Nick was sore. It hurt every time he breathed because of his bruised sternum. His head still felt like he'd taken a line drive right in his forehead. Of his specific injuries, his sprained wrist hurt the least, however, every muscle in his body was sore. Once he had assured the doctor that he'd have someone staying with him to wake him up every few hours, he'd been given some vicodin for the pain. He didn't remember his couch being this uncomfortable. Nick lay his head back against the couch. He hoped Sara would return soon. He didn't have much to each in the house. He had planned to go grocery shopping on his way home form work. Sara had offered to go for him instead. He smiled and hoped she bought him some meat. He wasn't particularly fond of vegetarian fare.

He heard the front door open and he craned his neck slightly as he watched Sara enter, a smile on her face. Nick's eyebrows went up in surprise as he saw Warrick follow in her wake.

Sara gestured behind her, "Look what I found lurking outside." Sara looked happy.

"Hey, man. Thought I'd come by and see how you were." Warrick explained.

"Thanks, man." Nick replied.

Sara made her way over to Nick and gingerly sat next to him on the couch so she could kiss him. "Mmm. How are you feeling?"

He smiled, "Like I rolled a Tahoe three times and hung upside down for a while."

Sara's expression clouded for just a moment before a tiny smile crossed her face, "Damn, Nick, I am so glad you're ok."

"Me too." He tangled his fingers in her hair as he cupped the back of her head and pulled her in for another kiss.

Warrick cleared his throat. "If I'm catching you at a bad time."

Nick chuckled as he glanced up at Warrick. "No, man, stay a while. The Discovery Channel is getting a little old."

Sara and Warrick both laughed. Nick was constantly being teased for being a Discovery Channel junkie.

"Sara, please tell me you bought something to eat that has meat in it." Nick flashed her a Texas grin, wincing slightly in the process.

Both of her eyebrows shot up in amusement and she leaned in to kiss him again briefly, "You'll just have to wait and find out."

Warrick settled on a chair near the couch, leaning back and relaxing.

Sara got up and moved toward the kitchen, beginning to unpack the groceries she'd picked up for Nick.

"Glad you're ok, man." Warrick stated sincerely.

"Thanks. Doctor says I can go back to work in a couple of days, light duty. As soon as my damn head stops pounding." Nick replied gingerly rubbing his temple.

"Do you remember what happened?" Warrick queried.

"Bits and pieces of it. I remember driving towards my house and this dump truck pulling out in front of me. Something fell off it's load and I guess I must not have been able to avoid it because I hit it. The tire blew and I couldn't get control of the Tahoe." Nick explained.

Warrick raised an eyebrow, "The driver of the dump truck didn't stop."

Nick leveled a gaze at Warrick, "I hung upside down for over an hour and a half, what do you think?"

Warrick let out a stream of curses.

Nick chuckled, "Yeah, I've said all those too."

"Is anyone checking in to find this guy?" Warrick asked.

"I'd assume so since I department Tahoe was totaled." Nick replied.

"Yeah." Warrick looked over at Nick with a slightly amused expression. "Uh, Nick, why were you headed home when you were supposed to be going to work?"

Sara glanced up from what she was doing. Nick looked at her for a moment. Before he could reply, she answered for him, "He was with me, Warrick."

Nick looked over at Warrick, "I needed to go home and grab a change of clothes before work."

Warrick looked at Sara and then back at Nick. He chuckled. "Your secrets safe with me."

Sara chuckled, "Uh, Warrick, half the lab saw Nick and I kissing on the dance floor. I'd hardly call our relationship a secret."

Nick looked over at her and a smile spread across his face. "Good point, Sar."

"Well, I'm sure they don't all know that you're sleeping together." Warrick quipped.

Sara deadpanned, "Well, when I walk by and grab Nick's ass, they'll know something's up."

Warrick looked at her in disbelief for a moment and then noticed the smile playing at her lips. He started laughing.

Nick glanced over at Warrick with a smirk on his face, "I told you she had a thing for my ass."

Sara raised her eyebrow at him in amusement, "Well, I seem to recall you having a thing for mine, Stokes."

Warrick laughed harder.

Sara finished what she was doing in the kitchen and put something in the oven. She reached into her purse and pulled something out before walking over and sitting down next to Nick on the couch. She handed him his cell phone.

"Where did you find it?" Nick queried.

She waggled her eyebrows at him, "On my bedroom floor, under my robe."