Sara glanced over at Nick with a meaningful stare as they walked towards the Denali. "Nice save in there." She was glad that Nick had been creative in telling just enough of the truth to not embarrass either one of them.

He let out a soft chuckle and took her hand. "I promised you that the details of that night would never be revealed, and I'm not about to go back on a promise, especially to you."

"Good, because you would have been spending some quality time on the couch if you had." Sara didn't know why the situation embarrassed her so much; she just didn't want their relationship reduced to locker room gossip.

Nick squeezed her hand and Sara leaned up to kiss him, feeling him smile against her lips.

As they stepped apart, Nick looked at her quizzically. "How would you feel about making one more stop on the way home?"

She furrowed her brow. "Where do we need to stop?" She mentally went down a checklist of household errands they needed to run, but none of them were immediate needs. They had planned to run errands on the weekend when they both had a night off and could spend some quality time together.

He could see the gears working in her mind and he smiled. "I thought maybe we should go back and see Father Ryan and do a little confessing." He knew how badly she'd felt about lying to the priest and for his part, Nick wanted to thank the man for being the catalyst that had finally gotten their secret out into the open.

She let out a groan and covered her eyes with her hand for a moment before looking at Nick. "You know I wouldn't have this inherent guilt about lying to a priest if I hadn't been subjected to Catholic school."

"So is that a 'yes' then?" Nick teased as they stopped at the side of the Denali.

She looked into his eyes with a smile on her face. "Have I told you how much I love you?"

"You might have mentioned it once or twice." He smiled back, leaning down and giving her a quick kiss before opening the passenger door for her.

Sara looked over at Nick with a slightly incredulous look on her face as they walked into their house. "Did today really happen?"

He shut the front door behind him and walked over to where Sara stood by the dining room table, wrapping his arms around her. "Yes, it really happened. We finally went public." He smiled as he rested his chin on the top of her head; he loved the feel of Sara in his arms.

Sara relaxed into his embrace. "I feel so bad about Greg's head." She had winced at the thwacking sound it had made when it had hit the door frame as Greg passed out; it was what had prompted Nick and Sara to break apart from their amorous embrace in the locker room.

"He's going to be fine, babe." He kissed her cheek and smiled. He was so glad that the secret that they had worked so hard to keep was finally out. He loved Sara and he wanted the whole world to know that. His only regret was that they hadn't done it sooner.

Sara closed her eyes for a moment and just enjoyed being close to Nick, savoring the rise and fall of his chest as she rested against him. When she finally opened her eyes a few moments later she let out a groan as she noticed the time on the clock on the wall. "We only have time for a few hours of sleep before we have to be back for shift."

"Then we'll sleep." He let out a soft sigh. "I'm just so glad we don't have to hide this anymore, Sara." He hugged her a little closer. He was glad at least that his parents had known from the get go about their relationship, he didn't think he could have hidden it from them if he wanted to.

Sara pulled back and looked into his eyes. "I'm really sorry that I even suggested the idea. Everyone should know how much I love you." She leaned up and kissed him softly. She felt badly that she had insisted that they should keep their relationship and marriage a secret. Nick had been so patient and she loved him so much that she couldn't imagine what in the world she was thinking when she'd suggested it.

As they broke apart, Nick was grinning. "Let's get some sleep, ok?" If anyone had told him when he'd first met her that he'd get to marry her, he would never have believed them. He was glad that his wildest dreams had actually come true.

She nodded and they made their way into the bedroom to get ready to go to sleep. Sara quickly brushed her teeth and changed into her pajamas and after she had crawled into bed she wondered what was taking Nick so long. He had gone into the bathroom to brush his teeth, but the water had stopped running a while ago. When he finally emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later he had a mischievous grin on his face and he held one of his hands behind his back.

Sara looked at him suspiciously. "What are you up to?" She let out a giggle as he crawled into bed next to her, still keeping his hand hidden.

He smiled at her, leaning over and planting a kiss on her forehead before looking into her eyes. "We forgot to do something. We can't go to sleep yet."

His impish expression made her giggle. She smirked at him as she wondered what he was hiding behind his back. "Baby, we have to actually sleep."

He chuckled and leaned his face close to hers. "We will, but we need to do something first." He leaned towards her to kiss her.

Sara pulled back, putting a finger against his lips, looking into his eyes with a serious expression. "Nick." It wasn't that she didn't want him, she did; she just knew how tired they'd be during the next shift if they picked up where they'd left off earlier.

He just grinned at her as he looked into her eyes. "Just give me your left hand." He pulled his hand out from behind his back to reveal what he'd been hiding.

Suddenly his intention was clear and Sara found herself feeling very emotional as she held out her left hand and watched as Nick slid her wedding ring onto it. She let out a sniffle as she realized that he had already placed his wedding ring where it belonged on his own hand. "Oh, Nick." It struck her at that moment how foolish she felt for keeping the symbol of their commitment hidden from the world.

Nick leaned down and kissed her, murmuring against her lips. "I love you so much." He whispered. "No more secrets."

"No more secrets." And suddenly, Sara didn't care how tired she was going to be at work, she just wanted Nick to know just how much she loved him as she gave herself over to the moment.

The End