Author's Note: Thank you so much for the great reviews!!! You guys are amazing!!! I'm really glad you are enjoying this story!!! Sorry the last chapter was so short and that it left you hanging. I hope you enjoy this one!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI, although Mia is mine.
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Grissom and Brass got the call from Nick that Lindsey and Mia had been kidnapped. They walked in Warrick's house with a few CSIs that could be spared to process the scene. Grissom glanced around the room and slowly shook his head. He had no idea who would want to hurt Lindsey or Mia, but he was determined to find the person responsible and make them pay.
"Grissom, you're too close to this one. Why don't you take them outside?" Brass said and pointed toward the four friends still hurdled together.
"I don't want to be pulled from this." Grissom told him.
"Gil, you're practically Lindsey's father, so anything you touch might be considered tampered."
Grissom exhaled. He knew that Brass was right, but he hated feeling helpless. He finally walked over to Catherine and put his arms around her. "I promise we'll get them back." He told her and kissed her forehead.
"We have to." She whispered.
Nick walked over to where Sara and Warrick were standing. Sara was leaning against Warrick, tears were streaming down her face.
"Sara."
She looked over at him and began crying even harder. "This is all my fault." She cried.
Nick felt his own tears slide down his face. "No honey, it's not." He reached out and grabbed her hand and squeezed it.
Warrick watched as Sara reached over and hugged Nick. He knew Sara was feeling incredibly guilty and there was nothing he could say to her to make her stop. He decided to give the two a few moments together and made his way to see how Catherine was holding up. He tried to give her a reassuring smile, but failed. "I'm so sorry Cath."
"This isn't your fault." She replied. "It's no one's fault but the bastard that took my baby."
"I know, but you might want to tell Sara that. She's over there blaming herself for this."
Catherine focused on the other woman and noticed that Sara was sitting on the curb. Nick's protective arms were wrapped around her shoulders. She walked over and sat down on the other side of Sara. "We're going to get them back."
"Damn right we are." Sara replied coldly.
Warrick joined them and bent down in front of his wife. He reached out and placed his hand on her knee. He stared into her eyes and noticed the icy orbs staring back at him. Before he could say anything, Grissom came up to them.
"Brass has a team going through there." He looked at Warrick. "You and Sara will need to find somewhere to spend the night."
"They can stay with me." Nick volunteered.
Warrick nodded, very grateful to his friend. "Thanks man."
"Catherine, you're staying with me." Grissom told her.
"I feel like we should be out searching." She replied.
"We don't know who took them or why. The best thing for you to do right now is to go and try and get some rest."
"Rest? Gil are you insane? My baby is out there alone! There's no telling what kind of freak has her!" Catherine's voice continued to rise.
"I know. But there's nothing you can do about it. So please just calm down."
"Don't tell me to be calm!"
Sara couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and began walking toward the Tahoe.
"Hey!" Warrick yelled. "Where are you going?"
"To find my daughter." She said as she opened the car door.
Catherine ran toward her. "Not without me, you're not."
Warrick, Nick, and Grissom barely made it in time to stop them. Warrick grabbed the keys away from Sara. "Sorry, but you're not driving in this condition. You'll wind up wrecking and sending both you and Catherine to the hospital."
Sara glared at him, but soon the tears began sliding down her cheeks. She reached out and pulled him to her. "I'm sorry." She started sobbing louder and Warrick held her tighter.
"Nick, take them home. Catherine, go with them and I'll pick you up as soon as I'm done here."
Catherine was about to argue but the look on Grissom's face told her that he wasn't going to take no for an answer. She hopped in the backseat of the Tahoe and waited. Sara crawled in the back with her. She reached over and grabbed Catherine's hand. Catherine squeezed her hand and smiled. "They'll be fine. Lindsey's smart. She'll take care of Mia."
"I know. I'm sorry Catherine. I should have never let Lindsey watch her."
"Sara if you apologize to me one more time, I'm gonna kick your ass."
Sara managed to smile. "Okay."
The rest of the ride to Nick's was made in complete silence.
