Title: Misty Blue
By: Jaxson K.
Pairing: past Gil/Nick
Rating: PG
Summary: Nick and Gil meet up for the first time after they break up!

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To say that Nick was nervous would be an underestatement. He really wasn't looking forward to this conference because he knew Gil would be there, and it would be the first time they had seen each other since their break-up. Nick knew he should just be grown-up about the whole thing and get it over with.

The trouble was that every time Nick thought he had Gil off his mind, Gil would pop up, and Nick's world turned misty blue with memories. Nick knew he should forget Gil, and heaven knows he'd tried, but when he'd say he was glad that he and Gil were finished, he knew he was lying.

The day of the conference, Nick made his way to the crime lab, and was struck by so many memories. It really was good to see most of his old team again, and he relaxed some and began to enjoy his visit. When it was Nick's turn to make his presentation, he walked to the podium with confidence. He made his presentation smoothly, and everything went well.

It was when he was getting ready to leave that it happened. Nick wasn't paying attention to where he was going, and ran smack into Gil Grissom. Nick apologized, and made to leave. Gil stopped him and asked him to come to his office for a minute to chat.

Nick followed Gil down the familiar corridors to Gil's office. They went and Gil shut the door.....

"So, Nick, how have you been?"

"Fine.....Just staying busy with work. You know how it is..."

"That's true. Never a dull moment.....California sure seems to agree with you!"

"I didn't think it would, but it does agree with me. I really like it there."

"How's the lab there?"

"It's great.....they've made some excellent advances in several areas."

"So I hear...I also hear that you made supervisor recently...Congratulations!"

"Thanks, Gil...that means a lot!"

The two talked for a while about suprficial things when Gil made his faux pas.

"So, Nick, if you've got time. What say we go get a drink?"

"What would Greg say about that?"

Gil looked at Nick as if he'd lost his mind.

"What Greg doesn't know won't hurt him!"

That told Nick everything he needed to know. Gil was still a dog when it came to relationships, and still thought Nick would be fool enough to fall for his bullshit one more time.

Nick declined Gil's invitation. Before he left, he told Gil that he couldn't believe that he still felt something for the older man, but Gil had killed all that when Nick found out that Gil hadn't changed his ways. He wished Gil well and left his office feeling better than he'd felt in a long time.

On the way home, Nick realized that he had wasted so much time pining for Gil when Gil hadn't changes his ways at all. All Nick could say to that he didn't have to worry about anything turning misty blue because of Gil anymore.

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