Nick just stood there for a minute letting the words Sara had just said sink in. Going to trail! They can't be serious!
"Hun, it's going to be okay we'll get through this together" Nick said pushing his anger aside for Sara's sake.
Sara just nodded in his chest. Grissom walked in "Nick, take her home". Was all he needed to hear before he was walking out the door with Sara hanging on his arm.
"Come on sweetheart"
They walked out of the break room heading for the door when Warrick turned to Grissom.
"Are you serious?" he asked not believing what he was hearing.
"Unfortunately yes, they think we did something with the evidence to make sure it was Hank like Sara had said." Grissom said with disgust in his voice.
"What is going to happen?" Warrick asked looking were Nick and Sara had just stood.
"I don't know. I didn't get a chance to tell her I'm meeting with the DA this afternoon to make sure she doesn't have to testify."
"Good she doesn't need that."
"Who doesn't need what?" ask Catherine as she walked straight to the coffee pot.
"Hank wants a trial." Warrick said
"WHAT?" they all turned to see Greg standing there like he was ready to kill someone.
"That is what I was about to say." Catherine said all thoughts of coffee long forgotten.
They all just stood there before Grissom repeated what he had told Warrick about going to the DA.
"The thing is I don't think Hank realizes that WE didn't do the case because it was Sara." Grissom said after a few minutes.
"Boy is he in for a surprise." Greg said with a smirk. "I would love to be there when he hears that. If that is all he has he doesn't have a leg to stand on."
"Well, we are going to find out." Grissom said as he walked out the door. He had to get ready for his meeting.
"I guess none of Nick's famous pancakes today?" Greg asked. It took everything Warrick had not to hit him in the back of the head as he walked out of the room.
Nick's Apartment
Nick drove back to the apartment that he now considered his and Sara's. She had fallen asleep on the way and was passed out in the passenger seat. He just sat there for a few minutes just looking at her. Sara had been making a lot of progress after the rape. A couple of nightmares still plagued her from time to time and Nick was afraid that with what she was told today would be a set back.
"Sara, baby, we're home." Nick whispered trying to wake her up.
Sara sat up in the seat trying to remember where she was. Then she remembered the conversation with Grissom and something about taking her home.
"Let's get you inside. Are you hurting?" Nick asked concerned when she winced trying to get out of the truck.
"Yeah, I think I may need a pain pill."
Nick just nodded his head and opened the front door. He led Sara back into their room. Our room. Nick was still in shook that they both had come to grips with their feelings for one other.
"Nick, you can go back to work, I think I just want to be alone for a while." Sara said.
Nick was really hurt by what she had just said but tried not to show it.
"Are you sure?" Nick asked thinking maybe she would change her mind.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I think I'm just going to sleep." Sara was in the process of taking a pain pill that she prayed would knock her on her butt.
"Okay, but promise you will call me if you need anything." Nick said as he started for the door.
"I promise"
Nick left the house but didn't go back to work. He went up to Lake Mead to think. I love her. But I just can't seem to protect her. Every time we turn around she is getting hurt. Nick was sitting on the pier looking out over the water. He didn't know how long he sat there, but the next think he knew Warrick sat next to him.
"What's going on man?" Warrick asked. Sara had called him two hours after shift was over wanting to know where Nick was. Sara went into a panic when Warrick told her he hadn't seen him since he left with her. He had heard her trying to get out of bed to go find him and told her he would.
"I'm not sure." Nick said still not looking at him.
"Sara is scared to death right now."
"Why?"
"Shift was over about two hours ago and you aren't home yet."
"SHIT" See now I'm hurting her. Nick hung his head in shame.
"So are you going to tell me what wrong?"
"She asked me to leave said she needed to be alone for a while. Told me to go back to work but I couldn't seem to make the truck go there."
Warrick just sat there letting Nick say what he had to say.
"Not matter what I do, Warrick she still gets hurt and now she is at our apartment worried about me because I lost track of time."
"I already called her when I saw your truck. She is not made at you, but she was worried."
"Thanks."
"Nick, you have nothing to feel shamed about. You have not let her down. I have never in the six years we've know her to be this happy. How many rape victims do you know are as happy and care free as she is right now? None. You did that."
"I still feel like I let her down."
"Maybe you should tell her this." Warrick said as he yawned.
"Your right. Thanks!" Nick got up and helped Warrick up as well.
"Of course I'm right." Warrick said with a smirk. "Now get home. So I can go back to sleep."
Nick laughed as they walked back to the Tahoe's. "See ya." Nick said
"See ya." Warrick waved the pulled out of the parking lot.
Nick drove the whole way home think of what to say to Sara when he got home. They had told each other that they loved each other, but Nick didn't feel he was living up to his part of the relationship. He was afraid to touch her and holding her at night when she was asleep was the only time he would allow himself to do so. As Nick walked into the apartment he noticed Sara sitting on the couch in tears.
"Sara" he whispered.
"NICK!" Sara jumped off the couch and ran to his arms "I thought you weren't coming back." Sara said in between her tears.
"Of course I was coming back." Nick looked at her like she was crazy.
"When you didn't come home after shift I started to worry. When you didn't come home after an hour and a half I got scared and called Warrick. He said he found you at Lake Mead."
"Yeah, after you wanted to be alone I didn't feel like going back to work. Sara, I'm so sorry." Nick felt the tears leaving his own eyes. "I feel like I let you down."
Now it was Sara's turn to look at him like he was the crazy one. "What in the hell are you talking about. Let me down? Nick you have done anything but let me down."
"You keep getting hurt. I try so hard to make sure nothing will ever hurt you again and I've failed."
By this time they were sitting on the couch facing each other. "Nick, you of all people should know that bad things happen and there is nothing you can do about it. You have let me pretty much move in here with you. You have held me at night." Nick just looked at her. "Nick I don't really fall asleep till your arms are around me. You hold me after nightmares. The only question I have is why do you avoid touching me during the day?"
"I was afraid I would hurt you. I didn't want you to be scared of me." Nick said looking in her eyes.
"Well, that is stupid." Sara said. Nick just looked at her with his mouth half open. "I could never be scared of you. I can understand the hurting me part because I had bruises all over, but they were gone within a week."
Sara looked at Nick and couldn't take it anymore. They had shared small kisses since the night Hank showed up at the apartment, but nothing like the one she was giving him now. Nick was a little taken back when Sara all but jumped him. Not that he minded.
Sara started to pull back when Nick just sat there. Before she could move very far Nick grabbed her and pulled her to him and returned the kiss with a fever neither had ever know. Sara started to pull at his shirt. Nick pulled back a little. "Are you sure Sara?"
"Nicky, make love to me? Let me know what I really deserve." Think back to the first night she was there.
Nick picked her up and carried her to his no our bedroom Nick thought as he laid her on the bed. She had none of the bruised from the attack only her arm in a sling. Sara started again where she had left off in the living room. As she took off his shirt she would kiss the skin that was exposed. Nick moaned. After the shirt was off Nick figured hers needed to be off as well. After taking off her shirt he took one of her nipples in his mouth getting harder as a moan escaped her lips. "Nicky" She breathed. Not much was said for the rest of the night as Nick showed her just how much she was worth to him.
A/N: I'm not much for writing sex scenes for use your imagination and don't for get to review. Next we find out if there really is going to be a trial. Let me know if there should or shouldn't be. I haven't figured which way to go yet. And also NO TINA!
