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Disclaimer: I don't own anything that deals with CSI, but Mia is mine!!
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Sometime during the night, Sara and Catherine both managed to fall asleep. Both men considered carrying them the to the bedrooms, but decided against it for fear it would wake them up. Nick grabbed a few blankets and covered them up. He and Warrick walked quietly in the kitchen and sat down at the table.
"I wish this nightmare would end." Warrick said.
"Me too. I just want to hold my girl."
"Yeah, so do I." Warrick was about to say something else when the phone rang. Nick quickly ran to answer it before it woke up the women.
"Hello?"
"Nick, we've got some news." Grissom's voice replied on the other end.
"What kind of news?"
"We were able to pull some prints from Warrick's."
"Stop keeping me in suspense Griss, just say it."
He could hear Grissom sigh on the other end. "Do you remember the rape case we had a while back?"
Nick nodded. "Yeah, I remember. The guy beat and raped his girlfriend but she dropped charges at the last minute."
"Right. Well she apparently dumped him afterwards and our guy must have decided that Catherine and Sara are to blame."
Nick's eyes widened. "Wait a minute! Are you telling me that man has my daughter and Lindsey!"
"That's exactly what I'm telling you. His prints were all over Warrick's house. We're trying to find out where he might be staying. We'll keep you posted."
Grissom hung up the phone. Nick set the phone down and glanced at his friend. "We've got trouble."
"I heard half your conversation. Who is he?"
"Daniel Kent."
"Daniel Kent?" A voice repeated. Nick and Warrick both turned around to see Catherine and Sara standing there. The guys were so wrapped up in the phone call; they never heard them come in the kitchen.
"That bastard has our kids!" Catherine yelled.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go kick his ass." Sara replied and she and Catherine turned around to head out the door.
"We don't even know where he is." Warrick said. "We're going to be driving blind."
"We can check his old house and talk to his girlfriend." Catherine stated. "She might be able to tell us something."
"Problem. She's not dating him anymore." Nick told them.
"It doesn't matter. I'm sure she has some clue as to where he might be hiding out."
"Fine." Nick said and turned to Warrick. "We're not going to win either way. We might as well go along with them."
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that."
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Mia was sitting on the last step beside Lindsey. She carefully brushed a stray hair away from her friend's forehead. Lindsey's eyes were closed and her breathing was coming in gasps.
"Are you okay?"
Lindsey nodded. "Yeah, I just got the wind knocked out of me. How are you?"
"Scared. I wanna go home."
Lindsey leaned up and wrapped her arms around Mia. "I know. Me too. We just have to remember that our parents are the best CSIs around and that they're going to find us soon."
"Why are we here?"
"I don't know Mia." Lindsey squeezed her tighter. She didn't want to tell the younger girl that the man upstairs is using them to get at their parents.
"Mommy and Daddy are going to come and get me, right?" Mia's eyes began to water.
"Of course they are. My mom, your parents, Uncle Grissom are probably driving around the town searching and they won't stop until they find us."
"Promise?"
"I promise." Lindsey felt Mia's arms wrap tightly around her and soon both girls fell silent. Lindsey stared at the wall and prayed to herself. 'Please God, let them find us.' A tear slowly made its way down her cheek.
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After a few calls, Catherine was able to find out where Daniel Kent's ex-girlfriend lived. Their Tahoe pulled up in her driveway and soon all four were walking toward the small house. Catherine noticed that there were a few lights on. She knocked on the door. Soon a woman answered. Her blonde hair was pulled up in a messy ponytail.
She took one look at Catherine and Sara and rolled her eyes. "What now? I dropped the charges and we're no longer together."
"That's not why we're here." Catherine said. "Do you know where Kent is?"
"No and I don't really want to know." She was about the slam the door shut, but Warrick grabbed the door.
"Do you have any idea where he might be? It's really important."
"Like I said before I don't know."
Catherine couldn't stand it anymore. She looked directly in the other woman's eyes. "Listen here, your ex-boyfriend kidnapped my daughter and I want her back. And right now, you're the only person who might have a clue to where he might be hiding. So, I'm going to ask again, where the hell is he?"
"He's not here. Sometimes when he wants to be alone, he'll go up to his parents' old house and stay. He might be there." She gave them the directions and the four were back in the car.
"I'm going to call Grissom and let him know what's going on." Nick replied. He pulled his cell phone out and dialed the number. He waited for a few moments and Grissom picked up.
"Grissom."
"We might have a location on Kent." Nick then gave him the address.
"Okay. I'll tell Brass, but I need to make one thing very clear. Do not go in that house until Brass and I get there."
Nick took a quick glance at Catherine. "I don't think that's going to be possible."
"Nick, I mean it. The four of you can't go charging in there without some kind of backup."
"I can't promise anything." Nick hung up the phone and continued driving.
