After Nick hung up with Grissom, he turned to take a really good look at Sara. At the hospital, they had told him that she had been beat up pretty bad. Now he could really get a look at her.
Her arm was broken and ribs bruised. Her once pretty face what now black and blue. Her right eye swollen shut.
"Are you hungry?" Nick asked not knowing what else to say.
"Not right now, but I could really use a shower." Sara said not looking at him.
Nick took Sara into the house and showed her were the bathroom was. He then went into his room and got her a pair of sweat pants and sweat shirt.
"Here you go. They will probably be big on you."
"Thanks Nick, for everything" Sara said as she touched his arm. Both felt the electricity at the touch. But Nick didn't think now was the right time to say anything about it.
She was just raped for heavens sake. "Mmm if you need anything else just let me know." Nick went back to the living room and turned on the TV.
Sara made her way into the bathroom and closed the door. She turned the water on as hot as it would go. She carefully took off the clothes the hospital had given her. She was about to step into the shower when she realized she needed to cover her arm.
"NICK" She yelled.
Nick was at the door in ten seconds flat.
"YEAH" he yelled back.
Sara opened the door a crack. "I need to cover my arm" she said.
Nick mentally wanted to slap himself. "Okay, I'll go get a trash bag."
While Nick went to go get the trash bag Sara wrapped herself up in the towel and looked in the mirror. She wanted to cry, if she had any more tears left. The women that looked back at her wasn't the women she was. Beaten and bruised she looked like she had just gone about 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. Ass hole Sara thought. Before her thoughts could go any further Nick was back.
"Okay I got the trash bag and some tape." Nick said holding said items in his hands.
"Thanks, you think you could wrap it for me."
"Sure." Nick started to wrap the Sara's arm in the trash bag. Never looking at her face, it was too hard.
"Do I look that bad?" Sara asked when she realized Nick wouldn't look at her.
Nick wanted to mentally slap himself again for the second time in less than twenty minutes.
"No, but every time I look at you I want to do one of three things." He whispered.
"What?" Sara said
"One, go after Hank and give him a Texas size ass whooping. Two, cry because this should have never happened to you"
"It should never happen to anyone." Sara said.
"True"
"And the third?" Sara was holding her breath. Maybe this rape was the push she needed to finally tell Nick how she really felt. Well that's shity. Use my rape as an excuse.
"Do you really want to know?" Nick said
"Yes" was the weak reply
"Take you in my bedroom and show you how just how much you are really worth and how much I …"
"How much you what?"
"I think the arm is good for your shower." Nick said not wanting to finish what he was about to say.
"Damn it Nick! What were you going to say?" Sara was getting frustrated.
"Now is not the time. But when you are ready and completely dressed well talk about it okay." Nick just wanted to get away. I can't believe almost told her. She doesn't need this now.
"What if I'm ready now?" Sara whispered looking into Nick's eyes for the first time since he started to wrap her arm.
Nick didn't know what to say, but luck was on his side and there was a knock at the door.
At the lab.
Everyone was looking at Grissom waiting to see what would cause that kind of out burst.
"Nick and Sara won't be coming in for two weeks. I'm going to get some people from days to cover."
Grissom held up his hand when he saw they were all about to bum bard him with questions.
"It seems this morning after Sara got home from shift she was raped."
A course of:
"WHAT THE HELL?"
"HANK!"
"WHEN I FIND THAT…"
"Sara will be staying at Nick's for the time being and I agree with him that she shouldn't be left alone. I'm going to go find Jim and see what is going on. But for now here are your assignments. Warrick, you're going to have to go solo on this one."
"Not a problem." He said.
"Okay people, lets get to work and I'm going to go talk to Brass."
They all filed out of his office. Catherine just wanted to cry. Warrick was on a war path and Greg, well, Greg didn't know what to think.
Grissom sat in his office trying to collect his thoughts when Brass walked in the door.
"From the looks of it I guess everyone knows." Brass said as he sat down across from Gil.
"Yeah, Nick called a few minutes ago and told us. When were you going to let me know?" There was no anger it was just a question.
"I couldn't call you guys in on this because of it being Sara."
"I understand that Jim, but you should have called when you realized it was Sara." Now the anger was starting to turn its ugly head.
"As soon as Sara told me what happened I went and picked Hank up. Of course, he said that she didn't fight him and everything. Which you and I both know is bullshit. I had asked him how she got her injuries. He said she must have done it to herself." Brass said in disgust.
"You're kidding, right?" Grissom asked in disbelief.
"Nope and he said it all with a straight face."
Just then a uniformed officer knocked on the door.
"Yes?" Grissom asked from behind his desk.
"Det. Brass, you wanted to know if Hank made bail?" the uniformed asked.
"Yes, I did."
"Well, he just made it and is walking out the doors as we speak."
"Who posted his bail?"
"His girlfriend." The officer said with a roll of his eyes.
"Okay, Thanks." Grissom said.
The officer nodded his head and left the room.
"Should we call Nick and Sara?" Brass asked.
"I don't think Hank knows were Nick lives. Well give them some peace and quiet for now."
Back at Nick's
Nick looked at the clock. Who in the world? Must be Warrick or Catherine. Nick walked up to the door and opened it.
"You guys, Sara is…" the rest of what Nick was going to say was cut off when he saw who was on the other side of the door.
There stood Hank with a smile on his face. Anger filled Nick he did say anything and keep his word when he told Sara he wanted to open a Texas size ass whooping on Hank.
Before Hank could say anything Nick was on him. The beating continued till Nick heard Sara in the background screaming his name.
"NICK, STOP!"
Nick turned around and saw the fear once again in Sara's eyes.
He picked Hank up by his shirt and threw him in the front yard.
"IF I EVER SEE YOU NEAR SARA AGAIN I'LL FINISH WHAT I STARTED HERE TONIGHT!" Nick yelled at Hank and he picked himself up off the ground.
Sara just looked at Nick He could lose his job and he did it for me.
Sara walked over to Nick and did the only thing she could think of. She pulled Nick to her and kissed him with all the pint up emotions she had felt for the last 6 years.
A/N: I though about putting the last part in the next chapter, but I really don't like cliffhangers. So there you have it. Let me know what you think.
