It had been about two hours since Sian's revelation to the team, and Sara's heart was still pounding. She had no idea what the news meant, or why as soon as it was said Sofia had bolted from the room.

Sian had played a little more, not aware of the tension that had filled the room or the implications of her words, but soon she had grown quiet and had rested against Sara's side, quickly falling asleep.

'Sara?' Catherine whispered, observing them

'Yeah?'

'You love her, don't you, Sian?'

'I… I don't know her… I never knew Sophie. I didn't fight for her when I was supposed to, and now it's too late. I don't feel as if I deserve to love Sian. I don't feel like I should have any part in her life… but how could I not love her? She's… she's the only family I have, the only family I will ever have' Sara confessed, her hand running through the little girls hair, her eyes never once looking away.

Catherine smiled weakly, her own emotions rather mixed at Sara's words 'I'm glad you've got a second chance'

'Yeah… me too. It's only been a few days, but I'm scared… scared I won't be able to let go if she doesn't want me. If she wants to go back to her family… is it selfish of me to hope that I am all she has?'

'No sweetheart, it's not selfish, it's natural, it's love, it's your family… just… don't forget that we're your family too.'

Sara looked up at Catherine for the first time, her eyes scrunching slightly at the words and the look of loss on Catherine's face. 'I won't. I promise. This little girl is my blood, she has my heart without condition… you have my heart because I chose to give it to you' she smiled shyly, before averting her gaze back down to watch Sian sleep, and therefore missing the look of elation that spread over Catherine's face.

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A short while later, Sofia reappeared, some papers in her hands 'I found something…' she looked between Catherine and Sara, who was still holding a sleeping Sian in her arms.

'Ok' Catherine got up 'Sara?' she questioned

'It's ok, go ahead, I shouldn't be involved anyways…' she never once tore her gaze from the little girl.

Stepping out of the room quietly, Catherine followed Sofia in to a conference room where Brass, Grissom, Ecklie and Huw were waiting.

'What did you find?' she asked, taking a seat.

'Well, when Sian said her mother's name was Glenys… I remembered something… I'd been looking at the flight passenger manifestos for the time frame we were looking at. Glenys was one of the names I remember reading… I went back and looked again. 9 days ago a Glenys Matthews, and a Timothy Gorman boarded a flight from Bristol, UK to McCarran international… that's about a 13 hour flight. The couple travelled with a girl matching Sian's description, and passport records proof this. I was able to speak to the flight crew, but they don't remember too much about the flight in question… while, nothing pertaining to us, as there was an elderly man who suffered a non-fatal heart attack about 10 hours into the flight, so naturally they've forgotten everything else. Anyway, from there I was able to find out some more… a lot more'

'What did you find out?'

'Well… I found out that Sophie… Glenys was adopted as a baby, to a Rosemary and Jonathon Matthews. Due to the time difference, I haven't been able to speak to them yet, but I'm hoping you'll be able to help me with that Huw? I'm assuming as Sian knows Welsh, so did her mother, and the grandparents too. I've also learnt that Timothy flies a lot. 10 hours after landing in Vegas, he got on another flight alone, to Michigan. He stayed 4 days, then took a flight to Texas, was there 2 days, and is now currently in Utah. I've got the local PD there going to pick him up, and his picture posted at all airports, bus and train stations… It's been a rather busy couple of hours'

'Wow…' Catherine's jaw dropped a bit

'Any idea why he travels so much?' Brass asked, taking in the information

'No, not as of yet, still looking into it'

'Ok…' Grissom chimed in, naturally falling back into the role of investigator 'What do we tell Sara?'

'We don't. Not yet, let's speak to the Matthews and Timothy first' Catherine spoke up, not wanting to tear Sara's world apart just yet.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Xxx

Whilst Utah PD were tracking down Timothy, Huw and Grissom were trying to get in touch with Sophie's adoptive parents. The 8 hour time difference had meant that when Sofia had found the information it had been nearly 9pm in the UK. If it had been a routine enquiry she would have had no trouble about making a phone call that late, but it wasn't routine. Nothing about the case was. Now it was nearly 1am in Vegas, and 9am in the UK, and so Huw had dialled the number they had found.

The phone rang, before going to voicemail; the standard greeting came across the line. Sighing he left a message asking if they could phone him back, but didn't go in to details about why he was phoning.

It was Sunday, and the Matthews family were at Church.

The questions would have to wait a little longer.

Xxx

Sara had reluctantly driven Sian back to the group home not long after the little girl had woken up, taking a little detour to get some food. Sara had picked a veggie burger and Pepsi, and Sian had chosen a veggie burger and milk, which has surprised her a little.

Huw had offered to come with them, to help translate, but Sara had declined the offer, she knew if there was a way of the little girl understanding her she would say too much too soon, and she didn't want to do that just yet. She was content just to be in her company for now. Content that Sian was showing her some affection, and had reached out to hold her hand when they were walking.

Since leaving her a few hours ago, Sara had driven around aimlessly before finding herself parked outside of a familiar building.

Xxx

Ecklie was sat in his office, trying to concentrate on the paperwork before him. As much as he loved running the crime lab, he still wasn't a fan of paperwork, and sometimes he even missed the field and the investigative side of the job. A light knock came at this door

'Come in' he called, and watched as Sofia stepped into the room

'Utah PD have found him, he's on his way, but it will be about 6 hours until he's here. I've checked with everyone, and there's no new information from the little evidence we do have, or Sara's background just yet. Nick's still working on trying to reach the people who were supposedly in charge of Sara's care back when this happened, and the company that were officially involved in getting Sophie out of the country were a front, but we still need to dig deeper. I want to bring Penny back in, see if she can add anything now she's had time to think…'

Ecklie nodded in approval. 'Good work Sofia. Let me know when you have more, but as it seems we have to wait a while for more information, I want you to go home and rest for the time being. Get Ray to speak to Penny again, and find a way of making sure Sara isn't anywhere near PD or CSI when Timothy is bought in. '

'Yes sir' Sofia agreed, stepping back out of the room, releasing a breath. She was beyond tired right now. She could only imagine how everyone else felt.

Pulling out her phone she made a quick phone call to Catherine, relaying the same information to her, before walking out of the building, heading home.

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A/n, sorry it's been a while, again. Work, as always, has been busy, and I've been distracted with my 'small' story once again.

Review if possible, thank you, Emz.