Chapter Four: Take Some Time Off
Greg walked into work with a sad look painted on his face. He had deep purple half moons under his eyes, probably from lack of sleep. His eyes were bright red from crying and there was a streak of tears coming from his eyes and down his face. Long story short, Greg looked like shit.
Gil approached Greg after seeing how worn out he looked and asked, "Greg, are you sure that you're fit to work today?"
Greg looked up and said, "Yes I am."
"Are you sure you don't want to work and take a few days off?"
"Yes."
Meanwhile in Miami…
Horatio asked his wife, "Calleigh, you're cousin is a trained CSI, isn't she?"
"If you mean Cheyanne, she is. She's also a trained archeologist and a Spanish translator."
"Could you give her a call and see if she's interested in a temporary job with us?"
"Of course!"
Calleigh took out her cell phone and called her cousin, Cheyanne Duquesne. Cheyanne gladly accepted the job offer.
Cheyanne's part of the family was very rich and successful so Cheyanne didn't need to work, she just did for the heck of it. Unlike Cheyanne, Calleigh needed to work but she was okay with that. It gave her a purpose.
Cheyanne arrived within ten minutes of the end of the phone call. She had the same blonde hair as Calleigh but Cheyanne had bright blue eyes. She was about five foot eight and had a perky attitude. Cheyanne was three years younger than her cousin but she looked to be about twenty at the maximum.
"Where do I begin?" Cheyanne asked Horatio.
Back in Las Vegas…
"Greg, you seriously need to take at least a few days off work." Gil protested.
"No I need to work so I can keep my mind busy." Greg replied.
As Nick walked by, he said, "If Gil told me to take some time off, I'd pack by bags and be on my way to some exotic island by now."
Gil said under his breath, "You two are so stubborn."
Gil walked into his office and sat down in his chair. Knowing that Ryan and Natalia were going to be in Las Vegas for at least a week, he called them at Greg and Sabrina's house to see if one of them could sub for Greg.
"Wol-I mean, Sanders' Residence!" Ryan answered.
"Ryan, this is Gilbert Grissom. I was wondering if you or Natalia could possibly sub for Greg so he can have some time off."
"Sure, Mr. Grissom. That would be no problem at all."
"Okay. What are your and Natalia's work of expertise?"
"I have a degree in chemistry and genetics and Natalia works DNA. We are both CSIs."
"Great. I'll see Natalia here tomorrow then."
After hanging up the phone, Ryan turned to his wife and said, "Natalia, Gilbert Grissom needs you to sub for Greg tomorrow so Greg can have some time off."
"Ah. Okay. He needs to take time off anyway."
"I'm sure Greg is being absolutely stubborn about it too."
"Oh of course he is. I'm going to call Anya and check up on Malcolm."
Natalia briefly left the room to call her younger sister. She was one hundred percent positive that Anya was spoiling Malcolm beyond belief.
"Hello, annoying older sister." Anya answered.
Natalia rolled her eyes and said, "Hello, brat sister. How's Malcolm?"
"Right now, he's eating chocolate ice cream with everything sugary that I could find in it."
"Anya Michelle Boa Vista!"
"Just kidding, sis! Jeez. He's watching T.V."
"Anya, you're such a bitch sometimes."
Anya laughed and replied, "And you're so controlling."