Nick paced the hall way as the phone continued to ring, then finally she picked up.
"Hello."
"Anne its nick I have a problem." He explained.
"How about I come up to Amie's room and we can discuss the problem." Anne suggested. Nick agreed and went back inside to wait for her.
"Hey, What's going on." Warrick asked.
"I called Anne the shrink. she's on her way up here." Nick explained. A few minutes later, she came on smiling to find the boys playing card quietly next to the bed, where Amie still slept.
"what's the problem" She asked, Nick handed her the court appointment.
"I was worried about this, don't worry I'll go with you. When the judge hears from me they'll drop this straight away." Anne informed them.
So Friday morning found Nick Stokes at the Las Vegas court house, a basket of nerves.
"Calm down bro, it's going to be fine." Warrick reassured his friend with a pat on the back, Nick sighed heavily and smiled warily at his friend.
"Keep telling me that." Nick answered messing once more with the uncomfortable tie around his neck. Anne came up them and motioned them in to the room she and Nick went to the front of the room and Warrick took a seat close to them.
"Alright Mr. Stokes, you have requested for a minor one miss Amie Fredrick's." The judge began, what turned in t long hearing, Nick had to answer all kinds of questions, and then the consular spoke on his behalf and well and Amie's.
"Well, Mr. Stokes based on what Miss. Bradley had say on the mental stability I would have to say I accept you application for temporary guardianship of the girl, but there just one thing, when you do find her brother, she goes straight to him." the judge smiled and slamming the gavel down ended the hearing. Nick sighed in relief and laughed grinning Anne hugged him and Warrick gave their signature ghetto high five.
"Come one man, lets go give Amie the good news." Warrick smiled and the left the court house for the hospital.
Don Fredrick's glared at the retreating SUV as it turned a corner and disappeared he silently vowed to get his daughter back one way… or another.
Nick hurried to the room to find Amie waiting for him she smiled and jumping down from the bed ran to meet him, he lifted off the ground and into his arms spinning her around before wrapping his strong arms around her.
"Hey, how would you like to stay with me for awhile" Nick asked, she nodded happily and hugged his neck tightly.
"Hey, Ann would it be at possible to take her some where away from all this, maybe the lake for a few days?" Nick asked turning to face her, to his surprise Amie leapt from his arms to Warrick's who caught her just in time to keep her from doing a face plant into the tiled floor, Nick stood shocked a for a minute.
"Guess that means she likes you man." Nick grinned.
"I think it would a great idea to go away for awhile and I'm Amie would love it too." Ann smiled Amie nodded and jumped from Warrick's arms to the ground and went back to her bed gabbed her bear and bag turned to face Nick who laughed at her eagerness.
"Okay, okay We'll go to the lake, as soon as they release you from here okay?" Nick asked she grinned even wider and nodded.
"If she keeps recovering at the rate she is, I would say that could be as soon as tomorrow." A voice spoke up from the door way.
"Hey, doctor that soon huh, guess I should get things ready to go then." Nick smiled and biding his knew foster daughter good bye went home to pack for the trip and see about getting some cloths for Amie to wear. Catherine came to rescue again with some older cloths of Lindsey's and a pair of shoes that she could do with out for a while, nick went a purchased sock and panties, blushing the whole time.
The next morning he dropped the bag of cloths on the bed and waited for her to dig through them. She smiled and taking a pen and a smell pad of paper wrote a message down for nick and handed it to him.
"Good taste." Nick laughed and lay to paper aside.
"I'll pass along the message." Nick waited in the hall till she finished dressing and came out to get him her bag bulging from the stuff she'd put into it her bear wrapped tightly in her arms she reached out a hand for his and together the walked out and headed for the lake, and side trip to wall-mart for a few more outfits for Amie to wear. Nick would never for get the trip, she tried on just about everything tossing this and that into their cart, she put the silliest on and posed in front of a full length mirror, Nick laughed the whole time when they finished shopping for cloths Nick picked up a few other thing, flashlights, batteries, water, and extra food. Then finally that were on their way to lake for a week of nothing but fresh air and fun.
Well there's a long waited for chapter, sorry about that, flame all you want I deserve it but I hope you like the chapter just the same.