Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Sara turned over, her head splitting from the night before. She stretched out her arms and hit something hard.

"Ow!" Nick winced. Sara sat up straight, her eyes wide even though the sudden light stung them, and her jaw dropped as she saw Nick naked next to her. She tried to remember what had happened the night before but she could only remember her fifth cocktail and the many after were oblivious to her. As the truth dawned upon her she cursed loudly and scrambled about for her clothes and her underwear, which she found flung on the other side of the room. Nick was awoken by the noise and the bump on the head and sat up to watch Sara look for her things. He hadn't drunken quite as much and to his pleasure he remembered the best bits of their night.

"Whatever happened last night I'm sorry, I never intended on this and I can't even remember what I did!" Sara apologised.

"Other than puking in my waste basket, you were good." Nick grinned happily.

"Oh my god. Did we use, you know, contraception?!" Sara outburst.

"Yes, I might have been drunk but not daft." Nick laughed.

"I can't believe I slept with my best friend." Sara muttered to herself.

"God, I will never look at you the same way." Nick grinned.

"So, did you…enjoy it?" Sara asked.

"Loved it." Nick beamed.

"Did I?"

"Yes."

"If only I remembered." Sara sighed, sitting down and leaning into Nick.

"Well, you can retrace your steps?" Nick kissed her forehead. Sara looked into his big brown eyes; they were so warm and welcoming.

"Nick, I'll always love you, but never in that way. I was drunk, and I would have never let this happen if I was wasn't so drunk!" She smiled.

"It's ok, I never expected you to like me, and I guess I took advantage of an opportunity." They hugged and he kissed her cheek. Sara blushed and looked down at Nicks one and only. "Should I get dressed now?" he laughed, whilst Sara looked away laughing.

Everyone crawled into work with coffees and painkillers at hand.

"Morning Supervisor Catherine Willows." Nick and Sara giggled in unison. Every looked suspiciously at them as they entered together.

"I will never get used to that." She laughed.

"So, what's happening today then?" Greg asked.

"A Vic out in the desert." Catherine smiled, loving her new role. "All of us are out there."

The day dragged on for the team out in the hot desert. In a hushed voice Nick told Greg about what happened behind closed doors. Greg tried to be interested and cool-headed, but the whole time he thought, "Why doesn't she notice me?" Sara told Catherine about her waking up in Nick's bed and her friend laughed. They planned to go to a nice restaurant that night, just the two of them, to celebrate Catherine's new position without all the music and alcohol. They wrapped up the case and solved the murder in a day.

Sara hummed happily as she chose an outfit for her night out with Catherine. She pulled on her new heels and trotted out of the house to her car. She pulled up down the road due to the lack of car spaces and walked up to restaurant. She heard a drunk rustle about some bin bags as she walked past an alley and tried to ignore the stench.

"Sara." He mumbled. She froze and walked back a couple of steps. A great weight leapt onto her and pulled her into the darkness of the alley, covering her mouth before she attracted too much attention. "C'mon darling, come with me." He whispered into her ear.