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The New Jersey Connection	By : Brassfan24 Category: CSI > General Views: 1657 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 14
/Las Vegas, Nevada/
Catherine was speechless, "No... Wait! I mean, yes. Yes, I will marry you." She said as she started to cry.
Jim placed the ring on her finger and wiped the tears from her eyes. Then he pulled her into a hug. "You have just made me the happiest man alive."
Catherine managed a smile and looked at Jim. "I have something to tell you. I went to see my doctor today..." Catherine started. Jim got a sinking feeling in his stomach. When he didn't say anything Catherine continued. She decided to just come right out with it. "Jim, I found out I'm pregnant."
Jim's eyes widened in shock. "Are you serious?" he asked.
"Very. My doctor said I'm two weeks along." Catherine replied and saw a tear roll down Jim's cheek. "Jim, are you okay?"
Jim smiled. "I've never been more okay in my entire life." he said and kissed her.
Just than Andrea and Nick walked out from the kitchen. "Congrats!!" Nick said walking up to the two with Andrea.
Catherine looked at them. "Just how long have you two been here?"
"Since you left the doctors. Nick picked me up and we went here." Andrea answered.
Jim stood up from the couch. "Has anyone heard from Pete?" Jim asked.
"No, we haven't seen him since last night." Nick replied.
"I dropped him off at my place but I haven't been back there since then."
"Maybe we should go check up on him." Catherine suggested.
"Yeah, that's a good idea. No offense, guys, but I don't exactly trust him." Nick stated.
"You don't trust him? Hell I don't trust him as far as I can throw the asshole... no offense Jimmy." Catherine added.
"I can understand that." Andrea said. "Peter's done a lot of bad things in his life, I'm skeptical myself about his motives in all this."
Jim had been silent through all this. He didn't know what to think. Sure he could understand where they were all coming from. After all Peter was one of the dirtiest cops in Newark. Something that Jim hated more than anything. On the other hand, Peter was also his brother and to Jim, family was the most important thing in life. "Alright, let's just go see him before we start jumping to conclusions." Jim said.
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Jim and Catherine pulled up in one vehicle and the other two showed up in their own. Jim, with the rest, walked up to the house. He placed his hand on the door and found it to be locked. Something that didn't surprise him. The next thing he did was knock. There was no answer. He knocked again. No answer.
"Maybe something is wrong." Nick commented.
Jim nodded and pulled out his keys. Once the door was unlocked, they all made their way into the house. "Peter?" Jim called out and there was no answer.
With out any words being said they made their way through out the house. Nick walked into the bathroom and yelled. "Call 911!"
Andrea took off running towards the bathroom and found Nick bent over Peter who was lying on the floor. "What happened?"
Nick shook his head, "I found these in his hand." Nick said as he started CPR.
Andrea took the bottle of sleeping pills from Nick. She was shocked. "We have to get him to the hospital." She said calling 911.
Jim made his way to the kitchen as Catherine ran down to the bathroom. Just then he noticed a note on the kitchen counter. He picked it up and started to read it.
"I'm sorry for all the shit I've caused. I never meant for anyone to get to hurt, especially you Jimmy. I'll never forgive myself for what I've done to you. But I couldn't go on knowing I'd have to forever look over my shoulder and wonder when the Sopranos were going to get me. Everyone will be better off and safer once I'm no longer here. This is for the best. Love, Peter."
Tears were falling from Jim's eyes as he walked down to the bathroom. Catherine saw the look on his face and then noticed the note in his hand. She reached out and took it from him.
Just then the paramedics made their way into the house. "What have we got?" a paramedic asked.
"OD." Nick replied. "He swallowed a whole bottle of sleeping pills. I administered CPR and I got a faint pulse but it's not strong."
"Okay, give us some room."
The paramedics started their work and got the heart beat up enough for transfer to Desert Palms. When they started to wheel Peter out of the house Jim ran behind them. He wasn't about to leave his brother. And he knew he had to talk some sense into him when he saw him or if he saw him again.
