Sara turned restlessly in the bed she shared with Nick, trying to find a comfortable position to sleep. This was made difficult because of the fact that she is 7 months pregnant. Her hand came to rest on her swollen stomach and she felt a wave of guilt wash over her. She looked at Nick, sleeping peacefully beside her and tried to imagine the pain Grissom must be feeling at the moment because of his wife, Catherine. Catherine, who had paid a high price to keep Sara and her still unborn child from being killed. Sara got out of bed and walked over to the window and gazed at the Las Vegas night sky. She observed the faint glow of light illuminating the skyline. She thought of Lindsey. 'Poor kid' she thought. Lindsey had recently been diagnosed with leukaemia and both Catherine and Grissom had struggled to stay strong for her. Sara's thoughts returned to the happenings of the previous week...
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FLASHBACK....
It was a beautiful night. The lights of Las Vegas stood out brightly against the starry night sky.
"Hey Cath" Sara said poking her head around the break room door
"Sara!" Catherine exclaimed walking swiftly across the room to embrace the younger woman, "What are you doing here?"
"It gets really boring being home, by myself" Sara added in a slightly raised voice and Catherine noticed that Nick had tried to get passed the doorway un noticed
"Busted!" Catherine said with a laugh as Nick continued his way down the corridor making his way to Greg's lab
"Hey Cath?" Sara asked
"Do I sense a favour coming on?" Catherine said with a small smile
"Yes. Do you think you could talk Grissom into letting me onto the field tonight with you?"
"I don't know" Catherine replied chewing absently on her bottom lip, "Would Nick be OK with it?"
"To be honest with you Cath, at the moment I don't give a damn what he thinks at the moment"
"Oh feisty are we? Hormones getting the best of you?" Catherine inquired, "I remember being the same when I was expecting Lindsey"
Sara saw pain in the older woman's eyes as she mentioned her daughter's name
"How is she?" She inquired gently
"Fighting. Good spirits. Tired. You know the usual." Catherine turned and wiped her eyes before turning back to Sara. "I'll see what I can do" was all she said before leaving the room
Sara stood waiting for a moment before making her way through the corridors to Grissom's office. She found Catherine letting herself out of the office a smile evident on her face.
"Grab a kit" was all she said
"Thank you so much Cath"
"While you're doing that you can grab Warrick and Nick and tell them that Gil needs to talk to them. They'll be following us in another car"
Catherine turned and walked back into her husband's office. Sara stood waiting for a few moments. She knew that seeing her daughter in pain was tearing Catherine apart. She sighed and made her way to the DNA lab. When she appeared in the doorway Warrick and Nick tried to hide from her.
"Very funny guys. Grissom wants to see you. You're working a case with Catherine and myself"
"No really. Why does Grissom want to see us?"
At that moment Catherine appeared at the doorway.
"You ready to go Sara?" she asked
"Yes. It's just that these morons won't believe me that I'm going on field"
The men's eyes met Catherine's and she gave them a stern look and nodded.
"Are you coming Sara?" And together the two women left the room leaving the men dumfounded
"Chill Sara" Catherine said as they pulled out onto the road on their way to the crime scene.
"Sorry Cath" she responded, "I just hate these mood swings"
"Don't worry about it" Catherine replied as they pulled up outside the house.
They got out of the car and went over to where an officer was standing
"Is it clear?" Catherine inquired
"Yes. Go ahead" he answered
They entered the house and were at once struck by the tidiness of it. Sara headed to the living room whilst Catherine walked around the house looking for signs of forced entry. She was making her way to the kitchen when she heard Sara's stifled scream. She walked back to the living room to find Sara backing across the room her hands in the air and a tall man in a balaclava with a gun.
"Sara" Catherine breathed
Hearing her the man clicked the safety off the gun and aimed it at Sara's abdomen
"No" Catherine screamed and threw herself across the room covering Sara's body with her own as the gun went off. The man shot off another few rounds before he took off, leaving Sara on the ground.
Outside the house Grissom, Nick and Warrick were talking to Brass.
"What could happen?" Grissom finished but Nick didn't look convinced
At that moment they heard Catherine scream followed by a shot.
