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means a lot to me that people want me to continue and you've given me a lot
of confidence to continue writing. Constructive criticism is greatly
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That night, Nick was lying on the couch with Sara lying partially on top of him, enjoying the warmth created from the contact between their bodies. He saw her glance down at her engagement ring for the hundredth time that night before looking up at him and smiling. "Does anyone else know about this?" She asked.
"Just Warrick. I didn't want to tell anyone until after you said yes, but I couldn't hold it in any longer." He replied, grinning sheepishly.
She laughed at the look on his face. He was so cute. "Do you want a drink?"
"Sure. I'll have a coke."
When she got up and headed for the kitchen, he got up and followed her. As she opened the door to the fridge he wrapped his arms around her waste and started to kiss her neck. "Ahh. That feels so nice." She said, turning around to face him, and throwing her arms around his neck. She pulled him closer to her and put her mouth over his. Her tongue explored every inch of his mouth, leaving nothing untouched.
"Wow!" Nick said when they finally broke free to get some air, Nick asked. "You ready for bed?" She nodded and he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. He laid her down and began kissing her again. Soon they were both lying on the bed. Nick slowly moved so that he was on top of her running his hand through her hair.
An image of Hank sitting on top of her flashed before her mind. Suddenly she started to shake. "Get off!" She screamed and started clawing out at him, scratching the side of his face with her nails.
Nick jumped back in surprise and shock. "Are you ok hon?" Nick asked as a look of concern spread across his face.
She slowly calmed down, and put her hand on her forehead. "Nick. I'm really not ready for this." She replied. "I know it's been a month and I am so sorry."
"Hey, it's ok. I don't mind. I'll wait as long as you need. We don't have to do anything until you are good and ready."
"I'm sorry for leading you on like that. I should have realized I wasn't ready." She said apologetically.
"There's no need to keep apologizing. You didn't know, and I don't mind waiting. I'm quite content just being with you."
"Thank you, Nick." She said, wrapping her arms around him in a hug. "I just hate the fact he can make me feel this vulnerable and scared. I hate feeling this helpless."
"I know." He said quietly, rubbing her back with his hand. "Hey, why don't we talk about something else?" He suggested, trying to take her mind off of it. "How about wedding plans?"
"Ok." She replied.
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Nick and Sara walked into the Las Vegas Crime Lab holding hands. As they entered the building they ran into Greg in the hall.
"Awwww! How sweet!" He exclaimed before they had a chance to move their hands.
"Shut up Greg." Sara said with a playful smile on her face.
"Hey Greg. Meet us in the break room in 10 minutes ok?" Nick asked as they headed on down the hall.
"Ok." Greg said, a puzzled look on his face.
They walked on down to Grissom's office and knocked on the door. "Come in." They heard a voice from inside shout. They opened the door and entered his office, side by side.
"Welcome back. Did you have a good time?" Grissom asked as he leaned back in his chair.
"Yes, and we have something we would like to tell everyone if you don't mind." Sara replied.
Grissom looked confused for a brief second but his eyes wandered to the ring on Sara's finger and realization spread across his face. "Sure thing. I think the team is in the break room now. I'll meet you there in five minutes."
They both said thanks and left the room. Once they were all gathered in the break room, Sara and Nick stood up in front of them. "We have an announcement we'd like to make." Nick said, grinning uncontrollably. "We're getting married."
There was a lot of gasps and exclamations from around the room. "And," Sara added, "I'm pregnant."
There were a lot of congratulations, and a few slaps on the back for Nick. They decided to keep quiet about the uncertainty of the father.
"Catherine, would you be the maid of honor?"
"Yes!" She exclaimed as she jumped up and ran over to hug her. "I would be honored. No pun intended."
"I would like to ask you three to be my groomsmen." Nick added.
"We would love too." They all said at different intervals.
"Have you decided on a date yet?" Catherine asked, eagerness and excitement showing in her eyes.
"The 23rd." Nick replied. "We wanted to do it as soon as possible, so we have everything booked."
