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Chapter Five: The Wedding

The seating arrangement in the church went this way. Grissom, Catherine, Lindsey, Warrick, Greg, Brass, and all the way at the end, hunched down in his seat was Nick.

"Nicholas, sit up straight!" Catherine hissed, sounding a lot like his mother. "You're in a church not a bar for God's sake!"

Up at the alter, the priest, obviously hearing Catherine, glared at her. The wedding march started and a bunch of girls Nick had never seen before walked down the aisle. Then, at the end, on Daddy's arm was Sara. Nick gulped, rather loudly, making the people in front of him turn and stare.

"What?" he snapped, turning his attention back to Sara. She was now standing at the alter, James' hand in hers and Nick whacked Brass on the shoulder.

"What?"

"I'm leaving. Cover for me." Nick muttered, getting out of his seat.

"Nick!" Brass whispered but Nick kept walking to the back of the church. "Oh whatever."

Nick stopped at the door, feeling someone staring at him. That someone was Sara, who had glanced around and saw Nick sneaking out.

"Does anyone object to these two people being joined in matrimony?" the priest asked. The whole nightshift turned and looked down the pew, at Nick but of course he was gone, standing at the door.

'This is your last chance.' He thought. 'Say something! Say it Stokes! You know you want to.'

Catherine glared at Brass, who pointed over his shoulder. Catherine turned her head and saw Nick, still at the door, one hand on the handle, the other shaking at his side. She knew what she had to do.

"Yeah. I do." Catherine sighed, standing up. Sara looked at her in shock. Nick swerved around, staring at Catherine as if she was crazy. Grissom was pulling on her sleeve, trying to make her sit down.

"Mom!" Lindsey hissed. "You're so embarrassing."

Warrick placed a hand over the young girl's mouth.

"Shush! She knows what she's doing." He whispered.

"Does anyone else object?" James asked, glaring at Catherine, who glared right back. No one said anything. "No? Okay then! Majority rules."

"Catherine..." Grissom said. "Sit down!"

She finally sat down and stayed quiet.

"Do you James take Sara to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do."

"Do you Sara take James to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I..." Sara started and glanced back over at the door. Nick was still standing there, surprisingly. A thousand memories came rushing back.

"What's that smell?"

"I'm nuking a burrito."

"Mmm... junk food and radiation. Good combo."

"Someone's bitter."

"I'm tired."

"You? Tired? I thought you never sleep."

"What do you drive."

"It's an honest question!"

"No. No its not. What it means is how much money do you make so you can take care of me."

"Well not this girl."

"So uh Tricky Nick, what did you get on your evaluation?"

"It's private."

"Yeah but how many outstandings did Grissom give you?"

"Enough."

"You still sucking on that same cough drop?"

"Yeah. I'm a... a slow sucker."

"Yeah but you're taller and thinner."

"Oh butter that toast Nick."

"Hold on a second. I had half a Caesar and a coffee. How'd my end come out to $20?

"Why? Going to go Dutch Nick?"

"Excellent idea Sara. You're catching on. I'd love to!"

"Now no one signs their signature the same way twice." Nick started, swerving his head to look at Sara. "Not even you chicken scratch."

"Sara?" James asked. She shook her head, still looking at the door. Nick had turned his head a bit to see what was going on.

"I..."

Everyone leaned forward in his or her seats.

"Sara you have to answer." The priest said. Nick was fully turned around by now, staring right into Sara's eyes, Sara stared back into his.

'Nicky, you don't know it but I love you. Not like the brotherly love I have for Warrick and Greg but I truly, deeply love you.'

The words from Sara's letter flashed in Nick's mind.

'Nick I love you a million times over and over.'

"I can't."

Everyone in the audience gasped.

"Excuse me?" James spat out.

"You said 'I do.' But I say, 'I don't.' Sorry." Sara smirked, walking down the aisle. Warrick had uncontrollable laughter until Grissom glared at him.

"I'm sorry. It's just... the look on his face is priceless." He gasped. Sara stopped in front on Nick, who looked shocked.

"I told you in that letter I love you and I mean it." She said, tears forming in her eyes.

"Don't cry." Nick muttered, wiping Sara's tears away with his thumb. He then leaned down and kissed her. Sara wrapped her arms around Nick's neck, smiling into their kiss. James still stood at the alter, dumbstruck. He finally came out of his shock and stormed off the alter, walking towards Nick. Nick and Sara had finally pulled away from each other and James threw a punch at Nick's jaw, which landed. Nick staggered backwards and lifted a hand to his jaw.

"You stole my fiancée!" James yelled. "You had stupid little Blondie stand up and ruin everything. If she hadn't said anything Sara wouldn't have stalled and we would've been married by now!"

"Hey!" Lindsey exclaimed, standing up on the pew. "NO ONE CALLS MY MOTHER STUPID! AT LEAST SHE DOESN'T HAVE HALF A BRAIN LIKE YOU!"

"Lindsey!" the whole nightshift hissed. James kept on talking and finally he walked out of the church.

"Uh... well there isn't going to be a wedding obviously so you can all go home. Sorry for the inconvenience." Sara said. James' relatives stood up and slowly filed out.

"This was the oddest wedding I've ever been too." His aunt said as she walked out.

"Indeed. Mostly because of these Las Vegas people." James' grandmother muttered. "Who ever stands up and objects at a wedding? Never has happened before."

"Probably because we Las Vegas people have common sense." Catherine snapped, walking up behind the older woman. James' grandmother gave a 'humph' and walked out. Catherine turned to Sara. "I'm sorry."

"Cath... I've been having second thoughts all day. When you spoke out and I looked around for Nick and I realized that he's the one I love." Sara said, looking at Nick. He leaned down and kissed her again.

"Uh... does this mean you're coming home? Back to the lab?" Grissom asked. Sara nodded.

"Well if you want me too." She said.

"Yes!" Brass exclaimed. "Its lonely without you."

"I'm glad to let you know you broke my son's heart." Mrs. Bryant said, glaring at Sara as she walked out. "And you... keep a leash on your child. This is a church."

"If you don't mind I'll do whatever I like with my child. She has a right to defend her mother from idiots." Catherine said. Mrs. Bryant looked appalled at Catherine, who smirked at her.

"Oh you go Catherine." Warrick said.

"I know." She smirked.

"So I guess we're going back to Vegas. You coming Sara?" Grissom asked.

"Do you want me back?" She asked, smiling. The nightshift looked at each other.

"Yes!" they all exclaimed.

"Oh I guess so." Sara sighed, looking at Nick. "I do have reasons for coming back."