Author's Note: Thank you so much for the wonderful reviews!!! And Emily, you must have a sixth sense!!!

Disclaimer: I own nothing dealing with CSI, but Mia is mine!

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Warrick was exhausted. He wanted nothing more than to go home and curl up in his warm bed. Unfortunately, his bed would have to wait. Ten people had been murdered inside a retail store, and several more had been injured. It was bad enough that both day and night shift had to work together. He didn't mind working along side his friends again, but he wished things could have been different. He and Nick were working in the middle of the scene. Warrick was taking photos, while Nick was picking up shell casings.

"This is just proves you can't go anywhere without having to worry about whether or not you're going to go home." Nick commented.

"I know. I dread it when Mia gets older and she wants to go to the mall by herself." Warrick replied snapping off another picture.

"Well, we'll just tell her no." Nick stated simply. "By the way, who's taking care of Mia anyway?"

"Lindsey. Sara called her since we're all stuck here."

Nick only nodded and continued working.

Warrick finished the photos and cast a glance over at Catherine and Sara. He watched as Catherine reached down and picked up her phone. He didn't know who was on the phone but Catherine's face changed and began to pale. He knew immediately something was wrong. He ran over to her and could hear her frantically talking on the phone.

"Lindsey, what's going on? Lindsey?"

Warrick watched as Sara dropped her kit and began running toward the exit. Catherine was right behind her. He started to run right behind them.

Sara was heading for the driver's side of her Tahoe when he was able to catch up with her. He grabbed her elbow. "What's going on?"

"The girls." She gasped. "Something's wrong."

"You're not driving." Warrick told her and ushered her in the backseat. Catherine hopped in the front and Nick was getting in the back. He called Grissom and let him know that something was going on and they would be back.

Warrick drove as fast as he could toward his house. Once he got there, he noticed the front door was open. The four ran inside and began calling out to their daughters. "Lindsey! Mia!"

The living room was destroyed. Tables, pictures, and toys were scattered about. After searching the entire house, they found nothing but a tiny blood trail. Warrick couldn't breathe; he turned his attention over to Catherine and Sara and noticed they both had pale and frightened looks on their faces. Tears were traveling down their cheeks. Warrick didn't think, he reached Sara and pulled her into a hug. Nick did the same with Catherine. To the four, their world just ended.

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TBC

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