First CSI fanfic... my friend gave me the idea so i decided to write it for her. This story may get a little sad so be prepared! I hope that you enjoy this story, so let me know what you think.

I'm really glad that you people seem to love this story! Sorry about the wait for this chapter! Please forgive me! I hope this chapter will do for now! Since school has started the chapters will be a while wait! But I refuse to give upon this story OR any of my other stories!

Rating: The rating my go up or down depending on the way I take this story.

Warning: Suicide attempts. Slash! This means Male on Male! If you don't like it, don't read!

Disclaimer: I own nothing, except Maggie is also mine! I made her up!

ENJOY!

Friendly Love or Loving Love

Chapter 3:

By: Shawna

Original Idea By: Jamie (one of my bestest friend)

"Do you think he'll want silver or gold?" Greg asked walking around the counter.

"Uh, probably silver. So I think this one will do." Mrs. Stokes pointed to the one in the back. Greg looked in the back of the case, "I didn't see that one!" Greg's face lit up, "How much?" The blond asked turning towards the saleswoman.

"Around one thousand give or take." The saleswoman said estimating the price, by looking at it.

Mrs. Stokes interrupted the saleswoman, "Greg I'm paying for it. Consider it a present."

"No way I can't spend your money! It's yours to spend on yourself!" Greg protested.

She shook her head. "Are you sure? I mean you don't have to. I can..." Mrs. Stokes smiled, "Yes I'm sure and I am! You're like a son to me."

"Alright we'll take this one." Greg said turning to the saleswoman. She smiled and walked into the back. Minutes later she came with the earlier said size. The three of them waked to the cash register.

"So the total is $ 1,567.59" Greg's jaw dropped and hew turned to Mrs. Stokes, "No I can't let you buy this for him!"

Mr. Stokes ignored him and pulled out her credit card, "Use this." The brunette hand the card to the sales lady. The saleswoman got everything settled and they walked towards her car.

"You didn't have to buy this." Greg said referring to the bag in his hands. Getting in the car, "You really didn't have to buy this."

The brunette got into the driver's seat and, "How about this. You take this and you can pay me back."

Greg gave her a look, "What? Oh come on. Nothing bad. Just be there for Nick until either of you die. Cheesy as it sounds, but you two make each other happy."

Greg smiled and nodded, "As you wish, mom." Mrs. Stokes smiled at his comment.

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Nick came through the front door and walked quietly to his room.

In the room Nick got undressed and crawled into bed. Nick's last thoughts were, "Way to go Stokes! You really screwed up!"

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The silver car pulled up to the big house. Mrs. Stokes and Greg walked into the kitchen to start dinner. Greg was chopping the vegetables and throwing them into a bowl. Mrs. Stokes was cooking steak on the inside grill.

"Greg, want to go get Nick?" Greg gave her a funny look, "His car was outside. He's home." Greg smiled and put the dirty dishes in the sink.

Quietly Greg walked up the stairs and to "their" room. Opening the door, Greg was greeted with a delicious view. Nick had sprawled out on his stomach in his boxers. The blond grinned and tip-toed over to the bed, taking off his shirt in the process. The younger one took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed and onto Nick's back, straddling him.

Nick groaned with the pressure on his back, but was still asleep. Greg's grin widen and he began to massage Nick's shoulders slowly. Slowly Nick began to wake.

Nick knew wh it was before he was fully wake, "Mmm Greg what are you... ah right there... doing?" Greg didn't answer the question. Instead the blond leaned down and licked and sucked Nick's exposed neck.

Nick moaned and wiggled underneath Greg. Greg stopped his ministrations and pressed his evident hardness into the brunet's back. "I want you." Greg whispered into his lover's ear. Those three words alone made Nick moan.

Greg let up long enough to turn his lover onto his back, "Where were we?" the blond leaned down and kissed Nick passionately. Reluctantly the couple broke the kiss for air and that's when Greg noticed it.

Pain.

Sadness.

Greg frowned, "What's wrong?"

Nick looked up at the ceiling and didn't answer the question. Greg got off Nick and laid down next to him, "What's wrong babes?"
Nick sighed and continued to stare at the ceiling, "Maggie." Greg stared at Nick, What about Maggie? Did she say something?"

"No-sorta. It's just... well she. She tried to commit suicide. That's how we found her. We hadn't talked yet, but her actins spoke for her." Nick sniffed as tears fell from his eyes. Greg was stunned. He could never end his life. Greg defiantly couldn't figure out why other people want to. Greg wrapped his arms around Nick to comfort him. Eventually Nick calmed down. "Please don't blame yourself Nick. Nick it hurts to see you like this." Greg pleaded.

