1 Every Once in Awhile…
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone of these people, or the Tahoe.
2 Chapter 2
Grissom walked into the break room in desperate need of some coffee. He saw someone lying on the floor. I knew we should have gotten cots in here, he thought. As he got closer though, he noticed a shimmer of silver. Then he noticed that it was Nick, cuffed from his left hand to his right ankle. "Nick! What happened?" Grissom walked up and pulled the duct tape off of his mouth.
"Sara… we have to find Sara." Nick jumped up as Grissom finally got the cuffs off of him. Damnit! Sara, you better be ok!
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Sara was now conscious on the floor. She noticed a naked man on top of her. Looking into his eyes was a big mistake. His smile was one signifying death. She whimpered. God! Just make it stop! She was sobbing, trying desperately to close her legs, and squirm out from under him. Her energy drained as fast as the thought of escaping her came. She scratched his arm with her nails. She would try anything and everything in the book. At least now they have a way to get his DNA… no, no, bad thought Sara, bad. She tried kicking, but her legs would move, none of her body would.
"Better not try that again!" The man warned. But she had just attempted to get out again, and this time he was pissed. He reached for Sara's gun, which had been thrown aside. "Don't try that again now bitch, because you know what comes next!"
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Nick and Grissom ran to the bathroom where Nick was with Sara. They pulled out their guns, not knowing what to expect. Nick had filled Grissom in on what had happened to him, and what he thought was happening to Sara. The scene they walked into was very disturbing. Sara was lying on the floor, her clothes spread out around her and the man who was on top of her. The man had a gun pointed straight at Sara's temples. He looked as Nick and Grissom came in and told him to drop the gun and get off of Sara. Sara was crying, and at the sight of Nick and Grissom, she had started to cry harder.
"Just put down the gun, and get off Sara," Nick ordered. The man snorted and his finger started to press the trigger. It all happened in slow motion from Sara's point of view. The man's finger started to fire her gun, at her temple. But then she saw Nick's finger press the trigger on his gun, aiming towards the man's arm. Nick's gun shot first, hitting the man in the arm, causing him to miss Sara's temple, but still shooting her in the shoulder.
The pain was so intense she just couldn't take it. She screeched with pain, and fell unconscious. Catherine, Warrick and Brass all came running in from the sounds of a gun.
"What the hell-what?" Catherine went over to Sara because Nick and Grissom were too dumbfounded from what just happened. Catherine pushed the man off of Sara, and put her coat over her body. Nick came over and whispered into Sara's ear.
"I'm so sorry, Sara…" his whisper lowered into a barely audible tone, "I love you Sara, please be ok." He got up and left. Brass had called for Emergency Medical Services.
"I'll have to get a statement from you and Nick," Brass told Grissom. Grissom nodded, and left after Nick.
"Nick!" Grissom called after him. Nick turned and walked towards his boss. "Now I hope you're not going to walk out when Sara needs you the most, are you?" Nick shook his head and walked with Grissom back to the bathroom. EMT's were working on stabilizing her, and Catherine was telling them what had happened.
"Can I go in the ambulance with her?" Nick asked one of the EMT's.
"Yeah, but only you, the rest of you will have to follow." The EMT replied.
"I'll drive Catherine and Warrick," Grissom offered. "We'll see you at the hospital Nick." Nick followed the EMT's to the ambulance and climbed in.
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"Grissom, would you stop already?" An irritated Catherine told him. He was pacing like there was no tomorrow. "Please?" She asked. Reluctantly Grissom sat. Nick came back from getting his 5th cup of coffee. He had a tray with 5 cups.
"Thought you all might want some," he explained. He handed out the coffee. Catherine nodded in thanks. When he went to return the tray, she followed.
"You planning on telling her any time soon?" Catherine asked Nick.
"Telling her what?" Nick tried to play innocent.
"You now exactly what I mean. I saw the look on your face, and your eyes, it's truly obvious." Gotcha, thought Catherine.
"How do you do it? You and all the other girls in the world have done it before." Aw man, stupid women, agh. "It isn't that obvious is it?" Nick asked her.
