Simply Irresistible

By Marlana
Rated PG

I do not own any of the CSI characters, and no profit will be made of of this.

Greg Sanders walked into the lab with a huge smile on his face. Nick Stokes and Warrick Brown were sitting at the lab table.

"Hey Greg, why are you so happy?" Warrick asked.

"Because I got a date tonight. She's an awesome person, and I can guarantee we're going to have fun tonight."

"Oh really." Nick said. "And who is this lucky girl of yours? Anyone we know?"

"I don't think so. I met her at the movies.''

"At the movies? Well, that relationship should last." Warrick said sarcastically.

"Yeah, well I'll be the judge of that."

Sara then walked in.

"Hey Sara." Greg said.

"Hey Greg."

"Guess what? I got a date tonight."

"Really? And how much did you pay her?"

"Very funny. I met her at the movies last night. She asked me if I wanted to go out on a date with her tonight."

"Really?"

"Yup. Are ya jealous?" Greg asked as if he thought she would actually say yes.

"Greg, if I was jealous, don't you think I would tell you?"

"Uh, No."

"Ok, you're right. Just have fun tonight Greg, and make sure you guys end up together. Maybe then you'll take your focus off of your fellow co-workers."

"Oh, you mean Warrick? No, that was a phase. It's all over now. Momentary lapse of heterosexuality."

Sara gave Greg a dirty look and walked out of the room.

"Well, guys, all I ask is that you wish me luck. Even though I know I won't need it, considering how I'm just a studmuffin."

"Greg, I was unaware that people still used that word. If that's what you're going to call yourself, I don't think it would last long enough to remember. If you want to keep this girl, think of something else to describe yourself." Nick explained.

"Yeah, and meeting this girl at a movie theater doesn't really help either. I mean, do you think this will last?" Warrick asked.

"Warrick, I don't need your opinion. All I ask is that you stand there and look like you know what you're talking about."

Warrick then grew aggravated. "Greg, if I were you, I'd stop while I was ahead."

Greg then smiled at Warrick. "But I'm not you, that's the thing."

"Will you guys just shut up, don't you know how ridiculous you sound?" Nick yelled.

"I know you are, but what am I?" Greg said in a childish voice.

Greg then turned to walk out of the room.

"Yeah, and Greg?," Warrick said, "That whole joke you told Sara about your lapse of heterosexuality wasn't funny."

Greg then looked at Warrick. "Who said it as a joke?"

Greg left the room, and left Warrick speechless.

"You don't think he's serious, do you?" Warrick asked.

Nick sighed. "You never know with Greg."

Nick was sitting in the lab when Sara walked in.

"Nick, what do you think about this whole Greg having a date thing?"

"Hard to believe, huh?"

"No, it's not that, it's just…. Never mind, you wouldn't understand."

Nick looked at Sara suspiciously. "What do you mean, Sara? Where are you getting at?"

"Nothing, Nick, it's not important."

"Oh my God, I think that you're jealous that Greg has a date. I think you want to be the one he takes out tonight."

"Nick, you don't know what you're talking about. I am not jealous, just suspicious."

"Suspicious? Of what? You're not going to go all CSI and try to find out where they're going, are ya?"

"Nick, it's not like that, forget I ever said anything."

Sara walked out of the room, and left Nick with confusion. She thought what she had told him would make him suspect something was up between her and Greg. Yeah, he flirts with me, and is always asking me out for dinner, but I never expected to ever think of him in that way. Sara thought. She went back to her work, and tried not to think about her conversation with Nick. She wondered if Nick would tell Greg about the incident. Great. She thought, And now it'll all go to his head.

Sara was in the break room when Greg walked in.

"So, I see you wait until I have a date to figure out you had feelings for me." Greg said with a smile on his face.

"Greg, no one said I had feelings for you, and besides, Nick can't keep his mouth shut anyway."

"Well then what's with the 'what do you think about this whole Greg going on a date' thing?"

"Wait, you were listening weren't you?"

"I might have been," Greg said still smiling, But let's talk about your feelings for me."

"I DON'T HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU!!!" Sara screamed. "I don't know what they are."

Greg looked at Sara with irritation. His smile quickly disappeared. "Well then you better figure it out soon, because before you know it, I'll be gone, and then you'll regret it. You can't help who you have feelings for, Sara. Just deal with it."

Greg then stormed out of the room, and Sara realized that Greg had been serious. Maybe he really has a thing for me. Maybe he wasn't just trying to flirt and mess with my head. Sara thought to herself. It was then she started to feel bad. I never meant to hurt his feelings. He never seemed to let anything bother him before. Do I have feelings for him? Has he finally gotten to me? All these questions were running through her head. She left the break room to go to another crime scene.

