Nick found himself at the trailer elbow deep in books and half asleep. He should have gone home hours ago but he knew that he wouldn't be able to sleep until he had some answers. He had felt something around Sean and the waitress and he was sure that something had brushed against him while he fought the man last night. He knew that he could pick up on Monroe but had always thought it was a scent or just the fact that he knew the man so well. Now, he wasn't so sure.

He shifted slightly and then hissed as it pulled on the cuts on his skin, he pulled up his shirt and looked at them. That was another thing that he'd noticed as he looked at the healing lines in interest. Something else was going on and he had a feeling it was more than just his Grimm abilities settling.

xXx

Sean grew concerned when Nick wasn't home when he got there. He walked through the apartment while he played with his phone. Nick had mentioned that he had some work to do and he was sure that it was Grimm work. He fiddled with the phone and sighed before slipping it away. He would give him another hour before calling as he walked into his office and soon got caught up in his work.

Sean blew out a breath as he shut his computer down and looked at the clock in concern. He tapped his pen on the table before pulling out his phone and just looked at it. He pulled up Nick's number and hesitated with his thumb over the screen. He placed the phone back on the table and stared at it. He knew that he was on edge after the attack last night but he also knew he wouldn't be able to sleep without knowing. He picked up the phone again and called Nick.

He listened as the call rang out and he got Nick's answering message. He hung up then called him again with the same results. He blew out a breath as he hung up.

"Where are you," Sean whispered as he stood up.

He paced a few steps then it dawned on him and he felt like an idiot.

"The trailer," Sean muttered.

xXx

Sean casually scaled the fence of the holding yard and walked along the rows of trailers and cars until he came to Nick's trailer. He knew he'd made the right choice when he spotted Nick's truck, tucked away beside the trailer. He carefully stepped up to the door and knocked first, he didn't want to startle the man. When Nick didn't answer, he slipped out the key. He opened the door and smiled when he spotted Nick asleep, slumped over the desk and surrounded by books.

"Nick?" Sean whispered and the man twitched in his sleep.

He stepped closer as he ducked his head and gently laid a hand on Nick's shoulder. He rubbed his shoulder and gently touched on the skin of his neck where he could still see the bruising. Slowly Nick woke up under his hands as Sean kneaded the tight muscles.

"I hope that's Sean," Nick muttered into his books. "Cos I'm going to be pissed, if it's not."

Sean chuckled and added his other hand into rubbing his shoulders, taking care not to touch on any area that he knew that Nick had been hit. He stepped closer and ran his hands into Nick's hair and the man went boneless. Sean chuckled as Nick moaned and shifted until he was sitting up.

"I tried calling you," Sean remarked as he stepped back.

"Really?" Nick asked. "I didn't hear my phone go off."

Nick patted down his pockets as Sean stood back with his head tilted, so he didn't hit the top of the trailer.

"Bugger," Nick cursed and looked up at him. "Must have left it in the car."

Sean smirked and sat down on the narrow bed beside Nick.

"What were you doing?" Sean asked, looking the books over.

"Trying to work something out," Nick muttered. "And finding nothing."

"Anything I can help you with?" Sean inquired and Nick got an odd look on his face.

Nick lifted his hand up and Sean looked at it, seeing the red marks still around his wrist. Nick leaned forward slightly and cupped his face as he closed his eyes. Sean held still, unsure what the man was doing as Nick stilled. He watched in interest as the Grimm frowned and started to breathe a little heavier. Nick then let his hand fall as he bowed his head and Sean placed his hand on Nick's knee and rubbed his leg.

"Okay?" Sean asked in concern.

"I think…" Nick trailed off. "I need sleep."

Sean snorted in amusement, he knew that feeling well.

"I know a bed that's waiting for me," Sean commented. "I'm happy to share."

Nick lifted his head and looked at him, his eyes seeing right through him. Sean shivered at that expression before his eyes snapped into focus.

"I'll take you up on that offer," Nick replied and gave him a grin.

Just like that, Sean was looking at Nick again before him and he ran his hand further up his leg.

"I'm happy to drive," Sean offered.

"That's a lot of happy, you don't want the rumour of that getting around."

xXx

When they walked through the front door of Sean's apartment. He reached out and grabbed Nick's hand. The other man turned to him in question and Sean gently tugged him closer as he softly kicked the door closed.

"What?" Nick uttered.

Sean stepped forward as he grabbed Nick's other hand and looked down at him. He released him and let his hands rest on his hips instead. He gently pulled him close until there was no space between them. He ducked down and took the shorter man in a lingering kiss as he wrapped his arms around him. He could feel Nick's hands on his skin and brushing against his lower back. That vulnerable spot as Sean kissed down Nick's neck, being careful of the bruising.