"Well, it is to me, but I'm a very observant person. Like for example, I've noticed that whenever you're around her, you always scratch the back of your head and give her that witty smile of yours." Catherine smiled. She was only partly telling the truth.
"Oh shove it!" Nick warned her.
"Excuse me," a doctor walked up to them, "but you wouldn't happen to be the family of Sara Sidle would you?"
"Yes we are." Grissom responded matter-of-factly. The doctor raised an eyebrow.
"Ok, well, she's conscious now. She has suffered a severe gunshot wound to her shoulder, two fractured ribs, and multiple bruises. She's awake now, so I'll let you go in and see her two at a time. For now." The doctor motioned for them to follow him. When they got to her room, Nick noticed that she was in the ICU.
Crap, this can't be good, he thought.
"Me and Catherine will go in first, is that ok?" Grissom told everyone.
"Fine with me," Warrick replied. "Me and Brass can go in next." I'm pretty sure Nick wants to spend some time alone with her, Warrick figured. When Warrick and Brass came back out, Nick stood up.
"Nick, she'll be ok," Catherine told him, sensing his fear. He nodded.
"Hey Sara," Nick started slowly. Oh my God. She looks so helpless. I'll kill that man if I ever see him again!! Nick sat down in the chair next to her bed.
"I've been waiting for you," Sara said weakly. "I-I…" her voice cracked.
"Shh. Shh." Nick rubbed her hand.
"Did he hurt you too?" She croaked. She started to cry. If he was hurt, I don't think I'll ever be able to face him again. God, if I had never done that to Mike, he would have never been hurt. As she recalled the memory, more tears sprung to her eyes.
"I'm fine, shh, I'm fine." He hugged her close. So fragile, he thought as he stroked her back. Sara winced. Did I hurt her? Crap, that's the last thing I want to do. "Are you ok?"
"My ribs, they hurt like a bitch." Nick placed Sara back down on the bed. She smiled up at him. "I love you too," Sara whispered. His smile made her blush. I hope he didn't see that, she confessed. Nick bent his head down and kissed her on the forehead. She closed her eyes and pretended to fall back asleep. God that felt so nice. She heard Nick get up to leave. Don't leave Nicky! Don't leave me! What if he comes back! Sara started to cry, silently. She heard someone's footsteps enter the room. She opened her eyes hoping to see Nick again.
"Do you want one of us to stay with you tonight?" Catherine asked Sara. Sara nodded. Nick, let Nick stay! The voice in her head screamed. "Ok, well Grissom already sent Nick and Warrick home, and Brass left, so either me or [cough] Grissom [cough]," Catherine winked. Sara managed a small smile.
"If it's ok with you, I'd rather not have Grissom stay." Sara loved her boss, but she was afraid that if she told him any personal information, he'd think of her as a weakling. She hated to be looked down upon.
"Ok, I'll go break the news to him." Catherine stepped just outside the room and told Grissom that she would stay with Sara that night. Grissom came in and told Sara to get better and then left. Why can't Nick be here? Grissom, you shouldn't have sent him home! Sara started to cry again.
"You want to tell me about it?" Catherine asked Sara. Sara shook her head. Catherine nodded her head understanding that Sara still hadn't gotten over the scene.
Come home please Nicky. Come home. Sara paced the living room in circles until she felt extremely nauseous and dizzy. There was nothing that brought any interest to Sara on late night TV. She would occasionally go on the computer, just to get off a few minutes later.
"Hey sweetie! How was your day?" Nick asked as he walked in the living room. Sara jumped up from the couch and ran over to Nick. She cried into his chest.
"God, I can't stay alone anymore, I'm going to go crazy Nick!" Sara sobbed. Sara had been staying with Nick while recovering, and while he was at work, Sara was paranoid that Mike would come and find her again. This was the first day, however, that she showed any emotion about it.
"Why? Sara, what's wrong? You've been acting weird for the past few days. Tell me what's going on?" Nick was truly worried about her. He kissed her forehead. She looked into his eyes. Damn the man, her favorite saying was all she could think of. If his eyes could melt her fear, then nothing would be able to get in her way.
