Here's a new chapter. Thanks for the positive reviews. As for Nick and Danny meeting in person I'm not quite sure how I'd go about it but I will keep it in mind. As always I don't own these guys and I apologise if they are out of character.

Nick's first day back at the lab felt a little weird. It seemed as if everyone was coming up to him and asking if he was okay. Sometimes he could feel someone staring at him, but they would always look away when he turned in their direction.Nick was trying to be understanding, he knew his friends had gone through hell trying to find him and watching him suffer. But their behavior was starting to become annoying.

Warrick's behavior was esspecially strange. For some reason he seemed to be going out of his way to avoid Nick. After putting up with such weird behavior for most of the day Nick found himself asking Catherine why Warrick was acting so strange. Catherine looked surprised. "Don't you remember? You guys had a coin toss to decide who would go to the scene." She was chewing her lip. "While we were looking for you, Warrick broke down. He said that it should have been him down there. I tried to reassure him, but I don't know if I got through to him."

Nick sighed. "You guys do know that I'm all right don't you? I'm alive because of you. You tell everyone that. I've got to talk to Warrick. And Catherine? Thanks."

Nick walled down the hall and caught sight of Warrick in front of the watercooler. "Hey,Warrick we need to talk."

"Sorry Nick I've got to go." said Warrick turning to leave. Nick grabbed Warrick's shoulder and turned him around so they were facing each other.

"Listen to me Warrick. I know you're still beating yourself up over that coin toss. I want you to stop it right now. I never resented you for winning the coin toss. As scared as I was for my own life, I was thanking God that it wasn't you. I would never wish such a thing to happen to anybody. I want to move on from this, I want my life to get back to normal." Nick felt tears sting his eyes. He could see tears in Warrick's eyes as well. Swallowing down the lump in his throat Nick countinued. "But I can't do that if you're blaming yourself. Please,Warrick. Let it go."

Warrick rubbed the back of his neck. "I want to Nick, it's just-hard, you know?"

Nick smiled. "I know. Could you at least try though?"

Warrick smiled. "I'll try."

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"Well, they've been trying, but things still aren't totally normal." said Nick when he called Danny later that night."

"At least you know they care." said Danny.

"True." said Nick.