A/N: This is a Medical Investigation/CSI: NY crossover. If you've travelled over from the MI section hugs thankyou!! if your a CSI: NY fan wave hope you like!

This is dedicated to Lyss

Disclaimer: Don't own anything...cept Grace, Evie, Paige, Jeremy, James, Melissa, Alex, Renee, Georgia and later on John...

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13 December 2011 (12 days until Christmas)

Morning

"Aye Montana, you sure we have to be at the airport to meet your sister?" asked Danny Messer, poking a head round the kitchen door into the lounge room. He raised an eyebrow silently as his three year old daughter attempted to catapult herself of the lounge, her curly brown pigtails swinging as her mother caught her mid air.

"Danny her boyfriend just broke her heart and her best friend ran away two years ago. She has to face the man she really loves each day at work and her boss has anger management problems. I'm not about to let her waste away in DC surrounded by doctors in denial" explained Lindsay with a huff, twisting the protesting child onto her hip and ignoring the football player she was sure was growing in her stomach.

"I never said she shouldn't come" defended her husband, levering himself off the door and holding his hands out to the little girl "I just think it would be easier for everyone if she got a cab here instead of you having to worry about picking her up"

He touched her should gently as she lay a hand on her protruding stomach "You need to relax" he whispered before kissing her lightly on the cheek.

"We can't have the little guy popping out early, can we princess" he exclaimed at three year old level, swinging his giggling daughter around the room and towards the stairs where unbeknownst to the youngster a bath was waiting.

"I'll relax when I know she's okay" sighed Lindsay, closing her eyes briefly as the child's squeals turned from that of delight to that of protest.

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"I'm going to kill him" mumbled Miles McCabe for the fifth time that morning.

"You said that yesterday" pointed out Dr. Alex Carter, looking up from the cards he was holding close to his face.

"And the day before" added Dr. Melissa Rowe, smirking at Alex as his grin turned to a frown. He looked down at his hand before glancing at the one she had laid on the table, throwing his own, now useless, cards down in annoyance.

"How could he do that to her?" asked Miles, ignoring the game he had joined minutes earlier, to grumble over the thoughts rushing through his mind; namely those of a small dark haired woman who had captured his attentio for the last few years . He looked at the newest members of the team, both intent on out glaring each other before turning his gaze to the other two at the table, Frank Powell and Dr. James Holden.

"He was a bastard Miles" stated James, flicking through the results of their latest case and wondering if Stephen had decided on whether they were detailed enough to present to Kate.

"At least she's got rid of him" agreed Frank, nodding at James as he pointed at the typo on the page.

"Stephen 'ill have our head" he mumbled before slamming the folder shut.

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Dr. Natalie Durant threw the clear door of her lab open loudly before rushing inside, taking a deep breathe of air to calm her racing thoughts.

"I hate Fridays" she mumbled, feeling the beginnings of a headache settle in for the morning. She glanced down at the phone lying idly on top of her research, scowling at it and thought of the afternoon to come.

She almost fell of her chair as the small piece of technology jumped of the folders, falling with a thud as it continued to vibrate and the annoying sound of her ring tone filled the otherwise empty office.

"Natalie Durant" she answered distractedly, wondering why she hadn't checked the caller id. Knowing her luck it would be the guy she had been out with last night wondering if her walking out on him meant they were on for tonight as well.

"Sorry about before Nat but Paige soaked Danny in the bathtub and I had to save him from the wrath of a three year old" laughed her friend on the other end, her chipper voice brightening Natalie's mind briefly.

"That's fine Linds" she replied as she slid onto the lab stool, setting the reports that were due yesterday out before her.

"So, you still on for Saturday night, Paige is dying to see the twins and I could really use the help?" asked her friend. Natalie could practically see the pleading in her voice as she chuckled slightly.

"Sure Lindsay, the others going to be there?" she asked, hoping to catch up with the group of people who had adopted her upon her move.

"Yeah, Mac and Stella are coming, Flack's bringing his new girl and Hawke's and Georgia are finally leaving the house" she laughed, folding the miniature clothing her daughter had scattered across the lounge room.

"Ahhh, the newlywed's" giggled Natalie "And what about this sister of yours. Where's she from?"

"DC, she's a PR consultant for some hospital or something. I'm not exactly sure what it is she does but when I last spoke to her, Larry, her latest beau, had cheated on her and she needed a break" explained Lindsay, sighing at the thought of her sister and what she had been through.

"Poor girl" murmured Natalie in agreement "She doesn't have any friends in DC?"

"Yeah, I guess" replied Lindsay "One of her good friends left with out warning a few years back and her boss has been a dragon ever since" she explained.

Natalie stayed silent for a moment, mulling over the new information she had gained and weighing the possibility of the impossible.

"Linds, what's your sister's name?" she asked finally, telling herself she was dreaming up the connection that had presented it self at the words PR consultant.

"Didn't I tell you?" wondered Lindsay out loud "her names Eva, Eva Rossi"