Truths
Chapter 7
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
IMPORTANT: This story is completely AU. I highly doubt it will ever happen on the show. I'm just writing this for fun.
Authors Notes:
First I want to thank people who reviewed chapter 6 the first time. Thank you to Annie Lune, Jhfortier, CC, Melissa, Bex3, SAR, River Goddess, cRaZyPiXiE, Wyatt1, CSI424, MissyJane, EmmyMik, Kirby Doggett & Spikes_storm.
Secondly, I want to thank the people who reviewed my story again after the repost. Stokes-CSI3, Loretta, Sisterbear, EmmyMik, oOoOo, MissyJane, River Goddess, Ireland1, Petitecat, Illman, Lynn15, Lynn Morgan, Jhfortier and nepeace. Thank you guys so much. It means a lot to me that you reviewed again.
Finally, does anyone know how to make the bold work correctly so that it will show up on ff.net? I thought I knew how to do it, but it never shows up. Please help!!!!
*~*~*
*Remember all the times that we used to play*
*You were lost and I would save you*
*I don't think these feelings will ever fade*
*You were born a part of me*
*I was never good at hiding anything*
*My thoughts break me*
*Do you understand what you do to me*
*You are my faith*
That evening Nick and Sara met her parents for dinner and talked some. Nick gave Sara the file her father had handed him. The knowledge that the parents that she thought for thirty two years were her birth parents, when in fact they weren't was finally sinking in. Nick supported her the entire time. Some hours she was fine, the next she was a complete wreck, sobs controlling her body, tears streaming down her face.
During the intervening time, they began talking more and more. Sara told Nick even more of her insecurities and fears. Nick shared his, including his molestation at nine years old. He actually felt relieved getting it off his chest and telling her.
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Don't take her smile away from me*
*She's broken and I'm far away*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*If you make the world a stage for me*
*Then I hope that you can hear me scream*
*Cure my tragedy*
Nick also called Grissom. He let him know that Sara had her good moments and bad moments. He didn't know when they would be heading back. Grissom actually gave Nick his blessing to take their time. Nick was surprised, but sometimes Grissom tended to surprise him.
Now here he was sitting in the hotel room, contemplating. It was seven thirty and he was wide awake. He awoke to Sara leaving the room, but he didn't have a chance to find out where she was going. He assumed that she was heading down to get some breakfast. The time Nick was spending with Sara caused him to evaluate his feelings towards her. He always thought of her as one of his best friends, but this situation seemed to bring them closer. He thought about the kiss they shared on her birthday, which was only 3 days prior. God, how things had drastically and dramatically changed. All he knew was that he would be there for Sara. He also realized that he was falling in love with her. Hard and fast. But he didn't want to say anything. Now wasn't the time. She was dealing with enough shit; she didn't need his newfound love for her added on top of everything.
*When I sit and think of the days we shared*
*And the nights you covered for me*
*Every little thing that I ever did*
*You would stand by me*
*Everytime you cried it would take my wind*
*My heart would break*
*If I could be strong like you were for me*
*You are my faith*
Nick was pulled out of his thoughts with Sara returning to the room.
"Nicky"
"Hey Sar. Did you go get some breakfast?"
"Yeah. I just had a bowl of cornflakes and an orange"
Sara walked over and sat next to him on the bed. She observed his demeanor. He was still in his boxers and shirt, it looked like he had been up for awhile but hadn't moved from bed yet.
"Nicky, are you okay?"
Nick got a confused look on his face, "yeah why?"
"Well you look completely awake but you're not dressed yet"
"I've just been thinking"
By his tone, Sara decided not to push him.
"I've made a decision" she suddenly stated
"About what?"
"I've decided that we should head back, but.."
"But what?"
"I don't want to fly" "Sara how do you propose that we get back to Vegas then"
"Well, I checked into this yesterday and I was thinking we could just take our rental car. I talked to the company and they said for an additional fifty dollars we could return it to their Las Vegas office. I mean obviously we have to pay for more days and I was thinking we should make sure we have unlimited gas mileage." She finished up, her eyes pleading to Nick.
Nick looked into her eyes. He then realized that Sara didn't want to stay in California anymore, but she also wasn't ready to be back in Vegas.
"Okay Sara"
Sara wrapped her arms around Nick and pulled his body to hers in a tight hug. "Thank you Nicky" she whispered in his ear.
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Don't take her smile away from me*
*She's broken and I'm far away*
*If you make the world a stage for me*
*Then I hope that you can hear me scream*
Nick pulled away from Sara.
"We better start packing then, so we can check out today" He stated
"Okay. I'll pack, why don't you go take a shower"
He nodded and stood up. Sara also stood and began pulling clothing out of the dresser while Nick headed towards the bathroom.
