-1Wow… it's taken me a long time to update… I have been very busy… work… school… more school… life is very busy, but I always am able to find time to write… I love writing… On with the show… err… story, yeah that's it…

Melissa aroused early (what ever early is for a graveyard shift worker)… so early that Nick wasn't even up. She got in the kitchen and snooped around. She wasn't able to find anything that even resembled breakfast food. She picked up the phone and called for a cab. The refrigerator was almost empty except for a couple of take-out boxes and a few beers. She laughed as she closed the fridge and walked to Nick bed room. He was laying stretched out over the bed and the covers were at the end of it. He had on the clothes from the day before, she glanced at her pants, and so did she. Quietly and carefully she walked through the room and sat on the bed.

"Nick…" she whispered, "Nick," she shook him slightly and he stirred a little.

"Hmmm…" Was his only reply.

"I called a cab, I'm going to go to the lab early to shower there…" she brushed the hair out of his face, "Is that ok with you?"

"Uhhhhuu," he mumbled and turned over, "Be safe," he said as she left the room.

She met the cab outside, and it wasn't long until she arrived at the lab. Paying the driver and climbing out she ran into Grissom.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she looked up, "Grissom, what are you doing here so early?"

"Never left. What's your excuse?" they entered the building together.

"I didn't want to use up Nicky's hot water… I know how apartments can be…"

"Yeah, lack of hot water, lack of hot air."

Melissa chuckled to herself… 'depends if your lonely or not'…

"So you said you stayed all night… what about the Missus?"

"Don't have one… never have."

"Oh," there was an awkward pause, "I'm going to go shower and change."

"Watch out for Hodges-"

"What?" she turned as she slammed right into David.

"I am soooo, sorry," she said as she picked up his now empty coffee cup.

"Well now that I have spilt my breakfast all over you-"

"Here, I'll pay you back," she pulled her wallet from her bag.

"No that's fine, I'm used to it-"

"Don't argue, cause you aren't going to win." she pulled out a wad of cash that had quite a few hundred dollar bills mixed with fives, tens, and twenties.

"Wow… where did you get all that cash," he looked closer at her face and neck, "What happened?"

"Nothing-" she shoved a twenty in his hand and walked away.

"Uhhtu…" David looked at Grissom, but he was already gone.

In the locker room, Melissa was putting her stuff in her locker when her cell went off. The sudden sound in the empty room made her jump.

"Hello," she answered.

"Hey sis… I wanted to know how you were doing." It was Erin.

Erin stammered on the other end of the phone and Melissa sat down on the bench.

"So you are getting a transfer here?" She asked so that her sister's rambling would stop.

"Yes, I hope you don't mind."

"No, not at all." Melissa said, "Well I'll see you whenever you get here… Love you too… Goodbye."

They hung up and Melissa got into a hot shower. The water was warm and welcoming, it didn't take long for her to finish. She wrapped a towel around herself and went to her locker. Greg walked in just as she was pulling on her shirt. He stepped back out and knocked… pretending he hadn't seen anything.

"Why are you knocking?" She turned to face him, "I know you came in…"

"I didn't see anything… I promise."

"I have a twin," She smiled, "Well, what do you want?"

"I was coming in to change, I spilt some…" He looked down, "Stuff on my shirt," there was blue stuff all over him.

"Oh, well I need to go and talk to Grissom… See you later." She walked out of the room.

"If your twin looks like you… then those bodies where put together by God."

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"Grissom," Melissa knocked on the door.

"Come in." His voice was faint.

"So… My sister is transferring here?" she asked.

"Yes, I hope you don't mind. She said that she wanted to be closer to her flesh and blood and that she was tired of not seeing you."

"My sister and I are very close Grissom-"

"I wouldn't doubt that… I am going to introduce her to everyone else when they clock in and meet in the break room."

"Oh ok… I guess I will wait in there. The others should be here in a little while."

Melissa went into the break room and got a cup of coffee. She sat down in a chair and quietly watched as personnel trickled into the lab. Twenty minutes after she had stationed herself in the chair comfortably her sister walked in.

"Hey Melissa, long time no see…" they hugged and just looked at each other.

Erin hadn't changed much, same as Melissa. It was still obvious that they were twins and the only way to tell them apart was their eyes. Melissa had pale blue eyes, but Erin's were brighter… a darker, more lively, mysterious blue.

"I'm sorry about Justin."

"It's ok… I didn't want to say anything, but we have been separated for about a year."

