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Everybody felt the world collapsing on them . Catherine was the most affected .
"Do you mean… Greg … Greg has been shot ?"Catherine asked .
"Yeah …." Nick answered . "this was Anna's message "
"Oh my God … I am going to the hospital …"
"Catherine , stop !" Grissom yelled "we are all going , alright ? " he put his hand on her shoulder "calm down , please"
"Sorry … is just …" she whispered .
"I know he is like your son , you don't have to explain this to me . I am calling Warrick and Sara and we'll met them at the hospital , just don't lose it "
"Yeah , let's go"
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"Miss you need to be checked" a nurse told Anna "please come with me"
She rose from her chair and followed the nurse , too afraid to ask about Greg . She was also scared about the baby , even if she thought she was fine .
After checking her , the doctor said that everything is alright with her and Sheila , so she went out , sitting again on that chair on the hallway . Alone . Without her Greg . She closed her eyes , remembering the beautiful times of her life , the day she met Greg , and all from that moment until now , the pregnancy , the proposal … she smiled at the thought and prayed that her fiancée will be fine . She saw doctors rushing out from the room Greg was in .
Someone approached her .
"Miss Lange ?"
"Yes , that's me . How … how is Greg ?"
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Her eyes were closed , she was crying loudly , she just couldn't believe … how could this happen to her baby ? Her lover ? Her Greg ? Why ? God , he was so innocent , so sweet , such a good guy … for her he was perfection .
Hearing a familiar voice , she opened her blue eyes .
"Anna ?" Nick asked "hey , sweetie , how are you feeling ?"
He was surrounded by two guys and two girls , probably Greg's colleagues . Nick looked into her eyes and saw she was crying .
"Good…" she answered .
"The baby ?"
"Sheila is okay … the doctor said so. But he…"
She raised her head , looking straight into his eyes . He understood .
"He's alive ?"
"Barely … critical … next 24 hours…" she managed to say .
She started to cry again . Catherine sat next to her , hugging the young woman to her chest like a mother .
Warrick and Sara looked at Nick , waiting for an explanation . As for Grissom , he was looking at the floor , a little nervous .
"So , Nick can you tell me about this ? I never knew Greg was married …"
"Greg and Anna…" Nick started .
"Nicholas , let me " Anna said "first of all , me and Greg are not married , legally . We have been living together for nine months .And this because he asked me to marry him , but we couldn't marry because of my pregnancy "
"I never knew Greg was like that …"
"Neither do I , Warrick , neither do I " Sara said ."so , how months …?" she pointer to the belly .
"Five . Almost six ."
"Ann , I know you hate this , but we need to take you a question , we are investigating the case and we need to know all you can tell us , please "
"Of course , Nick , but is not much to say about this . I went to Greg to the mall to buy clothes for me and Sheila … we were laughing . When we walk out of one shop , we heard some gunshots and he pushed me on the ground , protecting and covering me … I don't remember anything else …. I just know that I opened my eyes and he didn't answer , I…" she started to cry again.
"Calm down , sweetie , please " Nick said .
"I shook him and I … I felt something warm ,…it was his blood… the bullet hit his chest … I pushed himself on the back and then the paramedics took him … he had another gash on his forehead , another bullet wound"
She stopped for a little , looking in their eyes . They seemed so worried about Greg's condition … they were his friends after all .
"I have been checked and I'm, alright , and , how I told you , he is …. In a critical condition , so they don't know if he's going to make it through the night "
"He is , baby , he's a fighter ."
"Yeah , he is , that's why I love him so much …" she smiled ."by the way , I don't know your names ."
They presented themselves , and Anna remembered what Greg told him about every guy in his team .
"So , Catherine , you have a little girl , right ?"
"Yeah , she's thirteen ."
"Congratulations . Warrick … Greg told me … you are married , right ? With a girl called … Nina ?"
"Tina "
"Tina , sorry . Greg told me so much about every one of you guys … I feel like I know you very well…"
"By the way , when we can see Greg ?"
"Not in the next 24 hours . Critical for him ."
They just went to the door of the room Greg was in . They couldn't enter , but they could see him lying unmoving on the bed with white sheets , the machines that surrounded him . His head was wrapped in a bandage . Another one was over his chest . He was shirtless so anybody was able to see the tubes and wires who went out and in of his little body .
He was not allowed to die . He had a family , a real one , he couldn't die .
"I'm so sorry buddy , I'm so sorry" Nick thought "I can't save you , …please , don't let Anna and your baby alone on this cruel world … they need you we all need you ,… don't give up fighting in the name of love and friendship … keep fighting for this , we miss you already . "
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