This chapter goes to vegas nivel 3, thanks for the suggestion! Here's chapter 16!
It seemed like it took a lifetime for his parents to come to the door. Nick was extremely nervous about telling them. His father finally answered. "Hey! Pancho!"
"Hey Cisco." Nick said as his dad gave him a welcoming hug.
"Hey, aren't you the woman I met before? You informed us when, my son had gone missing." He said noticing Catherine.
"Yes I was."
"Come in, come in."
"Oh, no I really have to go." Catherine said, and nodded at Nick, and he nodded back before she left.
Judge Stokes invited his son in, and Jillian was there in the kitchen, and greeted Nick with many hugs and kisses. They were so happy to finally see their son again. He partially listened as his parents talked about how their lives were going there, they were so happy. They didn't even think it was odd he randomly flew from Vegas, and stopped by. Nick hated to break up the happy mood so, he played along for a while, but then he turned serious. His father noticed the sudden serious look on Nick's face. "What's the matter, Pancho?"
"I need to talk to you guys." Nick said nervously.
"What is it?" His mother was now very concerned.
Nick took a deep breath, and sat on the couch with his father sitting on one side, and his mother joined him on the other. "Do you remember? When I was nine..." Nick said, then his voice failed him. His eyes were full of tears that would spill at any moment, and he started to shake as he recalled the events that had took place.
"What is it, Pancho? What's goin on?"
"T-that babysitter, L-Laura. You hired her at the last minute."
"No, I don't remember. It was really a long time ago."
"Never mind." Nick changed his mind, he didn't want to tell them, they didn't even remember her. They'd think he was crazy.
"No, tell us, what about her? What did she do?"
"S-she m-m-mo-molested me." Nick burst into tears. His father took him in a hug, and Nick cried in his arms.
"I'm so sorry. We never wanted to hurt you." Judge Stokes said, and looked over at his wife with teary eyes.
Jillian burst into tears as well, and hugged Nick as tight as she could, never wanting to leave him again. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Oh gosh what did I do? I'm so sorry."
"What exactly happened?" His father asked.
Once his mother had finally released him from her tight grip, he continued. "As soon as you guys left. I remember sittin in my room. Then, she came in. She kept gettin closer." He decided he would spare them all the details for now. "I remember sittin in my... my room. Starin at the door when she left. I was cryin. Waitin for you to show up."
"I'm so sorry. We should have never left you with her. We hardly even knew her!" His mother cried.
"Why are you here, Pancho? You didn't come all this way to tell us this did you?"
"No, no I didn't. We caught a case. We linked it all to Laura. She was goin after the people she babysat as children. We couldn't prove any of it. So, my supervisor, Catherine, she's forcin me to press charges, and take her to court."
"I'm glad. She must pay for what she's done." His father said.
"I was supposed to come a while ago, but I... the trial was postponed. Everythin just got so out of hand, it was all overwhelmin. I couldn't hardly breathe... I t-tried to k-kill myself." Nick cried again. He felt so ashamed admitting that to his parents, the people who would have done anything to keep him safe, and worried every day for his safety on the job. Never would they have expected to hear those words come from Nick. They cradled him in their arms, and tried to calm him.
"It's okay. I understand, that would be a lot for one person to handle." His mother said soothingly.
Nick looked down, "I'm sorry if I disappointed you."
"Never."
"We would never be disappointed in you." Jillian said as she wrapped him in another hug. "I'm just glad you're okay."
"The team really helped me. They never gave up hope, even after I already had."
"Why did your team all know, before us?"
"It was a case we were workin a long time ago, I got caught up in it. I had to tell Catherine. She told the rest of the team when Laura became a suspect. I'm sorry."
They cried in each other's arms for the next few minutes. They all blamed themselves for what had happened, especially Jillian who had hired Laura to babysit. She didn't remember which babysitter it was, but Jillian was always the one to hire the sitters.
Nick wiped his tears, and his parents did the same. "I'm sorry. I should've told you right after it happened."
"At least you're making it right." His mother said. "I'm proud of you, son."
Nick lowered and shook his head. She couldn't possibly be proud of his lowest moment.
His mother nodded, "yes I am, you are so strong."
This completely broke Nick down. He always saw his mother as a strong woman, and very successful. To hear her say she was proud of him and that he was strong in a moment like that, meant everything to Nick. He never wanted to leave their side again, the way they loved him unconditionally was somewhat overwhelming, but amazing. He finally pulled himself together enough to speak. "The trial is tomorrow, if you guys want to come. I don't mind." He loved the support his parents gave him, and wanted them to be there when he testified.
"Of course we'll be there. We wouldn't miss it." His father said.
"Thank you, you have no idea how much that means." Nick said as his father took him in another hug, and Nick cried in his arms once again.
Please tell me what you think! I know this was a shorter chapter, but I wanted a special chapter just for this. So, please tell me if you liked it or not!
