A/N Sorry for the wait have been thinking about what to do. Don't know how long or short this will be but here ya go:

Chapter Seven

She had moved, no long sitting but leaning against the farthest wall away from the door waiting. It seemed like this was all becoming a dream. At least she hoped it was, hoped she would wake up in Grissom's arms and he would assure her everything was alright. But every time she thought that her brain would remind her how long it has been and everything that has happened. 'Ironic,' she laughs slightly. 'Leave to get away from him but end up chasing him. Ironic.'

The door opened, a flood of light coming in from the hallway. Ecklie entered flicking on the light. A smirk was on his face and a plate of food was in his hands. She looked at it and gave a small laugh. He placed the tray on the table by the door. Just as he was about to walk out he turned back around.

"You will have a guest soon so," he turned back around and left. She rushed to the food and checked it quickly to make sure it was safe. Eating it slowly as if she still believed it to be poisoned. When she finished she went back to leaning against the wall facing the door. 'Who now?'

-Hotel-

Lindsey was watching as Alex and Becca slept peacefully on the queen size bed her mom had been using. Grissom had sent them back and someone was checking up on them periodically. Though she asked who the perp was no one would tell her. Just told her to shut up. Even Grissom told her to shut up which truly shocked her. Later he came by and apologized but she still hurt from it. Only Agent Black was nice enough to dismiss her politely.

A soft knock on the door caught her attention. Standing she went and opened it surprised to see Conrad Ecklie standing there. "Mr. Ecklie? How may I help you? Surely you should be at the lab helping find my mother."

"I was at the lab," he lied with a small smile. She stepped aside to let him in and he entered smirking. "Actually ..." he reached out grabbing her by the arm. She was about to scream when he placed a piece of tap over her mouth. Her eyes followed the needle he pulled from inside his jacket and its journey to her arm. He released her after the tranquilizer was put in. "Your mother sent me."

She watched as he proceeded to the bed and picked up Alex who didn't even stir. Smiling he looked at Lindsey. "Good bye," he whispered leaving the room Alex in his arms sound asleep. Doing her best to make as much noise as she could she slowly fell into an unconscious sleep.

They were now processing the scene. Lindsey had woken up just a couple minutes ago and was sitting in another hotel room. Becca went back to sleep after calling the police and was lying next to the very dazed Lindsey. Warrick entered and went to sit next to her but she moved giving him no room. He left with a sigh. The others tried and none had succeeded. She blamed them. All they had to do was tell her who it was and she could have kept Alex safe. Now he was gone along with her mom and she was left behind. But why?

"Lindsey," Agent Black said entering. She looked up at him and blinked a couple times. Moving slightly to make room for him she smiled at him. He sat and brushed a strain of hair from her face. The CSIs who finished processing the scene seconds ago stood outside listening. Other Agents were all around the building bombarding people with questions.

"I let him in," she whispered softly. "I let him in. I let him take Alex. I let my mother down."

"You did your best. I know Cath would be very proud of you. I should have told you who it was."

"You were doing your job. And you were polite about it," she sat up making sure not to bother Becca any. "Get them back for me."

"I will."

"Good ... can ... can I try and help? I mean I was giving my own personal opinion on how his mind works. Now that I know his name and who he has my mom then maybe I could help find him. He must be some place in Las Vegas."

"Lindsey ... Do ... do you know why you left Vegas in the first place?"

"Yes mom was raped and she was scared. No one could help her and she was afraid ... afraid to tell Grissom what happened. She told me that it was one of the happiest days in her life. The first being getting into college. The second day was finding out she was pregnant with me. Third my birth. Fourth being promoted to a CSI Level One. Fifth ... fifth was that day. And it was ruined by ... by a slimy basterd who ..." her eyes widened.

"What?"

"He stopped by," she gulped. "Before we left Vegas for good. He came to ask for her to come back to the lab. He apologized but didn't mean it. Then when he went to hit my mom ... Sam pulled him back. That's why we came here to stay instead of another hotel. She trusts Sam now, not like she used to but she trusts him."

