A/N: Yes this is another new story but the idea wouldn't leave my head... I plan on updating my other CSI: NY fics sometime this weekend or on Monday depending on how I'm feeling... So anyways this story will be a Flack/OC story with a possible Mac/OC it really just depends... So um yeah on with the story I think...

Disclaimer: I don't own CSI: NY... * frowns and then smirks * but hey for now I want Flack and Mac so they are on my Christmas wish list...

*** WARNING *** THIS CHAPTER HAS MENTIONS OF ABUSE IN IT *** WARNING***

Crystal Danvers was nervous about her first day on the job. She wasn't nervous for the reasons that you would think. She was nervous because of three secrets that she was keeping. She knew that she eventually would have to let others in on her secrets well at least one of them but for now she couldn't until she knew that she could trust the people she was going to be working with.

As she exited the elevator onto the 35th floor which is where the NYPD Crime Lab was located at she took in a deep breath and let it out. She saw a couple people give her weird looks but she ignored them. She knew that there was going to be talk and she had already decided that she would ignore it. What she didn't know though was that the make up she had used to cover up the finger print bruises on her neck was coming off because of the heat and that was what people were staring at.

She walked to Mac's office and knocked after taking in another deep breath. She had to watch how deep of a breath she took because it aggravated her ribs but she didn't let on. She just hoped that she was able to make Mac believe that she was okay the entire time that she was in his office. She knew that he saw more than a lot of other people so she also knew that she would have to act like she was fine and that nothing out of the ordinary has happened since a week ago when she first got the job.

She saw Mac look up and heard him call out "Come in."

She opened the door and forced a smile onto her face as she walked in and said "Hi, Mac."

Mac looked at Crystal and could tell right away that something was off. He wasn't sure what it was but as he looked in her eyes he saw the pain that she was trying to hide along with something else that kind of made him think fear for some reason. After taking his eyes off of her eyes he looked down a little ways and had to stop himself from gasping when he saw the fingerprint bruises on her neck. That was when it clicked in his mind that he had seen fear in her eyes and he was determined to find out why today before he let her start work.

"Have a seat Crystal. It looks like we need to talk but give me a second while I run this file over to Stella and Hawkes." Mac said. The file was just a ruse because he wanted to go and get Hawkes to come and take a look at Crystal.

Crystal nodded and sat down in the chair. As soon as Mac walked out of his office she let out a breath she hadn't even realized that she had been holding. She was just thankful that she seemed to have pulled it off and made Mac think that everything was okay with her when it definitely wasn't. Little did she know that one of her three secrets was going to come out today no matter how much she didn't want it to.

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Mac walked into Stella's office which was where Hawkes was and said "Hawkes I need you to come with me."

Hawkes looked up at Mac and said "What's up Mac? Do we have a case?"

Mac shook his head and then sighed. "I don't know if we have a case or not. What I do know is that I need you to look our newest CSI member over. She has fingerprint bruises all around her neck. I'm not sure if there is any other kind of bruises on her or not but I want her checked out. When I looked in her eyes I could see the pain that she was trying to keep hidden along with fear. Something has happened to Detective Crystal Danvers in the last week and I want to find out what it is."

Hawkes nodded and stood up. "Let me go get the medical bag I keep packed in my locker and I'll meet you in your office."

Mac nodded and watched Hawkes leave Stella's office and then he turned back towards Stella who said "Should I come with you Mac? She may open up more if there is a female in the room. If she's being abused you and I both know that it will take her a lot longer to open up to a male then it would a female."

Mac sighed and nodded. "I know that you're right Stella. I just want to find out what has happened to her since I've seen her last. When I interviewed her last week I thought she was keeping something from me but I let it go because we all have our ghosts but I never once suspected that she could possibly be getting abused at home. I mean come on she's a Detective."

Stella knew just from what Mac said that he was starting to blame himself and she shook her head as she stood up and walked over to him. "Mac, you can't blame yourself for whatever happened to Detective Danvers. Now lets get to your office before Hawkes does and makes Crystal freak out."

