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"The first one's always the worst and I promise you something. I am going to be there for every single one of your nightmares, I'm going to make them go away like I did then Sara ok?"
"How?"
"Well I had an idea whilst you were sleeping I was wondering how you'd like to ."
"How I'd like to what?"
"How you'd like to move in with me?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well as I see it you don't want to go back to your house and I have a spare bedroom. And you're a friend in need and I can help you through all of this because I've been there Sara. I didn't mean it like we become boyfriend or girlfriend so don't worry. It's just I know how hard it is when you try and get over this on your own and if you move in you can have your own personal counsellor on hand night and day," He smiled brightly at his friend.
"Sounds a good offer to me. But are you sure? I mean I know how much my neat-freak tendencies bother you at the lab. Do you think you'll be able to handle me at your house 24/7?"
"Well you can always stay in the garage if you get to bad," He laughed and smiled at Sara, "But seriously I can cope I grew up with loads of brothers and sisters remember? I think I can cope with one little neat-freak."
"Ok then as soon as we get out of here I'm moving in buddy,"
"Great," he gave her a huge bear hug and tenderly stroked her bruised back. He noticed she didn't flinch when he did this despite the pain she must have been in.
The days until they were both discharged from the hospital passed quickly. When the day came Warrick drove the pair home and settled them in. Even though the team had specially prepared Nick's house so that there was no reminder of Chad Cooper around his house, both Sara and Nick felt strange walking in. The memories flooded back quickly, too quickly in fact. Sara took Nick's hand and squeezed lightly. She helped Nick manoeuvre around the house on his crutches and they unpacked her things.
The day went quickly and remarkably quietly, neither of them wanting to bring up what had happened just days before. Those kinds of memories were best forgotten not rehashed at every available opportunity. Sara liked the new arrangement, she got along well with Nick and his house was lovely. She'd moved in temporarily before however that had ended in disaster. She shook her head. The worst was over and Chad could never hurt her or Nick again. She needed to move on they both did.
The mood lightened later on in the day as both of them relaxed. As bedtime approached they began talking, any topic did as long as it didn't relate to bad experiences. They would have shared a bottle of wine, however since they were both on medication it probably wasn't such a great idea. They eventually gave into their tiredness at 3am and the both retreated up the stairs. They said their goodnights and left each other in the confines of their separate rooms.
Nick felt comfortable in his house despite the recent events and after undressing with a certain degree of difficulty he got into bed and fell asleep with extreme ease. He was a light sleeper and so when his door creaked open about an hour later he awoke with a start. He looked at his alarm clock and it's bright red display quoted the time as 5.34am. His attention went back to the small frame in the doorway and as it got closer to him realisation hit him. His eyes became accustomed to the darkness quickly and he saw Sara approaching his bed. She was wearing a neat pair of pyjama's that shone slightly with the minute amount of light that crept through the curtains.
Nick pulled back the duvet and Sara crawled into bed and carefully avoiding his sore leg she cuddled up next to him. He put his arm around her and pulled her even closer to his muscular form. Facing each other he looked into her eyes. She returned his gaze and he saw the fresh tears that were in her eyes.
"Another one?" He whispered.
"Yeah." She whispered back.
He hugged her tightly. She was hot and the familiar droplets of sweat caressed her brow. Her hair was drenched and her pyjama top felt damp.
She pushed herself away from him and quietly said, "I'm so sorry you have to." He put a finger to her lips.
"I don't have to do anything, I want to."
He stroked her face lightly and brushed the sweat away from her pretty face. He kissed her forehead lightly and smiled at her.
"I never knew you slept commando," she said quietly.
Embarrassment crept up on him slowly and he was glad that she couldn't see the crimson colour his face and neck had now become. He'd forgotten about that. He'd slept like that since he was at college. He decided that since he hadn't expected anyone to creep into his bed he should let himself off the hook.
"Sorry I'll go put some boxers on,"
She watched him as he crawled out of bed and reached for his dressing table. He held up a pair of boxers to the light and put them on in haste. He climbed back into bed and cuddled back up to his Sara. She was staring at him.
"What?"
"Nothing,"
"No come on I know I'm handsome but staring at me is just plain rude."
She giggled. "No it's just." She moved closer towards him and kissed his lips, slowly and softly. She broke the kiss moments later.
"What was that for?"
"For everything," She said. "Just for being there."
Then she kissed him again and this time it went on for longer. Until Nick broke the embrace.
"Sara I know this seems like a good idea now but it probably won't in the morning. We're best friends. If we progress to anything else let's just let time deal with it ok? Let's not rush into anything that you may regret."
Her hand crept to the contours of his face and she stroked his cheek tenderly. "Thank you,"
"For What?"
"Not rushing me into anything."
"No problem. I've been there remember?"
"I know but most guys wouldn't have understood. Thank you."
"Like I said its no problem and I'm not most guys. Now lets get some sleep shall we?"
"But what if I have another nightmare?"
"You won't. I'm here now and you're safe with me."
"Ok then you've persuaded me. Night Night Nick."
"Night Sara."
They slept intertwined for the night, Nick's arms acting like a shield to Sara. She woke up in the morning and she saw whom she was laying next to and sighed contentedly. She felt safe and even if they were just best mates, this still felt right. She smiled at her best friend and rested her head onto Nick's bare chest. She didn't feel scared or ashamed when she was with him and she liked that. She still however, felt tired and she closed her eyes, falling soon after into a peaceful sleep.
It's not a cliffhanger can you believe it? Reviews would be greatly appreciated and feedback on if you like the direction of the story or not would be great too. Thank you for taking your valuable time to read my story. Until next time =) XX
"The first one's always the worst and I promise you something. I am going to be there for every single one of your nightmares, I'm going to make them go away like I did then Sara ok?"
