Disclaimer: Nope Still do not own them.

A/N: Thanks to Dana for the beta. And thanks for all the lovely reviews.

Chapter Two: Fired

When Nick and Sara walked into the conference room the rest of the gang looked up at them. He pulled out a chair out for Sara then took a set next to her. He didn't seem to notice the eyes on them as he kissed her hand. "You owe me fifty bucks Rick." Catherine held out her hand while Warrick paid her the money. "Thank you, sir." She laughed as she folded the money and stuck in into her pant's pocket. "If it makes you feel better, we will go have a meal. I'm buying." She gave him a little wink.

Grissom walked in and cleared his throat. He couldn't stop glaring at Sara. "Since this is Catherine's case I will let her and Nick…" Grissom was immediately distracted by the interaction between Sara and Nick. He was caught completely off guard and clueless as usual. "Explain what is going on!" He looked between Catherine and Warrick then back at Sara. "Sara! I'd like to see you in my office now!" He stormed out of the room and down the hall. He wasn't going to let Sara get away with this. Hank was one thing but now she was dating Nick? He was going to have to show her that she couldn't get away with it.

Sara rolled her eyes and looked at everyone. "Wonder what I did now." She stood up and walked out. The steps to his office seemed long and heavy. Her mind kept wondering what she could've done to make him so angry. She wasn't even close to maxing out on over time so that couldn't be it. She didn't think she was too hard on any suspects, and she hasn't even been harsh to Hodges. Her head started to ache while trying to think what could've got Grissom so upset. She stood at the doorway, watching Grissom write frantically.

"Come in." He uttered without even looking up. "Close the door and have a seat." He looked up at this time and had anger in his eyes. He placed his pen down and watched as she sat in the chair. "Look I don't care what you do on your own time but this is my time and I don't like the fact that you and Nick are all over each other in the halls and the conference room. This is a place of business, you got that?" He handed her the piece of paper he was writing when she walked in. "Sign this." Seeing the shocked look on her face he stood up and walked to the door. "I'm sorry I had to do this Sara, but it was you or Nick. This case we have now I need the strongest person and he is it." He opened the door to allow her out. "Goodbye Sara, I will be happy to give you a reference if you need one." When she stood in front of him with tears building up he had half the mind of taking the paper from her and ripping it up. The perfect solution to his mistake would be to push her against the door frame and kiss her; but he didn't. He just let her walk away.

Sara could barley see where she was going because of the tears that had taken her eyes captive. Bumping into someone in the locker room, she pulled open her locker and apologized without looking to see who she nearly knocked over. "Sara, are you okay?" Catherine walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Hearing her just come out with a yes or something like that, she became concerned. "I know I haven't been a good friend to you most of the time I should have; but if you ever need another women to talk to, I'm here." Surprised when Sara handed her a paper, she quickly took it and read it. "This is a joke right? Sara he can't fire you over that. You and Nick did nothing wrong. Even if you did it doesn't require this action. Man, one of us better warn Nick." She sat on the bench while shaking her head in shock.

"He's not going to fire Nick, just me." Sara sat down next to Catherine and put head in her hands. "Why's he doing this to me? I don't understand. Nick and I are happy why is her trying to ruin it?" She felt Catherine's hand on her back. She didn't know what to do. Her mind couldn't take in what just happened. That made her even more, angry; because she should be able to go through the thinking process. Right now however she just couldn't. "I thought he was my friend." She continued to cry. "I need to get home. Can you ask Nick to come over when shift is over, please?" She went to stand up and passed out cold on the floor.

"Oh God, Sara?" Catherine jumped to the floor and went to lift lifted her head up from the ground. "Hey Sara…Sara wake up." She placed her hands on the sides of her head. She felt something warm travel down her fingers. Pulling her hands back, her eyes focused on blood that laced her fingers. "We need help in here now." Catherine yelled as she started to tear up. "Sara, come on open your eyes, please." Panic started to set in as she couldn't wake her. Looking around she noticed nobody had heard her cries for help. "Damn it. Okay." She didn't know what to do. Help was needed but she was afraid to leave. Running to the door she yelled louder for help, this time it brought Warrick and Nick running. When she saw them running towards her, she went back to Sara.

They both stopped when they saw that Catherine was knelling by Sara. Nick froze when he her laying unconscious on the ground. His eyes filled with tears and his whole body shook. He told Warrick to go call for help. He then ran over to Sara and pushed Catherine out of the way as he tapped her on her cheeks. "What'd you do to her Cath?" Tapping her cheeks slightly as he called her name, he grew even more concerned when she still didn't respond. Just then he noticed Catherine's hands that still had blood on them. "Cath what happened?"

