Morning After Ch21
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Morning After Ch21: A Year Later
(Three Months After 'Meat Jekyll') After their fight at the hospital Nick and Wendy was never the same. They argued a lot about Hodges and whether Nick was faithful. They would go into full fledge screaming matches about nothing and then spin it. It got so bad that the police had been called on three separate occasions, including last night. Nick slept on the couch or at the lab depending on their last argument.
Unfortunately today was one of those days... Nick was lying on the couch in his office debating whether or not to go home. He put his hands behind head and his eyes starting to drift close.
"Nicky" Catherine says walking right inside his office Nick sits up rubbing his face.
"Catherine"
"Why don't you go home?" she says sitting at his feet he swings his feet over giving her room to sit.
He opens his mouth to speak but closes it and shakes his head he shrugs his shoulder.
"Nicky you can't stay here... I heard about what happened last time. You guys can't keep doing this you have a child now you need to think about what is best for her. And maybe you guys being together isn't the best or maybe it is but you need to pick one or the other for Julia" it was something Catherine did not want to say but it needed to be said. Nick didn't speak he stood up and left.
Nick arrives at his house he walks inside and sees Wendy sitting on the couch. She was wearing a purple silk nightgown, it made Nick remember good times.
"Where's Julia?" Nick asks softly sitting next to Wendy on the sofa.
"In a bed" Wendy says leaving the couch going to the kitchen Nick follows.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Outside I don't want to wake up Julia" they walk outside by the pool.
"I want to stop our fighting we are either together or we are not. We have to do something and I want to be with for the sake of our daughter"
"You never spend any time with your daughter!"
"Are you joking? We went out to the zoo yesterday while you and your gal pal hung out inside! So don't tell me I don't see my daughter!"
"My gal pal? How's yours?"
"Oh my god! I didn't even say it like that! Way to spin my words to make it look like I'm the bad one... How's your boyfriend?" Nick yelled Wendy pushed him dangerously close to the pool.
"I hate you! How could I have been so stupid to let you in my pants?"
"Beats me!"
"Go to hell!"
"I live there!"
"You're a dick" Wendy said as her phone rang.
"Your boyfriend calling you? Tell Hodges I said hi"
"I haven't talked to him since the Julia was born!"
"I know that is a lie because you work two stations away" Nick said stepping closer "he was with you when I got shot!"
"You're jealous of him?"
"No I'm pissed because the woman who is suppose to be my fiancée is still talking to a man who tried to kill and made our relationship hell"
"You're always blaming him for everything!"
"Because it's his fault! Why do you even defend him?"
"I don't know because he's my friend"
"And I'm your fiancée you need to get your priorities straight!"
"My priorities? Coming from the man who goes out every night with his friends what man does that?"
"I go in early to work, I provide for my family instead of trying to tear it apart!" Nick yells there peaceful small talk starts to turn in the rest of their fights.
"Don't you dare call me a bad mother!"
"I didn't! You hear what you want to hear and don't listen" Nick said going to walk away, Wendy was just getting warmed up. She turned Nick around in a fury she was pissed, Nick however swallowed her in a kiss. Wendy pulled Nick in deep grabbing the back of his neck.
"I hate... You" Wendy said between kisses, Nick pulled her in quicker.
"I... hate you... more" he said harshly back between kisses, they were kissing each other more viciously. Wendy stepped forward pulling at Nick shirt, she stumbled and they both fell in the pool.
Catherine sits in a meeting about CSI policies, the budget, and who knows what else. She starts doodling on her notepad trying anything to stay awake she feels a hand touch her back she turns her head and it's Brass.
"Come outside" his face red not sure if he should be confused hurt or scared it was pure shock.
"Brass what's going on?" she says outside the meeting.
"I just got a call over dispatch patrol is in a high speed chase"
"Ok what's the problem?" she asks as Brass pulls her to the stairs he heads towards the parking garage curiosity makes Catherine follow.
"They ran the license plate"
"Who is it?"
"It's Nick... Dispatch said they were headed towards the station"
They quickly join the chase Catherine rides with Brass, it was Nick's Tahoe.
"This is my fault" Catherine said rubbing her eyes ashamed.
"What do you mean?" Brass said turning his head, it's an awkward thing to say especially in the midst of a car chase.
"He and Wendy probably got into another fight. I pushed him to try and talk to her after they had a huge fight last night. I should have just minded my own business" Catherine said but before Brass could respond the windshield cracks as gunfire from the Tahoe is fired. Brass swerves nearly crashing.
"Are you alright?" Brass asked getting back into the chase. They headed back to Nick's neighborhood, Catherine and Brass were both equally confused. She tries calling his phone each time it goes straight to voicemail.
"Why would he come here?" Brass asked the Tahoe sped up and crashed straight into Nick's house. Everyone stopped and left their cars gun drawn. They cautiously enter what appears to be Nick's room the dust starts to settle, the Tahoe is on top on Nick and Wendy.
The Tahoe door is opened and the vehicle is emptied, uniform officers rush in assuming the driver went out the back, Brass follows. Catherine goes to the couple who is discovered alert and awake and caught in a special moment between one another. Nick was pinned between Wendy and the Tahoe resting on his back, he groans but Catherine isn't sure the source of the groan. Pain or pleasure?
"Are you guys alright?" Catherine asks going to the couple while trying to figure out how to get the Tahoe off of them. The big vehicle was partially resting on Nick's lower back and his ankle was broken the part was pretty obvious with the tire on it.
"Get Julia!" Nick cries, Catherine says as Brass comes in with the sleeping baby.
"She's fine" Catherine says, a call goes out to the fire department. As the paramedics look in trying to see if they could help any.
Nick tries to push himself free, Wendy gasps grabbing his shoulder.
"Nick you have to stop moving" Wendy says throaty biting her lip.
"Why are you guys wet?" Catherine asks trying hard to avoid the subject of what was in front of her by not looking at the couple directly.
"We fucked in the pool. Get this car off of me!" Nick yells he was always blunt when he was in pain, he had no filter for his mouth.
"Wendy we have to get you out" Catherine said looking at her "turn around" she instructs the younger patrol man who was staring. Catherine looks back and Wendy's hands were under the blanket.
"Got it" she says taking a deep breath as does Nick his arms start to shake with fatigue. "We will have to finish this another time cowboy" she kisses his jaw.
"Ready?" Catherine says pulling Wendy out. Wendy runs and grabs Julia hugging her tight, Catherine looks and sees Grissom. "Grissom, what are you doing here?"
"I heard what happened over the scanner... I got to talk to you after" he says quickly.
The rest of the team arrives they hear a crash that all rush to the bedroom. The bed broke and the car was crushing Nick.
"Everyone pick up the Tahoe on three" Ray ordered. Nick's face started to turn red. They were able to pick it up just enough for the paramedics to pull him out.
"Nick, did you see who was driving the car?" Catherine says rubbing his head Nick was semi conscious a bruise started forming on his forehead.
"How is Julia?" He asks in a panic
"Fine Wendy has her outside" Catherine said trying to calm Nick. He starts shaking his head "what is it Nicky?"
"Nigel... Nigel Crane" Nick says Catherine looks scared at Nick. She remembers that Grissom would be notified of his release not Nick, so Nick wouldn't be scared.
"Relax Nicky" Catherine says trying to calm him.
"He's out?" his breathing increases "I saw him"
Was it Nigel causing the stress on Wendy and Nick's relationship and not Hodges? Or is this a convenience for Hodges?
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