Like Father, Like Daughter or History Repeating

Pairing: Sara and Nick (later on in the story though)

About six hours before Carolyn's kidnapping, there is a very slow shift. Suddenly, it's starts to pick up the pace with assignments.

Disclaimer: I don't own Nick, Sara or any CSI character mentioned in the story, I only own my original characters. No, I didn't collaborate with Quentin Tarantino on this story.

Six Hours Earlier

"Dad, you and mom are going to love Jackson," Carolyn said on her cell phone as she walked down the hall of the crime lab. "He is a sweet guy and treats me with respect."

"Aren't you supposed to be working, young lady?" Nick asked on the other end. "That's what the Washington, DC Police Department is paying you to do, Carolyn Marisa Stokes."

"Would you believe that tonight we have a very slow shift?" she replied with a question. "The lab techs are getting restless and one of them wants to make ballistic gel for a gel fight."

"Ah, your mom and I know the feeling," he chuckled.

"How are mom and my siblings?" she asked.

"Your mother is considering running for mayor of Las Vegas," he replied. "She doesn't understand the concept of retirement, like she didn't understand nights off before we started dating. Nicholas is still working on his dissertation in Physics at Connecticut. Emily loves her students at the high school that she is teaching in Reno. Courtney is studying for her bar exam in Austin. Lisa is working towards her masters in Psychology at Harvard and is dating a law student. Pam is going stir crazy at UNLV debating whether or not to continue her education after she gets her BS in Biochemistry at the UCLA. Andrew is undecided about his major considering it's his freshman year at Texas A and M. I am doing okay physically, mentally and emotionally"

"I am glad to hear that everyone is fine," she beamed. "Dad, I would love to stay and chat with you, but I have to get going. No, shift didn't pick up the pace as of yet. My friend and colleague Bethany has invited me to play 'Uno' with our fellow criminalists until we are needed for a case. I'll speak to you tomorrow night. Tell mom I said hi, I'm doing okay and I love her. I love you Big Pancho."

"I love you too, Vivi," Nick said and they hung up.

"Bethany, did you save a spot for me?" Carolyn asked as she entered the break room.

"Carolyn, I invited you," Bethany said. "Now, sit your ass down and have fun until our boss tortures us with assignments."

"I am going to kick some ass," Carolyn said. "Somebody shuffle the cards. The winner has to buy everyone around of drinks at our favorite bar."

"You are so on," Suzette said shuffling and dealing the cards. "Everyone here knows the rules so I don't have to explain anything. Let's have some fun."

"Bethany, tell us about your date," Carolyn egged on. "I would love to hear the gory details."

"Lenny and I had a great time," Bethany smiled. "Hey, there was nothing gory about it, Carolyn!"

"I've got an Uno!" the A/V tech shouted as he put out a Wild Card that also said Draw Four Cards. "I call for the color Red."

"Jonathan, you have to take four cards from the pile," Suzette said and saw him place a red Reverse card after he drew the four cards. "I hate you, moron!"

"Suzette, you like me," Jonathan said.

Just when the game was getting to be interesting, Anthony entered the break room and started handing out assignments. Everyone seated and enjoyed playing Uno thought that he was a killjoy.

"Ah, Suzette and Carolyn, I have the most interesting cases for two of my favorite women," Anthony smiled. "You get to decide who gets a homicide in Foggy Bottom or a trash run at Dupont Circle. I don't care how you do it, just decide."

"Let's roll a dice," Suzette said. "Whoever has the lowest number gets to do the trash run at Dupont Circle."

"Fair enough!" Carolyn chuckled. "You go first since you suggested it."

"That's fine by me," Suzette smirked and rolled the dice. "I got a four! Let's see you try to top that!"

"Homicide at Foggy Bottom here I come!" Carolyn shouted as she rolled the dice and was sadden at the number she saw. "Fuck, I got a two. Enjoy your homicide at Foggy Bottom. Don't let a drunken student from George Washington University try to pick you up!"

"Thanks," Suzette grinned an evil grin. "Have fun with your trash run."

Carolyn didn't respond with words, but she scoffed it off. The dice was tossed on to the counter. The two women made their separate ways to their dice selected crime scenes.

TBC