Title: Life and Death
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: ::grabs piece of chalk and begins to write on blackboard:: I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI ::laughs as teacher leaves class room and erases every 'NOT'::
Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. This chapter is dedicated to Jacqueline, my ever-faithful beta. You rock, Jacqueline!
~*~*~*~
Carrie Barnes pulled out her cell phone and scrolled down in her address book until she came to the number she was looking for.
"Katie Jenkins."
"Kate? I need your help."
Katie sighed. "What now?"
"I think she's getting suspicious. I was over there before, and I think I messed some things up," Carrie explained, "I don't know what to do."
"Okay, okay. Give me a minute," Katie said, "Did you talk to her?"
"About the wedding? Yeah. She said they were already planning on getting married soon," Carrie said.
"I assumed they were," Katie commented, "But better safe than sorry." She paused. "What about the legal stuff?"
"We didn't really get into the adoption much, but basically she said they hadn't thought that far ahead yet."
"Don't worry; I have the paperwork all ready. All it needs is the signatures," Katie said happily.
"You don't understand, Katie. Getting them to sign it isn't going to be that easy. I told you; she's getting suspicious," Carrie insisted.
"Just leave every thing to me, Car," Katie said, "Things are going to work out fine. Don't worry about anything." She paused. "Listen, I've got to go, but call me tomorrow and we'll work some things out so everything will continue to go smoothly."
"Thanks, Katie. I don't know what I would have done without you," Carrie said.
"You said that last time, and look what happened. That's partly what got you into this mess," Katie teased.
Carrie let out a sigh. "I know, I know. Don't remind me."
"I'll talk to you tomorrow," Katie said, "Bye."
"Bye." Carrie hit the red button and ended the call, leaning her head against the leather upholstery of the vehicle. "I'm in such a mess."
~*~*~
Sara, Catherine, Lexi, and Lindsey piled out of the Tahoe and walked up to the door of Rosemary's, a local bridal shop that Catherine insisted Sara buy her wedding dress at.
As they entered the shop a woman in her mid sixties with graying red hair hurried up to them.
"Good morning, ladies," she said in a flowing Irish brogue, "My name's Rosemary. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Sara nodded. "I need a wedding gown, and then we need a bridesmaid dress and two flower girl dresses," Sara explained, "And nothing too frilly or expensive. Simple."
Rosemary smiled. "Of course, darlin'." She led them through racks of dresses, each more beautiful than the next. Finally they came to an area in the back of the store where wedding gowns were hung exclusively along the back wall. "I'll leave you to browse as you wish, and when you find something you think you like, just give me a call and I'll get it down for you." With a nod and a smile Rosemary left the group and went to the front of the store.
Sara walked along the wall, pausing at a few of the dresses, but not finding anything she was crazy about. Lexi trailed close behind, eyes widening with each dress they passed. Sara popped her head up at the sound of Catherine's voice.
"Over here, Sara. This one's nice."
Sara and Lexi walked toward Catherine and Lindsey, stopping at the dress Catherine was referring to. It was a simple but beautiful strapless white dress with two bands of silk ribbon along the bottom of the skirt.
"That's beautiful," Sara said softly, "It's just what I've been looking for."
"I'm the one who found it," Lindsey exclaimed with pride, "And Mommy said it was perfect for you."
"Thanks, Linds," Sara said, "I'll have to try it on. What do you think, munchkin?"
Lexi stared at the beautiful dress with awe. "I think it's the most beautiful dress in the world."
Sara laughed. "It's settled then." She waved her hand for Rosemary to take it off the rack and headed toward the dressing room. Catherine helped her slip the dress on, and carefully buttoned up the back.
When Sara emerged she looked in the mirror and smiled. "I think this is it."
The dress was form fitting at the top, complimenting her figure in all the right places. The flowing skirt brushed the floor at her feet.
"You look like a princess, Sara," Lexi breathed, "The most beautiful princess in the world."
"Thank you, Lexi. Well, Cath? What's the verdict?" Sara asked tentatively.
Catherine was speechless. "All I can say is that you'd be insane not to get it. It's perfect. And I hate you; you're getting the first dress you tried on. I went on God only knows how many shopping trips to find my dress," she teased, "But this dress is amazing. Nick will love it."
"Yeah, Daddy will love it," Lexi piped up.
