A/N: Well, I just took a flying leap out of my comfort zone with this! If you've read my other stories, you know that I tend to be quite verbose. But, I've always wanted to try a drabble, so here it is: my very first drabble, which comes in at 99 words. Please, please let me know what you think of it! I really want some good, constructive criticism on this.

Thanks so much for reading! I hope you enjoy this one.

I don't own CSI.

Her parents called her Sarie.

It was the beginning of her hatred of nicknames.

She would let Nick get away with "Sar," and Greg call her "Sensei," but that was it. No nicknames.

Then, he started calling her "honey." And "dear." And "sweetheart."

It was always so commonplace.

"Did you read this article, dear?" "I made coffee, sweetheart." "Come here, honey."

And suddenly, nicknames became okay. They were Grissom's nicknames for her.

But, she still liked to hear her full name best. Because, there was one time when he never used a nickname for her.

"I love you, Sara."