The One

CHAPTER 1
Title: The One
Author: WarpedMindedYaoi + NightmareAhead
Chapter: 1/?
Fandom: CSI Las Vegas
Pairing: Nick/Greg (CSI)
Warnings: not really any unless you consider guys having crushes on other guys to be one.
Summary: When you finally meet 'the one' can you feel it?
Disclaimer: These characters don’t belong to us. We do not make money from this. We are just having fun.
Notes: This is a role-play between Warped and Nightmare. Warped = Nick Stokes. Nightmare = Greg Sanders.

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Greg was standing in the backyard of some rich couples home, sweating under the hot Vegas sun. Nick was called out to check the scene of a murder and because all the other CSI’s were busy and Greg was still in training, Greg was asked to go with him.

There was a man, dead, lying on the ground with a lawnmower over his head, which appeared to have cut the man instead of the grass; it was gruesome.

Greg took a sip of his water bottle and wiped away some of the sweat from his forehead.

"Damn its hot" he said to Nick.

He wasn’t minding the sun too much at the moment. It was a perfect time to see Nick sweating and panting a bit and just the thought of what Greg could do to get the man like that even in cold weather was making him hard. Which wasn’t a very good thing while at a crime scene.

Nick Stokes was hot and confused by the murder. 'Why did Grissom think I should have gotten this one with Greggo? He's pretty good... but really new.' He kept thinking as he knelt down and started picking up evidence, then half a second later he would see another new piece of evidence.

"Hey Greg, have you found anything? Oh... can you also check for fingerprints on the lawnmower to see if there was more than one person that touched it besides the vic?" He looked up at the colorful young man and gave a bright smile.

'He is a cutie. I bet he has so many girlfriends.'

"Hey... Greg. We never talk that much. I guess now is a good time as ever. So, do you have a girlfriend?" He laughed to himself at how weird he sounded right then.

Greg mock saluted and began to dust for fingerprints. At Nick's question he froze. He never told anyone at work that he was gay; he didn’t want anyone to treat him differently. Especially Nick.

'I mean Nick IS from Texas. Aren’t they notorious for gay bashing? I cant let him know.'

He went back to dusting for fingerprints, hoping Nick wouldn’t notice the pause.

"Girlfriends? No not really. ... What about you?" he asked hesitantly. He wanted to know, but at the same time he really didn’t.

Nick let out a sigh, Greg seemed nervous about something and he wanted to know what. 'Maybe he is scared I will judge him if he is a virgin. I was a virgin ‘til I was 20, but even that was horrible, the girl was drunk and she was dared to screw me at my brother’s frat party. I really shouldn't have went to it.'

Nick shook his head and looked at Greg with squinted eyes from the sun, "Nope... Haven't really ever had one. I have had crushes, but they never worked out..." He then gave a small sigh, "I won't judge you. I know I am from Texas, but I am not rude to people who are different then me." He gave Greg a sidelong look as he slowly stood up and his knees lightly cracked. "I was a virgin ‘til I was 20. It is nothing to be ashamed of." He smiled and patted the blondish brown haired man, then walked to his vehicle, and got more things from his trunk.

'Virgin?' Greg contemplated, looking up from lifting the prints.

He turned to where Nick was walking back from the car and said, a little agitated, "I'm no virgin! I've been with a couple of guys!"

He froze and felt his face heat up at the realization of what he just said, no yelled, at the other CSI, a.k.a. the guy he had a crush on.

'Oh fuck' he whispered in his head.

His eyes remained glued to Nick’s; he was hoping that if he didn’t move or breathe that everything else would remain frozen too.

Nick paused and looked back at Greg in shock. 'Okay...I was stupid and wrong. He is not a virgin. He is gay.' He let out a slow and shaky breath as he walked back to the scene and up to Greg.

"I didn't mean to assume. I'm sorry." He felt ashamed. His mama would whip his behind if she ever heard he assumed something that wasn't any of his business anyways. "But, you’re gay? That's really cool. Are you open about it or are you keeping to yourself and a few others? That would be awesome if you were open about it. I don't think I will ever be able to let anyone know that about me.... uh... you know. I-If I was gay..." He looked down in shock and blushed deeply, 'Please hell... bring be down.'