"Then I guess I have you to thank for finding it for me," Sara said to Lindsey, "You have wonderful taste."
Lindsey grinned. "You're welcome."
"Now we have to get dresses for you three," Sara said.
"Can we get pink ones?" Lexi asked, "Please?"
"You guys have to have the same color dresses as Catherine, because she's the maid of honor," Sara explained, "So it's up to her what color you wear. I don't care."
Lexi and Lindsey turned to Catherine. "Can we please get pink dresses?" Lexi pleaded.
"Yeah, Mommy, can we have pink?" Lindsey chimed in.
Catherine laughed. "I don't care. If you two want pink, then pink it is."
Both girls looked at each other and giggled. They ran ahead of Sara and Catherine towards a rack of child sized dresses. Sara and Catherine laughed and slowly followed the girls, looking at the many racks of bridesmaid dresses as they went.
"This one's nice," Catherine commented, holding up a bright pink dress with sequins sprinkled across the bodice.
"You're kidding, right?" Sara asked disgustedly, "It's hideous."
"Come on, Sara. It's not that bad," Catherine said, putting the dress back on the rack.
"The dress itself isn't bad, but the color is horrible," Sara said, "Soft pink is fine. Not that neon pink crap."
Catherine laughed and moved down the aisle. "You're the boss."
"This is more of what I had in mind," Sara said, holding up a soft rose color dress with two-inch straps and a plunging V-neck.
"That's beautiful," Catherine said, running her fingers over the silky material of the dress.
"And look," Sara said, pointing to the opposite wall, "They have flower girl dresses in the same color."
The two walked over to the aforementioned dresses. The neckline was high- cut and a row of tiny rosebuds framed the waist. The skirt flowed out, which was different that Catherine's straight skirt, but it was perfect for the two little girls.
"Lexi and Lindsey! How about this one?" Sara called, holding up the dresses.
The two girls ran down the aisle and each grabbed a dress.
"It's so pretty!" Lexi squealed.
"I love it!" Lindsey cried.
Catherine laughed and held out her dress. "And it matches mine. Let's go try them on." The group made their way to the dressing room and Sara helped Catherine with her dress while Lexi and Lindsey helped each other. When all three had their dresses on they smiled.
"You guys look beautiful," Sara said, "Those dresses are perfect."
"I love mine," Catherine said with a smile, "How about you two?"
"I love it! It's so pretty," Lexi exclaimed.
"Yeah," Lindsey agreed, "And yours is really, really pretty, Mommy!"
Catherine smiled. "Thank you. So are we getting them?"
Both girls nodded their heads in agreement.
Sara glanced at her watch. "Let's pay for these dresses and go get something to eat. We have to drop Lexi off on the way to the lab, and if we leave now we'll have plenty of time.
Catherine nodded and headed back into the dressing room with Lexi and Lindsey. When they had changed out of the dresses they quickly rang up their purchases and headed towards Friday's for dinner.
~*~*~
Sara and Catherine hopped out of the Tahoe and headed towards the door of the Crime Lab. They made their way to the break room and Sara smiled when she saw Nick already there.
"Hey," she said, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a quick kiss.
"Hey, yourself," he said, returning the kiss, "How was shopping?"
"Great. I got a dress," she said with a grin, "And Lexi adores her flower girl dress. She looks so cute in it."
"Speaking of Lexi," Nick said slowly, "Where is she?"
"I had to bring her home, but don't worry," Sara said, revealing a white straw, "I took this from the restaurant."
"It's hers?"
Sara nodded. "Yeah. You ready for this?"
"Uh, am I the only one who's confused here?" Catherine asked, looking at Warrick and Grissom.
"I'm a bit in the dark, too," Warrick said, and Grissom nodded.
Sara squeezed Nick's hand and turned to her co-workers. "We're going to test Lexi's DNA against Nick's to make sure she's his daughter."
Nick gave his friends a half smile. "Yeah, we're going to make sure she's mine."
Catherine gave both Nick and Sara a hug. "This must be really hard."
"It's tough, but we have to do it," Nick said.
At that moment Greg popped his head in the room. "You ready?" he asked.
Nick nodded and followed Greg down the hallway to his lab. He sat down on one of the stools and waited while Greg got a swab ready and took a sample of saliva.
"Okay, now where's Lexi?" Greg asked once he had Nick's sample ready.