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Sometime during their silence, Lindsey and Mia had drifted off to sleep. In Mia's dream she was playing in the park with her parents. She was being pushed back and forth by her dad. Her mommy and daddy were swinging next to her. They were all laughing and Mia couldn't be happier. Suddenly in her dream, the sky turned dark and a man in dark clothes appeared and began taking Mia away from her family. She started screaming.
"MOMMY!"
Lindsey jerked awake and heard Mia screaming. She gently squeezed her and tried to calm the little girl down. "It's okay. You're having a bad dream."
Mia woke up with tears streaming down her face. "He took me away."
"I know, but remember he's not going to get away with it."
"Do you miss your daddy?" Mia asked surprising Lindsey.
"Yeah. I do." Lindsey looked at her.
"Sorry."
"It's okay. I have my mom and Uncle Grissom." Lindsey smiled. "Not to mention your parents."
Mia smiled and released herself from Lindsey. She wiped the remaining tears off her face and stood up. She glanced up the stairs and knew that was their only way out. Only they couldn't go that way because of the man that was up there. She turned back around and stared up at the tiny windows. She saw lights. "Lindsey!"
"What?"
"Look." Mia pointed toward the window.
Lindsey got up and ran over to the window. She glanced out and excitement began to flow through her. "They're here!" Lindsey began to bang on the window. "MOM!"
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Catherine opened the door to the Tahoe and glanced at the house before them. There was a light on indicating that someone might be inside. She closed the door and waited for the others. Soon she heard it. "MOM!"
"LINDSEY!" Catherine, along with Sara began to run toward the house. Nick and Warrick followed in behind. They could no longer hear Lindsey and that worried Catherine. She ran faster and reached to door. She was about to open it, when Nick's hand reached out and stopped her.
"Let us go first."
"Oh don't you go male chauvinist on me." She replied giving Nick an 'I dare to say something to me look.'
Before Nick could, Sara quickly opened the door and stepped inside.
"Damn it!" Warrick cursed and went in after her. He was soon by her side. "What the hell were you thinking?" He whispered.
"Our daughter is in here somewhere."
"I know that, but you came in here blind. He could have been standing right here and shot you. I want Mia back too, but you can't take these risks. If you and Catherine were to get hurt, how do you think that would effect those two girls?"
Sara glanced at him with tears streaming down her face. She noticed that Catherine and Nick were now standing beside her. She was about to respond when she heard footsteps in the room.
"Welcome." Kent greeted giving them a sinister grin spread across his face.
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TBC
Okay, I hope that wasn't a really bad cliffhanger. Please review!!!! Thanks!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that deals with CSI, but Mia is mine!!
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Sometime during the night, Sara and Catherine both managed to fall asleep. Both men considered carrying them the to the bedrooms, but decided against it for fear it would wake them up. Nick grabbed a few blankets and covered them up. He and Warrick walked quietly in the kitchen and sat down at the table.
"I wish this nightmare would end." Warrick said.
"Me too. I just want to hold my girl."
"Yeah, so do I." Warrick was about to say something else when the phone rang. Nick quickly ran to answer it before it woke up the women.
"Hello?"
"Nick, we've got some news." Grissom's voice replied on the other end.
"What kind of news?"
"We were able to pull some prints from Warrick's."
"Stop keeping me in suspense Griss, just say it."
He could hear Grissom sigh on the other end. "Do you remember the rape case we had a while back?"
Nick nodded. "Yeah, I remember. The guy beat and raped his girlfriend but she dropped charges at the last minute."
"Right. Well she apparently dumped him afterwards and our guy must have decided that Catherine and Sara are to blame."
Nick's eyes widened. "Wait a minute! Are you telling me that man has my daughter and Lindsey!"
"That's exactly what I'm telling you. His prints were all over Warrick's house. We're trying to find out where he might be staying. We'll keep you posted."
Grissom hung up the phone. Nick set the phone down and glanced at his friend. "We've got trouble."
"I heard half your conversation. Who is he?"
"Daniel Kent."
"Daniel Kent?" A voice repeated. Nick and Warrick both turned around to see Catherine and Sara standing there. The guys were so wrapped up in the phone call; they never heard them come in the kitchen.
"That bastard has our kids!" Catherine yelled.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go kick his ass." Sara replied and she and Catherine turned around to head out the door.
"We don't even know where he is." Warrick said. "We're going to be driving blind."
"We can check his old house and talk to his girlfriend." Catherine stated. "She might be able to tell us something."
"Problem. She's not dating him anymore." Nick told them.
"It doesn't matter. I'm sure she has some clue as to where he might be hiding out."
"Fine." Nick said and turned to Warrick. "We're not going to win either way. We might as well go along with them."
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that."
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Mia was sitting on the last step beside Lindsey. She carefully brushed a stray hair away from her friend's forehead. Lindsey's eyes were closed and her breathing was coming in gasps.
"Are you okay?"
Lindsey nodded. "Yeah, I just got the wind knocked out of me. How are you?"
"Scared. I wanna go home."
