Disclaimer I in no way profit from neither CSI, Atlantis Aliance, or Martina Mcbride or Garth Brooks.

A/N

Okay my ever luvin readers! This story seems to be pouring outta me now, which can be a blessing or an omen, I have more ideas for this then I have ever had for any of my fiction. I suppose that's a good thing. Also in this chappie Jules calls country music crap. I in no way disclose how she feels. I love country music, In fact Friends in Low Places is on of my favorite songs. So to my fellow country lovers, I in no way think country music is crap!After a long bout with Writer's block I have decided to just post this chapter, it is small but if I don't get it out, you may never see it. So If figured I would just give yall what I have. Also after spending the night in emergency with my neighbor you would think it would inspire me after seeing, one busted nose, two broken legs, three chest pains, one case of food poisoning and one gunshot wound it would inspire me, but NOOOOOOO! So here is what we have so far.

Mud- Unfortunately I did unmask who is being stalked. Only because I was afraid if I had too many more chapter bouncing back and forth between Nick and Sara and Greg, yall (the readers) would get board and leave with out finishing the story, so I thought I would


Chapter 12

The Park

Nick pulled into Jules' driveway, parking, cracking the windows and cutting the engine off, he turned to her but didn't say anything.

"What?" She asked when he still said nothing.

Nose wrinkling, he made a face. "You sure you want to go to the ba…" Was all he could get out before getting cut off.

"Nick Stokes! Yes, I want to go to the bar! Ya know if you're going to continue to ask me then I'm going to need a few drinks before we even get there!" she said emphasizing the word need.

He let out a laugh. "Great! I'm driving you to drink"

"Come on my Man who wants me to himself." She said planting a kiss on his cheek and leaving the cab of the truck, leaving him to sit with his thoughts.

"Nick, come on you bump on a log! You gotta help me get Ace in the truck, I can lift a one hundred and forty pound dog all by my lonesome self!" She said shutting the door. Jules was already at the door by the time Nick had let Maverick out of the back of the truck. Opening the front door, Maverick just pushed right past her, fully knowing his best friend was waiting on the other side of the door. He made a beeline for the living room. Then all hell broke loose, followed by a lot of screams.


Jackie sat visibly shaken on the couch with her knees under her chin.

"Look Jackie I am really sorry" Nick said for the fifth time since herding both Ace and Mav out the sliding glass door.

"Jacklyn" She corrected. Giving him an 'Eat Shit and Die' look.

"I'm sorry Jacklyn" He said with a guilty look.

"Jackie, Maverick only wanted to play. And the only reason Ace was so riled up was because Mav

gets him like that. Jules said jumping to Mavericks defense.

"Just get them out of here!" Jackie said sticking her pert nose in the air.

"Uh, Nick, why don't we take the boys to the park, so Jackie can compose her self." Jules said feeling guilty as hell at what said boys did. After Maverick had pushed his way through into the house, he had riled Ace up and the two were rough housing and ended up knocking Jackie over from her odd yoga position, this in result in Ace rearing up on his hind legs then falling over on his clumsy butt smooshing Jackie in the process. In the end Jackie was screaming at the top of her lungs and both dogs barking hysterically in confusion.

"Yeah" Nick said getting the retractable leash with the 'Y' connector, so he could hook both dogs together. Going to the patio door, they were both sitting there, tails wagging.

Pointing a finger at them "Sit!" he said firmly before opening the door just enough for Mav to squeeze through, he went straight towards Jules who was sitting next to Jackie.

"Maverick, don't even think of it Pal!" Nick said with the leash hanging loosely in his fingers.

"Get over here. Come on" Maverick just looked at Nick and walked a couple more steps towards Jules and looked back at Nick again. Jackie's eyes were widening with each step the dog took.

"Maverick, go see dad." Jules said when she seen the look on Jackie's face, and of course he listened, and trotted over to Nick, who hooked him to one of the two rings on the leash.

"You are bad!" Nick said and Maverick just gave him a goofy look. Letting Ace in, he hooked him up to the last remaining ring. "I'll take the outside, you get change." He said

"Okay babe, I won't be long." Jules said walking by him, going to her bedroom.

"Jacklyn, I know I've already said it, but I am really sincerely sorry." He said before going out the door, missing the Jacklyn replying "Jackie."


Jules climbed in to the truck just in time to hear him belt out the chorus to Garth Brooks' 'Friends in Low Places'.

