Subsist Affliction Woe
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Ch2: Lovely Date
The night before... Nick races into the locker room after their shift, he runs by Catherine.
"Easy Nicky where is the fire?" Catherine laughs putting her vest in her locker.
"My head, if I'm late for this date,"
"Who's the lucky lady?" Catherine asks she's been practically begging to know who but Nick wouldn't give her a name. It was a friendly game they were playing, a little lab humor to rid the horrors they see every day. "Where are you going?"
"Bartolotta Ristorante," he says changing his shirt from a white tee to a long sleeve shirt black pin striped collared dress shirt. "It's her favorite,"
"That's sweet," she said changing her earrings.
"Who you get dolled up for?"
"Lindsay has a concert tonight," she says.
"Life beyond crime," he says putting his favorite watch on "how do I look?"
"You look great Nicky like a real stud," she says they both laugh. Nick smoothed his hair.
"Good it's a big night,"
"How big?"
"It's our sixth month's anniversary. I think I'm going ask her... You know...
Propose?" he says nervous, pulling small velvet box out of his locker.
"Propose! Let me see!" she yelps standing up.
"Sh..." he whispers "I don't want the whole lab to know, or not yet at least," he says opening the box.
"Oh my gosh, Nick it's huge. It's so beautiful... Congrats Nicky!" she says hugging him. "Call me right after," she says wiping her eyes, making Nick smile.
"You ready?" Lou Vartann says looking at his watch, smiling at Catherine.
"Yes!" she says excited hugging Lou.
"Okay?" he says raising an eyebrow, Nick smiles.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Nick arrives at Detective Frankie Reed's house. He knocks and is greeted by her mother Louise.
"Hello Nick," she says giving Nick a small hug.
"Is Frankie almost ready?"
"Yes, I'll go and get her." Louise walks up the stairs. Frankie walks down the stairs in a beautiful black spaghetti strap gown that hugs her curves. It's the first time Nick has ever seen her in a dress.
"Close your mouth Stokes," she says
"Wow," Nick says just shocked by her beauty. Her long red hair draped over her shoulders. "You look beautiful,"
"Stop with the sappy stuff," she says smiling as Nick gives her a kiss on the cheek.
Meanwhile at Lindsay's concert. Lindsay had a solo. Catherine loved that her daughter was in the arts. That was Lindsay's true passion.
"What was going on with Stokes earlier?" Lou asks as the chorus starts its next song.
"Nick is going to propose to his girlfriend," Catherine says smiling.
"The Texan is finally going to settle down, good for him."
"Yea I can't wait to meet her," she says smiling. "Thanks for coming."
"I won't miss it," he says putting his arm around her giving her a kiss on her forehead.
At Bartolotta Ristorante, Frankie left to use the restroom. Nick pulls out the ring and gets the definition of cold feet. What if she says no? What if she says it's too soon? Nick shoves the ring back in his pocket, thinking it's just not the time.
The next morning Nick wakes up and sees Frankie stretching next to him. It's the first she's spent the night.
"Morning darling'" Nick says she sees covering her bare chest with the sheet.
"Morning," she says kissing him.
"I'm glad you slept over," he says kissing her.
"I had a great time last night."
"Good," he says smiling.
When they arrive at the lab they make the mistake of arriving together. Nick gave her a ride to the lab and they happened to walk in as Catherine came in.
"Hi Nicky," she says looking at Nick then Frankie. She smiles back at Nick who blushes.
"Catherine you've met Detective Reed," Nick introduced nervously.
"Yes I have," she says Nick blushes. "You blushing, Nicky?"
"I got double homicide," Lou says joining the awkward circle.
"I'll drive," Nick says leaving.
The crime scene was an abandon farmhouse. It's obvious that no one has lived in it or cared for it in a while.
"Where are the bodies?" Catherine asks putting her sunglasses on. The uniform officer pointed inside looking disgusted and sick.
"They're mangled," the young officer says. "Farmer found them."
They all look inside and see two bodies on the ground. With bruises and cuts covering their entire body.
"Tortured..." Frankie says grimacing. Catherine photographs the body.
Nick and Lou look towards a pile of hay that looked rather fresh. It obvious didn't belong. Nick notices blood on it.
"I got blood over here," Nick says photographing the blood trail. He climbs the hay and sees a cellar door. Catherine and Frankie walk over as Lou and Nick open up the old door, revealing a tunnel. They all enter the door following the blood. There were many tunnels that broke off of the tunnel they were in. The tunnel ends in a cement room that was very dark, they could only see in their flashlight beams.
A series of rocks fell blocking their exit locking them in the room.
"I gotta bad feeling about this," Catherine says shining the light on the wall revealing a message.
"The testing center?" Lou reads they look around nervous.
"It's time to play?" Frankie reads as Nick pulls out his phone. Then the room starts to fill with gas and quick. Before anyone has time to react the room is completely engulfed.
"Frankie!" Nick yells grabbing her hand pulling her towards him. Lou braces himself against the wall as Catherine passes out.
"Nick... Call for help..." Lou says falling. Nick drops his phone as Frankie passes out as does Nick.
Reviews? Sorry this is not a Catnip story but they do have a strong friendship but nothing romantic :(