My World Is Empty Without You, part four

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Title: My World Is Empty Without You, part four

Author: Jaxson K.

Pairing: Nick/Greg

Rating : PG (mostly for language)

Disclaimer: I own nothing!

 

 

 

 

Nick was in a hurry to get to work. He'd overslept and was running way behind. He hoped to get to the lab before Grissom handed out assignments, but he honestly didn't think it would happen. When he finally got there, Catherine told him that Grissom wanted to see him in his office. Nick groaned inwardly as the thought of getting chewed out by his boss. He made his way to Grissom's office and knocked on the door.

 

Gil was on the phone and looked up when Nick knocked. He motioned for him to come in and have a seat. When he got off the phone, Gil addresses Nick...

“Nick, I wanted to talk to you.....I'm not going to get on your case for being late, although I should. I have a feeling that something else is going on, and I want you to know that I'd like to help if you will let me...”

“Grissom, I appreciate the offer, but everything is fi....”

“Nick, that's a bunch of bullshit, and you know it!”

Nick sat there in shock. He'd never heard Grissom use language like that before, and he was a bit taken aback.

“Nick, that was Greg on the phone. I asked him when he was coming back because we are running low on manpower. He made a rather strange remark when I asked him about coming home, and I was hoping you could shed some light on it for me.”

“You talked to Greg?”

“Yes, Nick. I had to know when he was coming back.”

“Oh, I see. What did he say?”

“He told me that it all depended on you.”

“Me????”

“That's what he said. Now, what was he talking about?”

Nick sat there for a moment trying to collect his thoughts. The one thing he was dreading was here, and he wasn't sure what to do.....

“Grissom, I need to tell somebody, but I'm afraid.....”

“Nick, you have nothing to fear from me. I'm your friend, and I'll do what I can to help you.”

Nick took a deep breath and plunged ahead.

“Greg and I have been lovers for nearly a year. We've been living together for most of that time, and I was afraid to let anyone know. Greg wanted to let the team here at the lab know, but I didn't...”

“But why, Nick?”

“I was ashamed, Griss. Where I come from, you just don't admit to things like that, and I didn't want to admit it to anyone. I've not been out for very long, and it's all still kinda new to me. I didn't explain all of that to Greg, and when I wouldn't come out to the team, Greg left.”

“Let me guess, he didn't want to be a “dirty little secret”, did he?”

“How did you know???”

“Because, Nick, I was a dirty little secret, and I know what it's like to feel that way.”

“You????”

“Yes, me. When Jim and I got together, he treated me the same way. He wasn't comfortable either, but once he realized that it really didn't matter to anyone but him, he started treating me a lot better. Of course, this was well before your time here at CSI.”

“Did you leave him?”

“Twice! When I came back the second time, Jim made up his mind to “go public”, and things have been mostly good ever since.”

“Griss, I don't want things to go bad between me and the other members of the team. I know what happened to cops that came out when I was in Dallas, and I don't want that to happen here.”

“Nick, you have a lot to learn about your co-workers. Think about it, we see things on a daily basis that are far worse than someone's sexual preference. Besides, don't you think lying to them is far worse?”

“That's exactly what my Mom said. Hell, she told me that she and my Dad already knew. They were just waiting for me to confirm it.”

“Sounds to me like you've only been fooling yourself. Why don't you talk to the team and see what happens.....”

“I'll certainly take it under advisement.”

“Nick, you need to do something about all of this before you work yourself into the ground, and lose Greg in the process. I know now why you've been killing yourself here at work.”

“It's true, Griss. I miss him so damn much, and I want him home.”

“Well, you need to get started on a solution, huh?”

“I do...Thanks, Griss. This really means a lot....”

“Just glad I could help, Nick. Now get out of here so I can get some work done.....”

 

To be continued.....

 

Comments

[cmali.livejournal.com]

Aww! Gil is so awesome! I do hope that Nick can pull it together and bring Greg home to a house of honesty. Great chapter, babe!!

[recordplayer69.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I decided to portray Gil as someone who has been there, and can understand. He's usually clueless...LOL please stay tuned because things are about to come together! Jaxson ;)

[burrollie.livejournal.com]

OMG! Grissom and Brass? Really?

Kudos for Grissom for understanding the situation. I think Nick is the only one who needs a clue.

Great story! (Though I'm still wrapping my head around the Gil/Jim thing) I mean, yeah...I guess it could happen...

Anyway, again...great story! I'm looking forward to the next chapter!

[recordplayer69.livejournal.com]

The Gil/Jim thing satisfies my "older man" fetish quite nicely! LOL
Nick gets his clue, and I appreciate your reading and giving me such good comments. ;)

[rustie73.livejournal.com]

Leave it to Grissom. He gets right to the core of things and makes the answer so simple.

And whoa – you really surprised me with the Gil/Jim pairing. I never saw that coming, but it does explain why Jim made Gil executor of his living will in S6E24, “Way to Go.”