After the Attack Chapter 6
Disclaimer: I still don't own them.
Author's note: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT REVIEWS!!!! I want to thank ljae, joey des anges, csi-freak03, jaecen, oceanwave1, and Sisterbear!!!! You guys are so amazing!!! Thanks so much for the support!!! I hope you aren't disappointed in this chapter!!!
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Sara was now in California. She didn't want to go home to her parents and she didn't want to go back to the lab in San Francisco either. So she found a hotel near L.A. and unpacked some of her things. She woke up around six that morning with a serious case of morning sickness. "How did Catherine survive this?" She asked herself. She now had new respect for the older woman. She sat down on the bed and clicked on the television. It was now eight a.m. and she was completely awake. She decided that she would head out to town later and look around. She really never visited L.A. much and she figured why not. She had nothing else better to do. She channel surfed and couldn't find anything. Frustrated, she shut off it off and placed the remote on the table beside her. She glanced at the phone. 'He must be worried about me.' She thought. She debated on whether or not to call. She finally reached for her cell phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Brown."
"Hey Warrick." She leaned back against the bed and tried to make herself relax.
"Sara, honey where are you?" She could hear the worried tone in his voice.
"I'm in California and don't worry I'm fine."
"You didn't have to leave. I could've taken care of you."
She smiled. "Thanks, but I'm not sure how. Even I'm pretty much clueless right now."
"Then come home. I promise we'll handle this together."
She could feel the tears start sliding down her cheeks. "I'm so scared. I don't know what to do. Nick's gonna die when he finds out and then he'll get mad and I'll be alone."
Warrick hated that he couldn't hold her. "Don't say that. You will never be alone. I will always be here for you no matter what. Sara, you trust me right?"
"Yes."
"Then tell me where you are and I'll come get you. You shouldn't be alone right now."
"I'll come home." She told him after a few minutes. "Will you be at your house?"
"Yeah, I'll have some food ready when you get here. Drive carefully."
"I will and Warrick."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks." She hung up her phone and gathered her things. She was checked out of her room and made her way back to Vegas.
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Nick drove by Sara's house and didn't see her car in the driveway. Thinking that she might have left it somewhere else, he went to her door. He knocked but no one answered. "Sara, are you home?" He turned the knob but it was locked. He didn't know why, but he felt like he needed to look inside. Unfortunately, Sara made him give her the key back to her apartment that he had. So he wasn't getting in that way. He needed to get inside though. 'Think Nick think.' He then remembered he had another key to her house. He had completely forgotten about it. He made another key because he locked his keys in the car once and figured it would be safe to have an extra pair. He took the key out of his wallet and fit it into the lock. He opened the door and stepped inside.
The lights were off but it wasn't too dark to where he couldn't see where he was going. He checked the bedroom and noticed that Sara's bed was made and that some of her clothes were missing. 'She really did leave.' He said to himself. He knew that he should also head out but curiosity got the better of him. He began to nose around her stuff and made his way into the bathroom. He grabbed her shampoo bottle and took a big sniff. It smelled just the way he remembered. He loved to smell her hair as soon as she was out of the shower. He began sniffing her body wash too. He turned around and stared at her sink. Her toothbrush and toothpaste were gone. He glanced down and noticed a box in the trashcan. Closer inspection of the box, he learned that it had contained a pregnancy test. Nick began searching for the test. He finally found it hidden further down in the trash. The results were still displayed. "Sara's pregnant." He replied with disbelief. He knew that the only person that could possibly be the father was himself. "That's why she left and that's what Warrick was keeping from me." Nick quickly replaced everything the way he found them and left her apartment. He had to find Sara and he headed toward the person that would know her whereabouts. Warrick.
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Warrick was busy cooking food for him and Sara. Now that she was pregnant, he was determined that she was going to eat better. It had been an hour since she called him and he wasn't expecting her for at least another two. A knock at the door got his attention. 'I know that's not her.' He thought and walked to the door. He opened it to reveal Nick on the other side. "Nick, what's going on?"
"Where's Sara?"
"She's not here." Warrick answered.
"I know that, where is she?" Nick demanded.
"Calm down, I talked to her earlier. She's fine." Warrick noticed something different in Nick's eyes. "You know don't you?"
"Know what? That Sara's pregnant. Yeah, I had to find out on my own."
"How did you figure it out?" Warrick wanted to know.
"I didn't. I found the pregnancy test in her bathroom."
"Wait, you were in her house? How the hell did you get in there? Sara made you give her the key back."
