Author's Note: I want to say thank you for the great reviews!!! I received one asking about Lindsey. She is fourteen in this story. I hope that helps any confusion. Once again thanks!!! You guys are awesome!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that deals with CSI, but Mia is mine.
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Sara stared at the man before, hate and disgust filling every fiber of her being. Kent stood in front of them obviously not at all surprised to find them there.
"You got here sooner than I anticipated." He replied.
"Where are the girls?" Sara asked coolly.
"They're safe." He paused then added. "For now." He glanced at the other men. "I have nothing against the two of you, so I suggest you leave."
"Not without our kids." Warrick told him.
"Deal." Kent walked out of the room and brought back Mia and Lindsey. He had a firm grip on both their wrists.
"Mommy!" Mia cried.
"Mom." Lindsey said at the same time as Mia.
Catherine and Sara both had tears rolling down their faces. "Please let them go." Sara begged.
"On one condition."
"What condition?" Asked Catherine. She couldn't take her eyes off her daughter.
"I will let your children leave if you and Sara stay here with me."
"Oh, hell no!" Warrick stated.
"There's no way I'm letting you near them." Nick replied.
Kent squeezed the girls' wrists tighter. "Really, I thought you wanted your kids back."
Mia looked at her parents with tears in her eyes. "I wanna go home."
Sara couldn't stand it. She glanced at Catherine and both women nodded. Sara turned her attention back to Kent. "If we agree to stay with you, you promise to let our girls go?"
"Of course." He replied with a smile on his face.
Warrick put his arm on Sara's shoulder. "What are you doing?" He stared into her eyes trying to find the reason behind her thinking.
"Saving our daughter." She answered.
"By putting yours and Catherine's life in danger? That's going to save them?"
"If that's what's its going to take, then so be it." She turned away from Warrick and glanced to Catherine. She was ready. They faced Kent. "Fine, let them go."
Kent didn't release them. "First I want all of you to put any weapons you have on the ground."
"I don't have them on me." Catherine told him. He looked over at Sara and she shook her head. She didn't bring one either.
However both Nick and Warrick brought their gun just incase. "Throw them down now, or I'll break their wrists." Kent threatened.
Warrick and Nick didn't have a choice. They both placed the guns on the floor. "Now step back away from them." Kent instructed.
Both men did as told. Kent turned to face Mia. "Mia honey, would you do me a favor. Would you reach down and grab the gun off the floor and hand it to me."
Sara shot Warrick and Nick a worried look. "The safety is on." They both reassured her.
Mia looked over at her mom. Sara nodded. Mia walked over and picked the gun off the floor. Her hand gripped the handle and she had the barrel pointed toward the floor.
"Good job. Now hand it to me." Kent replied. Mia did as she was told and gave him the weapon.
"Let them go." Catherine said.
Kent nodded and released Lindsey's wrist. "Go to your dads." Lindsey wasn't going to argue that her father wasn't there. She ran straight to Nick. Mia ran to Warrick, who picked her up and held her tightly.
They were all so caught up with the girls; no one noticed Brass and his team coming up toward the house. Brass saw noticed that Lindsey and Mia were safe with Nick and Warrick, but he couldn't see Sara or Catherine.
"Kent, put your hands where I can see them." Brass demanded.
Kent was faster than any of them thought. He grabbed a hold of Sara and placed the gun to her head clicking off the safety. "Come any closer and I'll shoot her."
Brass stopped dead in his tracks. Everyone in the room seemed to stop breathing. No one moved or spoke for a few moments, until Sara looked up at Warrick. Tears were sliding down her cheeks. "Please take Mia outside."
Warrick didn't want to leave the room, but he didn't want Mia to see this either. He had no idea what was going to happen in the next few moments and if something did happen to Sara, Mia didn't need to see it. "Come on princess, let's go for a walk."
Mia knew something was very wrong. "NO! I want my mommy!" She tried to turn in around and reach for Sara.
Sara's heart continued to break. She tried to plead with Kent. "Let them go okay. You have me and Catherine and that's what you wanted right?"