"Hmm," Nick moaned as Sean's hands slipped around his ass. "I heard there was a bed and sleep on offer, since it is past midnight."

"Ah, the life of a police officer," Sean purred. "The high life of caffeine and lack of sleep."

Nick snorted and Sean kissed his neck once more, taking in the taste of him before stepping back. His hands resting on his hips.

"Lead the way, my prince." Sean mocked, with his head tilted to the side.

"Ha!" Nick laughed. "I won't say what that makes you."

Sean rumbled a laugh and followed after the other man.

xXx

Sean woke to the feeling of someone draped over his back and a soft snore in his ear. He still wasn't used to the feeling and tensed before he realised that it was Nick. He turned his head slightly to look into Nick's sleeping face, the man was completely out of it as he lay half covering him and using him as a pillow. Instead of pulling back from the feeling, he took it in. He was not good with relationships and preferred sex without attachments. Which brought him back to his problem with Adalind but he tried not to think about that with Nick draped over his back.

He gently reached back and ran his hand down to Nick's hip. The man twitched slightly and he became aware of another part of Nick as he shifted. He felt himself respond to that as he ran his hand over Nick's skin until he rolled away onto his other side. Sean shifted around and curled along Nick's back as his hand continued to explore as he pushed the blanket back. He ran his fingers under the claw marks and could see that they had scabbed over already. He'd noticed, since Nick had been shot, that he had started to heal faster. He wasn't sure if the Grimm was aware of that or not as he gently ran his fingers over the bruising.

"That tickles," Nick muttered.

"Does it?" Sean purred and kissed the back of his neck. "What does that feel like?"

"That you are testing the waters?"

Sean smiled and kissed Nick's shoulder as his hands slid down his side and over his hip. Nick was all muscle from training and his natural gift of being a Grimm. Sean slipped one of his legs between Nick's as he trailed kisses down his neck and shoulders. He pushed down on the temptation to bite down as he tasted his salty skin. His hand slipped over his hip and grasp his hard cock. Nick moaned as he bucked his hips forward and Sean gasped as he rubbed back into him.

It wouldn't take much for Sean to roll that little further and take the other man but he held himself back. Just the sight of the bruising and cuts reminded him that Nick may not be up to that. Nick shifted further back into him so that there was no room and rocked his hips back into him. Sean was having trouble controlling his natural reaction to dominate the situation as Nick worked him up. He moved up onto one elbow as he rocked his hips forward and Nick pushed back into him. It wouldn't take much to slip into the other man, to push him down into the mattress and take him completely. To bite down into his skin and taste his blood.

"Sean," Nick gasped.

Sean snapped back into focus and pulled back sharply. Nick took advantage and with surprising agility as he twisted around in his hold. Then he was kissing him as he took his cock in his hand and was pulling him in time with Sean's own movements. Nick growled low in the back of his throat and the sound went right through him as he thrust forward hard. Nick met him the whole way as Sean's hands grabbed him and pulled him close.

The kisses became rougher and he rolled on top of the other man. He slipped between Nick's legs as one hand grabbed his hip and he thrust into the hand that Nick still had on him as they panted. He could feel himself getting closer. Could feel his fingers digging into Nick's skin as he growled and lowered his head to his neck. Nick's free hand tangled in his hair, pulled him close and he bit down sharply. Blood filled his mouth and he came hard as he pushed the other man down. He heard Nick gasp as he swallowed his blood and felt something twist in his stomach.

"Sean!"

He came back to himself sharply and pulled back. Nick looked up at him with a dazed look in his eyes, almost like he was drugged. Sean cursed and quickly rolled off him.

"Nick," Sean whispered and quickly rushed to the bathroom to grab a towel.

He pushed the towel against Nick's neck as the other man's eyes slipped closed.

"Nick!" Sean panicked, he hadn't meant to do that. "Nick!"

Nick's eyes slowly opened as he tried to focus on him. He'd never had this happen before but he'd never been this close to a Grimm before either. Slowly something seemed to come back into Nick's eyes as he focused on him.

"Sorry," Sean gasped, all composure gone now. "Nick?"

"Hmm," Nick muttered. "Tired."

"Nick?" Sean whispered. "Just look at me?"

Nick's eyes slowly seemed to clear as he looked up at him. Sean pulled away the towel then frowned at the mark. There was only a little blood on the towel and the bite mark didn't look that deep but he remembered swallowing down Nick's blood. Could taste it in his mouth as he ran his fingertips over the spot. It looked like that he'd only scraped his teeth over his skin.

