Nate was still sitting in Anchorside, the guy he was talking to left about 10 minutes before,
and he just felt like going back to his place and sleeping.

A tall woman, with blond hair, wearing a white button up shirt and black slacks walked in.
She stood behind Nate, put one hand on his shoulder, and ordered a beer. He turned to see
who it was, though he’d know that voice anywhere. She gave him a smile and sat down next
to him, where the guy had been sitting.
“I thought...you and Brian...romantic vacation?” He was confused and she just started to
laugh.
“I realized that Brian may or may not be willing to give his life for me, but, you...I’ve
witnessed it. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize what I feel about you. And I’m
sorry I’ve blown you off before. But today, I’ve realized that maybe I should give ‘us’ a
chance. Maybe I should see if this would work out.” She paused, “I don’t think I’ve ever
been as scared as I was today in that temple, and without you, chances are I wouldn’t have
made it out.”
“Well then, if you want to start something, let’s head over to my place, we can talk for a
while, have something to drink, you know. I think we both need to talk after all that’s
happened today.”

CD nodded in agreement. Both paid the amount for what they had been drinking and they
each got into their separate cars. CD followed Nate to his house and walked up do the door
where he was standing. Nate let them both in and told CD to take a seat on the couch, “What
do you want to drink?”
“Just soda or something.” CD replied.

Nate walked over to her with to Cokes in hand. He handed her one and he sat down on the
couch next to her. There was a long, awkward period of silence before either person spoke,
and eventually, Nate talked, “Remember when we were on the case of the lady who died
who wrote the advice column*?”
“Yeah,” She replied hesitantly, “What about it?”
“You gave me an article. It was a letter she had answered about a kid that had something
happen to them at camp. They wouldn’t tell anyone. I asked you if something happened to
you, and you replied, ‘Not at camp.’ What happened?”

He waited for her to answer, and when she attempted to speak, she couldn’t, and all she
could do was cry. Nate pulled her into a warm embrace and rubbed her back. He knew it
would be a touchy subject, but he wanted to know, and he wanted to help her any way he
could.
*I don’t remember her name...so I’m leaving it at that.
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YAY! Of course it doesnt suck! You've got CD and Nate together! How could it suck? lol More please!

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Nate knew he shouldn’t have asked, but any relationship doesn’t work out if you don’t trust
the person. CD burried her head in his chest and continued crying. Eventually, the heavy
sobs turned into slight whimpers, slowly coming to a stop. She looked up, her eyes red and
puffy.
“CD, I’m sorry I asked,” Nate started.
CD cut him off, “No, don’t be. I need to tell you about this, I should have told you a long
time ago...”
Nate nodded, encouraging her to tell him the whole story, “When...When I was ten, my
parents got a divorce, five years later, my mom started dating this guy, Ricky, who she
really, really liked. She was always so happy around him, always smiling and cheerful. I
hadn’t seen her like that in so long. I wanted it to stay that way. Ricky was a nice guy, and
since I wanted him to stick around, I was always attempting to impress him, in any way I
could. I dressed nice, I always picked up my room...the stuff that always impresses parents.”

She stopped, Nate new that wasn’t all, so he waited for more information. He wasn’t about
to push her into telling him, the fact that she’d willingly made it thus far was amazing.

“Late one night, after he and my mom got home from a date, he came up to my room. He
kept telling me he had to punish me for being a bad girl and that I had brought what was
happening on,” she blinked back tears, and attempted to go on, “He threw me on the bed and
took off my clothes, the blue PJs with stars all over them, I attempted to scream, I told him
no, but he put a pillow over my face and muffled the screams so no one could hear. I
eventually just laid back on my bed and sobbed. He had raped me, and I’d never gotten up
the nerve to tell.”

The tears rolled once again, and CD fell into the strong embrace of Nate Basso. He held her
like you’d hold a child who was scared of a thunderstorm. He finally realized why CD
sometimes had problems working rape cases, now he understood a lot. They’d definately
take it slow. He’d make her as comfortable as he could. He wouldn’t let anything happen to
her, and he’d swear to her that he’d never leave.

