Well, I'm back. I've been trying to finish up Changes before I write anything more, but I don't want to leave these other stories hanging for too long.

Remember that I own nothing…

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Monday 11:04am

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"You ready to go home?" Catherine asked Sara who was sitting on the edge of her hospital bed, wearing jeans and a t-shirt. For the first time since being admitted into the hospital, she wasn't in a hospital gown.  

"Yeah, I'm ready" Sara answered, sliding off the bed gently so she didn't put too much pressure on her leg. It was still quite a bit sore from where Tasha had stabbed her, but it didn't hurt nearly as bad as it had a few days earlier.

"Nick took your balloons and everything home yesterday didn't he?"

Sara nodded.

"He loves you so much, you know?" Catherine said helping Sara into the wheel chair.

"I really can walk on my own, Cath" Sara protested.

"I know you can, but Warrick and Nick will have my head if I let you walk. And you don't want to lose your roommate's head, do you?"

Sara chuckled. "No, I don't."

"Okay then."

The two friends stayed quiet until they reached Catherine's bright red Ford Focus. "I know he loves me."

"Good, because if you didn't, then I'd have to smack you upside the head a couple times."

Sara giggled again, and pushed herself out of the chair, groaning when her thigh collided with the arm rest.

"Sara, would you please let me help you?"

"Cath, I can take care of myself."

Catherine didn't respond, she just helped Sara into the passenger side of the car, and then wheeled the chair back to the nurse who had walked outside with them. She got into the car and started the ignition. "Sara, let us help you."

"Cath-"

Catherine held up a hand before turning out of the parking lot and heading back towards campus. "Don't give me that 'I can't take of myself' crap."

Sara let out a loud sigh before laying her head against the window. "I'm not going to argue right now."

"Good, 'cause you'd lose." Catherine said with a smile.

"Whatever" was the only reply she got before Sara drifted off to sleep.

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5:00pm

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Sara rolled over and slowly opened her eyes. She found herself lying in her own bed, in her own dorm room. She was finally home after almost five hellish days in the hospital. She smiled when she felt a strong arm tighten around her waist. She could feel Nick's body pressed up against hers, and the warmth made her smile.

Nick woke up a few minutes later when Sara slid out of bed, and went into the bathroom. He sat up straight, and suddenly became worried. "Sara?" He called.

"I'm in the bathroom" she replied.

"Are you okay?"

He heard the sink running, and then stop. Then she opened the door, and walked back over to the bed, smiling. "I'm perfect."

She climbed back into bed with Nick, and laid her head down on his chest.

"When's your first appointment with the psychiatrist, Sar?" Nick asked, not wanting to break the peaceful silence, but knowing he had to.

Sara didn't lift her head to answer him. She took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Tomorrow"

"Are you nervous?"

"Very. I just don't see why I have to go. Tasha's gone. And she was the main problem."

Nick ran a hand through her hair. "Sara-"

"I know."

There were a few more seconds of silence before Nick spoke up again. "What time?"

"3:30"

"Do you want me to come with you? I mean I can't go in, but I can sit outside and wait for you. That is, if you want me to. I don't have to, if you don't want me-"

Sara cut him off with a small giggle. "Nick."

"What?"

She continued laughing. "You're cute when you babble."

Nick smiled. "Well, I'm glad my babbling can make you laugh at least."

After another pause, Nick linked his fingers with Sara's. "So do you?"

"Yeah" she answered quickly.

"Thought so." Nick said, grinning.

Sara leaned up and planted a sizzling kiss on Nick's lips. He responded immediately by pulling her body flush against his, and wrapping his arms around her waist. Sara pulled away a few minutes later, out of breath. "Nick, I want you."

Truth be told, he'd wanted her to say that for so long, since that first she ran into him on the way to Biology. But this isn't what he'd been planning on. He hadn't planned on falling in love with her. But now that he had, now that she had become his everything, he knew for sure that this was not the way he wanted their first time to be. "Sara, no."

Her face fell into a frown, and she quickly sat up. "I can't believe I said that. This is a mistake."

"No, Sara-"

She didn't let him finish. "I never should have believed you when you told me you loved me. Never."

"Sara! Listen to me!" Nick protested, sitting up next to her.

"No, I don't want to hear it. Just leave, please"

Nick grabbed her arm, and pulled her back to him, his lips meeting hers in yet another fiery kiss.

"Nick-"

"Just listen to me, okay?"

Sara nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat.

"I do love you. I'm so in love you with, Sara."

"Then why won't-"

He placed to fingers on her lips as he continued. "Let me finish. I want you, too, Sara. You have no idea how much. But I don't want it like this. You just got out of the hospital today. You need to rest. And last time I checked, sex isn't considering 'resting'."

Sara blushed at his last comment and turned away from him, so he couldn't see how red she'd become.

"Hey" Nick said bringing her face close to his so he could plant a small kiss on her nose. "I was always told that the longer you wait for something, the better it is."

Sara smiled a little and blushed even more.

"Dinner?" He asked.

Sara nodded.

Nick kissed her one more time before pulling her off the bed. "I love you so much, Sara."

"I love you, too Nick. Thank you for everything."

Nick pulled her into a hug. "I'd do it again in a heart beat."

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TBC

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Next chapter is the epilogue. *Tear* I'm going to miss this story, but hey, I'll get to start another one soon! Yay!

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