"I can't help it. I mean think about it. If it wasn't for me she wouldn't be in the hospital. She-she wouldn't be in pain." Nick choked a sob back.

"Stop. Stop it Nick Stokes. Stop talking like you know everything. Stop blaming yourself." Greg turned Nick in his arms. They faced each other, "Not everything is always your fault. You don't even know if you cause her to do that!" Greg let go of Nick and got up to pace. Greg had tears in his eyes, "Why do you feel the need to blame everything n yourself?" tears streamed down the blonde's face, "Please tell me. I wish I knew what to do." Greg fell to the floor and rocked himself back and forth.

Nick was stunned that, that Greg felt that Nick thought like that, "Oh god G is that how I seem? Please forgive me. I didn't mean to make you get hurt." Nick got on the ground and held the younger one.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Are y'all alive in there? Are you two at least decent?" Mrs. Stokes said from beyond the door. Nick looked at his disheveled lover, "Yea-yea we're fine. Come in."

When the brunette woman walked into the room, she gasped. Both Nick and Greg had tear-stained faces, "Oh my lord! What happened to you two?"

Greg got and sat on the edge of the bed, "We just heard of some bad news. Nothing to worry over." Nick tried to catch his lover's eyes but failed.

Mrs. Stokes believed that there was more to it, "Ok, well dinner is almost done." She thought that later she will be talking to one of them. She smiled faintly, closed the door and went down stairs.

"G?" Nick asked after making sure he heard his mother's footsteps disappear. Greg ignored the brunet and walked into the bathroom, "Not now, Nick." The blonde replied sharply.

"Then when Greg?" Nick snapped. Greg started to wash his face, "Lets go to dinner." Greg finished washing his face. Nick sat in the same spot that Greg had sat on earlier.

The blond walked out of the bathroom and out the door, downstairs, without a word. Nick blinked and sighed, 'We will be talking about this.'

Nick wiped his face on his sleeve and walked downstairs. Nick walked into the kitchen to help his mother set up for their meal. After a few minutes Mrs. Stokes ushered Nick into the dinning room.

Greg had walked into the den and talked to Mr. Stokes. They talked about some of the interesting things that Greg had processed in the lab. When they smelled food, they took their conversation into the dinning room.

During the meal Nick tried to get Greg to talk to him. Greg would answer, but wouldn't look at him. Mrs. Stokes could feel the tension in the room, but didn't say a word.

After dinner Mr. Stokes excused himself into his study. Mrs. Stokes asked Greg to help her with the dishes. Greg accepted only to be away from Nick. Nick excused himself up to his room to read.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Stokes hummed as she scrubbed at the pot.

"Not to sound rude or straightforward but why did you ask me to help you?" Greg asked drying the silverware.

She handed him a pot, "Want to tell me what I walked in on earlier?"

He smiled and tried to joke about it, "Nothing that way. Stop thinking like that! You're worse than Sarah!" Mrs. Stokes giggled. "No not that!" the brunette's expression turned serious, "What really happened?"

"Nothing." Greg dried the pot and put in the cabinet, "Okay. You remember me telling you about Maggie?" Mrs. Stokes nodded her head, "Well she... she tried to... commit suicide." Mrs. Stokes gasped, "Is she okay? How does Nicky feel about this?"

Greg put the towel down and paced on the floor, "Maggie fine. Well as fine as you can be with that much blood loss. She'll make it though. Nicky isn't okay. He blames himself. He blames himself for everything and I told him shouldn't! He won't... he won't listen to me! I mean he didn't cut her arms! Nick didn't plant thoughts in her head!" Greg sat in the chair and put his head in his hands. "I just... I just don't know... know what to say to him to make him stop!" Greg had tears running down his cheeks. "I can't help him and that hurts."

Mrs. Stokes stood in her spot, "Greg." Greg didn't answer her, "Greg, get your ass up, out of that chair now!" Greg jumped at the sound of her stern voice. "Go up there and TALK to him. Throwing a fit won't help. If you have to, tie him to a chair and gag him, to make him listen." Greg wiped the tears away and smiled at that last comment. Mrs. Stokes in a softer voice said, "I've got these dishes to finish, now shoo!" she went back to washing dishes.

Greg pushed the chair in and walked up the stairs. Greg heard a car in the background, but continued his way up to talk to Nick.

