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Part 4

Nick walked aimlessly around his apartment, Sara had decided to take a shower and he knew that she needed some time to herself after everything she had told him earlier. He just wished he could help her, wished he could take her pain away – but knew that it wasn't possible. Sara had to fight her way through this – and knowing her it would be to bury it deep inside her and he doubted if the two of them would really say that much more about the whole thing…but he'd be by her side through it all. He decided pacing wasn't helping much so he fell back onto the couch turning on his Play station and picking up a controller. He went into auto pilot as he began to play the game – his mind thinking about the woman he loved. He wondered how much a person had to go through, how much pain they'd have to face until they could be happy. It's all he wanted for her…to be happy.

"So Nicky?" He was broken from his thoughts around half an hour later by the brunette herself stepping in front of the screen. He instantly threw the controller down as he slowly looked his girl up and down, she was his – and he knew it, And there was nothing that made Nick Stokes happier. She was stood in a pair of tight fitting jeans, black boots and a white, sleeveless T shirt. Although looking very casually she looked amazing. "What do you think?" She asked.

"I think you are going to have to fight me off all Day" he explained as he reached forward taking hold of the waist band of her jeans and pulling her into him. She found herself straddling his lap as he lent back on the sofa looking lovingly up into her eyes – he knew what she was doing. She wanted to act like that whole thing this morning never happened, and he let her. He guessed she was probably most scared that he would treat her differently, but he didn't. He teased her the same way he did every night before they headed off to work "Please…let me ring Cath and tell her we'll be late…" he smirked as he ran his finger slowly up her stomach making his way to her chest. "Really late" his voice became husky.

"Why…Nicky, would you be trying to seduce me? Again?" Sara asked.

"Why, maybe - is it working?" he asked his hands moving across her stomach and her waist.

"Maybe…"

"Does that mean?" He reached into her jean pocket and pulled her mobile… "I can call her then?" He joked.

Sara smiled, "No, you can't" She warned, and then smiled, "I'm sure she'd love to know why you are calling off my phone though! And then…" She smiled as she ran her own hands over his chest, "By tonight, the whole Lab would know".

He scowled, "Damn you…you're going to make me lust after you all day huh?"

"You know it babe" She smiled. "But see, you do the exact same thing to me"

"IS that so?"

"That's so" Sara explained. He moved his hands down her back and pushed them into the back pockets of her jeans– she turned more serious and began to mess with the opened button on the top of his shirt – "I'm …really sorry about…up…up stairs" she stuttered becoming less confident as the act faded.

"Hey" He shot, pulling her body closer to his, "Don't be…I'm here for you" he explained. Sara nodded her head, and then looked back down to the button. "Are you feeling better now?" he asked, seen as it was her who brought it up he figured he would question her a little.

"Not really… I mean, I can't get it out of my head" She explained reluctantly. "how I felt, when I had him pinned to the floor…" She stopped, looked away from nick to her hands.

"Will you be able to make it through today…you could always crash here and I'll go and make up some reason for your absence." He was trying to come up with anything that would make her feel better.

She smiled, he was always sweet like that - "As long as your there…I think I'll be…okay" she replied, now moving her flat palms up and down his chest over his shirt.

"Well I'll always be here for you" He explained. "And I'm not just saying that because you are looking so hot" he joked, sensing she wanted to get off the subject, but knowing it wouldn't be the last of it.

"Now, are you sure about that Stokes?" She asked.

"Well, not completely. Because right now you're driving me crazy…you better kiss me already" he scolded. Pushing her body closer into him as he sunk back further into the sofa, she towered over him, smiling as she lowered her mouth to his, there lips brushing slightly she spoke, "Mm, maybe you should call Catherine…tell he something came up"

"Don't tease me" he warned, with a smirk.

She lent forward only letting their lips lock for a second before pulling back with an evil smile and glint in her eye, he tried to reach up and meet her but she moved her hands to his neck and slid them around the back of his head pushing her fingers into his hair. "Looks like you'll have to wait till later?" She smirked teasing him; she whispered it into his ear allowing her lips to linger slightly. She tried to get up, but he stopped her. Pulling her back he spun her under him – and moved so he was lay on her now pinning her down on the sofa - he spoke, even more husky into her ear his lips brushing against her neck – officially driving her crazy. "Don't think so…" He moved in and they both became more passionate. Her hands running down his back and his exploring her body over her clothes.

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"Hey Ricky?" Catherine beamed as she pulled the door open. There were kids running all around the house.

Warrick smiled, "Hey, Cath…how's the party going?"

"Twenty kids running around my house…lets just say I'm glad you're here" She explained – moving to the side so that Warrick could enter.

"So where's the birthday girl?"

"Try back garden…and have fun" She joked slapping him on the shoulder. "Nicky should be out there already. Sara's in the kitchen… and Grissom still no show"

"Right I gotcha" Warrick walked through towards the place. "I hear that there's a bouncy castle." He smirked, "I'm going to have to try that out for you" he explained.

"I expected nothing less" Catherine explained as they continued through, "And I have a nice little wager for you"

"I'm listening" Warrick's attention went to the blond.

"Fifty that you can't get Gris on that thing"

Warrick smirked, "Your on"

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"So Sara you going to tell me who the guy is"

Sara turned from the kitchen counter where she was putting ice cream into a bowl to Catherine who was walking over from the fridge to her with a bowl of jelly. "What guy?" She asked.

"Sar, I'm CSI give me some credit" Catherine scolded. Sara and she were now stood side by side putting out the desert.

"You were tracking my car?" Sara was overly suspicious now, "You go threw my trash?" she gave the older woman a strange look – "how did you know?"

"Nope, no tracking or stalking you…just had to look at your neck" Catherine tucked Sara's hair behind her ear, "Love bite" She explained.

Sara instinctively moved her hand and covered her neck – "Don't prove anything"

"Well Sar, you're not the type of girl to let someone suck on your neck if you aren't going out!"

"And how would you know that?" Sara smirked, going back to the ice cream, "I mean, after all the years working CSI you should know any claim needs to be supported by evidence."

Catherine nodded her head and began to scoop the jelly into the bowls, "That would be true, and I have no evidence to prove that it wasn't some guy on the strip who did that to your neck. But I do have an eye witness that is more than reliable letting me know your with a guy"

Sara became more worried by the second, did they know about her and Nick? Had someone seen them? "Who?" Sara asked.

"Who – well, Greg told me you turned him down again…but the reason for it this time was that you had a guy"

"Very good Catherine… and seen as you like putting these lil' puzzles together I'll let you figure out who all by yourself" She smirked, "Now, we should get the ice cream out there before Warrick starts moaning."

Catherine sighed, "Come on Sar…a little hint?" she pleaded. But she just walked away.

Tbc ….