Still in the house Andrea was in tears, she couldn't believe that her brother had done that. Nick wrapped his arm around her shoulders. He looked over at Catherine who was standing dumbfounded next to him. Slightly trying to smile he placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Come on, we should get to the hospital." Nick said gently.
When they made it outside, the ambulance was already gone. Nick helped Andrea and Catherine into the backseat of the SUV and then climbed behind the wheel.
"I just don't understand why he would something like this." Andrea said.
Catherine looked at Andrea. "He left a note." she said and handed it to her.
Andrea read the note and shook her head. "No this can't be right. I mean, he doesn't have to look over his shoulder. We're all here to do that for one another. And I know Peter, he... no..." Andrea said and started to cry.
Catherine pulled her into a hug. "He'll make it, and we'll talk to him to get some answers."
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Nick pulled the SUV into the parking lot and they all made their way inside. They found Jim in the waiting room. "How is he?" Catherine asked.
"I don't know. They're still working on him." Jim replied. His face was still wet from the tears. "I don't understand why he would do this."
"Hey, Jim, he's gonna be okay." Nick said trying to reassure him.
"I just hope we got to him in time." Andrea said.
Nick looked at her. "What do you think, honey?"
Before Andrea had a chance to speak the doctor came out into the waiting room. They all turned and faced him. "Please, tell us he's okay." Andrea said as fresh tears fell from her eyes.
The doctor looked at the group before him. "I've pumped his stomach and we have him stabalized for the time being and he is awake."
"Can we see him?" Jim asked.
"Only for a few minutes, he needs all the rest he can get." the doctor said and showed them to Peter's room.
They entered the room and saw Peter laying in the bed. He turned away when he saw them. Jim and Andrea walked over to the bed. Andrea was the first to speak. "Why, Peter?" she asked.
Peter didn't look at her. "Come on, Pete, talk to us. We can't help you if you don't." Jim said.
"Yeah, Pete, we've all been through hell together these last couple of weeks. I'd say that pretty much makes us connected for life." Nick added.
"That's just the point, Nick." Peter finally said. "None of this would have happened if it wasn't for me."
"You didn't know any of this was going happen." Catherine stated.
"I knew what they were capable of and I just had to make things worse and shoot a member of the crew."
Nick walked closer to the bed and stood beside Andrea. "Yeah, well, I did the same thing, man."
"Look, Pete, whatever you're struggling with right now, you don't have to go through it alone. We're all here for you." Jim said and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Just then the monitor flatlined and the doctor and nurses rushed into the room.
"What's going on?" Nick asked.
"I need you all to leave the room. He just coded." the doctor said.
/Newark, New Jersey/
Nicole picked Paulie up from the hospital and drove him home. She helped him inside and got him situated comfortably in his bed. "Can I get you anything before I leave?" she asked.
"Stay the night with me; I really don’t want to be alone. And I really want to be with you." Paulie said bluntly.
Nicole looked at him. "Are you sure that’s a good idea, I mean considering what you've just been through with the shooting and all, I think some alone time would be good. But don't worry, we'll be together when you're better."
Paulie reached out and took her hand and held it in his own. He reveled in the feel of her skin against his and sighed. "I really want you to stay tonight, Nic. I need… I want to hold you. I want to sleep beside you again. It's not easy sleeping alone every night. And alone is what I don't want to be right now." He saw her lips twitch into a half smile.
"Well, if you put it that way." Nicole dropped her coat over the arm of the chair in Paulie's bedroom. "Sure, I’ll stay with you, Paulie."
Paulie pulled her beside him and then turned carefully taking Nicole in his arms and kissing her passionately. He poured all of his emotions out and into the kiss showing her exactly how he felt; how he felt now and every moment of every day. He didn’t want there to be a doubt in Nicole’s mind that he loved her. And there wasn’t.
"I love you." He confessed, once they, finally, parted. "I've loved you for a long time."
"I love you, too." Nicole responded.
