Chapter 12-His Game

Greg looks at her wide eyed and replied. "Why would he do this and why would he wait all this time to try and get back at you again."

Sara answers the first part of the question. "you didn't see the look in his eyes when he said I'll see you around, it's got to be him."

Greg trusts her answer and he gets his second question asked but this time by Grissom. "He probably wanted to shall we say perfect his skills and that took time, studying, patience and obviously been watching her either by himself or had help."

Greg nodded and him and Grissom look at Sara and Greg says. "And why did he want us to know now?"

Sara answers that."To him were playing a game, his game and he just up the stakes to scare me and to tell you guys the honest truth I am scared." They both knew that Sara wouldn't admit that unless she was really terrified, Greg puts a hand on her arm and Grissom puts his hand on the small of her back again, Sara cleared her throat and said. "But I am not afraid for myself, I'm afraid because I know his next target."

She looks at Grissom and he whispered. "Me."

She nods and said. "He probably still blames you for our break up and he is killing the men that I was involved with and saving you for last, even though technically we were never involved but he knew how strongly I felt for you."

Grissom nodded and Greg asks. "Then why not kill Grissom first?" Grissom looks at him and he says. "No offense man."

Grissom just speaks. "Like what Sara said it's a game to him and Dave and Brice were easy victories in his mind but when it me comes to me he wants a challenge."

Greg nodding in understanding and said. "And he should know that he is going to get one, because your not just going to walk in a bar, sit next to him and then go to an alley so he could shoot you."

He smirks, Grissom nodded with a little smile and Sara had a little one herself, then Jim walks up to them and said. "so the people didn't really know what happened I mean we are by a club with a lot of people and loud music."

The three of them looked at him and Sara said. "We know who did this."

He raises an eyebrow and said. "Who?"

Sara took a breath and told him everything that they found out and their theories when she was done, Grissom speaks. "Brass can you talk to your boss and see if you can find a cop or a bodyguard to watch mine and Sara's back."

He looked at Sara to see if she was going to object but she didn't, she just nodded and Grissom looks back at Brass and Brass said. "yeah sure, no problem." They nodded, picked up their stuff and left the alley to go back to the lab and while Sara was driving Grissom called Warrick and asked him to run a search on Travis Bell, when he hung up the phone he looked at Sara and vowed silently to her that she was going to be all right if it was the last thing he did. After she gave him a little smile, they looked away from each other and went to their own thoughts.

They get to the lab turned all their evidence in and then was met in the hall by Warrick as they were walking to an empty lab room, Grissom lightly grabs Sara's arm to stop her, she turns to him and he said. "Sara I don't think it's a good idea for you to be wor..."

She cuts him off. "Don't even think about pulling rank on me. We both know that if this was reversed you wouldn't be so easily taken off the case, right?" he looks at her then looks down shaking his head, he looks back up and sees she has her arms folded over her chest in her defensive stance, despite only working with her for a short time he has already seen that look before so he sighs and replied. "ok but I am in charge now, I don't want you touching anything alright, all reports go through me."

Sara sighed, nodded and replied back. "ok."

He nodded back and they met the guys in the room. The latest victims personal things were on the table, she looks at them as Grissom asked. "What do you have Warrick?"

Warrick takes a breath to talk but Sara stopped him for a second. "Wait, what's this?" she points to a bag that had a crinkled envelope in it.

Warrick looks at the bag and said. "oh it was a letter that told him he had a free trip to Vegas."

Sara gasped, they all looked at her and Grissom puts a hand on her shoulder and asked. "what is it?"

Instead of answering what Grissom asked, Sara looks at Warrick and asked. "Do you have the inventory of Dave's personal items?" They all look at her curiously but Warrick nodded, took another folder he had in his hands and handed it to her. Sara took it and read the list, looked at the team when she was done and said. "Dave had the same letter and Peter told me he won a free trip too, that's how he lured them here."

They were all shocked at that revelation and Greg asked. "Are you sure? it could be coincidence."

