Nick decided on going out for the night as Sara was still at work. He left
his apartment and went to the strip. Taking a walk, as he usually did when
he wanted to think and relax. He passed the hotels and casinos, mesmerized
by
the bright colorful lights that flooded the streets.
Hank laughed and walked out with his friends, "Those women weren't as nice as when I was with that CSI... you know the one I," Hank made 'suggestive' moves, then laughed.
"Yeah man, you done her good." His friend laughed.
Nick stopped walking, hearing the all too familiar voice. He turned on his heel and spotted Hank. He could feel his blood boil and wanted to punch him, but refrained... for the moment. He walked in their direction and listened to their conversation, trying to not look noticeable
"I know she was easy."
Hank laughed, "Anyone could bed her."
"That's it!" Nick said harshly to himself. He stormed over to Hank, balling up his fist and Hit him in the face, send hank backwards, to the ground.
"You asshole!!" Hank staggered, and swung back. "Damn you Stokes!"
Nick didn't think, he just swung, returning another blow to Hank's stomach. "You son-of-a-bitch!" Nick growled.
Two police officers came up and broke up the fight, "You two come with us for a word!" Said one who knew Nick. "You could get fired Nick... we're not arresting you just taking you to the station."
Nick sighed, glaring over at Hank. "Fine... whatever..." He followed the officers to the station. . .
"WHAT THE HELL NICK!?" Grissom shouted.
Nick knew this was coming, but still winced as Grissom yelled at him. "Griss... you don't understand... I wasn't gonna let him get away with what he said..."
"Nick! Wait, what did he say?"
"What do you care?" Nick said, a little ignorant. He immediately regretted it as soon as the words were out of his mouth. "Sorry... it's just... He pissed me off so much... I mean... he deserved it Griss... the way he was talking about her, saying how easy she was, making suggestive motions...."
"Nic..." Was all Grissom could say before...
"So help me NICK!" Sara shouted as she walked into Grissom's office.
Nick's eyes shot up at Sara as she walked in. "Sara-"
"What did I ask you? What did you promise me!? I mean god Nick you could have been fired!"
"I'm sorry Sara... I just couldn't..." Nick frowned.
"I can't! I'm going, see you tomorrow Griss." Sara stormed out.
"Welllllll......ummm." Grissom thought aloud.
Nick let his head fall into his hands. He closed his eyes for a moment and ran a hand through his hair, letting it stop at his neck, to rub it. "Well... if you don't need me for anything else... I'll be going home..." Nick sighed, standing up.
"Right, we'll talk tomorrow night Nicky." Grissom said as he saw Catherine waiting outside, he frowned. "Catherine, can you go check on Sara? She was pretty pissed."
Cath nodded. "Sure... " She quietly left to find Sara.
Nick frowned and left without a word to anyone, he only hoped Sara wouldn't stay mad at him.
Catherine walked down the halls, checking the locker room and then outside. "Sara?"
"Hey Cath." Sara sighed.
Catherine stood next to her. "Are you ok?"
"No. Nick promised he wouldn't do anything. He could have lost his job Catherine. I'm so mad at him! Why did he do it? I mean I believed he wouldn't do anything!"
"I know Sara... but, do you even know why? What happened for him to break his promise?" Catherine asked, defending Nick slightly
"I guess, I need to speak to him, I'm going to find him, thanks Cath."
Sara grinned and went off to find Nick.
Catherine smiled at Sara and headed back inside.
Nick closed the door to his Tahoe and started it up, looking back at the lab once more before leaving the parking lot
Sara ran out to the parking lot, "Nick!"
He frowned to himself. *Sara, I wish you'd understand... I could just stand by and let him talk about you that way.* Nick thought to himself. He was so lost in thought he didn't notice Sara running out of the building just as he left. He buried his mind in thoughts of Sara and hank and this whole situation he now found himself in. Too lost in thought, he almost ran though a red light, snapping out of it when he heard a horn honk. "Shit!" Nick cursed.
Sara slumped, *he didn't even stop for me...* "Well that's fine!" She huffed and got in her Tahoe to go home.
Nick didn't feel like going straight home, but he couldn't go over to Sara's. *She'd probably kick me out...* He decided to head over to the Strip as he did earlier. He needed to clear his mind.
