sexuality, that’s no one’s business but mine and my partner’s. I’ve never hidden my sexuality from anyone. And just cause I don’t go screamin it from the roof tops does not mean that I’m in the closet.”
“Okay, I’m ready,” Greg said with a smile as he came back into the break room, pausing when he saw the murderous glares Nick and Hodges were giving each other, “Whoa, tension. What’s going on guys?”
“You’re boyfriend’s an ass,” Hodges said.
Nick turned to Greg, ignoring him, “How about we go back to mine for some pancakes?”
“Uh, sure,” Greg nodded, trying not to act surprised when Nick took hold of his hand and begun to lead him out of there, “Bye guys. See you tonight.”
When they were gone, Hodges stood up and marched out of the room, deciding to head home. When he was out of sight, Sara turned to Catherine, “Did you know Nick was gay?” she asked.
“Hell no,” she said with a shake of her head, “But after that little speech I don’t think he is.”
“What do you mean?” Bobby asked from where he was finishing his coffee.
“He never once said he was actually gay,” she pointed, making Bobby, Archie and Sara nod, “Well I think that’s cause he’s bi. I think if he was gay, we all would’ve realised a long time ago.”
“Who’s gay?” Grissom asked as he stepped into the room with Warrick.
“Nick,” Sara informed him, “Well, actually we think he’s bi.”
Warrick frowned at her, “You’re shitting me right?”
“He just left here with Greg to go get pancakes at his place,” Catherine explained.
“Greg?” Warrick asked, turning to Archie.
“Hey, don’t look at me,” Archie said with a shrug, “Greg hasn’t told me anything. I only found out that Greg was seeing someone cause Hodges told me.”
“How did Hodges find out?” Warwick asked.
“He asked Greg out, Greg said he couldn’t, that he was seeing someone.”
Warrick smiled, “And you don’t think that perhaps he was lying to spare Hodges’ feelings?”
“Well I did, but then Nick came in and well…”
“There’s definitely something going on between them,” Catherine said.
“Well if there is, then it’s none of our business,” Grissom said, “So I suggest you all stop gossiping and go home.”
~*~*~*~*~*~
“What happened in there?” Greg asked as Nick drove them to his place.
“Hodges,” Nick told him.
“What about him?”
“He said you deserved better than some macho jock closet case.”
Greg frowned, “What did you say?”
“Told him I wasn’t in the closet and that my sexuality is no ones business but mine and my partner’s,” he said.
“Right, so does this mean you’ll do it?” Greg asked him, trying not to smile, “You’ll pretend to be my boyfriend?”
Sighing, Nick gave him a small nod.
“Yes! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I swear, you won’t regret it.”
“But there are gonna be rules,” Nick told him.
“What kind of rules?”
“No kissing.”
“No kissing? What not even a peck on the cheek? People will figure this out straight away if there is no affection between us.”
“Okay, so no tongues then,” Nick told him, “And no groping. Especially below the belt.”
Greg smiled, “Okay. No groping. Next?”
“No telling anyone stories about what we do behind closed doors, no matter how good it might make me look.”
“No stories. Got it. Anything else?”
Nick thought about it for a moment, “Can’t think of anything else just now. But we’ll need to get our story straight. People will want to know how you managed to snag a handsome guy like myself.”
Greg snorted in amusement, “Are you kidding me? No one can resist the Sanders charm,” he said with a smile, “But you’re right, we will have to figure something out. Oh and you’ll probably need to stay at mines a couple of times a week or else Archie will get suspicious.”
“Can’t you just stay at mine?” Nick asked, “I mean, I got a fold out couch in the study so we wouldn’t need to share a bed or anything.”
“You have a study?”
Nick shrugged, “Yeah. Got my computer and my books all in there. Why? Where do you keep all your stuff?”
“In my bedroom,” Greg told him, “Both myself and Archie are pretty protective over our belongings.”
“Sounds pretty crowded.”
“I have a large room,” Greg told him, “With a very large bed so you don’t need to worry about getting too close when we share it,” he added with a wicked grin.
Nick shook his head in amusement, “This is me,” he said as he pulled into his parking space.
“Wow, this is nice,” Greg told him as he took a look at the apartment complex.
“Yeah, well anywhere’s nicer than my old place,” he said as he climbed out of the car and started leading the way inside.
Greg followed him into the building on the left and into the elevator, “Penthouse?” he asked in surprise.
Nick cleared his throat nervously and tried not to blush, “It uh, it’s a loft conversion so it doesn’t have an attic.”
