Chapter Ten:
Sara sat at the small coffee shop waiting for the guys to show. She had missed them. Although she had kept in contact with them, it just wasn't the same. She smiled as she saw them walk in.
"Sar! It's good to see you!" cried Nick. He hugged her and looked around. When he saw little Nicky, he picked him up and began to kiss him all over making the little boy giggle.
Warrick and Greg said their hellos and they too turned their attention to the little boy.
"It's hard to imagine you as a mom Sara but you look like a natural!" said Warrick.
"How's it going?" asked Greg.
Nick and Sara looked at one another. The others could tell something was not right but they did not pry. It was Sara who brought the subject back up.
"I'm leaving Jared at the end of the month. I need this to remain hush hush until it becomes official. I am going to have to find an apartment for us. I can't afford much right now since I will have to have a reliable sitter for little Nicky."
"We can help you look and we can pitch in if you need us to. I know your job doesn't pay much but I'm sure Jared will provide for his child."
"I've agreed to not ask for child support or alimony if he will sign off on the divorce."
"Are you sure you want to do that Sara?" asked Warrick.
"Sara has her reasons and I think it would be best for her and my god child to get away from that family as soon as possible," said Nick.
Sara smiled at Nick and held his hand. Nick had been a best friend and brother to her when she had needed it the most. She didn't know how she would have gotten through the past year without his support. He had been there when she cried over her decision to leave Grissom and marry Jared. Nick had tried to get her to go to Grissom before jumping into a loveless marriage but she only wanted the best for her son. When she began having complications with her pregnancy it was Nick who had been by her side. There had been times when he had scolded her for not telling Grissom particularly the first three months of Nicky's life. The baby had clung to life and Sara had never left the neonatal unit until he was out of danger. Given his poor start in life, every month had been a battle. Little Nicky was in and out of hospital with preemie complications. Nick just had to turn on the television to get an update on his god son. Jared's mother was often in front of the cameras playing the distraught mother in law urging viewers to pray for the baby and to show their support to their family by supporting Jared Robertson. It made Nick sick but it had paid off. Jared was now a senator and money continued to pour in for his support.
Now, Sara was ready to get out of the mess. Nick had not had the heart to tell her that while she had been in the hospital with Nicky's birth, he had spotted Jared with another woman. It was obvious they had been sexually active since they were seen straightening their clothes as they exited the limo. Nick had wondered why the press had not caught him in the act sooner but then again his mother was good at hiding that kind of stuff or paying off the right people. The sooner Sara was away from that family the better off he would breathe.