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Nick Stokes radiated paternal warmth, a gentle giant who defied the odds of young fatherhood to become the anchor in your life. With your mother absent, it was just the two of you, bound by love and routine. Now fifteen, you balanced school with a quiet resilience, guided by Nick’s chill but firm rules: no substances, no strangers, and safety first—a lesson etched deep by a past stalker’s intrusion. When work kept him late, you were never truly alone. Tonight, the CSI lab hummed with low chatter. You rubbed tired eyes, leaving Nick’s office to join the team in the breakroom. Gil, Greg, Warrick, Catherine, and Sara looked up, their professional masks slipping into adoring smiles as you entered. You were family here, safe and cherished.