Chapter 3: Taking a leave

"Hey! What are you doing?" Sara asked as she entered the break room seeing Warrick fixing his things.

"I'm preparing for a trip"

"Your taking a leave!"

"Yeah, why are you so shocked?"

"Coz I'm taking a leave too."

"Well then I guess the two of us will be gone"

"Hey there!" Nick greeted as he entered the break room

"Where have you been?" asked Sara

"I dropped a letter to Grissom. I'm taking a leave"

"Wait a minute if you're taking a leave, Warrick is taking one and so do I.."

"Well, Grissom won't allow the three of us to go" Warrick finished it off for Sara

"Well then, let's just see who he's going to grant the leave" Nick said confidently

"No one is going any where" Grissom interrupted as he entered the break room

"Why not?" Sara whined

"Remember the multiple homicide on those women?" Grissom asked

"That case was like 5 months ago"

"That's right Warrick and it was unsolved remember?"

"Yea, did they find another lead?" Sara asked

"Actually they found another victim" said Grissom

Before any body could react Greg barged in the break room.

"Hey guys! See you all in 3 weeks okay?" he said happily

"Huh? Why?" asked Sara

"Well duh! I took a leave, I wasn't really sure whether to ask Ecklie or Grissom so I just asked the Sheriff"

"Where are you going?" asked Nick

"Boston"

"Well Greg, we'll see you there"

"Huh??" the four gave Grissom a puzzled look

"The new victims were found in Boston... they want us there"

"But whose going to be left here?" asked Sara

"We all have to be there coz we were the ones who first worked on it. They need all of us there. Margot and Ramon will be left and if they need back up the day shift will cover up"

"Oh okay" Sara said, knowing that they are going to Boston her eyes lit up and so did Nick's and Warrick's.

"Why is it that you guys are taking a leave all at the same time?" Grissom asked suspiciously at the four.

"Uhh.. I don't know, maybe we all just got really tired" Warrick lied, though the first part he is telling the truth he really don't know to why they were all leaving at the same time but seeing how Sara and Nick's eyes lit up at the mention of going to Boston, he is now having an idea.

"Whatever you say. Anyway I have to finish my paper work" said Grissom leaving the break room and headed to his office.

The four looked at each other suspiciously.

"Are you guys taking a leave to go visit Catherine?" asked Sara

Warrick and Nick nodded guiltily.

"She told me on the letter that it's a secret!" said Sara

"Same here"

"Me too"

"Well... if we have tried answering our phones then everything would be clearer" said Greg

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Well Sara, Cath just called me earlier she told me that she's been trying to reach all of us but no one's answering, she's calling to say that we should all talk about on whose going first"

"My bad! I've been trying to finish my paper work that I don't even answer my phone if I don't see the name register on my phone" Sara explained

"Yea me too, I thought that it's just some prank call" Warrick said

"I have been working all this time to finish everything" Nick said

"Well guys... I'm going to vacation! And don't worry, you are still going to Boston so after the case or on your break you guys could sneak out!!" Greg teased.

= TBC =