A/N: There is some dialogue from Grave Danger One and Two.

Sorry no smut in this one. There will be smut later I promise.

Sara and Grissom had been dating for several weeks now. They were taking it slow and just enjoying the thrill of a new relationship. Everything was new and special. They enjoyed having a secret that nobody else knew. It added to the excitement.

Grissom and Sara were in the hallway of the lab discussing a case.

(this part of the dialogue is not mine. I got it from Grave Danger.)

Grissom explained the results of the experiment he had done earlier, "Spatter patterns are a match. One bullet, two victims.

Sara argued, "No, no, no, no. Grissom, that isn't possible. I sampled every square inch of that scene, there was only one DNA type on the bloodstains."

They walked into Grissom's office and he sat down at his desk.

"How 'bout that? Our mystery vics are identical twins."

Sara breathed, "Twins......Well, that's different."

Grissom deadpanned, "Technically, it's the same."

He gave her a come hither smile.

Sara looked at his desk and saw something new. There was a certificate in a frame.

"What's this?" She picked it up

Grissom was giddy, "I just got it. It's a certificate of honorary ownership of Trigger, "The Smartest Horse in the Movies," Issued by Roy Rogers to the children of America. Roy felt that the children were the true owners of Trigger, so any kids that would write him, He'd send 'em one of those."

Sara thought this was so cute. She loved that little boy side of him. She decided to tease him a bit about it.

"And where did you get it?

"The Roy Rogers and Dale Evens Museum, which used to be in Victorville, California, and is now in Branson, Missouri."

"Roy Rogers, the cowboy?"

"King of the cowboys. I wrote to him when I was four. He set me one of those. I lost it, so I thought I'd replace it."

Sara smiled, "And then you thought you would frame it.

Grissom scoffed, "Yeah."

He saw that she was teasing him and took his certificate back.

(Back to my stuff)

"That is so cute."

Grissom pouted, "Are you making fun of me?"

"No. I just love seeing this side of you."

"Glad to be so entertaining."

"Oh, come on. Don't be like that. I will make it up to you later. I promise."

She raised her eyebrows at him.

Grissom gave her that raised eyebrow look, "I'll hold you to that, Dear."

The Sidle smile flashed across her face and their eyes meet and they held that gaze for a moment. Suddenly Grissom's phone rang and broke the mood.

Grissom answered, "Grissom."

"Gil, it's Catherine. Nick has been taken."

"What.....when?"

Sara noticed the alarm in Grissom's voice and the color drain from his face and gave him a puzzled look.

"Meet me outside. We can go to the scene. We need to find him. I'll fill you in when you get here."

"I'm on the way."

Catherine hung up.

Sara asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nick is missing. He was at a scene and he was taken."

"Oh, God."

She and Nick have always been close.

Grissom ran out the door with his kit and his camera, "Get your kit we need to get over there. Take the Denali. Catherine is meeting me out front."

Sara just stood there for a minute unable to move.

Grissom turned, "Sara, are you coming?"

Sara snapped out of it, "Uh...yeah...I'll get my kit and meet you at the scene."

Grissom caressed her cheek, "We will find him."

"What happened?"

"We don't know yet."

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Grissom and Catherine pulled up to see Brass talking to the officer who was there with Nick. Brass was giving him a tongue lashing about not taking his eyes off the CSI's when he was at a scene with them.

Grissom and Catherine were looking at the pile of body parts that was left at the scene. They discussed the end trails and Dave came to take them away.

Ecklie walked up, "Gil, Catherine. I want you to know, as far as I'm concerned, the lab's only got one case tonight. Same for the rest of the department."

Grissom nodded, "Thanks, Conrad."

Back at the lab Sara reported to Grissom what she found at the scene, which wasn't much.

Sara sighed, "Where could he be?"

"Sara, we will get him back, we have to."

"Why him?"

"I don't know. We don't even know who has him. We have to wait for more evidence. There just isn't enough to go on at the moment."

"I know, I hate waiting. I feel helpless."

He wanted so badly to reach out and hold her, but he couldn't.

Later, at the team meeting they were all discussing what they have so far.

They heard a ruckus down the hall and all went to see Hodges arguing with a delivery man.

Grissom took the package down the hall to the layout room to look in it.

Grissom looked at the envelope and then at his team, "Let me do this."

Sara was even more scared. Nick was missing and now Grissom could be blown up. She is on the verge of tears. She managed to maintain.

