A/N: Tiffany and Nick are back! As I revealed in the last story I like to name my stories after song titles. I love musicals and if you haven't seen Wicked then "As Long As You're Mine" is a song from the musical Wicked.

As Long As You're Mine

Chapter 1

As the sun came through the curtains I opened my eyes. I glanced at the clock to see it was just after 8 in the morning. I sat up alone in bed. The house was all-quiet. I slipped out of bed and put on my slippers and my robe before making my way into the kitchen. I poured myself a glass or orange juice and leaned against the counter, my back was killing me. I stretched a bit to try and relieve some of the pain. I sat my juice down and made my way to the fridge and pulled out some eggs and cheese.

It wasn't long before the house smelled like freshly made breakfast. I sat two plates on the table both of them with steaming hot cheese omelets and a piece of toast. I sat with my plate and started to eat. I could hear the front door open just in time. Suddenly a big brown and black dog came running into the kitchen and over to the corner where his bowl of water sat waiting for him. He was followed in by my fiancé.

"Good morning." I said before taking a bite of toast.

"Good morning." He said before walking over to me and giving me a quick kiss. "Mmm breakfast."

"Figured you would be hungry when you came in from your run." I said as I watched him go make sure the dog also had his breakfast. He then returned to the table and sat in front of his plate.

It had been a month since Nick proposed to me in Paris. I could never forget that day. It was the perfect way to end my trip and the perfect surprise. As soon as we returned he helped me finish packing up my house and moved me in with him in San Diego. I of course missed living in Vegas and the lab, but it was nice for us to finally be together full time. I was now also 14 weeks pregnant with our first child. Our relationship had been a whirlwind, there were some bumps in the middle, but we got right back on track. I was with the man I loved and that was all that mattered to me.

"Once I finish here I will shower and its off to work." He said as he started into his breakfast.

I hated being stuck home all day and after being here for a couple weeks I was going insane. I applied to be a substitute teacher so I could at least get out every once and a while. I was hoping after the baby was here I could teach full time, but that was awhile off. He finished up his breakfast and went off to shower.

I cleaned up our breakfast and walked back into the bedroom. He was getting dressed for work. I figured I would go back to bed for a little while. I took off my robe and walked to the bed. I was stopped in my tracks by Nick putting his hand on my belly; in the last week my belly popped and I had a small little bump.

"Hey little man." He said rubbing my belly.

"Or lady." I said reminding him that it could also be a girl.

"Or lady." He then said as he continued to rub my belly. He then looked at me and gave me a quick kiss. "I should get going."

"I have to run a couple quick errands in your area around lunch. Want to have lunch with me?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around his neck. He let his hands slide around my waist.

"Call me when you are in the area." He said before pulling me in closer for a final kiss.

"Ok." I said when he pulled away. "Have a good day and I love you." I said as he put on his jacket.

"You too and I love you too." He answered back before giving me a final smile and exiting out of our bedroom. I slipped into our bed and pulled his pillow to me. I smiled as I snuggled into his pillow and drifted off to sleep.

After sleeping an hour I had to get ready for my day. Nick's birthday was only days away and I had been working on throwing him a surprise party. There was this nice restaurant and bar not far from his job and I was able to reserve their patio bar for the evening of his birthday. I had been working hard on this party. It would be the first time we celebrated his birthday together and I wanted it to be special. I headed to the restaurant for a meeting with their owner and chef about the night. It had been so hard for me to keep this a secret, but in only a few days my secret keeping would pay off.

"So I think we're set." The owner of the restaurant says after I handed her a check for the final amount due on the party.

"Great, thank you so much. My fiancé is going to flip." I said happily as I took another look at the patio area that I had rented out.

"The bar will be fully stocked and the food on point." She said.

"Perfect!" I grinned. I looked down at my watch and saw it was nearly 12:30. "Thanks again and I will see you Friday night." I said giving her a handshake.

Walking out of the restaurant I put my sunglasses on and walked up the street. The restaurant was only a block or so from the Police Station. I walked into the station and down to where the crime lab was. All the employees at the lab knew who I was and they allowed me to walk down to Nick's office. I gave the door a quick knock.

"Come in." his voiced called. I walked inside and closed the door behind me.

"Hungry?" I asked as I placed a bag on his desk. I had gotten ton of food samples from the restaurant for the party and I decided they would be perfect to share with my man for lunch.

"Mmm what do you have here?" he asked as he opened the book and peeked inside.

"Just a few goodies." I said as I took off my jacket and sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk. I smiled at the photo he had on his desk of the two of us in Paris. I looked down at my engagement ring. It was everything I could have wanted and so much more. The ring was a silver band with one pink square diamond in the middle that was surrounded by tiny white diamonds.

