After Sara had hung up the phone she looked at Nick.
"Grissom still wants to talk to you about your outburst."
"Yeah, I kind of figured that."
They feel in a comfortable silence. Sara yawned.
"I say we get you in bed. You can have my bed and I'll just sleep on the couch." Nick said as he got up to get a pillow and blanket for his many nights on the couch.
Sara just looked at him with big eyes. "Can't we share the bed?"
Nick turned around "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I really don't want to be alone and I'm sure I'll have a nightmare."
Nick thought back to after he had been buried alive and remembered the countless nights Sara had sat by his bed just waiting for another nightmare of his to come. They always came and she was always there to hold him and calm him down afterwards.
"Not a problem. Do you need some help?"
"No I think I got it."
After making it to the bedroom, Sara lay down and closed her eyes. Nick stood there for a few minutes just watching her.
"Are you going to get in bed or just stare at me all night?" She asked without opening her eyes.
Nick chuckled. "Yeah, I'm coming."
Sara felt the bed shift as he got in. "Can you hold me?"
"Sure, but I don't want to hurt you."
"You could never hurt me, Nick."
"Your right, I love you Sara."
"I love you too." Was the last thing heard before sleep over came them both.
The lab.
Grissom looked in the through the mirror at Hank. Nick really did a number on him. Good.
Grissom walked in the door and sat across from Hank.
"Why?" Was all Grissom could say.
"Why what?" Hank asked with his slip lip and swollen eye.
"Why did you do that to Sara?"
"Because I could." Was all that Hank would say.
It took all Grissom had not to finish what Nick had started earlier that day.
"Well, at least you won't get the chance to do it again." Grissom said as he turned to walk away. Grissom really wasn't supposed to be talking to Hank since the graveyard shift didn't have the case.
"Yeah, but Nick will be in there with me after I press charges." Hank said with a small grin.
"Oh, about that, I guess you didn't know about the law that protects victims of assault?" Grissom asked with a small smile of his own.
"What law?" Hank asked with a confused look on this face.
"The one that says you can't come within a thousand yards of a person that has accused you of the assault. You went to Nick's house and he was only protecting Sara."
"You are making that up!" Hank yelled.
"Nope, you can look it up yourself. Nick is getting two weeks paid leave for what he did, but that is just to satisfy certain people here at the lab."
Grissom turned around and walked out the room just as Brass was walking in.
"Hank Smith, You are under arrest for the rape and assault on Sara Sidle. You have the right to an attorney"
Grissom, Warrick, Greg, and Catherine all watched as Hank was led away by Brass.
"I hope he rots in jail" said Greg.
"He could have killed her. I'm sure we won't be seeing him for a long time." Catherine said.
"What do you guys say to some breakfast, my treat?" Grissom said as they walked out of the building into the Las Vegas sun.
"Sure as long as it is your treat." Warrick said with a smile.
Nick's house.
Sara woke to a strong arm around her waist. It took a few seconds for her to remember where she was. Nick. Sara went to snuggle in deeper when the pain in her side made her wince and pull back. This woke Nick.
"Good morning sunshine." Nick said in a thick Texas' accent.
"Good morning, cowboy" Sara said.
They both just looked at each other not wanting to get up, but the need to go to the bathroom was just too much for Sara. She gently got out of bed and went towards the bathroom.
"How about some pancakes?" Nick asked as he too got up.
"Sounds wonderful"
Nick went to the kitchen and was pulling things out when there was another knock at the door.
If that ass hole is showing his face again I'll be on trial for murder.
Nick walked up to the door and flung it open ready to jump on Hank.
"HEY!" Came a voice he knew.
"Warrick?"
"Yeah, Grissom took us out for breakfast and since it was his treat I picked you and Sara up your favorites."
"Thanks man, I was just about to make some pancakes."
"No problem. So how is she really?"
"Well, you could just ask me." Sara said from the living room. She had just come out of the bathroom when the knock on the door came. She had tensed up until she heard Warrick's voice.
Warrick almost couldn't help the sharp in take of breath that he took when he saw Sara standing there.
"I'd hug you but I don't want to hurt you."
"I won't break Warrick. And a hug doesn't sound too bad." Sara said with a smile.
Warrick just stood there for a second. This girl was just raped and almost beaten to death and she is smiling?
Warrick got a smile on his face when he realized what must have happened. He walked up to Sara and gave her a gentle hug.
"He will be good for you and you for him." Warrick whispered in her ear.
"Did everyone know but us?" Sara asked.
"Know what?" Nick said as he came back from the kitchen with the plates of food Warrick had brought.
"That we love each other. First Grissom and now Warrick do Catherine and Greg know too?"
"Yeah, speaking of which Greg owes me fifty bucks." Warrick said with a huge grin.
"Ya'll didn't bet on us did you?" Nick couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, I told Greg that by the end of the year you guys would be together he didn't believe me. If it hadn't happened by September I was going to step in to give the little push you needed, but now I don't have too." Warrick's smile couldn't get any bigger.
Sara laughed so much she was hurting her side. "Well, at least we don't have to keep it a secret."
"I hadn't planned on it." Nick said to Sara with a look in his eyes that told Sara he wasn't kidding.
"Good." Sara said as she took a bit of her egg.
Then there was another knock at the door. Both Sara and Nick tensed up and Warrick saw this.
"I'll get it. I can tell you for sure it isn't Hank. Brass haled his ass to jail last night."
Nick and Sara both relaxed at this as the Warrick came back with the person or persons from the door.
"Grissom, Catherine. What are ya 'll doing here?" Sara asked.
"Ya'll?" Catherine said with a smile. "You are hang' in out with Nick way too much."
"Yeah, well now I'm going to be hang' in out with him a lot more." Sara said as she looked at Nick with a smile.
"Well, it's about damn time." Catherine said as she rolled her eyes.
"See, what did I tell you everyone but us." Sara said as she shook her head
Nick and Sara finished their breakfast and Nick put away the plate. He came back into the living room and gave Sara a pain pill.
"Thanks." She said as she took said pill.
"Well, I'm going to head out. I'll see you guys later." Warrick said as he stood up and headed for the door.
"Thanks for breakfast War and for coming by to see me." Sara said from her place on the couch.
"Don't think anything of it." Warrick said as he bent down and kissed Sara on the forehead.
"Yeah man, Thanks." Nick said as he also stood and showed Warrick out with a manly hug.
Grissom just sat there and Sara got the hint. "I'm going to go get back in bed before this pain pill kicks in."
"Okay Sara you take care and after your two weeks you'll be put on lab work."
"That's fine." Sara said.
"Why don't I come and keep you company till you fall asleep and you can give me the dirt on you and Nick." Catherine said also getting the hint from Grissom.
"Sure, but I don't kiss and tell." Sara said with a huge grin.
"So there was kissing involved?" Catherine asked as the women made their way down the hall.
"So, I guess this is that talk you wanted to have." Nick said as he sat down across from Grissom.
"Yes, yes it is." Was all Grissom said.
A/N: I know I'm BAD! HE HE! Anyway as always let me know what you think. I don't know Hank's last name and I don't know if there really is a law like the one in this story. If there isn't there should be.