"I had another one. Look, that doesn't matter right now, what does matter is that she's out there alone." Nick pushed his way into Warrick's apartment.
"What are you doing?" He asked and shut the door. He watched as Nick glanced in the kitchen.
"That's a lot of food just for you. Expecting company?"
"What if I am? That's none of your business." Warrick said getting slightly irritated.
Nick held up his hands in a peace gesture. "Listen, I'm not here to fight with you. It's just I'm really worried about Sara and I know that you care about her too. Please just tell me where she is."
"She's on her way over here. I convinced her to come back home."
Nick nodded. "Do you think I could stay here until she comes?"
"I don't think that would be a good idea. She's pretty upset and with you here I think she would have a breakdown."
"I'm not going to hurt her. I just want to tell that I love her and that I want what's best for her and the baby."
Warrick nodded that was exactly what he wanted to. "You leaving right now is what's best for both of them. Nick, I'm not letting you waltz back into her life like nothing ever happened. She needs stability and right now you are far from being stable."
Nick could feel anger begin to spread. "That's my baby Warrick. I'm not going to let you stand in the way because you have feelings for Sara."
"I realize that Nick, but do you honestly think this baby is going to change her mind about you? To her you're the baby's dad and a friend that's all."
"We'll see." Nick replied. He made his way toward the door and but turned around to face Warrick. "You're supposed to be my best friend and yet you're not giving me any kind of support or encouragement. Instead you go and try to steal my girlfriend away from me."
"Nick, she's not your girlfriend anymore. You ruined that remember, not me. And as for support, I was giving support to the one who needed it. Sara called me crying remember, I'm the one who took care of her. There was no stealing involved anyway, that's just your crazy assed notion."
Nick's hand flew back and punched Warrick across the face. He regretted it the moment he did it. "Warrick, I'm sorry."
Warrick just stared at him. "Leave right now."
"War." Nick pleaded.
"I mean it, leave." Warrick watched as Nick walked out and closed the door behind him. Warrick took a few deep breaths and went back into the kitchen. He was glad Sara wasn't there to see what had just happened.
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Okay, so I hope you aren't disappointed in how that ended. Please let me know what you think, I've been working on this story for a while and I should have the next chapter up soon!! Thanks!!!
Disclaimer: I still don't own them.
Author's note: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT REVIEWS!!!! I want to thank ljae, joey des anges, csi-freak03, jaecen, oceanwave1, and Sisterbear!!!! You guys are so amazing!!! Thanks so much for the support!!! I hope you aren't disappointed in this chapter!!!
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Sara was now in California. She didn't want to go home to her parents and she didn't want to go back to the lab in San Francisco either. So she found a hotel near L.A. and unpacked some of her things. She woke up around six that morning with a serious case of morning sickness. "How did Catherine survive this?" She asked herself. She now had new respect for the older woman. She sat down on the bed and clicked on the television. It was now eight a.m. and she was completely awake. She decided that she would head out to town later and look around. She really never visited L.A. much and she figured why not. She had nothing else better to do. She channel surfed and couldn't find anything. Frustrated, she shut off it off and placed the remote on the table beside her. She glanced at the phone. 'He must be worried about me.' She thought. She debated on whether or not to call. She finally reached for her cell phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Brown."
"Hey Warrick." She leaned back against the bed and tried to make herself relax.
"Sara, honey where are you?" She could hear the worried tone in his voice.
"I'm in California and don't worry I'm fine."
"You didn't have to leave. I could've taken care of you."
She smiled. "Thanks, but I'm not sure how. Even I'm pretty much clueless right now."
"Then come home. I promise we'll handle this together."
She could feel the tears start sliding down her cheeks. "I'm so scared. I don't know what to do. Nick's gonna die when he finds out and then he'll get mad and I'll be alone."
Warrick hated that he couldn't hold her. "Don't say that. You will never be alone. I will always be here for you no matter what. Sara, you trust me right?"
"Yes."
"Then tell me where you are and I'll come get you. You shouldn't be alone right now."
"I'll come home." She told him after a few minutes. "Will you be at your house?"
"Yeah, I'll have some food ready when you get here. Drive carefully."
"I will and Warrick."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks." She hung up her phone and gathered her things. She was checked out of her room and made her way back to Vegas.
