Same disclaimers as usual.

A/N: For story purposes, Hank and Sara broke up after around the time Play with Fire took place. Let's just say Crash and Burn and PWF happened in the same week.

Now for some thank you's:

MissyJane: Thanks for reviewing all of stories! You're awesome!

krisnina77:  I like it when Nick plays the hero, too. (It's so much easier to write him that way, too. J

honeybear: I think the song really fits Sara to a "T".

spikes_storm: During season 2, I actually liked Hank… I thought he was cute. But oh, now I hate him!

Tish: Here ya go! Last chapter!

lj: Thanks, and yes, he is!

River Goddess: Thanks!

csi424: Thanks so much!

Nepeace: Here ya go!

RK9: Sorry, but Grissom and Catherine were only in the first chapter, and Warrick wasn't in it at all. I know I know… I'm a horrible person, but I did add him to my other stories… ;-)

When Miss Independent walked away

No time for love that came her way

She looked in the mirror and thought today

What happened to miss no longer afraid?

It took some time for her to see

How beautiful love could truly be

No more talk of why can't that be me

I'm so glad I finally see...

Sara sat down on the toilet. She had one minute. One minute until the rest of her life was decided for her. In one minute she would either be a mother-to-be, or just another hit and miss. She had one minute. But that one minute, she knew, would seem like an eternity.

What is this feelin' takin' over?

Thinkin' no one could open my door

Surprise (surprise), it's time (yeah)

To feel (to feel) what's real

What happened to Miss Independent?

No longer need to be defensive

Goodbye (goodbye), old you

When love, when love is true...

Nick leaned up against the wall. Maverick had come to sit at his feet, but he didn't even notice. The words from the song on the radio were playing over and over in his head again. He kept picturing different scenarios with Sara, and this possible pregnancy. He didn't know how, but he was going to help her, no matter what the outcome.

The bathroom door opened, and Sara stepped out, closing it behind her.

"Well?"

"I didn't look yet. I needed to tell you something. And I figure now is as good of a time as any." She led me out to the couch, and we both sat down.

"Sara, you know you can tell me anything."

"I know. It's just kinda hard. Especially when I had almost forgotten about it." She looked away from him.

"If I am pregnant, it wouldn't be the first time." She said quickly.

Her words hit Nick like a ton of bricks, and at first he thought he was imagining things.

"I was only 21." Sara continued. "My boyfriend, Joe, came over once when I was really drunk. We had sex, and I got pregnant. I didn't want to believe it at first, so I didn't even bother going to the doctor, or even telling anyone. But when I was about 2 months pregnant, I think, I was taken to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, and heavy bleeding. I had a miscarriage."

Nick felt his heart drop down to his toes as soon as the words hit his ears. Tears started to stream down Sara's already damp cheeks. Nick pulled Sara into a hug. He couldn't think of anything to say. So he just held her. Sara buried her face in Nick's chest, and let the sobs come to her. Nick rubbed her back soothingly, and kissed the top of her head. He soon felt tears of his own start to fall down his cheeks, and dampen her hair.

Soon Sara pulled away. "There's more."

Nick just nodded, and gave her hand a squeeze.

"I broke up with Joe after that. I blamed him. I blamed myself. I lost the baby, because of stress from school, and because I was really malnourished. I barely weighed 100 pounds, and I was already 5'8". I killed my baby." She stopped, but not long enough for Nick to do or say anything. "Joe died a week after we broke up. All of his friends blamed me. They said I broke his heart, and he was so overcome with grief that he wasn't thinking clearly. He died in a car accident. Some of his friends think he committed suicide because of me. He never even knew about the baby."

Silence overcame them, and Nick took this opportunity to pull her into another hug. This time it lasted a bit longer. He whispered simple things to help calm Sara down like "its ok." And "I'll take care of you."

Sara pulled away.

"Come on. I'll look at it with you." Nick said standing up, and pulling Sara with him.

They walked in silence to the bathroom. Sara first, then Nick.

Sara stepped up to the little pregnancy test, and picked it up. She took a deep breath, and looked at the results.

Nick put his arm around her waist, and rested his hand on the small of her back.

Sara took a deep breath, and looked into Nick's loving eyes.

"It's negative."

The End

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By the way. The song that was used was "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson. Yes, it was the same song throughout the whole story. LOL J