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We both drifted off to sleep during the movie. I opened my eyes and glanced over at the clock. It was about eight p.m. I got up off the couch and made my way into the kitchen. I poured a glass of water and drank half of it before sitting the glass down. My stomach began growling. I opened up the refrigerator and glanced inside. Nothing looked appetizing to me. I shut the door and walked toward the bathroom. I decided that taking a hot shower would make me feel better. I stayed in so long that the water became cold. I shut the water off and wrapped up in a towel. I pulled on some sweat pants and a tank top and headed back in the living room. Nick was awake and watching television. I sat down beside him and he wrapped his arm around me.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked.
"Yeah, did you?"
"Yeah, I guess I was more tired than I thought."
Nick smiled. "Me too." He stood up and offered me his hand. "Come on."
"Where are we going?" I asked taking his hand and pulled me up.
"The kitchen. I'm starved and I'm sure you are."
"Actually, I'm not really that hungry. I'm still pretty tired."
"Sara." Nick glared at me as if he didn't believe a word I just said.
"Please Nick, I'm not hungry and I just want to go bed. I promise I'll eat four meals tomorrow if you'll let me skip this one." I hate begging but all I wanted to do was go to bed and sleep.
Nick didn't look like he wanted to let me go. We were still standing beside my couch and neither one of us moved. "You never ate four meals before this problem."
"I know."
"Okay, how about this. You go and lay down and I'll make you something small. Tomorrow, you and I will have three good meals."
"How small?"
"I'll make you a sandwich."
"That's not small." I replied knowing exactly how Nick can pile on a sandwich.
He grinned. "I'll make you an egg salad sandwich and you can eat half of it."
"Only half?"
"Unless you want more, but you have to eat at least half of it."
"Fine." I replied. I released his hand and leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Take your time." I stepped away and headed toward the bedroom. I crawled under the covers and closed my eyes. The next thing I knew Nick's hand was on my shoulder.
"Honey, wake up." He said squeezing my shoulder and gently shaking me.
"Five more minutes." I mumbled.
I felt him kiss my cheek. "Come on, wake up."
I opened my eyes and stared at him. "That better be the best egg salad sandwich known to mankind."
He laughed and wrapped his arm under my back and pulled me up. He sat down beside me and handed me the plate. "It might not be the best known to man, but it's still good."
I took the sandwich and took a bite. He was right; it was good. The only problem was I wasn't hungry enough to eat it. I didn't have the energy to argue with him so I ate half of it and handed the plate back to him. "Thanks."
"You're done?"
"You said I only had to eat half and I'm full."
He nodded. "Okay. You did good Sar." He kissed my forehead and got off the bed. "I'm going to go finish my supper and I'll be back."
"Thanks Nick." I leaned back down and pulled the covers over me and instantly drifted back to sleep.
I woke up sometime the next morning and turned to my side. Nick was sleeping soundly beside me. I found myself watching him for a few moments. His face was so relaxed and peaceful. I decided to get up and make him something wonderful for breakfast. I grabbed some clothes and changed in the bathroom. As soon as I was done, I wandered into the kitchen and began pulling out pans. The phone began ringing. I quickly grabbed it hoping that it didn't wake Nick up. "Hello?"
"Hey girl."
I smiled. "Hey Warrick. How's it going?"
"Good, how are you?"
"Fine, thanks. How's work?"
"Boring without you and Nick there. I worked with Greg last night. He's getting better."
"Should I be worried about my job?" I asked.
I heard Warrick laugh. "Nah. Greg's good but he's not you."
"Thanks War. I miss you too." I smiled. It was nice to know that someone cared.
"I wanted to let you know that I talked to Lindsey. She was really upset that you were going to die."
"I know. Warrick, I should have never let her stay in the room. I don't know what I was thinking."
"She's smart. She would have eventually figured out something was going on."
"So, what else is going on?"
"Not a whole lot. I was hoping that I could come over and visit for a while. If you feel up to it."
"Sure. That would be great and I'm sure that Nick would love to see you."
"Great. When do you want me to come over?"
"Anytime. I'm making breakfast for Nick. He's still asleep and I wanted to do something nice for him. You're welcome to come over and eat with us. I'm making something with meat so Nick will be happy."
"Sounds good. I'll see you soon."
"Bye." I heard the click and hung the phone up. I made my way to the fridge and began pulling out different things. I noticed that I didn't have anything with meat. 'Crap.' I thought. I decided to run to the store really quick. I called Warrick and let him know that I was going to the grocery store and if he got there before I made it back to use the spare key. I wrote Nick a note telling where I was and that Warrick was coming over. I grabbed my car keys and headed out the door.
I walked through the grocery aisles looking for something to fix Nick. I had no idea what he liked. Warrick liked steak biscuits so he was easy, but what would Nick want? I decided that he would like the steak biscuits and in addition I bought some ham, sausage, and bacon. I was heading down the dairy aisle when I heard my name being called out. I turned around and smiled. Lindsey ran up to me.