"I feel like he's watching me, or… you know, that he's going to find me. He knows where I live, and knows where I work. God Nick, I'm so afraid that he'll come over and try to do something to me again." Sara explained as they walked into the bedroom. "And you know my 'dreams' that I've been having?" Nick nodded. "Well, they're of him. Do you think that Grissom will let me come back to work? I swear, if not, I'll end up in a mental hospital." Nick laughed.
"No you won't!" Nick stroked Sara's hair. "Did you order some food?" He asked her.
"Yeah, some Chinese. I hope you don't mind having it like every night." Sara smiled. About every other night she had been there, they had had Chinese to eat. Maybe I should try another take out place. Once I can drive, maybe I can go to the store and get some other types of food. I bet if I had an autopsy done they'd think I was a mad woman. No, wait, I am.
He was on top of her, holding her down by her wrists. She had tried kicking and flailing her arms, but the energy had been sucked out of her.
"Stop that bitch! You can only make it worse from here." He laughed a deathly laugh. She tried to wiggle her body, but that only got her a punch in the face. Her face was a bloody mess.
"It will get worse before it gets better!" The man snarled. "Or wait, don't people who cheat on people go to hell?" He grinned a grin of the devil. She screamed. She started kicking out, screaming with all she had left in her.
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Sara was kicking and screaming which woke Nick up.
"Sara!" He touched her shoulder. Her body turned towards him, still kicking out. Then her got violently kicked between his legs. "Shit," he screeched. Sara opened her eyes at the screech of Nick.
"Nick?" Sara looked scared. She started to cry.
"Hey, shh, I'm sorry I yelled at you like that. What's wrong?" Nick embraced her in his reassuring arms. Man, this is like the fifth time this has happened, Nick thought.
"He was here, he-he, I though-" Her voice broke off with a sob. Nick lay back down and brought Sara closer to him. She rested her head on his chest. He stroked her hair, as she fell asleep.
A/N: How'd you like it?? Tell me in a review!! *HINT*Hint* Chapter 3 will come sooooon!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone of these people, or the Tahoe.
2 Chapter 2
Grissom walked into the break room in desperate need of some coffee. He saw someone lying on the floor. I knew we should have gotten cots in here, he thought. As he got closer though, he noticed a shimmer of silver. Then he noticed that it was Nick, cuffed from his left hand to his right ankle. "Nick! What happened?" Grissom walked up and pulled the duct tape off of his mouth.
"Sara… we have to find Sara." Nick jumped up as Grissom finally got the cuffs off of him. Damnit! Sara, you better be ok!
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Sara was now conscious on the floor. She noticed a naked man on top of her. Looking into his eyes was a big mistake. His smile was one signifying death. She whimpered. God! Just make it stop! She was sobbing, trying desperately to close her legs, and squirm out from under him. Her energy drained as fast as the thought of escaping her came. She scratched his arm with her nails. She would try anything and everything in the book. At least now they have a way to get his DNA… no, no, bad thought Sara, bad. She tried kicking, but her legs would move, none of her body would.
"Better not try that again!" The man warned. But she had just attempted to get out again, and this time he was pissed. He reached for Sara's gun, which had been thrown aside. "Don't try that again now bitch, because you know what comes next!"
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Nick and Grissom ran to the bathroom where Nick was with Sara. They pulled out their guns, not knowing what to expect. Nick had filled Grissom in on what had happened to him, and what he thought was happening to Sara. The scene they walked into was very disturbing. Sara was lying on the floor, her clothes spread out around her and the man who was on top of her. The man had a gun pointed straight at Sara's temples. He looked as Nick and Grissom came in and told him to drop the gun and get off of Sara. Sara was crying, and at the sight of Nick and Grissom, she had started to cry harder.
"Just put down the gun, and get off Sara," Nick ordered. The man snorted and his finger started to press the trigger. It all happened in slow motion from Sara's point of view. The man's finger started to fire her gun, at her temple. But then she saw Nick's finger press the trigger on his gun, aiming towards the man's arm. Nick's gun shot first, hitting the man in the arm, causing him to miss Sara's temple, but still shooting her in the shoulder.
