Five to ten minutes later Greg, Warrick and Nick found Gil and Sophie stood outside the morgue and Gil with his arm around Sophie hugging her, Nick smiled and pointed them out to the others.
"How sweet is that?" Nick remarked "You would think they have known each other many years not an hour or so"
"Yea ok let's sneak up on them" Greg attempted to whisper but was louder than intended "Damn it!"
"Don't bother sneaking up on us, you loud mouth" Sophie says turning around smiling at Nick and Warrick "Hey Nick hey Warrick"
"Hey Soph, what you been up to?" Warrick asked greeting Sophie with a high five.
"Bug man here gave me a tour of the lab, Hodges try's to suck up to Bug man so much the little twerp" Sophie explained pausing as Greg snorted and tried to pat himself on the back instead Sophie did it for him "There you go"
"OUCH!" Greg screamed causing Doctor Robbins to walk quickly out of the morgue scalpel in hand "Whoa doc put down the scalpel"
"Sorry, hey who's this Gil?" Al asked looking at Sophie who was trying not to laugh "I didn't frighten you did I?
"No you didn't, my name is Sophie Rae Sidle I'm Sara Sidle's sixteen year old sister" Sophie said gasping as the scalpel fell and landed in between Al's feet "Are you ok?"
"I'm ok, so what brings you down this way?" Al asks Gil who smiled and pointed at Sophie "Please don't tell me you want to come into the morgue? Are you insane?"
"No I'm a Sidle" Sophie replied giggling "Don't worry I wasn't going in there even though I act tough there is something's I just wont do and going in there is not one of them, but thanks all the same nice meeting you Mr Robbins"
"Yes meeting you Sophie, Gil can I have a word please?" Al enquired looking at Sophie and then Gil.
"Sure Sophie go with Nick, Warrick and Greg and keep them under control" Gil asked winking at Sophie "I'll be there soon honey"
"Ok Bug man" Sophie replies walking away followed by Nick, Warrick and Greg "So what we going to do boys?"
"We could play on the play station in the break room? Or go out for food I'm starving" Greg said rubbing his stomach "Greg needs food"
"Greg your always hungry" Warrick replies rolling his eyes "You never stop eating"
"Yea your point is?" Greg said hand on hip "Do I look like I'm bothered?"
"Hey Greg I'm quite hungry myself can we go get something to eat?" Sophie asked laughing as her stomach groaned "Well that's the cue I need to be fed, come on Greg, see you later guys"
"See you later Soph, Greg behave" Nick shouted down the corridor "Soph look out for him will you?"
"Sure thing Nick" Sophie replied pulling a mumbling Greg along once outside she turned Greg to her "Hey you want to plan a trick on them? Maybe use Gil's tarantula?"
"You Miss Sidle are devious and I like it" Greg replied pulling Sophie to his car and then out the car park "So what brings you to the lab then?"
"You promise not to say anything to Sara, Gil or even the rest of the guys?" Sophie asks fiddling with her seatbelt "Promise Greg"
"I promise my little sidekick" Greg replies "Come on Sophie what's happened?"
"Ok" Sophie said sighing and looking out the car window "I was twelve and my foster dad came into my room and well...well please don't make me say it Greg"
"Sophie did he touch you? Tell me Sophie" Greg asked pulling the car over and facing his friend "Sophie I can't help you if you don't tell me"
Sophie was about to answer when her cell phone rang silently apologising to Greg she took the call and got out the car, Greg watched Sophie wondering what the poor teenager had gone through although he could take a pretty good guess.
"Hello?" Sophie said into the phone "Hello who's there?"
"When you coming home?" Kelsi her seven year old foster sister asked "Dad is drunk and I'm hiding in the closet phoning you off the cell phone you brought me, I have got Dylan and Cady with me, can you come get us? I can open my window and you can come get us, please"
"Kelsi what's happening? Has he touched you, Dylan or Cady?" Sophie asked pacing the pavement "Come on baby girl tell me"
"He went to touch Cady but Dylan stopped him by biting him" Kelsi giggled and then sighed "I know biting is not the answer but he was going to hurt Cady she's only three"
"I know, hey wait a minute I'm with a friend I'm going to see whether they can get me to you and I'll come rescue you" Sophie says smiling down the phone hoping the seven year old would see it or sense it "Have you got everything, toys, books, clothes?"
"Yea got it all in here with us, please Sophie we miss you" Kelsi replied sniffing slightly "Why did you leave us? Don't you love us anymore?"
"Of course I love you, I just needed to sort a few things, Kelsi hold on one second" Sophie said and walked back to the car opening Greg's side "Greg can you take me to my foster parents? I need to collect three very frightened children"
"Sophie what is going on?" Greg enquired looking at Sophie's pleading eyes "You and me need a talk, ok give me the address"
Sophie gave Greg her foster parents address and Greg went on his way, Sophie explained about seven year old Kelsi, five year old Dylan and three year old Cady, Greg could sense that Sophie wasn't telling him the whole truth, when Greg pulled up in the driveway he noticed Sophie was halfway up the drive, Greg sprinted after Sophie noticing Sophie break into the car on the driveway, he was even more shocked when she threw three car seats at him and pointed to his car.
