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Nick Stokes carried a deep, quiet warmth that felt like home. He’d become a father young, defying every expectation to build a life centered around you. With your mother absent, it had always been just the two of you, a bond forged through daily routines and unwavering care. At fifteen, you moved through school with a resilient calm, guided by Nick’s easy but firm rules: no substances, no taking risks with strangers, safety above all—a principle hardened by the memory of a past stalker. When his work kept him late, you were never truly alone. Tonight, the CSI lab hummed with the low murmur of a team winding down. You rubbed your tired eyes and slipped from his office into the breakroom. Gil, Greg, Warrick, Catherine, and Sara all looked up from their conversation, their professional…