Lindsey leaned up and wrapped her arms around Mia. "I know. Me too. We just have to remember that our parents are the best CSIs around and that they're going to find us soon."
"Why are we here?"
"I don't know Mia." Lindsey squeezed her tighter. She didn't want to tell the younger girl that the man upstairs is using them to get at their parents.
"Mommy and Daddy are going to come and get me, right?" Mia's eyes began to water.
"Of course they are. My mom, your parents, Uncle Grissom are probably driving around the town searching and they won't stop until they find us."
"Promise?"
"I promise." Lindsey felt Mia's arms wrap tightly around her and soon both girls fell silent. Lindsey stared at the wall and prayed to herself. 'Please God, let them find us.' A tear slowly made its way down her cheek.
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After a few calls, Catherine was able to find out where Daniel Kent's ex-girlfriend lived. Their Tahoe pulled up in her driveway and soon all four were walking toward the small house. Catherine noticed that there were a few lights on. She knocked on the door. Soon a woman answered. Her blonde hair was pulled up in a messy ponytail.
She took one look at Catherine and Sara and rolled her eyes. "What now? I dropped the charges and we're no longer together."
"That's not why we're here." Catherine said. "Do you know where Kent is?"
"No and I don't really want to know." She was about the slam the door shut, but Warrick grabbed the door.
"Do you have any idea where he might be? It's really important."
"Like I said before I don't know."
Catherine couldn't stand it anymore. She looked directly in the other woman's eyes. "Listen here, your ex-boyfriend kidnapped my daughter and I want her back. And right now, you're the only person who might have a clue to where he might be hiding. So, I'm going to ask again, where the hell is he?"
"He's not here. Sometimes when he wants to be alone, he'll go up to his parents' old house and stay. He might be there." She gave them the directions and the four were back in the car.
"I'm going to call Grissom and let him know what's going on." Nick replied. He pulled his cell phone out and dialed the number. He waited for a few moments and Grissom picked up.
"Grissom."
"We might have a location on Kent." Nick then gave him the address.
"Okay. I'll tell Brass, but I need to make one thing very clear. Do not go in that house until Brass and I get there."
Nick took a quick glance at Catherine. "I don't think that's going to be possible."
"Nick, I mean it. The four of you can't go charging in there without some kind of backup."
"I can't promise anything." Nick hung up the phone and continued driving.
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Sometime during their silence, Lindsey and Mia had drifted off to sleep. In Mia's dream she was playing in the park with her parents. She was being pushed back and forth by her dad. Her mommy and daddy were swinging next to her. They were all laughing and Mia couldn't be happier. Suddenly in her dream, the sky turned dark and a man in dark clothes appeared and began taking Mia away from her family. She started screaming.
"MOMMY!"
Lindsey jerked awake and heard Mia screaming. She gently squeezed her and tried to calm the little girl down. "It's okay. You're having a bad dream."
Mia woke up with tears streaming down her face. "He took me away."
"I know, but remember he's not going to get away with it."
"Do you miss your daddy?" Mia asked surprising Lindsey.
"Yeah. I do." Lindsey looked at her.
"Sorry."
"It's okay. I have my mom and Uncle Grissom." Lindsey smiled. "Not to mention your parents."
Mia smiled and released herself from Lindsey. She wiped the remaining tears off her face and stood up. She glanced up the stairs and knew that was their only way out. Only they couldn't go that way because of the man that was up there. She turned back around and stared up at the tiny windows. She saw lights. "Lindsey!"
"What?"
"Look." Mia pointed toward the window.
Lindsey got up and ran over to the window. She glanced out and excitement began to flow through her. "They're here!" Lindsey began to bang on the window. "MOM!"
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Catherine opened the door to the Tahoe and glanced at the house before them. There was a light on indicating that someone might be inside. She closed the door and waited for the others. Soon she heard it. "MOM!"
"LINDSEY!" Catherine, along with Sara began to run toward the house. Nick and Warrick followed in behind. They could no longer hear Lindsey and that worried Catherine. She ran faster and reached to door. She was about to open it, when Nick's hand reached out and stopped her.
"Let us go first."
"Oh don't you go male chauvinist on me." She replied giving Nick an 'I dare to say something to me look.'
Before Nick could, Sara quickly opened the door and stepped inside.
"Damn it!" Warrick cursed and went in after her. He was soon by her side. "What the hell were you thinking?" He whispered.
"Our daughter is in here somewhere."
"I know that, but you came in here blind. He could have been standing right here and shot you. I want Mia back too, but you can't take these risks. If you and Catherine were to get hurt, how do you think that would effect those two girls?"
Sara glanced at him with tears streaming down her face. She noticed that Catherine and Nick were now standing beside her. She was about to respond when she heard footsteps in the room.
"Welcome." Kent greeted giving them a sinister grin spread across his face.
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TBC
Okay, I hope that wasn't a really bad cliffhanger. Please review!!!! Thanks!!!