"Hey Sara." She wrapped me in a huge hug.
"Hey sweetie, what are you doing out of school?" I asked.
"We're out of school today. It's teacher's planning day." She explained.
"Ah, that's cool. Too bad we don't have a boss's planning day at work."
Lindsey laughed. "That's funny. Maybe I should ask Uncle Grissom about that."
"That would be great." I replied. I glanced around trying to figure out whom she was here with. I wasn't seeing anyone, so I asked her.
"Oh, I'm here with my Aunt Samantha. I spent the night with her last night." Lindsey began eyeing my basket. "Hey, I thought you didn't eat meat anymore."
"I don't. It's for Nick and Warrick." I informed her.
"Cool, are they coming over to see you?"
"Yep. We're having breakfast together." I smiled and have an idea. "Linds, do you want to have breakfast with us?"
Her eyes lit up. "Really? Can I?"
"Sure, if it's okay with your aunt."
"I'll run and ask her." And run she did. Soon, she was out of my sight. I finished picking out a few more things that I needed and Lindsey came running back. "Aunt Sam said I could. She was going to take me back home, but now she doesn't have to." Lindsey stood beside me and we walked to the checkout line. A woman with blonde hair walked toward us. From her appearance, I knew she was related to Catherine.
"Hey, I'm Samantha, Catherine's sister. You must be Sara."
I smiled. "Yeah, it's nice to meet you."
"Are you sure you don't mind taking the spunk fire here?" She asked pointing to Lindsey, who was now browsing over the candy.
"Don't mind at all. I just have to call Catherine and let her know."
"I'll call her. I needed to speak to her anyway. It was nice meeting Sara." She turned her attention to Lindsey. "Bye spunky."
Lindsey laughed. "Bye Sam." We watched as she walked off. Lindsey turned to me. "Hey Sara, have you tried these new candy bars?"
"Which ones?" I asked.
"The toll house ones and the s'mores ones."
"Nope, I haven't." I knew that was Lindsey's way of asking if she could have one. "Put in the basket and we'll try them."
"Really? Sweet." Lindsey grabbed a handful of each kind and placed them inside the basket. "Thanks Sara."
"No problem. You might want to grab a soda too. I think Nick drank the last one."
Lindsey grabbed a twenty-ounce soda and smiled. We went through the checkout and made our way to the car. Soon we were heading back to my apartment. I'm sure the guys were beginning to wonder what was taking me so long.
TBC
We both drifted off to sleep during the movie. I opened my eyes and glanced over at the clock. It was about eight p.m. I got up off the couch and made my way into the kitchen. I poured a glass of water and drank half of it before sitting the glass down. My stomach began growling. I opened up the refrigerator and glanced inside. Nothing looked appetizing to me. I shut the door and walked toward the bathroom. I decided that taking a hot shower would make me feel better. I stayed in so long that the water became cold. I shut the water off and wrapped up in a towel. I pulled on some sweat pants and a tank top and headed back in the living room. Nick was awake and watching television. I sat down beside him and he wrapped his arm around me.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked.
"Yeah, did you?"
"Yeah, I guess I was more tired than I thought."
Nick smiled. "Me too." He stood up and offered me his hand. "Come on."
"Where are we going?" I asked taking his hand and pulled me up.
"The kitchen. I'm starved and I'm sure you are."
"Actually, I'm not really that hungry. I'm still pretty tired."
"Sara." Nick glared at me as if he didn't believe a word I just said.
"Please Nick, I'm not hungry and I just want to go bed. I promise I'll eat four meals tomorrow if you'll let me skip this one." I hate begging but all I wanted to do was go to bed and sleep.
Nick didn't look like he wanted to let me go. We were still standing beside my couch and neither one of us moved. "You never ate four meals before this problem."
"I know."
"Okay, how about this. You go and lay down and I'll make you something small. Tomorrow, you and I will have three good meals."
"How small?"
"I'll make you a sandwich."
"That's not small." I replied knowing exactly how Nick can pile on a sandwich.
He grinned. "I'll make you an egg salad sandwich and you can eat half of it."
"Only half?"
"Unless you want more, but you have to eat at least half of it."
"Fine." I replied. I released his hand and leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Take your time." I stepped away and headed toward the bedroom. I crawled under the covers and closed my eyes. The next thing I knew Nick's hand was on my shoulder.
"Honey, wake up." He said squeezing my shoulder and gently shaking me.
"Five more minutes." I mumbled.
I felt him kiss my cheek. "Come on, wake up."
I opened my eyes and stared at him. "That better be the best egg salad sandwich known to mankind."
He laughed and wrapped his arm under my back and pulled me up. He sat down beside me and handed me the plate. "It might not be the best known to man, but it's still good."
I took the sandwich and took a bite. He was right; it was good. The only problem was I wasn't hungry enough to eat it. I didn't have the energy to argue with him so I ate half of it and handed the plate back to him. "Thanks."