"She's not here, but her DNA's on this," Nick said as he handed Greg the straw.
"Got it," Greg said, "Go wait in the break room and I'll find you when I have the results."
Nick stood to leave and turned to his friend. "Greg?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks," Nick said, "This really means a lot to me."
Greg gave him a lopsided grin. "Don't mention it."
Nick walked down the hallway to the break room and sat down on the leather sofa next to Sara.
"All done?" she asked, lacing her fingers through his.
"Yeah. Now all we have to do is wait," Nick answered, glancing at his watch. After what seemed like an eternity, Nick broke the silence in the room. "How long is this going to take?"
"Be patient, Nick," Grissom said, "You know it takes time."
Nick sighed. "It never seems to take this long when its for a case."
Sara squeezed his hand. "I know."
All heads popped up at the sound of Greg's footsteps in the room. Nick and Sara quickly stood and rushed towards Greg.
"Well?" Nick asked.
"I have the results," he said.
"And?" Nick asked impatiently. Greg paused and took a deep breath.
"It was negative."
~*~*~
Carrie popped her head up at the sound of pounding on the door. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was ten o'clock. Wondering who would be at her doorstep at that hour, she slowly rose and made her way to the door. It wasn't even fully open when Sara pushed her way into the room.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" she yelled.
"Excuse me?" Carrie said, closing the door behind her.
"You selfish, self-centered bitch!" Sara screamed, "How long did you think it would take before we found out?"
Carrie's eyes grew wide. "F-find out what?" she asked.
"Don't play dumb, Carrie! You know damn well what I'm talking about," Sara snapped, "Nick isn't Lexi's father."
A confused Lexi stood silently in the doorway, tears pooling in her dark brown eyes.
"Shhh," Carrie said, "You'll wake her up."
Sara ignored her. "Why the hell would you do it? What could you possibly have to gain?"
"You wouldn't understand!" Carrie shouted.
Sara laughed icily. "Really? I wouldn't understand? Why is that? Because I don't have kids of my own?" Sara scoffed, "I may not have my own kids, but I love Lexi like a daughter. So does Nick. And I can't think of any reason in the world why you would lie about something like this."
Lexi turned towards her room and slipped on her shoes, wiping the tears that were still falling. She grabbed Nala from the bed and silently made her way past her mother and Sara and crept out the door unnoticed.
"I love Lexi. And I want to make sure she's taken care of when I'm gone. And if that means telling a little white lie then so be it," Carrie said, her eyes full of anger.
"A little white lie?" Sara repeated, "A little white lie is telling someone they look great when they look like shit. A little white lie is not telling a man that a little girl, a beautiful, smart, adorable little girl, is his daughter when she's not. A little white lie is not telling a girl who's been fatherless her entire life that she has a father, a father who would walk through fire for her, when she doesn't," Sara yelled, tears falling steadily and staining her cheeks.
Carrie's rage-filled eyes widened and she pointed an accusing finger at Sara. "You want to talk to me about lying? What about you? Huh?" she screamed, "You lied to ME! You and Nick. You went behind my back and had Lexi tested!"
"If you had been honest in the first place we wouldn't have had to go behind your back!" she screamed back, "This is all your fault!"
Carrie shook her head. "You know what, I don't have to deal with this. Get out of my house!"
"And what about Lexi? Are we just *poof* out of her life forever?" Sara yelled.
"I told you to get out of my house; don't make me ask again," Carrie said through clenched teeth, "Get out."
Sara shook her head and turned towards the door. She heard Carrie quickly head towards Lexi's bedroom and shook her head. 'That's right, Carrie. Hide behind Lexi and play the dying-mother-who-needs-her-daughter card. It's not going to work,' she angrily thought to herself and she walked down the hall. Moments later Carrie came rushing into the hallway.
"Sara!"
Sara turned on her heel and eyed Carrie with contempt. "What now?" she spat with venom, "You gonna try and make me feel sorry for you?"
Carrie shook her head as tears began to stream down her cheeks.
"Sara, she's gone."
~*~*~*~
A/N~ If I were a really mean author I would have ended it when Greg says he has the results, but fortunately for you I'm quite nice. Of course, this ending is somewhat of a cliffhanger, but I'm not *that* nice. Please review and you'll get the next chapter!