"How does she know Sam?"

"Nana and him were having an affair. He knew her since she was a kid and never told her he was her father. It hurt her to find out and having to find out the day Grissom told her of his surgery was even harder."

"Lindsey," Becca whispered waking. "Lindsey where's Alex? Did ... did he get him too?"

"Its okay," she said pulling her towards her. "Everything will be okay."

"Okay," she nodded off back to sleeping. Lindsey yawned and slowly went back to sleeping.

-Some place-

Catherine had begun to pace the room impatiently. She knew she was in some sort of house. But where? If she escaped could she easily get to another house for help or a building? Or was she surrounded by desert. The door opened and Ecklie entered smirking. Eyes widening she watched as he carried Alex over towards her. Rushing to him she yanked Alex from his arms and went to go back to the wall. His hand jumped out and grabbed a hold of her hair.

"Here's the deal Catherine," he whispered into her ear. Her back was pressed against him and his free arm was wrapped around her stomach holding her tight. "You do everything I say when I say it or the kid gets punished. I am correct to assume he is Grissom's."

"No he belongs to Santa Clause," she snapped. Alex stirred and opened his eyes.

"Mommy?" he whispered and then became fully awake. "Let go of my mommy!" He yelled reaching over her shoulder and poking Ecklie in the eye. He released her and cupped his eye.

"He needs a leash," he snapped and stormed from the room. Holding onto him tight she held back tears.

"Daddy will find us mommy," he assured. "He's Mr. Grissom!"

"Yeah," she whispered. "Mr. Grissom," she sat down in a corner and cradled him in her lap. "Mister Bugboy to the rescue."

"Bugboy is my name!"

"Know your little bugman he is mister bugboy."

"Oh so I'm a man and he's a boy ... okay ... night mommy," he went back to sleeping in her arms. Though he was half awake and half asleep.

-Crime Lab-

Everyone at the lab was well into there second shift. Catherine had gone missing nearly thirteen hours ago and Alex had gone missing only two hours ago. Warrick was pouring over the video footage with Archie. Greg and Sara were going over anything and everything to do with Ecklie's financial records. Grissom was reading over the diary they found in his office. And Nicky was out in the parking lot, since they finally found out where she had been taken from, with some other FBI agents.

Agent Black was with Brass heading to Ecklie's place. Grissom was at the part in the diary where Catherine had begun to work at the lab. From then on every single entry was about Catherine. How she looked. How she smelled. How she walked, talked, laughed. Anything pertaining to her was in there. The cases she worked. A couple of the entries went on about how close she and Grissom were and stuff like that.

It scared him to know how often Ecklie watched her and yet no one ever noticed. A couple cases he remembered Ecklie trying to get in on were mostly ones with Catherine on them. When the three had been on the same team Ecklie would make sure he was always working with Catherine. When she was a lab tech he always volunteered to go drop samples off to her or pick up results from her. It all was coming together now for him and he felt guilty. He had let this man stalk her right under his nose and now she was in danger. The second time he couldn't protect her from him. 'Will she run again,' he asked himself.

He knew he would probably sink into a bigger hole of guilt if she left again. Or he would become an alcoholic, something he swore to her he wouldn't ever be again. Especially after that one night when he had nearly beat the life out of a guy just for talking to her. He had freaked her and he promised to stop drinking. And he had with her help; occasionally he drank but made sure it wasn't too much. Since she had helped him he helped her knock the coke habit. True Eddie thought he paid for it but they used that money towards other things and the two paid together to help kick the habit.

A soft knock was heard on the door and he looked up to see Agent Black and Cavillo standing in the doorway. His eyes fell to Cavillo in a cold hatred. "You kept this basterd around when I told you I didn't trust his ability to be a CSI," he snapped. "Now look what he has gone and done. 14 women killed. Lives ended as if they were nothing. Women ..."

"Grissom you're off the case," Cavillo interrupted.

