Title: Wish I Didn't Have To Miss You
Author: Jaxson K.
Pairing: Nick/Gil
Disclaimer: I own nothing!

Three weeks! That's how long Gil was going to be gone. Three weeks! To Nick it might as well be three years. This would be the longest they would ever be apart since they had gotten together, and just the thought was driving Nick up the wall. Gil had tried to calm him down by explaining that he was just a phone call away, and there was the webcam thingy, and if all that wasn't enough, then Nick could drive out to visit him on the campus he would be teaching at.

But, Nick being Nick, he still fussed, pouted, and eventually outright cried! Gil made him explain why he was crying, and Nick told him that he wished he didn't have to miss him. In other words, If you don't go, I won't have to miss you. Gil told Nick that he thought he was being silly about the whole mess, and that he would be back before he knew it.

Nick was still unconvinced. He just knew that his heart would break in a million pieces if Gil left. Gil was touched at first, but Nick's melodrama was starting to get old. Once Gil promised to call every night, and as often as possible, did Nick finally ease up. He still grumbled and griped about it, but he seemed to be showing signs of improvement.

As luck would have it, the lab got hit hard with back-to-back cases, and Nick ended up working some crazy hours. Everyone was working double shifts just to keep up, and the funny thing was that Nick hardly had any time to miss Gil.....

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