Sara looked at her cell as she waited in the traffic, *would he answer?* She shrugged and drove to the next set on the strip. She sighed and looked at the happy people Sara envied.
Nick parked in lot, paying at the booth. He made his way across the street and looked around briefly before heading down the sidewalk.
Every inch between her and the car in front was a bit closer to home and away from all the happy people in Vegas. She wished she had Nick with her, he made her happy. Sara smiled to herself as she thought about him.
Sara looked out her window, "Well this is fate." she said as she saw Nick walk past.
Nick kicked at a rock on the ground and made his way to a bench, sitting on his, leaning his head back.
Sara saw a parking spot, she parked and walked to him, "This seat taken?"
Nick looked up at her. "No..." He moved over to the side.
Sara sat next to him, she didn't know what to say so she just sat there. Sara found herself watching the couple across the street. They were kissing and cuddling while watching the world rush past.
He glanced down the road, unable to looked Sara in the eye. Although he didn't know why, he did what he needed to do, and she should have understood that, but somewhere deep inside he knew he had broken a promise to Sara and she didn't have the slightest clue as to why. He figured he owed her an explanation.
"Sara... " He started, looking over at her.
Sara turned to him looked into his eyes. "I'm sorry... I know you asked me to not do anything... but you gotta understand... I couldn't let him get away with what he said about you..."
"What did he say?" Sara asked frowning.
Nick shifted uncomfortably. "Sara... he said you were an easy lay and that anybody would be able to get with you..." Nick paused. "He was making obscene gestures about you with his buddies..."
Tears fell down Sara's face, "So you hit him for saying that? Nick I'm sorry for shouting and storming off. I just was upset you'd almost got arrested."
Nick wiped away a tear and cradled her face in his hand. "it's ok... " he said softly
"Come home with me Nick." Sara smiled and stood up.
Nick nodded and stood up next to her, taking her hand in his. He smiled at her. "I'm glad things are okay between us..."
Sara smiled and kissed Nick deeply. "I love you Nick Stokes."
"I love you too..." He headed for Sara's Tahoe.
THE END
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed. sorry it took so long to complete! I hoped you liked it and look out for Life in Rain and The Sands of time! Thanks to EVERYONE for ALL the reviews of this and Young Love, you guys are the best! BIG HUGS!.
the bright colorful lights that flooded the streets.
Hank laughed and walked out with his friends, "Those women weren't as nice as when I was with that CSI... you know the one I," Hank made 'suggestive' moves, then laughed.
"Yeah man, you done her good." His friend laughed.
Nick stopped walking, hearing the all too familiar voice. He turned on his heel and spotted Hank. He could feel his blood boil and wanted to punch him, but refrained... for the moment. He walked in their direction and listened to their conversation, trying to not look noticeable
"I know she was easy."
Hank laughed, "Anyone could bed her."
"That's it!" Nick said harshly to himself. He stormed over to Hank, balling up his fist and Hit him in the face, send hank backwards, to the ground.
"You asshole!!" Hank staggered, and swung back. "Damn you Stokes!"
Nick didn't think, he just swung, returning another blow to Hank's stomach. "You son-of-a-bitch!" Nick growled.
Two police officers came up and broke up the fight, "You two come with us for a word!" Said one who knew Nick. "You could get fired Nick... we're not arresting you just taking you to the station."
Nick sighed, glaring over at Hank. "Fine... whatever..." He followed the officers to the station. . .
"WHAT THE HELL NICK!?" Grissom shouted.
Nick knew this was coming, but still winced as Grissom yelled at him. "Griss... you don't understand... I wasn't gonna let him get away with what he said..."
"Nick! Wait, what did he say?"
"What do you care?" Nick said, a little ignorant. He immediately regretted it as soon as the words were out of his mouth. "Sorry... it's just... He pissed me off so much... I mean... he deserved it Griss... the way he was talking about her, saying how easy she was, making suggestive motions...."
"Nic..." Was all Grissom could say before...
"So help me NICK!" Sara shouted as she walked into Grissom's office.
Nick's eyes shot up at Sara as she walked in. "Sara-"
"What did I ask you? What did you promise me!? I mean god Nick you could have been fired!"
"I'm sorry Sara... I just couldn't..." Nick frowned.
"I can't! I'm going, see you tomorrow Griss." Sara stormed out.