Inside the shower, Nick was once again lost in his thoughts. He knew the drive back to Vegas would be long. San Francisco was about eight hours from Los Angeles and L.A. was bout three hours from Vegas. They could do it in a day if they had too, but he had a feeling that Sara would want to dawdle and take her time. He couldn't blame her though. He wasn't sure though how he would be able to handle spending another couple of days with Sara and not express his love for her. Would he be able to?
*Can you hear me scream*
Sara heard the shower start and immediately sat down on the bed. She was so confused. For the longest time she thought she was in love with Grissom. 'God that was stupid' she thought to herself. Now, here she was with Nick. Nick, the person who instantly welcomed her to the fold as soon as she got to Vegas. Nick the person she considered to be one of her best friends. She had always had a crush on Nick, but all she did was blatantly flirt with him.
He's been there for her. He came to San Francisco with her to confront her parents. He got her out of the crime lab when she found out Grissom's lies. He was her rock.
She was slowly starting to realize that wasn't all he was to her. She was developing very strong and very deep feelings for the Texan.
*Can you hear me scream*
She heard the shower turn off and quickly collected herself and began setting to work of packing the clothing again.
Nick came out of the bathroom, wearing just a towel slung low on his hips. When Sara saw this she lost the ability to speak. Nick smiled at her inability to form a coherent sentence. He quickly grabbed his clothing and headed back to the bathroom, relieving her of her misery.
As soon as Nick got into the bathroom, his cell phone rang. Sara searched the room for it and found it on his side of the bed.
"Hello" she stated
"Sara" Grissom's voice came flooding through the line
Sara took a deep breath. Was she ready to talk to him? Could she talk to him without crying? Without feeling hurt? Betrayed? She wasn't sure.
"Nick's in the bathroom changing" Sara quickly stated
"Sara are you okay?"
'What' Sara thought to herself, "How do you think I'm doing Grissom?" Sara stated without thinking "I mean, shit, I overheard this incredible secret. Something that you should have told me years ago, but you never did. And now you have the audacity to ask me if I'm okay?" Sara stated, her voice rising. "Well I'm not okay! I don't know when I'll be okay! And you are just going to have to deal with that!" Sara screamed into the phone and ended the call.
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Don't take her smile away from me*
*She's broken and I'm far away*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*If you make the world a stage for me*
*Then I hope that you can hear me scream*
Nick came running out of the bathroom as soon as her heard Sara screaming. He found her sitting on the bed, his cell phone in her hands and tears streaming down her face. He took the cell out of her hands and pulled her body into his arms. He began to whisper words of comfort into her ear and rubbed circles on her back. He wasn't sure who she had just talked too, but he hadn't seen her upset since she found out. He grabbed the cell phone and saw that Grissom's number showed up as the last call received. 'Damn him' Nick thought. He knew it really wasn't Grissom's fault. Grissom didn't expect Sara to answer his phone, but he must have said something to upset her. Her tears broke his heart.
*I can't take this anymore*
*I can't feel this anymore*
*Won't you take and give her pain to me*
*'Cause my whole life I made mistakes*
*Can you hear me scream*
Eventually Sara pulled away from Nick. Her face tear stained and eyes bloodshot.
"Thanks Nicky"
"Anytime" Nick stated "Why don't you lie down and relax and I'll finish packing up our clothes so we can get out of here, okay?"
"Okay" she said as she lay down. She watched Nick stand and finish putting the clothing into their travel bags. She then watched him head back to the bathroom and grab their toothbrushes and the toothpaste. He put them both in a plastic bag as to not get them dirty and threw them into his travel bag. He then walked over to the bed and grabbed his cell phone charger, throwing it in his bag also. Once he was finished, he turned and faced Sara.
"Ready to get out of here?"
Sara lifted herself up from the bed and stood up.
"Yeah, let's get out of here"
Sara walked over to Nick. Each grabbing their respective bags. Sara took her free hand and interlocked in with Nick's. They smiled at each other and headed out of the room. Both ready for their next journey.
*~*~*
Thank you so much for being so extremely patient with me.
The song is "Cure My Tragedy (A Letter to God)" by Cold. This song is amazing. I don't know why, but it was my muse for this chapter. I fell in love with the song earlier this week and was determined to put it in some story. For some reason, today, I just thought "oh my god, it's perfect for Truths". I don't know why though, but it just somehow fits. I highly recommend to everyone to go onto Imesh or Kazaa and download this song. It rocks. Even better go out and buy the CD, the whole CD rocks. (It also has the song Stupid Girl on it and I love that song)
Please read and review.
