A/N Oh my goodness updating again!!!! Thanks to everyone who took the time to review.

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Alekxandra looked over at Sara who had not answered her. 'Is everything ok?' she moved to sit next to Sara.

'I.. I don't know' Sara muttered glumly.

Alek opened her mouth to speak when she heard the locker room door open, they looked over as Nick walked in towards his locker.

'Hey Nick' Alek smiled at him, noting that he looked distracted.

'Hey' he drawled smiling back at her.

Alek could sense the discomfort in the room. 'Well I'm going to see what the boss has in store for me tonight.' Before she stood she leaned over towards Sara and whispered. 'You know where to find me if you want to talk'.

Sara looked at her and nodded as she headed out the door.

Nick looked over at Sara who was fiddling with her bag inside her locker. 'Hey Sara.. You ok?' he asked softly.

'I'm fine' she replied slamming her locker shut and walking out the door.

Nick sighed, closed his locker and followed her out.

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Warrick, Catherine and Alekxandra were already in the break room when Sara and Nick walked in, closely followed by Grissom.

'Okay. Warrick, Catherine and Nick you're all working on the Reynolds case, go over the evidence and see if you can find anything new. Sara and Alekxandra you've got what looks like a robbery turned sour, vic found dead in her living room.' Grissom handed Alek the assignment slip as she headed towards the door with Sara following closely behind.

'See you guys later' Alek called as she walked towards the car park.

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Catherine, Warrick and Nick stood in the layout room looking at the evidence spread over the table before them.

'I'll check the clothes again for any fibers we might have missed' Nick picked up the bag that contained Abbey Reynolds clothes and walked out the door.

Catherine looked at Warrick 'What's with him tonight?'

Warrick shrugged his shoulders 'I have no idea Cath. Sara didn't look too happy either.'

The both looked back to the evidence on the table. 'Well I guess we'd better start on this then.' Catherine looked at Warrick as they began to go over the evidence again.

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'Still no luck tracking Bateman down yet?' Grissom looked over at Jim who was looking at the specimen jars on his shelves.

Brass looked over at him and sighed 'Not yet. It's like he was released from prison and just disappeared.'

'Well we know where he's been Jim. We just need to work out where he's going.' Grissom looked at the papers scattered over his desk.

'We've got the uniforms on the look out for him. Aside from putting his picture on the news there isn't really more we can do.' He replied walking towards the door.

'Keep me posted.' Grissom muttered as Jim walked out the door.

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Sara and Alekxandra drove to the crime scene in silence, pulling up at the front of the house they could see Detective O'Reilly waiting for them. They retrieved their kits from the backseat of the car and walked towards the house.

'Hey O'Reilly. What have you got for us tonight?' Sara asked as they walked into the house.

O'Reilly motioned to the woman lying on the floor of what looked like the living room, or at least what was left of it. 'Alison Davis looks like she came home and interrupted a burglar. Neighbors called the police when they heard a scream from her house and then a car leaving.'

Alek scanned the room while Sara was talking to O'Reilly. The victim lay dead in the middle of the lounge. A coffee table was broken in two and the room looked like it had been ransacked. 'Has the scene been cleared?' She asked looking over at O'Reilly who nodded.

'Alright let's do this' Sara walked over to Alekxandra. 'What me to take the photos?' Alekxandra nodded.

'So you wanna talk about what's going on with you and Nick?' Alek asked as she placed a marker next to the broken coffee table.

Sara sighed and spoke quietly 'He told me he loves me'.

Alek looked over at her 'Yeah?'

Sara nodded and continued to take photos.

'So. This is a bad thing?' Alek pressed knowing that Sara probably didn't want to discuss this.

'No.. Well yes. I don't know.' Sara stopped taking photos and looked at the other woman.

Alek looked at her a smiled 'Just because he says he loves you doesn't mean you have to feel pressured to reciprocate. I really don't think Nick's that kind of guy.'

'He isn't' Sara answered. 'I guess he just took me by surprise, you know?'

