"Whoa where you going" said Nick grabbing her arm "your sick you're going home," he instructed her before she could reply.
"Ecklie is on the war path, if I leave it will just give him another excuse to fire me"
"Sara you look like hell your not staying," said Nick firmly
"I'm fine," insisted Sara stepping forwards and continuing to fall the rest of the way before Nick's' quick reflexes stopped her from ploughing head first into the floor.
"Oh you look fine," said Nick pulling her to a standing position as she lent against him
"I can stay here and distract Ecklie with shinny objects, Nick will take care of you" said Catherine taking her other arm and helping Nick lead her down the corridor.
"My car keys are in the break room I'll just get them," said Nick leaning Sara against the wall.
"I need to speak with you," boomed Ecklie's voice as he walked by the end of the corridor. Catherine dragged Sara into Ecklie's office were she happily plonked herself into a chair.
"I have been talking to the sheriff and it seems he thinks it could improve teamwork if we all worked together. Now I want a fast result on this" he paused for breath noticing Sara was practically laid in a chair opposite him.
"Sidle I will not tolerate comments from you in front of he sheriff and it will go in your report" started Ecklie as Sara suddenly lurched forwards and was sick down the side of the chair. Ecklie froze mid sentence staring at his jacket that was on the arm of the chair and was now covered in vomit.
"I'll get her home," said Catherine pulling a now smiling Sara up.
"Your not going to be sick again are you?" asked Catherine leading her outside
"There you are I came back and you'd gone, what you so happy about?" asked Nick jogging up to them and wrapping a arm round Sara's waste to support her.
"I was sick on Ecklie's favourite jacket," grinned Sara.
"I think she may be slightly delirious," said Catherine raising an eyebrow at Nick as they led her to the parking lot. "On the bright side I don't' think she can throw up anymore so your car's safe, actually mind if I come for the ride, you can drop me off on the way, suddenly I'm not in the mood for overtime" said Catherine as Nick nodded debating whether to put Sara in the front or back of the car.
"I feel sick, " muttered Sara sliding out of Cath's grasp while Nick unlocked the doors
"We'll it's about time you caught on" remarked Nick
"I feel sick as in I'm burning up or I feel sick as in get me bucket?" asked Catherine edging away.
"Both" replied Sara her head falling into her arms.
"Come on" with that Nick easily lifted her from the floor and sat her in the front seat. It took him more effort to get the seat belt done up as Sara was almost laid and he had to keep moving her.
"A kiss would make me better" mumbled Sara as Nick laid her arm back down across her stomach.
"That will have to wait love," whispered Nick.
"Did she just say something about a kiss?" asked Catherine buckling her seatbelt in the back.
"I think the fevers getting to her" said Nick eyeing Sara
"I'm tired" said Sara closing her yes Cath laughed at the way she sounded like Lindsey neither one got sick often and clearly getting ill turned them both into small children.
"We'll get you to bed soon," said Nick regretting it afterwards.
"That sounds like fun I think my pyjamas are still there," said Sara as Catherine's mouth fell open.
"Nick you want to explain" smiled Cath
"She um left them," said Nick "Sara love you told Cath honey wake up" Nick gently nudged her shoulder.
"So Nicky boy how long has this been going on?"
"Two months on and off it's not a thing we watch movies go out for dinner"
"Stay at each others houses" added Catherine "why didn't you tell anyone?"
"You know how Ecklie is he'd put us on different shifts so we'd never see each other and I like having her to myself" smiled Nick moving a stray piece of hair from Sara's forehead.
"Greg's going to have a heart attack when he finds out" laughed Cath.
"Greg what?" asked Sara moving in her seat.
"Turned into a giant rabbit" said Cath
"Oh good" mumbled Sara
"Hey don't make fun of my girlfriend" defended Nick
"Girlfriend well it's all coming out" smiled Cath
Nick inwardly groaned at what he'd just said not the fact he said more the fact when Sara came to her senses he was going to be in some pain.
"Can we just pretend you didn't hear that?" asked Nick hopefully.
"No" replied Cath with a huge grin across her face.
"You're in trouble Sidle, as if you didn't' tell me" Catherine prodded Sara's shoulder getting nothing but a moan in response as Nick pulled out the garage
"So how serious is it?" asked Catherine.
Nick looked sheepishly "I'm not sure"
"Well how do you feel abut her?"
"I think abut her twelve hours a day then I dream about her for the rest" replied Nick looking over at Sara who had rifted of to sleep in the chair next to him
TBC ………………