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September 22

Lindsay sat there on the bed looking at a confused Nick. What did he mean "so many things"? One thing her mother did teach her was not to pry. If something is supposed to be left to your imagination, leave it there.

Nick stared out the window and looked down on the rest of Las Vegas. A few minutes passed and they sat there silently. The only sound that broke the silence was the sound of M&M's knocking against Nick's teeth.

"I spy with my little eye something…………" Lindsay thought of a color off of the top of her head. Nick glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

"Red," She said after a deep thought.

She sat there waiting for Nick to guess.

"Are you serious?" Nick asked as he smiled.

"Dead serious," Lindsay stated as she got on her knees.

Nick felt like a little kid again. He had his legs crossed with his hands sitting in his lap, while he looked out the window.

"Guess already! Geez," Lindsay spat out loudly causing Nick to jump.

"Sorry Uncle Nick. Didn't mean to scare you!" She said in a maniacal tone.

"I was not scared!" Nick said as his nostrils flared.

"You're lying." Lindsay said with her hands on her hips.

"Yeah and how do you know?" Nick asked with his hands on his hips in a mocking fashion.

"Mom said your nostrils flare when you lie." Lindsay said with a smile.

"How would your mom know?" Nick said as his jaw dropped.

"I heard her and Mr. Grissom talking about it. He was did some test on 15 people."

"You know listening in on other people's conversations is messed up on so many levels right?"

"Yeah, yeah. Don't try and change the subject."

"What does Warrick do when he lies the?" Nick asked excitedly.

"He blinks a lot."

"And Sara?"

"Why should I tell you anymore? There's nothing in it for me!" Lindsay said crossing her hands in front of her chest.

"How about I buy you something?" Nick said bargaining with the girl

"Yeah right." Lindsay said sarcastically.

"No seriously! Something over $20."

"$30." Lindsay demanded

"Fine whatever. What does Sara do?"

"She bites her bottom lip. But you see Sara is complicated and so is Greg. Sara bites her lip a lot which doesn't always mean she's lying. She could be biting her lip because she's impatient. Greg scratches his head and looks down. Mom says that with all the chemicals in Greg's head, he could be scratching cause his scalp if burning off."

Nick spit an M&M straight across the room.

"Nice," Lindsay said as she laughed. "Real nice."

"What about your mom?"

"Nope. Not telling you," Lindsay said biting her lip.

"Please. Do it for me. Your favorite Uncle"

"Fine. She very rarely lies but when she does her top lip twitches."

"Interesting. What about Grissom?"

"Grissom doesn't lie."

"Yeah right!"

"No seriously. He doesn't."

"Like I'm gonna believe that."

The door opened and Grissom walked in. "Believe what?"

Lindsay and Nick looked at each other and laughed.

"Nothing," they said in unison.

"O-K," Grissom said slowly. "So Nick, did she drive you crazy?" Grissom said while leaning against the door frame.

"No," Nick said while looking at a shocked Lindsay. "We had fun. You can come in you know," Nick said motioning for Grissom to come out of the doorway.

"How about you come out here," Grissom said as he motioned for him to come out of the room. "Doctors said that you can walk around now," Grissom said with a smile on his face. He knew that it would make Nick happy."

Nick hopped out of the bed but stopped when he felt a sharp pain in his hand. The IV was connecting him to the bed.

"Hold on there Mr. Stokes," Doctor Sparrow said as he sat Nick down.

"He said that you said that I could walk around," Nick said almost sounding like Lindsay.

Grissom and Lindsay looked at each other as they rolled their eyes.

"Oh you can. But after we do a few tests," the doctor said while looking at Grissom and Lindsay. "Sorry Mr. Grissom and….. Ms. Willows but…………"

"Ewwww. Don't call me Ms. Willows. It makes me sound all…..old," Lindsay said while making a funny facial expression,"

"Come on Lindsay. Let's go and watch some TV," Grissom said while trying to attempt to get Lindsay up and out of the room.

"There is a TV in here," Lindsay said.

"Lindsay," Grissom said with a stern look in his eye.

"Fine," She said as she grabbed her M&M's and headed for the exit. "Don't forget Uncle Nick," She started before popping more M&M's in her mouth, "this isn't over."

"Not by a long shot," He said with a smile.

A smile and a wave later, Grissom and Lindsay were in the lobby watching some Hillary Duff movie. Lindsay was glued to the TV, leaving Grissom enough time to grab a quick coffee from the machine.

While Lindsay and Grissom were in the lobby, Dr. Sparrow asked Nick a round of personal questions. They were quick and painless. He took the IV out of his hand and left the room with best wishes for Nick.

"One more thing," Dr. Sparrow said as he re-entered the room. "This doesn't mean that we're letting you go. You must stay on the grounds and near the facility. And having 1 or 2 people with you wouldn't be such a bad idea. Do you think you will need a wheelchair?"

"NO," Nick almost yelled. "I mean no. I'd much rather walk," Nick said as the Doctor waved good bye.

Nick came out of the room wearing normal clothing, blue shirt, baggy jeans, and his Puma's he bought before 'the incident'.

"I see you're ready," Grissom said as he observed Nick's clothing.

"Yeah, I am," Nick said as he self consciously covered his arms with his sleeves.

"Nick, you're fine," Grissom said grabbing his arms.

"No, I'm not. I look horrible," Nick said as he adjusted his shirt to cover all of his neck, arms, and chest.

Grissom let out an exasperated sigh and looked in Lindsay's direction.

"Are you ready Linds?" Grissom asked.

"I didn't know she was coming," Nick said as he covered up even more.

"Why does it matter?" Grissom asked with a confused look on his face.

"I don't want her seeing me like this," Nick said frustrated.

"Like what?" Grissom asked.

Nick sighed and noticed Lindsay walking in their direction.

"Fine, whatever," Nick said with an upset look on his face.

They headed out the front way to the garden. The bright colors of sky blue and cherry red lit up the scenery.

Nick felt great walking out into the fresh air instead of the sticky hospital atmosphere. He ran his hands along the trees and the flowers.

He saw a lovely purple one which matched Lindsay's shirt. He picked it and fixed it behind her ear. "For my most favorite lady in the world," Nick said as he finished. Lindsay thanked him and gave him a hug.

"What about me?" Catherine said from behind.

"Yeah, and me," Sara said wither hands on her hips.

"Now you know how it feels," Grissom said with a smug look on his face.

"It's good to see you walkin' around," Sara said as she hugged him.

He took in a sharp breath. She backed up and looked at him

"Did I hurt you?" She asked with a concerned tone.

"No. It's just these bites. They are becoming raw because I'm itching so much," Nick said while itching his arms.

"Bites?" Lindsay asked from below. "Bites from what?"

"Oh nothing," Nick said as he looked from Gil to Catherine and then to Sara.

They had sad looks on there face as Nick tried his hardest to keep the info from Lindsay.

"This whole keeping secrets thing, just isn't working for me," Lindsay said with her hands on her hips.

Lindsay didn't know it but she had lightened up the mood. The attention was off of Nick and to Lindsay and the purple flower in her hair.

"What a pretty flower," Sara said as she knelt down to Lindsay's level. "I bet a real handsome man picked it for you," Sara said with a smile.

"Yep. And it's one of my most favorite things in the world," Lindsay said as she took it from behind her ear and smelt it.

"One of your favorite things in the world?" Nick asked. "It's just a flower."

"It's the little things that count Uncle Nicky," Lindsay said while picking a blue one that almost matched Nick's shirt. She raised it to his eye level and he sniffed it.

They all tried so hard to comfort him and make sure he was really OK. But what they didn't know was that inside, he was torn up.

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