DISCLAIMER: Still just borrowing them :) *grins*
WOW hehe so I've been sort of quiet the past few days ... I have been...lurking?! Haha yeah I fought with a wall and lost so I've been nurturing my knuckle and it's finally up to typing so I thought I might as well post another chapter to this...who knows if you like this another chapter may mysteriously spring up *grins* thanks to everyone that review made me happy :oP
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Sara woke totally unsure of where she was. Not only that she had an intense pounding in her head which to her felt as if it would be off the Richter scale. She didn't dare open her eyes fearing where she might have ended up. The last thing she remembered was going for a beer with Catherine. Maybe she was at Catherine's. But then if she were there surely it would be noisy with Lindsey. She nearly screamed when she felt an arm snake around her waist and the warm breath of someone in her ear.
"Oh god." She said in her mind immediately fearing the worst. Like she'd engaged in a one-night stand. She noted that she was dressed thought, so that didn't really go with the one-nightstand idea. Finally she built up the courage and opened her eyes. The first thing she looked at was the arm that was wrapped around her waist. It looked as familiar as any arm could look. It was tanned and nicely sculptured she noted. There was nothing distinctive about it, no watch or anything. She glanced around the room and a picture on the bedside table caught her attention. It was of her, Warrick and Nick. She was at Nick's. All at once memories of the events flooded her memory. How she'd found out about hang, going for drinks with Cath, turning up drunk at Nick's door in tears. She really didn't want to face Nick.
"Damn it." She muttered as she fought the tears that threatened to spill.
"Sara?" Nick asked willing himself to wake up. Sara panicked. She really didn't want to face him. Nick finally came out of his slumber and noticed where he was in proximity to Sara. He sat up quickly and glanced at her. His panicked look turned to one of concern as he saw how vulnerable she looked. She stared back at him and the tears that were threatening to spill finally cascaded down her face. She quickly turned away from him not wanting Nick to see her cry again. As she tried to get the tears to stop she felt his arms wrap around her – pulling her close to his body. Sobs raked her body and he whispered soothing words until they finally subsided.
"I'm sorry." She whispered as she wiped her nose with her hand.
"Hey it's ok Sar." He replied kissing her hair. "How about some coffee?"
"That'd be great." She replied. He could tell from her voice that she was smiling.
"Alright. Make yourself at home." Nick said pushing himself off the bed and walking towards the bedroom door. Before he left through it he offered her a smile that she couldn't help but return. He left the room and Sara lay back on the bed with a sigh. She chided herself for drinking too much before she slowly got up from the bed. As she stood the throbbing in her head return and seemed to have increased. She left the bedroom and wandered into the bathroom checking her appearance in the mirror. Her face was a mess and Nick had seen her like this. She cursed to herself at her messy appearance before washing her face. When she was satisfied she looked somewhat presentable she wandered out to the kitchen where the smell of fresh coffee was coming from.
"Hey." Nick greeted her and handed her a cup of coffee.
"Thanks." She accepted the coffee and glanced down at the cup not trusting herself to look him in the eye. He just stared at her as she sipped the coffee avoiding his gaze.
"Talk to me Sara." Nick finally asked breaking the awkward silence that hung over the kitchen.
"Nick I..."
"Please trust me." He almost begged.
"I do." She sighed. "I've got the feeling I've already told you everything."
"That was drunk Sara. I want to hear everything from sober Sara; well ok a slightly hung over Sara." He stated with a smile on his face. The corners of Sara's mouth moved upwards slightly.
"Fine. Where should I start?"
"How about why you were drunk Sara." He said concern etched on his handsome face. She sighed once more.
"You know the case I was on? With the old lady that drove into the restaurant?"
"Kamikaze Granny?" Nick smirked.
"Yeah. Well Hank was on the scene – out with some woman. I didn't mind at all when I found out – hell I was too busy commending him for his work. I had to interview her, Elaine. She had a picture of her and Hank looking a little too friendly." Nick looked at her sympathetically knowing exactly where this was heading. "I asked her about it and she told me all about her perfect boyfriend Hank and how he was taking her on holidays soon." A stray tear made it's way down her cheek. "I talked to Hank and he said he was sorry. It really upset me and Cath suggested going for a beer to cheer me up."
"But you didn't have just one beer." Nick finished. Sara nodded weakly before the tears spilled down her face again. Nick set his coffee down and pulled her into hug and began soothing her once more. It took him a while to notice that he too had tears trickling down his face but when he noticed he wiped them away before Sara had a chance to see.
