Jackson is my original character, but I don't own CSI.
I'm tying this in to my other Jackson stories. It takes place during and after The End Game. Slightly AU. And I'm keeping Nick in Vegas.
I got this idea. I like some of the Nick and Julie fics, and I wondered...what if they'd been a couple at the events of the 15th season finale? Here's what I came up with. Please enjoy and review!
When he heard the call over the radio, Nick's heart stopped. Julie was found unresponsive in a car trunk, near death thanks to the brother of the Gig Harbor Killer. He could not race to the scene fast enough. He called Sara and asked what hospital. She told him Greg was doing CPR and to get to Desert Palm Hospital immediately. Nick wasted no time, turning the siren on his truck on and racing to the hospital.
When he got to the hospital, everything slowed when he saw Greg, shaking, with blood on his hands and clothes. He knew his friend did everything he could...they all just hoped it was enough.
"She's in surgery," Morgan solemnly told him.
It felt like a rubber band pulled around his chest and cut off all the air. Julie was in surgery. He didn't know how bad she was hurt, but the amount of blood on Greg's clothes...it couldn't be good.
By the time Sara and D.B. arrived, an hour had passed. He stayed with Greg and Morgan, but if they said anything it was white noise. All he could think about was her.
D.B. was listed as her emergency contact, so when the doctor finally came out, he talked directly to him. The look on his supervisor's face said bad news. Julie was in a coma. With the blood loss and brain damage, no telling when or even if she'd wake up. Everyone just stared at the supervisor, but he needed to ask Nick one question.
"How long?"
His colleagues glanced at Nick. They knew their friends had been dating. Nick didn't even pretend to not know what D.B. was talking about. He cleared his throat and said, "Almost a year. We started dating after the whole...Merchinson thing last year. I love her."
With D.B.'s next question, time stood still for the Texan.
"Did you know she's pregnant?"
TBC...