"You two divorced?"

"Yes… That doesn't make me a quitter, Melissa."

"No, I know it doesn't." They sat down and Melissa propped her legs up on the table. "Didn't you tell Catherine and Nick that you hadn't seen him for a few weeks?"

"Yeah, that's true, but we still were friends… but with the way Mykle was acting-"

"What do you mean?"

"He kept asking us for money and Justin eventually gave him everything we had made since we had married." She sighed. "So I had to leave him."

"You also told them that your anniversary was coming up."

"I didn't want them to know about it."

"Oh-"

Everyone else started to come in and the Sanchez twins stood up. Greg was looking at them and was trying to figure out which one was who…

"Everyone, I would like you to meet Erin Sanchez, she is going to be a Lab Tech." Grissom introduced her to the others.

"Wow, you two are really twins… I mean I can barely tell you apart," Sara said as everyone sat down.

Grissom's cell rang and he answered it, "Hello… Where?… Okay… We'll be right there…" he hung up, "Erin you are going to accompany us to this crime scene. Afterwards, Greg can show you around."

"Where are we going?" Catherine asked.

"To a shooting." Grissom said, "On the outskirts of Vegas, in the Rich Estates at 5342 Kilgore Ave."

When they arrived to the scene Warrick stopped a little too rough and Erin hit the seat in front of her.

"Owe." She rubbed her forehead.

Jim met them outside the front of the house. It was huge and had a patio on the front and the rear, it had a pool and five bedrooms.

Jim briefed them, "We have three DB's, one in the living room, one in the kitchen, and one in a bedroom-"

"And one on the patio roof," Erin pointed to the arm hanging over the side.

"Ok, so we have four DB's let's get started," Grissom barked orders, "Greg and Erin take the body on the roof. Nick and Melissa process the kitchen." Melissa sighed, "Warrick and Catherine take the bedroom and Sara and I will process the living room." He finished.

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"So. You and your sister are twins?" Greg asked.

"Yeah, what gave it away?" Erin asked sarcastically.

Greg climbed through the window while Erin took up the foot print on the floor. When Greg finally got through the window it slid shut and there was a bullet hole in it. Erin looked through the hole out at the body.

"She saw her shooter," Erin said as she looked at the face…

"Do you think she knew her attacker?" Greg asked.

"She… her name is Melanie Sanchez…" Erin said as Greg looked at her.

"How do you?… Is she your…"

"She's our Mom."

The coroner was lowering Melanie's body and Erin was helping Greg back through the already processed window when they heard a scream from down stairs. They ran as fast as they could and to find Melissa running out the front door.

"Melissa!" Erin said as she ran after her, "What's wrong?"

"That's our father in there!" She screamed.

"Mom was upstairs…"

"Want to know something?"

"What?"

"It doesn't hurt like it should…"

All the bodies were processed and on their way to the lab for Dr. Robbins. The twins looked at the other two bodies and identified them as Kyle and Cindy Mendez; their aunt and uncle.

Erin and Greg were in the upstairs bathroom looking for signs of clean up when something in the pool caught Erin's eye.

"What's that?" She asked as Greg joined her at the window.

"I don't know."

They went down stairs and found the others standing around the pool watching as Melissa was getting into the water. She took a sample of the water before she got in. The pool was a good twelve feet deep and the black object was in the deep end. The water was a cool and refreshing break from the hot Nevada air.

"I don't think I want to know what is at the bottom." Erin said as Warrick handed her Melissa's LVPD vest.

"Neither do I." Greg said.

By now Melissa was treading water just above the object, "As soon as… I get it up and… I get near… the edge of the pool… be ready to… pull it out." And with that she dove down and brought up the object… it was a trash bag with something heavy in it.

As soon as she broke surface near the edge, arms pulled the bag and her out of the water. Melissa laid down on the ground trying to catch her breath.

"So… who's going to open it?" Sara asked.

"I will…" Erin said.

She opened the bag and inside was a body. The smell wove into the hot air, causing the stench to grow powerfully.

"Oh, god," Warrick said as everyone backed away slightly.

Melissa leaned in and looked at the body, "Erin… it's Jasper."

"Who's that?" Catherine asked.

"Our cousin… Mykle's drug dealer…" Erin said as the coroner came over with a stretcher.

"Great… this keeps getting worse." Grissom sighed.

Ok… I got carried away. Actually I have been sick today, so I just thought I would write until I got tired. Guess what… I'm tired. Well goodnight and I will update asap.