Hey guys, just thanks for the reveiws! ROCK ON! here's the 2nd chapter. I'm not too sure bout it, but i can't think at the moment!

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"Uh, hey, do we know each other?"

Sara had dropped Alyssa of in the locker room and gotten her the change of clothes from her locker before leaving her to get changed. Alyssa had just begun to pull the jeans on under her skirt when she heard the Texan accented male.

She did up the fly on the jeans and pulled her soaking skirt off over the top before answering.

"Hi," she said, holding out a hand, "I'm Alyssa Sanders."

"I'm Nick, Nick Stokes." He shook her hand, then, as if what she had just said hit him he asked "Sanders? As in, Greg Sanders?"

"Yeah, he's my brother" she smiled as though she was proud to say it.

"Oh, well, yeah, now I can see the resemblance" he said looking hard at her. The girl standing in front of him was around 15 or 16 and had much darker hair than that of Greg's. She also seemed taller than Greg would have been at that age. Never the less, she did have some distinguishing features that could connect her to the Sanders family, the eyes were somewhat similar to her brother's and she had the same cheeky smile.

Nick also noticed that her eyes were a little red and blotchy, like she'd just been crying. He wanted to know why, but decided not to ask, he also decided not to ask why she was getting changed into Sara's spare clothes.

Instead he opted to get his ID and gun from his locker and leave. He threw a casual "Nice to meet you" over his shoulder before hurrying to the break room to catch up on why there was a teenager in they're locker room changing into Sara's clothes.

When he reached to break room the first odd thing Nick noticed was that only half of their team was sitting there, the second odd thing he was that Greg was crying. And the third was that Grissom and Sara were holding hands.

He stepped in the room and they all looked up. It was then that he saw that Sara was also crying. Third oddity solved, Grissom was comforting her, but the fact that Greg was crying still unnerved him. Greg was meant to be the happy one and where were Warrick and Catherine?

"What's going on around here?" Nick asked looking around at the others, "First I run into Greg's sister in our locker room, I didn't even know you had a sister. Then I come here for answers and find more questions. I mean, Greg and Sara both crying and Cath and Warrick not here for assignment hand out…do I have the right to be confused?"

Grissom thought it would be best to answer outside of the room; he gave Sara's hand an affectionate squeeze and asked if she was alright for a minute, "Yeah." She answered. Grissom got up and walk out, Nick followed.

"The reason Greg is crying is the same reason that Alyssa is here and Catherine and Warrick aren't. His father was killed earlier tonight, we suspect by his mother. Alyssa was the first to see it, so she ran here to tell Greg. Cath and Warrick are at the crime scene now, you just happened to be a bit late."

"Yeah, well, I was busy being confused at why there was a teenager getting changed in our locker room, but wait…Greg's father is dead…and you suspect his mother of doing it? Is he alright? Greg I mean?"

"He's as good as he can be. He was pretty shocked by what Alyssa had to say though."

"You would be. Ah, listen, I gotta ask, why is she wearing Sara's clothes?"

"She ran here from her house, in the rain, Sara leant her some clothes"

"Oh, and about Sara, why is she crying? I know she gets emotional and all, but I've never seen her this ripped up."

"Well, about that. I'm sure she'll tell you when she's ready, I don't think right now is the best time to ask." And with that Grissom left Nick standing in the corridor to return to Sara and Greg. As he got to the door he turned back to Nick and said "I know you and Greg are good friends, whether you show it or not, if you want to help, go to the crime scene and help process."

Nick accepted that he wasn't wanted around at the moment, so he went and got the address for the Sanders residence and left.

Once Nick had disappeared Grissom sat down with Sara and Greg and once again took Sara's hand.

She was ready now, ready to share her past with Greg, and so Sara begun the story. She felt it was important to tell Greg that she knew what he was feeling, and to reassure him.

And as she talked, Greg began to understand part of his friend and colleagues complicated life. He realised why she had taken that "vacation time" and really believed her when she said "I know exactly what you're going through, and what you will go through. I'll be here for both you and Alyssa if you ever need me. I promise."

Grissom watched on at the bravery of Sara in the ability of her to be able to recount her horrible childhood again. It was at that moment when he was finally able to admit to himself that he loved the woman in front of him.

Tears welled in his eyes as he listened again to how her father had died. He wished he could have been with her right through her life to help her, but years of experience had shown him that no remote in the world could rewind a life.

Instead he made a promise to himself right there and then to be with her for the rest of her life.

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there you go guys! once again, hope you like!