Love Is Your Color
Chapter 10:
Over a month had passed since Christmas. Roxie ended up having a great time, but she was grateful to get back to Vegas. She was happy to be back at work and was nearly done finishing the box of open cases. She would soon be joining everyone else in the normal routines of the nightshift. For now she had the task of cleaning out her mom's house. She had put it off for too long. Truthfully she was happy to finally be getting it done. She had put the house on the market and people were interested. Her mom always expected her to live in it, but Roxie honestly couldn't do it. There were too many memories and she just wanted to start new. Packing up her mom's things was the hardest task of them all. She took a break from her mom's things and went into her old bedroom. So many of her own things had remained in the house. She opened a cardboard box and pulled out awards and some photos. She sighed looking down at her younger self. She heard footsteps in the hallway.
"Babe." Nick's voice called.
"I'm in here. Up the hall." Roxie called out. Moments later Nick entered the purple bedroom.
"I know this had to have been your room." He said as he sat on the old bed next to Roxie who was going through a box. He picked up a photo of her he saw in the box. "You were the cutest." He said looking down at the photo of a 5 year old Roxie. "You're still cute."
"Thank you sweetie." Roxie said to him. "I think I'm done in here today. Tomorrow a dumpster will be put in the driveway so we can get rid of all the trash. I got a few hits for some of the furniture and so we will see how that goes. It won't be too long before this place is empty."
"Alright. I've loaded up the few boxes you wanted to take. Do you want this one too?" he asked motioning to the box she had on her lap.
"Yeah." Roxie answered looking down at the photos in the box.
The two of them took the boxes back to her apartment where she stored them in the spare bedroom. They were so close to having the entire house empty. Roxie soon would be selling the house that she grew up in, the house her mom worked so hard to pay for. Roxie got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her. Nick was lying on her bed looking at his phone.
"Anything interesting?" Roxie questioned as she walked into the room drying her hair. Nick looked up from his phone and saw his beautiful fiancée walk into the room.
"Come here." He said as he sat his phone down. Roxie walked in his direction and stood next to the bed. He quickly grabbed her and pulled her on top of him. Roxie burst into laughter.
"Hey you." Roxie said looking down at him. She could feel his hands slipping under her towel.
"I've been thinking about something." Nick said looking at her.
"Hmm." Roxie simply responded.
"I want you to move in with me." Nick said.
"I…I don't know." Roxie then said. She was nervous. She'd never lived with anyone else beside her mother and for the past few years she had lived alone. "Is that really a good idea?"
"It's a great idea." He proclaimed. "We're getting married this summer and I think it would be great for us. Plus we can spend so much more time together. I miss you when I'm away from you." He continued to run his hand up her body. She felt one of his hands slip between her thighs. She inhaled at the feeling.
"Babe…" she sighed. He didn't say a word before he placed a kiss on her lips and continued to touch her. "Yes…" she whispered against his lips. "I'll move in with you. Once I finish my moms house I'm all in."
"Perfect." He said before he rolled her onto the bed. He straddled above her and loosened the top of her towel. Roxie bit her lip as he then bent down and kissed her neck. She moaned out as his hand slowly touched her body. She guessed moving in together would mean more moments like this. She closed her eyes and took it all in.
Roxie sat at her normal spot next to Nick's desk going over one of the open cases. She was so close to finally being done with them. There were only about 10 more cases left in the box. She spotted Nick walking up the hall with a cart full of boxes. Intrigued she walked into the hall as he was going to pass by.
"What's in the boxes?" Roxie asked.
"Just some body pieces." He said simply.
"Fun stuff." She said as looking at him. He came over to her and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the lips. "Mmm…I need a little more of what you gave me before we came in."
"There is a lot more where that came from." He whispered down at her placing another kiss on her lips. "I've got to go take these body parts."
"Yeah I'm guessing you should." She said as he let go of her.
"Oh guess who I just met?" he questioned.
"Who?" Roxie asked as she leaned against the doorframe.
"Ray's wife." He said.
"Really? What's she like?" Roxie asked.
"She seems nice." He said.
"We should invite them on a double date." Roxie said happily.
"I'll see what I can do." He said. "Well I need to get going. See you later."
"Yeah see you." Roxie said giving him a smile.
