Author's Note: I just want to say thank you to all those that reviewed chapter one!! It means a great deal to me!!!
Disclaimer: Again, I own nothing that deals with CSI.
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"Sara."
I heard someone calling my name, but I was way too exhausted to offer up any kind of response.
"Sara." I then felt a hand on my shoulder gently shaking me. Slowly I open my eyes and realize that I'm at my apartment.
I turn to face Nick and smile. "Thanks for the ride and thanks for going out to dinner with me."
"You're welcome." He said and opened his door. "Come on, I'll make sure you get inside okay."
"You don't have to."
"I want to." He was out and on my side of the car when I got out. We walked to my door and I was searching for my keys when Nick finally hands them to me.
"These might help."
"Yeah, they would." I take the key chain from his hand and find my house key. I open the door and turn back to face him. "You're welcome to come in if you want to."
"I think I should let you rest. You look exhausted."
I really don't want him to leave. I knew I was tired and that I should just go straight to bed, but some how I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep much if I did. "Okay." I tell him wishing that he could read my thoughts and stay with me.
"If you need me for anything, just call." He tells me and leans down and kisses my cheek. "Bye Sara."
"Bye Nick." I watch him as he walks away and I close my door. I set my keys down on the table and walk toward the bedroom. 'I might as well try and sleep for a little while anyway.' As soon as my head hit the pillow, I jolted back up. "How the hell is Nick gonna get home?" I asked aloud. He gave me my keys back. I quickly run into the kitchen and grab the keys and go out the door.
I ran all the way outside and began looking for him. My car was still in the driveway. I thought he might have called a cab, but Vegas cabs aren't that fast. I reached in my pocket for my cell phone only to realize I don't have it. I soon realized that Nick was walking home. He was a good five minutes or so ahead of me. I turn back and head for my car. I get in and back out of the driveway. 'Now, which way would be the fastest for Nick to take?' I asked myself and soon decided on a path. I drove around and sure enough I was able to catch up with him. I pulled along side the road and rolled my window down. "Hey baby." I call out. "Need a lift?"
He turns to me and his face is priceless. He looked shocked. He walked to my car and opened the door. "What are you doing?"
"Taking you home." I tell him simply. "Get in."
He complies and soon we're on our way to his house. He glances at me. "You didn't have to drive me home."
"I forgot to give you my keys back and I didn't think about it until after you left and I was in my room. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I didn't mind walking back home."
"Well, this way I'll know you made it home safely." We fell into a comfortable silence and I took a quick glance over at him to make sure he was still awake. He was staring out the window watching the world pass him by. I began wondering what he was thinking about. I would ask him but then he might turn around and ask me the same question. We finally arrive at Nick's house and I pull up in his driveway. I kept the car running and waited until he got out.
He reached over and turned the car off and took my keys. "Come on."
Needless to say, I wasn't sure what was happening. "Nick?"
"You're driving home alone. You might fall asleep behind the wheel and it would be my fault."
"How would that be your fault?"
"Because I'm the reason you're here now." He answered and put my keys in his pocket. "You can sleep in my room."
'Are you going to be sleeping beside me?' I thought. Whoa, hold it there! Where did that come from? Okay, it's true that Nick's a handsome and sexy man. But he's my friend and I shouldn't have these thoughts about my friend. Should I?
"Sara?" He broke my thoughts and gazed into my eyes.
I had to mentally shake myself. "No, I mean, I'm not taking your room. I can sleep on the couch. In fact, I'm really not that tired anymore, so I'd be fine to drive home."
"Forget it Sidle, you're not fooling me. Your eyes are droopy."
Stupid eyes. Why couldn't I be wearing sunglasses? He reached over and grabbed my hand pulling me out on his side. We walked into his apartment and I turned to face him. "I don't have anything to sleep in."
"You can borrow something of mine." He told me. He walked into his room. "Actually I have some of my sister's clothes she left the last time she was here, if you want to wear those."
"Nick, you don't have to do this. I'll be fine." Why was I trying to get out of here? It was just Nick after all and he's my friend. Only now, I'm not sure if that's all I want from him. Today had been one of the best days of my life. He walked back into the room holding a shirt, which was obviously his because it was way too big to be his sister's and a pair of pajama bottoms that definitely belonged to his sister.
"Is this okay?" He asked me and handed me the clothes.
"Yes." I replied and gave up trying to leave. I took them and changed in his bathroom. When I came out, he already had the covers on the bed folded down.
"If you need anything else just let me know." He told me.
"Okay. Thanks Nick." He walked over and kissed my cheek once more and then left me alone to ponder what was going on between the two of us. I knew one thing for sure, I was falling for Nick and I was falling hard.
