After the Attack Chapter 10
Disclaimer: I still don't own them, no matter what the little voice in my head tries to tell me.
Thanks go out to everyone that reviewed chapter nine!!!
Nepeace: I know that was evil! But since you guys are so awesome, I updated before I left.
Oceanwave1: You're right evil can be cool!! Thanks for the review and I can use all the luck I can get!!
Sabrine(): You didn't have to til Thursday!!! Thanks for your support and prayers!!! I need them!!!
Joey des anges: Call off the band!! How this for updating quickly? Hehe!
Sisterbear: Thanks so much for everything!!! You're the best!!!
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Nick continued to knock on the door. He knew they were home because the cars were out front. 'What's taking so long?' He wondered. He heard footsteps approaching the door. 'Finally.' The door opened and Warrick glared at him.
"What do you want?" He asked straight to the point.
"Am I interrupting something?"
'Yes as a matter of fact you are!' Warrick wanted to scream. "You could've called first."
"If I did, then Sara would have left. I need to talk to her." Nick glanced at Warrick's face and noticed that it wasn't swollen or anything. "Sorry I hit you earlier. I'm going to go to a councilor about my anger."
"That would be a good idea." Warrick replied still guarding the entrance.
"Can I come in?"
"Sara's really tired. Maybe you should just wait until later."
Nick shook his head no. "I need to talk to her now."
"Nick." He warned.
A soft voice came in from behind Warrick. "It's okay. I'll talk to him." Both men turned around and looked at Sara. She had straightened her hair and adjusted her shirt.
"Hey Nick." She greeted evenly.
He smiled. "Hey Sara. How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. Thanks." She said coolly. She stepped back as Nick made his way inside and headed for the couch.
"We need to talk." He told her and then turned to Warrick. "Alone if you don't mind."
Warrick shot a glance at Sara wondering if it was okay with her. She gave a slight nod and Warrick focused back on Nick. "Fine, but I'm not going far. If I hear any signs of trouble, I'm coming in."
"Fair enough." Nick said and waited until Warrick walked away. He smiled at Sara. He really didn't practice what he was going to say to her and if he had, he was sure he wouldn't have followed it. "I'm sorry."
She gave him an odd look. "What for?'
"For ruining your life." For getting you pregnant, he thought.
"You haven't ruined my life Nick. Just because you break up with someone doesn't mean their life is over." She informed him and sat down on the couch. She was beginning to feel a little swimmy headed.
"Sara, I'm just going to come out and say this. I know you're pregnant."
Her head shot up fast. Her eyes fixed on his. "How do you know that?"
He avoided eye contact with her. "I had an extra key to your apartment."
"You what?"
"I made another key a while back and I never told you." He finally met her eyes. "Listen it doesn't matter now. I went inside your apartment checking to see if you were there and I went into the bathroom and saw the pregnancy test."
Sara felt like the air had been sucked away from her. She wanted him to know, but not like this. "Nick."
"I'm not upset with you. I just want you to know that I plan to help take care of the baby. We could start over."
"We can't. Nick, I'm glad you're interested in being in the baby's life, but I don't love you. Not any more."
Nick didn't know exactly what to say or do, but he was sure he knew the reason why she wasn't in love with him. "You're in love with Warrick, aren't you?"
"Yes." She stated simply. "I'm sorry Nick. I didn't ask for this to happen."
He nodded. "I know. I'm the one to blame. You might want to know that I'm getting counseling for my anger."
"That's good." Wait a minute; what anger besides the one time he hit me? "Nick what aren't you telling me?"
"Warrick and I got into an argument about you earlier and I blamed him for everything and then I hit him."
"You hit Warrick?" Nick nodded. "And you're still standing?"
Nick actually laughed. In fact both he and Sara started laughing so hard, they both had to sit down. "Yeah, he could have creamed me."
Warrick heard the laughter coming from the living room and set out to see what was so funny. He smiled seeing Sara laugh again. He missed that from her. "So what's so funny?" He asked.