"Cause I've got friends in low places, where the whiskey drownds and the beer chases my blues away, and I'll be okay, ahhh well I'm not big on social graces, think I'll slip on down to the oasis, Oh I've got Friends in Low Places."

"Sing it Tex!" She said causing him to hit his head on the ceiling of the cab, he had jumped so high.

"Jesus Jules! Don't do that." He said with his eyes closed, head resting against the window, his right hand over his heart and his left rubbing the now forming lump on top of his head.

"Awe, did I scare you" She smirked.

"Yes you did, Thank you very much." He said returning the smile, still rubbing his head. There may be padding on the ceiling but one inch of it was not enough as far as Nick and his head were concerned.

"Sorry babe!" she said pulling his head down so she could kiss the top.

"Yeah well it still hurts." He said slightly pouty.

"It wouldn't if you did insist on listening to that crap you call music." She said motioning to the radio.

"Hey! Country music is well respected all over the country! And did I or did I not hear you say how much you enjoyed Martina McBride? In fact I think I heard you in the shower the other day singing 'This Ones For the Girls'" He said matter-a-factly.

"Nuh un! You most certainly did not!" She said defensively, but the tell tale blush that was creeping it's way up her neck told otherwise.

"Yeah well it's better than the stuff you and Greg listen to!" He said.

"Hey there is nothing wrong with hard Punk Rock. Actually it's a great stress reliever." She said as he pulled out of her driveway, driving towards the park.

"Uh huh, and does the headache come before, during or after all the…What is it they call it? Head Bashing?" he said with a chuckle. And that got him punch square in the shoulder.

"Ok head banging." He said rubbed his shoulder and added. "You know, you're quite abusive!"


"Come on guys." Nick said pulling the tailgate down. Maverick being the ever exuberant one, he leaped out of the truck bed, while Ace and his girth, oozed more that jumped. Nick clipped them both to the leash, even though they were at a dog park, he did not want an encore of what had happened at the house. After getting in the entering the park and closing the gate behind them Jules let Ace and Mav go to play with the other dogs in the park.

Walking hand in hand, Nick and Jules chatted small talk, everyday things. After paying close attention to the ground they made there way to tree, Nick sat against it and Jules sat leaning against Nick, she pulled a tug toy from the recesses of her large purse and called Maverick over, upon seeing it he sat, tail wagging… well it was more of his entire lower body then just his tail. Nick got him to do a flip, rewarding him with his toy he ran off in Ace's direction, a Chow joined in on the play chasing each other this way and that.

"So have you heard form you parents yet?" Nick asked hugging her to him.

"Yeah, they are flying out next Friday, Mom can't wait to meet you and Dad can't wait to scrutinize you." She said with a smirk

"What?" Nick said flatly

"Oh stop! He just wants to make sure you're not a mass murder or some guy who sits on his ass all day." She said twisting enough to see the comical look on Nicks face. "He's going to study you to death!" She said with a fake cackle.

"Oh nice, another Grissom." Nick said said

"Yeah when do I get to meet this infamous Grissom?" she inquired

"Damned if I know, the man is married to his job." He said then with a small laugh added "And his bugs."

"So you have said. Well at least he has some stability." She said settling back against him.

"Huh?" he asked his eye brow quirked up.

"His bugs. They are always around." She said attempting to smash spider that was crawling over her shoe then muttered "I hate spiders"

"Well, why don't I be you friendly neighborhood Spiderman and discard of the menace for you?" he said swiping the spider off her shoe with his own.

"Thank you Spidey!" she said twisting around to kiss him, meeting her half way. Letting his lips play across hers, all thoughts of the spider gone.


He watched from across the park. Watching as Mitzi played with the couples dogs. Neither one of them realized just who he was. He wondered though, had they found all of his girls yet? He had at least twenty girls scattered across Texas, Arizona and Nevada. His first was Tracy Wendole of Dallas, Texas and his last was Lori Madsen of Summerlin, Nevada. He watched as they interacted with the dogs, including Mitzi in their game, which she seemed to really be enjoying. He decided that today was the day to approach him. Make him self known, and yet still be in the distance.


A/N

Ok I'm not sure how I want the next chapter to go, as far as Nick meeting his stalker, at first I was just going to have them bump into him and apologize and then just be on their way, but that would not fill a chapter a month of Sundays, So I am coming to yall for support and ideas all welcome. Also I have reread my story and have found a few typos, I was just wondering if anybody would want to beta for me, or maybe make a suggestion of one.