AN: so.. here I am with Chappy 7... I know it's been awhile so i must apologize.... I had a severe case of writer's block....! But I had some help from a friend... So here's a BIG THANK-YOU!!!! that goes out to Joey!! You know with out your help this wouldn't be posted!
Well.. standard disclaimers apply... So on with the story!
Nick climbed into the driver's side and started the Tahoe. He looked over at Sara and smiled slightly. "Thank-you" he whispered.
Sara smiled, "For what?"
"For being here... and for letting me know it wasn't my fault"
Sara smiled, "Hey, what are friends for?" She felt the top of his hand and then fasten her seatbelt.
He pulled on the road and started to follow Grissom back to Head Quarters. Sara watched him out the corner of her eye. She moved around a little trying to break the silence
"Sara, I -"he began. He stopped and shook his head... "Nevermind"
Sara turned, "What?Tell me Nick. You know how much I HATE that!" She crossed her arms.
He smiled at her. *God, She beautiful... I just wish I could tell her. But what good would that do. I'm still leaving and I couldn't do that to her*
Sara smiled back, "Nicky tell me!"
"Sara, i know you said that no matter what troubles I go through, that you'd be there with me, but I don't think that's going to happen. Sara... I still need to leave after I finish this case... i just wanted you to know" He sighed
Sara's smiled faded, "Nick, why leave?" Sara swallowed trying to not cry, "Nick, I will be there with you no matter what." Sara wished she could tell him how she felt, but she was too scared.
"You can't..." he pulled over and turned to face her. he placed his hands over hers. "Sara, it's still my fault. It's my fault Calliegh was hurt on that case, and it's my fault that Melissa and her kidnapper got away. It's my fault that she's dead. And now having this case here, now... I have to leave. It's really hard to explain." He frowned and his eyes glisten with unshed tears. *why can't I tell her how much i care about her, and how I'd do anything to make sure she was never hurt... *
Sara couldn't stop her tears, "It's not Nick! What about next time? Huh? You gonna run away then too!? Leave the people that care about you just like that, not give them a second thought? Nick you can't keep running away!" He wiped away her tears with his thumb and sighed. "It's not your fault, it's the guy who done it's fault, why can't you see that?" She stared into his eyes looking for answers.
"i - I wasn't focused... I let him slip by me..."
Sara shook her head, "No Nick, I mean if thats what you think, what do you think about me? To think how many have slipped past, I must be a monster to you."
"No.. no, not at all... Sara you're wonderful..." Nick couldn't stop the words from coming out of his mouth. When he heard what he said, he looked down.
Sara looked at him, she turned his head to her, "Do you care about me?"
"Of course I do..." He whispered.
"Then why let this guy come between us? Nick don't let it rip up our family... Don't let it take you away from me." She said softly *I can't believe I said me... I was gonna say us...* Sara thought to herself. Sara blushed a little.
Nick looked up at her. "Sara... if I stayed, and I messed up again, and you were hurt, i'd never forgive myself.... That's why i think i should leave... whenever I start loving someone, they end up hurt..." Nick sighed and gulped *I just told her I loved her... God... I'm an idiot... *
Sara looked at Nick in shock, "I'll make sure you don't, and Nick, you'd hurt me more by leaving than anyone ever could. Nick I've never felt like this, don't take it away from me, please."
"I'm so sorry Sara... i am... i just... I love you...." He lost his control and started to cry again.
Sara leaned over and pulled him to her, "Nick, I love you too." Sara wiped her tears and hugged Nick.
"Sara... I love you so much... i never want to hurt you... but -" He began again.
"But what? You will hurt me if you leave....I just don't understand why you can't see that. Nothing bad will happen to me." Sara could feel tears roll down her cheek
"Promise me.... promise that you won't get in harms way... please... Sara promise me that"
"If you promise me you'll stay!" Sara looked at Nick, She loved him so much, she didn't want to lose him.
After a pause Nick smiled at her. "I'll stay... i promise...
SAra smiled and hugged him, "I promise too,"
He hugged her back and kissed her on top of her head. She looked at him, then wiped his tears away.