The pain was so intense she just couldn't take it. She screeched with pain, and fell unconscious. Catherine, Warrick and Brass all came running in from the sounds of a gun.
"What the hell-what?" Catherine went over to Sara because Nick and Grissom were too dumbfounded from what just happened. Catherine pushed the man off of Sara, and put her coat over her body. Nick came over and whispered into Sara's ear.
"I'm so sorry, Sara…" his whisper lowered into a barely audible tone, "I love you Sara, please be ok." He got up and left. Brass had called for Emergency Medical Services.
"I'll have to get a statement from you and Nick," Brass told Grissom. Grissom nodded, and left after Nick.
"Nick!" Grissom called after him. Nick turned and walked towards his boss. "Now I hope you're not going to walk out when Sara needs you the most, are you?" Nick shook his head and walked with Grissom back to the bathroom. EMT's were working on stabilizing her, and Catherine was telling them what had happened.
"Can I go in the ambulance with her?" Nick asked one of the EMT's.
"Yeah, but only you, the rest of you will have to follow." The EMT replied.
"I'll drive Catherine and Warrick," Grissom offered. "We'll see you at the hospital Nick." Nick followed the EMT's to the ambulance and climbed in.
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"Grissom, would you stop already?" An irritated Catherine told him. He was pacing like there was no tomorrow. "Please?" She asked. Reluctantly Grissom sat. Nick came back from getting his 5th cup of coffee. He had a tray with 5 cups.
"Thought you all might want some," he explained. He handed out the coffee. Catherine nodded in thanks. When he went to return the tray, she followed.
"You planning on telling her any time soon?" Catherine asked Nick.
"Telling her what?" Nick tried to play innocent.
"You now exactly what I mean. I saw the look on your face, and your eyes, it's truly obvious." Gotcha, thought Catherine.
"How do you do it? You and all the other girls in the world have done it before." Aw man, stupid women, agh. "It isn't that obvious is it?" Nick asked her.
"Well, it is to me, but I'm a very observant person. Like for example, I've noticed that whenever you're around her, you always scratch the back of your head and give her that witty smile of yours." Catherine smiled. She was only partly telling the truth.
"Oh shove it!" Nick warned her.
"Excuse me," a doctor walked up to them, "but you wouldn't happen to be the family of Sara Sidle would you?"
"Yes we are." Grissom responded matter-of-factly. The doctor raised an eyebrow.
"Ok, well, she's conscious now. She has suffered a severe gunshot wound to her shoulder, two fractured ribs, and multiple bruises. She's awake now, so I'll let you go in and see her two at a time. For now." The doctor motioned for them to follow him. When they got to her room, Nick noticed that she was in the ICU.
Crap, this can't be good, he thought.
"Me and Catherine will go in first, is that ok?" Grissom told everyone.
"Fine with me," Warrick replied. "Me and Brass can go in next." I'm pretty sure Nick wants to spend some time alone with her, Warrick figured. When Warrick and Brass came back out, Nick stood up.
"Nick, she'll be ok," Catherine told him, sensing his fear. He nodded.
"Hey Sara," Nick started slowly. Oh my God. She looks so helpless. I'll kill that man if I ever see him again!! Nick sat down in the chair next to her bed.
"I've been waiting for you," Sara said weakly. "I-I…" her voice cracked.
"Shh. Shh." Nick rubbed her hand.
"Did he hurt you too?" She croaked. She started to cry. If he was hurt, I don't think I'll ever be able to face him again. God, if I had never done that to Mike, he would have never been hurt. As she recalled the memory, more tears sprung to her eyes.
"I'm fine, shh, I'm fine." He hugged her close. So fragile, he thought as he stroked her back. Sara winced. Did I hurt her? Crap, that's the last thing I want to do. "Are you ok?"