~Emily
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: ::grabs piece of chalk and begins to write on blackboard:: I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI. I DO NOT OWN CSI ::laughs as teacher leaves class room and erases every 'NOT'::
Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. This chapter is dedicated to Jacqueline, my ever-faithful beta. You rock, Jacqueline!
~*~*~*~
Carrie Barnes pulled out her cell phone and scrolled down in her address book until she came to the number she was looking for.
"Katie Jenkins."
"Kate? I need your help."
Katie sighed. "What now?"
"I think she's getting suspicious. I was over there before, and I think I messed some things up," Carrie explained, "I don't know what to do."
"Okay, okay. Give me a minute," Katie said, "Did you talk to her?"
"About the wedding? Yeah. She said they were already planning on getting married soon," Carrie said.
"I assumed they were," Katie commented, "But better safe than sorry." She paused. "What about the legal stuff?"
"We didn't really get into the adoption much, but basically she said they hadn't thought that far ahead yet."
"Don't worry; I have the paperwork all ready. All it needs is the signatures," Katie said happily.
"You don't understand, Katie. Getting them to sign it isn't going to be that easy. I told you; she's getting suspicious," Carrie insisted.
"Just leave every thing to me, Car," Katie said, "Things are going to work out fine. Don't worry about anything." She paused. "Listen, I've got to go, but call me tomorrow and we'll work some things out so everything will continue to go smoothly."
"Thanks, Katie. I don't know what I would have done without you," Carrie said.
"You said that last time, and look what happened. That's partly what got you into this mess," Katie teased.
Carrie let out a sigh. "I know, I know. Don't remind me."
"I'll talk to you tomorrow," Katie said, "Bye."
"Bye." Carrie hit the red button and ended the call, leaning her head against the leather upholstery of the vehicle. "I'm in such a mess."
~*~*~
Sara, Catherine, Lexi, and Lindsey piled out of the Tahoe and walked up to the door of Rosemary's, a local bridal shop that Catherine insisted Sara buy her wedding dress at.
As they entered the shop a woman in her mid sixties with graying red hair hurried up to them.
"Good morning, ladies," she said in a flowing Irish brogue, "My name's Rosemary. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Sara nodded. "I need a wedding gown, and then we need a bridesmaid dress and two flower girl dresses," Sara explained, "And nothing too frilly or expensive. Simple."
Rosemary smiled. "Of course, darlin'." She led them through racks of dresses, each more beautiful than the next. Finally they came to an area in the back of the store where wedding gowns were hung exclusively along the back wall. "I'll leave you to browse as you wish, and when you find something you think you like, just give me a call and I'll get it down for you." With a nod and a smile Rosemary left the group and went to the front of the store.
Sara walked along the wall, pausing at a few of the dresses, but not finding anything she was crazy about. Lexi trailed close behind, eyes widening with each dress they passed. Sara popped her head up at the sound of Catherine's voice.
"Over here, Sara. This one's nice."
Sara and Lexi walked toward Catherine and Lindsey, stopping at the dress Catherine was referring to. It was a simple but beautiful strapless white dress with two bands of silk ribbon along the bottom of the skirt.
"That's beautiful," Sara said softly, "It's just what I've been looking for."
"I'm the one who found it," Lindsey exclaimed with pride, "And Mommy said it was perfect for you."
"Thanks, Linds," Sara said, "I'll have to try it on. What do you think, munchkin?"
Lexi stared at the beautiful dress with awe. "I think it's the most beautiful dress in the world."
Sara laughed. "It's settled then." She waved her hand for Rosemary to take it off the rack and headed toward the dressing room. Catherine helped her slip the dress on, and carefully buttoned up the back.
When Sara emerged she looked in the mirror and smiled. "I think this is it."
The dress was form fitting at the top, complimenting her figure in all the right places. The flowing skirt brushed the floor at her feet.
"You look like a princess, Sara," Lexi breathed, "The most beautiful princess in the world."
"Thank you, Lexi. Well, Cath? What's the verdict?" Sara asked tentatively.
Catherine was speechless. "All I can say is that you'd be insane not to get it. It's perfect. And I hate you; you're getting the first dress you tried on. I went on God only knows how many shopping trips to find my dress," she teased, "But this dress is amazing. Nick will love it."
"Yeah, Daddy will love it," Lexi piped up.