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TBC
Please let me know what you think!!
Disclaimer: Again, I own nothing that deals with CSI.
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"Sara."
I heard someone calling my name, but I was way too exhausted to offer up any kind of response.
"Sara." I then felt a hand on my shoulder gently shaking me. Slowly I open my eyes and realize that I'm at my apartment.
I turn to face Nick and smile. "Thanks for the ride and thanks for going out to dinner with me."
"You're welcome." He said and opened his door. "Come on, I'll make sure you get inside okay."
"You don't have to."
"I want to." He was out and on my side of the car when I got out. We walked to my door and I was searching for my keys when Nick finally hands them to me.
"These might help."
"Yeah, they would." I take the key chain from his hand and find my house key. I open the door and turn back to face him. "You're welcome to come in if you want to."
"I think I should let you rest. You look exhausted."
I really don't want him to leave. I knew I was tired and that I should just go straight to bed, but some how I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep much if I did. "Okay." I tell him wishing that he could read my thoughts and stay with me.
"If you need me for anything, just call." He tells me and leans down and kisses my cheek. "Bye Sara."
"Bye Nick." I watch him as he walks away and I close my door. I set my keys down on the table and walk toward the bedroom. 'I might as well try and sleep for a little while anyway.' As soon as my head hit the pillow, I jolted back up. "How the hell is Nick gonna get home?" I asked aloud. He gave me my keys back. I quickly run into the kitchen and grab the keys and go out the door.
I ran all the way outside and began looking for him. My car was still in the driveway. I thought he might have called a cab, but Vegas cabs aren't that fast. I reached in my pocket for my cell phone only to realize I don't have it. I soon realized that Nick was walking home. He was a good five minutes or so ahead of me. I turn back and head for my car. I get in and back out of the driveway. 'Now, which way would be the fastest for Nick to take?' I asked myself and soon decided on a path. I drove around and sure enough I was able to catch up with him. I pulled along side the road and rolled my window down. "Hey baby." I call out. "Need a lift?"
He turns to me and his face is priceless. He looked shocked. He walked to my car and opened the door. "What are you doing?"
"Taking you home." I tell him simply. "Get in."
He complies and soon we're on our way to his house. He glances at me. "You didn't have to drive me home."
"I forgot to give you my keys back and I didn't think about it until after you left and I was in my room. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I didn't mind walking back home."
"Well, this way I'll know you made it home safely." We fell into a comfortable silence and I took a quick glance over at him to make sure he was still awake. He was staring out the window watching the world pass him by. I began wondering what he was thinking about. I would ask him but then he might turn around and ask me the same question. We finally arrive at Nick's house and I pull up in his driveway. I kept the car running and waited until he got out.
He reached over and turned the car off and took my keys. "Come on."
Needless to say, I wasn't sure what was happening. "Nick?"
"You're driving home alone. You might fall asleep behind the wheel and it would be my fault."
"How would that be your fault?"
"Because I'm the reason you're here now." He answered and put my keys in his pocket. "You can sleep in my room."
'Are you going to be sleeping beside me?' I thought. Whoa, hold it there! Where did that come from? Okay, it's true that Nick's a handsome and sexy man. But he's my friend and I shouldn't have these thoughts about my friend. Should I?
"Sara?" He broke my thoughts and gazed into my eyes.
I had to mentally shake myself. "No, I mean, I'm not taking your room. I can sleep on the couch. In fact, I'm really not that tired anymore, so I'd be fine to drive home."
"Forget it Sidle, you're not fooling me. Your eyes are droopy."
Stupid eyes. Why couldn't I be wearing sunglasses? He reached over and grabbed my hand pulling me out on his side. We walked into his apartment and I turned to face him. "I don't have anything to sleep in."
"You can borrow something of mine." He told me. He walked into his room. "Actually I have some of my sister's clothes she left the last time she was here, if you want to wear those."
"Nick, you don't have to do this. I'll be fine." Why was I trying to get out of here? It was just Nick after all and he's my friend. Only now, I'm not sure if that's all I want from him. Today had been one of the best days of my life. He walked back into the room holding a shirt, which was obviously his because it was way too big to be his sister's and a pair of pajama bottoms that definitely belonged to his sister.
"Is this okay?" He asked me and handed me the clothes.
"Yes." I replied and gave up trying to leave. I took them and changed in his bathroom. When I came out, he already had the covers on the bed folded down.
"If you need anything else just let me know." He told me.
"Okay. Thanks Nick." He walked over and kissed my cheek once more and then left me alone to ponder what was going on between the two of us. I knew one thing for sure, I was falling for Nick and I was falling hard.
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TBC
Please let me know what you think!!