The Start of Something Great

Part Three

The past becomes the present.

Author: sara-4-cath

Pairings: Nick and Sara (just one more chapter)

Rating: 4 1/2 gold stars.

Disclaimer: I don't know them. But if I did I would keep Catherine.

This is for Beau.

"Nick, you got a 419" Said Grissom.

"Yes sir." Nick said as he stood up to take the piece of paper form Grissom.

"Mmm. No wait take Sara with you."

Warrick and Catherine shared the same look.

Nick and Sara drove about 30 miles north of the lab.

"I'm glad I got stuck with you on this on one!" Nick said as her placed his hand on Sara's knee.

"Me too" Sara smiled.

They finally got to this wee house way out in the sticks.

Two cop cars were parked out front, lights flashing.

Sara and Nick climbed out of Nicks Tahoe and garbed their kits.

"Sara sidle?"

One of the cops said as Sara and Nick walked up to the house.

"Jacob Brock."

Sara replied back she garbed Nick's hand.

"Long time no see!"

Jacob said as he walked closer.

"Yeah- it's been a while. Well we better get started, where's the body?"

Jacob led Sara and Nick into the house and down the hall to the back room

Where they found a Caucasian male in his mid 30's lying on the floor.

"Gunshot wound to the temple. Through and through."

Nick examined the body.

"No signs of struggle. Killed by someone he knew maybe?"

Sara looked over the room.

"Do we have an I.D yet? "

Nick asked Jacob.

"No. Not yet."

"Transport the body back to lab." Sara said

They went over the scene collecting prints and evidence.

In about 1/2 an hour they were done.

Sara and Nick were leaving when Jacob came over to the car.

"So Sara do you wanna do something later?"

"Ummm Maybe, I'll call you!" Sara said.

Nick started the car and drove off.

"How do you know him?" Nick asked

"Grissom sent him to pick me up from the airport when I first got to Vegas, and I had no place to stay so I lived with him till I found my apartment." Sara started

"And... What happened you seemed scared?"

"Ummm. One night he came home drunk and started to beat the living piss out of me. I moved out the next day and we've never spoken since. I'm scared of him, I'm just afraid that he'll do it again"

"He won't touch you, not while I'm around."

Nick went home with Sara that night.

"Hey I'm going to have a shower. You'll be fine for 10 minutes" Nick said.

He kissed Sara on her forehead and went to the bathroom.

About 10 minutes later Nick came out of the bathroom just wearing his boxers, Sara hugged him tight Nick doing the same.

"SARA. I know you're in there!" Jacob shouted from the hall.

"Nick!" Sara backed her way into her room.

Nick grabbed his glock from the counter and placed it in the elastic of his boxers.

He opened the door.

"Just leave pal, she doesn't want to see you!" Nick pointed out the door.

"Oh back off cowboy. This is between her and me! Isn't it Sara!"

Nick pulled his gun out

"I said leave. I don't wanna shot you because I'm nice guy."

Nick put the glock back in his boxers and threw one punch that sent Jacob flying back out of the door.

Nick closed the door, linked the chain up and locked the dead bolt.

He walked into Sara's room where she was on the floor huddled up, her head down on her knees, her hands hugging her legs, tears rolling down her cheeks

"Is he gone?" Sara asked

"Yeah- I don't think he'll come back in a hurry."

Sara stood up and put her arms around Nick.

Nick put one hand around her waist while the other held her head close to his chest.

"I'm tired. I wanna sleep." Sara uttered

Nick pulled the covers over him and Sara, as It was an unusually cold night in November.

Nick kept a tight grip on Sara the whole night.

Sara faced into Nick.

His strong arms - one cradling her head holding it close to him - and the other on the small of her back.

Sara holding him tight.

"No one is going to hurt you, I promise" Nick whispered into Sara's ear.

Sara nodding her answer.

All night Nick never let Sara go.

In the morning they were both running really late for work.

Sara's phone started ringing and Nick (forgetting that it was Sara's) answered it

"Yallo" Nick said, then realizing that it was Sara's cell and not his

"Nick? Is that you?" Grissom said

"Umm Yeah-"

"Why are you answering Sara's phone?" Grissom was very curious

"I'm with Sara at the moment" Nick explained

"Okay then, but did you forget that you had a JOB? Now get your lousy asses down here TOOTSWEET!" Grissom said

"Okay but do you mind if we have a minute or two 'cause Sara's pretty shook up 'bout something?"

"Did you not hear me? Do you need a hearing aid? GET DOWN HERE NOW!"

"Just hear me out Griss. Do you know a guy called Jacob Brock?"

Nick asked,

"Jacob? Yes. Did he touch Sara or go anywhere near her?" Grissom turned from mean ass supervisor to kind caring and concerned in a matter of seconds.

"No. No I got to him first. But she's not happy. I mean I've never seen her cry this much before. He beat her up that bad hey?"

"Beat her up? He didn't beat her. Look don't tell her I that I told you this but... He raped her"

Nick fell silent.

"He hurt my girl? Well what was done about it?"

Nick asked like a concerning father.

"Nothing. She was so scared that he would come after her that she just moved out and made herself a new life." Grissom said.

"Made herself a new life?" Nick hung up.

Nick placed Sara's phone back down on the bedside table and kissed Sara's forehead.

Sara's eyes fluttered open.

"Oh did I wake you?"

"No" Sara was still half asleep

"I love you Sara."

Sara's eyes grew wide and she smiled.

"No one has ever said that to me before"

"Grissom called we have a little while off. I told him about Jacob and he said he understands and gave us the time off."

"You told Grissom? What'd he say?" Sara asked

"Nothing he said he knew and that as long as I'm here with you, you'll be fine." Nick lied.

Sara pulled Nick down and kissed him deeply.