Catherine didn't know exactly what to do. She didn't want anyone to get hurt. She turned her attention back toward Brass and saw someone she wasn't expecting. Grissom. He was holding Lindsey and staring right at her. She smiled and mouthed 'I love you.'
He nodded and told her he loved her as well.
"All right. Listen up." Kent replied. "I'm taking Sara and Catherine out the back door and into my car. If so much as one of you move or try to follow me, I'll make sure that you won't ever be able to recognize them again. Are we clear?"
"Crystal." Was Brass's icy answer. They watched as Kent began walking toward the back room with the gun still at Sara's head. Catherine was following right beside him. No one moved until they heard the car start and pull out of the driveway.
"Son of bitch!" Brass shouted. He turned to Nick and Warrick. "I thought I told you not to enter the house."
"I told you that we couldn't promise anything." Nick said.
"No, you made yourself quite clear and now look what's happened."
Grissom couldn't take it anymore. "All right both you up shut up." He took a deep breath as everyone turned to face him. "Here's what we're going to do. Warrick, you're going to take Mia and Lindsey home with you and stay there."
"Griss." Warrick began but was silenced by Grissom's fierce look and held up hand.
"You're going to take care of them. End of story."
"That's not fair! What about Nick?"
"Nick's going to stay with you. You've both done quite enough for today."
Nick was furious. "You don't except us to wait around doing nothing while that creep has Sara and Catherine!"
Grissom glared at him with cold eyes. "That's exactly what I expect for you to do."
"Uncle Grissom?" Lindsey began. When he looked at her she continued. "You are going to get my mom back right?"
"Of course I am sweetie. I'm going to bring them both back." He kissed her on the forehead and moved over to Mia. She was still wrapped up in Warrick's arms. Her cheeks had tearstains. He ran his fingers through her hair. "I'm going to go get your mommy okay."
"Okay." She replied with sadness that caused Grissom's heart to break. Taking one last look at both girls, he vowed to bring their mothers back.
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TBC
Well that's all for today, I hope you are still enjoying this story!!! Please let me know what you think!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that deals with CSI, but Mia is mine.
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Sara stared at the man before, hate and disgust filling every fiber of her being. Kent stood in front of them obviously not at all surprised to find them there.
"You got here sooner than I anticipated." He replied.
"Where are the girls?" Sara asked coolly.
"They're safe." He paused then added. "For now." He glanced at the other men. "I have nothing against the two of you, so I suggest you leave."
"Not without our kids." Warrick told him.
"Deal." Kent walked out of the room and brought back Mia and Lindsey. He had a firm grip on both their wrists.
"Mommy!" Mia cried.
"Mom." Lindsey said at the same time as Mia.
Catherine and Sara both had tears rolling down their faces. "Please let them go." Sara begged.
"On one condition."
"What condition?" Asked Catherine. She couldn't take her eyes off her daughter.
"I will let your children leave if you and Sara stay here with me."
"Oh, hell no!" Warrick stated.
"There's no way I'm letting you near them." Nick replied.
Kent squeezed the girls' wrists tighter. "Really, I thought you wanted your kids back."
Mia looked at her parents with tears in her eyes. "I wanna go home."
Sara couldn't stand it. She glanced at Catherine and both women nodded. Sara turned her attention back to Kent. "If we agree to stay with you, you promise to let our girls go?"
"Of course." He replied with a smile on his face.
Warrick put his arm on Sara's shoulder. "What are you doing?" He stared into her eyes trying to find the reason behind her thinking.
"Saving our daughter." She answered.
"By putting yours and Catherine's life in danger? That's going to save them?"
"If that's what's its going to take, then so be it." She turned away from Warrick and glanced to Catherine. She was ready. They faced Kent. "Fine, let them go."
Kent didn't release them. "First I want all of you to put any weapons you have on the ground."
"I don't have them on me." Catherine told him. He looked over at Sara and she shook her head. She didn't bring one either.
