Chapter 55: Christina

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A/N: I am sorry it took me this long to post this chapter, I've been busy hand writing some chapters. I have hand written up to chapter 62 so bear with me while I type them out and when they're all typed out I'll upload them in bulk.

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Lily Flynn paced back and forth. She was in the court with the others when Christina's sentencing was handed down. Lily knew it was her fault Christina turned out the way she did.

Christina managed to graduate from High School – barely and get into a good college, only because of Sam Braun. He made sure she got into the college of her choice.

Christina had been molested at a young age by some of Lily's boyfriends and when Christina had told Lily, she of course did not believe her. That started the downward spiral into her psychosis.

Lily had never taken full responsibility for Christina's abuse and the aftermath of her life. Lily had taken Christina out of that mental hospital and subsequently, Christina had kidnapped Sierra. Lindsey went along willingly in order to talk to her sister. Unfortunately, they had been in a horrific accident which almost killed the three of them. Fortunately they were all going to be ok.

"Christina someday you'll get out and I will appeal your sentence" Lily said to the picture of Christina.

Catherine and Grissom walked into the house without knocking.

"I am afraid that is not going to happen mother" Catherine said.

Lily whirled on her. "Why not?" she demanded.

"She lashed out at a guard and hit him hard, she is now in solitary" Catherine said.

Lily wept. "We have to get her outta there!" she said.

"Mother are you delusional as she is? She almost killed Lindsey and Sierra and raped Greg Sanders. She belongs locked up for life!" Catherine said with vengeance in her voice.

Lily turned to her daughter with wet and pleading eyes. "Catherine you did not raise her. Biologically she's yours, yes, but I am the one who raised her. Greg Sanders was asking for some action that day when he was allegedly raped." Lily said.

Grissom put his hand up. "With all due respect, the reason he was exposed like that was because Christina gave him an infection"

"Let him tell it to the judge" Snarled Lily.

Catherine and Grissom exchanged looks.

Just then, Greg Sanders came storming in the house also without knocking.

"Did I do something to you Mrs. Flynn? Why are you doing this to me?" Greg demanded and indicated the papers in his hand.

Lily crossed her arms defiantly. "Because I can"

Greg buried himself in Grissom's chest. "I can't go through this Griss! Please don't let her do this to me"

Lily looked at young Sanders in Gil Grissom's arms as the older CSI comforted his young protégé.

"Oh gawd you two get a room!" she scoffed.

Catherine could not believe the anger that her mother had for everyone else. It was amazing how blind Lily could be.

The phone rang, startling them all.

"Hello, yes this is Lily Flynn. What? Oh no Oh!" she said and hung up.

Lily turned to Catherine, Greg and Grissom. "The DA has amended his charges" she began.

"What?" Catherine demanded.

Lily sighed, apparently a few more guys came forward and told the DA some things that Christina did to them. She has another rape trial coming up. She is too fragile for this!"

"Mrs. Flynn, you don't get it. She forced herself on these men! Violently and why is it if a woman is raped it is taken seriously but if a man is violated it's different?" Greg asked.

"Christina is 19, young and free, she just wants to experiment" Lily said.

Greg shook his head. "She's blind guys, she won't admit that it's all her fault. If she had only paid ore attention to Christina and believed her when she said she had been molested., this would not have happened."

Lily turned to face them. "No, if you Grissom, had stayed with Catherine and raised the baby then this would not have happened."

"Oh so now this is all my fault" Grissom said.

No one said a word and Grissom shrugged. "I'm outta here" he said.

Grissom had a mission now; he wanted a one-on-one chat with his daughter. He wanted to find out why she was so very angry. He obtained permission to visit her and got on the sea-plane to the hospital/jail facility.

They sat across from each other, a guard in the room for safety reasons.

"All right waddya want." she demanded.

"I want the truth Christina, the absolute truth. What is the matter? Why are you so angry?"

Christina looked at him. "What do you care! You abandoned my mom and me" she said.

"Christina I did not know about you."

Christina's demeanour softened and she started to cry. "I have a lot of anger because of what Lily's boyfriends did to me and the fact she did not believe me when I told her."

Grissom put a hand on hers. "Did any of them…" he began.

"Get me pregnant.." she seethed. "Oh yeah, I got knocked up the first time when I was fifteen and I gave birth at sixteen. But the abuse started before that"

"What happened to the child?" asked Grissom.

Christina looked at her father. "Christina took him from me as soon as he was out of me and handed him to a nurse and she took him away. I never even saw him. "she said as tears slipped down her cheeks.

"Did you have any more?"

Christina shook her head. "I miscarried the next two" Christina looked at Grissom. "I am very sorry for what I did to Greg. I know what I did was wrong." She began.

"You do know that other men have now come forward don't you?"

"Grissom I'm a victim too, I want someone to prosecute the men that abused me. Maybe then I can get closure."

Grissom knew that his time was up. "We will figure something out Christina." Grissom said. Father and daughter shared a smile.

For the first time in a long time Christina smiled a deep sincere smile.

A/N: That's all for now on the Christina storyline – there will be more on her and getting closure for her in future chapters. The next few chapters deal with angst and romance and smut…. ;-) enjoy!