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Lindsey tried to get a good look at her surroundings. It was dark and there was a set of stairs that led upstairs to the main floor. She guessed that she and Mia were in some kind of basement. The floors were dirty and spider webs were everywhere. She had tried to open the door at the top of the stairs but it was locked. Who ever kidnapped them wanted to make sure they couldn't get out.
Mia began to stir. She had cried herself to sleep. "Lindsey?"
"I'm right here." Lindsey wrapped her arms around Mia's tiny shoulders.
"I'm scared."
"Me too. But we'll be okay. I know our parents are looking for us."
"I want my mommy." Mia said wishing that she was at home snuggled up in her bed holding her bear.
"Don't worry. They're going to find us." Lindsey hoped that she sounded a lot more confident than she felt.
"Why are we here?" Mia asked sitting up straighter and looking around the dusty room.
"I have no idea. I wish I had my cell phone." Lindsey stood up and walked around the room.
"What are you doing?" Mia asked and began walking around with her.
"Trying to see if I can find another way out of here." She glanced up and noticed some windows, but they were way to small to crawl through. Even Mia couldn't make it. "Darn, the only way out is the door and it's locked."
"Can you pick it?" Mia wondered.
Lindsey looked at the little girl. "How do you know about picking locks?"
"My mommy and I watch that show about mommy's work and one time this guy picked the lock to break into a house."
Lindsey was amazed. "Was it forensic files?"
"Yeah, that's it. I couldn't think of the name."
"My mom used to watch it. Then she started complaining about how she had to live through it everyday. She didn't need to see it on television."
"So, can you?"
"I'm not sure." She walked up the stairs quietly praying that they wouldn't make a sound. Once she reached the door, she bent down and looked at the knob. "I think if I had a hair pin or a small screwdriver I could do it."
Mia began looking around for something. She checked the drawers and places she could reach. She finally found a screwdriver. "What about this Linds?"
"Bring it here."
Mia quietly walked up the stairs and handed it to her friend. Lindsey took it and began trying to fit the tool in the lock. "It fits!" She turned the screwdriver and the door opened.
"Mia, you're a genius!" She turned around to push the door even more when a hand reached down and grabbed her wrist. Lindsey screamed.
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TBC
Well that was longer than the last chapter, but once again I left you hanging. I'm trying to keep the story interesting and enjoyable!! So please let me know what you think!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI, although Mia is mine.
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Grissom and Brass got the call from Nick that Lindsey and Mia had been kidnapped. They walked in Warrick's house with a few CSIs that could be spared to process the scene. Grissom glanced around the room and slowly shook his head. He had no idea who would want to hurt Lindsey or Mia, but he was determined to find the person responsible and make them pay.
"Grissom, you're too close to this one. Why don't you take them outside?" Brass said and pointed toward the four friends still hurdled together.
"I don't want to be pulled from this." Grissom told him.
"Gil, you're practically Lindsey's father, so anything you touch might be considered tampered."
Grissom exhaled. He knew that Brass was right, but he hated feeling helpless. He finally walked over to Catherine and put his arms around her. "I promise we'll get them back." He told her and kissed her forehead.
"We have to." She whispered.
Nick walked over to where Sara and Warrick were standing. Sara was leaning against Warrick, tears were streaming down her face.
"Sara."
She looked over at him and began crying even harder. "This is all my fault." She cried.
Nick felt his own tears slide down his face. "No honey, it's not." He reached out and grabbed her hand and squeezed it.
Warrick watched as Sara reached over and hugged Nick. He knew Sara was feeling incredibly guilty and there was nothing he could say to her to make her stop. He decided to give the two a few moments together and made his way to see how Catherine was holding up. He tried to give her a reassuring smile, but failed. "I'm so sorry Cath."
"This isn't your fault." She replied. "It's no one's fault but the bastard that took my baby."
"I know, but you might want to tell Sara that. She's over there blaming herself for this."
Catherine focused on the other woman and noticed that Sara was sitting on the curb. Nick's protective arms were wrapped around her shoulders. She walked over and sat down on the other side of Sara. "We're going to get them back."
"Damn right we are." Sara replied coldly.
Warrick joined them and bent down in front of his wife. He reached out and placed his hand on her knee. He stared into her eyes and noticed the icy orbs staring back at him. Before he could say anything, Grissom came up to them.