They stayed like that most of the night. Nate didn’t mind it one bit. He loved having her
close to him, but what he liked most was that she trusted him, and he could help her now. He
could always be there for her, and assure her that things would be all right.
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When she eventually quieted down, Nate started talking to her again, “You have a week off,
right?”
“Yeah...”
“Good, take it all, call me if you need anything, any time.”
“Thanks.”
“For what?”
“For helping me through everything, I can’t believe that so much has happened today.”
“Do you want to go back to your place?” Nate asked her, figuring the answer would be no.
“I, could I stay here?” She was scared, and Nate had never seen this side of her before.
“Of course. I’ll sleep on the couch, you can stay in the bedroom.”
“No, I’ll be too much of a pain,” She started, “I’ll stay on the couch.”
“I insist...”
“Take your bed Nate! I’ll sleep on the couch. It’s not a problem.”
“Fine, but if you need anything, don’t be afraid to come get me. I’m going to go get you a
pillow and some blankets.”
CD nodded, she was sitting on the couch with her knees pulled up to her chest. Her eyes
were red from crying, and she was almost ashamed Nate had seen her like this. But she was
glad she’d finally told him.

A few minutes later, Nate returned with a pillow and a light blue sheet and a matching light
blue heavier blanket. She stood up and took the pillow and sheet from him. She put the
pillow on a chair that was near the couch and put the sheet on it as something under her. She
then put the pillow on the couch at one end. She took the blanket and spread it across the top
of the couch. She had taken off her shoes sometime while she was crying, so, she lay down
on the couch underneath the heavy blanket. Nate sat down near her in a chair.
“Do you need anything else?” He asked her.
“No, thanks...”
“Okay,” He got down on his knees next to the couch and looked into her eyes, “You know
that what happened with that guy, it wasn’t your fault, right?”
“Sure...I just felt so dirty afterwards, I had morals, I didn’t want to lose my virginity until I
had gotten married, then all of this happened...I, I don’t know...” She let the sentence trail.
“It’s okay, just get some sleep, okay.” He gave her a kiss on the forehead and stood up.
“Nate,” He looked at her, “Could you stay with me until I get to sleep?”
He smiled, “Yes, I can.”

Nate sat in the chair near the couch and watched CD attempt to sleep. Finally things were
going his way, and finally, maybe they could start something. Now he finally had her
trusting him. She fell asleep about thirty minutes later, and he spent more time just watching
her. She looked so vulnerable, and he was certain from here on out, he’d always be there to
protect her.

He got up and went into his own bedroom, he changed, and within five minutes, he was
asleep.

Two hours later, at 2:49 AM, he awoke to the sounds of screaming. He bolted out of bed and
into the living room. Sure enough, CD was having a nightmare. He slowly shook her awake,
not wanting to startle her, “CD, it’s OK. It was just a dream.”

She started crying, and Nate got her sitting up and he pulled her into an embrace and held
her as he’d already done so many times that night. He was talking to her, telling her
everything would be okay. Every so often, he’d plant a small kiss on her forehead. He’s wipe
her hair out of her face and comfort her in everyway he could. It would be a long night, but
Nate was fine with that. As long as CD was okay, he’d be fine.
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After another thirty minutes of holding CD and telling her everything would be okay, she
had fallen asleep in his arms. He slowly laid her down, and covered her back up. He went
back into his bedroom and was back asleep quickly. Thankfully, they both slept through the
rest of the night until 6:00 AM, when Nate woke up to his alarm clock. He got up and
quickly remembered CD out on the couch. He was still tired, for he only got about 4 hours
of sleep.

He walked to the living room to find CD still asleep, rolled up in a little ball. Nate debated
waking her, but decided against it. She was still in her work clothes, and Nate thought she
looked like a child, she was so sweet and vulnerable. He knelt down and kissed her forehead,
then he walked into the bathroom to shower.

His shower was short and sweet, for about five minutes into it, he heard the screams that had
woken him up the night before. He shut off the water, quickly dried off, put on a bath robe
and ran out to the living room. He heard her attempt to scream no, but then she became
quiet. Her arms were flailing in the air, he attempted to restrain her, at the same time trying
to wake her up. Finally, her eyes opened and she bagan to relax. But, before she could, the
fear got the best of her, along with the thought of the rape, and she lent over the side of the
couch and began to vomit. The little bit of food that was in her system came up, and all Nate
could do was rub her back and push her hair out of her face. When she was done heaving,
Nate quickly got her a cup of water, which she gratefully accepted. As she started sipping on
the water, while Nate got the necessary stuff to clean up the mess.
“Sorry,” CD started, her voice barely a whisper.
“Don’t be. It’s not a problem,” Nate quickly replied.

CD had calmed down considerably since waking up, which relieved Nate plenty. He was
going to call Cap and tell her he needed the day off. He hadn’t thought to ask for it
yesterday, but he knew he should. She’d give it to him after all that had happened, hopefully.
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I know that this part is really bad, but I got my school schedule today, and my chemo is this week on a Y day, so I have health, meaning I'll have lots of work to make up :( so I'm not happy...