"I don't know. One minute we were talking about Grissom firing her. Then she stood up and passed out." It was Catherine's turn to bust out crying. "The back of her head is bleeding but…God Nick I don't know if we should move her. What if moving her to stop the blood hurts her more?" She couldn't think of what to do, even though she knew what had to be done. She just froze, looking at Sara and hoping she wasn't hurt as bad as she looked.

Nick took a shirt from the open locker behind him and put pressure on the back of her head. "There's really not that much blood." He ran his free hand down her face. "Sara? Wait! Did you say Grissom fired her?" He looked up ask further questions when the paper was handed to him. "What's this shit?" Nick looked at the paper with such anger he could have set it on fire with his eyes.

Warrick immediately ran to Grissom's office and flew the door open. "Grissom, it's Sara, I don't know what happened she's…she's lying on the floor in the locker room." Warrick tried to catch his breath. It wasn't the run that got him like that it was the sight of Sara hurt. "Gris, she's unconscious. You might want to call an ambulance. I think the back of her head is bleeding." He couldn't believe Grissom was just seating there with his back turned to him. "Gris come on…" He walked over to his chair and turned it around. He was rewarded with an empty seat. "Damn where is he?" He grabbed the phone right when Grissom walked in.

"Warrick what the hell are you doing? Is there a reason you are using my phone? You know there are other phones around the lab and you should have your cell on you." Grissom didn't understand why Warrick was just standing there. What could be so important that he would have to use his phone? So he stood there waiting to hear the explanation, anyone but the one he was about to hear.

Warrick dialed a number out and called for an ambulance while he saw all the color from Grissom's face drain. After hanging up he shook his head at Grissom. "Gris I'm sorry. You know sometimes our phones can act up in here. Sara needs help and I had to make sure I was heard clearly." He didn't want him to be upset but the phone was right there. Then he started to get questions thrown at him. "Grissom, Sara passed out or something in the locker room. I guess she hit her head cause it's bleeding." He couldn't understand why he stood there. "Nick is in with her." He knew that would get his attention, and he had to ran after him.

Grissom walked into the room, with Warrick right behind him, and could see Nick and Catherine on the floor next to an unconscious Sara. "What happened in here?" Grissom demanded. Panic started to set in. The death glares he was being given. He knew they knew about him firing her. Regret started to set in. Grissom knew if he hadn't over reacted about her being happy with Nick, she wouldn't be laying there. He walked over and sat down next to where her head laid. "You should get back to work, Nick." He looked up at the man who he respected and envied.

Before he could respond to what Grissom had just said he heard Sara slightly moaning. "Hey, hey Sara…come on that's it open your eyes." Nick said as he bent down and kissed her. He was happy that she was finally starting to come around; but not so happy that Grissom was sitting so close to her. It was his fault she was like this. Nick wished Grissom wouldn't treat Sara like his plaything. He would always just use her when he wanted then push her back away. Man, why couldn't he just allow her to be happy for once?

Sara's eyes fluttered open and then closed as she tried to regain clear vision. "What happened?" She slowly sat up; but almost fell back down again. Feeling his arms around her she looked at Nick. She looked at him and smiled. Taking a note that his arms were strong, she thanked him. She took in her surroundings, looking at Catherine, Warrick and then Grissom. "Grissom what are you doing here?" Her mind was clouded and she couldn't remember why he was there.

Nick started to feel uncomfortable with the way she was looking at Grissom. "Hey beautiful." Nick touched her so that she would face him. "You should lay back down until the paramedics come." He could see there was a different look in her eyes. "Sara, honey what is it?" Nick felt a fear like none he had ever felt before. He couldn't see the love in her eyes like that was there for so long. He couldn't understand why. He hoped she didn't blame him for what happened with Grissom. He prayed she wasn't going to walk away from Vegas and him.

Sara looked at the man who was holding her attention. She loved the way he was looking at her. His touch was soft and genital. She placed her hands on his shoulder and smiled once again at him. When he smiled back she felt happy. Her mind was so clouded about what had happened. When she went to stand up he held her back down. "Can I ask you a question?" Sara appeared confused when she spoke. When Nick nodded his head and called her beautiful one more time she looked at him strangely. "Do I know you?"