A/N: I just want to thank those of you who have reviewed. Like I said this is my first shot at writing so please let me know what you think. Even if you hate it.

The ride back to Nick's was quiet. Nick had asked if Sara wanted to go back to her place to get some clothes. The fear in her eyes at his question was enough to know that it would be a while before she stepped foot in that apartment again.

Once I get my hand on Hank Nick thought as they walked into his apartment.

"Nick?" Sara's voice brought him from his thoughts.

"Yeah?"

"Don't you have to work tonight?"

Shit! Nick had completely forgotten he was supposed to be at work in less than an hour.

"I'll call Grissom and tell him I can't come in."

"Okay"

The fact she didn't fight him on him calling into work was a red flag in itself.

"He is going to want to know why." Nick all but whispered.

"I bet he already knows. But you can go ahead and tell him and let him know I'm taking a couple days myself."

"Alright"

Nick walked into the back porch area and just looked at his phone. This was going to be a hard call to make.

At the lab

Shift was suppose to start in twenty minutes and no one had see Nick.

"I wonder where Nicky is?" asked Warrick.

"I don't know. Gris didn't say anything about him calling in." Catherine said not looking up from her magazine.

Grissom was in his office going over a mountain of paper work when his phone started to ring.

"Grissom"

"Hey Grissom, its Nick."

"Nick? Why aren't you here yet?"

"That is what I'm calling about. I'm not going to be able to come in for a few days."

"May I ask as to why not?"

"You haven't talked to Jim?" Nick couldn't believe Jim hadn't told Grissom what had happened to Sara.

"I haven't seen him yet. Why what is going on?" Grissom was getting confused. Why do I need to talk to Jim?

"Sara was raped today" Nick whispered.

"WHAT?"

Grissom's yell got everyone's attention in the break room. They all came running in to find out what was going on.

Nick went on to tell Grissom what Sara had told himself and Jim while in the hospital that morning, but left out who it was.

"She is staying with me and I don't want to leave her alone." Nick knew he was begging but he didn't care. He was not going to leave Sara alone.

"You and Sara have the next two weeks off. Did she say who did it?"

"Hold on." Nick turned to Sara who had come outside with him. "Do you want me to tell him who?"

"Go ahead. If we don't tell him Jim will." Sara said. "And he can go ahead and tell everyone about the rape just not who. If I know Warrick and Greg they will be out for blood."

"Sorry Griss, it was Hank."

"HANK?"

"Yeah" Nick replied with so much anger that Sara though his head would explode.

"Sara said you can tell everyone about the rape just not who raped her."

"Sorry Nick but everyone is in my office and they all heard. So when I tell them they are going to put two and two together and get four."

"Alright, just make sure that Warrick and Greg leave Hank alone." He is mine.

"Okay Nick, I'll tell them but you also better leave Hank alone. He is not worth losing your job over"

When did Grissom learn to read minds? Nick though as he just looked at the phone.

"Okay Grissom, I'll leave Hank alone." For now.

A/N: I know there is a lot of talking in this chapter but I wanted to get the others in this fic. Next we'll have the gangs reaction and a whole lot more Snickers!