First: I do not own CSI. If I did, I could afford to buy a horse or two but alas I do not.
Second: This is my first story every published. Please be patient with me. I would love any constructive criticism, but please no negative reviews. If anyone would like to help me with this story, please e-mail me.
A quick summary: Nick and Sara meet as kids. This is the story of how they meet and their future together. I am going to stick to the CSI storyline the best I can but there will be differences.
Maria Stokes looked outside at her 7 children as they ran around on the family's spacious Texas ranch land. She smiled to herself as she began to prepare dinner for her family of nine. Her husband would be home soon from his job as the state D.A.
As Maria continued watching, her smile faded a bit as she noticed her youngest child, Nicky, was not enjoying the sunshine like his brother or sisters. While Mark and his sisters were playing tag, Nicky was lost in his own world under the shade of a tree. For the past few months, he had become more reclusive and tended to shy back from things. At first Maria thought it was just a phase and Nicky would pass through it, but as time went on it did not get better. She wondered what was troubling her youngest boy.
She was so lost in thought that she failed to notice the entrance of her husband, John. John was excited to be home but the excitement faltered as he noticed the expression on his wife's face. "Maria, what's wrong?" asked John. "Nicky's behavior is still the same as it was almost four months ago. He just isn't the same boy anymore." John pondered this as he too began watching the children playing in the yard. "Maria, maybe I should take Nicky with me when I go to San Francisco next week for the case I'm working on. There will be some time for just the two of us. It might make Nicky open up and maybe I can find out what has been bothering him. I'm staying at a Bed and Breakfast so there will be room for Nicky and he can come with me when I have to work. You know how well he can entertain himself."
"It might just work. Anything to break him from this reclusive mood he's been in for so long. I want my smiley baby boy back." Maria stated softly. John quickly leaned in and kissed her gently. "I'll do what I can."
After a long supper filled with jokes and laughter, John invited his youngest son to join him outside on the porch while the Mark, Elizabeth, Hannah, Jean, Lauren, and Veronica helped their mother with the dishes. Nicky quickly ran outside and sat on the porch swing, grateful for some time alone with his dad. As soon as John sat down on the swing, Nicky crawled into his father's lap. "Nicky, how would you like to come with me next week to California?" his father asked. "Really, really, just you and me?" the nine year old quickly replied. "Yes" his father replied with a chuckle. Nicky shouted with joy as he smothered his father in a hug. "Thanks daddy," he said after the initial excitement wore off. "You're the best daddy in the world."
The week passed quickly for Nicky and the up coming trip was all he could think about. In the week prior to the trip, Nicky packed and repacked his back at least twice a day. As Maria kissed her sleeping child in bed the night before the trip, she laughed to herself as she saw that Nicky had fallen asleep with his suitcase tightly clutched in his hand. She walked out of Nicky's room and into the room she and John shared. "I think this trip is going to help Nicky get over what's been bothering him. Thank you for taking him John," she said to her husband as she climbed into bed next to him. "Have a safe flight tomorrow. I'll see both of you when you get home." She leaned over and kissed him before they both drifted off into a gentle slumber.
Second: This is my first story every published. Please be patient with me. I would love any constructive criticism, but please no negative reviews. If anyone would like to help me with this story, please e-mail me.
A quick summary: Nick and Sara meet as kids. This is the story of how they meet and their future together. I am going to stick to the CSI storyline the best I can but there will be differences.
Maria Stokes looked outside at her 7 children as they ran around on the family's spacious Texas ranch land. She smiled to herself as she began to prepare dinner for her family of nine. Her husband would be home soon from his job as the state D.A.
As Maria continued watching, her smile faded a bit as she noticed her youngest child, Nicky, was not enjoying the sunshine like his brother or sisters. While Mark and his sisters were playing tag, Nicky was lost in his own world under the shade of a tree. For the past few months, he had become more reclusive and tended to shy back from things. At first Maria thought it was just a phase and Nicky would pass through it, but as time went on it did not get better. She wondered what was troubling her youngest boy.
She was so lost in thought that she failed to notice the entrance of her husband, John. John was excited to be home but the excitement faltered as he noticed the expression on his wife's face. "Maria, what's wrong?" asked John. "Nicky's behavior is still the same as it was almost four months ago. He just isn't the same boy anymore." John pondered this as he too began watching the children playing in the yard. "Maria, maybe I should take Nicky with me when I go to San Francisco next week for the case I'm working on. There will be some time for just the two of us. It might make Nicky open up and maybe I can find out what has been bothering him. I'm staying at a Bed and Breakfast so there will be room for Nicky and he can come with me when I have to work. You know how well he can entertain himself."
"It might just work. Anything to break him from this reclusive mood he's been in for so long. I want my smiley baby boy back." Maria stated softly. John quickly leaned in and kissed her gently. "I'll do what I can."
After a long supper filled with jokes and laughter, John invited his youngest son to join him outside on the porch while the Mark, Elizabeth, Hannah, Jean, Lauren, and Veronica helped their mother with the dishes. Nicky quickly ran outside and sat on the porch swing, grateful for some time alone with his dad. As soon as John sat down on the swing, Nicky crawled into his father's lap. "Nicky, how would you like to come with me next week to California?" his father asked. "Really, really, just you and me?" the nine year old quickly replied. "Yes" his father replied with a chuckle. Nicky shouted with joy as he smothered his father in a hug. "Thanks daddy," he said after the initial excitement wore off. "You're the best daddy in the world."
The week passed quickly for Nicky and the up coming trip was all he could think about. In the week prior to the trip, Nicky packed and repacked his back at least twice a day. As Maria kissed her sleeping child in bed the night before the trip, she laughed to herself as she saw that Nicky had fallen asleep with his suitcase tightly clutched in his hand. She walked out of Nicky's room and into the room she and John shared. "I think this trip is going to help Nicky get over what's been bothering him. Thank you for taking him John," she said to her husband as she climbed into bed next to him. "Have a safe flight tomorrow. I'll see both of you when you get home." She leaned over and kissed him before they both drifted off into a gentle slumber.