"Ok I get it put these in the car" Greg replied running to his car putting the car seats in and then sprinting back to Sophie who was stood by a pipe going up the side of the house "You need a hand?"
"Yea can you give me a boost? Then can you follow me up?" Sophie asked smiling as Greg bent over and allowed Sophie to climb on his back "Thanks Greg you on your way up?"
"Yea right behind you" Greg replied "This is kind of fun, stupid but fun"
Sophie climbed onto the window sill and smiled as it was open, folding the curtains back she crawled into the room followed by Greg who stayed at the window, Greg watched as Sophie went over to the closet and softly tapped it, then to his amazement three tired and weary children came out each holding a teddy bear, it was then that he noticed they were dirty and malnourished.
"Who's he?" Kelsi enquired "He looks friendly"
"Hi I'm Greg, what's your name?" Greg responded softly "I'm a friend of Sophie's"
"Hi I'm Kelsi, this is Dylan and that is Cady holding onto Sophie's leg" Kelsi said looking at the bedroom door "Can we go now?"
"Yea sure, do you mind getting on my back?" Greg asked Kelsi who smiled and walked over to Greg "Ok jump on and hold tight, I'll come back for Dylan you can handle Cady"
Sophie nodded and watched as Greg carefully climbed down the pipe and then hid Kelsi in the bushes before climbing back up and getting Dylan and several bags that Sophie had handed him, once Sophie saw that Greg was on the floor holding hands with Kelsi and Dylan, Sophie threw the three teddy bears down and then started on her way down the pipe with Cady.
"Almost there Soph, shall I get Kelsi and Dylan in the car?" Greg asked watching the front door for any movement "Or shall I wait?"
"No get them in the car I heard movement outside the bed room door we haven't got much time Greg" Sophie replied while placing Cady on the floor "Come on baby girl"
Sophie walked quickly with Cady to the car buckled her in, checked that they were all secure before telling Greg to go, it was then that Sophie noticed her foster dad running towards the car waving a kitchen knife at them, the three kids started to cry which in turn made Sophie cry, Greg took one look at the car and made a decision that were going to the drive in at McDonalds.
"Who wants a McDonalds?" Greg asked the car load "I know I do, anything you want guys my treat"
"Really?" Kelsi asked looking at Dylan and Cady "Ok can I have a chicken nuggets happy meal?"
"Can I have a hamburger meal please Greg?" Dylan asked sweetly playing with his pyjama pants.
"Cady will have a chicken nuggets meal Greg, I'll have a big Mac meal" Sophie replied smiling at Cady who smiled back "You ok baby girl?"
Cady only nodded, she rarely spoke and when she did it didn't really make sense, she was a frightened little girl the majority of the time, but since being in the presence of Greg Sophie noticed a change in the little girl.
"Ok so it's two chicken nugget kids' meals, a hamburger meal and two big Mac meals?" Greg asked receiving a nod from Sophie "Then I suggest we get back to the lab"
Sophie nods and smiles as Greg makes the order and pays for the meals, she then smiled once again when they got to the lab, Kelsi and Dylan held his hands and Cady was in his arms cuddling into his neck.
"You do realise this will look suspicious" Greg remarked walking past Judy and down towards the break room "We go out for food and come back with kids"
"I don't care" Sophie replied "Ok here goes guys behave"
Sophie opened the door and let Greg walk in with the kids, Nick and Warrick looked up from the play station and stood up, still not noticing Greg with three children.
"Took you ages where you go for food? Are they kids?" Warrick asked rubbing his head "Where did they come from?"
"They are Sophie's foster family, we went on a rescue mission" Greg explained guiding Kelsi and Dylan to the table and then tried to put Cady into a chair "Come on Cady time to let go"
"NOOOOOO!" Cady screamed kicking and screaming "Stay"
"Cady honey calm down, come to me" Sophie replied prising Cady out of Greg's arms "You ok Greg?"
"Yea sure" Greg replied rubbing his neck and waving at Cady who stopped crying and smiled at Greg "There you go"
Sophie placed Cady on her knee and silently said thank you to Greg, she knew she would have to explain things very soon to Greg, she had partly told him but the main reason of that explanation was climbing off her knee and towards Greg.
"Up" Cady asked Greg holding out her arms.
"Hey there little one" Greg replied picking Cady up and letting her rest her head in his chest "Sleep little one, same goes for you two"
Kelsi and Dylan nodded and crawled over to where Greg was sat, they settled down and fell into their first peaceful sleep in a matter of months.
TBC
Hope I haven't offended anyone with this chapter, if I did I'm sorry. Anyway it will be more humorous next chapter, any guesses to the relationship between Cady and Sophie? Keep reading and many thanks you're the greatest.