Sara shook her head and Grissom answered. "I don't believe in coincidence, he did this." Greg just nodded, Warrick looked at them confused, they were talking like they knew him. Grissom felt Sara tense, he looked at her and said. "You got Peter to not come, he is going to be ok." He puts his personal feelings aside to make sure she was reassured that someone she cared about was out of the crossfire.

Sara nodded and replied. "I know, I am just thankful I called him." Grissom just nodded squeezed her shoulder then released her.

Sara cleared her throat looked at Warrick and asked. "so what do you have Warrick?"

Warrick looks at them and asked. "you know him don't you?"

They all nodded and Grissom said. "it's a long story we will fill you in when you fill us in." Warrick nodded and looked over at his papers and counted. "He didn't have a criminal record so it was a little harder but I got it." he took a breath and continued. "ok, it seems our boy went to Four different colleges only staying for two years each, studying various subjects, he got a huge inheritance from his late grandma at the age of 21 and his last known address is here with his mother but she died two years ago." He looks up at them so they could digest what he said.

Grissom takes his glasses off and held them, the three of them looks at Grissom and could tell he was thinking, Grissom looks at Warrick and said. "Does it say how his mother died?" Warrick looks down at the papers again and said. "it was a home invasion and when he came to visit her he saw that she was shot…" He stops for a minute then looks up at Grissom and said. "She was shot directly in the forehead."

A shiver passed through all of them and Greg whispered. "creepy."

They all nodded, Grissom clears his throat and said. "He must have snapped after his mother died and he remembered the last time he was hurting this bad, he must of thought of you, Sara and he wanted to take it out on you but not indirectly, he killed the guys you were involved with, knowing in some way it will affect you. And he killed them like his mother died, so yes Greg very creepy."

They nodded again and Warrick was looking at them and Grissom speaks again. "one more thing Warrick, did he go to colleges in Boston or California and if he did what years?" He looked at him strangely but looked at the papers again and said. "He was in California 8 years ago, in New York six, Texas four and Washington 2." So that solved it he had somebody watching her.

Greg said. "I guess it pays to have money."

They all nodded once again and Warrick said. "can you fill me in now?"

Sara nods and catches Warrick up. When she was done Warrick looked at her shocked and said. "wow." She nodded and looked at her watch and saw that it was getting late and since really there was nothing more they could do at the moment, She looks at Grissom and he seemed to agree so he nodded, she looks at everybody else and said. "How about we call it a night?"

They nodded and Greg patted her shoulder and walked out of the room.

Warrick looks at Sara and asked "Do you want me to check the house?"

Sara looked at Warrick and said. "If you don't mind, I don't think he will be leaving town anytime soon he wants to finish the job he started, so be careful."

"Ok I can get Brass and we can check it out."

Sara smiled and said "Thanks."

Warrick gives her a little smile and said. "no problem, I'll call and let you know."

Sara nodded and Grissom cleared his throat then Sara said. "Call Grissom when you find something." Warrick looked at the two but nodded anyway and left the room.

Sara and Grissom look at each other and before either one could talk Jim comes into the room and said. "you will get your bodyguards Monday morning they will be here at the lab waiting for you two."

Grissom smiles and said. "Thanks Jim." Jim gives them a nod and left the room to catch up with Warrick.

They look at each other again and Sara says. "so where do you want to talk? your place or mine?"

"you decide, were every you feel comfortable."

Sara took his hand and said. "Anywhere I am with you I always feel comfortable but how about my place?"

Grissom nodded, he packed up the evidence and puts them away, they walk out of the break room and the locker-room to get their stuff, then they walked out of the lab hand in hand with people form the other shifts looking at them but they didn't care.

They had to release hands to go to their own vehicles and once they stared driving Grissom followed behind since this was the first time he has been to her place.

AN: Grissom is about to find out more about Peter and her feelings toward him how will he react? will it make him rethink their relationship? will their relationship end before it begins? Want more? Please Review and it will be revealed.