A/N: 'Where the Streets have no name'- U2. Don't own it. Although I'm a lifetime fan. (Yay, U2... my favourite band...) XD. This chapter is a little short, I apologize for that. It just suited it better.

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Chapter Title: Where the Streets have no name

She still couldn't believe she'd be on a plane in half an hour; back to her old life in less than three. Sara was scared as hell, but fear was only one of the many emotions that seemed to pour from her chestnut eyes like clear cascades. They were red and bloodshot, aching with images of the past, but even more so those of the present. She was leaving him behind… Even if only for a little while, the idea of being away from him brought back the familiar turmoil to her stomach she'd experienced over the past two days with more intensity than she'd felt since Nick's abduction.

I want to run…

I want to hide…

I want to tear down the walls,

That hold me inside…

Her whole body shook as she fought the urge to sprint to the nearest bathroom. He held her tightly, like he had so many times before. He buried his face in her sweet smelling curls, savoring ever moment in her arms as he fought the same urge to purge his body of the ache- the emptiness that had already began to consume him.

"I may not be any longer than a month…" Sara finally whispered, trying to convince herself as much as him that things would be okay; she'd be back soon and would no longer have to deal with the death she was about to experience so personally.

"It doesn't matter." Nick whispered back into her ear. He'd grown so used to thinking about her… memorizing her touch, her smell… not waking up with her in his arms was a prospect he didn't think he'd ever be ready to face. A tear ran down his own cheek as his emotions finally began to surface. Somehow it had been difficult for him to drop the happy and natural act around the rest of the team as they'd said their goodbyes. It had become a behaviour he had so often practiced at the lab following his abduction that it seemed fitting to keep the barrier up. But Sara always tore it down.

I want to feel sunlight on my face

I see the dust cloud disappear,

Without a trace…

I want to take shelter from the poison rain

Where the streets have no name…

"I know." She almost laughed as she agreed. It really didn't make any difference; she could have been going halfway across the globe. They'd feel the same anyway- terrified of loosing each other. In the back of her head, she wondered what had come over her. Had the antisocial Sara Sidle really become so needy that it was painful for her to let go if only for a short period? No… she told herself. It wasn't being needy or clingy… not after that.

Nick managed a sad smile, reading her mind from the fragile look she gave him. "It's okay." His voice was comforting. She wrapped her arms around him again and leant her head on his shoulder, and he let her cry, holding her still closer as his fingers brushed stray bits of raven hair from her face.

"You'd think someone was dead or something." Hodges muttered to himself as the rest of the team watched as Nick finally bid Sara farewell from behind the airport gates. He received disgusted looks from no less than nine people scorning his poor taste, and recoiled uncomfortably. "Bad joke."

"Not a joke." Greg looked like he'd enjoy slugging him one, his eyes, uncharacteristically melancholy, sparking with a sudden spite of anger.

A tear ran down Catherine's face as she watched the couple with the group from afar. She could see Sara shaking in Nick's arms, probably sobbing. She remembered the pain in Nick's eyes while Sara had said her goodbyes to everyone- the way he'd hid his face after assuring her jokingly that he'd stay out of trouble and didn't need the king of it to look out for him. Warrick came up from behind Catherine and wrapped an arm around her thin form.

"They'll be okay. Sara is strong, and so is Nick." He assured her.

"This just shouldn't be so… emotional for everyone. I can't understand why it is… we've been separated before; they've been separated before—"

"Cath, look at what they've been through…" Warrick sighed, shaking his head. A lengthy silence followed, cut short when he spoke again. "They were together before Nick was abducted—"

"They're worried about loosing each other again." Greg interjected, staring straight ahead, his expression more pensive now than anything else. The team was surprised to hear him pipe up.

"They were together before his abduction?" This piece of information was new to Catherine's ears, but she supposed it made sense, given the fact that the pair had taken to spending more time together outside of work following the shift split.

"Yeah. But they both hate talking about it- I don't think they even bring his abduction up amongst themselves. I didn't know about it either, until Nick let it slip recently. Just thought they missed each other."

A sigh echoed from behind the closely knit pack; Grissom had finally wandered back after disappearing for a while.

"I knew."

It's all I can do

…All I can do…

Finally an announcement was called on the PA system, requesting that all passengers for flight 748 to San Francisco please begin boarding the plane at gate H12. Sara had dried up; her tears had ceased falling and she remained in Nick's arms, rocking back and forth with him rhythmically. Reluctantly, she moved her head from his shoulder and pulled away, if only by a few inches.

"I love you." Nick placed a kiss on her lips as she drew away. "Come back home to me soon, okay? And we'll sing stupid love songs in the car… Dance in the rain until we're drenched…"

Sara couldn't help but smile, remembering what he was referring to. Their first date… had been far from normal. Country songs she thought she never could like… blasting from the stereo as they hummed incoherently… getting a flat in the middle of a rare Vegas rainstorm… Times gone past. She wanted to relive every one of them at that very moment.

"God, that was so much fun." She intertwined her fingers with his between them. "I love you too. I'll be back soon… and we'll run through a sprinkler in the middle of the night to simulate the rain if we have to."

The both laughed.

The PA gave a last call for the boarding of Sara's flight, and she knew she had to go. Nick pulled her tightly into one last hug before she left.

"Never leave me?" Tears finally leaked again from Nick's smiling eyes as she started down the hallway to the gates with her carry on luggage. For a moment, he wasn't sure she'd heard him, but she did turn back to smile genuinely.

"Never."

We're beaten and blown by the wind,

Trampled in dust…

I'll show you a place,

High on a desert plain,

Where the streets have no name…

A/N: See the little purple/blue-ish button in the bottom left corner of your screen? It's calling you. :) Penny for your thoughts. Please let me know what you think!

Until next time,

-Sahariah