"Over my dead body. I lost her and I will get her back," he stood to his feet hands clenched in fists. "I will get her back in one piece. There isn't no way I'm going to let some stupid FBI people take over and loss her!"

"Agent Willows is my partner," Black said with a small smile. "Are you calling her a stupid FBI person?"

"Her name is Catherine!" He yelled taking a step towards them. "Not Agent Willows! It was her only escape," he relaxed a bit fists slowly unclenching. "Only chance to get away from everything. To get away from ... from her past."

"Her past has nothing to do with this," Cavello said awkwardly. "Or do you know something we don't?"

"Yeah the fact he has been watching her since he first laid eyes on her," he looked at the diary placed on his desk. "He didn't realize who the ... women he first meet a couple months before she started working here was her. That was the true first entry of her but the rest ..." he chocked back the words and shrugged his shoulders at the diary. Cavello walked forward picking it up and quickly skimmed it. His eyes fell in shock at the man he hired and promoted into a position he could have used against her. One he probably did.

"Grissom," Greg yelled sliding into the room. "You wouldn't believe it if I told you."

"He is no longer who you report to but me," Black said.

"I report to Grissom and Grissom only. Besides this isn't a report," Greg snapped. "Gris ... well uh ..."

"What," He snapped getting tired of the waiting. "Tell me Greg."

"Sam ... he wants to speak with you."

-Some place-

Her legs had fallen asleep. Alex was holding on tight to the robe that covered her. Twice Ecklie had come in pulling him from her grasp and then would put a gun to his head threatening her. Sometimes he would just walk by open the door look in and laugh at how the two would hold on tighter to each other. She was trying not to be afraid but the whole thing freaked her out. Reaching up with a hand she brushed her fingers through his curling brown hair. He looked up at her with large blue eyes that reminded her so much of Grissom. Tears threaten to fall and as if he could feel all the emotions in her he wrapped his arms around her middle and hugged her tight his head resting on her chest.

"Its okay mommy," he whispered softly as she pulled him tighter afraid he would drift away if she let go. "Everything will be okay."

"I'm not so sure," she whispered back. "I ... I'm so sorry."

"Why," he looked up at her. "Why are you sorry this isn't your fault?"

"It ... its complicated Alex," she went to hug him again but he walked out of her lap looking at her.

"Explain!" He snapped. "Why are you sorry? You've done nothing wrong."

"I didn't report him!" She yelled then lowered her voice. "If I had reported him years ago then none of those women would have died. None of them would have had suffered because he be behind bars. And you ... you would have known Grissom since you wore born and he would have known you existed!"

"It's not your fault," he cried stepping closer to her. The look he gave her reminded her so much of the one Grissom gave her when she went to him after being beaten by Eddie. Moving away slightly he looked hurt. "Your mean," he snapped and walked to another corner. At that moment the door opened and a jolly Ecklie walked in.

"I see you have managed to make another child hate you," he smirked walking over to her. Bending down in front of her he looked her in the eye. "Beautiful eyes you have."

"Seeing how you killed fourteen women just because they had my eyes told me that already," she rolled her eyes at him looking away. The back of his hand meet her face and her head snapped to the side hitting the wall snapping back to look at him.

"As you said just a second ago your fault," he smirked moving his face closer to hers. "Do you remember are first kiss Catherine?"

"How could I forget," she smirked. "I believe I bite your tongue."

"It just made me want you more," he lightly traced his finger along her jaw line making her flinch backwards. "Ah ah ah behave little missy and I'll make your even happier then Grissom ever can."

"You can never make me happy," she raised her hand pushing his away. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her to her feet. Twisting around he flung her across the floor, she rolled slightly after hitting the ground and came to a stop ten feet from the door. Alex jumped up but Ecklie pulled a gun.

"Sit kid," he snapped. "You're just as pathetic as your father. Always rushing to help the helpless. Going to get you killed someday. Here is an idea Catherine. How bout I bring Grissom and Lindsey here. Kill Lindsey after having some fun, she looks so much like her mother you know. Then kill Gil nice and slowly. Then Alex could go next. Then me and you would be all alone and fly off to Canada. Become a happily married couple."

