Well here it is…the long awaited chapter 4….we finally find out what happened between Sara and Cath…please no flames…I already know it sucks I don't need to be told by others.
Jess
"Sara wait up." Nick called and raced after her.
"Leave me alone Nick. I don't want to talk about it." She had tears pouring down her face as she rushed through the crime lab. Nick tired to keep up with her but he lost her in a crowd of police officers who had just come off the elevator. He searched for her and he eventually found her in the locker room, loading her stuff into her bag.
"What's going on?" Nick asked.
"I'm leaving. What does it look like?"
"What? You can't leave…what about the team? We'll be nothing without you here."
"As long as Grissom and Catherine are on the team…I don't want any part of it."
"What happened between you three? You all used to be really great friends."
"Yeah well things change Nick."
"Why? I don't get why you would leave…"
"I told you to leave it okay. I don't want to talk about it." She snapped, she slammed her locker door and it bounced back open. A photograph of the team at rhe Christmas BBQ fell off the door. Nick reached down and picked it up.
"I can't believe you kept this." He smiled as he looked at the picture. The entire CSI team were dressed up in Santa suits and were standing in front of a Christmas tree singing carols.
"Yeah well…it's the only thing I've got left of Cath's and my friendship."
"Sar…" he put his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't." She pulled away from him and sat down on the bench.
"Sara I want to help. I cant do that if you don't tell me what's wrong. What happened to make Cath so angry with you? Please tell me."
"I cant ok. It's personal."
"Sara we've been friends for over 6 years now. You can trust me. You can tell me."
"I said I don't want to talk about it."
"Well that's too bad because there is no way that I am letting you out of my sight until you tell me what happened."
"Nick would you just leave it alone!" She shouted.
"Please Sara." He knelt in front of her, exactly like he had been earlier that day.
"Oh Nick…" She looked into his eyes. "It was so horrible. I didn't mean for anything to happen. I just…after I saw them…I didn't know what to do."
"Slow down and start from the start…what happened?"
"I was looking after Lindsay one afternoon when I had my shift off. Cath told me Grissom needed her to work over time. So I offered to pick Lindsay up from school. We were walking along when Lindsay asked if she could have ice cream. So I said yes." Nick held her hands as she spoke to him. She was shaking and crying. "I was about to take her into a really nice ice cream parlour when I saw them…"
"Who did you see?"
"Cath and Grissom. They were…they were kissing."
"Ah Sara…don't get mad at me but…why is that a problem?"
"Because…Gil and I were together…"
"What do you mean together?"
"We were sleeping with each other Nick. I thought he loved me…then she goes and kisses him…and he was kissing her back.'
"Oh Sara." He moved up to sit beside her on the bench. He pulled her in closer.
"When I saw them I didn't know what to think I just ran away. Lindsay and I were running when this car came out of nowhere. We were fine…except Lindsay had to have stitches in her leg and a cast put on her ankle. When I confronted Cath about it she lied to my face. She told me she was never with Grissom…and that I was stupid for thinking that he would ever love me anyway. And then she blamed me for Lindsay being hurt."
"Oh Sara." Nick held her tight.
"She's right though. It was my fault. I was so stupid Nick. How it was stupid to think someone like him could ever love me?"
"Sara…look at me. You are the most beautiful, charming, intelligent woman I have ever met. If he can't see that then it's his loss. You're way too good for him anyway."
"Thanks Nick." She leaned in to kiss his cheek. He moved and their lips touched softly. Nick grabber her and kissed her passionately. Sara pulled away and smiled.
"Thanks Nicky." She hugged him. "That really helped."
"Anytime." He smiled. "Now what do you say we go out there and find us some bad guys.'
Sara laughed. She grabbed Nick's hand and he helped her up. Then they walked towards the lab where Greg was waiting.
"What do you want?" Cath snapped.
"I want to do my job." Sara replied. "And no matter what you say or do is going to stop me."
Cath was taken aback by Sara's sudden attitude change.
"Fine. Well you can start on the report while Nick and I go talk to Mr Wellington."
"No!" Sara cried. "There is no way you are going to stop me from being part of this case. I am a CSI as well Cath as much as you don't want me to be, I am part of this team. So I am not going to be left out."
"I err…" Cath couldn't think of what to say. "Fine." Cath snapped back.
"Right let's go then." Nick smiled. He could feel the tension between the two of them, now that he knew what had happened he knew that it was best to stay out of things. Especially because it involved Grissom.
"Mr Wellington?" Cath asked when the door opened.
"Yeah you should know. This is the third time in two days. What's going on?"
"We believe your daughter may be in serious trouble." Sara told him.
"Haven't we already been through this? My daughter is safe and sound. She called me this morning telling me that you burst in on her while she was in the shower."
"We're really sorry about that. It's just that there is a serial killer out there who is targeting all the women associated with Bridie Winters. Her, and her two daughters Megan and Melissa have been murdered and we believe that Jenny may be next."
"Why? What has Jenny got to do with those three?"
"Well we checked Jenny's DNA with that of Bridie, Melissa and Megan and they are identical. Jenny is Bridie Winters Daughter."
"That cant be right? There has to be some mistake."
"I'm afraid there's not. Are you sure you've never met anyone called Bridie winters?"
"No. I've never heard that name before."
Sara pulled a photo out of her kit and handed it to Bernie.
"Have you ever seen this woman before?"
"T…Th…that's my Kelly. Where did you get this?"
"This was a photograph taken of the mother of two murder victims."
"There has to be some mistake. Kelly's dead. She has been for years now. And we only had one daughter and you've met her."
"What was Kelly's Maiden name?" Sara asked.
"White. Her name was Kelly White. Why?"
"Oh…Ah…did Kelly have any relatives? Like a sister, nieces?" Sara was onto something.
"She had a sister yes. She was about the same age as Kelly. I think there was about a year's difference. Why? Is that…that cant be Bridget…" He looked at the photo again. "Yes…that is. Now that I think of it…this isn't Kelly. This is her sister Bridget…they looked identical. Except for one difference. Kelly had a birthmark on her stomach. It was the shape of a bird I think…"
"So you believe that this is a picture of your sister in-law." Sara asked. He looked at the phot again.
"Bridget Williams yes." Sara turned and looked at Cath and Nick. "Let's go."
In the car on the way to the lab…
"What are you going on about Sara?" Cath asked.
"Bridget Williams. It sounds an awful lot like Bridie Winters. She must have changed her name." Sara clicked.
"But why would she change her name?" Cath asked.
"I'm not sure. But what I really don't get…Melissa and Megan were twins right. Then why would they have different maiden names, and for that matter, why would Melissa have the same name as her mother used to?" Sara added.
"I don't know. But I think it might be time to interview Bridie." Cath suggested. Nick seemed to notice that for the first time in weeks the two women weren't arguing. They were working together.
Ok so there is still another chapter. But only if you guys want it…Can Nick convince Sara to stay in Vegas? Will Cath and Sara sort out their problems?
Review and find out!
Jess
