Chapter 21: At Work

Sara sat behind a computer putting fingerprints in and running them through CODIS. She and Catherine were working on homicide in a hotel room, and there were plenty of fingerprints. The guys were at drive by shooting scene, picking through bullets.

"Sara, how's it going?" Catherine asked as she walked into the room.

"Most of the prints were the victim's; two unknowns and the rest are from the maid service. The unknowns might be our killer," Sara glanced up quickly then back down at the computer.

"And how about you and Lexie?" pulling up a chair Catherine sat down next to the brunette.

"She's great. We met with her pediatrician for the first time a couple of days ago."

"Who's she seeing?"

"Dr. Michelle Montgomery."

"Oh, she's wonderful," Catherine exclaimed, "that's who Lindsay saw. What did Lexie get?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Sara you're a CSI. Did you miss the whole Disney thing?"

"No I saw, Oh! She got a white cat name…. Marie, I think?"

"Ah, the Aristocats. Good movie. Lindsay got Bambi."

"She always gives out something?" Sara asked.

"Yeah, she figures that by giving them something it would help make it easier. Its always a stuffed animal and a Disney one at that."

"Well it would make sense."

All of a sudden Catherine jumped up into the air grabbing her side, pulling out her cellphone she looked at it, muttering a 'now what', then answering, "Willows."

(A/N: This will only be Catherine's side of the call.)

"What happened Gil?"

At the mention of Grissom, Sara perked up looking expectantly at Catherine.

"Okay. Yeah, we can."

"We are on the way."

Catherine closed her phone, and stood.

"What's wrong?"

"The group that was responsible for the shooting came back by. Grissom needs us out there."

"Let's go then," Sara jumped and started running out of the lab with Catherine on her heels.

'Dear god, I hope Warrick's okay. No, I want them all okay,' Sara thought as she shoved the front door of the lab open.

It took them five minutes to get to the scene, both girls rushing to get out of the Denali.

"Grissom!" Catherine yelled as she and Sara moved under the police tape.

Grissom quickly stood up seeing the girls running towards him.

"Is everybody okay?" Catherine asked as she caught her breath.

"Greg and I are fine. Nick scrapped his arms and hands up when he fell. Warrick got grazed, and we lost Officer Canter," Grissom replied grimly.

They all turned quietly looking over the scene before resting on the site of the MEs placing the fallen officer into a black body bag.

Softly Sara asked, "Where is Warrick?"

Grissom pointed to the ambulance that was parked a little ways away. Sara jogged away, leaving the other two smiling faintly at her.

Warrick saw Sara coming towards him, she was very pale and worry was etched through out her face.

"Hey," she said.

"I am okay," Warrick spoke looking her in the eye, conveying that he really was.

Sara saw that the paramedics had removed his shirt and were cleaning and stitching up his left shoulder.

"What happened?"

"We were collecting evidence, when a car came speeding by and started shooting. I shoved Nick down, Grissom was already dropping down, and I tackled Greg. That was when I got hit. I didn't see Canter at all until it was over. Then it was too late."

Sara nodded her head, silently thanking whatever gods that he and everybody else was okay, and prayed that Trent Canter rested in peace.

"Sir, I have you stitched up and bandaged. I am going to give you a sling so you don't tear the stitches," the paramedic spoke to Warrick as he tried putting his shirt back on, "take some aspirin for the pain, and see your doctor as soon as you can."

Wordlessly Sara reached over and pulled the shirt away from Warrick's hand and started helping him slip his bad arm in, then his head, and lastly his other arm before straightening it out.

"Thanks."

Grissom came over as Warrick worked to get the sling on, "Sara you and Warrick head on out and get some rest, I am going to put Catherine on this case and Warrick you can help Sara with her's."

"That's fine. Just be careful," Warrick said as he looked over the scene.

"Yeah, I'll see you guys later," Grissom answered as he walked away.