"Haha... ok... so how about we catch up with Grissom and head back to HQ?"
Sara smiled, "yeah, he'll think we got lost!"
He smiled and drove down the road again. He tossed his cell at her. "Here... call him and tell him we're on our way... just in case..."
Sara opened it and dailed Grissom's number. she wiped her eyes making sure all the tears were gone.
"Hi Grissom, It's Sara, Cancel the search party! We are about 10 minutes away from you."
"Alright... see-you there." Grissom replied from the cell phone
Sara put the cell down and put her hand on Nick's. He turned his hand over and intertwined their fingers, then glanced over at her and smiled. Sara breathed in and smiled.
*** Arriving at HQ ***
Nick sighed and smiled at Sara before leaning over next to her and giving her a quick kiss. SAra grinned, and bit her lip. She could feel her heart soar.
"You ready to go in?" He smiled at her and squeezed her hand.
"yeah." Sara didn't let go of Nick's hand until their arms were stretched as far as they could go.
He got out of the Tahoe and walked around to sara's side. "Shall we?" He smiled a genuine smile at her
Sara Grinned, "we shall!" She hopped out and walked beside.
They walked inside and saw Grissom in the break room with the others. Greg and Calliegh were on one couch together. Greg looked like her really liked her, and the feeling looked mutual. Sara smiled at everyone.
*Is he gonna tell them?* She thought.
Nick looked at everyone, then back at Sara. "Guys... I just want to let you know that.... I'm not quitting...." He smiled. Sara was grinning like the cat who got the cream.
Grissom stood up and walked over to Nick. "Welcome Back Nicky.... Glad you decided to stay."
Cath walked up to him and gave him a hug. "i don't think we'd ever be able to replace you... " She smiled at him. SAra smiled and blushed a little, She thought the same thing.
"Man, If you quit... I'd have to beat your ass and drag you back... good choice on staying " Warrick said as he grabbed Nick's hand and pulled him into a hug.
Sara nodded at Warrick, "I'd have helped you there!"
"haha.. I know you would've..."
Sara blushed a little.
"You were leaving?" Said Greg, last to know as usual.
"Greg... we're you even listening to me when I said that?" Calliegh turned his face towards her's
Greg went red, "umm, yeah.. but I was too busy umm..." he looked at everyone else... "Hey Nick so your not leaving!" Sara laughed at Greg
"uh.. Greg... I'm right here.... not over there." Calliegh placed a hand on his leg.
Warrick raised his eyebrow. Sara coughed, Warrick followed her in the cough. GReg's face was priceless. *I wish i had a camera!* Warrick thought.
"Way to go Greg..." Nick commented as he wrapped an arm around Sara's waist, casually. Sara went red and felt butterflies inside her.
"You guys are... you know," Greg waved his fingers about.
"Hey man," Warrick shook Nick's hand.
Cath looked at Nick and Sara standing next to each other and smiled. *Looks like Sara got what she wanted after all...*
SAra rested her head on Nick's chest. *Wonder if I'm still red?*
Warrick went and stood beside Grissom and Catherine, "The single people can stand here!" Warrick announced.
Greg looked at Calliegh. *Do i go over there?* he thought.
Calliegh looked at him and smiled. "You, Greg, are staying right here with me" She leaned over and kissed him briefly, then winked at him. Greg went red. He shrugged and kissed her. Sara turned to Nick and looked worried.
"Don't worry... I think they're perfect for each other... " He smiled at her and held her closer.
"No, that's not what's wrong. They kissed properly first!"
"haha..." Nick smiled at her. Sara kissed Nick the best she could.
Warrick coughed, "Umm, guys, this is a place of work!" He pointed out
Nick smiled and deepened the kiss. Every part of his body was screaming. He loved her. He held up a finger to Warrick.
"sorrrrrrry!" Warrick turned round to get Grissom to say something but he was doing his crossword puzzle.
Sara kissed Nick again as Warrick went to walk out and he shouted, "I need a woman!"
