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Title: Not Quite Myself Part 10: The Truth Brings Pain
Author: Roxanne Kowalchuk
Feedback: roxettemts.net
Category: Romance/Humor
Pairing: S/G (Sara/Grissom)
Spoilers: IE. Just the Job.
Summary: Sara is having a bad day.
Notes:
An Extra Big Thank You: To Kelly, my beta reader.
Archived: Yes, please!
Feedback is welcomed.

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Sara was in pain but it wasn't from her side. This was on the back of her neck. Trying to move, she soon figured out that she wasn't alone. Some one was behind her.

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Grissom could have sworn his jaw hit the ground when he saw what he saw when he walked out of the lab. There in the middle of the parking lot, was Sara on the ground with a man with a gun standing over top of her.

Brass saw the same thing Grissom saw but instantly jumped into police mode. "Put the gun down!" he said as he choose not to draw his. The several officers around him had the guy covered.

Grabbing the back on Sara's shirt, he lifted her up. "You come any closer, I'll shoot her."

He should have kept her inside.

"Hey look buddy, you aren't going to get away with this," Brass told him.

Looking over at Sara, Grissom could see that she was confused and scared but was hiding it well.

"Don't talk to me!" the gunman yelled.

Noticing something, Grissom spoke to Brass. "That's one of our guns."

Brass saw it too. "Find your team."

Stepping away from Brass, Grissom pulled out his phone and dialled.

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They had searched the whole lab and still found no sign of Nick.

"Anything?" Catherine asked as they headed outside from a different door.

"Nothing. He isn't in the lab," Warrick told her as they headed towards the trucks. "Maybe he was going out."

"Maybe," Catherine agreed as she walked away from Warrick. "Call if you find anything." After all, it was a big parking lot.

"Sure," Warrick said as he started down a row of trucks, but it didn't take too long to find Nick. He had tripped over him. Bending down, Warrick gasped when he saw the condition that Nick was in. Taking his phone out, he dialled Catherine's number. "Got him. Come back to the door and walk down the first row," he told her as he hung up and pulled his shirt off.

Catherine didn't argue she did as Warrick had told her. Backtracking, she had eventually came upon Warrick and Nick. "Oh gawd!"

"It looks like his head was forced into the side of the truck," Warrick said as he put his shirt back on his face and pointed up at the dent above his head.

Catherine took a close look at the truck. "He must have been taken by surprise."

"Oh ya," Warrick replied. "Call Gris."

"Well do," Catherine said as she pulled her cell phone out.

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Placing his cell phone back in its case on his belt, Grissom moved back beside Brass. "He has Nick's gun. Warrick and Catherine just found him."

Brass nodded his head. "You do realize you won't leave this parking lot alive."

"I don't care because neither will she," he yelled.

Watching Sara's face, Grissom could see that she had a blank stare on her face. She was trying not to show any fear as the gunman dug the gun into the side of her head.

She heard Brass' voice and the gunman, but she knew she was losing her own battle. Her head hurt and so did her side. Her knees were giving way and she was going to drop soon.

"She doesn't look good," Grissom pointed out to Brass.

Brass was solely concentrating on the gunman. Looking at Sara, he saw that she was going to drop. Turning to the officer beside him, he spoke. "When she drops, take the shot."

"Yes boss," the officer replied took aim.

Turning back to the gunman, he spoke. "Let her go."

"No way! She dies!" he yelled.

Just as he answered Brass, Sara's knees gave way and she dropped confusing the gunman for nearly a split second.

He hadn't expected her to just drop but when he knew what was going on he looked down and started to pull the trigger. A single gun shot rang out.

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