"We were lucky to get a date so soon. There was a cancellation." Sara added.
They glanced around at the eager faces surrounding them. There was an atmosphere of excitement in the room, and everyone was happily chattering about wedding plans.
"Sorry to have to interrupt, but we have three new cases." Grissom said once everyone calmed down. "Nick and Sara, could I speak with you in my office?"
"Sure." They both replied, worry spreading across their faces.
"It'll only take a minute." They followed him into his office and he shut the door behind him. "Have a seat." He said, and paused for a minute before continuing. "I received a call this morning from the District Attorney office. The trial date has been set."
"When is it?" Sara asked early.
Grissom hesitated before answering. "The 23rd." He watched as the excitement and happiness drained from their faces, leaving their expressions empty. "I'm so sorry. I didn't want to ruin this for you. If you'd like to be alone to talk about this, I'll leave and you can use my office." He offered. He watched as they nodded slowly, and stood up to leave the room.
Once they were alone, Nick stood up and paced back and forth and without warning his hand suddenly shot out, connecting with the wall, leaving a huge dent behind.
"Nick! Calm down." She watched as he walked over and kicked Grissom's desk. "Nick, stop it!"
"It wasn't bad enough that he kidnapped us and attempted to kill us, took me hostage, attacked you, he had to ruin the only good thing we had to look forward to. Even from behind bars he's still ruining are lives." Nick shouted angrily.
"Nick. You're scaring me."
Nick calmed down a bit. "I'm sorry baby. I'm just so angry." He apologized.
She stood up and wrapped her arms around him in a big hug. "I know honey. We can still have the wedding. The trial won't take all day and the wedding isn't until that evening."
"You're right sweetheart. I'm sorry I freaked out like that. I love you so much"
"I love you too."
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A/N: There's only going to be about two more chapters. The next one will be the day of the trial/wedding. I don't know a lot about either, since I've never been to a trial or wedding, so you'll have to bear with me and if I've made any mistakes let me know, that way I'll know for next time. ;) Please review and let me know what you think.
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That night, Nick was lying on the couch with Sara lying partially on top of him, enjoying the warmth created from the contact between their bodies. He saw her glance down at her engagement ring for the hundredth time that night before looking up at him and smiling. "Does anyone else know about this?" She asked.
"Just Warrick. I didn't want to tell anyone until after you said yes, but I couldn't hold it in any longer." He replied, grinning sheepishly.
She laughed at the look on his face. He was so cute. "Do you want a drink?"
"Sure. I'll have a coke."
When she got up and headed for the kitchen, he got up and followed her. As she opened the door to the fridge he wrapped his arms around her waste and started to kiss her neck. "Ahh. That feels so nice." She said, turning around to face him, and throwing her arms around his neck. She pulled him closer to her and put her mouth over his. Her tongue explored every inch of his mouth, leaving nothing untouched.
"Wow!" Nick said when they finally broke free to get some air, Nick asked. "You ready for bed?" She nodded and he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. He laid her down and began kissing her again. Soon they were both lying on the bed. Nick slowly moved so that he was on top of her running his hand through her hair.
An image of Hank sitting on top of her flashed before her mind. Suddenly she started to shake. "Get off!" She screamed and started clawing out at him, scratching the side of his face with her nails.
Nick jumped back in surprise and shock. "Are you ok hon?" Nick asked as a look of concern spread across his face.
She slowly calmed down, and put her hand on her forehead. "Nick. I'm really not ready for this." She replied. "I know it's been a month and I am so sorry."
"Hey, it's ok. I don't mind. I'll wait as long as you need. We don't have to do anything until you are good and ready."
"I'm sorry for leading you on like that. I should have realized I wasn't ready." She said apologetically.
"There's no need to keep apologizing. You didn't know, and I don't mind waiting. I'm quite content just being with you."
"Thank you, Nick." She said, wrapping her arms around him in a hug. "I just hate the fact he can make me feel this vulnerable and scared. I hate feeling this helpless."