"Then I guess I have you to thank for finding it for me," Sara said to Lindsey, "You have wonderful taste."
Lindsey grinned. "You're welcome."
"Now we have to get dresses for you three," Sara said.
"Can we get pink ones?" Lexi asked, "Please?"
"You guys have to have the same color dresses as Catherine, because she's the maid of honor," Sara explained, "So it's up to her what color you wear. I don't care."
Lexi and Lindsey turned to Catherine. "Can we please get pink dresses?" Lexi pleaded.
"Yeah, Mommy, can we have pink?" Lindsey chimed in.
Catherine laughed. "I don't care. If you two want pink, then pink it is."
Both girls looked at each other and giggled. They ran ahead of Sara and Catherine towards a rack of child sized dresses. Sara and Catherine laughed and slowly followed the girls, looking at the many racks of bridesmaid dresses as they went.
"This one's nice," Catherine commented, holding up a bright pink dress with sequins sprinkled across the bodice.
"You're kidding, right?" Sara asked disgustedly, "It's hideous."
"Come on, Sara. It's not that bad," Catherine said, putting the dress back on the rack.
"The dress itself isn't bad, but the color is horrible," Sara said, "Soft pink is fine. Not that neon pink crap."
Catherine laughed and moved down the aisle. "You're the boss."
"This is more of what I had in mind," Sara said, holding up a soft rose color dress with two-inch straps and a plunging V-neck.
"That's beautiful," Catherine said, running her fingers over the silky material of the dress.
"And look," Sara said, pointing to the opposite wall, "They have flower girl dresses in the same color."
The two walked over to the aforementioned dresses. The neckline was high- cut and a row of tiny rosebuds framed the waist. The skirt flowed out, which was different that Catherine's straight skirt, but it was perfect for the two little girls.
"Lexi and Lindsey! How about this one?" Sara called, holding up the dresses.
The two girls ran down the aisle and each grabbed a dress.
"It's so pretty!" Lexi squealed.
"I love it!" Lindsey cried.
Catherine laughed and held out her dress. "And it matches mine. Let's go try them on." The group made their way to the dressing room and Sara helped Catherine with her dress while Lexi and Lindsey helped each other. When all three had their dresses on they smiled.
"You guys look beautiful," Sara said, "Those dresses are perfect."
"I love mine," Catherine said with a smile, "How about you two?"
"I love it! It's so pretty," Lexi exclaimed.
"Yeah," Lindsey agreed, "And yours is really, really pretty, Mommy!"
Catherine smiled. "Thank you. So are we getting them?"
Both girls nodded their heads in agreement.
Sara glanced at her watch. "Let's pay for these dresses and go get something to eat. We have to drop Lexi off on the way to the lab, and if we leave now we'll have plenty of time.
Catherine nodded and headed back into the dressing room with Lexi and Lindsey. When they had changed out of the dresses they quickly rang up their purchases and headed towards Friday's for dinner.
~*~*~
Sara and Catherine hopped out of the Tahoe and headed towards the door of the Crime Lab. They made their way to the break room and Sara smiled when she saw Nick already there.
"Hey," she said, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a quick kiss.
"Hey, yourself," he said, returning the kiss, "How was shopping?"
"Great. I got a dress," she said with a grin, "And Lexi adores her flower girl dress. She looks so cute in it."
"Speaking of Lexi," Nick said slowly, "Where is she?"
"I had to bring her home, but don't worry," Sara said, revealing a white straw, "I took this from the restaurant."
"It's hers?"
Sara nodded. "Yeah. You ready for this?"
"Uh, am I the only one who's confused here?" Catherine asked, looking at Warrick and Grissom.
"I'm a bit in the dark, too," Warrick said, and Grissom nodded.
Sara squeezed Nick's hand and turned to her co-workers. "We're going to test Lexi's DNA against Nick's to make sure she's his daughter."
Nick gave his friends a half smile. "Yeah, we're going to make sure she's mine."
Catherine gave both Nick and Sara a hug. "This must be really hard."
"It's tough, but we have to do it," Nick said.
At that moment Greg popped his head in the room. "You ready?" he asked.
Nick nodded and followed Greg down the hallway to his lab. He sat down on one of the stools and waited while Greg got a swab ready and took a sample of saliva.
"Okay, now where's Lexi?" Greg asked once he had Nick's sample ready.