"How?"
"Well I had an idea whilst you were sleeping I was wondering how you'd like to ."
"How I'd like to what?"
"How you'd like to move in with me?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well as I see it you don't want to go back to your house and I have a spare bedroom. And you're a friend in need and I can help you through all of this because I've been there Sara. I didn't mean it like we become boyfriend or girlfriend so don't worry. It's just I know how hard it is when you try and get over this on your own and if you move in you can have your own personal counsellor on hand night and day," He smiled brightly at his friend.
"Sounds a good offer to me. But are you sure? I mean I know how much my neat-freak tendencies bother you at the lab. Do you think you'll be able to handle me at your house 24/7?"
"Well you can always stay in the garage if you get to bad," He laughed and smiled at Sara, "But seriously I can cope I grew up with loads of brothers and sisters remember? I think I can cope with one little neat-freak."
"Ok then as soon as we get out of here I'm moving in buddy,"
"Great," he gave her a huge bear hug and tenderly stroked her bruised back. He noticed she didn't flinch when he did this despite the pain she must have been in.
The days until they were both discharged from the hospital passed quickly. When the day came Warrick drove the pair home and settled them in. Even though the team had specially prepared Nick's house so that there was no reminder of Chad Cooper around his house, both Sara and Nick felt strange walking in. The memories flooded back quickly, too quickly in fact. Sara took Nick's hand and squeezed lightly. She helped Nick manoeuvre around the house on his crutches and they unpacked her things.
The day went quickly and remarkably quietly, neither of them wanting to bring up what had happened just days before. Those kinds of memories were best forgotten not rehashed at every available opportunity. Sara liked the new arrangement, she got along well with Nick and his house was lovely. She'd moved in temporarily before however that had ended in disaster. She shook her head. The worst was over and Chad could never hurt her or Nick again. She needed to move on they both did.
The mood lightened later on in the day as both of them relaxed. As bedtime approached they began talking, any topic did as long as it didn't relate to bad experiences. They would have shared a bottle of wine, however since they were both on medication it probably wasn't such a great idea. They eventually gave into their tiredness at 3am and the both retreated up the stairs. They said their goodnights and left each other in the confines of their separate rooms.
Nick felt comfortable in his house despite the recent events and after undressing with a certain degree of difficulty he got into bed and fell asleep with extreme ease. He was a light sleeper and so when his door creaked open about an hour later he awoke with a start. He looked at his alarm clock and it's bright red display quoted the time as 5.34am. His attention went back to the small frame in the doorway and as it got closer to him realisation hit him. His eyes became accustomed to the darkness quickly and he saw Sara approaching his bed. She was wearing a neat pair of pyjama's that shone slightly with the minute amount of light that crept through the curtains.
Nick pulled back the duvet and Sara crawled into bed and carefully avoiding his sore leg she cuddled up next to him. He put his arm around her and pulled her even closer to his muscular form. Facing each other he looked into her eyes. She returned his gaze and he saw the fresh tears that were in her eyes.
"Another one?" He whispered.
"Yeah." She whispered back.
He hugged her tightly. She was hot and the familiar droplets of sweat caressed her brow. Her hair was drenched and her pyjama top felt damp.
She pushed herself away from him and quietly said, "I'm so sorry you have to." He put a finger to her lips.
"I don't have to do anything, I want to."
He stroked her face lightly and brushed the sweat away from her pretty face. He kissed her forehead lightly and smiled at her.
"I never knew you slept commando," she said quietly.
Embarrassment crept up on him slowly and he was glad that she couldn't see the crimson colour his face and neck had now become. He'd forgotten about that. He'd slept like that since he was at college. He decided that since he hadn't expected anyone to creep into his bed he should let himself off the hook.
"Sorry I'll go put some boxers on,"
She watched him as he crawled out of bed and reached for his dressing table. He held up a pair of boxers to the light and put them on in haste. He climbed back into bed and cuddled back up to his Sara. She was staring at him.
"What?"
"Nothing,"
"No come on I know I'm handsome but staring at me is just plain rude."
She giggled. "No it's just." She moved closer towards him and kissed his lips, slowly and softly. She broke the kiss moments later.
"What was that for?"
"For everything," She said. "Just for being there."
Then she kissed him again and this time it went on for longer. Until Nick broke the embrace.
"Sara I know this seems like a good idea now but it probably won't in the morning. We're best friends. If we progress to anything else let's just let time deal with it ok? Let's not rush into anything that you may regret."
Her hand crept to the contours of his face and she stroked his cheek tenderly. "Thank you,"
"For What?"
"Not rushing me into anything."
"No problem. I've been there remember?"
"I know but most guys wouldn't have understood. Thank you."
"Like I said its no problem and I'm not most guys. Now lets get some sleep shall we?"
"But what if I have another nightmare?"
"You won't. I'm here now and you're safe with me."
"Ok then you've persuaded me. Night Night Nick."
"Night Sara."
They slept intertwined for the night, Nick's arms acting like a shield to Sara. She woke up in the morning and she saw whom she was laying next to and sighed contentedly. She felt safe and even if they were just best mates, this still felt right. She smiled at her best friend and rested her head onto Nick's bare chest. She didn't feel scared or ashamed when she was with him and she liked that. She still however, felt tired and she closed her eyes, falling soon after into a peaceful sleep.
It's not a cliffhanger can you believe it? Reviews would be greatly appreciated and feedback on if you like the direction of the story or not would be great too. Thank you for taking your valuable time to read my story. Until next time =) XX