Chapter 8

Sara sat in the car leaning against the window. Warrick was driving like a maniac. She didn't blame him but all the same she was holding onto the seat for support. He kept on looking at his watch.

"Why do you keep looking at your watch?" she asked

"I've timed Nick. He only has about 15 minutes left of air." His voice did not match the tone that should have been used to say them and Sara knew that they had to find him really, really fast.

Sara jumped out of the car before it even stopped and ran after Grissom who was already on his way out.

"…anything that has been dug up." Great.

Sara took out her flashlight and searched and searched. Then she heard Catherine, only a few meters away yell, "HEY! I'm picking up the webcam transmitter!"

Sara ran. She ran as fast as she could toward Catherine. This was it! They were going to find him!

She came up to Catherine just as she was digging in the ground. Sara saw her pick up the battery and yell, "this is it! I've found him!" Catherine yelled reassurance to Nick and stepped back for the men with shovels to come and dig.

Sara watched them. It was close to silent as they dug. Stars formed. Generations were born and died. Millenniums passed, and 8 minutes later she heard the thunk of a shovel. Her eyes opened wide and she saw Warrick kneel down and brush dirt off a Plexiglas box. Sara shouted to get the paramedics as she saw Warrick talk to Nick.

Sara felt like she was on a cloud as she went down into the hole. She watched at Greg got all the ants off nick. She heard him cry while Warrick told him it was going to be ok. She barely noticed it, but she defiantly heard a cell hone ring. Not moments later, her world came crashing down. Catherine was telling them to get out of the hole. It was going to explode and Sara felt like she might pass out.

As Grissom was informing everyone of his plan, Sara went off to do as she was told. They did their best but the box still exploded. She made sure she was one of the first people at Nick's side after the dust cleared. When she heard it her stomach did a flip-flop.

"Sara?" Weak, but there.

Sara was speechless as she took Nick's hand. But her moment of happiness was taken away as the paramedic told her she had to let go. Catherine and Warrick were going with him instead.

Sara, Grissom, Greg, Brass, and Ecklie stood there watching the ambulance recede, all with different thoughts:

Grissom thought about his team. He missed them and wanted them back.

Brass was thinking about how many times Nick had helped him out and knew now that everything was going to be ok.

Greg was wondering when he could go see his friend.

Sara was thinking how great it would be to be in Nick's arms again. Even though she had only been there once, she knew she could definatly get used to it. Then it dawned on her. She loved him. She loved him and she really hoped he felt the same