Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. I wish I did but c'est la vie.

"Say hello to your Mommy."

Mel's eyes shined with happiness as Nick placed the baby in her arms. No. No. This couldn't be happening. Nick put his arm around Mel's shoulders and pulled her close to him.

"We're a family now."

I opened my mouth to shout, to scream that this was wrong, that it was my baby, but no matter how hard I tried no noise would come out. I could only watch as they turned away from me and started to walk away. I couldn't move. My body was frozen, unwilling to move. I stood there helplessly as they took my baby away from me.

In the distance I could hear someone calling my name over and over.

My eyes slowly blinked open and my heart that had been pounding so rapidly just a few moments before, began to calm down. I sighed with relief. It was a dream. My baby was safe inside me where nobody could take it away.

"Sara?"

I turned my heavy head to the sound of the voice. I had an awful sense of déjà vu as I came face to face with Nick. My dream may have been over but this was a nightmare that no matter how hard I tried I couldn't wake up from.

"You're awake."

He reached out and took my hand in his. I didn't have the energy to move it away. My whole body felt heavy.

"I feel awful."

He smoothes the hair away from my forehead and runs his hand softly down the side of my face.

"The doctor gave you a mild sedative. He didn't want to risk you getting upset again."

The touch of his skin against my face is almost too much for me to take. My mind is telling me to push him away but my body won't comply. I feel like I'm in a daze. A mist is surrounding me and although I know that's it the drugs that are making me feel this way, part of me can't help but blame Nick. He has a power over me, a hold that no man has ever had before and no matter how hard I try not to, I love him. I ran away from Las Vegas, leaving everything behind, only I didn't. I left my heart. I look at Nick. He is waiting for me to say something. To say that everything is going to be ok. I squeeze his hand reassuringly.

"I'm not upset. I'm ok."

He chokes back the tears that are hiding behind his eyes.

"I'm so sorry Sara."

"I know you are. It's ok.

He smiled.

"You mean you don't want to throw me a couple of punches?"

I nuzzled my head into his hand that still rested on my cheek.

"No."

"This has got to be the drugs talking here."

The corners of my mouth turned up in a lazy smile.

"Probably. You should take advantage of it while it lasts."

His smile faded and he withdrew away from me.

"I've taken advantage of you enough. I've taken advantage of your friendship; your love. All I seem to do is hurt you."

He looks so anguished. So tormented by his emotions.

"No, Nick you haven't."

"Haven't I? I drove you away from me. I put you in here. I'm the one who upset you. I endangered your life and I endangered the baby. What's wrong with me?!"

I reached my hand out for him but he wouldn't take it. Any anger or hurt that I felt before was slowly being replaced by an overwhelming sadness.

"There's nothing wrong with you. It's me. I shouldn't have left. I should've told you about the baby. I just couldn't. I couldn't take the rejection again. I couldn't watch you be happy with Mel, not when it should've been me."

The tears that Nick had been trying to hide now fell freely from his eyes.

"All I ever wanted to do was the right thing."

He looked so lost, almost like a child. It was then I knew what I had to do. No matter how much it hurt, I had to let him go.

"I know Nick, I know. And that's why you're going to leave here."

I took a deep breath.

"I want you to go home Nick. I want you to go home and marry Mel. I want you to be happy."

Nick looked shocked.

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that you were right. You made a promise. You have to keep it."

Nick stood up and started to pace the room.

"So I should just forget about the baby?! Forget about you?! I can't do that Sara."

"You can and you will. You have to. If not for your sake but for mine. I can't breathe with you around me. I can't move on. I can't be happy. Don't you understand Nick? I can't just be friends. It's all or nothing Nick. You can't give me what I want so instead I'm telling you what I need and what I need is for you to go home."

He stopped pacing and ran quickly to my side. He took my arm and clung to it as if he were drowning.

"I can't. I can't leave you."

"Can't you see that you're just making it worse? How am I supposed to stay calm with you here? You've been here one day and look at me. I'm in the hospital. What's it going to be like when you tell Mel? She's not exactly going to take it well is she? She's going to want to talk to me and I don't think I could handle another stay in the hospital."

I put my hand to Nick's face, like he had only a few minutes before and forced him to look into my eyes.

"If you really want what's best for me and the baby, you'll leave this room right now and never look back."

He looked at me like he couldn't believe this was happening and to be honest I couldn't quite believe it either. Ever since I moved to San Francisco I had been so terrified to see Nick but now here I am calmly telling him that we can never see each other again. I pulled my arm out of his grasp and took my hand from his face. I settled back down in the bed, closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

"Go, Nick."

He stood up and slowly walked away from me. Just before he reached the door he stopped.

"Goodbye Sara."

And then he left. He didn't look back.

I just want to say thanks for all the great reviews. This is my first story and I was a bit wary but you've all been great. Ok. Next we'll find out why Nick was in San Francisco in the first place.