UnProfessionalism 4: Milestones

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Junior year... Austin was now in his junior year of high school and had just gotten his learner's permit and was very eager to start driving. Tristan would be testing soon for his too. Emily was in the first grade now, and Nick and Allie finally had a moment to themselves.

Nick tried to work less in the field for a short time but thought for sure he was going to go nuts. Nick learned that Austin got his restlessness from him for sure. While Nick was experimenting with limited field time, he was able to finish all his backlog of paperwork and clean his office to where it was immaculate. And for the first time since Nick has worked at the crime lab they weren't understaffed which gave him more leeway with his schedule, so he was able to be home more often.

The only down side was trying to teach these rookies which was now the responsibility of Nick as supervisor and Greg as the assistant supervisor, now that he was back in the field. The lab had gone under some serious changes over the years. Sara had left the lab for real this time to spend time with her husband. DB left years ago for just about the same reason he wanted to spend time with his family. Hodges was now a CSI, and a young lady named Roxy Sanchez she was new, and today was the first day for another newbie Dylan Mumford from New York.

"I like this." Nick said holding Allie closer to him as they lay in the bed together just enjoying each other's company. Allie had her head on Nick's shoulder and her arms around his chest. Nick had his arm around her and the other behind his head.

"I like this too." Allie said lifting her head up to look at Nick. Nick looked down at Allie smiling at her. Nick smiled at her. Nick moved his hand to her face bringing it up to his kissing her. Nick moved to get in a better position to kiss her neck. Allie pushed her hands under Nick's shirt feeling his warm skin pulling him close. Allie ran her hands through his hair as she pulled him into another kiss.

She was jealous of the way he had aged. Nick had some wrinkles but he looked the same. His hair had grayed around his ears and the rest was a little salt and peppered. Nick had the just about the worst eye sight but refused to wear glasses. Allie had felt very self conscious about her aging but in Nick's eyes she was still the most beautiful woman.

"Nick, the kids… are going to be here… soon…" Allie said breathless, almost panting but Nick kissed her again interrupting her. Nick looked at the clock and kissed her again.

"We have time." Nick growled in her ear as he started to pull at her yoga pants. They had little time for each other being swamped with work, PTA meetings, concerts, sporting events, homework, and everything else that came with being the parents to three children. So any moment that had alone they cherish and tried to make the best of it. They were a big blended family.

Nick moved the blanket to partly cover them. Allie pulled Nick's shirt and he moved so she could pull it off and then went back to kiss her. They enjoyed each other's company whether it was watching TV, their lunches that served as there date night, or activities such as these ones.

"Auggie, look. Mommy and daddy are wrestling." Emily said as Austin pulled her out of there room. Nick hopped off of Allie as Emily squirmed away hopping on their bed.

"Emily, come on. Let me make you a snack." Austin said as Nick and Allie tried to catch their bearing.

"Okay, Auggie." Emily said, Austin's nickname Auggie was resurrected by Emily. Once Emily left Austin looked at Nick and Allie and shook his head.

"I'll be right out." Allie said Austin followed Emily out. Once the coast was clear, Nick put his shirt back on and Allie pulled Nick into a fiery kiss.

"Hmmm…" Nick purred but Allie pushed away.

"I told you the kids were going to be home." Allie told him leaving the room pretending to be angry. "Where's Tristan?" Allie asked.

"He had play practice today." Austin said eating some grapes as he prepared a bowl for Emily.

"Austin, you ready?" Nick said joining the family in the dining room.

"Yup." Austin said tossing another grape into his mouth.

"Where you boys going?" Allie asked helping Emily get her homework out.

"Driving." Austin said taking the keys from Nick. Nick kissed Allie and Emily and followed Austin out.

Nick thought that Austin was a little space cadet like but figured that once behind the wheel that he would be able to focus like he did on the football field. However Nick was wrong. Austin was having trouble picking up the directions and he seemed to be easily distracted.

"Dad, you make me nervous when you grab the handle." Austin said looking at Nick.

"You make me nervous when you look at me when you are driving. Eyes on the road." Nick instructed. "Austin, hit the brakes." Nick said.

"Why? The lights green."

"Because the other cars are stopped." Nick said Austin slammed on the brakes causing both of their heads to jolt.