Chapter 7
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
IMPORTANT: This story is completely AU. I highly doubt it will ever happen on the show. I'm just writing this for fun.
Authors Notes:
First I want to thank people who reviewed chapter 6 the first time. Thank you to Annie Lune, Jhfortier, CC, Melissa, Bex3, SAR, River Goddess, cRaZyPiXiE, Wyatt1, CSI424, MissyJane, EmmyMik, Kirby Doggett & Spikes_storm.
Secondly, I want to thank the people who reviewed my story again after the repost. Stokes-CSI3, Loretta, Sisterbear, EmmyMik, oOoOo, MissyJane, River Goddess, Ireland1, Petitecat, Illman, Lynn15, Lynn Morgan, Jhfortier and nepeace. Thank you guys so much. It means a lot to me that you reviewed again.
Finally, does anyone know how to make the bold work correctly so that it will show up on ff.net? I thought I knew how to do it, but it never shows up. Please help!!!!
*~*~*
*Remember all the times that we used to play*
*You were lost and I would save you*
*I don't think these feelings will ever fade*
*You were born a part of me*
*I was never good at hiding anything*
*My thoughts break me*
*Do you understand what you do to me*
*You are my faith*
That evening Nick and Sara met her parents for dinner and talked some. Nick gave Sara the file her father had handed him. The knowledge that the parents that she thought for thirty two years were her birth parents, when in fact they weren't was finally sinking in. Nick supported her the entire time. Some hours she was fine, the next she was a complete wreck, sobs controlling her body, tears streaming down her face.
During the intervening time, they began talking more and more. Sara told Nick even more of her insecurities and fears. Nick shared his, including his molestation at nine years old. He actually felt relieved getting it off his chest and telling her.
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Don't take her smile away from me*
*She's broken and I'm far away*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*If you make the world a stage for me*
*Then I hope that you can hear me scream*
*Cure my tragedy*
Nick also called Grissom. He let him know that Sara had her good moments and bad moments. He didn't know when they would be heading back. Grissom actually gave Nick his blessing to take their time. Nick was surprised, but sometimes Grissom tended to surprise him.
Now here he was sitting in the hotel room, contemplating. It was seven thirty and he was wide awake. He awoke to Sara leaving the room, but he didn't have a chance to find out where she was going. He assumed that she was heading down to get some breakfast. The time Nick was spending with Sara caused him to evaluate his feelings towards her. He always thought of her as one of his best friends, but this situation seemed to bring them closer. He thought about the kiss they shared on her birthday, which was only 3 days prior. God, how things had drastically and dramatically changed. All he knew was that he would be there for Sara. He also realized that he was falling in love with her. Hard and fast. But he didn't want to say anything. Now wasn't the time. She was dealing with enough shit; she didn't need his newfound love for her added on top of everything.
*When I sit and think of the days we shared*
*And the nights you covered for me*
*Every little thing that I ever did*
*You would stand by me*
*Everytime you cried it would take my wind*
*My heart would break*
*If I could be strong like you were for me*
*You are my faith*
Nick was pulled out of his thoughts with Sara returning to the room.
"Nicky"
"Hey Sar. Did you go get some breakfast?"
"Yeah. I just had a bowl of cornflakes and an orange"
Sara walked over and sat next to him on the bed. She observed his demeanor. He was still in his boxers and shirt, it looked like he had been up for awhile but hadn't moved from bed yet.
"Nicky, are you okay?"
Nick got a confused look on his face, "yeah why?"
"Well you look completely awake but you're not dressed yet"
"I've just been thinking"
By his tone, Sara decided not to push him.
"I've made a decision" she suddenly stated
"About what?"
"I've decided that we should head back, but.."
"But what?"
"I don't want to fly" "Sara how do you propose that we get back to Vegas then"
"Well, I checked into this yesterday and I was thinking we could just take our rental car. I talked to the company and they said for an additional fifty dollars we could return it to their Las Vegas office. I mean obviously we have to pay for more days and I was thinking we should make sure we have unlimited gas mileage." She finished up, her eyes pleading to Nick.
Nick looked into her eyes. He then realized that Sara didn't want to stay in California anymore, but she also wasn't ready to be back in Vegas.
"Okay Sara"
Sara wrapped her arms around Nick and pulled his body to hers in a tight hug. "Thank you Nicky" she whispered in his ear.
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Don't take her smile away from me*
*She's broken and I'm far away*
*If you make the world a stage for me*
*Then I hope that you can hear me scream*
Nick pulled away from Sara.
"We better start packing then, so we can check out today" He stated
"Okay. I'll pack, why don't you go take a shower"
He nodded and stood up. Sara also stood and began pulling clothing out of the dresser while Nick headed towards the bathroom.
