A/N I don't own any of these characters besides Beth.
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Catherine heard the phone ring, and she tried to ignore it. It had been a long night of work, and she was exhausted. She pulled the sheets over her head and trued to go back to sleep. But the phone continued to ring. She had no choice but to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Catherine, I need you at Beth and Greg's house right now."
"Gil, is everything okay?"
"No, bring Nick with you."
"I think Warrick went over to Nick's place after work. I'll see if he's still there. If not, I'll call him and have him meet us there."
"Good. I'll call Sara."
She hung up the phone and quickly dialed Nick's number. After three rings, he picked up. "Stokes."
"Nick, I need you to get over to Greg's house as soon as possible."
"Cath, I'm having a bit of a party here. Can it wait?"
"No, it can't. Grissom is already there and waiting. He's rounding up the team. It's pretty urgent. Is Warrick there?"
"Yea, I'll bring him, too."
"Thanks Nick. I'll see you in a few."
"Yea."
Grissom hung up the phone and called Sara. After six rings, she picked up. "This had better be good, Grissom."
"Sara, I need you at Beth and Greg's house right now."
"What's wrong?"
"I'll explain when you get here."
"I'm on my way."
After he hung up, he called Brass. He wasn't sure if Brass would answer, but he needed all of the help he could get. Grissom's hopes fell when the answering machine picked up. "You've reached Jim Brass. Leave a message."
"Brass, it's Grissom. When—"
"What do you want, Gil?" His voice was rather gruff, but then again, it always was.
"I need you at the Sanders' house as soon as humanly possible."
"I'll be there in five minutes."
Grissom heard a click, signifying that Brass had hung up. Grissom knew that his team respected him, and he was grateful that they sensed the urgency of the situation and did not question his request. He let out a deep breath, and sat holding Beth, all the while waiting for his friends to arrive.
Within half an hour, Catherine, Nick, Warrick, Sara, and Brass gathered in the living room of Beth and Greg Sanders. Grissom sat on the couch beside Beth, cradling her in the crook of his arm. Catherine sat on the other side of Beth holding her hand reassuringly. Brass and Warrick had grabbed chairs from the kitchen and had situated themselves in front of the couch, while Nick sat on ottoman he found on the other side of the room. Sara sat on the floor in front of Brass and Warrick. None of them knew why they had rushed from their homes, but they knew that something was wrong. They waited for Grissom to speak
After everyone had settled in, Grissom informed them of the situation at hand. "Approximately five hours ago, Greg Sanders left the crime lab and has not been seen since. Beth received a phone call from Greg over an hour ago during which he was incapacitated. Shortly thereafter, his captor, a woman, informed Beth that she would never see her husband again. We have very little to go on, at this point. Beth has yet to share the details of the phone call with me, and unless we think of something, I don't think she will share those details anytime soon."
The CSIs listened to Grissom, but watched Beth. She was leaning into his chest like a small child would lean into her father after she fell down the steps. Her knees were pulled up to her chest with her arms wrapped tightly around them, and she was rocking slightly. Her eyes were red, but there were no more tears. She stared at an unseen object on the floor just in front of Sara, all the while seeing and hearing nothing.