Title: Officious
Author: Dee
Rating: R
Word Count: 167
Pairings: Gil/Nick
Characters: Gil Grissom, Nick Stokes
Warnings: AU/Fluff
Spoilers: Hardly any for Drop's Out
Disclaimer: In my dreams they are like, totally mine!
Beta: My abject apologies to both betas since this is completely un-beta-ed (?). (jayceepat and podga) I thank high_striker for his wonderful icons. Errors are mine.
A/N: This was written for the 'Only Nicky....' fic challenge for 'Drop's Out'...I've only just seen the episode tonight and thought...I'll write it and post it...in the raw!!!

"I was not officious."

"Yeah...you were."

"I'm you're boss...I was just telling you to get the job done."

"Yeah...you were."

"The under sheriff was after your ass."

"Yeah...so were you."

"I wasn't...I just had to tell you to...put things right."

"Yeah...you did."

"But you did...lose him."

"Yeah...I did."

"....and I was just suggesting you found him...and..."

"Yeah...put it right."

"I was not officious."

"Yeah...you were."

"I'm you boss....but you did find him."

"Yeah...I did."

"The under sheriff would have had your ass."

"Yeah...he would."

"You did get it right...."

"Yeah...I did."

"....in the end."

"Yeah...I did."

"I was not officious....not that much...anyway."

"Yeah...you were."

"I didn't mean to be."

"Yeah...you did."

"Yeah...I did."

"What do you say now, then?"

"Apologise."

"Yeah...you do."

"I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to be officious...I was being mean because the under sheriff was on my ass."

"Yeah...he was."

"I'm very sorry, really I am....please take it off Nicky...please let me come...I promise I won't be officious again."

"Yeah...okay."

The End