Chapter 6
"Ashleigh, please." Grissom begged. He didn't want to be reminded let alone explain what else was going on and what had happened since.
"No, I want to know. Do you remember?" Grissom stared at her and after a few painfully quiet minutes he nodded. "Have you spoken to her since?"
"No." He said quietly as his eyes dropped to the asphalt.
Ash started to become angry and was trying to keep it hidden. "Grissom it's been 9 years."
"Don't you think I know that." His voice raised as he finished.
"I was there too. I know what happened. I know what you said and what it meant, I know what you did..." She placed her hand on his arm, he moved away and put some distance between them.
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"So this sister, she looks like you?" Nick asked extremely fascinated.
"We're twin's Nick. Of course she looks like me." Sara smiled and shook her head.
"Can I meet her?"
"Yeah. Warrick, Catherine and Greg have already met her so why don't you make some kind of excuse and pop round tomorrow morning." Sara suggested.
Nick took the hint. "I have some paperwork for you Sara, You may need them." He grinned and Sara chuckled.
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^ Flashback ^ They could only watch with tears in their eyes. The knife drew deep and he waited for his heart to stop, the blood to stop pumping and his lungs to stop drawing in air. . . . Then deafening silence filled the room. The words were spoken, but felt too late as he moved to the table once again and returned with a hot fire stoking rod that gleamed brightly. ^ Flashback ^
"It was a long time ago Ash. I thought I was loosing my family, my best friends." Grissom stopped pacing and turned to her.
"You did loose a friend and your going to loose another one if you keep pushing her away." Ash headed for her car.
"I relive it too you know." Grissom shouted out to her.
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As night descended on the city, the working inhabitants of the night shift walked into the break room and took a seat while they waited for their assignments. The cases from the night before where still being processed and results were being waited on.
Grissom walk in and kept it eyes on the report in his hands as he reeled of the cases. "Ok, two DB's found near Charleston Peak, Warrick I want you to go with Catherine and see what you can do. Catherine hand off the compressor case to Nick and join him later if he needs help." Catherine nodded and Nick grinned. "Sara your with me, the decomp is still waiting to be identified." Grissom handed the assignment to Catherine and Warrick and waited for them to leave. He turned to Sara. "Ready to comb through human soup?" He asked without a hint of humour.
"Wouldn't be the first time." Sara said avoiding his eyes as she got up from the couch and followed him towards autopsy.
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"Ashleigh, please." Grissom begged. He didn't want to be reminded let alone explain what else was going on and what had happened since.
"No, I want to know. Do you remember?" Grissom stared at her and after a few painfully quiet minutes he nodded. "Have you spoken to her since?"
"No." He said quietly as his eyes dropped to the asphalt.
Ash started to become angry and was trying to keep it hidden. "Grissom it's been 9 years."
"Don't you think I know that." His voice raised as he finished.
"I was there too. I know what happened. I know what you said and what it meant, I know what you did..." She placed her hand on his arm, he moved away and put some distance between them.
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"So this sister, she looks like you?" Nick asked extremely fascinated.
"We're twin's Nick. Of course she looks like me." Sara smiled and shook her head.
"Can I meet her?"
"Yeah. Warrick, Catherine and Greg have already met her so why don't you make some kind of excuse and pop round tomorrow morning." Sara suggested.
Nick took the hint. "I have some paperwork for you Sara, You may need them." He grinned and Sara chuckled.
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^ Flashback ^ They could only watch with tears in their eyes. The knife drew deep and he waited for his heart to stop, the blood to stop pumping and his lungs to stop drawing in air. . . . Then deafening silence filled the room. The words were spoken, but felt too late as he moved to the table once again and returned with a hot fire stoking rod that gleamed brightly. ^ Flashback ^
"It was a long time ago Ash. I thought I was loosing my family, my best friends." Grissom stopped pacing and turned to her.
"You did loose a friend and your going to loose another one if you keep pushing her away." Ash headed for her car.
"I relive it too you know." Grissom shouted out to her.
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As night descended on the city, the working inhabitants of the night shift walked into the break room and took a seat while they waited for their assignments. The cases from the night before where still being processed and results were being waited on.
Grissom walk in and kept it eyes on the report in his hands as he reeled of the cases. "Ok, two DB's found near Charleston Peak, Warrick I want you to go with Catherine and see what you can do. Catherine hand off the compressor case to Nick and join him later if he needs help." Catherine nodded and Nick grinned. "Sara your with me, the decomp is still waiting to be identified." Grissom handed the assignment to Catherine and Warrick and waited for them to leave. He turned to Sara. "Ready to comb through human soup?" He asked without a hint of humour.
"Wouldn't be the first time." Sara said avoiding his eyes as she got up from the couch and followed him towards autopsy.
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