Footprints in the sand!
Disclaimer – Don't own CSI or any of the wonderful characters, just the initial idea for this story that wouldn't stop bugging me and has taken me too long to type up and post (MY BAD!). Hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing it
Authors Note – I was listening to a song by Leona Lewis and thought why not put it into a story, unfortunately I don't own the song but as long as Leona Lewis doesn't find me I should be ok, hopefully. The song title is Footprints in the Sand, hence the story title. This story starts off as a hint of GSR and Nick/Sara friendship but as the story goes along it will turn into a Snickers (yummy Snickers) sorry remain focused most sincere apologies. I must thank my mom for allowing me to use her ID number and checking my spelling and grammar mistakes, if any remain don't blame me as I am only nine, blame my mom she is supposed to be older and wiser (hides under desk, only kidding). Well please read and review and many many thanks, Cody.
Introduction – Sara struggles to cope with her increasing demons, Grissom piles himself into work not noticing the slow decline in Sara's physical and mental health, but her best friend Nick Stokes and his six year old daughter Faith, from a previous relationship both notice and try to help Sara. Will the help from two people that love her help Sara to finally be a peace?
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Sara Sidle sat in one of the many labs looking over evidence that she was asked to process, which in fact was starting to be something she regretted agreeing too.
"Damn it!" Sara swore "Not one piece of this evidence matches!"
Sara slammed her hand down hard on the evidence table making the contents on top shake, Sara groaned and bit her lip.
"Who logged this shit?" Sara asked herself looking at the bags "Grissom might have known!"
Nick looked into the room and found his best friend mumbling and picking up jars of the table and bags, Nick stood in the doorway silently laughing.
"Hey Sar are you ok?" Nick questioned Sara's back
"Oh I'm fantastic; my boyfriend can not be bothered to log his evidence properly and then expects me to deal with the shit!" Sara replied in one sarcastic breath
"Damn girl you need a time out!" Nick remarked walking towards Sara "Hey how about you come with me after shift and collect Faith from the babysitter?"
"Nick I would love to but I have made plans with Grissom tonight, how about a rain check?" Sara asks
"Yea not a problem, just don't leave it too long Faith really misses you!" Nick replies
Grissom walked into the room a little flushed and irritated and looked over at Sara his girlfriend of three years, Nick stayed silent if Grissom couldn't acknowledge him he wouldn't acknowledge Grissom.
"Sara can I have a word?" Grissom asks still not seeing Nick in the room
"Gil if you are telling me a damn excuse for working late again, you might as well walk out that door right now!" Sara said the anger clear in the tone of her voice
"I'm sorry!" Came Grissom's feebly reply "I can't get out of it Sara, if I could I would!"
"Grissom just go!" Sara whispered tears glistening her eyes "The lab is more important than me, I understand!"
"Sara please!" Grissom begged "I will make it up to you!"
"You said that the last time!" Sara snapped "You always say you will make it up to me but the occasional hug and sex is just not enough, I have needs Gil and you just don't see them!"
Sara stormed out the room pushing Grissom into Nick, Grissom turned around to find an angry Nick staring back at him.
"Save it Nick I do not need a lecture from you!" Grissom said running his hand through his silver hair
"I was not going to give you a lecture to you!" Nick responded "I'm going to find my best friend and your girlfriend, which maybe you should start treating her like it! Goodbye Grissom!"
Nick walked out of the room and picked his cell from his pocket, pressed speed dial and waited for Sara to respond, it was several minutes before the phone picked up.
"Hey girl where are you?" Nick asked Sara "Ok, I'm on my way hang tight!"
Nick walked into the break room to find Sara sat on the sofa with two coffees in front of her; Sara never looked up when Nick entered the room.
"Here I made you a coffee!" Sara said handing Nick his coffee
"Sara I'm sorry!" Nick apologised although nothing he had said or done had upset Sara "What can I do to make it up to you?"
"Turn back time!" Sara replied "Is that offer of going together to get Faith still open?"
"The offer still stands! Do you want to join me I mean us for breakfast?" Nick asked thankful that Sara had not realised his mistake "Do you realise it will be Faith's seventh birthday soon?"
"Yea, I remember!" Sara replied smiling "Her seventh birthday though, where does the time fly?"
"I don't know!" Nick replied "I can remember when Faith was born!"
