Author's Note: First off I would like to say sorry for taking so long to update. I was out of town this weekend. I went to my first rock concert!!! OH YEAH!!! It was fun!!! Second, I would like to say thank you to all of those that reviewed my story!!! You guys are amazing!!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI.
Author's Warning: From here on out this story takes a serious turn. All the information in this story has been researched. Please remember that this is a fiction story and that not all the info might be correct. I tried to keep this as real as possible. Thanks.
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The first sensation I had when I woke up was my head throbbing. The second was warmth coming from my left hand. I opened my eyes and turned to see Nick sitting there staring at me.
"Hey beautiful." He replied.
"Hey." I tried to sit up, but Nick stopped me.
"Just relax."
"How long have I been here?" I glanced around looking for a clock but I couldn't find one. I did notice that my room was plain and it didn't have a television.
"A few hours. You passed out as soon as they got you here. Warrick and the others are outside waiting to see you."
"What about the driver Douglas? Did he make it?"
"No, he didn't." Nick's eyes began to water and I wanted to hold him. I reached my arms out to him and he leaned down and held me. "I could have lost you, Sara. I was so scared when I heard the crash and then you hung the phone up."
"I'm fine Nick. Please don't worry." I heard the door open and watched as Warrick, Catherine, and Grissom stepped in the room. I released Nick and was immediately wrapped in a hug by Warrick.
"Girl, you really know how to scare the crap out of someone." He let go and moved aside so I could be hugged by Catherine and to my surprise Grissom.
"I'm fine, really. I just have a headache."
"I saw the scene. It could have been a lot worse." Grissom stated.
"Someone died Grissom." I tell him.
"All of you could have died." He countered. Before I could give a response, a doctor walked in and began checking my head.
"I'm glad you're awake. You had us worried there for a while." He said while taking the bandage off and replacing it with another one. "I'm going to give you a prescription for the pain and your stitches needs to stay in for at least a week."
"Can I go home?"
"Yes." He smiled and added. "Is there anyone that can stay with you tonight? You shouldn't be alone."
'Great, now everyone is going to worry even more.' "I don't that's necessary." I started but was cut off by Nick.
"I'll stay with her." He turned to face Grissom, who nodded his head.
"You both have the night off." He faced me. "Get some rest."
'Okay, something was going here that they weren't telling me. I only hit my head, so what's the big deal? It's not like I can't take care of myself.' I continued thinking along these lines all the way to Nick's Tahoe. Warrick and the others were walking with us and stopped once we reached the vehicle.
"We'll see you later Sara." Catherine told me and gave me another hug.
Warrick was next. "You need anything give me a call."
"I will." He leaned over and kissed my cheek. He told Nick bye and then left with Catherine and Grissom. I got in the car and rode home with Nick.
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We walked inside my apartment and I made my way to the couch. Nick hasn't said a word to me since leaving the hospital. Of course, that didn't keep him from glancing at me every five seconds. I swear he must have thought I was going to vanish before his eyes. If that were true, I would have disappeared long before now. I sat down on the couch and leaned back and closed my eyes. My head hurt like hell and the throbbing kept getting worse. The pills the doctor prescribed weren't working. I gently touched my face and could feel the stitches. I don't know how many I had, but it was more than I wanted.
I heard Nick walking around in my kitchen. He was sure making himself at home. Not that I minded, it somehow felt natural for him to be there. Like he belonged there.
"Hey Sara, want some coffee?" He asked me.
I opened my eyes and noticed he was now bent down in front of me. He held a cup of coffee in his hands and stared at me with his brown caring eyes. "Thanks." I reach over and take the cup. I leaned up and slowly sipped on the hot liquid.
Nick took a seat beside me and wrapped his arm around me. "How are you feeling?"
"My head keeps throbbing."
"I can see why. You had a nasty cut." He pulled me toward him causing me to lean against him.
"Nick, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
I pulled away and glanced at him. "What are you guys keeping from me?"
His face changed and then recovered. "Sara, I don't know what you're talking about."
No, I'm not playing this game with him. "Don't lie to me. As soon as I woke in the hospital, I've had this feeling that you and the others are keeping something from me. I need to know."
"I'm not lying to you."
"YES YOU ARE!" I shouted. "People don't usually stay with someone when they have a minor head injury. Warrick didn't stay with Catherine when she was attacked and her head was cut! So why stay with me?" My head began throbbing even more and I stood up and began storming toward my room. Suddenly I became light headed and started falling. Nick jumped off the couch and caught me before I hit the floor.
"Sara, honey, can you hear me?"
I heard him but I couldn't make out the words. He picked me up and carried me to my bedroom. He placed me gently on the bed and sat down beside me. He ran his fingers through my hair and leaned down and kissed my forehead. "I'm sorry sweetie."
I glanced up at him. "Why won't you tell me?"
"The doctors were concerned so they ran some other tests while you were there."
"What kind of tests?"
"X-rays and blood work mostly."
"What did they find?" I asked really not wanting to know what he was about to say.
He took a deep breath and held my hand. "Sara, when they were doing the x-rays, the doctors found a tumor."
I know the color drained from my face. "Where?"
Nick glanced down at our hands and didn't answer. "Nick, where?"
"Your brain." He replied and tears slowly made their way down his cheek. He pulled me into a hug and I began to fell numb all over. I had a brain tumor.
"Am I going to die?"
"I don't know." I felt the tears began to trail down my own face and I sadly thought about Donna Marks and how I had tried to turn my life around and not become like her. I was falling in love with Nick and now I'm not going to be able to be with him. I cried harder and pulled him tighter to me.