~*~ TBC ~*~
AN: so how was it? enough N/S for you?? Well you know what you have to do know!!! REVIEW!!!! plz, it helps me write more!! ^_^
Well.. standard disclaimers apply... So on with the story!
Nick climbed into the driver's side and started the Tahoe. He looked over at Sara and smiled slightly. "Thank-you" he whispered.
Sara smiled, "For what?"
"For being here... and for letting me know it wasn't my fault"
Sara smiled, "Hey, what are friends for?" She felt the top of his hand and then fasten her seatbelt.
He pulled on the road and started to follow Grissom back to Head Quarters. Sara watched him out the corner of her eye. She moved around a little trying to break the silence
"Sara, I -"he began. He stopped and shook his head... "Nevermind"
Sara turned, "What?Tell me Nick. You know how much I HATE that!" She crossed her arms.
He smiled at her. *God, She beautiful... I just wish I could tell her. But what good would that do. I'm still leaving and I couldn't do that to her*
Sara smiled back, "Nicky tell me!"
"Sara, i know you said that no matter what troubles I go through, that you'd be there with me, but I don't think that's going to happen. Sara... I still need to leave after I finish this case... i just wanted you to know" He sighed
Sara's smiled faded, "Nick, why leave?" Sara swallowed trying to not cry, "Nick, I will be there with you no matter what." Sara wished she could tell him how she felt, but she was too scared.
"You can't..." he pulled over and turned to face her. he placed his hands over hers. "Sara, it's still my fault. It's my fault Calliegh was hurt on that case, and it's my fault that Melissa and her kidnapper got away. It's my fault that she's dead. And now having this case here, now... I have to leave. It's really hard to explain." He frowned and his eyes glisten with unshed tears. *why can't I tell her how much i care about her, and how I'd do anything to make sure she was never hurt... *
Sara couldn't stop her tears, "It's not Nick! What about next time? Huh? You gonna run away then too!? Leave the people that care about you just like that, not give them a second thought? Nick you can't keep running away!" He wiped away her tears with his thumb and sighed. "It's not your fault, it's the guy who done it's fault, why can't you see that?" She stared into his eyes looking for answers.
"i - I wasn't focused... I let him slip by me..."
Sara shook her head, "No Nick, I mean if thats what you think, what do you think about me? To think how many have slipped past, I must be a monster to you."
"No.. no, not at all... Sara you're wonderful..." Nick couldn't stop the words from coming out of his mouth. When he heard what he said, he looked down.
Sara looked at him, she turned his head to her, "Do you care about me?"
"Of course I do..." He whispered.
"Then why let this guy come between us? Nick don't let it rip up our family... Don't let it take you away from me." She said softly *I can't believe I said me... I was gonna say us...* Sara thought to herself. Sara blushed a little.
Nick looked up at her. "Sara... if I stayed, and I messed up again, and you were hurt, i'd never forgive myself.... That's why i think i should leave... whenever I start loving someone, they end up hurt..." Nick sighed and gulped *I just told her I loved her... God... I'm an idiot... *
Sara looked at Nick in shock, "I'll make sure you don't, and Nick, you'd hurt me more by leaving than anyone ever could. Nick I've never felt like this, don't take it away from me, please."
"I'm so sorry Sara... i am... i just... I love you...." He lost his control and started to cry again.
Sara leaned over and pulled him to her, "Nick, I love you too." Sara wiped her tears and hugged Nick.
"Sara... I love you so much... i never want to hurt you... but -" He began again.
"But what? You will hurt me if you leave....I just don't understand why you can't see that. Nothing bad will happen to me." Sara could feel tears roll down her cheek
"Promise me.... promise that you won't get in harms way... please... Sara promise me that"
"If you promise me you'll stay!" Sara looked at Nick, She loved him so much, she didn't want to lose him.
After a pause Nick smiled at her. "I'll stay... i promise...
SAra smiled and hugged him, "I promise too,"
He hugged her back and kissed her on top of her head. She looked at him, then wiped his tears away.
"Haha... ok... so how about we catch up with Grissom and head back to HQ?"
