Disclaimer: I do not own CSI but if I did I would be rich and George Eads would be mine.

"Sara? Sara is that you?"

My whole body freezes as I hear the voice that I've been hiding from for the past 3 months. I know that if I turn around I'll be face to face with Nick Stokes. The love of my life and the last person that I want to see right now. How did he find me?

"Sara, answer me…..please." My heart is pounding but I don't want to face him, I daren't. I jump as a hand touches me on the back.

"Dammit Sara I know it's you. Turn around and look at me." I can feel the blood pounding in my head as I contemplate my choices. Do I face the music or do I run? My feet make the choice for me as I begin to run away from Nick. I only manage to run a couple of blocks before his hand grasps my arm and spins me around to face him. His eyes run over my body and widen in shock as they come to rest on my neat little bump. I immediately yank my arm out of Nick's grasp and wrap my arms around my body, trying to hide the fact that I am over 6 months pregnant. The look of shock on Nick's face tells me I'm not doing a very good job.

"You're pregnant."

"Yes." I feel like I can barely breathe.

"It's mine isn't it?"

I just stare at him. I can't believe this is happening. I jump as Nick begins to shout.

"DAMMIT SARA! ANSWER ME!"

I start to cry. I can't help it. The way he is looking at me and the tone of his voice is frightening me. My eyes dart around. Should I run again? Before I can decide he grabs my arm in a vice like grip and pulls me towards him.

"Tell me Sara. Tell me it's my baby."

I try to free myself from his grasp but he just holds on tighter. His knuckles turn white he is holding on to me that hard.

"Nick, please! You're hurting me!"

His eyes bore into mine and he pulls me closer still.

"Tell me."

I can't escape this. I have to tell him.

"It's yours."

He immediately lets go of my arm and I fall to my knees sobbing uncontrollably. I can't believe this is happening. I thought I would never see Nick Stokes again but here he is standing in front of me hearing that he's going to be a father.

I feel strong arms wrap around me and lift me to my feet.

"Sshh….shh, it's ok baby. Stop crying."

I rest my head against Nick's chest and breathe in his familiar scent. My sobs start to subside as I feel myself becoming intoxicated by him, by his irresistible warmth. I shake my head against his chest. No. I can't do this to myself again. I can't have him here just to lose him all over again. I put my hands against his chest and push him away.

"I can't do this."

Nick looks incredulous.

"What do you mean you can't do this? That's my child you're carrying and if you think I'm going to let you walk away from me you're wrong."

I open my mouth to speak but Nick cuts me off.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I wanted to tell you……I tried to so many times but I just couldn't, you were so happy with Mel."

Mel. There I said it. Mel. Nick's fiancée Mel. Just saying her name tears me apart inside. Mel, the woman who haunts me, who I am so jealous of.

"So you just ran away?"

"What the hell was I supposed to do Nick? I didn't want to ruin your life."

Nick looks at me with a sadness in his eyes that makes me want to burst into tears again.

"You were never going to tell me were you? I was going to be a father and you were never going to tell me."

And then I feel it. I clutch my stomach as a white pain sears through me. I double over with pain. My head feels light and dizzy. The whole street is spinning. I feel like I'm going to pass out.

"Nick, I think I'm going to………."

And that's the last thing I remember.