A/N: Lindy, completely rock my world for giving me the best reviews ever! I know, you're probably ready to strangle me for not posting sooner…so without further delay, here is the last (probably) installment of my little drama-rama. Oh, and the lyrics are to Kelly Clarkson's 'The trouble with love'
Chapter Five
"I…I…" Nick couldn't find the words.
"It's okay, I understand." Sara wiped the tears and turned to get back in her Denali.
"No, Sara." Nick expelled a quick breath. "I love you. With all my heart. And well it absolutely infuriates me that you did this, I can't ignore my heart. I'll take you back, under one condition."
Sara stared at him, tears pooling in her eyes. Without even hearing his condition, she replied, "Okay."
"No more of this crap. No more games. We have to be straightforward with each other. Can you accept that? No secrets, no lies?"
Tears pouring down her cheeks with a vengeance now, Sara nodded and threw her arms around Nick, pressing her lips to his.
They were both soaked and cold, but it didn't matter at that point. The kiss they shared wasn't soft and sweet, so much as remorseful, an apology of sorts. Finally they broke away and Sara's breath hitched in a half-laugh. "Let's go home Nick." She pleaded.
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Catherine pounded furiously on Grissom's door. Oh, the tongue-lashing he'd given her when he saw the fight between her and Sara made her blood boil. Of course his perfect little Sara didn't even get reprimanded at all. "Grissom, open up!" She yelled. "I know you're in there!" Catherine angrily rummaged in her purse, searching for the extra key Grissom had given her in an emergency. She finally found the little hunk of metal and jammed it into the lock. With a quick turn, the tumblers clicked into place and Grissom's door swung wide open. "Why are you hiding, Grissom?" She shouted. "I'm going to find you – oof!" Catherine had tripped over something. She looked down to see that she had lost her footing over Grissom. Catherine screamed bloody murder when she saw Grissom's black eye and split lip. "Grissom…" She muttered, shaking him.
Slowly, Grissom roused. "Cath…" He murmured sleepily.
"Oh my God, Grissom. What the Hell happened?"
"Nick." Grissom's voice was slurred as though he were drunk.
"What? Nick did this?" Cath was thoroughly confused. "But Nick doesn't hit people."
"He…I…said I corrupted her…Sara." Grissom clarified.
"What? You didn't corrupt Sara? She was just unleashing her inner – or not so inner – bitch."
"Why…you are here?"
Catherine tried to make sense of this jumble of words. "Why am I here? You and I need to talk."
"Catherine." Grissom started patiently. "There is nothing to say. You and Sara should not have been fighting." Grissom had finally regained total consciousness. "I am sorry I hurt you, but you should not have taken it out on Sara. It's not her fault."
"Grissom, this is a big mess, and I'd say a good ninety percent of it is your fault." Catherine handed him a glass of water. "So you should probably try to fix it."
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Nick reasoned that the only way for them to solve their problems was to talk it out, so there Nick and Sara were, seated on the couch, discussing the past few weeks.
"Sara, it upsets me that you used me." Nick started calmly. "However, I do recognize that Grissom has been playing mind games with you for a long time and has probably warped you a little."
"Don't blame Grissom for this." Sara shook her head. "But I really was telling the truth when I said that I love you. Nick, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me." The room was silent for a few seconds before Sara opened her mouth again, this time music, rather than words, emerging.
The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
It's stronger than your pride
Now I was once a fool, it's true
Played the game by all the rules
But now the world's a deeper blue
I'm sadder, but I'm wiser too.
The trouble with love is
It doesn't care how fast you fall
And you can't refuse the call
See you got no say at all
It seems no matter what I do
It tears my heart in two
Sara's voice drifted off. "I don't know if I can say it any better than that."
"I think I get what you're trying to say." Nick took Sara's hand. "God, I can't believe I'm going to do this again. Please, Sara, don't run away." Nick took a deep breath.
"After all the shit we've been through together, you and I deserve a little happiness. Sara Sicily Sidle, will you marry me?"
"I don't think you're supposed to use the word 'shit' in a marriage proposal." Sara laughed.
"Sara." Nick growled.
"Yes!" She shouted. "Yes, yes, yes! I'll marry you!"
Nick picked her up and spun her around.
Epilogue (sort of, I guess)
Sara Stokes was officially a mother of twins. There lay her beautiful baby daughters Lindsay Michelle and Brooklynn Cheyenne Stokes. "They're gorgeous." Nick held Sara's hand.
"They're half yours." Sara smiled up at him. "Feel free to hold one."
Nick delicately picked up Stephanie. "She's so tiny."
"You expected a giant? She'll get bigger Nicky." Sara's smile widened.
"How long before we have more?" Nick looked excited.
Sara's wide grin softened into a tiny smirk as she played with Brooklynn's tiny feet. "Gimme a chance to catch my breath and then we'll talk."
"Oh, I plan on doing a lot more than talking."
A/N: Okay, so…that's it. I dunno, maybe I'll do some sort of a sequel about them in the future with the girls more grown up. ::shrug:: post a review with your thoughts. (in case you didn't get it, that was a NOT SO SUBTLE request for reviews.)