Once in his bed they laid down facing each other. Careful not to hurt Paulie anymore than he had been. Paulie reached across the small gap between them and draped an arm leisurely across Nicole's waist, his hand snaking up underneath the shirt to stroke the soft skin of her back. Nicole yawned and made herself more comfortable, folding her arms underneath her head on the pillow. She inched a little closer to Paulie so he wouldn’t have to reach so far to touch her. She closed her eyes and yawned again.
"You know, I was planning on trying to seduce you." She admitted.
"Oh yeah, well maybe I should have waited then."
Nicole nodded with a smile. "Yeah, but I’m too tired now."
"You tired?" Paulie teased, and Nicole smiled at him.
"Ha ha, very funny. Yes, I’m very tired. But I’m willing to make an effort if you are."
Paulie was not about to pass up this opportunity. He had loved Nicole from far away for far too long. Now here she was in his bed and she wanted to be with him.
They kissed for several minutes, hands roaming and exploring, feeling like a couple of horny teenagers when Nicole had grown impatient and removed her shirt. Following her lead, Paulie had unhooked her bra impatiently sliding it off her shoulders.
Nicole pushed herself forward frantically and he readily took her left nipple in his mouth, savoring it. He paid equal attention to the right one and heard her moan in agreement.
Feeling an urge of possessiveness, he turned her over and looked into her eyes. What he found there warmed his soul and made his cock twitch. Lust, hunger, and something else that he would later label as love.
She impatiently brought his head back to her breast, but he slowly lowered himself to her navel and started working on her zipper.
He forcefully removed her skin tight pants and then made his way up her legs, leaving soft kisses on her calves, her knees and her inner thighs. He felt her shiver in anticipation as he teased her center with his closed mouth before he plunged his tongue into her.
"Paulie!!!! Yes… please!" Her hips moved forward and she held his head firmly down on her.
He licked slowly the length of her inner lips and sucked gently on her clitoris while pushing two fingers into her. He felt her hands push his head closer when he located her G spot.
He pushed a third finger into her, applying regular pressure while satisfying her with his tongue, he couldn’t get enough of her: he felt like he was in the middle of his smuttiest wet dream but Nicole's voice somewhere above him, urging him to go faster and deeper, kept reminding him that this was real.
He felt her thighs shake and heard her voice rise in moans. Paulie stayed between her legs, pumping his fingers in and out, feeling a sense of accomplishment as he watched her ride her orgasm.
She played with Paulie's hair, twirling it around her fingers before moving her hands down on his shoulder blades and bringing him up to her, pressing her mouth on his.
Paulie had never felt so turned on. When Nicole clumsily pushed his pants and boxers down to his knees and reached for his overwhelming erection, he couldn’t help but thrust in her hand. She stroked him a couple of times before directing him to her center, letting the head rest against her clitoris.
He lifted her right leg and held it against his hip, slowly pushing himself in her. He knew how tight she was and he didn’t want to hurt her so he entered her gradually. He heard her release a breath and felt her hips rise up to meet him. He looked deep into her eyes as he lifted himself out of her only to penetrate her completely.
She held on to him, bucking her hips wildly into him. "Fuck Paulie! Yes! Please more…"
Her voice was driving him wild: he had to resist the urge to selfishly pound into her faster until he was spent.
Still holding onto her right leg, he pulled her left one along his side, bringing Nicole's hips up to him and he thrust deep into her. She screamed in appreciation as he repeated the motion a few times. He kept thrusting until he could feel them both on the urge. Then they released everything that was pent up inside them and they both came together.
Paulie had temporarily forgotten about his recent injury. Truth be told he didn't care about anything at the moment but being there with Nicole. He had dreamt about this since he had met her. His only regret was that he didn't make his move sooner. If he had of then she never would have been hurt by Ralphie.
Paulie rolled onto his side and pulled Nicole to him. "I love you, Paulie." Nicole said breathlessly.
Paulie smiled and kissed her forehead. "I love you, too."
