Title: Keeping Up Appearances
By: cameragirl
Pairing: Nick/Greg & Gil/Sara
Rating: PG
Summary: In which Grissom gets protective of Sara, Sara is amused, Greg's very confused, and Nick has a good shift.

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Gil Grissom walked by one of Vegas' many evidence labs and stopped when he was saw Sara. He's not supposed to oogle, especially at work, but he really couldn't help it.

Sara was smiling and laughing at something. Grissom moved to walk on the other side of the hallway to see who else was in the room.

Greg? Greg Sanders? Hadn't he already warned Greg about flirting in the workplace? There was proper procedure to be followed in Grissom's night shift.

"Were you staring again?" Sara whispered smugly. She had come out of the lab and casually headed over towards Grissom. "People are going to suspect." She pointed out as they headed towards his office.

"Greg was flirting with you." Grissom nodded his head towards the lab.

"Yea," Sara shrugged nonchalantly, "It's what we do. Keeping up appearances for everyone in the lab."

"You may be keeping up an appearance but he's openly flirting with you in the workplace. If it gets around then I'll have to reprimand both of you," Grissom responded sternly.

"We're keeping up appearances. Both of us." Sara stopped in her tracks and emphasized each word, trying to get her significant other to understand.

Grissom wasn't paying attention and kept walking. Sara had to jog to keep up as he dialed a number on his cell phone.

"Greg? Yea, it's Grissom. Take a break from what you're doing and come to my office...Yes, now. Thank you." He shut the phone and turned to Sara who was shaking her head in disbelief and trying not to laugh.

"I'll take care of this." Grissom told her with a proud smile.

"I'm sure you will." Sara rolled her eyes. "I'll be right back."

Grissom waved her away and went to sit down behind his desk, leaving the door to office open. He hoped Sara knew that he was doing this for her. It didn't matter if she wanted to keep up appearances, Greg had been flirting openly with too many people for too long.

"Griss? You wanted to see me?" Greg flashed a brilliant grin at his boss. He leaned against the door and stuck his hands in his pockets.

"Yes Greg, come on in." Grissom told him in such a serious tone that Greg cautiously stepped into the room with a confused look on his face. The young man didn't even sit down before Grissom started talking.

"We need to talk about your flirting while you're in the lab." Grissom almost blurted. "It's been happening way too often and-"

Grissom was stopped by the sight of Sara and Nick at the door of his office. Greg was still facing Grissom and only saw Sara enter the room.

Greg felt an arm around his waist and he was spun around, only to find himself facing Nick. The Texan tightened his hold around his waist and brought one hand up to Greg's face, stroking it lightly. He leaned in and kissed Greg, enjoying the shocked look on his boyfriend's face.

"Hey babe, how's your shift going?" Nick whispered seductively and wrapped both his arms around Greg's waist. He grinned at Sara who nodded at both of them.

"Thanks, Nick. And you too Greg." She smiled warmly at both of them. Nick led a confused Greg out of Grissom's office to explain what had just happened.

"Keeping up appearances for all of us." Sara leaned against the edge of the desk and smirked at Grissom.

"Oh."

FINITE