"Holy Shit" Warrick and Nick shouted in unison and began to make their way into the house guns drawn followed by Grissom and Brass. They arrived in the living room to see Sara seated on the couch.
"Thank God your Ok" Nick said relief evident in his voice
"Gil..." Grissom turned has he heard a soft voice filled with pain utter his name. He turned just in time to see Catherine fall to the ground
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FLASHBACK....
It was a beautiful night. The lights of Las Vegas stood out brightly against the starry night sky.
"Hey Cath" Sara said poking her head around the break room door
"Sara!" Catherine exclaimed walking swiftly across the room to embrace the younger woman, "What are you doing here?"
"It gets really boring being home, by myself" Sara added in a slightly raised voice and Catherine noticed that Nick had tried to get passed the doorway un noticed
"Busted!" Catherine said with a laugh as Nick continued his way down the corridor making his way to Greg's lab
"Hey Cath?" Sara asked
"Do I sense a favour coming on?" Catherine said with a small smile
"Yes. Do you think you could talk Grissom into letting me onto the field tonight with you?"
"I don't know" Catherine replied chewing absently on her bottom lip, "Would Nick be OK with it?"
"To be honest with you Cath, at the moment I don't give a damn what he thinks at the moment"
"Oh feisty are we? Hormones getting the best of you?" Catherine inquired, "I remember being the same when I was expecting Lindsey"
Sara saw pain in the older woman's eyes as she mentioned her daughter's name
"How is she?" She inquired gently
"Fighting. Good spirits. Tired. You know the usual." Catherine turned and wiped her eyes before turning back to Sara. "I'll see what I can do" was all she said before leaving the room
Sara stood waiting for a moment before making her way through the corridors to Grissom's office. She found Catherine letting herself out of the office a smile evident on her face.
"Grab a kit" was all she said
"Thank you so much Cath"
"While you're doing that you can grab Warrick and Nick and tell them that Gil needs to talk to them. They'll be following us in another car"
Catherine turned and walked back into her husband's office. Sara stood waiting for a few moments. She knew that seeing her daughter in pain was tearing Catherine apart. She sighed and made her way to the DNA lab. When she appeared in the doorway Warrick and Nick tried to hide from her.
"Very funny guys. Grissom wants to see you. You're working a case with Catherine and myself"
"No really. Why does Grissom want to see us?"
At that moment Catherine appeared at the doorway.
"You ready to go Sara?" she asked
"Yes. It's just that these morons won't believe me that I'm going on field"
The men's eyes met Catherine's and she gave them a stern look and nodded.
"Are you coming Sara?" And together the two women left the room leaving the men dumfounded
"Chill Sara" Catherine said as they pulled out onto the road on their way to the crime scene.
"Sorry Cath" she responded, "I just hate these mood swings"
"Don't worry about it" Catherine replied as they pulled up outside the house.
They got out of the car and went over to where an officer was standing
"Is it clear?" Catherine inquired
"Yes. Go ahead" he answered
They entered the house and were at once struck by the tidiness of it. Sara headed to the living room whilst Catherine walked around the house looking for signs of forced entry. She was making her way to the kitchen when she heard Sara's stifled scream. She walked back to the living room to find Sara backing across the room her hands in the air and a tall man in a balaclava with a gun.
"Sara" Catherine breathed
Hearing her the man clicked the safety off the gun and aimed it at Sara's abdomen
"No" Catherine screamed and threw herself across the room covering Sara's body with her own as the gun went off. The man shot off another few rounds before he took off, leaving Sara on the ground.
Outside the house Grissom, Nick and Warrick were talking to Brass.
"What could happen?" Grissom finished but Nick didn't look convinced
At that moment they heard Catherine scream followed by a shot.
"Holy Shit" Warrick and Nick shouted in unison and began to make their way into the house guns drawn followed by Grissom and Brass. They arrived in the living room to see Sara seated on the couch.
"Thank God your Ok" Nick said relief evident in his voice
"Gil..." Grissom turned has he heard a soft voice filled with pain utter his name. He turned just in time to see Catherine fall to the ground
TBC...
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