Part 5

"I'm coming, just...a …sec?" Jess shouted at the front door as she stumbled through the foyer of Nick's town house. She was struggling to get a shirt done up as she made her way to the door fighting with the buttons. "One minuet…" She'd finally got it done up bar the top three –pulling open the door she smiled "Sara hey"

"Hey Jess…" The brunette reached up and took her sunglasses of her face, smiling at the woman, "Sorry…did I…" she looked down to see Jess in a pair of baggy worn light blue jeans and a fitted white shirt – bear footed and her dirty blond hair falling softly over her shoulders.

"Oh no…it's fine…just changing" Jess explained, she moved aside, "Come in"

"Thanks" Sara stepped through the threshold and into the foyer of Nick's home. The door was shut and Sara turned to Jess – "I just, came by to drop these files off to Nick – is he around?"

"No…he went out running a while ago. He shouldn't be long though…"

"I really need to talk to him…maybe if I left them here he could give me a call?" Sara voiced her thoughts out loud. She'd had a long shift, a bad case and just wanted to get this damn case closed.

"Well, he shouldn't be too long and I just put some fresh coffee on so… you could keep me company" Jess offered, "I don't mind"

"Are you sure?" Sara asked, feeling as though she was intruding.

"Yeah, I just got off work – I'm too wired to sleep anyway"

"Well in that case" Sara nodded her head; "Thanks" She followed Jess towards the kitchen. "Oh, I forgot, how's your new job?"

"Going well, so far so good" Jess had just finished up her first shift at LV central hospital – she was the new doctor in the Accident room down there and loving it. "It'll take a little getting used to but… I think I'm going to like it here"

"Well good, so you'll stick around with us?"

"Yeah, I think I will" Jess turned to the coffee machine and poured two mugs.

Sara lent against the counter top and placed the files that she had in her hand down on the side. "Well then prepare to see a lot of crazy" the brunette warned. "Welcome to Vegas baby!"

"That bad huh?" Jess asked when she turned back and passed a full mug across.

"Thanks…" She took the coffee, "and yeah, it's that bad…five years and I'm still shocked by some of the stuff I see. But, you'll love it here…"

There was a moments silence, Jess was just smiling, "Yeah, I think I will" She responded. For a moment there eyes connected – Sara saw something in the younger woman but she couldn't be sure what. "So how was it moving away from San Francisco?"

"Not as hard as you might think" Sara laughed, as she laughed she felt a bolting pain through her side though. She gasped, the pain stopping the laughter abruptly –

"Sara you okay?" Jess asked, concern visible.

"Oh…yeah…fine…I…" Sara straightened up looking at the other woman, "took a bit of a beating from a suspect last night. I'm…fine"

"Well, hate to break this too you but…you don't look okay" She'd placed her coffee down on the counter and was now moving towards the brunette – "You may have busted a few ribs"

"I'll be fine…" Sara reassured.

"Well, how's about you let me take a look at it. If you've broke them I can wrap them for you. No hospital trip but I'll be happier knowing that you've had them looked at."

"No…really Jess… I'm…"

Sara was stopped before she could argue by the hand of the younger on her shoulder, "look, it's my job… it's no trouble. You're an investigator – if there was a dead guy in my kitchen I'd let you investigate. I'm a doctor, you're injured so let me take a look?"

Sara gave in, she nodded. "You don't have to" She offered.

"I know I don't…you're obviously hurt though so…" She guided Sara towards the living room.

"So how'd it happen?"

"I got jumped last night in the interrogation room. My fault…I'd kept pissing this guy off trying to get a reaction – his fist in my ribs not the desired reaction though" Sara offered with a smile.She thought back to when she'd left the lab after a run in with Catherine, she'd showed up at a rough case only to let it all get to much for her resulting in a brawl in the interogation.

"Well… must have been some guy to cause this much damage"

"He was some weight" Sara nodded. It was true, she was sure that he worked out – a lot.

"Take a seat on the sofa…" Jess instructed, Sara complied, "You'll have to take off your jacket"

Sara did as asked, she wasn't one to admit that she was hurt but, Jess was doing her a favour so the least that she could do was be a good patient. And honestly, she'd been a little worried she'd have to make a stop off at the hospital before work if it hadn't got better and this may be what's needed to avoid that little trip. She hated the hospital – and she hated been sick. Sara took off her jacket, with a little bit of trouble, and sat forward.