Nick told him and Warrick gave him a big grin. "You're right, I could have decked you!"
"Probably." Nick agreed. He watched as Warrick slowly made his way over to Sara and sat down beside her. Anyone would have to blind not to see how much the man loved her. "Well, I guess I better go and let you two get back to whatever it was you were doing before I came."
Sara couldn't keep the blush from spreading across her face. She just hoped Nick wouldn't see it.
"Thanks for letting me come by and apologize." Nick told Warrick.
"No problem. See you later man."
"Bye Nick." Sara called out watching as the two men headed to the door.
He turned to her. "Later Sara, we'll talk more soon."
He left and Warrick closed the door. He walked back into the living room and smiled at Sara. "Now where were we?"
She put her arms around him. "I think we were getting more acquainted." She kissed him. He picked her up without breaking their kiss and made his way to his bedroom. He gently placed her upon the bed and began removing her clothes one article at a time. They spent the rest of the night exploring and pleasuring each other.
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6 months later
Sara woke up and felt arms draped across her. She glanced over and smiled at Warrick's sleeping form. She gently removed herself from him and gathered some clothes to wear. She had an ultrasound that day and she needed to get ready. She took her shower and straightened her hair. After brushing her teeth, she walked back into the bedroom to find that Warrick wasn't in there. She made the bed and went into the kitchen.
Warrick was busy fixing breakfast for them. He smiled when he saw her. "Morning sweetie, how are you?"
"Hungry." She answered. 'There's a surprise.' She thought to herself. 'I'm always hungry.'
"Good. I made you some chocolate chip pancakes." He watched as she came over and wrapped her arms around him. He kissed her forehead. "Are you ready to see the doctor?"
"I guess. Nick said he would meet us there."
"Maybe we'll found out what you're having." Warrick was dying to know and so was Nick. They all had a very serious talk about the baby and how they were going to handle it. Sara wanted Nick to be in their child's life after all he was the baby's father. She and Nick knew they would never be together in a romantic way, but she didn't think it would be fair to keep handing the baby back and forth. Nick wanted his child to have a stable home and he knew that home would be with Sara and Warrick. It was a hard decision but when the baby was born, Nick agreed to let Warrick adopt the baby. Of course Nick was allowed to come see his child anytime.
"You know it really doesn't matter to me as long as he or she is healthy." She grabbed a plate and placed two pancakes on it. She almost had the first one finished before she even sat down.
Warrick smiled. "Looks like I better make some more."
She couldn't comment because her mouth was full, but she nodded.
After breakfast was over, they drove down to the woman's clinic. They caught up with Nick in the parking lot and the three walked in together. Sara signed in and took a seat between the two guys. Both were so excited they couldn't be still. Sara shook her head. "Guys, if you're this worked up now, I hate to see what you'll be like when I'm labor."
"We're cool. Aren't we Nick?" Warrick replied.
"Very."
"Sara Sidle." A woman called out. Both Nick and Warrick jumped out of their seats. Sara slowly got up and made her way to the back. The nurse led her into a room and told her that her doctor would be in shortly.
Sara jumped up on the bed and waited. No one spoke while they waited. Soon a woman in her mid forties came in. Her red hair was pulled into a bun. "Hey Sara, how are we feeling today?"
"Not too bad Peggy."
"That's good." Dr. Peggy Ross explained to Sara about what she was going to do and then helped Sara get ready.
Soon Sara was lying on the bed with a very cold jell across her stomach. "Okay Sara, let's see what we've got."
Sara, Nick, and Warrick watched the monitor and soon saw a picture of the baby. It looked like it was waving its hands around. All three adults were mesmerized by the sight before them, that they completely forgot Dr. Ross was still in the room.
"Would you like to know the sex?" She asked.
"Yes." They replied in unison.
"Congratulations, it's a girl!"
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Well, now you know what she's having!!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!! A baby shower is coming in the next chapter, which will be posted Monday evening!!! Until then!!
