A/N: OK sorry it's taken me so long to update but since school started I have had time for School, eating, sleeping, homework and the occasional breath….but now I have updated so be happy! Cause I am!

Chapter 19

Sara woke up once again in the comfort of Nick's arms. She smiled to herself and glanced at the clock on the wall. "3:30?" She moaned into Nick's chest, and he began to stir.

"Hmm Sara?"

"Uh, nothing I just can't sleep is all. And it's driving me mad!" Sara whined.

"Aww poor baby, let me comfort you." Nick tightened his grip around Sara and kissed her forehead. "Getting better?"

"Well I'm getting' something." Sara giggled. Nick just rolled his eyes. " I can't wait to go home. Nick speaking of home, um you know since we're going to be married in all there really isn't a point to have two different apartments on different sides of town so I was wondering if maybe we could-"

"Buy a house?" Nick finished her sentence for her. She smiled and nodded. "I think that would be a great idea." He smiled at her and kissed her gently. She had closed her eyes and began to fall asleep. Nick smiled again and let himself drift into sleep.

* ~ * Grissom and Catherine * ~ *

Grissom and Catherine had left the hospital about an hour after Nick had woken up, they had been driving the streets of Vegas ever since. Grissom kept stealing glances at Catherine, making her blush every time. "Grissom why do you keep looking at me like that?"

"Like what Cath? I have no idea what you're talking about." He grinned and looked at her with lust and mischievous in his eyes. Catherine just blushed more.

"Like that!" She pointed a finger at him. He just laughed. "Don't laugh at me Mr. Grissom, or you'll be on the couch tonight!" He immediately stopped laughing and put on a puppy dogface. "That's what I thought."

"Yes ma'am" Grissom had stopped the car on a long desert highway, that was completely empty and dark.

"Grissom what are we doing here? You're not planning on killing me are you?" He laughed again. "What did I tell you about laughing at me?" Catherine quipped her words dripping with sarcasm.

"Sorry, but no, I'm not going to kill you. Actually I wanted to ask you something." His face turned serious and he let out a deep breath.

"Oh boy" Catherine sighed. "OK come on how much do you need?"

"Need what?" He asked in confusion.

"Money? How much?" Catherine asked and he tried to suppress his laughter.

"Catherine I don't want your money! I want you! I was going to ask you if you would marry me!"

"So you don't want my money?" Catherine asked in mock seriousness.

"Cather-" He was cut off by her lips on his. She slid her tongue across his lips and pulled away from him. "Was that a yes?" She didn't answer with words, but brought her lips back to his. She slid herself onto his lap, and he comfortblty wrapped his arms around her. She pulled away from him slowly and reluctantly.

"That was a hell yes."

* ~ Nick and Sara ~ *

They had been sleeping for about two hours when Nick heard the faint sound of someone calling him. "Sara?" He questioned.

"NO Nick, it's nurse Ross I just wanted to let you know that your doctor has decided to let you leave a day early." Nick's eyes instantly shot open.

"Sara did you hear that? I get to leave early!" He shook her arm, but she didn't move. "Great, when we get to leave she sleeps. Thank you nurse, we'll need a little bit to get ready." The nurse nodded and left the room. "Sara if you wake up now and we get home soon I'll let you take advantage of me!" Nick whispered into her hear and started to nibble on her ear lobe.

"If you keep that up Mr. Stokes we won't make it out of this bed." Sara replied keeping her eyes closed.

"Ooo feisty are we?" Nick asked gently stroking her sides.

"Only when you chew on me. But now we should go home."

The next half-hour was spent getting dressed and signing papers and taking a cab over to Nick's apartment. It took them all of fifteen minutes to get inside Nick's apartment before Nick had Sara pinned up against a wall.

"Let's take this to the bedroom, shall we?" Nick didn't answer he just picked Sara up and carried her to his room.