"Sean?" Nick uttered.

Sean looked at the expression of confusion on Nick's face and was sure it was reflected in his own face. He quickly used the towel to clean himself and Nick up as the other man watched him.

"Your hands are shaking," Nick whispered.

Sean paused and looked at his hands, they were shaking. He just laid back down and pulled Nick close. The man folded into him and slipped one of his legs between his as Sean's hands ran into his hair.

"Sorry," Sean whispered into his neck.

"Hmm?" Nick muttered. "You keep saying that."

"I'm not sure what came over me," Sean admitted and Nick tensed.

Nick ran his hand down his side to rest on his hip and Sean soaked that in. He expected the man to pull back, to be repulsed but he didn't. It had taken a lot for him to admit to a lack of control. He prided himself on his self-control but it had slipped before.

"We'll just take it slow," Nick muttered into his neck. "This is new for both of us."

Nick relaxed in his arms until he slipped into sleep as Sean held him. They didn't have to be up for another couple of hours as Sean ran his thumb over Nick's skin. It wasn't as easy for Sean to shake what had happened or what he thought had happened.

xXx

Sean leaned on the railing of his balcony as he looked out over the city as it woke up around him with a mug of coffee in his hand. His mind was a whirlwind of thoughts as he stood there and he couldn't focus on just one issue. He glanced over when he heard the glass doors slide behind him. Nick stepped out with a mug of his own in his hand.

"Bit chilly out here," Nick remarked. "Might rain later."

Sean nodded and leaned back on the railing as he took in the image that Nick made as he stood there. The wind ruffling his hair as he looked at him.

"Thought you might have done a runner on me," Nick said with a quirk to his lips. "Then realised that this is your apartment."

"Couldn't sleep," Sean remarked as he looked down into his mug.

"Because of what happened before?" Nick questioned as he stepped closer.

"In part," Sean answered.

"Sean," Nick drew his name out as he closed the distance to him with a frown. "Did you taste my blood?"

"Yes," Sean answered as he closed himself off.

"Won't that take your powers away?"

"What?" Sean uttered with a frown. "Take my powers away?"

"Blood of a Grimm," Nick mentioned and Sean snorted.

"I am not a Hexenbiest, Nick." Sean drawled. "I am part Zauberbiest."

"Male Hexenbiest," Nick said with a shrug and Sean groaned.

"Not the same."

"Care you clarify that?"

"We share some powers but we are not the same," Sean explained. "It is more than just being male or female. I am only part Zauberbiest which makes me a hybrid, due to my Royal and human blood. I did not inherent much from my mother which was a blessing in a way. My family didn't see me as much of a threat. If I had been born a female or inherited more power from my mother, it might have been a different story…"

Nick stood in front of him and sipped on his coffee as he milled over what Sean had told him. He had told very few people that information. Nick looked at him and his eyes slipped out of focus slightly and Sean woged for him. Nick quirked a smile at that as Sean looked into his dark eyes and held back a shiver. He was still getting used to that look as he let his wild nature go.

"Do you have trouble holding that form?" Nick asked in interest. "You never hold it for long."

Sean shrugged a shoulder, he always felt self-conscious of his other form. He'd hidden it for so long that it felt odd to pull it forward. For that power to flood through his body. Nick must have picked up on his how he felt as he let the conversation drop. He came to stand next to him and leaned on the rail. They stood there in comfortable silence for a while.

"Can I expect to be bitten…when we have sex?" Nick remarked mildly.

Sean coughed when his coffee went down the wrong way and Nick gave him a look of amusement.

"I'll take that as a yes," Nick muttered.

xXx

Sean opened up his e-mails, when he arrived at his office, and was drawn to one first. He opened it then sat back as he stared at the ultrasound of the baby on the screen. He didn't know what to think as he looked at the image of a child that could be his. He had not expected a one-night stand to have such lasting effects and he knew that this was just the beginning. He glanced up to see Nick seated at his desk in the pen and sighed. He'd made this mess, had taken a selfish and manipulative woman to his bed and now he had to deal with the results.

He slipped out one of his spare phones from his desk drawer and dialled a number from memory.

"Can you talk?" Sean asked over the phone in French.

"Yes," Meisner replied. "You got my e-mail."

"Yes," Sean answered as he brought up the medical report then paused. "Did you read the medical report?"

"Yes," Meisner confirmed. "But only quickly. She is looking well for her condition."

"Any interest in her?"

