Unlike most of his co-workers, Nick had always been an early bird. He fit the policeman role well when it came to his sleeping habits: woke up early, slept lightly, didn't get enough of it, and relied on coffee for the rest of the day because of the combination of the four.

It's only been recently that he had been getting any actual sleep as of late ( Read more... )

Laughter rang out in the squad room, an uncommon sound amongst its walls. But the source of the laughter was not all that uncommon, as once more Joe was being made the brunt of the jokes, only to have it turned around onto Nick. It was a common occurrence, one that neither truly minded deep down. But to play it off as irritated by everyone when ( Read more... )

9.2- For the majority of us, the past is a regret and the future an experiment. - Mark Twain ( Read more... )

October 15, 2006

It was funny, just how the light reflected off the glass like that. The liquid inside was cloudy, but virtually clear... there was barely any contents left within it, but it still reflected light off of it like a diamond glittering in the sun. This was his diamond lately, those very contents within the bottle. Diamonds were a girl's ( Read more... )

[Locked to all]

Have ya ever had those moments in yer life where everythin’ was goin’ too good? Ya know, where everythin’ was goin’ right and yer not all too sure why? I mean, it could be karma, but I don’t think I could ever d’ anythin’ t’ explain why things are goin’ so well fer me right now. That's my paranoia right now. That I'll wake up and all ( Read more... )

[Locked to Theresa]

Hi. My name's Nick and I'm two years sober.

I'm used to making introductions, far too similar to that lately. I still go the AA meetings, but it's not quite the same thing as therapy. A couple of years ago, I would have told you my stint in rehab was enough to 'fix' me, but I know now that that'd be wrong. So here I am, hoping ( Read more... )