“Oh, cool,” Greg said, not really knowing what else to say to that. Although it did make sense that Nick would want to live somewhere where there was no chance of someone watching him like Crane did, “Must have been expensive,” he finally added.
“It was worth it,” Nick told him as he stepped out into the hallway and pulled out his keys.
As he stepped inside, Nick dumped his keys in the bowl by the door before shrugging his jacket off and hanging it on the hook above it. He then held out his hand and Greg suddenly realised he wanted his jacket too and so took it off and handed it to him with thanks.
“You want the grand tour now or you wanna eat first?” Nick asked him.
“Eat,” Greg said.
Nick smiled, “Thought you might say that,” he said, “Come on, kitchen’s through here,” he said leading him through a door to the right.
TBC
Author: Ru_salki99
Rating: NC 17
Pairing: Nick/Greg
Disclaimer: CSI belongs to CBS.
Summary: When watching ep 3x17 - 'Crash and Burn' I couldn't help but notice that Nick and Hodges were awfully hostile with each other and here's my take on why.
As Greg swabbed the pen lid that Sara had given him, he did his best to ignore Hodges who had just crept into the lab, obviously hoping to take Greg by surprise. Deciding to see what he was up to, Greg kept his mouth shut and carried on processing the swab. He didn’t even look Hodges in the eye when he stepped over to programme the quantifier. Taking his time, he noticed Hodges bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet, obviously feeling nervous about something. When he was finally done, he looked up at him, acknowledging him for the first time and signalled for him to speak.
Smiling, Hodges stepped forward slightly, “Did you know, that on average, one hundred people choke to death on the lids of ballpoint pens every year.”
Greg frowned, “And that’s relevant because?”
“The pen lid,” Hodges said as if Greg was stupid.
Greg sighed, he really was far too busy for this. Pushing past him, he sat down at his work bench to begin processing the next piece of evidence, “Okay, well if that’s it, I have a lot of work to do so…”
“Do you wanna go out sometime?” Hodges blurted out as he turned to face him, his cheeks going bright pink as he did so.
“Excuse me?” Greg squeaked in surprise.
“For dinner, I mean,” Hodges clarified, “You’re cute and your smart so I thought you know, I’d ask. So you wanna?”
“Uh, I don’t think it would be such a good idea,” Greg said, trying to let the guy down gently. After all, it wouldn’t do for there to be bad tension between them if he hurt his feelings.
“Really?” Hodges asked in surprise, “Why not?”
Greg almost didn’t answer. He didn’t want to say he wasn’t attracted to him, or that he wasn’t his type as that would inevitably hurt his feelings (he was way too sensitive) and so when it looked like Hodges was about to press him for an answer, he said the only thing he could think of.
“I’m seeing someone,” he lied.
Hodges stood up straight in surprise, “You’re seeing someone?”
Greg nodded, “Yup. So sorry, can’t go out for dinner with you.”
“But… Archie said you were single.”
Greg did his best not to swear out loud. Archie and his big mouth. He knew it had been a bad idea renting an apartment with him.
“We’ve only been on a couple of dates,” he said, “And cause it’s kind of new I haven’t said anything to Archie yet. Don’t want to get his hopes up for me you know,” he added with a cheeky smile.
Hodges smiled too, “So it’s not serious then?” he asked, stepping closer to Greg.
“Not exactly,” Greg said, clearing his throat, “But I uh, I really like him and I’d kind of like to give it a chance.”
Hodges sighed and stood up straight, “Oh well. Can’t blame a guy for trying right?”
Greg nodded, “Right,” he said, thankful that Hodges was finally going back to his own lab.
But before he disappeared completely, Hodges turned round to face him again, “Just out of curiosity, it’s someone who works in the lab isn’t it? That’s why you’ve not said anything to anyone yet?”
“Uh, yeah. Yeah, that’s exactly it.”
Hodges grinned, “So who is he then?”
~*~*~*~*~*~
“Nick!” Greg shouted as he saw him marching past the lab.
“What’s up?” Nick asked him as he spun to look at him standing in the doorway.
“I need to talk to you,” Greg told him, nodding his head in the direction of his work bench.
Nick sighed and followed him inside, “Can you make this quick, I need to get hold of Grissom before he heads over to P.D.”
“Sure, I’ll be very quick,” Greg told him, “I need a favour.”
Nick raised an eyebrow at him, “What kind of favour?”
Looking up, Greg saw Hodges watching him from across the way. Deciding that he would need to do this somewhere a bit more private, he grabbed Nick by the wrist and dragged him out and down the hall towards the locker room.
“Greg? What the hell is going on?” Nick asked in confusion, “You in some kind of trouble.”
