Author's Note: *sniffle* You like me! You really like me! Thanks so much to my reviewers, Franny, Angelic Little Devil...y'all rock! This chapter goes out to all of you...I may post Nick's reaction to Rylea in this chapter, but if not, it'll definitely be the next one.

~~ Chapter Six: You Remind Me ~~

Rylea shook her head a little, wondering what Grissom's problem was. "Um, excuse me?" she cleared her throat, being as polite as she could. "I was supposed to be here, right? Catherine showed me here, and I would feel really idiotic going through the wrong door even after being shown where to go."

"You're in the right place, Rylea..." Grissom smiled, watching this girl emulate his daughter in every way, and nearly flawlessly. "Why don't you go hang out in the break room, and I'll be right there in a second to show you around, ok?"

Rylea nodded, and obeyed. "The break room...second door to the right from here, right?" she looked slightly clueless.

Another look that she echoed almost perfectly from Jenna. Grissom was unsure whether to smile or cry, so he just went with his first instinct, which was a slight laugh, and a nod.

Rylea shook her head as she left. Whoa...that girl's name was Jenna Grissom...GRISSOM? That was what that guy's staring problem was...I look just like his daughter. He looks oddly familiar from somewhere. I can't quite put my finger on it, either...that's gonna bug the hell outta me. She went into the break room, and got a lot of off glances and gasps from people she assumed would be her colleagues. She tried to shake them away, but instead stood up, and announced, "Hello, everyone...I'm Rylea Patterson..."

After that, she heard a couple of clearing throats, and a couple of mumbled introductions. Assuming they thought she'd heard them, she shook her head softly, and planted her rear on the couch, awaiting Grissom's return. Hopefully he'd acquaint them all properly, considering he was the only one there that didn't seem to have a quandary with her. She caught a little bit of whatever it was the girl beside her was watching, Friends she assumed. Rylea had never been an ardent TV watcher, only of the news, and a couple of the better cop shows. Maybe a couple cartoons, considering she was still twelve at heart. But for the most part, her TV stayed on CNN or MSNBC, to learn about the next crime or something like that. In watching what the girl beside her was watching, she was justified in her decisions not to watch (Author's Note: I am a Friends fan...I just thought I'd make the character opposite of me for once...). She wanted to ask whoever this girl was, her name, but was afraid to get another gasp, or maybe even a scoff.

Grissom entered the room, followed by Catherine, and a man she didn't know yet, glad that almost everyone was there, but sort of bothered when he looked around, and saw no Nick. "Ok, everyone, listen up..." he tried to talk over the TV, which Anna immediately shut off. "This is Rylea Patterson..." he pointed to Rylea, and then looked at everyone else. Going around the room, from right to left, she introduced everyone. "This is Lieutenant Jim Brass, (Author's Note: I'm not sure if Jim usually hangs out at the lab, but he does here, so whatever, LOL), you've met Catherine Willows," he pointed to either side of him, and then started moving around the room. "Sara Sidle, Warrick Brown; who are all investigators. That's Greg Sanders; our DNA tech, that's Archie Johnson and right beside you is Anna DeRoss. They're our A/V technicians. Nick Stokes, our other investigator, is out on call right now..."

"It'll take me awhile to remember all those names, but hey to all of you," Rylea shook her head, a little confused by all the names. "It's nice to meet you all..."

Archie closed his eyes, and shook his head. "She looks just like Jenna..." he whispered to Anna. "It's kinda freaky..."

Anna nodded, "And she talks like her, too...uncanny, really..."

Rylea sighed, expecting this kind of reaction. She assumed it'd probably be better if she got right to work, but was interrupted by a confused looking man walking into the room. "Griss...that case you sent me on was freaky, man!"

Grissom laughed a little. "Which is why I sent you on it, Nicky...you're the only one I believe could've handled it!"

Whoever this guy was, he was the most remarkable looking man Rylea had ever seen in her life. In any other case, her flirty impulses would have kicked in, but wondering if he had been close to Jenna, she held herself back, and sat down.

Nick scanned the room, and seeing all the grave faces, started to become freaked out. "What's up, guys?" he asked. Then, his eyes fell on Rylea. Fear, amazement, doubt and then rage all flushed his body within five seconds. After the rage hit, he exited the room in a flurry, and went to his car, to be alone.

He must have been involved with Jenna or something...Rylea guessed. Poor thing...she then turned back around.

Grissom followed Nick, quickly, leaving everyone else to tend to what they were doing. None of them did, though. They all went into a state of worry, and started to talk about Nick, and what he was going to do about Rylea. Rylea sat there, slightly peeved, and left the room, only to meet up with the man who would soon become her worst nightmare, Conrad Ecklie.

"What the h-...Jenna?" Ecklie shrieked, coming face to face with Rylea for the first time.

"No...common mistake, really...I'm Rylea Patterson," she introduced herself sweetly, trying not to take his shock too personally, as hard as it was. "And, who might you be?" she asked, with a fake smile.

"What are you doing here? Civilians aren't allowed in the lab..." Ecklie rudely shouted, obviously being unaware of Rylea's place there.

"Uh, I work here? I'm the new investigator...you still haven't introduced yourself," she was becoming very quickly annoyed with his rudeness.

"Conrad Ecklie," he grinned evilly. "Pleasure to meet you, Miss, or should I say, Detective, Patterson..."

Frankly, the suppressed grin on Ecklie's face scared the shit out of Rylea. She watched him walk away, laughing like Satan, shuddered, and looked around for someone civil to show her around. The next person she came across was coming back into the building, wearing a coroner's jacket, and stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of Rylea. "J-Jenna?" he asked.

Rylea laughed. "No, I'm Rylea Patterson..." she shook her head, and watched whoever this was stare blankly at her.

"Oh...uh...ok..." he looked confused. "David (Author's Note: I don't know the younger coroner's last name, LOL, so yeah, I'll just leave it at David)...nice to meet you, Rylea..."

"Same to you, thanks..." she shook her head at his obvious fear, then decided that it would be a lot easier to go back to the break room, and wait for Grissom to come back to show her around.

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You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her fave whenever I look at you
Wouldn't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you
~~ 'You Remind Me' – Usher ~~