"My ribs, they hurt like a bitch." Nick placed Sara back down on the bed. She smiled up at him. "I love you too," Sara whispered. His smile made her blush. I hope he didn't see that, she confessed. Nick bent his head down and kissed her on the forehead. She closed her eyes and pretended to fall back asleep. God that felt so nice. She heard Nick get up to leave. Don't leave Nicky! Don't leave me! What if he comes back! Sara started to cry, silently. She heard someone's footsteps enter the room. She opened her eyes hoping to see Nick again.
"Do you want one of us to stay with you tonight?" Catherine asked Sara. Sara nodded. Nick, let Nick stay! The voice in her head screamed. "Ok, well Grissom already sent Nick and Warrick home, and Brass left, so either me or [cough] Grissom [cough]," Catherine winked. Sara managed a small smile.
"If it's ok with you, I'd rather not have Grissom stay." Sara loved her boss, but she was afraid that if she told him any personal information, he'd think of her as a weakling. She hated to be looked down upon.
"Ok, I'll go break the news to him." Catherine stepped just outside the room and told Grissom that she would stay with Sara that night. Grissom came in and told Sara to get better and then left. Why can't Nick be here? Grissom, you shouldn't have sent him home! Sara started to cry again.
"You want to tell me about it?" Catherine asked Sara. Sara shook her head. Catherine nodded her head understanding that Sara still hadn't gotten over the scene.
Come home please Nicky. Come home. Sara paced the living room in circles until she felt extremely nauseous and dizzy. There was nothing that brought any interest to Sara on late night TV. She would occasionally go on the computer, just to get off a few minutes later.
"Hey sweetie! How was your day?" Nick asked as he walked in the living room. Sara jumped up from the couch and ran over to Nick. She cried into his chest.
"God, I can't stay alone anymore, I'm going to go crazy Nick!" Sara sobbed. Sara had been staying with Nick while recovering, and while he was at work, Sara was paranoid that Mike would come and find her again. This was the first day, however, that she showed any emotion about it.
"Why? Sara, what's wrong? You've been acting weird for the past few days. Tell me what's going on?" Nick was truly worried about her. He kissed her forehead. She looked into his eyes. Damn the man, her favorite saying was all she could think of. If his eyes could melt her fear, then nothing would be able to get in her way.
"I feel like he's watching me, or… you know, that he's going to find me. He knows where I live, and knows where I work. God Nick, I'm so afraid that he'll come over and try to do something to me again." Sara explained as they walked into the bedroom. "And you know my 'dreams' that I've been having?" Nick nodded. "Well, they're of him. Do you think that Grissom will let me come back to work? I swear, if not, I'll end up in a mental hospital." Nick laughed.
"No you won't!" Nick stroked Sara's hair. "Did you order some food?" He asked her.
"Yeah, some Chinese. I hope you don't mind having it like every night." Sara smiled. About every other night she had been there, they had had Chinese to eat. Maybe I should try another take out place. Once I can drive, maybe I can go to the store and get some other types of food. I bet if I had an autopsy done they'd think I was a mad woman. No, wait, I am.
He was on top of her, holding her down by her wrists. She had tried kicking and flailing her arms, but the energy had been sucked out of her.
"Stop that bitch! You can only make it worse from here." He laughed a deathly laugh. She tried to wiggle her body, but that only got her a punch in the face. Her face was a bloody mess.
"It will get worse before it gets better!" The man snarled. "Or wait, don't people who cheat on people go to hell?" He grinned a grin of the devil. She screamed. She started kicking out, screaming with all she had left in her.
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Sara was kicking and screaming which woke Nick up.
"Sara!" He touched her shoulder. Her body turned towards him, still kicking out. Then her got violently kicked between his legs. "Shit," he screeched. Sara opened her eyes at the screech of Nick.
"Nick?" Sara looked scared. She started to cry.
"Hey, shh, I'm sorry I yelled at you like that. What's wrong?" Nick embraced her in his reassuring arms. Man, this is like the fifth time this has happened, Nick thought.
"He was here, he-he, I though-" Her voice broke off with a sob. Nick lay back down and brought Sara closer to him. She rested her head on his chest. He stroked her hair, as she fell asleep.
A/N: How'd you like it?? Tell me in a review!! *HINT*Hint* Chapter 3 will come sooooon!