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"Cath I can't" moaned Sara who had part lowered and part collapsed to her knees.

"Use your arms just drag you leg" 'I wasn't about to start doing the conga with it', Sara thought to herself. Her fingers slid deep into the mud giving her somewhat of a grip for a limited period of time until it became weak and crumbled. She used her right leg to push herself up and grabbed onto the slippery surface clawing with her fingers. Catherine shouted where there were rocks to cling onto. Sara looked up and saw the blurred figure of Catherine trembling with the cold. Rain was running down the sides making it difficult to even stay where Catherine was perched at the top. She had her legs braced at full stretch preventing herself from slipping back down.

"I can't" shouted Sara as she slid again.

"Think of Greg. He's probably going mad looking for you. Also if you don't tell anybody I admitted I was wrong I won't" shouted Catherine he voice cracking. Her whole body was numb yet the pain in her arm and ankle seemed to be worse. The cold felt like millions of needles were been poked against her skin. Her body was shuddering involuntary and every now and then other injuries such as cuts would make their presence know. She could see Sara half way up and could see her shaking, shock and trauma along with the cold was setting in. They had to get up to the final slope and under some cover. Sara decided to give it one last push. She knew there was no way she was going to get up in stages, her body wouldn't allow her and the slope was fast turning into a water fall. With her last bit of strength she scrambled moving her arms and leg at the same time managed to make progress up. Her left leg was on fire and lagging behind. It felt as if someone was pulling it back down. Then a hand gripped her arm and she somehow managed to get up. The whole of the front and most of the side of her body were covered in mud rather like Cath's. Sara began to laugh at the sight. She didn't know why she did but it was that or cry.

"Come on we need to get up" Catherine practically pulled her so she was sat up. Sara's body shock as her leg got caught on the side it ripped causing bone to grate together and the world turned to dots before going black.

"SARA" Cath slapped her in a desperate attempt to wake her.

Warrick was driving while Greg was staring out the window in some desperate hope that if he looked long enough Sara and Catherine would appear. Warrick's calm exterior was also beginning to crumble. His hands were tapping constantly on the steering wheel as the lashing rain made visibility difficult. The silence in the car didn't help ease the tension.

"Hey Greg I heard you went to dinner with Sara" Nick finally broke the silence.

"Yer" he smiled remembering it.

"And?" questioned Nick.

"We ate, we talked and had fun" he replied a smile still etched across his mouth.

"How come she was giving you the cold shoulder then?" asked Warrick.

"A misunderstanding involving Sofia. I need to explain to her" the smile now left his face as he looked into the blackness outside. Las Vegas was barley visible until lighting lit up the sky and building became evident behind them a blur of lights showed the main part disappearing into the distance.

"You know Sara will calm down she's just…" Nick paused thinking for the right word "emotional"

"Hormonal" added Warrick smiling.

"Passionate" finished Greg staring out the window. "When she said yes I had to repeat myself encase she didn't hear. Then I kept telling myself that it was just a friendly gesture but then when we went to leave she told me a gentleman would kiss the lady before leaving" he turned to face Nick the biggest grin spread across his face.

"Wow man I'm surprised you weren't stood shouting from the roof" said Warrick.

"I would. It was wonderful but then Sofia came to my house to get some files and Sara found out. She got really upset and I didn't get chance to explain" with a longing look on his face Greg turned back to staring out the window.

"See hormonal. Woman" added Warrick for good measure.

"Oh yer well I saw the way you looked after you found out Cath had been dating," replied Nick.

"Yer you and Catherine are becoming as bad as me and Sara," added Greg.

"It's just friendship and that's it" he said so serious that everyone was inclined to believe him. Grissom kept quiet through this conversation. He was still taking in the fact that Sara had kissed Greg. She told him it would be to late and now he knew it was. He was happy and he didn't have to upset her by been emotionally awkward. Greg would be good for her and she was certainly good for Greg.

"I'm pleased for you Greg and once you explain to Sara she will understand" the fact that Grissom spoke shocked everyone but they had arrived at the last place they had been and it was time to start looking.

"Thanks" said Greg quietly as Grissom handed him a waterproof to put on. The wind ripped through everyone as they stepped out. Rain soaked their clothes and ran off their coats as they each took a torch and began looking for any sign that Sara or Catherine could have been there. Warrick found Cath's kit lying abandoned by the roadside.

"Well kit's still here. Camera's gone along with two coats, nothing else missing no sign of a struggle." He finished.

"I've got a bagged knife," said Grissom holding up the evidence bag.

"So if they got the evidence why didn't they just leave?" shouted Nick over the howling wind as the sky once more lit up.

"Maybe they found something else" shouted Greg back.

"Well we know they were this side form the tyre marks off Cath's car so I'll phone Brass and get the cadets" before Grissom could finished Warrick, Nick and Greg were already heading off.

"Keep in touch" shouted Grissom throwing a walkie-talkie to Warrick. Greg had already gone ahead shouting Sara as he went. Warrick began to call for Catherine as Nick checked the floor looking for any sign they had been there.

"I've got a footprint," shouted Nick suddenly. Both Warrick and Greg ran over to look. You could hardly see the shape of the foot anymore, as it had become an indentation full of water.

"There disappearing fast we need to move" nobody needed to be told this as the three men began to run carefully following the path.

"I'm coming Sara," whispered Greg as he ran.

TBC…