Title: Beyond the Sea
Rating PG-13
Summary: Nick didn't survive being buried alive and now he can't let Greg go...Bad summary done to death, but I hope you like it
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I don’t own them, trust me if I did the show would be completely different. The song is “Beyond the Sea” originally by Bobby Darrin but if you want to hear the version I think is fitting listen to the arrangement by the Celtic Women…Enjoy. And review if you like it thanks!
Sailing, sailing
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing
Love is complicated...
There never seems to the right words to describe the overwhelming joy of finding someone to spend your life with…
Nick had always worried that when he found someone to share his life with that just when everything was going great something would come along to ruin it. He never imagined that it would be enduring twenty-four hours of torture and his own death that ended his four-year love affair with his Greg. Greg was his life, and now Nick had to contend with the overwhelming frustration and guilt he felt for his own passing.
The flowers at Nick’s funeral were perfect, Greg’s suit was pristine, and Jillian Stokes emotions were neither understated nor overwhelming. The ceremony was truly beautiful, simple, and elegant just like the man they laid to rest. This was a no shit out of body experience for Nick, as watched it play like a movie.
Somewhere beyond the sea
He's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to his arms I'd go sailing
He's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to his arms I'd go sailing
He watched as Grissom observed the ceremony as only he could with no emotion, always the scientist. Sara just controlled as ever, but from fifty feet away you could tell she was shaken. He saw Warrick comforting Catherine and thought (if that is even what you call it when you are dead) to himself maybe they will finally say the things to each other that he and Greg had acted with sock puppets one drunken night. And Greg…
His Gregory was still in shock not ready to except the fact that for the next eighty years he would be without his one true love. Nick knew from the moment he met Greg that this was different, but he never could have imagined what he would feel for the eccentric lab tech.
The two of them had found the one thing that everyone searches for, but so few actually ever achieve. The kind of feelings you can only have when you meet your soul mate. When they saw one another it was just looking at each other and realizing that in they couldn’t want anything more. That is what love is just accepting that you could never and would never want to be with anyone else.
Somewhere beyond the sea
He's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to his arms I'd go sailing
He's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to his arms I'd go sailing
After the funeral Greg returned to their house, now his house. He laid in their bed for four days and cried and Nick just watched…he was helpless he could not leave Greg like this, but he knew his presence would never let Greg move on. Not before trying to tell Greg how he felt about him.
Nick hated the one he loved in so much agony over his passing. The sadness he felt was overwhelming, he had done the one thing he swore he would never do. He broke Greg’s heart and he felt that because of this he could never move on. He had to stay and watch his love.
Greg only grew worse and for a long time he could not let go of Nick. His constant presence in Greg’s life would not let the pain subside. In the moments that Mick began to hang back Greg would begin to come out of his shell before feeling that he was guilty of betraying Nick’s memory. Greg slipped further each time this happened. He could not and would not move from the tragedy that took Nick’s life.
It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
Finally after months upon months of continuing this torture Greg had to change. So with a great deal of courage he walked into their, his, kitchen and got a trash bag from beneath the sink. Then with Nick watching over him he went to the living room full of memories of their joint life. He picked up Nick’s old magazines and put them in the bag. Trying desperately not to think back to days of leisurely lying in between Nick’s legs while he read, he had to do this.
He went to their bathroom next, and began throwing out Nick’s toilettes. He left the shampoo in the shower and broke down before he through out Nick’s aftershave. Thinking of being wrapped in strong arms, surrounded by the scent was painful.
Nick watched and cheered for Greg’s forward motion to get on with his life. Unfortunately it was bittersweet. He knew he would have to leave to truly let Greg be happy, but when you love someone that is what you have to do. So with a heavy heart Nick resigned to the fact that he a Greg were going to have to part.
We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just like before
Happy we will be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
Sailing...
We'll kiss just like before
Happy we will be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
Sailing...
So one last night Nick watched over Greg sleeping. He studied every curve and counted all his eyelashes, He saw the slender legs that went on for day, and the broad chest that he had laid his head on so many times before. Nick bent next to Greg’s ear as he slept and hoped that on some level he could hear him.
“I don’t know if it’s better that way, that I went first. In my own selfish way I’m actually glad. You are okay nothing terrible happened to you. For that I’m thankful, because I couldn’t live without you. When I think of you I can only imagine how beautiful you and amazing you are. Something about you or even your mention makes me so happy and satisfied. I wouldn’t be able to survive but you will, because you are so strong and just know I will be waiting for you. This time we will be kissing and touching just like before. We’ll be so happy and their won’t be anything to tear us apart. I love you Greg. I’ll save a nice spot on the beach and wait to see you arrive.”
We'll meet, I know we'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
Sailing
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
Sailing
With that Nick left. It would be nice to say that Greg never cried again, but he did. He was however always comforted with the thought that Nick was watching the horizon for Greg’s sailboat to arrive.
No more sailing
No more sailing
No more sailing
The End
- Location:in front of the tv
- Mood:
cheerful - Music:Varekia
I don't know just an observation I guess.
- Location:Living Room
- Mood: complacent
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