Title: The Rooftop
By: Cosmorain
Pairing: Nick/David
Rating: R for Sexual Situations
Summary: (Based on Spoilers) What happens while the group is trying to find Sara.
A/N: This story contains slight spoilers and some smut. LOL

It wasn’t very often that David Hodges was enraged. Sure he got angry as much as anyone else but at this moment he was truly, utterly enraged. He slammed open the door that led to the roof of the LVCL barely noticing it bounce off the wall and slam back into place.

Sara was missing.

David shuddered. He leaned against the railing at the edge of the roof and bowed his head. Dammit! He thought. Why does this always happen? He could remember last year when Brass was shot, he closed his eyes, and God it had been almost three years ago since Nick had disappeared. That had almost destroyed him, except he hadn’t gone to the roof in anger then, he had collapsed in the unused men’s bathroom sobbing hysterically only to be found by Archie. He made the AV Tech swear to tell no one about his breakdown, and his feelings for Nick.

Nick. He couldn’t imagine what the brown eyed CSI was going through, Sara was one of his best friends. David felt helpless. He had watched Grissom slowly die in front of him. He banged his fist on the railing as tears came to his eyes, he didn’t noticed the door open behind him.

"What do you want from us!" He screamed to the heavens. "Is it not enough that we try to keep people safe!" David tore off his lab coat and threw it forcefully to the ground. He grabbed the rails again. "Why do you do this to us! Why!" David eyes filled with tears and he sank to his knees his forehead resting against the rail as his sobs became louder. He jumped as strong arms wrapped around him.

"Shh." He stilled as he recognized the voice of Nick Stokes. "David. Please don’t cry." David really tried but he couldn’t hold back the tears. He leaned into Nick’s embrace. He knew they must look an odd sight kneeling on the roof, two grown men weeping like children.

"I can’t .... I can’t do this again. Why does this happen? I’m tried of seeing all of you get hurt." He felt Nick’s tears on his neck as he held him closer.

"I know. I know." Nick whispered brokenly. "I wish you didn’t have to go through this." David swallowed.

"Did you see Grissom. If we don’t find her it will kill him." Nick nodded into David’s neck.

"We won’t let that happen David. We will find her. We’ll bring her home." David shook his head.

"I want to believe that Nick, but I think all my luck ran out when I found the explosives on the bottom of the test box when you were buried. I don’t have anything that can help her." They were quiet for a moment and despite the situation David couldn’t help but snuggle into Nick’s embrace.

"When." Nick cleared his throat. "When I was buried. Is this what it was like for you?" David shook his head.

"No." he said. "It was a million times worse." Nick maneuvered around until he was kneeling in front of David.

"What do you mean?" David looked down at the ground.

"I ... I had been running trace all night like crazy and we hadn’t found the test box yet. I felt so hopeless and collapsed in the men’s room...Archie found me and helped me get it together. ‘You gotta get up Dave’ he said, ‘Nick needs you.’ " David snorted. "I couldn’t believe that you would ever need anything from me, but I got up and we found you." David began to tear up again. "Then after I knew you were okay I went home, got drunk for the first time in ten years and cried until I fell asleep." David tried to hide his face but Nick wouldn’t let him.

"Oh Baby." Nick said softly. David closed his eyes and shuddered. He reopened them to Find Nick staring at him almost lovingly. Nick leaned in his hands coming up to cup David’s cheeks and just before their lips touched the door banged open again.

"Guys we found her!" Warrick exclaimed and didn’t wait for a response before rushing down the stairs. Nick and David both jumped up quickly and followed him down the stairs.

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Later the CSI’s plus David were in the hospital hallway waiting on news of Sara’s condition. Everyone looked up as Grissom walked out from the emergency room. He smiled and David felt his heart soar.

"She’s going to be just fine." Nick let out a sigh of relief and pulled David into a hug. He pulled back and smiled.

"How about this time we get drunk together." David nodded and after briefly seeing Sara they left her and Grissom alone.

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"What a day huh?" Nick asked nursing his second beer. David nodded in agreement sprawled across his couch a little buzzed and on his third drink. Nick laughed. "Look at you. If it only takes three beers for you to mellow out you must be one lousy drunk." David laughed. Nick stood and placed his beer on the side table before walking over to the couch. He sat down close to David and looked at him. Nick’s staring made David a bit uncomfortable.

"What?" David asked.

"Why was it harder for you when I went missing than when Sara did?" Nick asked. One drawback to a slightly drunk David was that he said whatever came to mind and didn’t censor himself.

"Because I don’t love Sara." Nick sat stunned. David’s mind finally caught up to his mouth but before he could take it back he was being kissed very enthusiastically by one Nick Stokes. David felt like he couldn’t catch his breath. Nick crawled on top of the stunned trace tech and deepened the kiss thrusting his tongue into David’s willing mouth. Nick moaned as their bodies pressed together and the feel of Nick’s weight pushing David into the couch made him hotter and harder than he had ever been in his life.

"Bedroom." Nick gasped coming up for air placing warm kisses up and down David’s throat and across his chest as Nick unbuttoned David’s shirt.

"Don’t ... think I can... make ... it." David gasped out. Nick pulled back and David felt breathless at the heat in Nick’s gaze. He smiled.

"I guess I’ll just have to carry you." Nick pulled David to his feet then picked him up and threw him over his shoulder. David would have been offended, but the view of Nick’s backside was too inviting and he couldn’t help but run his hands along it.

Nick carried David into the bedroom and nodded in appreciation at the large king size bed. He threw David onto the bed and stared at the breathless trace tech sprawled across the bed, his shirt unbuttoned showing off his chest and lust shinning in his beautiful blue green eyes. Nick had never seen anything so hot and proceeded to strip. David watched Nick lazily from his spot in the middle of the bed and couldn’t help the blush that stained his cheeks at seeing a fully naked Nick Stokes.

"My god you are gorgeous." David breathed. Nick smiled and crawled on top of David pulling him into another fierce kiss as his hands pulled off David’s unbuttoned shirt and then pulled off his jeans. Nick drew back an kneeled on the bed admiring David’s naked body. David squirmed under his stare but blanked out as Nick ran his tongue along the inside of his thigh slowly making his way up until he had David in his mouth. Nick slowly moved up and down driving David insane. Soon he was close to the edge and frantically gripped Nick’s hair trying to warn the CSI. "Nick ... I can’t ... gotta stop. Ohhh!" But Nick continued to pleasure him and looked up to meet David’s eyes. It was too much for David and he was coming still staring into Nick’s eyes. It was the most intense experience of his life. Nick released his member and crawled up David and crushed their mouths in an electrifying kiss. Nick pulled back and licked his lips and David was hard again.

"Fuck me." David said breathlessly and Nick smiled and proceeded to show how much pleasure he was willing to give.

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Sometime later as both of them were lying tangled together spent Nick leaned over and nuzzled David’s neck.

"I love you too." He said. David smiled and when they arrived to work Monday holding hands they whole lab was shocked, but as Nick left him with a soft kiss David looked up to the ceiling.

"Thank you." He whispered and then got to work hoping that all the other victims out there could receive the same happy ever after he received.