Morning After Ch10

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Morning After Ch10: L is for Lies

The nurse was checking a very alert and quickly recovering Nick Stokes who just the day before was on life support and changed to a talking and stubborn Texan.

"how are you feeling today, Mr. Stokes?" the nurse asked though he felt better or convinced himself that he felt better, he was still pretty banged up. His eye socket and jaw were still broken; he had still been shot twice so his physical appearance was still not at the best.

"Better now" he said as Wendy walked inside the room. She needed to tell him she was pregnant before he heard it from anyone else. She didn't want to have people congratulating them especially if Nick didn't know what was going on. "How are you, darling?"

"Fine, I have to talk to you" she said sitting down at the end of his bed picking her nails. Nick sat up; fighting his muscles was so sore.

"What's wrong?" he asked lightly touching her arm, she picked at her nails nervous. Nick could see the nervousness she always did that when she was really nervous.

"Um... Wow" she said looking up fighting tears, should she be crying? She didn't even know herself. "I'm... I'm pregnant" she whispers looking back down at her fingers. She didn't want to look up and see that the man she had fallen in love with was just putting up a front and would bail leaving her with this kid. She felt him giving her a kiss on her forehead and hugging her. She hugged him back so relieved he was staying.

"I love you" he whispers in her ear she felt a tear escape. "There is no one on this earth I would rather have a child with then you"

"I love you too," she whispered back, they continue hugging for at least a minute. "Everybody already knows"

"What do you mean?"

"the doctor blabbed to the whole lab when I was Jane Doe, I don't care" Wendy laid next to Nick and they discussed what their futures had in store for them as co-workers, lovers and parents-to-be, which scared them both to death but they were both to scared to let their fear show.

Back at the station... Catherine waited for Brass to return to his office. He was in interrogation hold two suspects that were involved in Nick and Wendy's case. He returned frustrated.

"So?" Catherine said hoping they talked them only had circumstantial evidence but knew they were guilty.

"they didn't give me anything" Brass said, he had two options either let them walk which was not happening or have Nick come down and make an ID. The problem with that plan was Nick was still in the hospital but Wendy had a serious concussion with amnesia and even if she could ID the suspects any decent lawyer could rip it to shreds however Nick could. "Nick has to come down and make an ID or they walk"

"Jim?" Catherine said very hesitate trying to protect Nick.

"I know Cath, but this is our only chance on getting these guys if they walk you know we won't see them again... I can't just let these guys walk" Jim said, she knew he was right.

"I'll call him but only if he's up to it and if his doctor let's him... We can't add any stress I would rather have Nick healthy then this collar" she called him and was surprise on how eager he was to come down.

Back at the hospital... "Are you sure you want to do this, babe?"

"Yes... They tried to kill you; I don't want them to think they scared us into not being able to still have our lives"

"They tried to kill you too"

"Tried but didn't and I have to show them that"

"I'm coming then, you have clothes at my apartment let me run over and grab you some... I'll be back" she said giving him a kiss.

Wendy walked into the parking garage and up to Nick's Denali, Greg dropped it off yesterday for her. She stopped at the driver side door when someone pushed her from behind. She dropped the keys and barely caught herself on the door. The person ripped her around and she recognizes the person.

"Hodges what are you doing?" she tries to shake his grip but can't and it just tightens. Fear consumes her body quicker than ever, Hodges looks evil his eyes filled with rage and jealously. "Let go of me" she cries

"I love you and you just use me! I would do anything for you and this is how you treat me, how dare you? I hope you and your Texan womanizer live happily ever after. Because just wait till he leaves you for another woman leaving you chewed up and used just like the little whore you are!" Hodges yelled he pushed her back up against the Denali she slides down to the ground paralyzed by fear and he spits on her "if you tell anyone about this, you don't even want to know what will happen" he kicks dirt on her and leaves, Wendy just sat on the ground for maybe a half an hour before leaving.

When she returns to the hospital Nick is curious on why it took so long when she lives right around the corner. But he sees her face; she looks deeply frightened and saddened.

"Are you alright, babe?" Nick asks concerned he touches her arm trying to comfort her.

"I'm fine I'm just nervous that's all" she lies to him.

"About what? You will be a great mother"

"About this line up what if I recognize them and them remember what happened? I just don't know if I can deal with it right now that's all" she cries not because of what she said though that did frighten her some, but laying to Nick really upset her, he hugs her tight.

"I don't want you to be upset, when I go in just sit in Brass' office"

"Good idea, see I'm just stressing myself out sorry to..."

"Don't say sorry, I'm sorry I didn't even think of how this could make you feel... I didn't me to be so headstrong; I guess I'm just angry about this...

I'm sorry" he said Wendy felt like crap. She didn't know why she lied to Nick, it was fear she was Hodges would hurt her, her baby, Nick or himself.

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