Greg was a little shocked to say the least. He replayed everything Nick just said in his head before answering.

"Umm I'm open about it with most people, like my family and friends. I just didn’t tell anyone at work."

The blonde looked around the yard to make sure that no one was in hearing distance before bending down a little took look into Nick's eyes, which were staring at the ground. He smiled lightly, comfortingly.

"Nick... are you gay too? It's okay you know. People are a lot more open to it then you think. I was just afraid to tell people at work for some stupid reason."

'God, please let him be gay! Please! The I will at least have SOME chance!'

Nick clenched and unclenched his teeth, contemplating what to tell Greg. 'Should I be honest with him. He would be, like, the second person to know. He seems like he is nice enough not to tell others.'

He looked up at Greg, "Yeah. But, only one other knows that I am. Please, don't tell anyone," he begged, his brown eyes big.

'Hey! Maybe we could go to a gay bar and hook up with other guys together. I never went before, I was too scared to go alone...'

"Have you ever been to a gay bar? Or a gay club?" he whispered softly, scared that even the government was wanting to hear in on this.

"Yea, a few. They're okay I guess."

Greg looked at the worry in Nick's eyes and was a little surprised. He remembers himself being like that in high school before he came out. He was so worried that people would beat him or shun him like they do in the movies. Real life is nothing like that. Most people don’t even care.

Placing his hands on the brunette’s shoulders and squeezing a bit he asked, softly, "Why are you so worried about it? Have you ever even been with a man?"

Nick jerked out of his daze and looked at Greg in shock, "W-what?" He actually squeaked out. "No I haven't ever been with another guy. I have only been with girls, and that was a while ago... like, 4 years ago. I haven't been with anyone since. And no. I was never sexually involved with Kristie the stripper..."

'I can't believe I am talking to Greg about this stuff.'

"Anyways Greggo, we need to get all this done. I will talk to you when our shift is over in..." he looked at his watch and saw it was about 4pm, "2 hours. You have my number in case one of us gets off before the other?" he then blushed at the secret innuendo.

'Man, he's cute when he blushes' Greg thought before snapping back into reality.

“Yea I got it in my cell."

'Just don’t ask me why and how I got it' he laughed to himself.

The two of them spent about an hour more at the crime scene before heading back to the lab. The whole while, Greg kept sneaking glances at Nick. Knowing that the other was gay gave him a lot of hope and he was feeling good about himself.

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It was a little after six when Greg walked into the locker room to change into his street clothes. He removed his shirt before looking and smiling at himself in the full-length mirror. Greg had grown a little bit of muscle working out in the field for the past few months as well as working out at the gym. Yep, he was feeling good.

Nick had a skip in his step the rest of the day. He was so happy he wasn't alone. He had another person to talk to about gay... manly gay things.

He chuckled to himself, 'Yeah right. Greg is so good looking. It is like... impossible for him to be single. Just look at him! Beautiful face, body to die for, great, no, perfect personality, and so fun to be around.' He stopped in his tracks and covered his mouth, 'Oh god... I have a crush on Greg.' His eyes were wide in shock.

He walked into the locker room and smiled at Greg, "Well, looks like we don't have to worry about calling each other then." he laughed nervously, as he rubbed the back of his neck shyly. "Do you want to drive to my place so I can drop off my car and then we can take yours wherever?"

Greg squeaked a little when Nick entered the room and caught him without a shirt on. He quickly grabbed his band t-shirt and put it on.

"Umm sure. But why don’t we just stay at your place and order some food? Or we can go to mine..." he trailed off at the realization of what he was saying.

'Well I mean it doesn't necessarily have to... lead to anything. It could just be friends hanging at the others house... talking about both being gay. That’s normal right?'

He shut his locker and turned to Nick while gabbing his backpack off the floor.

Nick started changing his clothes when Greg asked about ordering food and just hanging out. 'Hmm... oh the possibilities.' He laughed softly and shook his head.

"Yeah. That's a good idea. We can just go to my place. I have tons of movies. I am actually a movie buff." He laughed as he took off his work shirt and put on one of his tight navy blue shirts, and his light denim jeans.