"I know." He said quietly, rubbing her back with his hand. "Hey, why don't we talk about something else?" He suggested, trying to take her mind off of it. "How about wedding plans?"
"Ok." She replied.
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Nick and Sara walked into the Las Vegas Crime Lab holding hands. As they entered the building they ran into Greg in the hall.
"Awwww! How sweet!" He exclaimed before they had a chance to move their hands.
"Shut up Greg." Sara said with a playful smile on her face.
"Hey Greg. Meet us in the break room in 10 minutes ok?" Nick asked as they headed on down the hall.
"Ok." Greg said, a puzzled look on his face.
They walked on down to Grissom's office and knocked on the door. "Come in." They heard a voice from inside shout. They opened the door and entered his office, side by side.
"Welcome back. Did you have a good time?" Grissom asked as he leaned back in his chair.
"Yes, and we have something we would like to tell everyone if you don't mind." Sara replied.
Grissom looked confused for a brief second but his eyes wandered to the ring on Sara's finger and realization spread across his face. "Sure thing. I think the team is in the break room now. I'll meet you there in five minutes."
They both said thanks and left the room. Once they were all gathered in the break room, Sara and Nick stood up in front of them. "We have an announcement we'd like to make." Nick said, grinning uncontrollably. "We're getting married."
There was a lot of gasps and exclamations from around the room. "And," Sara added, "I'm pregnant."
There were a lot of congratulations, and a few slaps on the back for Nick. They decided to keep quiet about the uncertainty of the father.
"Catherine, would you be the maid of honor?"
"Yes!" She exclaimed as she jumped up and ran over to hug her. "I would be honored. No pun intended."
"I would like to ask you three to be my groomsmen." Nick added.
"We would love too." They all said at different intervals.
"Have you decided on a date yet?" Catherine asked, eagerness and excitement showing in her eyes.
"The 23rd." Nick replied. "We wanted to do it as soon as possible, so we have everything booked."
"We were lucky to get a date so soon. There was a cancellation." Sara added.
They glanced around at the eager faces surrounding them. There was an atmosphere of excitement in the room, and everyone was happily chattering about wedding plans.
"Sorry to have to interrupt, but we have three new cases." Grissom said once everyone calmed down. "Nick and Sara, could I speak with you in my office?"
"Sure." They both replied, worry spreading across their faces.
"It'll only take a minute." They followed him into his office and he shut the door behind him. "Have a seat." He said, and paused for a minute before continuing. "I received a call this morning from the District Attorney office. The trial date has been set."
"When is it?" Sara asked early.
Grissom hesitated before answering. "The 23rd." He watched as the excitement and happiness drained from their faces, leaving their expressions empty. "I'm so sorry. I didn't want to ruin this for you. If you'd like to be alone to talk about this, I'll leave and you can use my office." He offered. He watched as they nodded slowly, and stood up to leave the room.
Once they were alone, Nick stood up and paced back and forth and without warning his hand suddenly shot out, connecting with the wall, leaving a huge dent behind.
"Nick! Calm down." She watched as he walked over and kicked Grissom's desk. "Nick, stop it!"
"It wasn't bad enough that he kidnapped us and attempted to kill us, took me hostage, attacked you, he had to ruin the only good thing we had to look forward to. Even from behind bars he's still ruining are lives." Nick shouted angrily.
"Nick. You're scaring me."
Nick calmed down a bit. "I'm sorry baby. I'm just so angry." He apologized.
She stood up and wrapped her arms around him in a big hug. "I know honey. We can still have the wedding. The trial won't take all day and the wedding isn't until that evening."
"You're right sweetheart. I'm sorry I freaked out like that. I love you so much"
"I love you too."
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A/N: There's only going to be about two more chapters. The next one will be the day of the trial/wedding. I don't know a lot about either, since I've never been to a trial or wedding, so you'll have to bear with me and if I've made any mistakes let me know, that way I'll know for next time. ;) Please review and let me know what you think.