“Yes, and no,” Greg said as he shut the door behind him, leaning back against it.
“Well spit it out,” Nick said, “You know you’re a good friend, I’d do anything for you. But you gotta ask first.”
“Right,” Greg nodded, “I uh, I kind of need you to be my pretend boyfriend.”
This time both of Nick’s eyebrows shot up, “You need me to what?”
Sighing, Greg stepped away from the door and slumped down onto the bench, “Hodges was hitting on me earlier, and I didn’t want to hurt his feelings cause you know, he’s still kind of the new guy and so I told him I was seeing someone. He then said that Archie told him I was single so I said that it was all very new and so he then jumped to the conclusion that I hadn’t said anything just yet cause the guy I’m dating worked here, in the lab. And that’s where you come in.”
“Hold on, you told Hodges that I was your boyfriend?”
“No. Of course not. He did ask but I refused to tell him. But soon people, and by people I mean my interfering roommate, Mr Archibald Big Mouth, are going to start asking questions. And I just… I don’t have anyone else that I could ask.”
“What about that guy you used to go out with, the one that works on the front desk on days?” Nick asked.
“Kyle? He lives with his new boyfriend,” Greg explained, “And if I’m honest, I so wouldn’t go there again.”
“Well what about Warrick?” Nick asked, “Can’t you get him to do it?”
“Warrick?” Greg asked in surprise, “Warrick who’s slept with almost all the hot female lab techs? I don’t think that would be very believable.”
“And what? I would?”
“Well it’s not like you’ve been out on a date in a long long time, and certainly not with anyone from the lab.”
“But I’m not gay,” Nick said, “And if people think that I am, then it’s gonna be even longer till I get another date.”
“You don’t have to say you’re gay, just say you’re bi or something,” Greg said as he stood back up, “Please Nick. I’m begging you. It’ll only be for a short while until Hodges moves on to someone else, then we can break up. And I promise I’ll make it worth your while.”
“You’ll make it worth my while?” Nick asked, “And how exactly do you propose to do that?”
“I could pay you?”
“Pay me? Greg, don’t…” Nick looked down as his pager went off, “Look, I gotta go,” he said as he opened the door, “But we will talk about this later. In the mean time, don’t go sayin anythin to anybody. You hear me?”
“Yes, I hear you,” Greg said with a grin.
Nick just shook his head in disbelief and began walking down the corridor, “Quit smiling G,” Nick shouted back to him, “It wasn’t a yes.”
“Wasn’t a no either,” Greg replied before walking in the opposite direction towards his lab, aware of Hodges, Archie and a couple of the other lab techs watching him closely.
It was going to be a long night.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Rubbing his tired eyes, Nick headed towards the break room where some of the lab techs were sitting. Sara and Catherine also just happened to be in there. What the hell were they all doing?
“Come on Greg, who is he?” he heard Sara ask.
Oh that was just great. Sighing, he pushed the door open and stepped instead.
“Hey G, you wanna go get breakfast?” he asked making everyone turn to look at him,
“Breakfast?” Greg asked in surprise.
“Yeah. We still need to talk about that thing remember.”
“Oh right. That thing. Sure, I’ll just go get my jacket,” he said with a smile, stepping out of the break room and leaving Nick on his own with his colleagues.
“Oh my God,” Catherine said quietly, “You’re the secret boyfriend?” she asked.
Nick could feel his face going red. He had been going to tell Greg that there was no way he was going to do this, but it seemed that he didn’t have a choice.
“Since when?” Sara asked, her and everyone else staring hard at him.
“It’s complicated,” Nick finally said, looking down at his hand and studying his nails.
“He deserves better,” Hodges said, making Nick snap his head up to look at him.
“Excuse me?”
“Greg deserves better than some macho jock closet case,” Hodges told him, “You’re not good enough for him.”
“Hodges, you’ve only been here a couple of months, so don’t even begin to think that you know me. As for my sexuality, that’s no one’s business but mine and my partner’s. I’ve never hidden my sexuality from anyone. And just cause I don’t go screamin it from the roof tops does not mean that I’m in the closet.”
“Okay, I’m ready,” Greg said with a smile as he came back into the break room, pausing when he saw the murderous glares Nick and Hodges were giving each other, “Whoa, tension. What’s going on guys?”
“You’re boyfriend’s an ass,” Hodges said.
Nick turned to Greg, ignoring him, “How about we go back to mine for some pancakes?”
“Uh, sure,” Greg nodded, trying not to act surprised when Nick took hold of his hand and begun to lead him out of there, “Bye guys. See you tonight.”
