After the police had taken A screaming and threat spouting Ally away Nick and Alex made the long drive home, poor Tobias barking the whole way. Shortly after two amazing things happened one good, and one bad, Nick went to a shrink and after two months was able to go back to work, the bad thing not one after they left for Vegas, Alex's father was et out of prison, he went straight to Vegas to find his little mermaid.
That is where this story begins, Nick stood at the counter on the evidence lab picking thru what little he found at homicide earlier that night, I young women no older then 25 was found raped and murdered in her apartment late last night Nick had the luck of pulling the case and it was a solos to boot. He wasn't going to rush the case but he felt a longing need to be with Alex, he smiled at the thought her. He truly was in love with the women, she ad been there for him every step of the way while he recovered from the brutal rape three months ago and stuck with him at the trial smiling and nodding encouragement the whole time he sat at witness stand.
"well that's the I'm- in- love- but- won't- say -it- out- loud smile" Catherine willow's voice floated to him from the door way, he jerked up and looked at her blushing deep red.
"Sorry Cath, zoned out for a minute, did you need something?" He asked. She laughed and walked over to the counter.
"It would seem Mr. Stokes that our cases are related, both woman were killed the same way." She informed him Nick sighed and stare at the table.
"Tell you have more on your then I do on mine." He pleaded his voice tight.
"Nope sorry we'll have to go with what we got." Cath sounded as frustrated as he felt. They went at the evidence for more then two hours printing, and testing in silence until Catherine spoke again.
"So how are you and Alex?" She asked, Nick shook his head grinning.
"we're doing just fine thank you." Nick replied, Catherine smiled at him and winked.
"That's good, how she'd doing?" Cath asked again.
"Okay I guess, she doesn't talk about much, so I push her to, she still a little depressed but we're working on it." Nick informed her.
"Good I think your really good for each other, you make a cute couple.?" Catherine pointed out, Nick blushed, and went back to his work.
"Thanks" He mumbled as the continued on into the night.
Nick was never so happy to see morning, he and Cath had stayed at it all night, finally able to call it quits and go home to sleep till later, he climbed into his SUV and headed towards home. When he got there he by passed his house and went right to Alex's to greet her. She answered the door looking sleep deprived and smiled sleepily, Tobias bounded around him drooling and wagging his tail.
"Morin' sunshine, you look like crap." She blinked in surprise and stare at him before snorting and letting him in.
"I wouldn't talk, you look worse then me, I vote for sleep." She smiled as he wrapped arms around her and stole a kiss, and then gasped as he picked her up and carried her up stairs, dumping her in bed.
"I second that." he ditched his shoes shirt and pants and climbed in she flipped the lamp off and curled up next to him, they fell asleep in each others arms.
Way across town a man sits in an office surrounded my money, and scotch. He held a framed photo in his hand and rubbed his forefinger on the image of a smile Alex, at six years old. She was at least twenty-five now the same age as the other two girls, he'd met but she still remembered him, that he knew for certain, a notice across the room caught his attention ad he looked up a young red haired girl laying tied and gagged on his office couch tiring to get lose. Poor girl sad she had to die just so he could get his daughters attention, but he was a desperate man and she had pushed him into a corner by not returning his phone calls or writing back to him while he was in jail. And now she had this new boy friend, Nick stokes a Crime Scene Investigator with the Las Vegas Crime Lab, well that little interference can be cleared up later, if this little stunt didn't work, he could just hurt the new beaux.
"Well, my little puppet it is time to bid farewell, I promise you won't feel a thing." he put the frame back on the desk and walking over to the couch picked up the still squirming girl and carried her out the back door to his waiting truck.
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