"Oh god…last time I piss off a suspect" Sara moaned.

"Yeah…maybe that's for the best" Jess agreed nodding her head. She sat next to Sara "Can you move you're right arm above your head?" She asked. Sara tried it, only getting it half way, pain visible in her eyes yet the brunette refusing to say so. "Okay…that's it" Jess took hold of her arm stopping the headstrong CSI from causing much more damage. "Relax…" With a thankful sigh Sara did drop her arm.

"I guess he did more damage than I thought" she offered with a pain filled smile.

"Or more than you were willing to admit?" Jess asked knowingly.

Sara just smiled, she watched as the other woman went into doctor mode. She was as dedicated to this task as Sara was to a case. "Yeah…maybe" she nodded.

"Can you just – undo your err…your shirt for me?" She asked, as she looked up at Sara who nodded. Beginning to undo the black shirt she'd worn to work that night.

She pushed her hand softly against her ribs, feeling for any places that her ribs might be cracked – or a defiant break. "How's that feel?" she asked. "Hurt?"

"A little" Sara managed. Swallowing hard, she tried to keep herself from showing too much pain. "Well… I think that…maybe…" Checking once again she decided on it, she looked up to see Sara looking intently at where her hands where. Jess then locked eyes with the other, "I think it's just bruised…" She explained, "But…err…" She was having trouble remembering what she was about to say – still looking into Sara's eyes she saw something, something that she hadn't picked up on before, she just wasn't sure what it was. "If…it's troubling you… you'll need to…get it checked at the…hospital"

Sara just nodded. "Okay…thanks"

"No problem …" Jess replied. The two were been drawn closer- still the doctor's hands were on the body of the brunette – not that the other minded. Leaning forward Sara caught Jess's lips with her own. The two sharing a soft kiss – she knew she shouldn't be doing this, she knew it was wrong. She was Nick's sister, his baby sister… she was Nick's colleague, Nick's friend. She didn't care…right there and then she really didn't care. Jess moved closer, as the kiss deepened – Sara felt as Jess ran her tongue across her bottom lip – pleading for access which Sara gave. The Kiss became heated, a moment of passion, want and need all wrapped up into one.

Sara moved back, eventually realising what she was doing. She closed her eyes, "Shit" She cursed, "I'm…I'm so fucking sorry" She managed to move from Jess's hands, managed to stand up and walk to the other side of the room still cursing under her breath as she done up her shirt, "Shit…I shouldn't have let that happen…I'm…"

"Sara…" Jess finally found her voice, "It's fine… I kissed you back…it's okay"

"No…it's not…" Sara growled, "What the hell is wrong with me?"

"Sara calm down." Jess stood up, she walked over to Sara and put her hand on her arm. "Look, I'm sorry if I've stepped over the line…"

"Don't apologise… you've done nothing wrong" Sara turned and faced the other, "I think I was out of order there though" she locked eyes with the blond.

"I'm not complaining" Jess eventually managed, a smile then coming over her lips "Sar…I…"

"I'm home…" Nick's voice cut into the scene in the living room and Sara wasted no time in taking a large step back and away from Jess. Who was just looking at Sara with a frown.

"Hey…in here" Jess shouted out, one last look then she turned and walked over to the sofa, "And you have a visitor" she explained.

Nick walked in through the door, "Oh hey…Sara" He'd been running, that much was visible – his sweat covered body the only evidence needed to prove this.

She wasn't too sure of her own voice, and was sure she must have looked guilty as she responded, "Hey, Nick… I just…came by with files… I needed you to look at."

"The one on the Jackson case?" He asked.

"err…yeah…look…there in the err kitchen. Just…you can take a look when you get a chance… we'll talk tonight at shift. There's something that I…I forgot to do"

"Hey speedy? Why don't you stay…I'm gonna cook some food"

"No! No…I've really got to…err…go" Sara was stuttering a little, she looked to Jess, "Thanks…thanks for the coffee"

"No problem…" Jess managed, "Any time. If your side hurts take some pain killers…and don't drink with them."

"Okay…thanks" Sara left, walking past Nick who just smiled at her.

Once she'd left Nick looked over to his sister, "What's wrong with her? She's acting stranger than usual"

Jess had a distracted look about her, she absently responded, "Hell if I know"

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