He sat outside of her apartment, waiting. He knew that Nick was with
her, which made him angry; he never thought that Nick deserved her.
~In the apartment~
Sara had fallen asleep on his shoulder; he didn't want to wake her because she looked so peaceful. He looked at the clock it was past midnight, his attention went back to her, and he shifted. "Nick," he had waken her up. "Sorry," he whispered, he put his arms around her and kissed her forehead; "go back to sleep," he said quietly.
After she had finally fallen back asleep, he slowly picked her up, took her to her bedroom, and carefully set her down. He turned to leave,
"Where are you going?" he wasn't careful enough, he turned back around and sat down next to her
" I have to take care of a few things, I'll be back soon I promise." He bent over and kissed her "now, go back to sleep."
"Fine," she said with a smile, he smiled back, kissed her again and left.
Brad watched him leave; he knew it was now or never. He opened his car door, and quietly walked to her apartment, he picked the lock, an old trick he had learned in high school, and opened the door. He looked around for a few minutes before he found her, sound asleep. He could barely breath as he watched her sleep "she's so beautiful," he thought "she must be mine"
He sat down next to her, and put his hand on he hip.
"Sara," he whispered into her ear,
"Sara," he said a bit louder. She woke up and rolled over, when she saw that it wasn't Nick, it startled her, she jumped up and leaned against the wall.
"Brad, how did you get in here?" she asked
" That doesn't matter, all that matters is that I'm here with you." He said while moving toward her.
" What do you want?" she asked with a hint of fear in her voice.
One word was all, 'you.' He had her cornered; he started to kiss her, his hand slid down her back. She pushed him away knocking him into the edge of the bed, this made him angry; he grabbed her by the throat and held her against the wall
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He said as he spat on her face. He saw the fear in her dark brown eyes he found this amusing. When he finally let go, she fell to the floor gasping for air. When she felt his hand on her, she kicked him with all her might; this got him off of her. She half ran; half crawled into the next room. He was outraged, he ran into the next room, and hit her head on the table
" You can run but you can't hide." He said as tears started to stream down her face. She kicked him, and tried to push him off of her, but he was too strong, "You think your stronger then me?" he asked. He smiled at her; she turned away to avoid his eyes. Anger swelled up inside of him, he hit her again and again, he hit her until she started to bleed, then he put his hands back around her throat again, before he could inflict anymore pain, he heard Nick's car pull up. He looked at her, she was bleeding, and bruises covered her neck, she was shaking from all the pain. He bent over and kissed her
" I love you." He whispered, at that he jumped out the window and went down the fire escape.
Nick turned the corner, to find that the door was wide open; he rushed in to find Sara lying on the floor.
" Oh my God," he said under his breath. He sat down next to her,
"Nick," she whispered
"Don't talk…who did this to you?" he asked as he held her in his arms. Tears began to run down her face, again.
"You know I don't like it when you cry," he said while fighting back his own tears.
"It was Brad," she managed to say
"I'm sorry, I should have stayed here with you…oh my God." He ran his hands along the bruises on her neck
" I love you, and I'll never leave your side again." He kissed her.
"Don't tell Grissom," she said in a shaky voice. She could imagine how Grissom would react.
"Ok," he said while wiping a tear away. When she fell asleep, he made a promise to himself that he would get Brad for what he did to Sara.
~In the apartment~
Sara had fallen asleep on his shoulder; he didn't want to wake her because she looked so peaceful. He looked at the clock it was past midnight, his attention went back to her, and he shifted. "Nick," he had waken her up. "Sorry," he whispered, he put his arms around her and kissed her forehead; "go back to sleep," he said quietly.
After she had finally fallen back asleep, he slowly picked her up, took her to her bedroom, and carefully set her down. He turned to leave,
"Where are you going?" he wasn't careful enough, he turned back around and sat down next to her
" I have to take care of a few things, I'll be back soon I promise." He bent over and kissed her "now, go back to sleep."
"Fine," she said with a smile, he smiled back, kissed her again and left.
Brad watched him leave; he knew it was now or never. He opened his car door, and quietly walked to her apartment, he picked the lock, an old trick he had learned in high school, and opened the door. He looked around for a few minutes before he found her, sound asleep. He could barely breath as he watched her sleep "she's so beautiful," he thought "she must be mine"
He sat down next to her, and put his hand on he hip.
"Sara," he whispered into her ear,
"Sara," he said a bit louder. She woke up and rolled over, when she saw that it wasn't Nick, it startled her, she jumped up and leaned against the wall.
"Brad, how did you get in here?" she asked
" That doesn't matter, all that matters is that I'm here with you." He said while moving toward her.
" What do you want?" she asked with a hint of fear in her voice.
One word was all, 'you.' He had her cornered; he started to kiss her, his hand slid down her back. She pushed him away knocking him into the edge of the bed, this made him angry; he grabbed her by the throat and held her against the wall
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He said as he spat on her face. He saw the fear in her dark brown eyes he found this amusing. When he finally let go, she fell to the floor gasping for air. When she felt his hand on her, she kicked him with all her might; this got him off of her. She half ran; half crawled into the next room. He was outraged, he ran into the next room, and hit her head on the table
" You can run but you can't hide." He said as tears started to stream down her face. She kicked him, and tried to push him off of her, but he was too strong, "You think your stronger then me?" he asked. He smiled at her; she turned away to avoid his eyes. Anger swelled up inside of him, he hit her again and again, he hit her until she started to bleed, then he put his hands back around her throat again, before he could inflict anymore pain, he heard Nick's car pull up. He looked at her, she was bleeding, and bruises covered her neck, she was shaking from all the pain. He bent over and kissed her
" I love you." He whispered, at that he jumped out the window and went down the fire escape.
Nick turned the corner, to find that the door was wide open; he rushed in to find Sara lying on the floor.
" Oh my God," he said under his breath. He sat down next to her,
"Nick," she whispered
"Don't talk…who did this to you?" he asked as he held her in his arms. Tears began to run down her face, again.
"You know I don't like it when you cry," he said while fighting back his own tears.
"It was Brad," she managed to say
"I'm sorry, I should have stayed here with you…oh my God." He ran his hands along the bruises on her neck
" I love you, and I'll never leave your side again." He kissed her.
"Don't tell Grissom," she said in a shaky voice. She could imagine how Grissom would react.
"Ok," he said while wiping a tear away. When she fell asleep, he made a promise to himself that he would get Brad for what he did to Sara.