"Go to hell Ecklie! I would never marry you and I would never let you hurt Lindsey, Alex, or Gil. I swear to god if you even think of doing something to harm them you will die a slow and painful death and I'll be sure of that."

"Oh really," he walked over to her and pulled her to her feet again. Wrapping an arm around her waist he pulled her close to him and smiled. "Let's just see how tuff you are when it comes to your children," he forcefully kissed her then threw her to the side. Walking out of the room he slammed the door shut. Crawling into a corner she balled herself into a ball and hides her tears. Alex came over and tried to comfort her as best as he could.

"I don't hate you mommy," he whispered. "Don't listen to the big meany."

-Lab-

Grissom had quickly left his office the others followed. When he saw Sam standing at reception he stopped shocked. At first he didn't believe Greg. Sam never talked to him, even when it concerned Catherine, only for cases. Sam noticed him and walked over as if he owned the place.

"You let that son of a bitch takes Mugs from me," He snapped stopping directly in front of Grissom. Black look confused at the name Mugs along with the others.

"No Sam you lost her long ago," he replied coldly. "When she found out you lied to her. That you hide a very crucial piece of information from her. You let her get away from you. Now if you don't mind I need to get her back." Sam glared at him and then his pager when off. Nodding he left just as quickly as he had come. Grissom's phone went off and he picked it up. Even before he could speak the person on the other line did and his face grew pale.

Hanging up he walked down the hall to where Lindsey was staying. Easily picking her up into his arms, her arms automatically wrapping themselves around his neck. Leaving the lab the others rushing behind he placed Lindsey into the front seat. The whole time he never mentioned where he was going as he climbed into the Denali himself and drove off. It took the others nearly five minutes to respond and follow. By the time they found his vehicle it was abandoned outside of Catherine's old house, the one Grissom had come to living in after she left; it had become his hide away from work and his townhouse. A second set of tire treads told them someone else had been by and they had a suspect -Ecklie.

-Some Place-

Lindsey woke in the arms of someone. It took her awhile to get used to the dark and she looked around. The arms seemed familiar but from a long time ago. Quickly the thought of her dad flashed through her mind then she remembered the event that killed him. Looking around she spotted someone in a corner knees pulled up to her chest a boy wrapping his arms around her neck saying something. Looking up her blue eyes meet blue and she jumped to her feet. "What are you doing here? You should be finding my mom!"

"Linds ..." Grissom tried to calm her. The two in the corner, who hadn't noticed them enter earlier, looked over in shocked.

"Don't Linds me! Only Dad, Randy, and mom can Linds me! Go find my mother and brother!"

"Linds ..." he began again but this time a small and fragile like voice answered. One he hadn't heard in a long time and wished never to have to again.

"Lindsey?" She spoke. All eyes turned to her, all but Alex who was staring wide-eyed at his father. Catherine tried to stand but stumbled slightly just as the door opened.

"Careful Catherine wouldn't want you to get hurt," Ecklie said smirking. He walked over to her and pushed Alex to the side. Alex rushed over to Grissom who went to stand but the chains he had been attached to keep him from moving. Smirking at him Ecklie wrapped and arm around her waist and pulled her to him. "Want to tell him how good I was for you?"

"I'll kill you," she yelled going to hit him when his hand gripped her wrist tight. She saw the needle in his other hand and stopped. "Tranquilizer?"

"No more of that stuff cutey," he smirked. "Thought I let you remember the good ol' days."

"No ..." she tried to struggle away from him. "I don't want to please Ecklie please don't."

"You don't want to have some fun," he fake pouted. She shuck her head her eyes never leaving the needle. "To bad because you're gonna have some fun," he pinned her arm against the wall. She tried to struggle but he placed a knee on her stomach and pushed causing her to gasp for air instead. The needle entered her vain and he squeezed out the liquid cocaine. For a moment she was dazed as his knee left her stomach and she fell to the ground. The drug was quickly taking affect on her. Her senses were stronger and she was getting numb all over. A dazed look was appearing in her eyes.

