What I Need To Do, a csi fanfic

Title: What I Need to Do

Disclaimer: I love CSI and I don't own it or ANY of anything affiliated with the show. Don't sue me...please...I'm a poor college student. Song belongs to Kenny Chesney and the copyright thingy...too.

Nick's POV--some

I can't believe that I just left. I just left...like that. Now what? My plan is to go back to Texas. Nick sighed as he propped his head up with his hand. I left...I left her. I love her. Why can't I admit it? Sara... They had gone out for three months, everyone knew. They all were supportive of their relationship.

Nick was so wrapped up in his conversation with himself he barely noticed the lyrics coming out of the speakers around him.

"What I need to do is turn this car around
Drive as fast as I can 'til I see the lights of our hometown
And run to her, take her in my arms
Make her see how sorry I am, well that shouldn't be so hard
But I drive on, and on, and on"

Nick had thought it was just dating... his heart and feelings proved differently. One night he was holding her after they had just made love and she said those three little words when she thought he was sleeping. 'I love you'. It scared the hell out of me. I mean not because she said it...because she meant it. I can't love anyone. My relationship's never turn out. I'll just hurt her...I need to go back. No, I can't. I'll hurt her.

"Stupid...stupid...stupid..," Nick cursed silently as he pulled over on the side of the road. He wiped some tears away from his eyes and leaned his head back. God, she's beautiful. Those eyes...I feel like she knows what I'm thinking when she looks at me. That smile...brightens up my day. He wiped away more tears as he laid his head on the steering wheel. I need to go back. No, what if I hurt her? It's not worth it. He turned his head slightly to look at his cell phone in the passenger seat. Call her. He started to reach for it then stopped as he shook his head. He pulled back onto the road and kept driving. He turned the radio up more and then wiped the last of his tears away. He propped his head up again with his hand as he finally listened to the song on NCR 54.3,

"Now the sun's goin' down on my broken heart
Lord, I gotta get back before I get too far
What I need to do is turn this car around
Drive as fast as I can 'til I see the lights of our hometown
And run to her, take her in my arms
Make her see how sorry I am, well that shouldn't be so hard
But I drive on"

He looked down at the radio then quickly back at the road. I need to go back.

"Yes I drive on, and on, and on
Knowin' what I need to do
Girl, I'm comin' home to you
Knowin' what I need to do
Girl I'm comin' home to you
I'm comin' home to you
Knowin' what I need to do"

Sara lay in a ball on her bed surrounded by tissues. She was crying heavily trying to remember what she had done to make him leave. She felt the bed move slightly and she rolled over to see Nick sitting there.

"Nick..." her words were silenced as she found Nick's lips on hers. He pulled away and hugged her tightly, "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry."

"Nick..."

He looked into her eyes, "I love you too."

She smiled as tears fell softly on her cheeks, "I love you."

He wiped the tears away from her cheeks and kissed tenderly.

The End