Please don't hate me.

Catherine is my favourite character and I love her. But be warned, this is not a good story for her..

Catherine's POV!

I ran the shower as hot as I could take it and stepped in. The boiling water ran over my freezing skin. I had a very long day and just wanted to go to bed. I had to be at work in 7 hours..damn. Oh well. I'm sure Grissom can cope a couple of hours without me? Maybe? I will see what I feel like when I wake up.

8 hours later

Shit. I over slept. Damn. Maybe I can ring in sick? No. That case file has to be in.. 6 hours! Crap. Gotta get up. Now! 'Lindsey! Lindsey! Are you here?' No answer. She must still be at jennifer's? I don't know.. Right, Okay, quick change, brush my hair and teeth and go! Make up can wait..

Eugh.

Why is there always traffic when I'm late! 'Move you asshole!' Drivers these days! Hmm, maybe I could use the sirens? Just once? Might not be to bad? Just quickly? Why not, what's the worse that could happen?

That's better, got here in no time! Right. Find Gris, apologise and hit the papers..

Where is everyone? Grissom isn't in his office.. The break room is empty. Sara, Nick, Greg, all disappeared? They are probably on a case? Maybe? I don't know. I found Ecklie hovering in the DNA lab and asked if he had seen anyone, he just replied with a snide comment and walked off. Rude. Oh well, I will just start paperwork instead..

Great. Not even half way through and have.. Hmm 2 hours left.. Been working for 3.. I give up. I will just get Nicky to help me.. He always does. He's weak for me.. Just sweet talk him and he is like a little obedient puppy.

Nickyyy? Where is he..? Hmm

Hmm, I will try and call him..

No answer. That's not like him..

Let's try Sara..

The same.

This can't be good..

Okay Grissom.

No reply.

Just rings a few times then cuts me off.

What is going on!

Right, maybe they are in the morgue?

Nope. No they weren't. Not even Dr Al was in there, or David for that matter..

Maybe Brass will know?

But again.

No where to be found..

Great. This day is just getting from bad. To worse..

Anyway. If no one is here, then who do I hand this report to? Well.. I could pop home for a bit, in a rush this morning I didn't even get any food, or money.. I will just leave Gris' a note..

'Grissom,

Just had to pop home, 20 mins, max! Sorry! C, xx'

That will do, put in on top of the stacks and stacks of paperwork he already had.. Wish I could just be like him and not have to worry about all the formalities..

Oh well.

Off home.

And need to check on lindsey.

Ahh. Finally home after sitting in more traffic.. Why is it so busy at this time! Shouldn't people be sleeping! Its 3 am for goodness sake!

Right. Need to sneak in quietly. As not to wake lindsey..

OH MY GOD!

My house!

What happened!

Tv smashed on the floor!

Sofas ripped

Table flipped over

Shit.

What is that red on the floor!

Shit

Shit.

Shit!

I ran to the my car and grabbed my kit and found the first blood luminous I found and poured it all over the place.

I could feel myself going light headed as the red stain turned purple and started bubbling showing plush my cream carpet was in fact covered in blood.

Lindsey..

Where is lindsey!

I ran upstairs the fastest I have ever ran, tripping a smashing my nose on the banister but the only thing on my mind was finding my daughter!

Her bed empty.

The bathroom deserted.

The house hollow..

She was no where to be found..

When I suddenly felt a cloth shoved to my possibly broken nose.

Shit it knew this smell..

But before I could scream. The chloroform took over my blood steam, and I fell to the ground. With no fight. It was too late..