However both Nick and Warrick brought their gun just incase. "Throw them down now, or I'll break their wrists." Kent threatened.
Warrick and Nick didn't have a choice. They both placed the guns on the floor. "Now step back away from them." Kent instructed.
Both men did as told. Kent turned to face Mia. "Mia honey, would you do me a favor. Would you reach down and grab the gun off the floor and hand it to me."
Sara shot Warrick and Nick a worried look. "The safety is on." They both reassured her.
Mia looked over at her mom. Sara nodded. Mia walked over and picked the gun off the floor. Her hand gripped the handle and she had the barrel pointed toward the floor.
"Good job. Now hand it to me." Kent replied. Mia did as she was told and gave him the weapon.
"Let them go." Catherine said.
Kent nodded and released Lindsey's wrist. "Go to your dads." Lindsey wasn't going to argue that her father wasn't there. She ran straight to Nick. Mia ran to Warrick, who picked her up and held her tightly.
They were all so caught up with the girls; no one noticed Brass and his team coming up toward the house. Brass saw noticed that Lindsey and Mia were safe with Nick and Warrick, but he couldn't see Sara or Catherine.
"Kent, put your hands where I can see them." Brass demanded.
Kent was faster than any of them thought. He grabbed a hold of Sara and placed the gun to her head clicking off the safety. "Come any closer and I'll shoot her."
Brass stopped dead in his tracks. Everyone in the room seemed to stop breathing. No one moved or spoke for a few moments, until Sara looked up at Warrick. Tears were sliding down her cheeks. "Please take Mia outside."
Warrick didn't want to leave the room, but he didn't want Mia to see this either. He had no idea what was going to happen in the next few moments and if something did happen to Sara, Mia didn't need to see it. "Come on princess, let's go for a walk."
Mia knew something was very wrong. "NO! I want my mommy!" She tried to turn in around and reach for Sara.
Sara's heart continued to break. She tried to plead with Kent. "Let them go okay. You have me and Catherine and that's what you wanted right?"
Catherine didn't know exactly what to do. She didn't want anyone to get hurt. She turned her attention back toward Brass and saw someone she wasn't expecting. Grissom. He was holding Lindsey and staring right at her. She smiled and mouthed 'I love you.'
He nodded and told her he loved her as well.
"All right. Listen up." Kent replied. "I'm taking Sara and Catherine out the back door and into my car. If so much as one of you move or try to follow me, I'll make sure that you won't ever be able to recognize them again. Are we clear?"
"Crystal." Was Brass's icy answer. They watched as Kent began walking toward the back room with the gun still at Sara's head. Catherine was following right beside him. No one moved until they heard the car start and pull out of the driveway.
"Son of bitch!" Brass shouted. He turned to Nick and Warrick. "I thought I told you not to enter the house."
"I told you that we couldn't promise anything." Nick said.
"No, you made yourself quite clear and now look what's happened."
Grissom couldn't take it anymore. "All right both you up shut up." He took a deep breath as everyone turned to face him. "Here's what we're going to do. Warrick, you're going to take Mia and Lindsey home with you and stay there."
"Griss." Warrick began but was silenced by Grissom's fierce look and held up hand.
"You're going to take care of them. End of story."
"That's not fair! What about Nick?"
"Nick's going to stay with you. You've both done quite enough for today."
Nick was furious. "You don't except us to wait around doing nothing while that creep has Sara and Catherine!"
Grissom glared at him with cold eyes. "That's exactly what I expect for you to do."
"Uncle Grissom?" Lindsey began. When he looked at her she continued. "You are going to get my mom back right?"
"Of course I am sweetie. I'm going to bring them both back." He kissed her on the forehead and moved over to Mia. She was still wrapped up in Warrick's arms. Her cheeks had tearstains. He ran his fingers through her hair. "I'm going to go get your mommy okay."
"Okay." She replied with sadness that caused Grissom's heart to break. Taking one last look at both girls, he vowed to bring their mothers back.
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TBC
Well that's all for today, I hope you are still enjoying this story!!! Please let me know what you think!!!