Hooray for conquering Writers Block!

A Bloom: Thanks for that review. I was so worried about posting that last chapter, but your support made me feel more confident about it.

Dying Agnel1: Don't worry… This is not a tragedy. I don't think I could handle one of those right now.

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pdhtgal: Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to go this way either. I guess now that I'm back in school; I have a different view of college life.

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River: LoL I actually got your review twice. But it's all good. Sara will wake up, but after that… Well, only my fingers tap tap tapping away at the keys will tell what goes on.

krisnina77: Yes, poor Nick, poor Sara, poor everyone. LoL It will end happy, don't worry.

Robin222: I'm not sure who I feel sorrier for either.

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Thursday 4:57am

Sara opened her eyes slowly. It seemed as if they each weighed 100 pounds. Her head was throbbing, and she felt nauseous. At first her vision was very fuzzy and blurry, but after a few moments she began to focus in on her surroundings. The walls were white. There was a TV up on the wall, and a sink in the corner of the room. She could hear several different beeps and buzzes. She tried to move her neck to look for where they were coming from, but her whole body hurt too much. That's when she felt it.

Warmth from another source.

She slowly looked down and saw what it was coming from.

Nick.

He had his head lying on her bed on her right side. He was holding onto her hand, and the warmth was coming from his deep breathing. Each time he exhaled, she felt his hot breath on her cool skin.

The expression on his face was troubled. He looked like he hadn't slept in days. Sara guessed he may have been having a bad dream or something because he wasn't sleeping peacefully.

He shifted in his seat and suddenly sat up straight, blinking several times. He gazed around the room for a few seconds before finally resting his eyes on her. The troubled expression turned into worry and then sadness, and then back to fear before he finally said anything. "Sara" he whispered.

She tried to force a smile to her lips, but failed miserably.

"Sara?" He repeated. "Are you okay?"

She nodded slightly.

"Right, I know. Stupid question. But, damn girl, you scared the shit out of me." He moved from the chair to sitting on the edge of Sara's hospital bed, holding her hand in his lap. He caressed the back her hand absently with his thumb.

"I'm sorry" she whispered.

"Don't apologize. I'm just glad you're okay" Nick said leaning down and kissing her forehead.

"Why are you here?" The question shocked Nick. The past several hours were extremely hard and confusing, but this one question topped it all. And it wasn't just the words… It was how she said them. The emptiness of her voice. She was a completely different person.

Nick reached a hand up to cup the side of her face. He brushed a lock of hair behind her ear as he gazed into her eyes, trying to memorize everything about them. He searched her face, memorizing every part of it, from her eyebrows to her lips. He felt the warm salty tears streaming down his cheeks, but made no effort to brush them away.

"Why are you crying, Nick?" Sara asked suddenly.

He choked back a sob before he spoke. "Because Sara… I could have lost you last night. You almost left me here, and the thought of being on this Earth without you scares me to death." He wiped away the tears that began falling from her eyes with his thumbs as he continued to talk. "I don't know what made you want to leave, but whatever it was, I want you to tell me. You don't have to tell me today, or even tomorrow, or next week. But one day, when you're ready, I'll be here with you. And no matter what it was, I won't love you any less than I do right now."

By the time he was done speaking, tears were pouring from their eyes. Tears that weren't being wiped away. Tears of joy. Tears of sadness. And tears of love.

"Nick, I'm so sorry" Sara said being sobs.

"Sara…" he didn't finish. Instead he just leaned down and covered her lips with his. He cupped her face in his hands as they shared the most passionate kiss either of them had ever had. Sara brought her hands up to his shoulders, pulling him closer to her.

Nick pulled away slightly and rested his forehead against Sara's. "I should go so you-"

"No!" Sara exclaimed. "No, Nick. Please stay with me. I don't want to be alone."

"Sara, I will never let that happen." Nick pulled himself up onto the bed, so he was lying next to her. He wrapped his arms around her tiny frame, and pulled her into his warm embrace.

After only a few moments the pair fell into a deep, peaceful sleep.

8:16am

"Hey Cath" Warrick said as he wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Hey. Look at them" Catherine said looking through the window to Sara's hospital room.

Nick and Sara were lying in her bed, facing each other. Both were still fast asleep. Nick had pulled Sara's body up against his. Her head was tucked underneath his chin, and she had one arm wrapped around his torso, while Nick had one arm slung over her waist, his hand hanging protectively at the middle of her back. Their free hands were joined together between their bodies. The sight nearly brought tears to Catherine's eyes.

Warrick pulled Catherine into a warm embrace and held her tightly. "Don't wake them up." He whispered.

"I won't" Catherine agreed. "But we do have classes to go to. And we should probably tell Greg."

"Yeah. We can do that when we get back" Warrick said as they headed for the exit.

9:35am

"Well isn't that cozy," said the 5'10" blonde as she slowly walked past Sara's hospital room. She stopped in front of the door, and peered inside the small window. "Too bad this picture won't last" She let out and evil chuckle as she continued her stroll down the empty hallway.

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      TBC

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