Roxie sat in bed with a magazine. She'd gotten home from the lab much earlier than Nick who was just finishing up his case. Jillian had sent Roxie a box full of wedding magazines. It had really started. They were really getting married. Roxie couldn't help, but be excited. She was in love and very happy. She couldn't believe that her life had taken such a dramatic shift. She looked down at her engagement ring. She closed her eyes and smiled to herself. Life was good. She knew her mother was looking down on her.
She heard her front door open. Nick said he would be coming by. She sat up in bed and waited. He walked into her room and sat his things down next to her bed. He got into bed next to her. She looked around at all the magazines on her bed.
"Getting ready?" he questioned.
"You can say so." She said happily. "I was thinking. We need to set a date."
"Yeah we do." He said as he put his arm around her and pulled her close. He couldn't believe that time was moving so quickly. It was a few weeks before Christmas that he had proposed to her and now it was already February and they wanted to get married during the summer. He couldn't wait to see her walk down the aisle towards him. He had imagined in his mind how he would feel when he first saw her, but truthfully he knew he wouldn't know that feeling until they were there.
"I like June." She said.
"End of June?" he questioned.
"Yeah…" she picked up her cell phone and opened up the calendar application. "How about June 21st?"
"June 21st it is. We will have to call my parents." He said happily.
"Yeah." She answered. She knew her magazine pile would soon triple one his family got the news that they had picked a date.
"So on June 21st I'll be making you my wife." He said as he pulled her into a kiss. She smiled against his lips. She was going to be his wife in only 4 months time.
"I can't wait." She said happily, though she felt a pang in her heart. She had always imagined that her mother would be there. It broke her heart that she wouldn't be.
"So when I was leaving I was talking to Ray. Turns out Gloria is his ex-wife." Nick said as he picked up one of the magazines on the bed.
"But he still wears his ring." Roxie said.
"Well he was headed to her wedding. I told him he should probably take it off before he went." Nick said. He really didn't understand anything he was seeing in the wedding magazine.
"Good idea." Roxie said as she leaned onto his shoulder and looked at the magazine he had been looking at. "I like those bouquets." She said as she pointed out bouquets of beautiful white hydrangeas.
"They're pretty." Nick responded.
"By the way." Roxie started as she looked at Nick. "Happy Birthday." She said sweetly.
"I could have forgotten. It's been a long shift." He said looking at Roxie. "Thank you babe." He said as she kissed him.
"I couldn't think of anything to get you." Roxie admitted. "Is there anything special you'd like?"
"Just you." He said as he threw the magazine he had to the floor. He pulled her in close and placed his lips on hers. Roxie giggled against his lips. "What's so funny?" he whispered.
"If figured you would say that." She whispered back as she pulled away from him. She stood and untied her robe. Under her robe she wore a lacy dark blue negligee. His eyes widened as he watched her drop her robe to the floor. "Do you like it?"
"I love it." He said with a grin on his face. This was looking to be the best birthday yet. His fiancée was standing there nearly naked covered in slinky lace.
Roxie moved back on the bed. She straddled Nick and started working on his belt. She smiled down at him. She could see excitement written all over his face. She then helped get his shirt over his head. She bent down and kissed him fully. She felt his hands working up the sides of her legs. She began to place kisses down his chest. She stopped and ran her hands over the scares that remained from when he was shot some months back. She moved her hands to start slipping off his pants and underwear. She then returned her lips to his. She felt his hands slip under the lace. She knew he would be please to know she wasn't wearing anything else underneath.
She looked down at him. She knew he was waiting. She bit her lip as she lowered herself onto him. She let out a moan. His hands settled on her waist as she started to move slowly. She wanted to give him all of her. She'd planned this as best she could. She looked down at him. She knew he was simply in heaven at the moment. She felt one of his hands slowly move up her body. She threw her head back feeling every feeling take over her body. Her breathing was rapid.
"You're amazing." Nick whispered. She then bent down and took his lips with hers. She loved being with him. There was nothing better than being connected with him in such a way. She moaned into his mouth. She was nearly there. He rolled on top of her. He looked down at her and smiled. She allowed him to take charge.
"Oh… yes…" she moaned out loud. She felt him kiss her neck. Everything was how it should be. When he collapsed onto her she whispered, "Happy Birthday."
A/N: Yeah it was short, but the last chapter was long and pretty dramatic. They needed a little fun because Next chapter will be taking place with Season 11, Episode 15 "Targets of Obession".