Chapter 4
Sara walked into the entrance of the break room, as she stood at the door way she heard Nick and Warrick talking about the football game that was on TV.
Sara cleared her throat in attempt to get Nick's attention. Nick heard this and turned around, "Oh hey Sara."
"Um, Nick can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure Sara." Nick said as he motioned Sara to come into the break room.
"In private please." Sara responded.
"Okay, sure we can talk in the locker room." Nick said wondering what was so important she couldn't say in front of Warrick.
Nick walked out of the break room and led Sara to the locker room.
"Okay Sara what was it that you needed to talk to me about?" Nick said as he turned to face Sara.
"Nick, I don't know quiet how to say this, but what I am about to tell you is going to make a big change in your life, I've kept this a secret from you for fifteen years and I can't keep it from you any longer."
Nick just raised an eyebrow at Sara.
"Nick" She said as she sighed heavily, "That night you and I spent together was one of the greatest nights of my life, but it also changed my life."
"What do you mean Sara?"
"Nick, you and I conceived a child together that night."
"What?!?" Nick said raising his voice a little.
"Nick, you have every right to be upset, but I had my reasons for not telling you."
"I still can't believe this Sara; I have had a child for fifteen years and I don't even know its name."
"Her name is Ava, and she is now a sophomore at Clark County High." Sara said as she started to cry.
Nick was still in shock about the news; he rubbed his hands through his hair as he sat down on the bench. "So is this the reason you never returned my phone calls?"
Sara responded by nodding her head.
"Can I see her?" Nick asked Sara as he looked up at her.
"Well…I guess but just give me a couple of days to explain everything to her okay?"
"Sara, you mean to tell me you never told her about me?"
"I told her a few things about you and I showed her that picture of us from that party that night. But other than that she's never really asked about you."
As Nick stood up and exited the locker room he said, "Well be sure to talk to her soon, because I want to meet my daughter." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
As Sara drove to her new apartment after shift that night she was trying to think of a good way to tell Ava about Nick.
When Sara entered her apartment, she found her daughter to be sitting on the couch doing her homework.
"Hey honey how was your day at school?" Sara asked as she took off her coat and placed it on the coat rack.
"Good." Ava responded still reading her text book.
"Did you make any new friends?"
"Yeah a few, uh mom, they are having cheerleading tryouts at school and I was thinking about trying out for it."
"What made you want to do this?" Sara asked as she sat down on the couch next to her daughter.
"Well I've always wanted to and I made friends with a few of the cheerleaders and they said I should try out for it, so can I?"
"Sure honey, what ever you want to do on one condition, you have to maintain your 3.5 GPA."
"Of course, Thanks mom." Ava said as she hugged her mom, jumped up off the couch and ran towards her room.
"Where are you going?" Sara said with a slight laugh.
"To call my friends." Ava responded from her bedroom.
Sara shook her head and let it rest on the back of the couch.
After a few minutes, Sara heard Ava hang up the phone, and then she walked back in the living room to continue doing her homework.
"I'm sorry mom; I forgot to ask you about your night at work."
"I had a good night." Sara said. "Ava I need to talk to you about something."
"Sure mom." Ava said a little confused.
"Ava I need to talk to you about your father."
"Okay, what about my father?" Ava asked.
"Your father works with me, I told him about you tonight, and let me tell you it wasn't easy."
"I thought you told me that my father lived in Dallas, Texas?"
"He did but he moved up here to take a criminalist job."
"What did he say about me?"
"He wants to meet you."
"Well?"
"I'm going to invite him over here in a couple of days after we get everything situated."
Ava was nervous about meeting her father, and Sara was nervous about what Nick was going to say when he sees her. Sara was surprised that Nick didn't demand the reason Sara had for keeping Ava from him for this many years.
...TBC...Please R&R!!!!