A/N: Okay, here goes! I'm not sure how long this will be, but anywhoo I hope y'all like it! Enjoy!

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"Hey, it's okay. Everyone has a tough interrogation at least once." Greg said to Hannah who was sitting on the table across from his chair.

"Yeah, I know. He was just so, I don't know the word for it. It was like he hated me, and he doesn't even know me."

"Of course he doesn't know you, nobody could ever hate you." Catherine said walking into the lab, followed by Grissom.

"Hey guys." Greg greeted. "Hey, have you guys seen Sara? I haven't seen her all day."

"She is across the street with Nick getting lunch." Grissom said looking to see how much work Greg had done. "You can take a break to go and see her if you want."

"Are you talking about me? Because if you are, no break needed." Sara said poking her head in.

"Hey Sara. I was just going to look for you." Greg said as everyone looked at him.

"I think we will leave you two alone to talk." Catherine said hinting to Hannah and Grissom. "Hannah, if you are done with your lunch, Grissom and I need to talk to you."

"Sure." Hannah said following them out of the lab so Greg and Sara could talk.

"You know, when you didn't call to make another date, I was worried." Greg said smiling.

"Well I thought I'd leave you hanging for a while." Sara said smiling playfully. "I'll see you later for dinner?"

"Sure. I think we should do dinner at my place tonight." He said smiling.

"No argument from me. I have to go. I'll see you later." She said kissing his cheek before leaving. Unnoticed by Sara and Greg, Nick had seen the interaction take place through the glass from another lab across the hall. He smiled when he thought of how well everything was turning out for his two best friends.

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"Hannah, we want to know if you still want to go back in to talk to the victim's father again after what happened." Grissom asked sitting next to Catherine, across from Hannah.

"Yeah, I don't see why not. I don't want this guy to think he won at whatever he was doing to try and break me."

"Well, alright." Grissom said passing a glance to Catherine. "Catherine and I talked about how to get you out of there if things get worse then what they were."

"Okay, what is it?"

"Nick and I will be observing through the glass. If things get to the point where we think you should get out of there, I will page Catherine. She will tell you to come see me. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir."

"Okay. Let's go." Grissom said as the two girls followed him to the interrogation room. Nick and Grissom went through one door to the observation room and Catherine and Hannah went through the other.

"Well that took long enough." Mr. West said glaring at Hannah. "I'm sure it was record time for a kid like you though."

"Mr. West, that's enough." Catherine said pulling some papers out of her folder. "This is the results of the DNA test. Your DNA matches perfectly." She said as he looked her up and down. "Do you have anything to say about that?"

"I have never laid a hand on my daughter. Anyone who says anything different is a liar." He said as Hannah opened her own folder and pulled out the pictures taken form Anna's bedroom. She tossed the pile in the center of the table.

"You call that never laying a hand on her?" Hannah said sharply. "I call that murder."

"You know what, you have a fast mouth girl and a big attitude."

"You can insult me as much as you want, but we have enough evidence to arrest you." Hannah said as she watched him look her over.

"I'll tell you what little girl, if you were my kid, you wouldn't be talking to anyone like that. Especially not me." He said as his eyes stopped at her cast. "How did you do that huh? Did you open your mouth like that to someone else?" He said as Hannah's eyes became wide.

"That isn't any of your business." She said as Catherine heard the hostility in her voice.

"You know, that fast mouth will get you into serious trouble one day."

"Why did you do it?" Hannah asked changing the subject. She saw he wasn't going to speak so she continued. "She was going to go to the police when you started to hit her, wasn't she? She was going to tell someone what you had been doing to her and you killed her for it." Hannah said as she stood up. Catherine's eyes were glued to her as she stood over him and stared in his eyes. "You couldn't handle the fact that she was finally standing up to you, could you?" Hannah said harshly as Catherine's beeper went of. As Catherine looked down at it, Mr. West stood up and pushed Hannah against the wall.

"One day, someone will give you the attitude adjustment you need little girl." He said as his hands were tightly around her wrists. He squeezed her left wrist harder than the right, crushing part of her cast to insure pain. Nick and Grissom rushed in with an officer to restrain him. Grissom held him and Nick took Hannah outside. The officer handcuffed him as Brass, who had been down the hall, heard the commotion and ran in.

"Read him his rights." Catherine said as Brass walked over to him.

"Adam West, you are under arrest for the murder of Anna West, child abuse, and assaulting an officer."

"What? She is no officer! She is just a stupid kid!" He yelled, struggling with the officer.

"Let me tell you something pal, she may be a kid, but she is still a member of my team. And if you assault anyone on my team, you get charged for it." Grissom said angrily as he looked to Catherine. "Get him out of here." He said as he and Catherine went outside. "Are you okay?" He said putting a hand on Hannah's face. He noticed that she wasn't crying.

"Yes sir." She said her voice shaky.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." Hannah said holding her arm. Catherine looked down at her, concern filling her eyes.

