Title: Frozen Confessions
Author: Carina Scott
Fandom: CSI: Vegas
Genre: Slash
Rating: FRT
Pairings: Warrick/Gil
Summary: A life or death situation brings about a revelation.

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"Would you kiss me?"

"Excuse me?"

Warrick sighed. "Look Gil, we've been stuck in this damn freezer for over two hours. I can't feel my toes, my teeth are chattering, and my butt is numb. I should be scared to death that I'm gonna die, but I'm not. Well, yeah I am. But even so, all I can think right now is that after all these months of innuendo and overtures, you still haven't picked up a clue. And it looks like I've run out of time to let things run there course. So, please, stop worrying about whether or not I'll be offended and just kiss me. Please."

Gil hesitated for a moment, certain the cold was clouding Warrick's judgement. But, they'd been stuck in here for damn near three hours, and it didn't look like anyone had missed them. Gil couldn't feel his toes, his ass was numb as well, and he felt this pull to sleep that he knew signaled the first signs of hypothermia. For all he knew, he would die here. And he'd wanted Warrick for so long that he was hardly gonna pass up on the chance to kiss him, even if his lips were so damn numb he might not be able to feel anything.

Turning to Warrick, enjoying the small puffs of warmth against his face as he moved closer, Gil tentatively kissed Warrick. He couldn't really feel anything, so he pressed harder. He felt the warm sting of wetness on his lips and it took him a moment to realize it was Warrick's tongue begging entrance into his mouth. He opened immediately, and moaned, as he tasted Warrick for the first time.

They kissed for what seemed like forever, only pulling back when their lungs burned with the need for oxygen.

They were still panting, enjoying the slight warmth of the flush from their kiss, when they heard the first sounds of rescue, in a familiar southern drawl calling their names.

Gil would have to remember to buy Nick a thank-you card. After all, he planned on doing a whole helluva lot more than kissing Warrick once they thawed out.

END