Glad you all liked Chapter 11! Thank you to all who reviewed! I can't sleep, so this may be long, and you may get two chapters!

Thanks so much to my beta, Peggy. You are wonderful!

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Test of Faith

Chapter 12

Answers, Letters, Threats

"Just fine, thanks! Got a new nickname for me, Gil?" asked Catherine, grinning.

"No, I was talking to my girlfriend," Gil replied.

Catherine pointed to Sara, fast asleep on the bed. "She fell asleep about an hour after you left. I went to the cafeteria, came back, and she was still sleeping. Guess she was tired."

"I guess. If you want, you can go home now. I'm gonna stay here," Gil replied.

"I'll take off. Be back later though. I may bring Lindsay on the way to school."

"That sounds good. Bye, Cath."

"Bye, Gil." With that, Catherine turned and left.

Gil turned around after watching her leave and sat in the chair that Catherine had just vacated. He opened the album that he had brought, and flipped through it. The first page was of him. There were five pages on each person, and he was honored to be first. The first page had his name on it in big, bold, colorful letters. The next four pages contained articles, pictures, and this.

Gilbert Grissom, Gil, Supervisor.Sweet, kind, caring.Not very good at organization or paperwork.Wonderful CSI, supervisor, person.Can be strict, but that's what keeps us moving in the right direction.Reason I came and stayed in Vegas.

Gil was shocked. He looked over at the sleeping form on the bed listening to her breathe. He knew she liked him, loved him even, but he never knew about this. He felt like he was intruding, like this was private. He told himself to stop, but he was intrigued. He flipped through looking at the pictures and articles that Sara had saved of him. They only went up to a few years ago, so he assumed that was when she had put the album together.

He flipped the page over and saw that the next section was labeled 'Catherine' in the same lettering that his name had been in. He looked for her little profile, and found it on the third page. It read;

Catherine Willows, Cath, CSI.Single mother, good at it, too.Caring, kind.Likes Warrick.You can tell.Can be sarcastic.Sensitive.One dang good CSI, mother, person.Wonderful person

Gil was amazed at the description. He was sure that Sara had never told Cath that she was a wonderful person…ever. He was learning a lot from this album, and he had only seen eight pages. The next section was Warrick. The same lettering was used for his name. Gil was recognizing a pattern. Warrick's profile read;

Warrick Brown.Warrick, Rick Sensitive to others feelings.Likes Catherine.Caring.I feel bad that I had to investigate him at first.Hoping for a stronger friendship. Nice, good friend.Strong.

Gil was, again, surprised. Sara certainly did not show her feelings, especially at work. Next was Nick.

Nick Stokes, Nick.Nice, brotherly.Texan, definitely.Sensitive, strong.Great friend.He's definitely passionate about his job.

Gil was learning a lot about Sara, and her feelings about the team. Greg was next.

Greg Sanders, Greg, Greggo.Awesome CSI and person.I can't think of any words to describe him.Loves jokes, takes Gil seriously.Very seriously. Gil gives him a hard time sometimes, but Greggo takes it well.We all love him. GO GREG!

That ended the CSIs. Next were the lab techs. Hodges was first. His entry was very short.

David Hodges.Hodges.Suck up.

That was it. All of it. He still had five pages, though. Next, he was surprised to find Ecklie.

Conrad Ecklie, Ecklie.Idiot.Ass.Suck Up.Evil.

That didn't surprise Grissom, given the recent exchange between the two. He skimmed the rest of the pages, finding description of everyone. When he was done, he sat back, and a new thought popped into his head. The missing album…the one that he was sure he had left right there. It had not been there…at all. His thoughts drifted to Wayne Johnston, and how he might be involved. His prints were in the system, and maybe he had left some at the apartment.

Just then, Gil jumped out of the chair dropping the album. Sara awoke with a start.

"Gil! Honey, what's up?" she asked sleepily.

"Nothing. Just a call from work. Go back to sleep, sweetie. I have to go in, but I'll send Greggo and Nick to sit with you." He went to leave tripping over the album on the floor. "Oh and here. I got this at your apartment. I think you'll enjoy it. I know I did!" He smiled at her, and left. She just stared after him for a moment, and then turned her attention to the album.

Gil went into the garage and opened his door. He spotted something small and white on the floor of his car. He bent down and picked it up. It was the small white envelope that had been placed in his car earlier. On it was his typewritten name. He opened the envelope, and pulled out the typewritten letter. It said

Dr. Gilbert Grissom,

Yes, you know who I am.Yes, by now you have probably figured out what I have done.That album you are looking for, the black album you carelessly left on the coffee table is now in my possession.I took it.I broke into the apartment.You didn't even notice.That makes you feel uneasy, doesn't it?Well, I'm glad.You deserve it, after what you have put me through.I am glad that I now have a bargaining chip.You can bet I'll be using it.You don't want your precious girlfriend to know about her past, and the horrors that haunted her until that terrible accident.Well, I have the only record she has of them and if you never want her to see them, you had better give me whatever I want regardless of what your superiors or the laws dictate.

I will be contacting you by mail, by e-mail, through the lab, through your colleagues, by any means possible to tell you my demands.One slip up and your precious Sara will know the horrors that have haunted her for as long as she can remember, well, before that dreadful accident she had.Better start preparing yourself for the worst.If she finds out, she might self-destruct.You have been warned.

Sincerely,

Your Worst Fear

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OK, going to work on Chapter 13 now. Bye!

Just a hint- if you ask for a sneak peek, I will update faster, like just after I send the peek. Just a hint... I will still send the peek, though.

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