"She's not here, but her DNA's on this," Nick said as he handed Greg the straw.
"Got it," Greg said, "Go wait in the break room and I'll find you when I have the results."
Nick stood to leave and turned to his friend. "Greg?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks," Nick said, "This really means a lot to me."
Greg gave him a lopsided grin. "Don't mention it."
Nick walked down the hallway to the break room and sat down on the leather sofa next to Sara.
"All done?" she asked, lacing her fingers through his.
"Yeah. Now all we have to do is wait," Nick answered, glancing at his watch. After what seemed like an eternity, Nick broke the silence in the room. "How long is this going to take?"
"Be patient, Nick," Grissom said, "You know it takes time."
Nick sighed. "It never seems to take this long when its for a case."
Sara squeezed his hand. "I know."
All heads popped up at the sound of Greg's footsteps in the room. Nick and Sara quickly stood and rushed towards Greg.
"Well?" Nick asked.
"I have the results," he said.
"And?" Nick asked impatiently. Greg paused and took a deep breath.
"It was negative."
~*~*~
Carrie popped her head up at the sound of pounding on the door. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was ten o'clock. Wondering who would be at her doorstep at that hour, she slowly rose and made her way to the door. It wasn't even fully open when Sara pushed her way into the room.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" she yelled.
"Excuse me?" Carrie said, closing the door behind her.
"You selfish, self-centered bitch!" Sara screamed, "How long did you think it would take before we found out?"
Carrie's eyes grew wide. "F-find out what?" she asked.
"Don't play dumb, Carrie! You know damn well what I'm talking about," Sara snapped, "Nick isn't Lexi's father."
A confused Lexi stood silently in the doorway, tears pooling in her dark brown eyes.
"Shhh," Carrie said, "You'll wake her up."
Sara ignored her. "Why the hell would you do it? What could you possibly have to gain?"
"You wouldn't understand!" Carrie shouted.
Sara laughed icily. "Really? I wouldn't understand? Why is that? Because I don't have kids of my own?" Sara scoffed, "I may not have my own kids, but I love Lexi like a daughter. So does Nick. And I can't think of any reason in the world why you would lie about something like this."
Lexi turned towards her room and slipped on her shoes, wiping the tears that were still falling. She grabbed Nala from the bed and silently made her way past her mother and Sara and crept out the door unnoticed.
"I love Lexi. And I want to make sure she's taken care of when I'm gone. And if that means telling a little white lie then so be it," Carrie said, her eyes full of anger.
"A little white lie?" Sara repeated, "A little white lie is telling someone they look great when they look like shit. A little white lie is not telling a man that a little girl, a beautiful, smart, adorable little girl, is his daughter when she's not. A little white lie is not telling a girl who's been fatherless her entire life that she has a father, a father who would walk through fire for her, when she doesn't," Sara yelled, tears falling steadily and staining her cheeks.
Carrie's rage-filled eyes widened and she pointed an accusing finger at Sara. "You want to talk to me about lying? What about you? Huh?" she screamed, "You lied to ME! You and Nick. You went behind my back and had Lexi tested!"
"If you had been honest in the first place we wouldn't have had to go behind your back!" she screamed back, "This is all your fault!"
Carrie shook her head. "You know what, I don't have to deal with this. Get out of my house!"
"And what about Lexi? Are we just *poof* out of her life forever?" Sara yelled.
"I told you to get out of my house; don't make me ask again," Carrie said through clenched teeth, "Get out."
Sara shook her head and turned towards the door. She heard Carrie quickly head towards Lexi's bedroom and shook her head. 'That's right, Carrie. Hide behind Lexi and play the dying-mother-who-needs-her-daughter card. It's not going to work,' she angrily thought to herself and she walked down the hall. Moments later Carrie came rushing into the hallway.
"Sara!"
Sara turned on her heel and eyed Carrie with contempt. "What now?" she spat with venom, "You gonna try and make me feel sorry for you?"
Carrie shook her head as tears began to stream down her cheeks.
"Sara, she's gone."
~*~*~*~
A/N~ If I were a really mean author I would have ended it when Greg says he has the results, but fortunately for you I'm quite nice. Of course, this ending is somewhat of a cliffhanger, but I'm not *that* nice. Please review and you'll get the next chapter!
~Emily