"Sorry." Austin said looking at Nick.

"Be easy on my brakes. Eyes on the road, please." Nick said again. "With right turns you got to be careful not to take the turn to wide but not to sharp either, okay?"

"Yes."

"Take this turn." Nick said Austin took the turn and hit the curb. Nick immediately grimaced, Nick's phone started to go off. "Pull over." Nick instructed as he opened a text from Brass.

"Do you have to go?" Austin asked slightly disappointed.

"Yeah, sorry bud." Nick said padding Austin on the shoulder. "Tomorrow we can go driving."

"Okay." Austin said putting his disappointment to the side.

Nick, Morgan, and the rookie Dylan went to a suspected burglary homicide at a small apartment complex. Greg was across town with Roxy and Hodges. When Nick initially read their files Dylan's stood out because it reminded Nick of him. Forensic science was a nerd's game when Nick first got in and still was today, you had to be smart and be ready for policies and technology around you to be constantly changing.

The only difference between Nick and Dylan was that Nick wasn't a bumbling idiot. Dylan was the typical dumb jock. Dylan had told Nick that he was inspired to start a career in forensic science because of a show he watched as a child. However Dylan had high reviews from his old crime lab in New York, but if Dylan didn't work out Nick could always recycle him to another shift. Days were always losing people.

"What do you notice about the body?" Nick asked Dylan as Morgan started to process the nearby stairs.

"It's dead." Dylan replied taking a picture of the body. Nick rubbed his face unsure if he was joking, Nick heard Morgan snicker in the hallway. "I'm joking." Dylan said. "Rigor isn't right, so the body was moved."

After the initial photos were done they start with evidence collection. Nick thoroughly watched and inspected each evidence bag before letting Dylan even touch the evidence he was collecting. Dylan looked like he was getting slightly agitated with Nick watching over him, but Nick had already warned him that things are done a certain way and there was very little wiggle room. Nick wanted to make sure that the Las Vegas Crime Lab stayed the number one lab in the country.

"Nick, come here." Morgan said worried. Nick stood up and followed Morgan to the stairs.

"Do you smell that?" Morgan asked, Nick sniffed.

"Smoke?" Nick said with a new found worry. Nick started scanning the stairwell for a smoke detector. "Mumford, check for a smoke detector." Nick called out as the smoke smell became more abundant.

"There is one but it isn't hooked up… is that smoke?" Dylan asked as people started running down the stairs.

"What is going on?" Nick said grabbing a man.

"I don't know, man. It's all smoky up there." The man said pulling away from Nick.

"Did you call 911?" Dylan asked.

"No… isn't that you're job." The man said running away. Morgan took off up the stairs searching for the fire alarm.

"Go outside and get everyone away from the building and call for fire." Nick said chasing after Morgan. Dylan helped everyone out.

Morgan tries to activate the fire alarms but they don't work. Nick begins telling everyone to get out as the smoke became thicker almost making it difficult to breath.

"Morgan… we got to… go…" Nick said grabbing her as he coughed from the smoke. The hallway was completely engulfed with smoke and then floor started to shake a little as debris started to fall from above.

"Help…" someone said, Nick didn't hear it but Morgan did and pulled away from Nick.

"There's someone in there." Morgan cried running inside someone's apartment with Nick on her heels. They find a woman trapped under a support beam among other burning debris. Without hesitation Nick and Morgan started moving the debris.

"Hold on ma'am." Nick said lifting up the support beam as Morgan pulled her out. Everyone's adrenaline was in full effect and Morgan pulled to hard and falls over the corner of the woman's bed. Nick looked at Morgan as he helped the woman up. "Go!" Nick instructed the woman. The building shook sending another storm of debris to them. Nick looked as a piece of debris caught Morgan at the waist sending her to the ground. "Morgan!" Nick said going to her aid.

Morgan tried to push the debris off but was in the worst pain in her life and Nick tried and tried but the debris that was crushing Morgan was too heavy. Nick felt blisters burning into his hand from the heat of the hot debris. He could see Morgan slipping away.

"Morgan, stay with me." Nick said hearing a crumble from above. He looks up to see pieces of debris headed his way. Nick shielded his head and covered Morgan as it rained heavy hot burning debris onto the both of them.

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