Disclaimer: I still don't own them, no matter what the little voice in my head tries to tell me.
Thanks go out to everyone that reviewed chapter nine!!!
Nepeace: I know that was evil! But since you guys are so awesome, I updated before I left.
Oceanwave1: You're right evil can be cool!! Thanks for the review and I can use all the luck I can get!!
Sabrine(): You didn't have to til Thursday!!! Thanks for your support and prayers!!! I need them!!!
Joey des anges: Call off the band!! How this for updating quickly? Hehe!
Sisterbear: Thanks so much for everything!!! You're the best!!!
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Nick continued to knock on the door. He knew they were home because the cars were out front. 'What's taking so long?' He wondered. He heard footsteps approaching the door. 'Finally.' The door opened and Warrick glared at him.
"What do you want?" He asked straight to the point.
"Am I interrupting something?"
'Yes as a matter of fact you are!' Warrick wanted to scream. "You could've called first."
"If I did, then Sara would have left. I need to talk to her." Nick glanced at Warrick's face and noticed that it wasn't swollen or anything. "Sorry I hit you earlier. I'm going to go to a councilor about my anger."
"That would be a good idea." Warrick replied still guarding the entrance.
"Can I come in?"
"Sara's really tired. Maybe you should just wait until later."
Nick shook his head no. "I need to talk to her now."
"Nick." He warned.
A soft voice came in from behind Warrick. "It's okay. I'll talk to him." Both men turned around and looked at Sara. She had straightened her hair and adjusted her shirt.
"Hey Nick." She greeted evenly.
He smiled. "Hey Sara. How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. Thanks." She said coolly. She stepped back as Nick made his way inside and headed for the couch.
"We need to talk." He told her and then turned to Warrick. "Alone if you don't mind."
Warrick shot a glance at Sara wondering if it was okay with her. She gave a slight nod and Warrick focused back on Nick. "Fine, but I'm not going far. If I hear any signs of trouble, I'm coming in."
"Fair enough." Nick said and waited until Warrick walked away. He smiled at Sara. He really didn't practice what he was going to say to her and if he had, he was sure he wouldn't have followed it. "I'm sorry."
She gave him an odd look. "What for?'
"For ruining your life." For getting you pregnant, he thought.
"You haven't ruined my life Nick. Just because you break up with someone doesn't mean their life is over." She informed him and sat down on the couch. She was beginning to feel a little swimmy headed.
"Sara, I'm just going to come out and say this. I know you're pregnant."
Her head shot up fast. Her eyes fixed on his. "How do you know that?"
He avoided eye contact with her. "I had an extra key to your apartment."
"You what?"
"I made another key a while back and I never told you." He finally met her eyes. "Listen it doesn't matter now. I went inside your apartment checking to see if you were there and I went into the bathroom and saw the pregnancy test."
Sara felt like the air had been sucked away from her. She wanted him to know, but not like this. "Nick."
"I'm not upset with you. I just want you to know that I plan to help take care of the baby. We could start over."
"We can't. Nick, I'm glad you're interested in being in the baby's life, but I don't love you. Not any more."
Nick didn't know exactly what to say or do, but he was sure he knew the reason why she wasn't in love with him. "You're in love with Warrick, aren't you?"
"Yes." She stated simply. "I'm sorry Nick. I didn't ask for this to happen."
He nodded. "I know. I'm the one to blame. You might want to know that I'm getting counseling for my anger."
"That's good." Wait a minute; what anger besides the one time he hit me? "Nick what aren't you telling me?"
"Warrick and I got into an argument about you earlier and I blamed him for everything and then I hit him."
"You hit Warrick?" Nick nodded. "And you're still standing?"
Nick actually laughed. In fact both he and Sara started laughing so hard, they both had to sit down. "Yeah, he could have creamed me."
Warrick heard the laughter coming from the living room and set out to see what was so funny. He smiled seeing Sara laugh again. He missed that from her. "So what's so funny?" He asked.