Mac sighed but nodded even as he pinched the bridge of his nose before leading Stella back to his office. As he walked in he saw Crystal jump in her chair and then he saw her face drain of all color as she stood up and swayed on her feet before starting to fall towards the ground. He moved quickly to Crystal's side and caught her in his arms just before she hit the floor and that is when he saw the bruises on her side, stomach and back after her shirt raised up some as he lifted her into his arms.

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Stella saw the bruises all over the young woman's back, side and stomach and gasped and then backed out into the hall and not caring that others were close by she yelled "SHELDON! WE NEED YOU IN MAC'S OFFICE NOW."

She saw Sheldon run out of the locker room with his black bag and let out a relieved sigh as he came towards her and said "What's wrong Stella?"

Stella looked at Sheldon and then into Mac's office. "Crystal collapsed but Mac caught her. When he lifted her up into his arms Sheldon, I saw bruises on her stomach, side and back from where her shirt rose up a little."

Sheldon's mouth dropped open but then he closed it and nodded before quickly making his way into Mac's office with Stella right behind him. He knelt down onto his knees on the floor beside the couch and took out his pin light and opened Crystal's eyes and looked in them and frowned when he saw how dilated they were and how unresponsive she was. He then took out some wet wipes from his bag and gently moved it along it neck and was rewarded with makeup coming away on it. After repeating that four times he had her neck cleaned of makeup and he swore along with Mac when he saw all the fingerprint bruises along her neck.

Stella bit back a cry when she saw all the bruises on Crystal's neck but when she heard a gasp she turned her head towards Mac's office door and saw Danny, Lindsay and Don all standing there rooted to the spot she said "You three come on in and shut the door and then the blinds. We don't need everyone else seeing this right now."

Danny and Don nodded and Danny gently pushed Lindsay inside before him and Don followed her and shut the door and then went over to the other windows and shut the blinds. They were all wondering what had happened to their new team member.

Mac's face turned to stone as he watched Hawkes gently lift up Crystal's shirt and saw all the bruises on her stomach and side. He wasn't sure why but from the minute he first met Crystal he felt a protectiveness towards her that was instant and seeing her this injured he wanted to find the person responsible and tear them to shreds even though he knew that he had to go by the letter of the law. He would make sure that whoever hurt Crystal would pay to the fullest extent of the very law that he had to uphold.

"Danny go and get a camera. I want pictures taken of all the bruises on Crystal. Lindsay look in her file and find her Doctor and see if she's been in for treatment within the last week. Stella I want you calling the local hospitals and see if she's been in there. If she has yet to have medical treatment she needs it. Don, I want you to see what you can find in Crystal's past. I've already done a background check and nothing bad came back but I want you to look further." Mac said. He was fighting to keep his anger in check and so far he was winning but he wasn't sure how much longer he would be winning. The more he thought about Crystal being hurt the hotter the anger burned in him.

Before Mac was even done talking Danny and Lindsay was out of the office doing as they were told shortly followed by Don. None of them could understand why someone would hurt someone else like that even though they faced it daily it hit them hard because it was one of their own who suffered this time.

Stella looked at Mac and said "I'll let you know what I find out Mac. Will you let me know how Crystal is doing?"

Mac nodded and as soon as Stella left his office he looked at Hawkes and said "How is she doing Hawkes?"

Hawkes frowned and turned his head to look at Mac. "She has a couple broken ribs at least and I would say she also has a concussion. Mac these bruises are very new so I would say that the attack happened last night or early this morning. It isn't a good thing that she isn't coming around."

As soon as he said that Danny appeared back into the office and after asking Sheldon to move he started taking the pictures that Mac wanted. As he snapped the pictures he felt his own anger rise inside of him that someone dared to hurt one of their team.

As he leaned down to get a better picture of her neck all of a sudden he was shoved backwards as Crystal yelled "No, God no get off of me!"

Danny looked at Mac in shock but jumped out of the way as Mac rushed forward and gently held Crystal's arms down saying "It's okay Crystal. You're safe here. It's Mac. You're safe Crystal."

"Daddy." Crystal whispered.