A/N: Hey everyone! Ok, I'm going to skip ahead a bit in the next few
chapters 'cause it's the only way this could really work. Oh yeah, I don't
know where Nick would have a cabin with a pond too, seeing how they live in
a dessert, but lets just pretend that they drove a nice ways to a place
that could. Please review and tell me what you think.
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A month later
"Man you're lucky. You have the whole weekend off with Nick." Catherine said as she and Sara entered the break room.
"Yeah. I guess Grissom thought we needed the time off. Do you want some coffee?" She asked, pouring herself a cup.
"Thanks. What are you guys going to be up to?"
"We're going to head up to Nick's cabin for the weekend." She replied, grinning.
"Sounds like fun."
"I can't wait." Her cell phone began ringing. "Can you excuse me one second?"
"Sure."
"Hello?"
"Hi, Miss Sidle?"
"Yeah."
"This is Doctor Moore. I tried your house but there was no answer."
"I'm at work. Do you have the results?"
"Yes. Do you want them now? Or would you rather come down?"
"Now would be great."
"Ok. It's positive." Her heart sank. This was not happening. "Sara? Sara? Are you still there?"
"Oh. Sorry. Yeah I'm still here. I have to go. Thank you."
She hung up the phone, walked over and sat on the couch. She was so out of it, she didn't even notice when Catherine sat down next to her.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" She asked quietly.
"How did you know?"
"I had the same look on my face when I found out I was pregnant with Lindsey. I was considering breaking up with Eddie, but it was too late then. We ended up getting married and of course, that failed."
"Catherine, what am I going to do?" Sara asked, on the verge of tears.
"You're going to talk to Nick, that's what you're going to do." She stated firmly.
"I can't. Not this weekend. Nick was looking forward to this for weeks."
"Hey. You'll feel better once it's off your chest, and you'll have some time to talk about it."
"Yeah. I suppose you're right."
*********
"You lucky dog." Warrick exclaimed as he and Nick entered the trace lab.
"I know." He replied. "If I show you something, will you promise not to say anything?"
"Ok."
Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black box. Inside was a beautiful diamond engagement ring, with a gold band.
"Nick! When are you planning on asking her?"
"This weekend." Nick replied, with a smile on his face.
*********
At Nick's cabin
"Nick! The view is gorgeous." Sara exclaimed as she and Nick stepped out of his Tahoe and onto the rocky driveway that led to his cabin. She was wearing black denim shorts and a red tank top. Nick, who was wearing blue denim shorts and a black t-shirt, wrapped his arm around her and led her down to the cabin with Shadow running happily ahead checking out all the trees as he went, for intruders. As they got closer, Sara realized there was a pond right in front of the cabin, with a warf and a canoe and rowboat turned upside down on the ground.
"It's amazing!"
"I haven't shown you the inside yet. Come on, I'll take you on the grand tour."
Nick finally found the right key, and they opened the door and met the smell of fresh wood.
"I love the smell of wood. It reminds me of when my uncle used to take me camping when I was younger." Sara said as she and Nick entered the cabin.
"Yeah. I always leave some wood inside in case it's raining and I need some." Nick replied, turning on the light. "You can leave your shoes on."
As the entered the cabin, on the left was a small empty closet. To the right was a small living room with a couch, an armchair and a wood stove. A little bit farther on, was a kitchen with a refrigerator, stove and sink, and there was a small table in the middle of the room with four chairs around it. There were two doors on the left side. Nick led her past the living room to the first one. "This is the bedroom." He said as he opened the door. Inside were a double bed, a closet and a dresser. He then walked down to the second door. As he opened the door she saw that it was a bathroom. Complete with a toilet, sink, and a shower. The whole cabin was covered in wood paneling.
As they ended the tour, Sara watched in amusement as Shadow searched the whole cabin, sniffing every inch of it to see if anything was out of place. She walked over to Nick and wrapped her arms around his waist and they began to kiss. "I love you so much."
"I love you too."
"Nick? Can I talk to you about something?"
"Sure. What is it?" he replied, with a worried expression beginning to form on his face.
"Sit down, please." Was her reply. He sat down on the couch and she sat down next to him. "Nick. I. um. I'm pregnant."
Nick was in total shock. "You're pregnant?" Sara began to cry. "Hey, what's wrong honey? That's wonderful news."
"No it's not. Don't you understand? It was about a month ago. I don't know if the baby's yours or. Hanks." She finished and began to cry again.
"Hey, don't worry about it honey." He said, wrapping his arms around her and rubbing her back. "Whatever you decide to do, I will be behind you, every step of the way. And if you decide to have this baby, I want you to know I will always be there for you and the baby, and even if it's not mine I will love it as if it was."
"Nick. I love you."
"Come with me." He replied.
"What? Where are we going?"
"Just trust me." He replied, with a twinkle in his eye and a grin on his face. He grabbed her hand and led her outside, down the path to the pond. She gave him a hand as he turned over the rowboat.
**********
It was a beautiful night. The stars show brightly against the dark sky, and the moon was just a tiny slither. They headed out into the pond with Nick rowing and Sara seated on a bench across from him. After about 10 minutes they reached a tiny cove.
"What are we doing here?" Sara asked, really confused.
"I come here all the time to be by myself and think." Nick said as he stood up and carefully walked towards her and knelt down in front of her. He took her hand in his and said, "Sara, I love you with all my heart. The day I met you, a hole inside of me was filled. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He paused for a moment to take the ring out of his pocket. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes!" She replied, forgetting she was in a boat, and jumping up to wrap her arms around him in a huge hug, but ended up tipping the boat and they both fell overboard into the water.
When they both surfaced, Nick began to laugh.
"That was not funny." Sara stated, splashing water in his face.