"God I'm a mess." She said has her sobs tapered off. Nick pushed her out of his embrace leaving his hands on her biceps and studied her.
"Nope, still looking pretty beautiful there Sidle." He grinned. Sara couldn't stop the smile from forming on her face nor the blush that onto her cheeks.
"Uh thanks." She grinned.
"More then welcome. Sar, don't let Hank get to you all right? He's not worth the pain."
"I guess I realise that deep down but it was good. I mean I finally had a life outside of work and no one bugged me about being in at work all the time. But then I lost you." She sadly grinned. "You never liked him much did you?"
"To be honest Sara I hated him. There was just something about him. Hell he can't be much of a man if he can't handle the smell of a decomp." He grinned.
"I should have payed attention to what you said. God I'm stupid." Sara replied letting out an exasperated sigh.
"Hey he charmed everyone. Warrick liked him, Cath did as well."
"But I didn't pay attention to you Nick and I trust you."
"Want me to beat his ass?" Nick grinned trying to ease the situation. Sara sobbed and laughed at the same time.
"I don't think the Sheriff or Grissom would like that. Besides I wouldn't like not having you at work anymore."
"Glad to see I'm appreciated." He winked. She grinned and wiped her face on the shirt she wore. "I expected that shirt to be returned washed Sidle. It's covered with tears and snot." He joked causing Sara to laugh once more.
"I promise. I should...I should go."
"Uh uh." Nick shook his head. "You're staying here with me Sar. Both have the night off we're going to have a long evening of the Discovery Channel."
"Nick I don't want to impose any more then I have."
"You're not imposing. I want you to stay. Besides we have lots of catching up to do. I seem to remember we were quite pissed at each other the past months."
"Did I say how sorry I was for that?"
"I believe that was said among the other drunken mumblings." He grinned. "I told you then and I'll tell you again now – you don't have to be sorry, I was an ass and I apologise. I've really missed you, you know having you to talk to."
"I've missed you too." She smiled weakly. "I believe you said something about the Discovery Channel."
"Yeah. Just one question." He looked at her seriously. "Why did you come to my house?"
"Because I knew you'd care." Sara responded simply.
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Well hope you enjoyed it...more could come :) if you want to review I'd like it *grins* I'll shut up now.
WOW hehe so I've been sort of quiet the past few days ... I have been...lurking?! Haha yeah I fought with a wall and lost so I've been nurturing my knuckle and it's finally up to typing so I thought I might as well post another chapter to this...who knows if you like this another chapter may mysteriously spring up *grins* thanks to everyone that review made me happy :oP
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Sara woke totally unsure of where she was. Not only that she had an intense pounding in her head which to her felt as if it would be off the Richter scale. She didn't dare open her eyes fearing where she might have ended up. The last thing she remembered was going for a beer with Catherine. Maybe she was at Catherine's. But then if she were there surely it would be noisy with Lindsey. She nearly screamed when she felt an arm snake around her waist and the warm breath of someone in her ear.
"Oh god." She said in her mind immediately fearing the worst. Like she'd engaged in a one-night stand. She noted that she was dressed thought, so that didn't really go with the one-nightstand idea. Finally she built up the courage and opened her eyes. The first thing she looked at was the arm that was wrapped around her waist. It looked as familiar as any arm could look. It was tanned and nicely sculptured she noted. There was nothing distinctive about it, no watch or anything. She glanced around the room and a picture on the bedside table caught her attention. It was of her, Warrick and Nick. She was at Nick's. All at once memories of the events flooded her memory. How she'd found out about hang, going for drinks with Cath, turning up drunk at Nick's door in tears. She really didn't want to face Nick.
"Damn it." She muttered as she fought the tears that threatened to spill.
"Sara?" Nick asked willing himself to wake up. Sara panicked. She really didn't want to face him. Nick finally came out of his slumber and noticed where he was in proximity to Sara. He sat up quickly and glanced at her. His panicked look turned to one of concern as he saw how vulnerable she looked. She stared back at him and the tears that were threatening to spill finally cascaded down her face. She quickly turned away from him not wanting Nick to see her cry again. As she tried to get the tears to stop she felt his arms wrap around her – pulling her close to his body. Sobs raked her body and he whispered soothing words until they finally subsided.
"I'm sorry." She whispered as she wiped her nose with her hand.
"Hey it's ok Sar." He replied kissing her hair. "How about some coffee?"
"That'd be great." She replied. He could tell from her voice that she was smiling.