After his shift, Greg went into the locker room, and saw Sara sitting on the bench. Her head was down, and she looked as if she was upset about something. Greg then took the liberty to ask her if she was all right.

"Sara? Are you okay?"

Sara looked up and smiled at Greg.

"Yeah, I'm all right, just a long day. Listen, I want to apologize for earlier. I was out of line."

"It's okay, I understand. I was jumping to conclusions, I guess. It was none of my business."

"No you don't understand. For the longest time, I thought that you only thought of me as someone you could flirt and have fun with. I never would have thought that you actually had feelings for me."

"Yeah, well, like I said, you can't help who you have feelings for."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sara said sternly.

"Sara, you think I actually thought there would be a chance that you would like me back? You think I did it expecting you to jump in my arms and tell me you wanted me? Sara, I knew that would never happen. But when I overheard you and Nick talking, I got excited. I thought 'maybe I was wrong, maybe there is a chance.' But I obviously was wrong. I know you could never have feelings for someone like me. And it hurts. But I'll get over it. I'm pretty much used to getting rejected. That's why when the girl asked me out, I went for it. I thought maybe it would get my mind off of you. Sara, believe me, you don't know what you do to me. You make me want to be another person. It's not easy trying to leave you behind."

There was a sudden silence. Sara was speechless. It was a while before she thought of something she could say.

"I don't know what to say Greg."

"Maybe it's best that you don't say anything. I pretty much got the picture a long time ago."

Greg then turned to leave. He was almost out the door when Sara spilled everything she had been keeping inside.

"Greg, I have feelings for you."

Greg turned around and looked at Sara with a tear in his eye. "It's too late, Sara."

Greg then walked out of the room, and left Sara stunned. A tear ran down her cheek, as she tried to hold back more.

How could I hurt him like that? How could I just let him go? Sara thought.

Then next day at work, Sara walked into the break room, and saw Nick there.

"Hey, Nick, how do you think Greg's date went last night?"

"Well, judging by how Greg seems to be, yes, on his part. I'm sure he had a swell time."

"Well, that makes me feel a whole lot better." Sara said sarcastically.

"Sara, you really do have feelings for Greg, don't you? I can tell."

"Yeah, I told him I did last night before I left. It didn't do any good. He doesn't care."

"Sara, I'm sure he cares. He's been chasing after you for God knows how long now. He isn't going to give up on you overnight."

"Well, I think he already has. He told me it was too late. I took everything for granted. And I lost it in the blink of an eye."

"You want me to talk to him?" Nick asked.

"No, I just want everything to go away. I want everything to go back to normal."

"Sara, you know that's not possible."

Sara sighed. "Yeah, but there's no saying I'm not going to try."

It was then Greg walked into the room.

"Hey, Greg how was your date last night?" Nick asked.

"Well, we skipped the restaurant, and went back to my place and made wild animal love, and then went back for more."

There was a silence, and Sara looked irritated. She knew he was aiming that toward her. Greg then looked at Sara and spoke again.

"We got to the restaurant, and then I realized it wasn't what I really wanted. So I cut it short. It wasn't really a date."

Greg looked at Sara again, and then spoke up.

"Look, guys, I got a lab full of work, I'll see ya later."

Greg then walked out of the room. Sara smiled at Nick, and then got up out of her seat, and followed Greg to the lab.

"You cut you date short?"

"Yeah, she wasn't what I wanted. I realized that the one thing I never thought I would let go just disappeared before my eyes. And I deeply regretted it. This thing that I wanted actually wanted me too, and I just rejected it. I'll probably never get the chance to get it back, and it's all my fault."

Sara smiled. "Greg, you'll get it back, I know you will. I'm really confident with that."

Greg smiled at Sara. "Sara, I'm so sorry. I had you right in front of me, and I just let you go. I've wanted you forever, and it only took a second to lose you."

"You didn't lose me Greg. You never will. It's my fault. I should have told you earlier. But I was unsure. I didn't know if it was permanent, or one of those heat-of-the-moment things. I was so confused. But then I realized everything I dreamed of was in front of me the whole time. And here I was trying to find it in someone else. You were just right here waiting for me."

"You're right. I've been waiting for along time. I knew I would finally get my chance."

There was a moment of silence before their eyes met. They both leaned in, and kissed each other on the lips.

"I've been waiting for this moment for the longest time. You have no idea." Greg whispered.

"I think I have a pretty good idea." Sara whispered back.

"Hey, we'll have none of that in here!!" Sara and Greg heard form behind them.

Gil Grissom was standing there with a smile on his face.

"Why don't you guys take the day off. You worked really hard yesterday. You guys deserve it."

Greg and Sara looked at each other and both smiled.

"Come on," Sara said, "Let's go to the movies."