"Welllllll......ummm." Grissom thought aloud.
Nick let his head fall into his hands. He closed his eyes for a moment and ran a hand through his hair, letting it stop at his neck, to rub it. "Well... if you don't need me for anything else... I'll be going home..." Nick sighed, standing up.
"Right, we'll talk tomorrow night Nicky." Grissom said as he saw Catherine waiting outside, he frowned. "Catherine, can you go check on Sara? She was pretty pissed."
Cath nodded. "Sure... " She quietly left to find Sara.
Nick frowned and left without a word to anyone, he only hoped Sara wouldn't stay mad at him.
Catherine walked down the halls, checking the locker room and then outside. "Sara?"
"Hey Cath." Sara sighed.
Catherine stood next to her. "Are you ok?"
"No. Nick promised he wouldn't do anything. He could have lost his job Catherine. I'm so mad at him! Why did he do it? I mean I believed he wouldn't do anything!"
"I know Sara... but, do you even know why? What happened for him to break his promise?" Catherine asked, defending Nick slightly
"I guess, I need to speak to him, I'm going to find him, thanks Cath."
Sara grinned and went off to find Nick.
Catherine smiled at Sara and headed back inside.
Nick closed the door to his Tahoe and started it up, looking back at the lab once more before leaving the parking lot
Sara ran out to the parking lot, "Nick!"
He frowned to himself. *Sara, I wish you'd understand... I could just stand by and let him talk about you that way.* Nick thought to himself. He was so lost in thought he didn't notice Sara running out of the building just as he left. He buried his mind in thoughts of Sara and hank and this whole situation he now found himself in. Too lost in thought, he almost ran though a red light, snapping out of it when he heard a horn honk. "Shit!" Nick cursed.
Sara slumped, *he didn't even stop for me...* "Well that's fine!" She huffed and got in her Tahoe to go home.
Nick didn't feel like going straight home, but he couldn't go over to Sara's. *She'd probably kick me out...* He decided to head over to the Strip as he did earlier. He needed to clear his mind.
Sara looked at her cell as she waited in the traffic, *would he answer?* She shrugged and drove to the next set on the strip. She sighed and looked at the happy people Sara envied.
Nick parked in lot, paying at the booth. He made his way across the street and looked around briefly before heading down the sidewalk.
Every inch between her and the car in front was a bit closer to home and away from all the happy people in Vegas. She wished she had Nick with her, he made her happy. Sara smiled to herself as she thought about him.
Sara looked out her window, "Well this is fate." she said as she saw Nick walk past.
Nick kicked at a rock on the ground and made his way to a bench, sitting on his, leaning his head back.
Sara saw a parking spot, she parked and walked to him, "This seat taken?"
Nick looked up at her. "No..." He moved over to the side.
Sara sat next to him, she didn't know what to say so she just sat there. Sara found herself watching the couple across the street. They were kissing and cuddling while watching the world rush past.
He glanced down the road, unable to looked Sara in the eye. Although he didn't know why, he did what he needed to do, and she should have understood that, but somewhere deep inside he knew he had broken a promise to Sara and she didn't have the slightest clue as to why. He figured he owed her an explanation.
"Sara... " He started, looking over at her.
Sara turned to him looked into his eyes. "I'm sorry... I know you asked me to not do anything... but you gotta understand... I couldn't let him get away with what he said about you..."
"What did he say?" Sara asked frowning.
Nick shifted uncomfortably. "Sara... he said you were an easy lay and that anybody would be able to get with you..." Nick paused. "He was making obscene gestures about you with his buddies..."
Tears fell down Sara's face, "So you hit him for saying that? Nick I'm sorry for shouting and storming off. I just was upset you'd almost got arrested."
Nick wiped away a tear and cradled her face in his hand. "it's ok... " he said softly
"Come home with me Nick." Sara smiled and stood up.
Nick nodded and stood up next to her, taking her hand in his. He smiled at her. "I'm glad things are okay between us..."
Sara smiled and kissed Nick deeply. "I love you Nick Stokes."
"I love you too..." He headed for Sara's Tahoe.
THE END
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed. sorry it took so long to complete! I hoped you liked it and look out for Life in Rain and The Sands of time! Thanks to EVERYONE for ALL the reviews of this and Young Love, you guys are the best! BIG HUGS!.