"Alright. Make yourself at home." Nick said pushing himself off the bed and walking towards the bedroom door. Before he left through it he offered her a smile that she couldn't help but return. He left the room and Sara lay back on the bed with a sigh. She chided herself for drinking too much before she slowly got up from the bed. As she stood the throbbing in her head return and seemed to have increased. She left the bedroom and wandered into the bathroom checking her appearance in the mirror. Her face was a mess and Nick had seen her like this. She cursed to herself at her messy appearance before washing her face. When she was satisfied she looked somewhat presentable she wandered out to the kitchen where the smell of fresh coffee was coming from.
"Hey." Nick greeted her and handed her a cup of coffee.
"Thanks." She accepted the coffee and glanced down at the cup not trusting herself to look him in the eye. He just stared at her as she sipped the coffee avoiding his gaze.
"Talk to me Sara." Nick finally asked breaking the awkward silence that hung over the kitchen.
"Nick I..."
"Please trust me." He almost begged.
"I do." She sighed. "I've got the feeling I've already told you everything."
"That was drunk Sara. I want to hear everything from sober Sara; well ok a slightly hung over Sara." He stated with a smile on his face. The corners of Sara's mouth moved upwards slightly.
"Fine. Where should I start?"
"How about why you were drunk Sara." He said concern etched on his handsome face. She sighed once more.
"You know the case I was on? With the old lady that drove into the restaurant?"
"Kamikaze Granny?" Nick smirked.
"Yeah. Well Hank was on the scene – out with some woman. I didn't mind at all when I found out – hell I was too busy commending him for his work. I had to interview her, Elaine. She had a picture of her and Hank looking a little too friendly." Nick looked at her sympathetically knowing exactly where this was heading. "I asked her about it and she told me all about her perfect boyfriend Hank and how he was taking her on holidays soon." A stray tear made it's way down her cheek. "I talked to Hank and he said he was sorry. It really upset me and Cath suggested going for a beer to cheer me up."
"But you didn't have just one beer." Nick finished. Sara nodded weakly before the tears spilled down her face again. Nick set his coffee down and pulled her into hug and began soothing her once more. It took him a while to notice that he too had tears trickling down his face but when he noticed he wiped them away before Sara had a chance to see.
"God I'm a mess." She said has her sobs tapered off. Nick pushed her out of his embrace leaving his hands on her biceps and studied her.
"Nope, still looking pretty beautiful there Sidle." He grinned. Sara couldn't stop the smile from forming on her face nor the blush that onto her cheeks.
"Uh thanks." She grinned.
"More then welcome. Sar, don't let Hank get to you all right? He's not worth the pain."
"I guess I realise that deep down but it was good. I mean I finally had a life outside of work and no one bugged me about being in at work all the time. But then I lost you." She sadly grinned. "You never liked him much did you?"
"To be honest Sara I hated him. There was just something about him. Hell he can't be much of a man if he can't handle the smell of a decomp." He grinned.
"I should have payed attention to what you said. God I'm stupid." Sara replied letting out an exasperated sigh.
"Hey he charmed everyone. Warrick liked him, Cath did as well."
"But I didn't pay attention to you Nick and I trust you."
"Want me to beat his ass?" Nick grinned trying to ease the situation. Sara sobbed and laughed at the same time.
"I don't think the Sheriff or Grissom would like that. Besides I wouldn't like not having you at work anymore."
"Glad to see I'm appreciated." He winked. She grinned and wiped her face on the shirt she wore. "I expected that shirt to be returned washed Sidle. It's covered with tears and snot." He joked causing Sara to laugh once more.
"I promise. I should...I should go."
"Uh uh." Nick shook his head. "You're staying here with me Sar. Both have the night off we're going to have a long evening of the Discovery Channel."
"Nick I don't want to impose any more then I have."
"You're not imposing. I want you to stay. Besides we have lots of catching up to do. I seem to remember we were quite pissed at each other the past months."
"Did I say how sorry I was for that?"
"I believe that was said among the other drunken mumblings." He grinned. "I told you then and I'll tell you again now – you don't have to be sorry, I was an ass and I apologise. I've really missed you, you know having you to talk to."
"I've missed you too." She smiled weakly. "I believe you said something about the Discovery Channel."
"Yeah. Just one question." He looked at her seriously. "Why did you come to my house?"
"Because I knew you'd care." Sara responded simply.
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Well hope you enjoyed it...more could come :) if you want to review I'd like it *grins* I'll shut up now.