When they were gone, Hodges stood up and marched out of the room, deciding to head home. When he was out of sight, Sara turned to Catherine, “Did you know Nick was gay?” she asked.
“Hell no,” she said with a shake of her head, “But after that little speech I don’t think he is.”
“What do you mean?” Bobby asked from where he was finishing his coffee.
“He never once said he was actually gay,” she pointed, making Bobby, Archie and Sara nod, “Well I think that’s cause he’s bi. I think if he was gay, we all would’ve realised a long time ago.”
“Who’s gay?” Grissom asked as he stepped into the room with Warrick.
“Nick,” Sara informed him, “Well, actually we think he’s bi.”
Warrick frowned at her, “You’re shitting me right?”
“He just left here with Greg to go get pancakes at his place,” Catherine explained.
“Greg?” Warrick asked, turning to Archie.
“Hey, don’t look at me,” Archie said with a shrug, “Greg hasn’t told me anything. I only found out that Greg was seeing someone cause Hodges told me.”
“How did Hodges find out?” Warwick asked.
“He asked Greg out, Greg said he couldn’t, that he was seeing someone.”
Warrick smiled, “And you don’t think that perhaps he was lying to spare Hodges’ feelings?”
“Well I did, but then Nick came in and well…”
“There’s definitely something going on between them,” Catherine said.
“Well if there is, then it’s none of our business,” Grissom said, “So I suggest you all stop gossiping and go home.”
~*~*~*~*~*~
“What happened in there?” Greg asked as Nick drove them to his place.
“Hodges,” Nick told him.
“What about him?”
“He said you deserved better than some macho jock closet case.”
Greg frowned, “What did you say?”
“Told him I wasn’t in the closet and that my sexuality is no ones business but mine and my partner’s,” he said.
“Right, so does this mean you’ll do it?” Greg asked him, trying not to smile, “You’ll pretend to be my boyfriend?”
Sighing, Nick gave him a small nod.
“Yes! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I swear, you won’t regret it.”
“But there are gonna be rules,” Nick told him.
“What kind of rules?”
“No kissing.”
“No kissing? What not even a peck on the cheek? People will figure this out straight away if there is no affection between us.”
“Okay, so no tongues then,” Nick told him, “And no groping. Especially below the belt.”
Greg smiled, “Okay. No groping. Next?”
“No telling anyone stories about what we do behind closed doors, no matter how good it might make me look.”
“No stories. Got it. Anything else?”
Nick thought about it for a moment, “Can’t think of anything else just now. But we’ll need to get our story straight. People will want to know how you managed to snag a handsome guy like myself.”
Greg snorted in amusement, “Are you kidding me? No one can resist the Sanders charm,” he said with a smile, “But you’re right, we will have to figure something out. Oh and you’ll probably need to stay at mines a couple of times a week or else Archie will get suspicious.”
“Can’t you just stay at mine?” Nick asked, “I mean, I got a fold out couch in the study so we wouldn’t need to share a bed or anything.”
“You have a study?”
Nick shrugged, “Yeah. Got my computer and my books all in there. Why? Where do you keep all your stuff?”
“In my bedroom,” Greg told him, “Both myself and Archie are pretty protective over our belongings.”
“Sounds pretty crowded.”
“I have a large room,” Greg told him, “With a very large bed so you don’t need to worry about getting too close when we share it,” he added with a wicked grin.
Nick shook his head in amusement, “This is me,” he said as he pulled into his parking space.
“Wow, this is nice,” Greg told him as he took a look at the apartment complex.
“Yeah, well anywhere’s nicer than my old place,” he said as he climbed out of the car and started leading the way inside.
Greg followed him into the building on the left and into the elevator, “Penthouse?” he asked in surprise.
Nick cleared his throat nervously and tried not to blush, “It uh, it’s a loft conversion so it doesn’t have an attic.”
“Oh, cool,” Greg said, not really knowing what else to say to that. Although it did make sense that Nick would want to live somewhere where there was no chance of someone watching him like Crane did, “Must have been expensive,” he finally added.
“It was worth it,” Nick told him as he stepped out into the hallway and pulled out his keys.
As he stepped inside, Nick dumped his keys in the bowl by the door before shrugging his jacket off and hanging it on the hook above it. He then held out his hand and Greg suddenly realised he wanted his jacket too and so took it off and handed it to him with thanks.
“You want the grand tour now or you wanna eat first?” Nick asked him.
“Eat,” Greg said.
Nick smiled, “Thought you might say that,” he said, “Come on, kitchen’s through here,” he said leading him through a door to the right.
TBC