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Our Baby

"Sam Patterson?" Nick asked Catherine, just to make sure he wasn't day dreaming.

"Yea, he was arrested about a two years ago for killing his wife and young daughter. You and Sara worked on the case. He was released over a year ago, pending investigation into new evidence," Catherine said.

When I heard Nick say the name Sam Patterson I thought of the night little Ava was conceived. Nick and I were at a bar talking about Sam Patterson and getting drunk before spending a passionate night together at his place. Nick looked over at me. He was remembering that night to.

"Nicky are you still there?" he had forgotten he was still on the phone.

"Oh yes, sorry, I remember Sam Patterson. Does he have something to do with Ava's kidnapping?" he asked.

"We don't know for sure, but he would defiantly have motive," she said. "We'll keep you posted."

"Ok thank you. Can we come to the lab later to see how everything is going? And if you find Ava we should be there," he stated.

"Yea ok, Grissom shouldn't mind. See you later then,"

"Ok, bye."

"Bye Catherine."

3 hours later:

Nick and I hardly talked as he drove us to the lab. He had managed not to get upset again but I just couldn't stop crying. Could Sam Patterson have our 5-month-old baby girl? Why would he? How did he get to her? How did he even know about her? All these questions and more were whizzing round in my head as we pulled into a car parking space.

We slowly made our way inside. Everyone was staring at us as we walked into the break room hand-in-hand. Greg almost leaped into my arms as he dived in for a hug. We hugged everyone else before sitting round the table. We were being stared at with beady eyes as they waited for one of us to say something.

"Have you found Sam Patterson yet?" Nick asked.

Warrick sighed. He was clearly frustrated. "No not yet, we don't have any current information on him. But we're working on it."

He wasn't the only one who looked frustrated. Catherine looked ready to cry as Warrick spoke. Greg was being unusually calm and quiet. And Grissom, well he was just being Grissom, a worry wart at the best of times.

"No, I can't do this," I said as I stood up. "I can't sit here and watch you lot just think, think about what to say, what not to say, think about the fact that it has been over 24 hours since Ava went missing and you all think something bad has happened to her and I am even starting to think that. But I can't just sit here and watch my friends die inside 'cause of guilt. I love you guys all so much, some more than others and I know you lot are trying to protect us from what you really think but you guys just aren't the same when you're like this. Greg you haven't said anything funny or even anything at all to me for the past 24 hours. Catherine you told me yesterday that Ava would be ok, and now you don't look so convincing. Warrick have you even talked at all to Nick? And Grissom, I don't even know what to say, 'cause it wouldn't have the name of a bug in the sentence. You lot mean the world to me but you just aren't yourselves. I know Nick and I aren't either but… I don't even know what I mean anymore."

Nick stood up to comfort me as my head fell into my hands but I took a step back. They watched me turn around and walk off. They hung their heads in shame. I was right. They did all think something bad had happened to Ava but they couldn't help it, the CSIs in them took over. They sat in silence until Grissom spoke.

"I'll go speak to Brass and see if he has any more information on this Sam Patterson," he said before beginning to stand.

"Um, ok I'll come with you, Sara needs space," Nick said.

"You just need to find Brass now," Greg smiled.

They walked away leaving Warrick, Catherine and Greg alone until I peeked my head round the door. Their eyes lit up. Greg smiled as I walked in.

"You just missed Nick," Warrick said as I dropped onto the couch.

"Good, I can't handle him being so nice, I'm just not use to it," I said.

"Well what did you expect Sara? He's your fiancée, the father of your child. He loves you and Ava to pieces. He is scared stiff of what you just said, he now thinks you have given up on Ava and everything you two had. But that's just typical Sara, isn't it? I understand you pushing us away, but don't push Nick away too else one day he'll just do it for you," Catherine stated.

The men where shocked. Nick had only said one thing after Sara left, that he was going to go with Grissom to talk to Brass. How did Catherine know Nick felt like that? I guess it was one of Catherine qualities, to read people minds. She was a people person.

I nodded. "You're right. I do push people I love away. But I couldn't push Ava away, I loved her and I didn't have a choice. I'm not complaining, I wanted to love her, I still do love her but now I realise why I don't get close to people. It hurts, so bad," I said as I fought back the tears.

"I know," she said as she walked over and hugged me. "Are we going to go and find your baby then or what?"

"Yes, but if I start to cry again just hit me ok," I laughed lightly.

"Ok," said Greg as he gently hit my arm.

*Ring Ring*

Warrick's eyes where wide as he answered his phone.

"Brown."

"Warrick please tell me Sara is with you?" Nick asked.

"Yea she is why?"

"We have an address for Sam Patterson. We're on our way now. Will we meet you there?" Nick asked.

"Yea ok," said Warrick.

"The address is 324 South Street, Henderson. Hurry," Nick said.

"Yea we will, be careful Nicky, see you soon," Warrick said but Nick had already hung up.

We all stood with bated breath waiting for Warrick to say something.

"Let's go find our baby CSI," he smiled.

We speed walked down to the car park. They said I probably should have been going but I had to know if that twisted son of a bitch had my daughter. I also needed to be there for Nick. As we pulled up outside the rather nice looking house, Brass and loads of other officers where waiting to enter the home. Nick and Grissom where right behind them. We soon joined, with our guns ready.

'LVPD' soon echoed through the house as we entered. The smell of cigarette smoke and alcohol hit me like a tone of bricks. I had put all my hope in Ava being here and so had everyone else judging by there anxious faces as we searched the house. Upstairs Brass found Mr Patterson. He was arrested on the spot and escorted out to the cars. As he walked past he smirked at me and Nick. Nick wanted to kill him but I held him back, he wasn't worth it.

"Do you want to get a conviction?" I asked when Sam was no longer in the room.

"Right now, I just want our baby back," he said.

I sighed as we continued to walk through the house. I felt the need to call out to Ava even though she hadn't started talking yet and therefore couldn't reply.

A new sound echoed throughout the house; a baby crying. Nick looked at me and smiled. I had to smile back. The cries seemed to be coming from a spare room at the back of the house. I was crying again, it hurt to her Ava cry and we had found her. Grissom, Catherine, Warrick, Greg, Nick and I were the closest to the door. Grissom slowly sung it open to reveal a baby in a car seat on a table. Our baby.

Nick and I barged through to get to her. I picket her up and held her tight, once again, not to tight. Nick looked at me. Tears were forming in his eyes. He kissed me on the lips several times before taking Ava. We kind of fell into a heap on the floor as our friends watched.

"I am never going to let you out of my sight again," I whispered to Ava who had stopped crying at the sight her relived parents.

"Yea, you are grounded till you're 35," Nick added. "Scrap that, 85."

Grissom had gone back outside but Catherine, Warrick and Greg where still watching us. Catherine was gently crying as Warrick comforted her.

"C'mon now Greg don't you start crying, or we'll have to swim out of here," Catherine laughed as tears tempted Greg eyes.

"I just remembered the reason I wanted to be a CSI," he smiled.

The End

Thank you so much for reading. I hope I got the facts right and I hope you guys saw the characters from the show reflected in this story. I also hope that you have been able to imagine some or all of the story like me. Check out my other story and there be more stories to come. Review please xxx I love you, Snickers fans, especially CSIforever98!