Different tactics
Chapter 10: Blame
"Sara!" Warrick spotted the younger CSI running up to them with a look of panic on her face. He opened his arms and she ran into them, thankful that no one was crying. Crying was bad. It meant someone was seriously hurt or worse, dead. "It's all right Sara. Greg is going to be fine. Nigel Crane shot him in the leg but I found him before he lost too much blood. He just got out of surgery and we ca see him once he wakes up."
"Where's Nick?" Sara looked around and got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Nick wasn't there waiting with them. That meant Nick must have been hurt as well because if he had been able, Nick would have been there. "Was Nicky hurt too? Oh God, he was wasn't he?"
"We're not exactly sure Nick is Sara," Grissom said gently and motioned for Warrick to lead her to a chair. "When Warrick found Greg, Nick was not in the house. Greg was conscious for a second and said that Crane kidnapped Nick but he lost consciousness before he said whether or not Nick had been hurt."
Sara managed to nod as she sobbed quietly into her hands. Nick, the man who showed her that she can be loved, was gone. It was all her fault for insisting that she go get some healthy food for lunch instead for doing to normal thing and getting the food delivered. Then she blamed Greg for being so helpless that he couldn't stop Nigel from taking Nick away from her. He should have put up more of a fight. Then Nick would be here with her.
Sara gasped aloud as those thoughts passed through her mind. She quickly pushed them aside and wanted to forget them. She loved Greg as a younger brother and this was in no way his fault, though she knew he would blame himself. He was just an innocent victim in Nigel Crane's evil, sick plot to get Nick to be his friend. Sara made a mental promise to stand by Greg's side as much as she could to make up for thinking, even for a second, that this mess was fault.
Looking around Sara figured everyone there probably blamed himself or herself in some way. She blamed herself for leaving the two guys alone when she knew Nigel Crane was still loose on the streets. Grissom probably blamed himself for either not leaving with them or for letting them leave in the first place. If they had been at the lab this wouldn't have happened. Warrick would blame himself for not getting to Nick's house sooner. He'd tell himself that if he had been ten minutes earlier he could have stopped Crane. Sara was puzzled at what Catherine blamed herself for. She had a look of guilt written all over her face but Sara couldn't figure out why. Maybe it was a typical parental guilt that all parents felt when their children were hurt and they weren't there for them. That was probably the reason, Sara thought. Greg was going to blame himself not standing up to Crane or for getting shot when there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. Nick would blame himself too when, not if but when, they found him. He'd think it was his fault that Crane got into his house and shot Greg.
The fact that everyone was blaming themselves tore at Sara's heart. She wished Nick were here. He was so much better than her at comforting people. But he wasn't here. He was with Nigel Crane somewhere, waiting for them to come rescue him. Sara buried had in her hands once more, knowing the only person who was truly to blame was Nigel Crane.
Chapter 10: Blame
"Sara!" Warrick spotted the younger CSI running up to them with a look of panic on her face. He opened his arms and she ran into them, thankful that no one was crying. Crying was bad. It meant someone was seriously hurt or worse, dead. "It's all right Sara. Greg is going to be fine. Nigel Crane shot him in the leg but I found him before he lost too much blood. He just got out of surgery and we ca see him once he wakes up."
"Where's Nick?" Sara looked around and got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Nick wasn't there waiting with them. That meant Nick must have been hurt as well because if he had been able, Nick would have been there. "Was Nicky hurt too? Oh God, he was wasn't he?"
"We're not exactly sure Nick is Sara," Grissom said gently and motioned for Warrick to lead her to a chair. "When Warrick found Greg, Nick was not in the house. Greg was conscious for a second and said that Crane kidnapped Nick but he lost consciousness before he said whether or not Nick had been hurt."
Sara managed to nod as she sobbed quietly into her hands. Nick, the man who showed her that she can be loved, was gone. It was all her fault for insisting that she go get some healthy food for lunch instead for doing to normal thing and getting the food delivered. Then she blamed Greg for being so helpless that he couldn't stop Nigel from taking Nick away from her. He should have put up more of a fight. Then Nick would be here with her.
Sara gasped aloud as those thoughts passed through her mind. She quickly pushed them aside and wanted to forget them. She loved Greg as a younger brother and this was in no way his fault, though she knew he would blame himself. He was just an innocent victim in Nigel Crane's evil, sick plot to get Nick to be his friend. Sara made a mental promise to stand by Greg's side as much as she could to make up for thinking, even for a second, that this mess was fault.
Looking around Sara figured everyone there probably blamed himself or herself in some way. She blamed herself for leaving the two guys alone when she knew Nigel Crane was still loose on the streets. Grissom probably blamed himself for either not leaving with them or for letting them leave in the first place. If they had been at the lab this wouldn't have happened. Warrick would blame himself for not getting to Nick's house sooner. He'd tell himself that if he had been ten minutes earlier he could have stopped Crane. Sara was puzzled at what Catherine blamed herself for. She had a look of guilt written all over her face but Sara couldn't figure out why. Maybe it was a typical parental guilt that all parents felt when their children were hurt and they weren't there for them. That was probably the reason, Sara thought. Greg was going to blame himself not standing up to Crane or for getting shot when there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. Nick would blame himself too when, not if but when, they found him. He'd think it was his fault that Crane got into his house and shot Greg.
The fact that everyone was blaming themselves tore at Sara's heart. She wished Nick were here. He was so much better than her at comforting people. But he wasn't here. He was with Nigel Crane somewhere, waiting for them to come rescue him. Sara buried had in her hands once more, knowing the only person who was truly to blame was Nigel Crane.