Disclaimer: I own nothing of CSI

I'd like to thank Extraordinary Gibblet for giving me this idea.

The Shock of a Lifetime

"I'll get it." Nick said to Jackie as he got up and answered the door.

When Nick opened the door a woman was standing there.

"Hi, can I help you?" He asked.

"Yes is your name Nick Stokes?" She asked.

"Yes." Nick said wondering what this woman wanted.

"Hi Nick, my name is Stacy Raymond, did you go to college in Texas?"

"Yes, why?"

"Um, I not sure how to say this besides just telling you straight out, we met back in college one night at a bar, I had just broken up with my boyfriend, I was very upset, I was sitting all alone at the bar, and you came up and gave me this huge smile, you were so nice, you actually listened to me rattle on about my relationship problems. Well one thing led to another, we had both obviously had a little too much to drink and we ended up sleeping together. The next morning I was so ashamed of what I had done that I left your apartment before you woke up. I'm not the type of girl to have one night stands with strange guys. I realize that sleeping with a guy I had only known for a few hours was a huge mistake. When I left your apartment that morning the only thing I knew about you was that your name was Nick, and that we went to the same college, I didn't even know your last name. A few weeks later we graduated, and just a few weeks after that I found out I was pregnant. My daughter Ashley is either yours or my ex-boyfriend's, I have been looking for both of you for all these years, I haven't yet found my ex boyfriend and I wouldn't have found you either but I was looking through a really old photo album with a very good friend of mine from college and she had a picture of a group of people at this restaurant, you were in that picture and I recognized you, my friend knew your name because she is a big sports fan and she knew you were on our college's baseball team. Once I had your last name I just searched for you on the internet and I found out that you lived in Vegas working for the crime lab here. Look I'm sorry to spring this on you, I don't want anything from you like child support or anything. I just feel guilty that my daughter has grown up without her father, and if she is yours the only thing I ask is that you get to know her. If she does turn out to be yours I am very sorry you missed out on all these years with her, but it wasn't because I didn't try to find you, I have honestly been searching for you since I found out I was pregnant. I know this is a lot to take in, and I'm so sorry, why don't you take some time to think about things and then you can call me, if you decide you don't want to get involved in my daughter's life I will understand." Stacy said, she was so nervous she didn't take a breath until she was finished speaking.

Stacy handed him a slip of paper with her phone number on it and then turned and walked away leaving Nick completely stunned in his doorway.