The next few minutes passed in a blur. He sat with her as Warrick tried to stem the flow of blood. She appeared to have been shot multiple times. Grissom sat with her head in his lap. Her eyes were closed.

"Sara?" she asked

"Sara's fine, honey"

"I couldn't let him kill the baby and Sara" she struggled to take a breath, "The scene was supposed to be clear" She opened her eyes and he was met with the piercing blue stare that he had got to know so well. "Look after Lindsey for me"

Then the paramedics arrived but it was already to late. She was gone.

END FLASHBACK...

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Sara's POV

She was gone and there's nothing anyone can do to bring her back. She has been torn away from us so cruelly and replaced by sorrow. People kept telling me to let go, that it wasn't my fault. But still the fact remains that if I hadn't begged Catherine to take me to the scene it wouldn't have happened. I keep expecting to see her smile. Hear her voice and her laughter.

Nick's POV

Why had she let Sara persuade her to take her to the crime scene?   She gave her life to protect Sara and my child, leaving behind her child and her husband. Poor Linds. She has basically given up. Lost the will to keep fighting. We all miss Cath. How could something like this happen to her?

Warrick's POV

In my heart I know it wasn't Sara's fault. She couldn't have known that a guy was going to pull a gun on her. I miss Cath beyond belief. It's had to imagine how much someone means to you before they're gone. Grissom's taken it hard, but nowhere near as hard as Lindsey. Catherine gave her life to save an unborn child and left her (Lindsey) behind. Nothing any of us say can bring any comfort to her, and she won't speak to anyone, especially Sara, she won't even look at her. But if I was in her position I don't think I would either.

Grissom's POV

'She's gone'. I keep repeating it to myself but no matter how many times I say it, I still can't comprehend it. She was my co-worker, friend, partner, wife, and soul mate. We all miss her desperately. Especially Lindsey. She's given up. Has nothing to live for. Her way of dealing with the loss of her mum is not to talk. Sara's really torn up about it. Keeps saying that it's all her fault. We all keep telling her that it isn't but she won't listen to any of us saying, 'Lindsey thinks it is'.

Lindsey's POV

Mummy's gone. Uncle Warrick told me. Uncle Gil was too sad to. Why did Mummy have to die? Maybe she didn't love me any more. She was shot by a bad man to keep Sara safe.  I might see Mummy soon. The doctor told me. I'm not scared about dying because I'll be with Mummy again.

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Lindsey sat up in her hospital bed waiting patiently for the blood transfusion to finish, whilst she was writing 5 letters. She sealed the envelopes as a nurse came to tell her it was finished. She placed it amongst her belongings, to wait for the right time for them to opened.

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TBC...

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