/Las Vegas, Nevada/
Jim stood staring out the window at Catherine's house. His fists were clenched. His brother killed himself over the Sopranos. And he wanted so much to seek revenge for what the Soprano crew had done to his friends and his family.
Jim was now staying at Catherine's. He couldn't bring himself to stay at his house after what had happened. Jim was blaming himself for not being there when Peter needed him, maybe if he had, then Peter would be alive now.
Catherine walked up behind Jim and gently placed a hand on his shoulder. "Jim? Peter's lawyer is here."
Jim nodded and followed Catherine into the living room. Peter's lawyer was sitting there with Andrea and Nick.
"Ladies, gentlemen. I am here on behalf of the late Peter Brass. Now is there somewhere, that we can talk about his will?" Peter's lawyer asked when they all stood in front of him.
"We can stay here if you'd like." Catherine said.
"Okay, that's fine." he said sitting back down. "Now, I have a copy of your brother's will, so I'll get right to it. It states here that Peter requests that no autopsy be performed, he doesn't want a wake and he's asked to be cremated. Also, he's donated all his available money to the 9/11 Compensation Fund. He had very little assets and what he does have can be divided between Jim and Andrea."
Andrea looked at the lawyer. "Will you be able to take care of all this? We won't be going back to Newark."
The lawyer nodded. "Of course. I just need you and Jim to sign here. It's to stipulate that I've shared the contents of the will with you and that you understand Peter's wishes."
Andrea took the document and signed the bottom. Then she hand the papers to Jim. He just sat there. He was still in shock of what Peter had done. "Jimmy, you have to sign the papers."
Jim shook his head and then took the papers from Andrea. He looked at them for a minute and then scribbled his signature.
The lawyer took the papers back and placed them in his briefcase. Now that, that was completed he stood. "Thank you, and I'm very sorry for your loss."
"Thank you." Andrea said as the lawyer left.
/Newark, New Jersey/
Nicole walked into the Bing, where Tony told her he wanted to talk to her. She sat down on the couch and looked at him. "Hey. T. you wanted to talk?"
Tony set his drink down on the desk. "Yeah, I did."
Nicole was a little nervous sitting across from Tony. She never knew what he was thinking or what he was going to do next. Tony was a very unpredictable man. His temper could blow up at any second. "Is eveything alright, Tony?" Nicole asked nervously.
Tony leaned a little forward. "It's nothing to get nervous about, Nic. I just want to get a few things straight."
Once that was said, Nicole calmed down. She never understood how Tony always knew how she felt. "What about?"
"I need to know some things about Ralphie." he said as he lit a cigar.
"Look, T., I'd rather not talk about him." Nicole sighed.
"I understand but I need to know what happened. Why he flipped out like that."
Nicole sighed, and looked at Tony. "Ton'," she said and than sighed. "My best guess would be because I was starting to pull away from him. He was starting to fucking creep me out. And even though Justin got hurt, I wanted to get my ass away from him."
"What exactly was he doing that was creeping you out?"
"Let's just say, T., I'm all for trying new things in the bedroom but I draw the line at rubbing someone raw with a cheese grater."
"You're fucking kidding me? He really wanted you to do that?" Tony asked surprised.
Nicole nodded. "Yeah and if that's not enough he likes having a dildo shoved up his ass."
Tony shook his head. "Okay, that I understand. But..."
"You still wanna know why he flipped, right?" Nicole asked, as she moved to sit sideways on the couch with her feet up on the couch. "Let's just say, when I last saw him at the house. I told him a few things. We had a fight. And he went to raise a hand to me. That fucking asshole got the side of my gun in his face. Now Ton' you should know me by now."
Tony took another puff of his cigar. "You should have told me about this earlier. That fucking prick, I should have fucking killed him. You're better off without him."
Nicole looked away. "It wasn't the first time that had happened, T."
Tony took the cigar out of his mouth and looked at her. "What? He fucking hurt you before all this shit went down?"
Nicole didn't reply.