"Oh god," she whispered as he pulled her to her feet. She felt like she hadn't felt in a long time. Free.

"How's it feel sweetie," he whispered softly. Grissom heard and watched in fear as Catherine began to lean into Ecklie with an odd smile. One he remembered clearly from her cocaine days.

"Free," she spoke dazed. Lindsey looked shocked but when Ecklie tried to move his hands to her hips and she pushed him away Lindsey smiled. "Naughty naughty you got caughty."

"Who should get some next Catherine," Ecklie asked producing another needle. Catherine looked around the room eyes falling on Grissom. What he saw hurt him. Behind the dazed eyes he could see the women fighting the drugs, the fear and pain she had suffered over the years. What he saw every time he watched her take the drug many years ago.

"How bout," she stumbled slightly. "I don't feel so good," she mumbled and fell to the ground unconscious.

"Damn it Ecklie what the hell did you do to her!" Grissom yelled. Lindsey had rushed to her mother's aid quickly checking for a pulse.

"Pulse is stronger then normal," she cried. Turning her so she was on her back she checked her breathing. "Breathing is even and steady."

"My bad," Ecklie smirked and went to leave. Alex rushed at him tackling him to the ground with surprising force. Ecklie managed to get him off and leave the room but Alex smirked anyways. Walking over to Grissom he produced a set of keys and unlocked the chains. Grissom went to go to Catherine but the look Lindsey gave him stopped him.

"Not like you care. Let us leave didn't you," she snapped looking around the room. Spotting a bed in another corner she began to drag her mom carefully over to it. When she got there it took a lot of strength for her to lift her up onto the bed but when she did she sat on the edge of the bed like she had done when she was sick and stroked her hair out of her face. "She is having a reaction to the coke. It's been to long and her system isn't used to it anymore." She informed. "She should be up in about an hour or two depending on how long it's been and how much she was given."

True to what Lindsey said exactly two hours latter Catherine woke up slightly dazed. Her grip tightened on Lindsey's hand grabbing Lindsey's attention. Alex head rested on her chest since he had fallen asleep on top of her. The only one not a part of the group was Grissom. A wide smile swept across her face upon seeing both her child with her. A hand instinctively went to stroke the brown curls in Alex's hair. Lindsey smiled and lifted Catherine's hand and kissed it.

"You're awake," she whispered. "How do you feel?"

"I'm fine. How are you," she whispered back. Their voices carried over to Grissom and it pained him slightly to see they no longer needed him. "Ecklie hurt you in any way?"

"Hasn't been in here since you fainted," her free hand stroked back some of the loose strawberry blonde strains on her moms face. "Don't think he will be for awhile but were together. Our family is together, you, me, and Alex all together. Remember what you told me. As a family ..."

"We are strong," she nodded looking around. Again her eyes feel on Grissom. "Linds ..."

"Will make it mom and then its back to DC," she assured. The door opened and Ecklie entered carrying three trays. He walked over to Grissom and handed him one then placed the other two on the ground.

"Who isn't eating," Grissom asked. "Three plates when four people are in here," he went to stand but Ecklie pulled a gun pointing it straight at Catherine's head.

"Off the bed twerps or I blow mommies brains outs," Lindsey grabbed Alex and carried him away from the bed. Ecklie went over and pulled her to her feet and pushed her towards the door. "Eat up everyone. Me and Cath have some ... business to discuss," he pushed her through the door then left shutting the door behind him. Alex climbed from Lindsey's arms and rushed to Grissom climbing into his lap eating his food. Lindsey grabbed her tray and walked to the opposite side of the room to eat. Grissom though remained looking at the door praying Catherine was okay.

A/N okay what do you think? Continue giving me ideas on how Ecklie should be dealt with. I like hearing them and some have given me ideas. Please please please please review!