"Plenty, but no one was following her."

"Keep close," Sean ordered.

Meisner hung up and Sean was left looking at his phone before his eyes were drawn back to the scan. He looked up when Wu knocked on his door and he waved him in. He felt instantly on edge at the look on the man's face.

"Bad case," Wu said softly. "Highway patrolman has been killed…scalped. In fact."

Sean felt the blood drain from his face as anger bolted through him. His mind drawn away from Adalind and the baby and onto something that he could do something about.

xXx

"Yea," Sean called out when Wu knocked at his door.

"Finally got a hit on the man that broke into your apartment, sir." Wu reported as he walked in and closed the door. "Took a while to find him due to the fact that he is from Rotterdam in the Netherlands. He has a lengthy criminal record that filled three pages and is on wanted lists in two countries."

Wu held the file out and Sean took it in his hand, he had expected as much.

"How did he get into the country?" Sean questioned as he opened the file.

"We haven't found a record of him entering the country," Wu countered. "We are seeing if he came in on a fake passport. Which seems likely."

"Good work," Sean told Wu and the man paused. "Keep looking."

Wu didn't leave and Sean looked up from the file.

"The tattoo on his hand was flagged in the system when I entered the photo," Wu told him.

"What department?"

"FBI," Wu remarked dryly and Sean paused.

"Do we know how he got into my apartment?" Sean questioned instead of addressing that.

"Broke into the apartment under yours," Wu answered. "Cut through the glass window and climbed up onto the balcony. He knew what he was doing and from his rap sheet, he's done this many times before."

"Right," Sean said as he tapped his pen on the table. "Unless the FBI says otherwise, keep digging."

"Yes, sir."

xXx

"Burkhardt," Nick answered his phone.

"Hey, Nick," Monroe greeted and Nick smiled. "So, dinner tonight?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Well Rosalee was wondering…if you would mind…well, I don't know how to ask this but Rosalee and…"

"Is it okay if Juliette comes around for dinner as well?" Rosalee cut in as she grabbed the phone.

"Ah," Nick stuttered. "Um, sure. Yeah, that's fine."

"Thanks, Nick." Rosalee exclaimed.

"Thanks, Nick." Monroe echoed, once he got his phone back off his girlfriend. "They have become a bit like girlfriends."

Nick snorted at the thought as he leaned back in his chair at his desk in the station.

"You can bring Sean if you want to," Monroe said quickly. "I don't mind feeling like a fifth wheel!"

Nick chuckled at that.

"I don't think that would be a good idea," Nick replied as his eyes were drawn over to Sean in his office. "He's got a lot on his mind at the moment. I could ask Hank?"

"Yeah," Monroe said cheerfully. "Much better idea-not that Sean wasn't a good idea. Just-"

"I understand," Nick cut in with a sigh. "I'll see you at about six?"

"Yeah man. See you tonight."

Nick smiled as he hung up his phone and went back to his computer.

xXx

Juliette nervously played with her napkin as Nick and Hank shared a work joke as they ate at the table. Rosalee was talking about an odd customer that had come into the shop as Monroe hung on her every word. She had gotten used to Rosalee and thought she was sweet but Monroe still put her on edge. Her eye caught on Nick as he laughed and he seemed more carefree than she had seen him in a long time.

Nick turned his eyes towards her and she felt a bolt run through her and knew that she still wasn't over the man. Nick smiled at her before turning toward Rosalee and laughed at what she was saying as Monroe piped in. They tried to draw her into the conversation and she was grateful as they ate. She'd felt so disconnected with her old life, once her memories came back. She also had her regrets as her eyes lingered on Nick and how she had handled everything.

"This is great," Nick commented to Monroe. "Bit spicy."

"Rosalee put a bit too much chilli in," Monroe mentioned with a soft look at the woman.

"Very good," Nick added. "Keep that up, Rosalee."

Rosalee blushed under the praise and Nick gave her a grin.

"How's the clinic?" Nick asked Juliette and she started.

"Um," Juliette uttered. "Good, like I never left."

"I bet they were happy to see you back," Hank added.

"Yeah," Juliette muttered. "Mum was happy to have her house back as well."

"Have you found a place?" Monroe asked. "Or still couch surfing?"

"Ally is letting me rent a room," Juliette stated without looking at Nick. "It's a big house and she works nights so I don't see her much."

"Sounds like when I lived with my ex-wife," Hank laughed. "Was better that way, I didn't have to see her."

They gave a laugh as Hank grinned.

"Did you get a place, Nick?" Juliette asked and she noticed the glances that went around the table.