Tony put his cigar in the ashtray, walked over and sat down beside her. He could tell she was struggling with something. "Hey, Nic, you can tell me. Ralphie won't hurt you. I'll make sure of that. Well, he never would have fucking hurt you in the first place if I had've known what the fuck was going on."
"Tony..." She said on the verge of tears. She didn't want him to see her cry, but she was still struggling with what Ralphie did to her. Ralphie one moment would be like a prince charming the next he would be the most evil person.
Tony saw the look of hurt and pain in her eyes and pulled her into a hug. "Okay, honey, you don't have to say anything. You can tell me when you're ready." he said quietly.
She choked back the tears. "He..." She sighed, not wanting to leave her cousin's arms. "Tony... I should have been stronger."
"No, you should have come to me when all this started. I would have taken care of him."
"I should have." She said bluntly.
Tony's brow furrowed. "Ralphie's fucking lucky he's a made guy or I'd kill him on the spot."
She couldn't hold the tears back anymore. And she felt ashamed of them. She always told herself that tears were a sign of weakness. "I'm sorry." She said in bearly a whisper.
Just then Paulie walked into the back room and saw Nicole and Tony on the couch. Tony looked at Paulie and pointed to the kleexex on the desk. Paulie grabbed a few and brought them over. Tony let go of Nicole and Paulie sat down and pulled her into his arms, handing her the kleenex in the process. She took them, pulled back from Paulie and wiped her eyes.
Paulie had a strained look on his face. "I was outside. I heard you and T. talking. I wish you had of told us."
She shook her head. "I know... I should have."
Paulie lifted her head to look at him. "Hey, you did nothing wrong."
Tony nodded. "He's right. Ralphie is fucking stupid for what he did."
Nicole sniffed. "I fucked up..."
"No! You didn't fuck up, Ralphie did. Ralphie's a fucking low life cocksucker." Paulie interrupted.
"Granted he did. But if I was fucking smart, I would have come to you guys. But I tried to deal with him on my fucking own." She said standing up, her temper was starting to flair.
Tony placed his hand on her shoulder. "Listen, Nicole, you gotta stop blaming yourself. The only thing you're guilty of here is loving Ralphie. And love is blind, sweetheart, we never see the real person until sometimes it's too late and we've gotten in way too deep."
She shook her head. "Tony, that's the thing. I never loved Ralphie."
Paulie stood up and walked over to her. "Okay, but T.'s right. None of what happened is your fault."
Nicole hated to do it but she backed away from both of them. "I'm blaming myself because, I didn't have the fucking guts to come to you guys. And more than once I almost lost my life over it, because of Ralphie."
Tony and Paulie hated the fact that she was blaming herself for all the shit that Ralphie had caused. Both men felt like they would never get through to her and it was breaking Paulie's heart to see her like this. "Hey, Nic, you can't let Ralphie keep ruining your life like this. He's not fucking worth it." Paulie said.
Tony nodded. "He's right. Ralphie ain't fucking worth this."
Nicole sighed and nodded. "I guess..." She started and slowly sunk down onto the couch. "But I just..."
Both men were getting nowhere. Paulie walked over to the bar and poured two fingers of scotch. Then walked over to the couch and sat down beside Nicole. "Here, drink this, I think you need it."
Nicole looked at the glass for a minute and then took it. She swirled the amber liquid around in the glass and then downed it in one shot. "You're right, I did."
Tony crossed his arms and stood in front of the two. "Okay, Nic." Tony started, hoping to get through to her this time. He hated seeing his cousin like this. Someone that meant a lot to him. "What Ralphie did was totally fucking wrong. You did nothing wrong."
Paulie nodded. "Yeah, T.'s right. Now could you let that stick in that stubborn thick skull of yours?" Paulie asked with a small smiled.
Nicole slightly smiled. Now she felt tired. She couldn't believe that now they both know what she went through. She tried to hide it the best she could. "Okay." She said in a soft voice. Now she decided to put it all aside and act like she did before, a true Soprano.
TBC...
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