"Hannah, why is your lip bleeding? Did Mr. West hit your face?" Catherine said staring at her.

"No. I bit my lip. I always do that if I am scared or nervous. It will be fine." Hannah said looking at the floor. Catherine stared at her and noticed her lip quivering as if she was going to cry, but she held it in. She immediately began to bite her lip again.

"Hannah, it's okay to cry you know. Nobody will think anything less of you." Catherine said placing a hand on her shoulder.

"I know. I'm fine really." Hannah said as Greg came down the hall behind her.

"Hannah! I heard what happened. Are you okay?" Greg said walking to her, obviously concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I'm fine I promise." Hannah said as Greg saw her broken cast.

"Really? What about this?" He said holding her arm.

"It's fine, really."

"Come on, let's go get it checked out." Greg said turning around. "Grissom, is it okay if I take her to-"

"Yes, absolutely." Grissom said not needing him to finish the question. "Greg, call us and tell us if everything is okay."

"Yes sir. Come on Hannah." He said putting his hand on her back, guiding her outside. Grissom looked at Catherine. They stared for a moment before he broke the silence.

"Do you think she is really okay?"

"I don't know. She looked like she was afraid or embarrassed to cry. I can tell that she was holding it back." Catherine said as she decided to change the subject. "You know what, I think I'm going to get something for Lindsey to eat. She might still be sleeping, but I think she might be a bit hungry."

"Okay. I'll see you later. I want to look through Anna West's belongings again to see what will be useful in court."

"Okay. Is Hannah going to have to testify?"

"I will do my best to make sure she doesn't. At least not on this case. Don't worry, I'll handle it." He said smiling.

"Okay, I'll see you later." She said kissing him before heading to his office.

Catherine passed by the DNA lab on her way to Grissom's office and saw Greg hanging up his lab coat. She saw Hannah close behind him. He turned around to face her and Catherine noticed Hannah was again biting her lip. Greg put a hand on her face and pulled her into a hug as Hannah started to cry heavily. Catherine couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She quickly went behind the corner when they started to walk out of the lab. She watched them leave, then she went to get Lindsey.

"Lindsey? Lindsey sweetheart wake up." Catherine said placing a hand on Lindsey's arm.

"Mommy? What's wrong?" Lindsey said noticing the sadness in her eyes.

"Nothing baby. Are you hungry?"

"A little." She said sitting up and letting out a big yawn.

"Okay come on. Let's get some breakfast." She said as they walked out of Grissom's office together. "Hey Linds, can you sit over there and wait for me a sec?"

"Sure." Lindsey said walking to the chairs and plopping down. Catherine stopped Grissom in the hallway as he passed them.

"Gil."

"Hey I thought you were getting breakfast."

"We are leaving now. Look, I think Hannah should have the rest of the shift off. And tomorrow if she needs it."

"Okay. I'll talk to her or Greg about it. Okay?"

"Okay, thanks." She said leaving with Lindsey.

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Catherine and Lindsey finished breakfast in about 45 minutes and returned to the lab just as shift was ending. She saw everyone gathered in the break room except for Hannah, Greg and Sara.

"Hey Linds, how was you're nap?" Nick greeted as Lindsey ran to him and hugged him.

"It was good. I'm not tired anymore."

"Well, that's a relief."

"Hey guys, where is everyone?" Catherine asked taking a seat between Grissom and Warrick.

"Greg took Hannah home and Sara left early. Something about an important dinner?" Warrick said Grissom, Catherine, and Nick all passed each other glances. Warrick looked at them puzzled. He knew they were keeping something from him. "What? What did I miss this time?"

"Well, Sara's important dinner is with Greg."

"Oh, Greg. Okay that's...Wait, what? Greg? When did that happen?"

"A few days ago."

"Man, how'd I miss that?"

"Hmm, I don't know Rick, you never were really good at reading people." Nick said as Warrick punched his arm. "Whoa! Easy on the merchandise!"

"Yeah, what ever man."

"Boys, behave." Catherine said smiling.

"Yeah guys. You are so im'ture!" Lindsey said stumbling on the word immature.

"What do you know shortie." Warrick said as Lindsey just crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and stuck her nose in the air. "Man Cath, you are right about one thing."

"What's that?"

"Your daughter is just like you."

"Man, that's all we need. Another Catherine running around here."

"Hey! I resemble that remark!" Catherine said mimicking Lindsey as the guys just laughed. "Whatever. Gil, can I talk to you outside for a second please?"

"Uh oh, what did you do now?" Nick said jokingly as Grissom rolled his eyes and followed Catherine into the hallway.

"What's up?"

"What did you say to Hannah?"

"I told her to take the rest of the day off and if she felt she needed it, to take tomorrow off too."

"Okay." Catherine said as she looked off into space for a second. Grissom recognized that look. He knew she was thinking.

"What?"

"Well, Nick told me that Hannah's birthday is next week. And she doesn't celebrate it anymore."

