Thanx 4 all the review!!! And thanx forensicsfan 4 d tip. And can I ask you something? What were Sara and Nick doing in Hawaii in your story 'Burn Baby Burn'?

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Chapter 9

"Sara, hurry up, we gotta go now or we'll miss our reservations," said Nick.

"In a second,"

Nick planned a dinner for them since he promised to treat Sara like a princess. They were planning to go to a 5 star Italian restaurant. Luckily that day was Nick's day off.

"Okay, all ready," said Sara getting out of the room while smoothing down her dress.

Sara was wearing a lavender colored dress with a pair of heels the same color as her dress. The dress was a little below the knees and it showed most of Sara's back and a little of her cleavage. It was very sexy and hung on all the right places. She bring up her hair and let a few curls framing her face. Nick was wearing a black shirt and a tie that made him more smart and charming than he already was.

"Sara you look incredible,"

"Thanks, you look really sexy yourself," said Sara.

"Ready to go?," asked Nick offering his arm.

"Yeah," answered Sara sliding her arm around Nick's.

They walked to the car with a happy feeling and was enjoying each other's company. Sara had always loved Nick's aftershave. It really turned her on and mesmerized her.

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Few minutes later they arrived at the restaurant and Nick asked the hostess for their reservations. It was not really crowded and Nick was grateful for that. They went to their seats which was perfect cause from there they could see the lights from the Strip.

"Nick, this is great, thank you," said Sara.

"Anything for my princess," said Nick squeezing Sara's hand.

"What did I do to have such a great husband?,"

"Just by being you, special, no not special, extraordinary," said Nick rubbing the back of Sara's hand.

A faint red color crept to Sara's face. She couldn't help but blush at Nick's comment. Even though they were together for quite a while, Nick never failed to make her feel special and loved.

"I love it when you blush like that," said Nick grinning.

"Why?,"

"I don't know, it just makes you looks cute,"

"That's the first, no one ever told I'm cute before," said Sara.

"Well, they're crazy,"

"Maybe you're just really good with words," said Sara.

"Yeah, but only with the truth,"

Few minutes later the waiter arrived to take their orders. After few minutes and just saying sweet nothings to each other their orders arrived and they were enjoying their meals.

"Nick Stokes?," asked a soft voice.

"Yes?," Nick looked up and saw a blond girl with a really big man and I mean large man. Big like Britney Spears' bodyguards.

"Christine, hi, long time no see," said Nick.

"Yeah, it's been a long time, huh?,"

"Um… Nick, don't you want to introduce me?," asked Sara.

"Christine, this is my wife, Sara,"

"Oh, hi, and this is my fiancée, Max," said Christine. Max shook hands with Nick and Nick winced a little cause Max gripped his hand a little too hard.

"Well, it's nice meeting with you again, come over sometimes," said Christine perkily.

"Yeah, likewise," said Nick.

The couple left and Nick continued eating like nothing happened. Sara was curious by Nick's behavior and she was gonna find out what it was bothering him.

"So Nick, what's her story?,"

"Who? Christine?,"

"Yeah, who else,"

"Nothing, just a friend," answered Nick simply.

"Nick, I know there's more to it, so spill, no secrets between us, remember?,"

"Okay, but promise you won't laugh?,"

"Promise," said Sara.

"Well, I used to date Christine and we had been hitting it off for a few weeks and I well, thought it's time for you know?,"

"Yeah, I know, and then?," asked Sara eager to know the story.

"So I was in her room and everything, then the boyfriend came home,"

"What? You mean she had a boyfriend? And he was dating you at the same time?,"

"Yes and yes, so anyway, she freaked out, I had to go out through the bathroom's window," said Nick.

"Why didn't you just tell the guy the truth?,"

"You kidding me? You saw how big that guy is, I don't want any trouble," said Nick.

"Oh you mean Max's the boyfriend?,"

"Yeah, things got worse when my butt couldn't fit through the window, Christine had to push my butt out," said Nick.

Sara couldn't help herself and just burst out laughing.

"Just when I thought I knew you," said Sara.

"What did you think of me before I told you that really embarrassing story of my life?," asked Nick.

"You know, the brave, takes crap from no one, nice ass Nick Stokes, well at least one of them is true," said Sara grinning.

"One, I'm brave but I don't want to get hurt over nothing, two, I do take crap from no one, that's why I ran, I didn't want any crap from him," said Nick.

"Keep telling yourself that, chicken," teased Sara.

"You're never gonna let me live this down, are you?,"

"Nope," said Sara smiling.

That's just great," said Nick sarcastically.

"But I'm glad you ran cause if not you'll end up with her not me," said Sara.

"Yeah, right, like I'm gonna be with that two timer," said Nick.

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After they had their dinner filled with laughter and Sara non-stop teasing Nick about his misadventure, they went straight for their home. They were tired out with all the day's activities, so as they arrived they went straight to the couch snuggling to each other cause they weren't ready to sleep yet.

"Wanna dance?," asked Nick suddenly.

"What? Here?, we don't even have music," said Sara.

"That's why God invented this thing called CD player, genius," said Nick smiling.

"Very funny Stokes,"

"Are we gonna dance or argue all night?,"

"Okay, let's dance,"

Nick stood up and put in a CD from the rack.

All I am, all I'll be
Everything in this world
All that I'll ever need
Is in your eyes
Shining at me
When you smile I can feel
All my passion unfolding
Your hand brushes mine
And a thousand sensations
Seduce me 'cause I

I do cherish you
For the rest of my life
You don't have to think twice
I will
love you still

Nick took Sara's hands and brought her body to his. He snaked his arm around Sara's waist while Sara slid hers around Nick's neck and buried her head on Nick's chest. She was calmed by the steady sound of his beating heart. Nick was listening to the lyrics, how it was almost similar to what he was feeling for Sara. He really did love her with all his heart.

I do cherish you
For the rest of my life
You don't have to think twice
I will
love you still
From the depths of my soul
It's beyond my control
I've waited so long to say this to you
If you're asking do I
love you this much
I do

In my world, before you
I lived outside my emotions
Didn't know where I was going
'Til that day I found you
How you opened my life
To a new paradise
In a world torn by change
Still with all of my heart
'Til my dying day

Nick kissed Sara's forehead and Sara tightened her hold on Nick enjoying the smell of his cologne.

"Sara, you know what's funny?,"

"What?,"

"This song really defines my love for you, I love and cherish you Sara, I won't trade this for anything," said Nick meaningfully. Sara looked into Nick's eyes that was filled with love and passion.

"I love you too, Nicky,"

They kissed passionately until oxygen was necessary.

"You're really sweet, Nick, I'm lucky to have you in my life,"

"You're sweeter," said Nick smiling.

They continued dancing and were lost in each other's arm. At the moment nothing was more important than each other.

"Sara, can you promise me something?,"

"What is it, Nick?," asked Sara worried by Nick serious tone.

"You promise you won't bury yourself in work like last week, I'm scared for you Sara, you need to slow down a bit,"

"I know, but I couldn't help it, I have nightmares, I feel so scared and alone thinking about it, and that just makes me wanna work harder for the victims," said Sara.

"Sara, I know you want to give justice to those victims but you have to think about yourself too, and you don't have to feel scared, you have me, I'll always be there for you, but Sara, please for me, promise you won't do that again?,"

"I promise, Nick,"

"Thank you, you don't know what that means to me," said Nick kissing Sara's forehead.

Sara hugged Nick tighter, thinking how lucky she was having someone so special and incredible as Nick in her life.

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