A/N: Okay I know my lack of updates have been horrible!! But it's been that way with all my stories not just this one!! So the current story line on CSI: NY stays Angel died, all the drama with Flack drinking and not showing up for work is still in play. But he's better now; I'm not adding the compass killer story line in here. So Flack been doing better since his talk with Mac, it's been a few months since then and they persuaded Flack to go on Vacation that's how he ended up in Vegas.
{*/?/ What A Mess /?/*}
The constant beeping was the first thing that Sammy could remember, because it was so damn annoying when she was trying to sleep.
The second thing was her whole body hurt when she tried to sit up.
The third thing was that she was alone in what she could only assume was a hospital in Vegas.
She tried to sit up inch by inch but the soreness in her body kept her from fully doing that.
She'd just have to wait until someone came in to move and there was nothing Sammy hated more than waiting.
Sammy couldn't honestly be sure how long it took for someone to show up due to the fact that she was almost 100% sure she'd fallen back to sleep again.
Blinking rapidly to clear the fogginess from her sight she let out a silent breath of relief that it was her cousin Nick in the room with her and not some stranger.
"Hey there little Sammy how ya feeling" Nick asked with his trademark Texas drawl.
"Sore as heck, but I'm glad to be awake can you help me sit up?" She asked roughly her throat felt like sand paper from lack of fluids.
"Yea sure" Nick said as he reached for the control to move the bed up
"Much better" Sammy said with a dry cough and grimace coming onto her face.
"Let me get you something to drink, you could probably use it" Nick said to her with a grin
Sammy just nodded not wanting to speak again with her throat so raw
"Thanks" She said after receiving and sipping the water.
"Don't mention it, I'm just glad you are awake and okay" Nick said with a relieved smile
"Me too. What happened Nicky?" Sammy asked reverting back to her childhood nickname for her favorite cousin.
Nick let out a deep sigh
"That doesn't sound to promising" She stated after another sip of water
"It's not. As much as I hate to say it were not sure exactly what happened to you" Nick said avoiding eye contact.
"What do you mean you don't know" Sammy questioned her voice extremely upset.
"Settle down, I'm pretty sure they'll kick me out if I upset you" Nick said with a grin
"Sorry what can you tell me I don't remember anything until flashes of this morning when I called you" She said rubbing her head lightly
"That was actually two mornings ago, you've been out for a while" Nick said seriously
"What?" Sammy questioned loudly in shock
"Whoever drugged you didn't care if you ever woke up. You blood was pumped full of so many drugs the doctors weren't sure you would wake up at all" Nick explained sadly
"Why would anyone go to all that trouble to drug me to that extent" Sammy questioned though thinking made her head pound more so she closed her eyes and leaned her head back.
"Again were not sure who ever drugged you, did so in such a normal manner that there was no recipe to idea the maker with. We don't think you were the intended target though" Nick said voicing some relief.
"Who was then" Sammy asked quietly praying he wouldn't say himself.
"The guy in the hotel room with you" Nick answered
"Is he alive" Sammy questioned her voice filled with dread at the answer.
"Yea he's in another room. He's actually a NY police officer which is why we think he was the target. Also he wasn't drugged nearly as much as you even though he's bigger and it would have made sense to drug him the most" Nick said with a stressed sigh.
"Do you have any idea who would want to hurt him or why?" Sammy asked her tone low
"The most viable idea that we've been able to pile together is that someone wanted to ruin him. In the hotel room where we found you both there was a marriage certificate…"Nick was stating when he was interrupted.
"What? I'm married" exclaimed Sammy her tone edging on hysterical
"No it's a fake, but it's a damn good fake took up forever to prove that it wasn't real. Whoever orchestrated this whole thing is brilliant. They made it look like you guy got married, then he over dosed you on drugs and almost killed you" Nick said holding Sammy's hand gently reassuring himself that she was alive and well.
"You think someone was trying to ruin him by making it look like he purposely killed his wife" Sammy questioned feeling severely shaken by the whole thing.
"Yea" Nick said quietly
"But someone doesn't just kill there wife, there would have been warning signs, no one would have believed that right?" Sammy questioned
"Normally no, but about 6 months ago Don Flack was dating a fellow police officer and she died in the line of duty. Things took a turn for the worst and he's been slowly rebuilding and he's almost back to 100% emotionally but a relapse wouldn't have been to out there for someone like him with all the stress of everyday life" Nick said
"Wow someone must really hate this guy" Sammy said quiet absorbing everything Nick had told her and feeling fully overwhelmed.
"Do you have any idea why I was picked?" She questioned almost dreading to ask the question.
"We have to theories one you were a totally random choice, two they picked you because I'm your cousin and if you had died I would have been overcome with anger at your death" Nick said
"You think they wanted you to be angry and push to arrest him and make him pay" Sammy said lightly
"That's the majority though process, everything about this guy is to precise and detail oriented to not leave a trail or be random I just can't see him randomly picking a stranger to fit in his plans" Nick said with a weary sigh
"Wow my life's more interesting than a soap opera" Sammy said with a giggle though her face showed the seriousness of her thought process.
"We have to police guards that are outside your room, and Don's were not taking the chance that this guy might have a backup plan of some sort" Nick said standing up
"Are you leaving" Sammy asked fearfully
"No I'm just gonna call Grissom and let him know your awake I'm staying here with you tonight" Nick said with a smile as he headed out the door.
Sammy smiled at the thoughtfulness of her amazing older cousin before giving in to the sleepy feeling that she had been feeling threw most of the conversation with Nick.
She'd ask Nick more later when she was finished absorbing all she'd learned from this conversation.
Sammy couldn't help but wonder as she drifted off if this Don guy was cute…
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