Kiss Me, Lab Rat

It was a few days after Gil's little experiment on Greg's foot. His foot was feeling much better but the laughter wasn't. Greg felt as if everyone knew about Gil's little test and how easy Greg had fallen for it. He found notes everywhere asking if he would like to test out a new cream, lotion or some other item. It had gone on for about three weeks when a sign was posted on the lab door.

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Caution
Mad Scientist at work
Enter at your own risk
Testing could be done
on anyone walking in here
The Lab Rat
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Gil was the first to walk into the Lab after the sign had gone up. Greg sat working on several different projects, headphones on and staring at the items in front of him with his back to the rest of the world. They were in different stages but all required him to watch closely. His attention was so locked into the projects that he didn't notice Gil.

Gil stepped up close to Greg and waited for Greg to acknowledge him. After a few minutes Gil reached out and touched Greg's shoulder. Greg jumped but never disturbed the tests or lost sight of them.

He pulled his headphones off and without turning said, "What do you want?"

"Greg, what's with the new sign?"

The last test finished and Greg turned around, "what new sign?"

Now Greg was looking around the lab for some new sign. He didn't see a thing that was new.

"The new sign on the outside of the door."

"Don't know there wasn't any new sign when I came in here earlier, just the old one."

And Gil motion for Greg to follow, "This sign, what up with this sign."

"I don't know it wasn't there when I went in. But it's kind of cool, especially since your experiment on my foot."

Gil reached out and pulled it down. "Look, I know they been giving you a hard time but you just can't do this."

"Grissom, I told you I didn't do it." Greg yelled at the back of a retreating Gil then he stormed into the lab, letting the door slam.

Gil spent the next hour trying to find out who had put up the sign. After questioning everyone that he could find all he knew was that no one saw who put up the sign. And that they didn't think Greg had done it. As they all saw him sitting in the same place that Gil found him, both before and after the sign showed up. The one other fact was that the sign had them rethinking their behavior. All of them seem to be thinking that just maybe they had gone overboard with the teasing.

A couple nights later Nick walked into the lab. Greg was sitting back watching the machines. It had been a slow night and Nick had just come in from one of the few calls. He sat most of his evidence on the table putting it in line. But he had this one bag. He reached in and pulled out the Chapstick. He pulled off the cap to revel a deep purple color. He held it close to his nose and caught a whiff of grape.

"Here Greg, take a whiff." Nick had walked up real close to Greg.

"Nick, what are you doing with that evidence?"

"Come on Greg, tell me what do you smell?"

"Grape," Greg gave Nick a look of are-you-out-of-your-mind, Grissom is going to have your ass. "Now, put it back with the rest of the evidence."

"But I'm still examining it. You know it looks like the one I saw you with." Nick looked into Greg's eyes and then in a very quick motion put it on him.

"Nick, what the fuck do you think you're doing?"

"An experiment, does it taste like the one you had, like grape?" asked Nick with an innocent tone.

"Yes, it feels, tastes and smells like the one I had." Greg was grabbing for a tissue to wipe it off with.

Before he could Nick took hold of his hand, "Would you kiss me? I want to taste it."

Before Greg could answer Nick leaned in and kissed him. It was a light kiss really just a touch of the lips and quick lick with Nick's tongue across said lips.

"Nick, why didn't you just put it on your own lips?"

"What kind of fun would that be? Much more fun to taste it on your lips and I bet it taste better this way too." Nick smiled at Greg's stunned look, "You know the teenage couple at the store said it was the best one. I just figured you would let me do it if I pulled it out of an evidence bag instead of a store bag. Do you want try it on me?"

"Nick, get out of here. I've work to do." And Greg pushed Nick towards the door.

Nick gave in and left heading for a place to finish his report.

Greg peaked into the locker room before walking in at the end of his shift. He wasn't ready to see Nick as he still didn't know what he thought about the stunt that Nick had done. It wasn't the first time he had kissed a guy. But Nick, the CSI Ladies Man, to do something like that and at work.

In the shadow by Greg's car Nick waited until he reached his car door. Nick then stepped out and stopped close to Greg.

"Greg, you sure you don't want to try it on me?" Nick was holding the bag with the Chapstick up.