Journeys
CSI: Las Vegas
Gil Grissom/Greg Sanders
FRT/PG-13
I do not own CSI or any of it's characters.
The person who haunts Gil Grissom's past is back, looking for revenge. Forcing Gil to take Greg with him and run for their lives. Along the journey the two of them are forced to admit their mutual feelings.
Chapter Six
Warning: I'm not 100 percent positive how accurate my characterizations of Martin, Danny, Viv, Jack, and Sam are. I decided to make Jack and Marie divorced, friends instead of lovers. Sam and Martin were dating, but they broke up three months ago. I apologize if this in inaccurate, please e-mail me if you have any problems with this section. You may be able to help me with the next part of this story. Thanks and enjoy.
PS. Thanks to Star for the beta. It's thanks to her that this chapter even got posted.
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Marin Fitzgerald sighed for the tenth time as he twirled the pen in his hand. He really hated days liked these, long, hot, and lazy. Well, that wasn't 100 percent accurate; he liked them, very much actually, as long as he wasn't stuck in the office during them.
Looking around at his teammates scattered throughout the room, Martin sighed again before he stood up, stretched, and headed in the general direction of the coffee maker. After checking with both Viv and Danny, he grabbed two Styrofoam cups and poured coffee in both. Walking over to Sam's desk, he set the cups down before hopping up on the corner.
"Thanks Martin. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness Martin." Martin said sarcastically as Sam just sat there staring at the cup in front of her.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Martin, I was just..." She trailed off, shrugging helplessly as she lifted the cup to her lips.
"Spacing? Yeah, I couldn't tell."
"Well you don't have to be rude. Are you bored?"
"Of course not, I'm just unexcited by the monotony of this day."
"Cute." Sam called after him as Martin slid off her deck and headed for his own, completely unaware of the pair eyes that followed his every move.
Jack watched the younger man. He honestly didn't understand him. Some days Martin was sober and withdrawn, almost sad even, but other days he could be playful, joyous and free from the restraints that he obviously imposed on himself. Shaking those thoughts from his head, Jack turned back to his desk and the paperwork that covered it.
Suddenly a phone rang. Three minutes later a now significantly paler Martin stood up and wordlessly walked past a concerned Sam into Jack's office. Jack stood up as Martin entered the room. He quickly assessed the younger man's unease and pallor.
"Martin, is everything ok?" Jack started to walk toward Martin.
"I'm sorry Jack, really I am." Jack paused and looked Martin directly in the eye.
"What's wrong?" Now Jack was getting worried about the younger man. Just moments ago he'd seemed so happy, now he was worried, upset, withdrawn.
"Martin? What's wrong?" Now he was standing directly in front of Martin. He put a hand on his shoulder.
"I have to go. Something came up, something personal. I'm sorry Jack."
"Go, if it can't wait then go." Martin nodded and turned to leave when Jack stopped him by gently gripping his shoulder.
"Are you in any trouble?" Turning around to face Jack again, Martin sighed and smiled sadly at the older man.
"There may be someone looking for me soon, but legally, no I'm not in any trouble."
"Martin, what's wrong?"
"I can't tell you Jack. I wish I could." With that Martin turned and left the office, grabbed his coat and briefcase and left the building. Jack followed him to the bullpen wordlessly. Once Martin left Jack turned and addressed the three shocked agents.
"Can anyone tell me what just happened?"
"Martin just walked out." Danny supplied helpfully. He was rewarded by a not-so-playful slap to the head by Sam.
"All I know was he was fine until he got that phone call. You talked to him last Sam. Did he say anything?" Viv questioned the blonde.
"Nothing out of the ordinary, Jack?"
"He told me that someone might be looking for him soon, but that was it. He seemed nervous."
"Think Victor's behind this?" Sam asked the now puzzled team.
"Nah, Victor would try to force Martin to leave. He went voluntarily." Danny brainstormed.
"Maybe we're all reading too much into this. For all we know a family member might be hurt and his cousin might have come to find him for a blood match." Viv said as she turned around and headed back to her desk.
"Then why would he be worried?" Jack asked. "Something's wrong. My gut's telling me that Martin is in trouble. Sam, what is it?"
The group turned to look at the blonde as she opened one of the locked drawers on Martin's desk.
"Martin gave me this key months ago. He said that if anything weird happened to open the lower right hand drawer on his desk. He told me that something bad happened to him in the past. Something that could never be allowed to find him."
As she spoke she dug and dug, past old case files and unsolved cases, until she found a CD with the title Giovanni.
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