He grabbed his duffel bag and hefted it onto his right shoulder. "I am ready to go Greggo." he grinned teasingly as he walked with Greg out to their cars. He got in his and drove to his place, leading Greg there the whole way.

When he got there his apartment complex was almost empty, everyone gone for the weekend, always at other people’s places.

He got out of the car and waited for Greg to park and all that jazz.

Greg jumped out of his car, joined Nick, and the two of them walked into the apartment.

It seemed like a normal apartment for a normal guy. Greg chuckled a bit at the thought of Nick's reaction to his place. He had posters and video games and action figures everywhere. 
He sat on Nick's couch and looked up at the bigger man.

"So mister 'movie buff' what are we gonna watch? And what are we gonna eat? Cuz this dude is hungry."

Nick laughed and grinned at Greg, "I don't know. I was gonna be the gentleman and let you pick the movie. I don't really know what type you like."

Secretly he was thinking, 'I hope that I am the type you like.'

He walked to the phone and then sat on the couch by Greg, "Does pizza sound okay? What kind do you like? We can get two mediums, one for each of us." In his mind he was laughing, 'Haha. I am gonna buy his food and he won't even know this is like a date to me.'

"I'm cool with whatever,” Greg answered absent-mindedly.

He got off the couch and bent down in front of Nick's shelves of DVDs looking for a movie.

'Horror so we can grab each other when the scary parts come on or comedy? I love seeing him smile and his laugh is adorable.'

Deciding on a comedy he got up and popped it into the player. When he sat back down on the couch he sat closer to Nick, hoping that it didn’t look like he purposely did it.

Nick smiled and told the pizza place what they wanted, he hung up the phone and casually put his arm around the back of the couch, behind Greg, telling himself it was to secretly get closer to being like a date.

During the movie he was laughing and also watching Greg's reaction to everything. 'He is so cute.'

There was a knock on the door so Nick got up and answered it, he smiled and paid for the food, then gave a $5 tip, and shut the door.

"Foods here," he commented as he got two plates and put 3 slices on each, and also got a bottle of Greg's favorite soda for him. "Here ya go Greggo." He handed them to his crush and then went back and got his bottle of pop and sat back down on the couch.

"Do you like the movie?" He turned to look at the cute dark blonde beside him as he set his pizza down for a moment.

'Sweet, he even had my favorite soda.' Greg looked up and smiled around the bite of pizza he was taking. He quickly chewed and swallowed before saying, "Yeah, its really funny..." he trailed off, noticing how close they were.

His eyes went from Nick eyes to his lips and back. He swallowed hard and tried to breath regularly.

'Fuck he is so hot.'

Nick blushed at the stare he was getting from Greg. He had to look away.

'He is gonna be the death of me.' He gasped to himself.

"You know... I am off tomorrow, so if you wanna have a movie night here... we can." He mentally slapped himself at how cheesy he sounded. "Only if you want to, you might get tired of movies, so you don't have to stay the whole night I guess," he babbled.

'I probably sound so stupid to him. Come on cowboy, you can do this.'

"Greg... guh…"

'Oh...smooth.'

"So, your not dating anyone right now... right?"

Greg had to stop himself from jumping on the Texan when he was offered to stay the night. He wanted to stay the night all right, but he knew he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from doing something stupid if he did.

"Yeah a movie night sounds good,” he answered before he could stop himself.

"There’s been someone I've had my eye on for a while so I haven’t been dating, no." He moved slightly closer to Nick without really thinking about it.

Nick felt a little sad when Greg has had his eye on someone but he wasn't going to barge in on that.

"Oh? That's really great. He is a very lucky guy then." He gave a small grin but... it was a sad grin to himself.

'You snooze you lose.' He growled to himself, 'You should have went to him sooner, damn it Stokes, you are so slow!'

He put his arm on the couch again and sat back, his heart was only half into the movie now, his feelings a little hurt.

'The only guy I have really really wanted to be with likes someone else. What are the odds.'

Greg forgot about the movie and watched Nick. He seemed to be upset, but he couldn’t think of a reason why, unless...


Greg grabbed Nicks chin and turned him so they were facing each other. He cupped both his hands on his face before leaning in and kissing the man gently. Pulling away he opened his eyes to see the other mans reaction.

"It's you, you know. It's always been you."

TBC…