"Ooooh it is from that place up the street. A lot of the officers talk about that place. It is supposed to be pretty good." He said as he pulled out a box from the bag.

"Yeah I've heard good things and stopped in for some appetizers to go and I made reservations for us to eat there on Friday…for your birthday." I said giving him a smile.

"Thanks babe." He said before taking a bite out of a Mac and Cheese bite. I had those ordered specifically for the party. I knew he would love them. "These are….so…good." he said with his mouth still stuff with food. I smiled. He was going to enjoy his party I knew it. I had invited plenty of people from this lab and from Vegas.

"I thought you mike like those." I said before I grabbed one myself. I had already eaten a couple during the meeting, but as a pregnant woman I was starving already for more.

"Thanks for bringing me lunch." He said giving me a smile.

"Just practicing." I said.

"Practicing for what?" he asked.

"For being your wife of course." I answered before taking another bite of food.

"You are already doing the best job." He said as he stood and walked over to me. He bent down and gave me a quick kiss. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." he called standing next to my chair.

A small man with glasses and wearing a lab coat came inside and handed Nick a piece of paper. "Those results you asked for came in." he said.

"Thanks Joe." He said as he studied the paper. "Babe I need to step out for a second."

"Ok." I said as I continued to eat. He walked out of the room with Joe following behind him. I sat and looked around his office. I had been here plenty of times, but I had never been left alone. He had pictures of the two of us everywhere as long and other photos of his family and our friends back in Vegas. I noticed another photo that sat on his desk and I smiled, it was from our last ultrasound; it was our little baby. I felt a flutter in my stomach. I knew it wouldn't be long until those flutters had become full blown kicks.

Friday came quickly. I spent my afternoon at the restaurant getting all of my decorations put up. I returned home and took a shower and waited for Nick to come home. I had found the perfect dress for the night. It was the first Maternity dress I bought for this pregnancy and my bump was very visible with it on. I was so proud to be pregnant with his baby. I remember with Alexa I felt so ashamed and covered it up as best I could until it was too big to hide. This pregnancy was so different and I felt so free and truly happy.

I was sitting in the couch with a book when Nick came through the door. I hadn't seen him in the morning since he left before I woke up. He kicked off his shoes and walked in letting out a huge breath. I could tell he had a long day.

"Happy Birthday babe!" I said happily as I walked to him and threw my arms around him. I had sent him a text message when I woke up, but I was so excited to actually wish him a happy birthday to his face. He pulled away from me. I stood there taken aback at his actions.

"Sorry it has been a long and tiring day. I'm just not in the birthday mood." He said as he made his way towards the bedroom. I followed behind him. My hormones had already started to get the best of me and I was fighting to hold back tears.

"I'm sorry babe. Hey we have reservations at that restaurant and maybe a drink and some good food will make you feel better." I said trying to bring him into the mood. I had worked so hard on trying to make this day special for him and I didn't want that work to go to waste.

He sat on the bed and looked at me. "I am not in the mood to go out."

"But babe…" I started, but he didn't let me finish.

"I said I'm not in the mood." He growled. He had never raised his voice at me before. I didn't know how to react. I could feel the tears that I was holding now spilling down my cheeks. I quickly turned and left the bedroom. I went and stood out on our back patio for some air. I waited a few minutes before I decided to head back into the room. He was standing by the closet and had taken off his shirt.

"The thing is a lot of people will be waiting for us there. It was kind of a surprise party." I explained.

"What?" he asked as he turned towards me. I was trying for this night to not be in complete ruins. I wanted him to have this party. I knew I wouldn't win a battle of forcing him out to eat, but if I told him about the party I figured that would be some kind of leverage.

"A party…for you." I said as I walked over to him. I place my hand on his arm.

"Why did you plan a party?" he asked.

"I wanted to do something special for you. Greg, Sara, and Morgan even came out. I wanted…" I couldn't find my words. He still didn't seem interested.

"I'm sorry you went through all that work, but I am tired. It was a very long day and I don't want to attend any party. I really just want to go to bed. " he said.

"Umm…ok." I said. I felt tears coming on again. "But they came all the way out here and…"

"I said no party!" I yelled as he pulled away from me for the second time. He then went into the bathroom and slammed the door.

My tears were now spilling down my face. I had never seen that side of him. I didn't know what happened during his day, but I wish I could go back in time and change it. I walked into the living room and picked up my cell phone. I sent out a few text messages saying that the party was off. I sat on the couch with my knees pulled to my chest. I didn't know who that man was who was in my bedroom. He wasn't my loving fiancé that I had known.

I sat alone for about 25 minutes before I went into the room. Nick was in bed snoring. I went into the bathroom and changed into my nightgown. I slipped into my side of the bed. Who was the man sleeping next to me?