Summary: Sara is having one of her moments…Nick comes to her rescue.
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Chapter 1
It had been one of those days. Sara was in the locker room, sitting on the bench; thinking about the triple she had just pulled. "Damn I would kill for a relaxing night-no cases with rape or domestic violence, just a normal night with easy cases." Sara thought. She had been working a case that involved a triple murder-father, mother, and a daughter. According to Doc Robbins the 16 year old daughter was raped, yet the killer left no semen. They were at a stalemate in her case. D.B. had told her to go home. He knew how she would throw herself into cases like this, and he was not too sure where her mindset was at right now. It was no secret about her and Gris, and everyone had been walking on eggshells with her. Hearing her yell at a random lab tech, he knew she needed a break. "Sara, go home. Relax, clear your head." She opened her mouth to protest but knew it was pointless. She hated to admit it, he was right. The case was getting to her, her life was just as usual a mess. At the thought of all this Sara put her head in her hands, holding her vest the name tag "Sidle" was mocking her. "How did I go from being happily married, and now divorced with a lame excuse?" She was not happy D.B. took her off the case, and gave her the next week off.
Not realizing she had said this out loud, nor realizing Nick Stokes, had walked in and heard her. "Sara, you ok?" He said with his Texan twang. "Yes, No" She sighed. "I am just tired and ready to get out of here." Nick leaned against the lockers looking at her. "She is very beautiful, Gris is an idiot to let her go." He thought. Nick had been infatuated with Sara ever since he met her. She was the one who found him when he was buried alive, and he was the one who found her when Natalie Davis kidnapped her. Thinking back to the day made Nick want to cry. He almost lost his best friend. His Sara. "His Sara? Wait! What!? C'mon Stokes, she's not yours?" Nick thought mentally slapping himself.
"Hey Sar, do you want to get breakfast? I know a great place that serves pancakes?!" Sara lifted up her head and just stared at him. "Niiiick..." Sara stopped. "Why shouldn't I take him up on this? Lord knows I am not in the mood to go home with all the memories and loneliness." She thought. "Sure Nick, I would love to have breakfast with you." She smiled with her gap tooth smile. Nick smiled and reached for her hand. He pulled her up and into his arms, giving her a hug. Sara was shocked at her body's reaction to touching Nick. "Good grief Sidle, it's not like I have not hugged him a million times. What is wrong with you? You are acting like a teenage girl!" She thought. It felt amazing in his arms, leaning her head against his chest she could hear his heartbeat, and boy was it racing. Sara's skin was tingling, heart racing, and she had butterflies. "This is new and crazy! Nick is your best friend!"
She suddenly broke the hug and looked up into his eyes. Nick was thinking that he may be falling for his best friend, and coworker. He had always had feelings for her, but knew she was Grissom's girl. She felt so good in his arms, so right. His mind starting thinking of what it would be like to kiss her, make love to her. " Whoa! Where did that come from? How could I possible think of her like that?" "She just went through a divorce." Nick felt her release from him, and when he looked down into her eyes he knew he couldn't deny it any more.
Nicholas Stokes was falling for his best friend Sara Sidle.