Just a little reminder… None of these characters belong to me, except for Monica. And she isn't even in the story that much… So yeah. Now, if George Eads, Gary Dourdan, or Eric Szmanda were given to me, I would take them with open arms.
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Sara's eyes fluttered open, and to her surprise, Nick was already awake. He was lying on his side next to her, just watching her. "Good morning" she said sleepily.
"Good morning, beautiful" Nick said leaning in to kiss her briefly. "It's about time you wake up."
"What time is it?" Sara asked craning her neck in search of a clock.
"Almost 1:00…. pm."
"What? I slept for ten hours?" she asked, in shock.
"Sure did. I was worried. I had to check and make sure you were breathing every twenty minutes. Have you ever slept more than five hours at a time before?" Nick asked with a smirk on his face.
Sara pulled herself up into a sitting position and leaned back against the head of the bed. "Not in a long time." She turned to look at the man she planned on spending the rest of her life with, and then her gaze fell to the small diamond ring that decorated her finger. "It was the best night of sleep I've had in a very long time."
Nick leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "Glad I could help."
Sara smiled. "Me too."
"So, do you want something to eat?" Nick asked, caressing her cheek with his thumb.
Sara shook her head, still smiling. "No."
"Not hungry?"
She shook her head again. "I don't want to leave this bed. Not yet. Can we just stay here a little bit longer? Together?"
"Of course" Nick said, pulling her body against his. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and rested his chin on top of her head, breathing in the smell of her sweet shampoo. He could feel Sara's body relax in his arms.
Just as Nick was feeling himself start to drift of to sleep, he heard Sara begin to giggle. "What's so funny?' he asked.
"Nothing" she said between giggles.
"Oh come on. Tell me!" Nick whined as he began tickling her sides.
"Hey… no… fair!" Sara squealed as she tried to wriggle out of his grasp.
"Oh, no, you're not going anywhere until you tell me what's so funny" Nick said, trapping her body underneath his.
Sara's giggles subsided. She rested her hands on Nick's strong shoulders and gazed into his eyes. "This" she said simply. "Us. I just never thought we'd be here, together."
Nick brushed the hair away from her face, and brushed his lips against hers. "I couldn't imagine being anywhere else right now."
Sara closed her eyes and turned her head away from Nick's.
"What?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.
"Nothing."
"Sara-" Nick warned.
"It's just that – a month ago you were engaged to another woman, yet now you're telling me that you couldn't imagine being anywhere else right now, but here with me."
Nick rolled over onto his back, and took in a deep breath. "Sara, I thought we put this behind us."
"I'm sorry, but think about it. You could be married right now."
"But I'm not." Nick said cutting her off. "There was no way I could actually marry her, and be happy. And the baby is going to be taken care of. As soon as he or she is born and out of the hospital, it will be mine. I will have a little baby in a few months. I'm going to be a father. And the only woman I want to be the mother of my child is you, not Monica. Even though this baby is not biologically yours, I only want you to help me raise him or her. And soon, I would love to have our own child. There is nothing in the world that I want more than to have a family with you, Sara."
Sara was quiet for a few moments before speaking up. "Nick, I have to tell you something."
"Sara, you can tell me anything, and you know that." Nick said, propping his head up on his hand.
"There's a chance that I may not be able to have any children."
Now it was Nick's turn to be silent.
"I had endometriosis when I was in college. I had surgery, and now I'm taking medicine, but there's still almost a fifty percent chance. There was just so much damage to my uterus.." She took in a shaky breath, and let it out slowly. "I'm so sorry."
Nick reached out to cup her cheek with his hand. He turned her head so she was facing him. "Sara, I love you. No matter what, I love you. We can always try. And if not, we'll still have this baby, and we can always adopt."
"Nick, don't you understand? I may never be able to give you a child of your own. Can you really live with that?" Sara asked.
"Yes. As long as I have you, yes, I can. Don't worry about that now. We have plenty of time. Let me just hold you for now. Let's just enjoy us." Nick said as he wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her body against his, so her back was pressed against his hard chest.
"Nick, I want to wait." Sara said suddenly.
"Wait? For what?"
Sara took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. "I want to wait until our wedding night…."
Realization hit him. "Oh" he breathed.
"Is-is that okay?" Sara asked timidly.
Nick kissed the top of her head before answering. "Of course."
"I just want it to be special." Sara explained.
"Every time will be special, Sar," he responded quickly.
"I know. But I want the first time to be even more special…"
"It will be"
"You're sure you're okay with waiting?" Sara asked, turning around in his embrace so that she could face him.
"Are you kidding?" he asked, brushing the hair away from her face. "I would wait forever for you."
"Really?"
"Really."
"I love you, Nick." Sara whispered.
Nick leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. "I love you, too, Sara."
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TBC
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Yes, it was short, but there was a lot of information to take in. Next chapter will be a few months in the future, so I can move this right a long.
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