"Brass has a team going through there." He looked at Warrick. "You and Sara will need to find somewhere to spend the night."
"They can stay with me." Nick volunteered.
Warrick nodded, very grateful to his friend. "Thanks man."
"Catherine, you're staying with me." Grissom told her.
"I feel like we should be out searching." She replied.
"We don't know who took them or why. The best thing for you to do right now is to go and try and get some rest."
"Rest? Gil are you insane? My baby is out there alone! There's no telling what kind of freak has her!" Catherine's voice continued to rise.
"I know. But there's nothing you can do about it. So please just calm down."
"Don't tell me to be calm!"
Sara couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and began walking toward the Tahoe.
"Hey!" Warrick yelled. "Where are you going?"
"To find my daughter." She said as she opened the car door.
Catherine ran toward her. "Not without me, you're not."
Warrick, Nick, and Grissom barely made it in time to stop them. Warrick grabbed the keys away from Sara. "Sorry, but you're not driving in this condition. You'll wind up wrecking and sending both you and Catherine to the hospital."
Sara glared at him, but soon the tears began sliding down her cheeks. She reached out and pulled him to her. "I'm sorry." She started sobbing louder and Warrick held her tighter.
"Nick, take them home. Catherine, go with them and I'll pick you up as soon as I'm done here."
Catherine was about to argue but the look on Grissom's face told her that he wasn't going to take no for an answer. She hopped in the backseat of the Tahoe and waited. Sara crawled in the back with her. She reached over and grabbed Catherine's hand. Catherine squeezed her hand and smiled. "They'll be fine. Lindsey's smart. She'll take care of Mia."
"I know. I'm sorry Catherine. I should have never let Lindsey watch her."
"Sara if you apologize to me one more time, I'm gonna kick your ass."
Sara managed to smile. "Okay."
The rest of the ride to Nick's was made in complete silence.
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Lindsey tried to get a good look at her surroundings. It was dark and there was a set of stairs that led upstairs to the main floor. She guessed that she and Mia were in some kind of basement. The floors were dirty and spider webs were everywhere. She had tried to open the door at the top of the stairs but it was locked. Who ever kidnapped them wanted to make sure they couldn't get out.
Mia began to stir. She had cried herself to sleep. "Lindsey?"
"I'm right here." Lindsey wrapped her arms around Mia's tiny shoulders.
"I'm scared."
"Me too. But we'll be okay. I know our parents are looking for us."
"I want my mommy." Mia said wishing that she was at home snuggled up in her bed holding her bear.
"Don't worry. They're going to find us." Lindsey hoped that she sounded a lot more confident than she felt.
"Why are we here?" Mia asked sitting up straighter and looking around the dusty room.
"I have no idea. I wish I had my cell phone." Lindsey stood up and walked around the room.
"What are you doing?" Mia asked and began walking around with her.
"Trying to see if I can find another way out of here." She glanced up and noticed some windows, but they were way to small to crawl through. Even Mia couldn't make it. "Darn, the only way out is the door and it's locked."
"Can you pick it?" Mia wondered.
Lindsey looked at the little girl. "How do you know about picking locks?"
"My mommy and I watch that show about mommy's work and one time this guy picked the lock to break into a house."
Lindsey was amazed. "Was it forensic files?"
"Yeah, that's it. I couldn't think of the name."
"My mom used to watch it. Then she started complaining about how she had to live through it everyday. She didn't need to see it on television."
"So, can you?"
"I'm not sure." She walked up the stairs quietly praying that they wouldn't make a sound. Once she reached the door, she bent down and looked at the knob. "I think if I had a hair pin or a small screwdriver I could do it."
Mia began looking around for something. She checked the drawers and places she could reach. She finally found a screwdriver. "What about this Linds?"
"Bring it here."
Mia quietly walked up the stairs and handed it to her friend. Lindsey took it and began trying to fit the tool in the lock. "It fits!" She turned the screwdriver and the door opened.
"Mia, you're a genius!" She turned around to push the door even more when a hand reached down and grabbed her wrist. Lindsey screamed.
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TBC
Well that was longer than the last chapter, but once again I left you hanging. I'm trying to keep the story interesting and enjoyable!! So please let me know what you think!!