I was sitting on my couch engrossed in a romance novel; when I heard the phone ring.
I reached over and picked it up off the coffee table.
"Hello." I said
"Tessa, it's me" Sara's voice came over the phone. "Is Jason there with you?"
"No, he isn't supposed to be home until tomorrow. Why?"
"I will be right over." She said. Then before I could reply, the phone had gone dead.
Ten minutes later I heard the doorbell and opened the door to find not only Sara on my front porch, but Nick, Greg, Warrick, Catherine and Grissom.
"What in the world are you all doing here?" I asked in surprise, as I ushered them in.
"Make yourselves at home. Anybody want anything to drink?" I asked
"We're fine" Catherine said, speaking for the whole team. "Tessa, we need to talk to you. About Jason."
I looked curiously from one somber face to another. "Guys, what the heck is going on?
What about Jason?"
"Tessa, sit." Sara said gently pulling me down between her and Greg on the couch.
"There is something you should be aware of, about Jason." Catherine said quietly.
I could feel my heart pounding in my chest as I waited to hear what it was they were about to tell me about my fiancé.
"I don't believe you!" I shouted.
"How can you lie about something like this!"
I glared in fury at my fiends. "I want all of you out, right now! Get out!"
Sara looked at me her expression calm, her eyes telling of something else.
"He did not kill anyone! How dare you make an accusation like that!"
I was practically shrieking, and I was sure the neighbors down the street could hear me, but I didn't care. I wanted all of them to leave. As they rose and headed out the door, Nick lingerd behind.
"Tessa…" he began
"Don't you dare. " I said. "Leave now."
I watched as they all filed out of the house.
I was angry, beyond angry. I knew that none of my friends liked Jason but this was unacceptable. Why in the hell would they do something like this?
It was a question that bothered me all evening and kept me awake that night.
At 2am I heard the phone ring
"Hello?" I muttered
"Tessa, It's Cath. I have to tell you something."