Thanks so much for being so incredibly patient with me. I'm all moved in now, and classes start tomorrow, but I should have lots of time to write now! Yay! Thanks especially to MissyJane, adpi24, csi-freak03, PeTiTeCaT, cRaZyPiXiE, EmmyMik, countryfreak, oOoOo, and Crazi River for reviewing Chapter 10. Again, I am so sorry for leaving it how I did and for so long, but I thought something would be better than nothing at all. I hope you all forgive me! :)

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Sara slowly turned around to face Nick. Both of their faces were etched with sadness and confusion. For a moment neither of them said anything. Sara's heart began to beat a bit faster. She hated silence, and this was killing her. But finally Nick spoke up.

"Can we talk please?" He asked her.

She nodded.

"Now?"

She nodded again.

"Not here, though."

"Shifts almost over. You wanna go for a walk or something?" Sara offered.

This time it was Nick who did the nodding.

Sara led the way out to the parking lot. The walked in silence for a little while until Sara stepped up to her Tahoe.

"I thought we were going for a walk," Nick said quietly.

"We are. I just need to put my bag away. I don't want to carry it around with me."

"Gotcha"

Sara opened the trunk of her Tahoe, threw her bag in, then shut and lock the door. She looked up t the sky and said "It looks like it's going to rain. Let's not go too far."

"All right. Whatever you want is fine with me"

Sara gave him a small smile, before they headed toward the sidewalk that would lead to no where in particular.

You are every part of me
And with every breath I take
Your love will light my way
And for every day I live
The promise that I made
Is I will never let you go babe

They walked in silence for a little while, before Nick spoke up. "It's kinda cold out here for being August. Kind of eerie."

"Yeah. It's so quiet, too." Sara added.

"Uh huh"

Silence fell upon the two once again.

They came upon a small park and Sara walked over to a bench. She sat down, but Nick remained standing, looking around the park and down at Sara from time to time.

"Sara-"

"Nick, I lied to you." She cut him off.

Nick fixed his gaze on her. She was staring down at her feet, hands in her lap, fingers intertwined. She looked up at him, waiting for him to say something, and when he didn't, she looked back down at her feet.

"I'm sorry" she said quietly.

"What?"

"I said I'm sorry."

"No, what did you lie to me about?" Nick asked, sitting down next to her.

Sara took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. "The kiss."

"Oh?"

"Yeah."

"What did you lie about?" Nick asked.

"I did feel something."

He could barely hear her, but he knew exactly what she said, and his heart beat sped up just a little bit.

"I lied." Sara repeated.

"I knew…" Nick confessed.

I swear I never knew love like this before
And for everything you are
I gotta make you know
For your love

Sara slowly turned her head to face Nick. "Why… You knew? And still….?"

"I don't know"

"What don't you know?" Sara asked.

"I don't know why I didn't say anything then. I don't know what you lied. I don't know what I was thinking. As soon as you said you didn't feel anything, I felt like…" his voice trailed off.

But Sara continued for him. "Like there was a knife in your heart and it just twisted around a few times?"

"Yeah"

"I know the feeling."

"How?" Nick asked.

Sara looked back down at her hands that were still folded in her lap. "It's the same way I felt when you told me you were going to marry her. The same feeling I felt in the locker room. The same feeling I felt when I was too late to your wedding, and I thought…"

Nick cut her off with a small laugh, which caused her to look back over at him.

"What's so funny?" She asked.

"This whole situation is funny."

"I didn't find it funny" Sara said in a small voice.

"Look. If we were just honest with each other from the get go, none of this would even be happening right now." Nick pointed out.

"Oh really?"

"Really."

Sara got up and started to walk away from Nick, who was quite confused.

"Sara?" He called as he got up to follow her.

And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side
I just gotta make you see yeah
I only live... for your love

"Sara…"

"You're blaming me for this?" Sara asked abruptly.

"What? No"

"Yes you are!"

"No, I'm not! Sara, look. I should have never even gone out with Monica. This… Everything is my fault. But yes, you should have told me the truth when I asked if you felt anything…."

"You just said you already knew I was lying!"

"But I couldn't do anything about it!"

"Yes, you could have! Sara spat back.

"Like what?" Nick couldn't keep the sarcasm mixed with anger from his voice, and he didn't care either. Now Sara was just being difficult.

"I don't know! You shouldn't have gone on with the wedding in the first place!"

"It's not like I had any other options! You said you felt nothing, and whether I knew you were lying or not, I wasn't going to sit around and wait for you to make up your mind while Monica was sitting there wanting to kill my baby!"

Suddenly the clouds above them began pouring down rain drops and within a few seconds they were both soaked to the bone, but neither of them moved.

"Why did you even call off the wedding then?" Sara screamed as she began walking away from him towards the street.

"Because I love you!" Nick shouted over the loud sound of the rain storm.

"No you don't!" Sara yelled before running out into the street, totally oblivious to the car that was speeding down the road.