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TBC
Please let me know you think!! Thanks!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI.
Author's Warning: From here on out this story takes a serious turn. All the information in this story has been researched. Please remember that this is a fiction story and that not all the info might be correct. I tried to keep this as real as possible. Thanks.
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The first sensation I had when I woke up was my head throbbing. The second was warmth coming from my left hand. I opened my eyes and turned to see Nick sitting there staring at me.
"Hey beautiful." He replied.
"Hey." I tried to sit up, but Nick stopped me.
"Just relax."
"How long have I been here?" I glanced around looking for a clock but I couldn't find one. I did notice that my room was plain and it didn't have a television.
"A few hours. You passed out as soon as they got you here. Warrick and the others are outside waiting to see you."
"What about the driver Douglas? Did he make it?"
"No, he didn't." Nick's eyes began to water and I wanted to hold him. I reached my arms out to him and he leaned down and held me. "I could have lost you, Sara. I was so scared when I heard the crash and then you hung the phone up."
"I'm fine Nick. Please don't worry." I heard the door open and watched as Warrick, Catherine, and Grissom stepped in the room. I released Nick and was immediately wrapped in a hug by Warrick.
"Girl, you really know how to scare the crap out of someone." He let go and moved aside so I could be hugged by Catherine and to my surprise Grissom.
"I'm fine, really. I just have a headache."
"I saw the scene. It could have been a lot worse." Grissom stated.
"Someone died Grissom." I tell him.
"All of you could have died." He countered. Before I could give a response, a doctor walked in and began checking my head.
"I'm glad you're awake. You had us worried there for a while." He said while taking the bandage off and replacing it with another one. "I'm going to give you a prescription for the pain and your stitches needs to stay in for at least a week."
"Can I go home?"
"Yes." He smiled and added. "Is there anyone that can stay with you tonight? You shouldn't be alone."
'Great, now everyone is going to worry even more.' "I don't that's necessary." I started but was cut off by Nick.
"I'll stay with her." He turned to face Grissom, who nodded his head.
"You both have the night off." He faced me. "Get some rest."
'Okay, something was going here that they weren't telling me. I only hit my head, so what's the big deal? It's not like I can't take care of myself.' I continued thinking along these lines all the way to Nick's Tahoe. Warrick and the others were walking with us and stopped once we reached the vehicle.
"We'll see you later Sara." Catherine told me and gave me another hug.
Warrick was next. "You need anything give me a call."
"I will." He leaned over and kissed my cheek. He told Nick bye and then left with Catherine and Grissom. I got in the car and rode home with Nick.
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We walked inside my apartment and I made my way to the couch. Nick hasn't said a word to me since leaving the hospital. Of course, that didn't keep him from glancing at me every five seconds. I swear he must have thought I was going to vanish before his eyes. If that were true, I would have disappeared long before now. I sat down on the couch and leaned back and closed my eyes. My head hurt like hell and the throbbing kept getting worse. The pills the doctor prescribed weren't working. I gently touched my face and could feel the stitches. I don't know how many I had, but it was more than I wanted.
I heard Nick walking around in my kitchen. He was sure making himself at home. Not that I minded, it somehow felt natural for him to be there. Like he belonged there.
"Hey Sara, want some coffee?" He asked me.
I opened my eyes and noticed he was now bent down in front of me. He held a cup of coffee in his hands and stared at me with his brown caring eyes. "Thanks." I reach over and take the cup. I leaned up and slowly sipped on the hot liquid.
Nick took a seat beside me and wrapped his arm around me. "How are you feeling?"
"My head keeps throbbing."
"I can see why. You had a nasty cut." He pulled me toward him causing me to lean against him.
"Nick, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
I pulled away and glanced at him. "What are you guys keeping from me?"
His face changed and then recovered. "Sara, I don't know what you're talking about."
No, I'm not playing this game with him. "Don't lie to me. As soon as I woke in the hospital, I've had this feeling that you and the others are keeping something from me. I need to know."
"I'm not lying to you."
"YES YOU ARE!" I shouted. "People don't usually stay with someone when they have a minor head injury. Warrick didn't stay with Catherine when she was attacked and her head was cut! So why stay with me?" My head began throbbing even more and I stood up and began storming toward my room. Suddenly I became light headed and started falling. Nick jumped off the couch and caught me before I hit the floor.
"Sara, honey, can you hear me?"
I heard him but I couldn't make out the words. He picked me up and carried me to my bedroom. He placed me gently on the bed and sat down beside me. He ran his fingers through my hair and leaned down and kissed my forehead. "I'm sorry sweetie."
I glanced up at him. "Why won't you tell me?"
"The doctors were concerned so they ran some other tests while you were there."
"What kind of tests?"
"X-rays and blood work mostly."
"What did they find?" I asked really not wanting to know what he was about to say.
He took a deep breath and held my hand. "Sara, when they were doing the x-rays, the doctors found a tumor."
I know the color drained from my face. "Where?"
Nick glanced down at our hands and didn't answer. "Nick, where?"
"Your brain." He replied and tears slowly made their way down his cheek. He pulled me into a hug and I began to fell numb all over. I had a brain tumor.
"Am I going to die?"
"I don't know." I felt the tears began to trail down my own face and I sadly thought about Donna Marks and how I had tried to turn my life around and not become like her. I was falling in love with Nick and now I'm not going to be able to be with him. I cried harder and pulled him tighter to me.
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TBC
Please let me know you think!! Thanks!