Nick told him and Warrick gave him a big grin. "You're right, I could have decked you!"
"Probably." Nick agreed. He watched as Warrick slowly made his way over to Sara and sat down beside her. Anyone would have to blind not to see how much the man loved her. "Well, I guess I better go and let you two get back to whatever it was you were doing before I came."
Sara couldn't keep the blush from spreading across her face. She just hoped Nick wouldn't see it.
"Thanks for letting me come by and apologize." Nick told Warrick.
"No problem. See you later man."
"Bye Nick." Sara called out watching as the two men headed to the door.
He turned to her. "Later Sara, we'll talk more soon."
He left and Warrick closed the door. He walked back into the living room and smiled at Sara. "Now where were we?"
She put her arms around him. "I think we were getting more acquainted." She kissed him. He picked her up without breaking their kiss and made his way to his bedroom. He gently placed her upon the bed and began removing her clothes one article at a time. They spent the rest of the night exploring and pleasuring each other.
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6 months later
Sara woke up and felt arms draped across her. She glanced over and smiled at Warrick's sleeping form. She gently removed herself from him and gathered some clothes to wear. She had an ultrasound that day and she needed to get ready. She took her shower and straightened her hair. After brushing her teeth, she walked back into the bedroom to find that Warrick wasn't in there. She made the bed and went into the kitchen.
Warrick was busy fixing breakfast for them. He smiled when he saw her. "Morning sweetie, how are you?"
"Hungry." She answered. 'There's a surprise.' She thought to herself. 'I'm always hungry.'
"Good. I made you some chocolate chip pancakes." He watched as she came over and wrapped her arms around him. He kissed her forehead. "Are you ready to see the doctor?"
"I guess. Nick said he would meet us there."
"Maybe we'll found out what you're having." Warrick was dying to know and so was Nick. They all had a very serious talk about the baby and how they were going to handle it. Sara wanted Nick to be in their child's life after all he was the baby's father. She and Nick knew they would never be together in a romantic way, but she didn't think it would be fair to keep handing the baby back and forth. Nick wanted his child to have a stable home and he knew that home would be with Sara and Warrick. It was a hard decision but when the baby was born, Nick agreed to let Warrick adopt the baby. Of course Nick was allowed to come see his child anytime.
"You know it really doesn't matter to me as long as he or she is healthy." She grabbed a plate and placed two pancakes on it. She almost had the first one finished before she even sat down.
Warrick smiled. "Looks like I better make some more."
She couldn't comment because her mouth was full, but she nodded.
After breakfast was over, they drove down to the woman's clinic. They caught up with Nick in the parking lot and the three walked in together. Sara signed in and took a seat between the two guys. Both were so excited they couldn't be still. Sara shook her head. "Guys, if you're this worked up now, I hate to see what you'll be like when I'm labor."
"We're cool. Aren't we Nick?" Warrick replied.
"Very."
"Sara Sidle." A woman called out. Both Nick and Warrick jumped out of their seats. Sara slowly got up and made her way to the back. The nurse led her into a room and told her that her doctor would be in shortly.
Sara jumped up on the bed and waited. No one spoke while they waited. Soon a woman in her mid forties came in. Her red hair was pulled into a bun. "Hey Sara, how are we feeling today?"
"Not too bad Peggy."
"That's good." Dr. Peggy Ross explained to Sara about what she was going to do and then helped Sara get ready.
Soon Sara was lying on the bed with a very cold jell across her stomach. "Okay Sara, let's see what we've got."
Sara, Nick, and Warrick watched the monitor and soon saw a picture of the baby. It looked like it was waving its hands around. All three adults were mesmerized by the sight before them, that they completely forgot Dr. Ross was still in the room.
"Would you like to know the sex?" She asked.
"Yes." They replied in unison.
"Congratulations, it's a girl!"
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Well, now you know what she's having!!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!! A baby shower is coming in the next chapter, which will be posted Monday evening!!! Until then!!