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Nick walked up the stairs into his room, 'Great I just screwed something else up! First Maggie and now me and Greg!' Nick stared at the car keys. Without another though Nick grabbed the keys and quietly headed downstairs.

Outside Nick got into the car and took off down the street.

Nick didn't know where he was heading until he saw the sign: Dallas Regional Hospital.

After the brunet found a place to park he got out and headed into the dreadful building. Finding the floor he was supposed to be on, the brunet looked for someone to help him find the room.

A pretty brown-haired woman approached him. On her tag it said 'Heather Sims'.

"Hello my I help it?"

When she stopped in front of him, Nick thought, 'She's pretty. She has to have a boyfriend or two.' Nick put on his Texan charm, "Actually I think you can. I need to find Maggie Haring's room."

Heather smiled, "Are you a family member?" Heather began to walk to the nurse's station.

"No, I'm with the LVPD. Here." Nick showed her his badge.

She looked at the badge, "Well ok, room 412. You need to be careful, she's a little out of it." Nick smiled at her and said, "Thank you Ms." He walked down the hall.

As Nick approached Maggie's room hi heart rate sped up. Slowly Nick opened the door and saw Maggie staring at the wall.

A disheveled Maggie turned to the sound of the door opening. Maggie gasped as she saw Nick, "Go away! I can't see you!"

Nick stopped dead in his tracks, "Maggie we need to..."

"Nick?" Maggie took a deep breath, "Listen don't feel bad about this. You didn't do a think that this is your fault. I've been searching for you for years. I couldn't take it founding out and making a fool of myself. I overreacted. I'm sorry if I caused you any grief." Nicks eyes widen as he sat in the chair next to her.

"Maggie, can we talk about it?" Nick took her hand.

"I'm afraid she can't." Both Nick and Maggie turned to the door. A female doctor stood in the doorway.

Nick looked at the doctor. She had red hair, glasses and she was about average height. On the tag it said 'Shawna Shoe'.

"Well excuse me Ms. Shoe, I actually should be leaving. I don't want to interrupt her road to recovery." Nick stood up and hugged Maggie. The doctor moved out of the way when Nick walked to the door.

"I hope you two stay happy Nick." Maggie smirked.

Nick nodded and got out of the building. Nick had this feeling that everything was alright.

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Greg reached the door and saw that there was no one in the room. Looking inside the bathroom he noticed that no one was in there either.

Greg was a little worried. Nick usually let someone know when he left. Greg thought that only one person would know if he left. Mr. Stokes.

Greg flew down the stairs and knocked on the study door. No one answered. Greg knocked again, but heard people talking in the den and went to investigate.

In the den, were Mr. and Mrs. Stokes talking. "Hello Greg can we help you?"

"Actually have you seen or heard from Nick?" Greg fidgeted.

They looked at each other, "No we haven't honey, why?" Mrs. Stokes asked.

"Well he's not in the house and by the looks of it, he's not home either." Greg said looking out the window.

"Maybe he went to get something. No need to for a few hours. After that we'll worry ok?" Greg nodded and walked upstairs. Lying on the bed, Greg fell asleep almost instantly.

11:16 p.m.

Greg woke up and looked at the clock. Greg wonder why the bed was empty until it all came back to him. Nick, fight, gone.

"Oh man." Greg groaned and went downstairs to see if he was here.

Looking throughout the house he didn't find Nick.

"Greg?" Greg jumped at the sound of another voice. Greg turned and saw Mrs. Stokes, "Yes?"

"He's not here. Call him on his cell phone." Greg grabbed the phone and dialed the number.

Ring, ring, ring.

Greg's face frowned and he followed the sound. Nick's phone was on the counter.

Greg started to panic, "Where did he go? I didn't scare him away did I?" Mrs. Stoke, who was trying to keep calm, lead Greg down into the den. Mrs. Stokes told her husband that they couldn't contact him.

Greg went into hysterics, "I made him leave! I screwed up everything!" Greg repeated over and over. The blonde's tears flowed freely.

Mr. Stokes paced the floor. He couldn't have his son missing or doing anything drastic. Mrs. Stokes was thinking the same thing, but was trying to comfort Greg, "Greg you need to be realistic. He loves you; he wouldn't leave you from one fight."

Greg cried harder until he heard the front door open. Nick walked in and stopped in his place.

"What are you guys doing up this late?"

sorry to leave it like this, but it will have to do for now! I hope that you liked this chapter! Please Review and let me know what you think!