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Nick had already showered and had water boiling for pasta dinner but Sara still wasn't home. 'Where is she? Maybe there was a traffic jam on the strip,' thought Nick who was trying not to worry. The phone rang. It was Brass.

"Nick, Sara's been hurt. She's at Desert Palms –". Nick didn't even wait to hear the rest. He grabbed his keys and sped to the hospital. He got lost twice and was so unfocused that he should not have been driving. All the worst possible scenarios were spinning through his head as he pulled into the hospital parking lot and parked in the closest spot.

"Sir! You can't park there! Sir!" called out the guard. Nick didn't want to waste any time.

"Here! You park it!" Nick chucked his keys to the stunned guard and ran into the hospital. He headed strait for the ER's main desk. A tired looking woman asked him what he needed. "Uh…can you tell me which room Sara Sidle is in?"

"Let me check." The woman turned back to her computer. "I'm sorry sir; Miss Sidle has just gone into surgery."

"Can I see her?" asked Nick.

"If you don't mind waiting five hours." Nick became angry and punched at the hard desk. He cursed himself for not getting there sooner, for not being about to hold Sara's hand. "Sir, I suggest you take a seat but if you really want to see her, there is an observation room above the OR that is down the hall and to the right." Nick took off. He had to see Sara.

Nick found the viewing room. The doctors were just beginning. He could only see Sara's pale face and her abdomen which has a visibly bleeding stab wound; everything else was covered by a blue cloth. The doctor's began to open her up. Nick couldn't watch and threw up in the nearest trash can. He wandered back to the waiting room and sat down. "How could this be happening? I should have gone out there instead of Sara. Sara, I love you so much. I don't know what I'll do if you don't make it out,' thought Nick who was now overcome with guilt.

Four hours passed, but for Nick it seemed like an eternity. Greg and Catherine came by on their way back from a crime scene. Catherine's eyes were watery as she hugger Nick. Greg was in a trance and looked like he had seen a ghost. Catherine tried to comfort Nick, telling him that Sara was strong, that she would make it out while Greg stared at a blank wall.

Then a doctor came over. "I'm Dr. Marsh, are you Miss Sidle's family?" All three shook their head. The doctor smiled politely and turned around. Nick got up and followed Dr. Marsh.

"Doc, please, is she okay? I'm her boyfriend, I'm the closest thing she has to family," said Nick, remembering Sara's tragic past.

"I'm sorry sir, but the hospital has a policy—"

"Well, then…I'm investigating Sara Sidle's attacker and I need to know what happened." Nick pulled out his CSI badge. Dr. Marsh huffed for a moment before giving in.

"Miss Sidle came in with a severe stab wound to the abdomen and lost almost half of her blood before arriving here. She was rushed into surgery and is being sewn up about now."

"So she's going to be okay," breathed Nick.

"Sir—"

"Nick Stokes but call me Nick."

"Nick, we have a few questions. A police officer, O'Malley, was his name brought her in but didn't know who stabbed her. We have to put it in our records who stab her, if the information is available.'

"Steven Wilcox. He's the man who stabbed Sara," said Nick through clenched teeth. He headed back to the waiting room. By then, Warrick, Grissom, and Brass had joined the other two. They all looked at Nick for an answer. He nodded and everyone's faces changed from somber to relieved.

"Where is she?" asked Greg who was still pale.

"The doctor's are still finishing up in the OR but then she'll go to ICU for a few nights," replied Nick.

"I got every cop in Vegas looking for that guy," said Brass, hoping that it would cheer Nick up but Nick just nodded.

Soon enough, everyone left for their shift but Nick who was given a couple days off. Dr. Marsh came over to tell Nick that he could go in and see Sara, though she was still asleep. Nick stood up and exhaled. Room 108's door was just in front of Nick but he paused a moment before opening to see the person he loved the most in a horrible situation.

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