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Nick drove by Sara's house and didn't see her car in the driveway. Thinking that she might have left it somewhere else, he went to her door. He knocked but no one answered. "Sara, are you home?" He turned the knob but it was locked. He didn't know why, but he felt like he needed to look inside. Unfortunately, Sara made him give her the key back to her apartment that he had. So he wasn't getting in that way. He needed to get inside though. 'Think Nick think.' He then remembered he had another key to her house. He had completely forgotten about it. He made another key because he locked his keys in the car once and figured it would be safe to have an extra pair. He took the key out of his wallet and fit it into the lock. He opened the door and stepped inside.
The lights were off but it wasn't too dark to where he couldn't see where he was going. He checked the bedroom and noticed that Sara's bed was made and that some of her clothes were missing. 'She really did leave.' He said to himself. He knew that he should also head out but curiosity got the better of him. He began to nose around her stuff and made his way into the bathroom. He grabbed her shampoo bottle and took a big sniff. It smelled just the way he remembered. He loved to smell her hair as soon as she was out of the shower. He began sniffing her body wash too. He turned around and stared at her sink. Her toothbrush and toothpaste were gone. He glanced down and noticed a box in the trashcan. Closer inspection of the box, he learned that it had contained a pregnancy test. Nick began searching for the test. He finally found it hidden further down in the trash. The results were still displayed. "Sara's pregnant." He replied with disbelief. He knew that the only person that could possibly be the father was himself. "That's why she left and that's what Warrick was keeping from me." Nick quickly replaced everything the way he found them and left her apartment. He had to find Sara and he headed toward the person that would know her whereabouts. Warrick.
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Warrick was busy cooking food for him and Sara. Now that she was pregnant, he was determined that she was going to eat better. It had been an hour since she called him and he wasn't expecting her for at least another two. A knock at the door got his attention. 'I know that's not her.' He thought and walked to the door. He opened it to reveal Nick on the other side. "Nick, what's going on?"
"Where's Sara?"
"She's not here." Warrick answered.
"I know that, where is she?" Nick demanded.
"Calm down, I talked to her earlier. She's fine." Warrick noticed something different in Nick's eyes. "You know don't you?"
"Know what? That Sara's pregnant. Yeah, I had to find out on my own."
"How did you figure it out?" Warrick wanted to know.
"I didn't. I found the pregnancy test in her bathroom."
"Wait, you were in her house? How the hell did you get in there? Sara made you give her the key back."
"I had another one. Look, that doesn't matter right now, what does matter is that she's out there alone." Nick pushed his way into Warrick's apartment.
"What are you doing?" He asked and shut the door. He watched as Nick glanced in the kitchen.
"That's a lot of food just for you. Expecting company?"
"What if I am? That's none of your business." Warrick said getting slightly irritated.
Nick held up his hands in a peace gesture. "Listen, I'm not here to fight with you. It's just I'm really worried about Sara and I know that you care about her too. Please just tell me where she is."
"She's on her way over here. I convinced her to come back home."
Nick nodded. "Do you think I could stay here until she comes?"
"I don't think that would be a good idea. She's pretty upset and with you here I think she would have a breakdown."
"I'm not going to hurt her. I just want to tell that I love her and that I want what's best for her and the baby."
Warrick nodded that was exactly what he wanted to. "You leaving right now is what's best for both of them. Nick, I'm not letting you waltz back into her life like nothing ever happened. She needs stability and right now you are far from being stable."
Nick could feel anger begin to spread. "That's my baby Warrick. I'm not going to let you stand in the way because you have feelings for Sara."
"I realize that Nick, but do you honestly think this baby is going to change her mind about you? To her you're the baby's dad and a friend that's all."
"We'll see." Nick replied. He made his way toward the door and but turned around to face Warrick. "You're supposed to be my best friend and yet you're not giving me any kind of support or encouragement. Instead you go and try to steal my girlfriend away from me."
"Nick, she's not your girlfriend anymore. You ruined that remember, not me. And as for support, I was giving support to the one who needed it. Sara called me crying remember, I'm the one who took care of her. There was no stealing involved anyway, that's just your crazy assed notion."
Nick's hand flew back and punched Warrick across the face. He regretted it the moment he did it. "Warrick, I'm sorry."
Warrick just stared at him. "Leave right now."
"War." Nick pleaded.
"I mean it, leave." Warrick watched as Nick walked out and closed the door behind him. Warrick took a few deep breaths and went back into the kitchen. He was glad Sara wasn't there to see what had just happened.
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Okay, so I hope you aren't disappointed in how that ended. Please let me know what you think, I've been working on this story for a while and I should have the next chapter up soon!! Thanks!!!