"I'm staying with a work friend," Nick commented mildly and Hank coughed.

"Not Hank?" Juliette said with a frown.

"No," Nick answered and Juliette could tell that he wasn't going to say anymore.

"He crashed here for a long time," Monroe cut in. "Not that I minded, that is."

"Yeah, sure." Hank drawled. "I see you upgraded in roommates quickly."

Nick barked a laugh as Rosalee blushed again.

"Even put a ring on this one," Hank added with another laugh.

Monroe wrapped his arm around Rosalee and just beamed and they all relaxed back. Juliette felt like she belonged in a way and her eyes strayed over to Nick again.

xXx

Sean looked up when he heard his front door open and close. Then the soft sound of singing and he smiled. Nick was in a good mood, if he was singing. He listened as Nick made his way to the kitchen before he focused back on his computer. The other man would know he was there if he needed him which was proven correct when he looked up and saw Nick in the doorway.

"Hey," Nick greeted with a grin. "Do you want a drink? I was just going to make up a Jack and cola."

"Sounds good, thanks." Sean commented. "How was dinner?"

"Really good," Nick added. "Monroe wants to meet for a training session tomorrow afternoon. I think with his parents and everything else that he has some steam to work off. You're welcome to come?"

"I have a late meeting tomorrow," Sean replied.

"No problems," Nick stated. "I'll get you that drink."

Nick slipped away from the door and Sean listened to his soft steps as he walked back to the kitchen. He found himself smiling as he leaned back in his chair and could just hear Nick's soft voice.

"So," Nick announced when he walked back into the office and placed the drink on the table. "I found out something interesting yesterday."

"That would be?" Sean asked before he sipped on his drink.

"What you see in me when you woge," Nick remarked and Sean stilled.

"Is that so?"

"Yes," Nick answered with an odd look in his eyes.

"You just found that out yesterday?"

"It wasn't high on my list."

Sean snorted and looked at Nick fondly. The man gave him a grin as he came around the desk and Sean leaned forward. He clicked away on the computer until he brought up the e-mail of Adalind's scan. He hesitated slightly before tapping it and the scan came up on the screen. He didn't look at Nick, he wasn't sure he wanted to see his expression.

"Adalind?" Nick questioned.

"Yes," Sean answered.

"Can you tell if it's a boy or girl?"

Sean stated and looked up at Nick beside him.

"No," Sean answered and sat back in his chair.

"May I?" Nick asked and pointed at the computer and Sean nodded.

Nick leaned forward and Sean took in his scent as he tapped away on the computer. He brought up the scan then the medical report. The image only ran for a few seconds and Sean's eyes were caught on it once again.

"Could be a girl," Nick remarked lightly. "Do you know what you are going to do?"

"Get her away from my family," Sean stated with a sigh. "Beyond that, I don't know."

Nick pulled back from the computer, turned and leaned back on his desk as he looked at him. He had that thoughtful look on his face as he looked over at the bookcase behind Sean.

"I can only do so much here," Sean added. "I can only hope that my contacts over there can get her to safety."

"You're not flying over there?"

"No," Sean answered. "I ran enough of a chance last time."

Nick nodded.

"You're taking this well," Sean broached and Nick blew out a breath.

"Well," Nick stated. "I can't say my life has been exactly 'normal' the last few years."

Sean reached out and placed his hand on his arm.

"Even this is a big change," Nick remarked. "Just over two years ago, I had a house and a woman that I was planning on marrying and now…Well, now; two of my friends aren't human and I'm living with a man that's about to have a baby with a woman that tried to kill my partner and me."

"Ah," Sean uttered and drew his hand back. "I might have had something to do with that last bit."

Nick tensed before him as his expression closed off.

"Not that I thought that Adalind would take it that far with Hank. I warned her," Sean said in his defence, feeling guilty about that. "She deserved what you did to her…I wouldn't have been so…lenient."

Nick just looked at him and Sean could only guess what he was thinking before he tapped the computer screen.

"And this?" Nick questioned.

"The chance that I will ever see the child are very slim, Nick." Sean commented, honestly. "There would be no way that it can be brought up by me and the chances that my family will get a hold of baby are very high. I can only try to get Adalind out of Vienna and into the hands of the resistance. That is the only chance they have."

"Is she on board with that?" Nick questioned, he was in police mode now. "Isn't this what she wants?"

"I believe that she had grand plans when my brother was still alive," Sean drawled. "A fairy tale of living in a castle and a happily ever after."

Nick snorted.

"I'm a Grimm," Nick stated. "I know how those fairy tales work out."