"You're done?"
"You said I only had to eat half and I'm full."
He nodded. "Okay. You did good Sar." He kissed my forehead and got off the bed. "I'm going to go finish my supper and I'll be back."
"Thanks Nick." I leaned back down and pulled the covers over me and instantly drifted back to sleep.
I woke up sometime the next morning and turned to my side. Nick was sleeping soundly beside me. I found myself watching him for a few moments. His face was so relaxed and peaceful. I decided to get up and make him something wonderful for breakfast. I grabbed some clothes and changed in the bathroom. As soon as I was done, I wandered into the kitchen and began pulling out pans. The phone began ringing. I quickly grabbed it hoping that it didn't wake Nick up. "Hello?"
"Hey girl."
I smiled. "Hey Warrick. How's it going?"
"Good, how are you?"
"Fine, thanks. How's work?"
"Boring without you and Nick there. I worked with Greg last night. He's getting better."
"Should I be worried about my job?" I asked.
I heard Warrick laugh. "Nah. Greg's good but he's not you."
"Thanks War. I miss you too." I smiled. It was nice to know that someone cared.
"I wanted to let you know that I talked to Lindsey. She was really upset that you were going to die."
"I know. Warrick, I should have never let her stay in the room. I don't know what I was thinking."
"She's smart. She would have eventually figured out something was going on."
"So, what else is going on?"
"Not a whole lot. I was hoping that I could come over and visit for a while. If you feel up to it."
"Sure. That would be great and I'm sure that Nick would love to see you."
"Great. When do you want me to come over?"
"Anytime. I'm making breakfast for Nick. He's still asleep and I wanted to do something nice for him. You're welcome to come over and eat with us. I'm making something with meat so Nick will be happy."
"Sounds good. I'll see you soon."
"Bye." I heard the click and hung the phone up. I made my way to the fridge and began pulling out different things. I noticed that I didn't have anything with meat. 'Crap.' I thought. I decided to run to the store really quick. I called Warrick and let him know that I was going to the grocery store and if he got there before I made it back to use the spare key. I wrote Nick a note telling where I was and that Warrick was coming over. I grabbed my car keys and headed out the door.
I walked through the grocery aisles looking for something to fix Nick. I had no idea what he liked. Warrick liked steak biscuits so he was easy, but what would Nick want? I decided that he would like the steak biscuits and in addition I bought some ham, sausage, and bacon. I was heading down the dairy aisle when I heard my name being called out. I turned around and smiled. Lindsey ran up to me.
"Hey Sara." She wrapped me in a huge hug.
"Hey sweetie, what are you doing out of school?" I asked.
"We're out of school today. It's teacher's planning day." She explained.
"Ah, that's cool. Too bad we don't have a boss's planning day at work."
Lindsey laughed. "That's funny. Maybe I should ask Uncle Grissom about that."
"That would be great." I replied. I glanced around trying to figure out whom she was here with. I wasn't seeing anyone, so I asked her.
"Oh, I'm here with my Aunt Samantha. I spent the night with her last night." Lindsey began eyeing my basket. "Hey, I thought you didn't eat meat anymore."
"I don't. It's for Nick and Warrick." I informed her.
"Cool, are they coming over to see you?"
"Yep. We're having breakfast together." I smiled and have an idea. "Linds, do you want to have breakfast with us?"
Her eyes lit up. "Really? Can I?"
"Sure, if it's okay with your aunt."
"I'll run and ask her." And run she did. Soon, she was out of my sight. I finished picking out a few more things that I needed and Lindsey came running back. "Aunt Sam said I could. She was going to take me back home, but now she doesn't have to." Lindsey stood beside me and we walked to the checkout line. A woman with blonde hair walked toward us. From her appearance, I knew she was related to Catherine.
"Hey, I'm Samantha, Catherine's sister. You must be Sara."
I smiled. "Yeah, it's nice to meet you."
"Are you sure you don't mind taking the spunk fire here?" She asked pointing to Lindsey, who was now browsing over the candy.
"Don't mind at all. I just have to call Catherine and let her know."
"I'll call her. I needed to speak to her anyway. It was nice meeting Sara." She turned her attention to Lindsey. "Bye spunky."
Lindsey laughed. "Bye Sam." We watched as she walked off. Lindsey turned to me. "Hey Sara, have you tried these new candy bars?"
"Which ones?" I asked.
"The toll house ones and the s'mores ones."
"Nope, I haven't." I knew that was Lindsey's way of asking if she could have one. "Put in the basket and we'll try them."
"Really? Sweet." Lindsey grabbed a handful of each kind and placed them inside the basket. "Thanks Sara."
"No problem. You might want to grab a soda too. I think Nick drank the last one."
Lindsey grabbed a twenty-ounce soda and smiled. We went through the checkout and made our way to the car. Soon we were heading back to my apartment. I'm sure the guys were beginning to wonder what was taking me so long.
TBC