1I've been playing around with ideas here so bare with me here. Still same warnings as last chapter. Language and character injury.

Earlier that night.

Sara and Greg were walking to Grissom's office. They were both called to his office just one minute ago. "So, Sara. What do you think Grissom wants with us?" Greg asked. "It's probably just a new scene."

About 3 seconds later, they were standing in front of Grissom's desk. "Ok," The familiar voice behind the desk in the darkness said. "110 West Nevada Avenue. Victim's name is Jessica Wilkenson." Grissom was obviously briefing them on their new case.

"Nevada Avenue. Got it." Sara said as she walked out the door. Greg remained where he was. "Isn't that a bad part of town?" he asked. "Greg, just because it's a lower class part of town than where you or I live, doesn't mean it's bad." Grissom said. "Go meet Sara and go with her. You'll be safe with her. I've noticed that you two have been very close lately."

At the scene, Greg looked around the area where Jessica was killed. "Sara, I found a fiber in her fingernail." he said. "Well, you know what to do." she told him. He bagged the fiber and labeled it.

Greg felt a tap on his shoulder. "Excuse me, sir. Is there anything you can tell me about what happened?" the man asked when Greg turned around and got up. "Nothing yet. Do you live here?" he asked. "Yes I do. I'm in 2B." The man said.

Sara came around the corner. "Greg I got some footprints leading to the parking lot." She said. "Excuse me, Sir. You can't be here." She told the man whom Greg was talking to. The man pulled a gun out of his jacket. "I believe I can." he said. The man had the gun pointed at Sara. "And no cop is going to tell me I can't." "We're not cops." Greg said. "We're crime scene investigators."

The man, still aiming at Sara, cocked his gun. Greg pushed Sara out of the way and stepped in front of the man right as he fired. As soon as the man realized what he had done, he ran off. Sara rushed toward Greg. He was already on the ground.

"It's alright, Greg." Sara said as she searched his body for where he had gotten shot. She found blood coming from his stomach. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to make sure you got away safely." Greg said. "It's ok. It's you I'm worried about." She said with tears in her eyes. She turned to the cop who was kneeling on the other side of Greg. "Could you call an ambulance, please." she said in a barely audible voice. "What did you say, Miss Sidle?" the cop asked. "I said go get a fucking ambulance!" she yelled in a clear voice. "NOW!" she screamed.

At the hospital, Sara pulled her cell phone out. The first number she dialed was that of Conrad Ecklie. "Ecklie here." She heard when Ecklie answered his phone. "This is Sara Sidle." Sara said. "Greg's been shot." "Sanders? What happened?" Ecklie asked. "This guy came up and started going crazy. He had been aiming for me, but Greg pushed me out of the way." Sara said. "Is he okay?" Ecklie asked next. "The doctor said that he was in critical condition. He's in surgery right now. Could you call Grissom, please?"Sara asked. "Sure, I can. Just hold on and call me with updates."

Grissom called everybody in. Swing shift, Night Shift, Lab Techs, Brass and Doc Robbins were there. "Guys, you know how in bad times, we need to stick together?" He asked. "Yeah." Catherine Willows, leader of the Swing Shift replied.

"Well, this is one of those times. Sara called me with some bad news. While she and Greg were processing a crime scene, an unidentified man walked up and pulled a gun on them. From the way Sara tells it, Greg saved her life. He was shot in the abdomen. The doctors at Desert Palms did everything they could. He's in ICU right now. We'll be able to see him in the morning."

Nick Stokes raised his hand "Do you know his condition?" he asked. "Sara called me about half an hour ago and told me that he was listed in serious condition. He'll be fine when we see him tomorrow. She said that he was awake and talking, which is a good sign. Like I said, we'll be able to see him tomorrow. See you then."

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