"Yeah, I heard that. What about it?"

"Well, I think we should throw her a party. I mean, from what I know about Hannah and everything she does, she deserves it. Not to mention it is her 'Sweet Sixteen' I think that is a good reason to have a party too." Catherine said as Grissom raised his eyebrows and sighed. "Please?" She begged.

"I'll ask if she has plans with her dad. If she doesn't we can do it in the break room. Okay?" He said smiling.

"Yes. I think we can have it in the break room. Since all of us can't take the same night off."

"Okay. Let's do it. But not a word to Greg or Hannah. Come to think of it, don't tell Sara unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Gil, she has to know. Sara Sidle may be sort of anti-social, but she knows how to throw a party." Catherine said smiling.

"Okay. But she can't mention it to Greg."

"Okay. Look, I'm think we should head home. Lindsey wants to go to Jenna's house for a sleep over. I told Jenna's mom I would have her there this morning so they could go to the movies."

"Okay. I'm going to hang out here for a while. I'll be home for lunch."

"Promise?"

"You can count on it." Grissom said smiling playfully.

"Okay. I'll hold you to it." She said kissing him as she turned to Lindsey. "Linds, come say goodbye to uncle Grissom."

"Bye uncle Grissom. I love you." She said running to him. He picked her up as she jumped up into his arms.

"I love you too sweetheart." He said hugging her tightly. He watched them leave and finally went back to the layout rom to look over more evidence.

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Meanwhile........

"Mommy, what happened to Hannah? She didn't say goodbye to me." Lindsey asked Catherine from the back seat of the Tahoe.

"She didn't mean to sweetie. You were asleep and she had to leave early."

"Oh. Okay." Lindsey said unbuckling her seatbelt as they pulled into her friend's driveway.

"Lindsey!"

"Jenna!"

"Hi! I missed you!"

"Me too. Hi mom." Jenna said smiling.

"Hey Jenna." Catherine said smiling. She thought it was cute that Lindsey's friend called her mom and Lindsey did the same for her mom. "Jenna, where is your mom?"

"Here I am." Said a tall dark haired woman walking around the corner of the house. "Hey Catherine."

"Hey Becky."

"Do you want to come in for a drink? I just made some iced tea."

"No thanks. I have to get going. I have a few things to do. Can I pick Lindsey up tomorrow night?"

"Sure. She is welcome to stay as long as she wants. If you have errands to run, it doesn't mater when you come, it will be fine with me."

"Okay. Thanks Becky. Okay ladies, have fun. Lindsey, make sure you behave. I love you."

"Okay mommy. I love you too!" Lindsey yelled as she followed Jenna inside.

"Don't worry Catherine. She's always good when she's here."

"I know. I'll see you tomorrow Becky." Catherine said driving home.

Catherine got home about ten minutes later. She got a beer and plopped down on the couch. About thirty seconds later the phone, which was on the other side of the living room, started to ring. Catherine groaned and took a swig of her beer as she got up to answer the call.

"Hello?"

"Catherine? It's Hannah."

"Hey hun. How are you doing?"

"I'm okay. Luckily all the doctor had to do was replace my cast. You know, no more x-rays or anything. So I was out of there relatively quickly."

"That's good. So what's up?"

"Um. You know the other day you said you would do something for me and I said when I thought of it I would tell you?"

"Yes."

"Well, instead of doing something, could you not do something?"

"Uh, okay. What is it?" Catherine said skeptically.

"Well, I need you to not tell my dad what happened today."

"Hannah, I can't do that."

"I know that would put you in a terrible position, but please. If he knew about what happened, he wouldn't let me come back in again. I have been waiting for this for too long. Please Catherine."

"Hannah, I...I don't know. I wouldn't be comfortable doing that." Catherine sighed. "Alright I'll do it, for now. But if for any reason it becomes important for him to know, we have to tell him. Deal?"

"Yes. Thank you so much Catherine. You have no idea what this means to me. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"You aren't taking the day off?"

"Are you kidding? I can't wait to get back to work."

"Okay Hannah. I'll talk to you later." Catherine said laughing.

"What?"

"I just realized that Greg is right. You are just like Sara."

"See, I told ya. Look, I have to go. I'll talk to you later?"

"Yeah. see you tomorrow."

"Bye Catherine. And thank you."

"Bye Hannah." Catherine said hanging up.

She thought about what they had just talked about, and wondered if it had been a mistake. Though, Hannah seemed pretty desperate to keep her dad in the dark. Catherine just knew that Hannah knew her father better than anyone and that their keeping him in the dark actually was probably for the best. Catherine finished her beer and decided to go to bed for a while. She was sleeping for a few hours when she was joined...and awakened by Grissom. They enjoyed and took advantage of the much appreciated silence and alone time they had together.

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A/N: So? Thoughts anyone? Me neither, my brain is still on summer vacation for the next...let me see...two and a half weeks or so. LOL Tell me what you think.

Sweet Jorja