Nick, on the other hand, did see the speeding car. He saw Sara. He saw the car. And he saw the car speeding up as it neared her. "Sara!" He screamed as he ran as fast as he could out into the street. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pushed their bodies to the other side of the road, just as the car sped by them and down the street the opposite way, never even noticing the two pedestrians.

When I was running out of faith
You still believed in me
And never let me fall
And the times I lost my way
You're the one who held me up
And brought me through it all

Nick could feel his heart beating quickly in his chest. It felt like it was going to jump right out of his body. His head was spinning, and he felt as if he would lose consciousness at any minute. "Sara?" He whispered as he slowly picked himself up off of her still body. She was laying face first on the sidewalk. He had landed on top of her after he pushed her to safety. "Sara!" He repeated a little louder.

Nick put two fingers on Sara's neck and felt her pulse. "Sara!" He yelled once more as he slowly rolled her over onto her back. Her nose was bleeding, and there was a long gash on her right cheek, but other than that, she looked okay.

Slowly and carefully Nick picked her up and brought her back to the bench they had previously occupied. He laid her down carefully. He ran a hand through her hair. "Sara, honey, wake up." He gently lifted her shirt to make sure she wasn't bleeding anywhere else, and was thankful when he didn't even find a bruise. He shook her gently as he whispered her name once more.

Sara's eyes fluttered open. She closed them quickly to block out the rain that was still pouring down. "Nick?" She whispered.

"Sara! Honey, are you okay?"

"I think my nose is broken."

"What about anything else? Does your stomach hurt? Or your ribs? Anything?" Nick asked frantically.

"No. I think I'm fine."

"Can you sit up?"

Sara nodded, and she began to sit up, Nick helping her. "It's so cold." Sara said shivering.

"I know. I need to take you to the hospital. See if you're okay. Can you walk?" Nick said holding onto her shoulders as she tried to stand up.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Sara said standing up straight, but quickly grabbing onto Nick for support.

"Come on, I'll carry you back to the lab." Nick said picking her up and cradling her shivering body in his arms.

"Nick, I'm fine" she protested, but he was already heading back to the lab, and wasn't going to let go of her until they got there.

I swear I never saw it like this before
'Cause baby with your love you gave me
The reason to go on
And for your love

On the way back to the lab, the rain had stopped as quickly as it came. Nick reached his Tahoe, and with great skill unlocked the passenger side door without needing to put Sara down. He gently sat her down in the seat, fastened her seat belt, closed the door, and went over to his side of the car.

"Nick!"

Nick spun around and saw Warrick jogging over to him.

"Nick, what happened?" He asked breathlessly.

"We were arguing and she ran out into the street. A car was coming. I pushed her out of the way. I think her nose is broken. I'm just going to take her to the hospital."

"I'm coming" Warrick said opening the back door, and hopping in, without even giving Nick a chance to protest.

Nick hopped in the car, and sped off towards the hospital, a sleeping Sara, and worried Warrick in tow.

And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side
I just gotta make you see yeah
I only live... for your love

Sara slowly opened her eyes, and gazed around the room. She spotted Warrick by her side, sleeping in a chair. She looked over to the other side of the room and saw Nick standing in front of the window staring at nothing in particular. "Nick?" She whispered.

Within two seconds, Nick was at her side. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine. I told you that now five times already."

"Your nose is broken, Sar."

"I can tell" she said.

Nick smiled as he sat down in the chair by her bed.

"How long have I been in here?"

"I think about three or four hours."

"Are you serious?" Sara asked.

Nick nodded.

"Four hours for a broken nose?"

"Well, the doctor wanted you to stay until you woke up just to make sure everything was okay. You have been asleep since I brought you in. You must have been tired"

Sara closed her eyes and nodded.

And everything I am
And all that I could be
Would mean nothing now
If you're not with me
Shinin' your light on me
When night is closin' in
When I was weak
You were the one who made me strong
you gave me faith to carry on

"Sara?" Warrick said sleepily.

"Yeah Warrick, I'm fine." She answered without opening her eyes.

"I know." He stood up and bent over her to kiss her forehead. "I'm gonna head out. Call me if you need anything."

"Thanks." Sara said opening her eyes, and giving him a small smile.

"Bye" Warrick said as he walked out of the room.

And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side
I just gotta make you see yeah
I only live... for your love

"I'll take you home if you're ready" Nick spoke up a few minutes after Warrick had left.

"I'm ready"

"Okay. I'll go get the doctor"

"Thanks"

Nick left the room and came back with the doctor, who had release forms for Sara to sign. Within twenty minutes, Sara and Nick were in his Tahoe on the way to Sara's house.

"Nick?"

"Yeah"

"Can I come home with you?"

"Of course" Nick smiled.

"Thank you"

And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side...

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TBC

I'm sorry if this chapter totally sucked. I will blame it on my taking so long to update it. I'll try to never take so long again. I think I kinda lost some momentum or something, and I apologize. I hope you all still like it, and will read and review anyways, though. Thanks for being so patient!