Inside the shower, Nick was once again lost in his thoughts. He knew the drive back to Vegas would be long. San Francisco was about eight hours from Los Angeles and L.A. was bout three hours from Vegas. They could do it in a day if they had too, but he had a feeling that Sara would want to dawdle and take her time. He couldn't blame her though. He wasn't sure though how he would be able to handle spending another couple of days with Sara and not express his love for her. Would he be able to?
*Can you hear me scream*
Sara heard the shower start and immediately sat down on the bed. She was so confused. For the longest time she thought she was in love with Grissom. 'God that was stupid' she thought to herself. Now, here she was with Nick. Nick, the person who instantly welcomed her to the fold as soon as she got to Vegas. Nick the person she considered to be one of her best friends. She had always had a crush on Nick, but all she did was blatantly flirt with him.
He's been there for her. He came to San Francisco with her to confront her parents. He got her out of the crime lab when she found out Grissom's lies. He was her rock.
She was slowly starting to realize that wasn't all he was to her. She was developing very strong and very deep feelings for the Texan.
*Can you hear me scream*
She heard the shower turn off and quickly collected herself and began setting to work of packing the clothing again.
Nick came out of the bathroom, wearing just a towel slung low on his hips. When Sara saw this she lost the ability to speak. Nick smiled at her inability to form a coherent sentence. He quickly grabbed his clothing and headed back to the bathroom, relieving her of her misery.
As soon as Nick got into the bathroom, his cell phone rang. Sara searched the room for it and found it on his side of the bed.
"Hello" she stated
"Sara" Grissom's voice came flooding through the line
Sara took a deep breath. Was she ready to talk to him? Could she talk to him without crying? Without feeling hurt? Betrayed? She wasn't sure.
"Nick's in the bathroom changing" Sara quickly stated
"Sara are you okay?"
'What' Sara thought to herself, "How do you think I'm doing Grissom?" Sara stated without thinking "I mean, shit, I overheard this incredible secret. Something that you should have told me years ago, but you never did. And now you have the audacity to ask me if I'm okay?" Sara stated, her voice rising. "Well I'm not okay! I don't know when I'll be okay! And you are just going to have to deal with that!" Sara screamed into the phone and ended the call.
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Don't take her smile away from me*
*She's broken and I'm far away*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*Won't you cure my tragedy*
*If you make the world a stage for me*
*Then I hope that you can hear me scream*
Nick came running out of the bathroom as soon as her heard Sara screaming. He found her sitting on the bed, his cell phone in her hands and tears streaming down her face. He took the cell out of her hands and pulled her body into his arms. He began to whisper words of comfort into her ear and rubbed circles on her back. He wasn't sure who she had just talked too, but he hadn't seen her upset since she found out. He grabbed the cell phone and saw that Grissom's number showed up as the last call received. 'Damn him' Nick thought. He knew it really wasn't Grissom's fault. Grissom didn't expect Sara to answer his phone, but he must have said something to upset her. Her tears broke his heart.
*I can't take this anymore*
*I can't feel this anymore*
*Won't you take and give her pain to me*
*'Cause my whole life I made mistakes*
*Can you hear me scream*
Eventually Sara pulled away from Nick. Her face tear stained and eyes bloodshot.
"Thanks Nicky"
"Anytime" Nick stated "Why don't you lie down and relax and I'll finish packing up our clothes so we can get out of here, okay?"
"Okay" she said as she lay down. She watched Nick stand and finish putting the clothing into their travel bags. She then watched him head back to the bathroom and grab their toothbrushes and the toothpaste. He put them both in a plastic bag as to not get them dirty and threw them into his travel bag. He then walked over to the bed and grabbed his cell phone charger, throwing it in his bag also. Once he was finished, he turned and faced Sara.
"Ready to get out of here?"
Sara lifted herself up from the bed and stood up.
"Yeah, let's get out of here"
Sara walked over to Nick. Each grabbing their respective bags. Sara took her free hand and interlocked in with Nick's. They smiled at each other and headed out of the room. Both ready for their next journey.
*~*~*
Thank you so much for being so extremely patient with me.
The song is "Cure My Tragedy (A Letter to God)" by Cold. This song is amazing. I don't know why, but it was my muse for this chapter. I fell in love with the song earlier this week and was determined to put it in some story. For some reason, today, I just thought "oh my god, it's perfect for Truths". I don't know why though, but it just somehow fits. I highly recommend to everyone to go onto Imesh or Kazaa and download this song. It rocks. Even better go out and buy the CD, the whole CD rocks. (It also has the song Stupid Girl on it and I love that song)
Please read and review.