"At least the ring was still in the box." Nick said still laughing. He swam closer to her, and he wrapped his arms around her and they began a deep and passionate kiss.
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A/N: Please review and let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions. Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.
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A month later
"Man you're lucky. You have the whole weekend off with Nick." Catherine said as she and Sara entered the break room.
"Yeah. I guess Grissom thought we needed the time off. Do you want some coffee?" She asked, pouring herself a cup.
"Thanks. What are you guys going to be up to?"
"We're going to head up to Nick's cabin for the weekend." She replied, grinning.
"Sounds like fun."
"I can't wait." Her cell phone began ringing. "Can you excuse me one second?"
"Sure."
"Hello?"
"Hi, Miss Sidle?"
"Yeah."
"This is Doctor Moore. I tried your house but there was no answer."
"I'm at work. Do you have the results?"
"Yes. Do you want them now? Or would you rather come down?"
"Now would be great."
"Ok. It's positive." Her heart sank. This was not happening. "Sara? Sara? Are you still there?"
"Oh. Sorry. Yeah I'm still here. I have to go. Thank you."
She hung up the phone, walked over and sat on the couch. She was so out of it, she didn't even notice when Catherine sat down next to her.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" She asked quietly.
"How did you know?"
"I had the same look on my face when I found out I was pregnant with Lindsey. I was considering breaking up with Eddie, but it was too late then. We ended up getting married and of course, that failed."
"Catherine, what am I going to do?" Sara asked, on the verge of tears.
"You're going to talk to Nick, that's what you're going to do." She stated firmly.
"I can't. Not this weekend. Nick was looking forward to this for weeks."
"Hey. You'll feel better once it's off your chest, and you'll have some time to talk about it."
"Yeah. I suppose you're right."
*********
"You lucky dog." Warrick exclaimed as he and Nick entered the trace lab.
"I know." He replied. "If I show you something, will you promise not to say anything?"
"Ok."
Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black box. Inside was a beautiful diamond engagement ring, with a gold band.
"Nick! When are you planning on asking her?"
"This weekend." Nick replied, with a smile on his face.
*********
At Nick's cabin
"Nick! The view is gorgeous." Sara exclaimed as she and Nick stepped out of his Tahoe and onto the rocky driveway that led to his cabin. She was wearing black denim shorts and a red tank top. Nick, who was wearing blue denim shorts and a black t-shirt, wrapped his arm around her and led her down to the cabin with Shadow running happily ahead checking out all the trees as he went, for intruders. As they got closer, Sara realized there was a pond right in front of the cabin, with a warf and a canoe and rowboat turned upside down on the ground.
"It's amazing!"
"I haven't shown you the inside yet. Come on, I'll take you on the grand tour."
Nick finally found the right key, and they opened the door and met the smell of fresh wood.
"I love the smell of wood. It reminds me of when my uncle used to take me camping when I was younger." Sara said as she and Nick entered the cabin.
"Yeah. I always leave some wood inside in case it's raining and I need some." Nick replied, turning on the light. "You can leave your shoes on."
As the entered the cabin, on the left was a small empty closet. To the right was a small living room with a couch, an armchair and a wood stove. A little bit farther on, was a kitchen with a refrigerator, stove and sink, and there was a small table in the middle of the room with four chairs around it. There were two doors on the left side. Nick led her past the living room to the first one. "This is the bedroom." He said as he opened the door. Inside were a double bed, a closet and a dresser. He then walked down to the second door. As he opened the door she saw that it was a bathroom. Complete with a toilet, sink, and a shower. The whole cabin was covered in wood paneling.
As they ended the tour, Sara watched in amusement as Shadow searched the whole cabin, sniffing every inch of it to see if anything was out of place. She walked over to Nick and wrapped her arms around his waist and they began to kiss. "I love you so much."
"I love you too."
"Nick? Can I talk to you about something?"
"Sure. What is it?" he replied, with a worried expression beginning to form on his face.
"Sit down, please." Was her reply. He sat down on the couch and she sat down next to him. "Nick. I. um. I'm pregnant."
Nick was in total shock. "You're pregnant?" Sara began to cry. "Hey, what's wrong honey? That's wonderful news."
"No it's not. Don't you understand? It was about a month ago. I don't know if the baby's yours or. Hanks." She finished and began to cry again.
"Hey, don't worry about it honey." He said, wrapping his arms around her and rubbing her back. "Whatever you decide to do, I will be behind you, every step of the way. And if you decide to have this baby, I want you to know I will always be there for you and the baby, and even if it's not mine I will love it as if it was."
"Nick. I love you."
"Come with me." He replied.
"What? Where are we going?"
"Just trust me." He replied, with a twinkle in his eye and a grin on his face. He grabbed her hand and led her outside, down the path to the pond. She gave him a hand as he turned over the rowboat.
**********
It was a beautiful night. The stars show brightly against the dark sky, and the moon was just a tiny slither. They headed out into the pond with Nick rowing and Sara seated on a bench across from him. After about 10 minutes they reached a tiny cove.
"What are we doing here?" Sara asked, really confused.
"I come here all the time to be by myself and think." Nick said as he stood up and carefully walked towards her and knelt down in front of her. He took her hand in his and said, "Sara, I love you with all my heart. The day I met you, a hole inside of me was filled. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He paused for a moment to take the ring out of his pocket. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes!" She replied, forgetting she was in a boat, and jumping up to wrap her arms around him in a huge hug, but ended up tipping the boat and they both fell overboard into the water.
When they both surfaced, Nick began to laugh.
"That was not funny." Sara stated, splashing water in his face.
"At least the ring was still in the box." Nick said still laughing. He swam closer to her, and he wrapped his arms around her and they began a deep and passionate kiss.
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A/N: Please review and let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions. Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.