Flashback
Sara stood in the waiting area pacing waiting for news of her goddaughters' birth. Looking at the door for the tenth time Sara returned to pacing.
"How long does it take to deliver one baby?" Sara asked herself "If Andrea does not hurry up I will drag the baby out myself!"
Nick walked into the waiting area hot and flustered, but happy. Nick watched as Sara paced the floor and talked to herself, Nick walked over to Sara and tapped her on the shoulder and waited for all the questions.
"Well? How heavy? Who does Faith look like?" Sara asked in one rushed breath
"Faith is eight pounds and six ounces!" Nick replies smiling "Faith looks like me!"
Nick covered his ears as Sara squealed in delight and pulled him into a hug, a bone crushing hug I might add!
End Flashback
"Were your ribs ok?" Sara asked grinning at the memory
"Yea they were fine, never knew you could squeal quite like that!" Nick remarked starting to giggle "Not very Sara Sidle like!"
"What time is it?" Sara asks looking at her own watch "End of shift, finally!"
"Yea that's good to know!" Nick replied standing up
"Right well, you go to your car and I will go to mine!" Sara rambled "I will drop my car off at my apartment, you obviously following me and then we go together in your car to go collect Faith, is that understood?"
"Ok enough with the rambling!" Nick replies grinning "Yes perfectly understood!"
"Well that's ok then! Right meet you in the parking lot in five got to get something out my locker first!" Sara said starting to ramble nonsense again walking out of the room
Nick stood just inside the break room watching Sara walk down the corridor and into the locker room, Nick eventually looks down at the two empty coffee mugs and places them in the sink. Nick then made his way towards the locker room to find Sara attempting to remove a rather large bag from her locker.
"Do you need some help?" Nick asked
"No I'm good!" Sara replies who then grunts in frustration "See you in a few!"
"Ok, meet you in the car park?" Nick asks not moving
"Yea sure!" Sara replied putting her hands on her hips "Stupid thing got stuck in my locker, why didn't I leave this at home till later?"
"Ok you are not fine!" Nick remarked "Let me help you!"
"Ok but do not get angry with me!" Sara replied smiling innocently
"Why would I be angry with you?" Nick quizzed "What have you done now?"
"Oh just went overboard for Faith's birthday!" Sara replied shrugging her shoulders "Sorry I couldn't resist!"
Nick grinned at Sara and started to help Sara pull the gigantic bag out of the small locker, Nick was confused at how Sara managed getting the bag in but not out. Several minutes later Nick and Sara had managed to remove the bag from her locker and start on their way to Sara's apartment.
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Meanwhile across town at Mrs Kelly's home, Faith's baby sitter, Faith was pacing the floor, something she had copied from Sara waiting for the dad to arrive.
"Faith he shouldn't be that long now!" Mrs Kelly said attempting to calm Faith down
"I know Mrs Kelly; I just want to see him!" Faith replied returning to pacing
"Come child sit down you will make yourself ill and me dizzy!" Mrs Kelly pleaded
"Sorry Mrs Kelly!" Faith apologises
Faith reluctantly sat down and kept jumping up and down on the chair keeping a look out for her dad.
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Across town Sara was pulling her car into her complex and then went to her apartment, which she had kept although Grissom kept insisting she gave up and in the current situation Sara was thankful she hadn't, Sara collected fresh clothes all her toiletries and changed out of her work clothes into something more comfortable. Once Sara collected everything she needed she walked back out of her apartment, locked up and walked towards her car to remove the big bag containing Faith's birthday presents, Sara placed the bag in Nick's trunk and then climbed into the passenger side giving Nick a smile.
"You ready?" Nick asks smiling back at Sara
"Of course!" Sara replied "Just drive Nick; Faith will be driving Mrs Kelly nuts!"
Nick let out a soft chuckle and pulled out of the drive and towards Mrs Kelly's home and his daughter, sneaking little glances at Sara who was resting her head on the window and humming along with the radio, Nick then went back to concentrating on the road after all he residing himself to the fact that he and Sara would be and always will be best friends nothing more after all Sara was with his boss and Nick needed his job.
TBC
Thank you for reading, well those that actually got this far. Anyway please review and I promise I will try and get the next chapter posted as soon as possible. Thanks once again Cody.