The Family Man
By Pandy Roxy Chick
Summary: A little angst fic about Eddie attacking Lindsey. Hope you like it. Violence and some swearing occur in this story.
Disclaimer: I don't own any body from CSI not even Lindsey.
A/N: I was at the pool while on holidays a thought of this fic. Eddie and Catherine are still married. Set before the team gets split up in season five.
Pairings: Catherine/Grissom, Sara/Nick (maybe).
Spoilers: None that I can think of.
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Chapter One-Crisis Point
Catherine walked in the door of her house to find it quiet, she thought that everybody was asleep but Eddie's car wasn't in the driveway.
"Lindsey!" yelled Catherine but there was no response so she walked up to Lindsey's room to find her curled up in a ball crying.
Catherine rushed over to Lindsey and pulled her into a hug.
"Sweetie what's wrong?" asked Catherine worried for her daughter.
Lindsey didn't answer just cried harder.
Catherine freaked when she saw the bruises on Lindsey's body.
"Lindsey did anyone hurt you?" asked Catherine tears starting to form in her eyes.
"Yes," whispered Lindsey in reply.
"Who hurt you sweetie?" asked Catherine now crying as well.
"D-D-Daddy did," Lindsey replied weakly.
"I'll be back in a minute I'm gonna go call Uncle Gil," said Catherine walking out of Lindsey's room.
A few seconds later Grissom answered his cell.
"Grissom," said Grissom.
"Grissom it's me I need your help," replied Catherine.
"What do you need my help with?" asked Grissom.
"It's Lindsey she…" Catherine trailed off.
"What about Lindsey?" asked Grissom.
"Eddie has…has been hurting her," replied Catherine.
"Hurting her how?" asked Grissom.
"I don't know how he has been hurting her," replied Catherine.
"I'll be right over, are you alright?" asked Grissom.
"I don't know if I'm alright," replied Catherine.
Ten minutes later Grissom walked up to Catherine's front door and rang the doorbell.
Catherine came running down the stairs to open the door for Grissom.
"Gil I…can't…believe he…could do…that to…my baby," said Catherine angrily.
"Cath calm down, deep breaths," replied Grissom in a soothing tone of voice.
"Lindsey is up in her room if you want to go see her if she lets you," said Catherine.
Grissom didn't answer instead he ran up the stairs, Catherine followed him but she walked instead.
"Cath she won't open the door for me," said Grissom.
"Okay let me have a go," replied Catherine walking up to Lindsey's bedroom door "Lindsey honey can you open the door for mommy?" asked Catherine.
"Is Daddy there?" asked Lindsey in a scared tone of voice.
"No, no he's not but Uncle Gil is," replied Catherine.
Lindsey opened the door and Catherine scooped her up in her arms and walked over to the bed and sat down, Grissom also walked over to the bed and sat down.
"Lindsey I need to know when daddy hurt you?" asked Catherine struggling to hide the tears, sadness, fear and worry in her voice.
"L-L-Last night when you w-w-were at work," replied Lindsey between sobs.
"I'm going to take you to the hospital, okay?" said Catherine.
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At the hospital the nurse walked into the room and asked "Can you please wait outside?"
"Okay," replied Catherine walking backwards towards the door.
"No!" said Lindsey.
"Sweetie mommy is gonna be right outside," replied Catherine fighting back the tears that threatened to fall, she hated to see her daughter like this.
Grissom was outside sitting on one of the chairs, he then got up and walked over to Catherine.
"Is everything alright?" asked Grissom.
"Yeah everything is alright the nurse just wants to check Lindsey over alone," replied Catherine.
"Okay, are you alright?" asked Grissom.
"I don't know there are so many questions running through my head right now," replied Catherine, she then sat down on the chair Grissom doing the same.
"They are questions that you will probably get the answers for," said Grissom.
"I don't know weather Eddie has hurt Lindsey before, if he has and how many times, why did he do this, how could he do this right under my nose well the answer is easy for that question I'm always at work, I hardly ever spend time with Lindsey alone 'cause he is always with us, I just don't know," said Catherine.
"All of these questions will be answered soon," replied Grissom.
"I can't go back to him not after this," said Catherine tears starting to slide down her cheeks.
"You can come stay with me," replied Grissom pulling Catherine into a hug letting her cry into his chest.
Half an hour had passed; Grissom had gone to go get some coffee when the nurse came out of the room.
"How is Lindsey?" Catherine asked the nurse.
"She has been sexually assaulted and there are signs of previous sexual assault," replied the nurse.
"Oh my god," said Catherine.
"You can go see her when you are ready," replied the nurse.
"Thanks," said Catherine standing up and walking over to the door when she reached out to turn the knob Grissom came back with her coffee.
"Here's your coffee," said Grissom handing Catherine the cup of coffee.
"Thanks," replied Catherine walking into the room with Grissom following.
"Hey sweetie," said Catherine sitting on the end of the bed.
"Mommy I want to go home," replied Lindsey.
"We're not going home we're going back to Uncle Gil's house," said Catherine.
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A/N: Tell me what you think.