Chapter 6

"OK Nick just a couple more minutes."  Nick was at the end of his last test.

"OK" he sighed.

"Alright, all done.  We'll take you back to your room, and we'll have your test results back in about an hour.  OK?"

"Yea, hey doc could you send Sara into my room, and only Sara?"

"Sure" The doctor wheeled Nick back to his room, Sara came in a few minutes later.

"Sara! Hey how are you feeling?"  Nick's face lit up as Sara hobbled into his room.

"I'm Ok Nick, what about you?" she smiled.

"I'm good, now that you're here.  And the doctor said that he would have my test results back in about an hour."

"Oh."  She sat down on the edge of his bed.  "Nick wouldn't you rather be with your mom, and the 'rest' of your family?"

"I am Sara.  I'm with you."  She looked at him with a shocked look in her eyes.

"Nick I…"

"Come here Sara." He moved over and patted the empty spot next to him.  She stood up and sat down in the spot.  "Lay down with me."  He put his arm around her and pulled her close, wrapping his other arm around her waist.  She closed her eyes and let out a sigh.  "Sara can I ask you something?"

"Yea Nick anything." She kept her eyes closed.

"Remember at the crime scene when we were upstairs?"

"How could I forget Nicky?"  He chuckled.

"No, before that, when you were crying?"

"Yeah, " She answered her voice barely above a whisper.

"Why were you crying?"  He heard her sniffle.  "Are you crying?"  He looked down at her and saw that he eyes were closed, but it hadn't stopped her tears from falling.

"Nick at that crime scene I saw a child's room, something that I don't think I'll ever see through a mother's eyes, only as a CSI.  And I guess it got to me."

"Whoa, what do you mean?  You'll only see a child's room as a CSI Sara?  You're a beautiful woman, and smart, and funny. Only someone who wasn't in their right mind's wouldn't love you."

"But you don't"  holy shit! Did I just say that?

"What?! Of course I love you! And if it were up to me, you'd be my wife and we'd have tons of kids!" Did I just say that out loud?   Sara looked up at him.

"Nick what did you just say?"

"I love you Sara Sidle, and I want to spend the rest of my life, eternity and forever with you."  A tear rolled down his cheek.  She reached up and brushed it away with her thumb.

"I love you to Nick Stokes."

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A/N: Aww isn't that sweet? Well more fluff to come, and I think someone was listening in on their conversation.  Next Chap Sara meets the rest of Nick's family, and maybe some more work stuff…and I stress MAYBE!

~PIXI~