Nikki drove to the lab silently. She thought she was crazy for actually going to talk to Tim, but he would never leave her alone if she didn't just see him for a few minutes. She pulled into the parking lot and took a deep breath before getting out of her car.

"Why me?" She asked herself as she stood in the elevator on her way up to see Tim.

Once she reached the floor she needed to be at she walked in uncertain of where to go. Horatio walked out of the break room and spotted her.

"Nikki?" He asked walking over to her.

"Hi, Horatio."

"Looking for Eric?"

"Actually no, I'm here to see Tim."

"Oh, alright I'll get him for you." Horatio walked away to try and find Speed.

Nikki felt awkward. She knew she would. What if Eric saw her? She felt bad for leaving him last night, and she didn't want him to know why she was here.

"Hey Nik, thanks for coming!" Tim walked up to her and tried to hug her. She pulled away.

"What do you want?" Nikki asked stubornly crossing her arms.

"Come with me." Tim grabbed her hand, even though she protested several times, and led her to the gun vault.

"Tim why are we here? What the hell-"

"Shhhh, I'm not gonna hurt you. I just wanna talk okay?"

Nikki sat down on the floor against the wall and Tim sat beside her.

"Talk already!" Nikki yelled at him.

"Alright, but you gotta promise not to interupt, alright?"

"Okay." Nikki turned and looked at Tim.

"Listen, I know that you really like Eric. I know what I'm gonna tell you isn't going to change that, but listen to me anyways. I still love you. I really do, and seeing you with Eric is fuckin killing me! I really want you back, you don't know how bad it's killing me to see you with him."

There was a long pause and Nikki's eyes were starting to tear up.

"Are you done?" Nikki asked, not able to look at him.

"Yeah, you can go."

Nikki leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Then she got up and walked out of the gun volt. She walked until she ran into Eric. He tried to ask her why she was there, but she just kept walking. Tears falling now, she started to run.

Tim sat in the volt completely shocked. Had she really just sat there and then kissed him? She didn't yell, or fight, she just kissed him and left. He decided tonight he was going to pay her another visit.

Once Nikki got home she had stopped the tears from coming. She couldn't figure out why she cared what Tim thought, what he said. It wasn't a big deal, he still had feelings for her, that was fine because she didn't love him anymore.

ringring

She picked up her cell phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey baby, are you alright?" It was Eric.

"I'm fine."

"What happened? Why were you at the lab today?"

"I was just talking to Tim."

"What? I thought you hated him?"

"I don't hate him, I just..." She trailed off.

"What did he do to you?"

"Nothing, he didn't touch me."

"Nikki tell me what he did!"

"Nothing Eric!" With that she hung up.

"Damn it!" Eric closed his cell phone and went to find Tim.

"What the hell did you do to her?" Eric shoved Speed into the wall.

"Hey Delko, watch it!" Tim said pushing him off of him.

"What did you do to Nikki?" Eric demanded.

"I didn't do anything to her."

"That's why she ran out of here crying?"

"Look I didn't touch her okay? So get of my fucking case!"

"I'm so sure." Eric shoved Tim again, this time causing him to fall.

"You son of a bitch!" Tim yelled jumping on Eric and punching him in the nose.

Tim took a blow to the jaw before Horatio and Calleigh finally came in.

"Hey! Hey, stop!" Horatio yelled in atempt to break the two apart. When that didn't work he had to grab Eric and pull him off of Speed.

"What the hell is going on?" Calleigh asked.

"He's a fucking idiot!" Tim spat before walking out of the room.

Eric shook Horatio off him and followed Tim out the door.

"Bitch." Eric muttered pushing Tim into the wall again so he could pass him up.

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That night Tim called Nikki and asked her to come over. She accepted. She was still clueless to the whole fight that went on over her, and no one intended to tell her about it.

"Hey Tim." Nikki said hugging him as she walked through the door.

"Thanks for coming."

"Eric's been calling me all night, I never picked up because I didn't wanna have to explain to him that I wasn't gonna be home."

"Would he make you?"

"Yeah, he's overprotective of me now, just because he's afraid that you're gonna hurt me."

"I would never hurt you."

"Tim, don't say that anymore. You said it once and it didn't last. I don't need you to say it again."

"I'm not like that anymore, I wouldn't ever hurt you."

"I can't believe you."

"Alright, then I'll show you."

Tim leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips.

"You shouldn't have done that."

"Why not?"

"I have a boy friend. I can't be doing this. Maybe I should go."

"No, I'm sorry, please don't go."

She put her hand on the doorknob and felt someone on the other side try to open the locked door. She jumped back.

"Speedle open the God damned door!" Eric yelled pounding against the wood.

"Oh shit." Tim said, "Go in my bedroom."

Nikki ran through the small apartment until she was safe in Tim's bedroom. She listened at the door to hear what was going on.

"What's up Eric?"

"Have you seen her?"

"Seen who?"

"You know who!"

"Nikki? Yeah I've seen her."

"Where? She won't pick up her cell phone."

"She was here."

"Here? With you?"

"Yeah, here, with me,"

"What'd you do rape her again?"

Speed shut his eyes. That hurt.

"I never...I never raped her okay?"

"Uh huh, right Speedle."

"Eric stop it."

"You never learn do you?"

"Eric..."

"What?"

With that Tim jumped on Eric as they struggled to punch one another.

"Stop it!" Nikki yelled.

"Nikki what are you-"

"Eric get out!" Nikki yelled pointing at the door.

"You're coming with-" She cut him off again.


"No I'm not, I'm staying here."

"With Tim?"

"Yes, now get out!"

Eric punched Tim as hard as he could in the stomach and then tore out the door.

Tim was too weak to get up. His nose was bleeding and he was coughing up blood.

Nikki started crying as she tried to dial Horatio's number.

"Yes?" Horatio's cheerful voice answered the phone.

"Horatio...I need...need you to come over Tim's."

"What's wrong?"

"Eric messed him up pretty bad. He's coughing up blood."

"Alright listen, call the hospital and take him there and I'll meet you."

"Alright, thanks."

She hung up and called the hospital.