In the envelope, Grissom found a flash drive that connected to where Nick was being held. Grissom put it in the computer and a song began to play.

The team watched Nick on the computer.

There was little they could do right now but watch for the moment.

Nick's parents came in a talk to Grissom and Catherine.

Catherine went to her father and got the money for the ransom.

Grissom and Sara were arguing about him making the drop.

"Gil, it's not safe."

"I have to do this. Catherine can't be seen near this money. I need to do this."

"But...."

She couldn't bring herself to say the words.

Grissom saw her fear and reached out and caressed her cheek. She looked up at him.

"Sara, I'll be careful. I need you to keep working on this. We have to find Nick and right now this is the best shot we have."

Sara began to sob, "I know, I just can't lose you, not now."

Grissom's heart ached, "You won't."

He looked around and saw that nobody was watching. He leaned in and kissed her.

Grissom whispered, "I'll call you when I'm done."

Sara tried to smile, "I'll hold you to that."

She watched Grissom walk out of the room and to the door of the building with the suit case full of money.

She went back to work to keep her mind from wandering to what might happen.

An hour later she was snapped back to reality when she heard that a bomb blew up at the scene of the drop. She began to panic when she heard that Grissom was OK and that the Paramedics were checking him over. She ran for her Denali and made record time to the address.

Sara muttered, "I'll kill him."

Grissom saw her coming and gave her a look that said cool it. He had been given a clean bill of health and some painkillers for the headache.

They stole away for a quiet talk.

Grissom started, "Sara, I know what you are going to say."

Sara spat back, "Oh, no I don't think you do."

Grissom put his hands on her shoulders, "I know you are mad."

"Mad? I was scared to death Gilbert Grissom. If you ever do that to me again I will kill you."

Grissom smiled at that.

"What? Do you think this is funny? You really have a warped sense of humor. This is not funny!"

"I know. I was scared too. Now let's get back to work and find Nick."

She had calmed down a bit. He was alright and there was work to do. She sighed. Work would help.

"OK, what do you want me to do first?"

"We need to see what is left of the bomber in that building. Help Catherine in there."

"OK."

Sara went into the building and began the task of identifying who the man was. There was very little left of him, but Sara did find a thumb.

She took it back to the lab but couldn't get a fingerprint hit from AFIS. But Mia did find a partial DNA match to a Kelly Gordon. She went to Grissom with what she knew.

"I'm going to go talk to her....see what she knows."

"OK, go with Brass and talk to her."

The meeting was a bust and they got very little from her or so they though at the time.

Later back at the lab Grissom, Sara and Archie were watching the monitor when ants began to attack Nick.

Grissom was able to identify the ants and they were able to find where Nick was buried.

The ants were the key. They were fire ants. They only lived in nurseries near Vegas. Sara sparked a memeory. Kelly Gordon said she worked with plants before she was arrested. Archie located a range for the transmitter and they found two nurseries in that area. Sara ran to get the file from Grissom's office and they located the nursery were Nick was buried.

They got to the scene and found him buried in a hole. For the second time Grissom put himself in danger and for the second time Sara had to watch, helpless.

Suddenly the whole place sprung into action and Nick was pulled out of the coffin just as it blew up.

Nick was taken away in the ambulance. Warrick and Catherine went with him. Sara, Greg, Grissom and Ecklie watched as they drove away.

Grissom sighed, "I want my guys back."

Ecklie didn't say anything. He just looks as Grissom and then walked off.

Greg stated, "I better get to processing this scene. We need to collect what we can."

Grissom turned to him, "Yeah, you better do that."

Greg nodded, "I'll get to work on that."

"Sara, will you give me a ride back to the lab. I will get some guys here from days to help you, Greg."

"Sure, just a minute."

Greg looked at Grissom, "Thanks, I'll let you know what I find."

In the car Grissom and Sara talk.

"Gil, are you OK?"

"Yes, I just was thinking about what happened today."

"Me, too."

"I was scared. I want all the team back together."

"Do you think Ecklie will allow that?"

"If I have to go the Sheriff I will."

"Do you really want to go back to the lab?"

"No, I want to go home, take a shower and go to the hospital to see Nick."

"I'll take you there then."

"Will you......stay with me tonight. I...I don't want to be alone. I just want to be close to you."

"Sure....whatever you need. I will always be there for you."

Grissom reached out and held her hand, "Thanks."

He leaned his head against the headrest and closed his eyes, but did not let go of Sara's hand.