Sara smiled, "yeah, he'll think we got lost!"
He smiled and drove down the road again. He tossed his cell at her. "Here... call him and tell him we're on our way... just in case..."
Sara opened it and dailed Grissom's number. she wiped her eyes making sure all the tears were gone.
"Hi Grissom, It's Sara, Cancel the search party! We are about 10 minutes away from you."
"Alright... see-you there." Grissom replied from the cell phone
Sara put the cell down and put her hand on Nick's. He turned his hand over and intertwined their fingers, then glanced over at her and smiled. Sara breathed in and smiled.
*** Arriving at HQ ***
Nick sighed and smiled at Sara before leaning over next to her and giving her a quick kiss. SAra grinned, and bit her lip. She could feel her heart soar.
"You ready to go in?" He smiled at her and squeezed her hand.
"yeah." Sara didn't let go of Nick's hand until their arms were stretched as far as they could go.
He got out of the Tahoe and walked around to sara's side. "Shall we?" He smiled a genuine smile at her
Sara Grinned, "we shall!" She hopped out and walked beside.
They walked inside and saw Grissom in the break room with the others. Greg and Calliegh were on one couch together. Greg looked like her really liked her, and the feeling looked mutual. Sara smiled at everyone.
*Is he gonna tell them?* She thought.
Nick looked at everyone, then back at Sara. "Guys... I just want to let you know that.... I'm not quitting...." He smiled. Sara was grinning like the cat who got the cream.
Grissom stood up and walked over to Nick. "Welcome Back Nicky.... Glad you decided to stay."
Cath walked up to him and gave him a hug. "i don't think we'd ever be able to replace you... " She smiled at him. SAra smiled and blushed a little, She thought the same thing.
"Man, If you quit... I'd have to beat your ass and drag you back... good choice on staying " Warrick said as he grabbed Nick's hand and pulled him into a hug.
Sara nodded at Warrick, "I'd have helped you there!"
"haha.. I know you would've..."
Sara blushed a little.
"You were leaving?" Said Greg, last to know as usual.
"Greg... we're you even listening to me when I said that?" Calliegh turned his face towards her's
Greg went red, "umm, yeah.. but I was too busy umm..." he looked at everyone else... "Hey Nick so your not leaving!" Sara laughed at Greg
"uh.. Greg... I'm right here.... not over there." Calliegh placed a hand on his leg.
Warrick raised his eyebrow. Sara coughed, Warrick followed her in the cough. GReg's face was priceless. *I wish i had a camera!* Warrick thought.
"Way to go Greg..." Nick commented as he wrapped an arm around Sara's waist, casually. Sara went red and felt butterflies inside her.
"You guys are... you know," Greg waved his fingers about.
"Hey man," Warrick shook Nick's hand.
Cath looked at Nick and Sara standing next to each other and smiled. *Looks like Sara got what she wanted after all...*
SAra rested her head on Nick's chest. *Wonder if I'm still red?*
Warrick went and stood beside Grissom and Catherine, "The single people can stand here!" Warrick announced.
Greg looked at Calliegh. *Do i go over there?* he thought.
Calliegh looked at him and smiled. "You, Greg, are staying right here with me" She leaned over and kissed him briefly, then winked at him. Greg went red. He shrugged and kissed her. Sara turned to Nick and looked worried.
"Don't worry... I think they're perfect for each other... " He smiled at her and held her closer.
"No, that's not what's wrong. They kissed properly first!"
"haha..." Nick smiled at her. Sara kissed Nick the best she could.
Warrick coughed, "Umm, guys, this is a place of work!" He pointed out
Nick smiled and deepened the kiss. Every part of his body was screaming. He loved her. He held up a finger to Warrick.
"sorrrrrrry!" Warrick turned round to get Grissom to say something but he was doing his crossword puzzle.
Sara kissed Nick again as Warrick went to walk out and he shouted, "I need a woman!"
~*~ TBC ~*~
AN: so how was it? enough N/S for you?? Well you know what you have to do know!!! REVIEW!!!! plz, it helps me write more!! ^_^