Title: Love is for Losers
Author: Carina Scott
Author Email: carinascott06@gmail.com
Category: Angst, Established Relationship
Rating: FRM
Pairing: Warrick/Gil
Status of Story: Complete
Summary: Sometimes love is a gamble.
Disclaimer: I don't own, please don't sue.
Spoilers: All Seasons
Warnings: partner betrayal

Love is for losers. That's what he told himself when he finally had the nerve to break it off with Garret all those years ago. He vowed then and there to never open himself up to the pain that seemed to go hand in hand with being in love. A quick call to one of his occasional bedmates would help him when the lonely nights got to be too much.

Love is for losers. When he met Gil Grissom, he found decided to make it his motto.

Love is for losers. He reminded himself when he first kissed Gil in the locker room.

Love is for losers. That's what he thought when he woke up in Gil's bed.

Love is for losers. His words when he placed a spare toothbrush in Gil's bathroom, and a change of clothes in his closet.

Love is for losers. He tried in vain to convince himself when he said those three forbidden words, smiling as Gil mumbled the same.

Love is for losers. That's what he thought as he agreed to move in with Gil.

Walking into the bedroom they had shared for over a year, finding Gil curled on his side, snuggled up with Sara Sidle, Warrick realized that love is for losers. And once again, he'd gambled and lost.

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