Alek grinned 'Oh yeah.. I know'

Sara looked at her eyes narrowed. 'Okay Alekxandra you've got my attention now.. Spill it.' Alek laughed. 'What's so funny?' Sara prodded.

'Nothing. This just reminds me of a conversation Catherine and I had a long time ago.' She stifled another giggle.

'And?' Sara asked.

'Well I guess you know by now that Gil and I were together years ago. Don't take this the wrong way but your reaction to Nick kinda reminds me of how he reacted the first time I told him I loved him.'

'Yeah?'

'Oh yeah. You know how the joke goes. If you ever want to get rid of a guy after sex you tell him you love him.'

Sara laughed 'He freaked out..'

'Completely.. You have no idea.. I've never seen him move so fast' Alek laughed.

'Were you upset by how he reacted?' Sara asked no longer laughing.

'I was a little at first, but then I realized that not everyone is as comfortable with expressing their emotions as I am. I come from a very different background to Grissom.' She moved over towards where the body lay amongst the mess.

'I guess you could say the same about me and Nick.' Sara began to take photos again.

Alek was crouched down near the victim. 'I'm sure Nick will be fine if you explain to him how you feel.'

Sara nodded and looked over. 'So what do you think?'

'If I had to take a guess I'd say she died of a massive head trauma.' Alek looked around for anything that could have inflicted such blows, her eyes stopped when she noticed a lump of wood that looked like it had been one of the coffee table's legs. She reached into her kit for some gloves. 'Damn' she muttered.

'What?' Sara asked looking over.

'I'm out of gloves' Alek motioned towards her kit.

'I've got some, I'll just go and get my kit I must have left it on the front steps when I was talking to O'Reilly' Sara walked out of the room towards the front door.

Alekxandra was still crouched down looking at the remains of the coffee table when she heard a noise behind her. 'Thanks Sar.' she started to say when she turned around to see a man standing behind her.

'Hello Alekxandra' he sneered as he reached forward and grabbed her pulling her to her feet. 'It's been a long time baby' he snarled as he pushed a gun into her ribs.

'What do you want Steven?' She asked her voice trembling realizing it was her gun he had.

'You' he muttered as he pushed her towards the door as Sara walked back into the room.

Sara reached for her gun when she noticed the man was armed.

'No Sara don't' Alek called as Bateman shoved her towards the door. 'It's me he wants.. Don't give him an excuse to hurt you.'

Sara moved her hands away from her gun. 'Smart move. Sara is it?' Bateman snarled. 'Keep your hands above your head. Be a good little girl and give Grissom a message from me. Tell him thanks for taking such good care of my girl.' He pushed Alek out the door and moved towards the Tahoe, his gun steadily aimed at her temple. O'Reilly was talking to a couple of police officers when he noticed them walking towards the car.

'Alekxandra?' He called 'Is everything alright?'

'Don't move or the bitch get's it!' Bateman yelled as O'Reilly moved towards them. 'I mean it! Don't bother following us or she dies. You got that?' They moved quickly towards the Tahoe. 'Get in' He snarled into Alek's ear as he pushed her into the passenger seat. 'Where are the keys?' he snapped her gun still aimed at her head.

'They're in my pocket' she whispered.

'Get them out now you stupid bitch!' He yelled as he hit her in the side of the face using the butt of the gun.

Alekxandra brought her hand up to cover her face as handed over the keys and they drove off.

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Sara stood next to O'Reilly shaking. 'I need to call Grissom' she muttered pulling out her cell phone. O'Reilly was already talking on his putting out a call to all police in the area to look for the Tahoe but not to approach it. With shaking fingers she dialed Grissom's number.

'Grissom' he answered.

'Gris.. We've got a problem' Sara's voice broke on the last word.

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A/N Will Nick and Sara find love???? What does Bateman have in store for Alekxandra???? Will Grissom ever get a clue???? Will this bloody story ever end???? Quite frankly I have no idea. However if you do please take the time to send me a review. Pretty please!!!!