"Erin? Sweetheart ... can you hear me?" Catherine slowly bent over Erin and moved the hair out of her eyes. Erin slowly moved her head and opened her eyes. "GIL! CALL AN AMBULANCE! NOW!"
Not long after Gil had called, an ambulance and the rest of team had come and watched as Erin was carried off to the hospital. Catherine stood there, unable to believe this was all happening. Warrick and Greg decided to process the house while Nick and Sara went to question the neighbors.
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It's been 3 months sense Lindsey arrived at the camp. Her and Jennifer made friends. They talked about everything. They got so close, that they sometimes took cover for each other when they snuck out of the groups. The mail for the campers had came. The counelsors handed Lindsey and Jennifer a note. Jennifer opened hers and just tore it up. Lindsey opened hers and started reading. Tears fell as she read her mother's letter:
Linds,
I miss you so much. I'm sorry I haven't been writing you many letters. But, we found Erin. It's been 3 months and she's okay. She was found infront of Adam Porter's front yard. Well ... I don't really know how to tell you what happened, so I guess you'll just find out when you come home, which will be soon. Lindsey, I hope you've changed. I hope that camp has done you some good. And remeber ... I love you so much. No matter what, Linds.
Love,
Mom
Lindsey put the letter back in it's envelope and looked at Jennifer.
"Jen? You okay?" Jennifer didn't say anything. She just stared at the torn up letter and cried. "Jennie... come on."
"He's sending me back here when this damn camp is over..."
"What?"
"My Dad! The only reason I'm here is because he couldn't handle me and his all his girlfriends. He chose them over me. Can you believe it?" Lindsey looked down and kicked the dirt on the ground. Of course she could believe it, it happened with her and HER dad.
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It's been almost 4 months sense Erin's kid nap. Catherine and Gil would visit her almost everyday, to make sure she was doing okay. She was 4 months pregnant and she was having second thoughts on having her baby. She was disappointed it had to happen this way, but she loved her baby. She didn't care if it was accidental or not; she decided she was going to have her baby and she was going to love it ... like Catherine loved Lindsey. Gil and Catherine pulled into Erin's driveway one afternoon to find Erin writting Lindsey a letter.
"Hey Ms. Willows ... Mr. Grissom."
"Hey there, sweetie. How have you been, huh?" Erin had invited Gil and Catherine inside her apartment. They sat down on the couch and smiled as Erin, with a rather swollen belly, sat down across from them.
"I've been okay ... little one here keeps waking me up in the middle of the night, so I've been cranky most of the time." Erin smiled and put her hand over her stomach. Catherine smiled softly and suddenly thought of Lindsey.
"I saw you were writting a letter to Linds..."
"Yeah. I miss her so much. I can't believe she hasn't written me..."
"Well ... she's not allowed to write to anyone really ... but people are allowed to write to her."
"Makes sense..."
"Well ... she's getting out of that camp in a few weeks." Catherine said with a smile. Erin's face lit up and her eye's turned wide.
"Really? That's great! I can't wait to see her!"
"I know ... it's been too long sense you've two seen each other."
"But Ms. Willows ... I wanna let you know ... I've changed. I don't know about Lindsey, but I've changed so much. It's time to stop thinking about me and time to start thinking about this little one..." Erin was right. She did change. Catherine was proud. If only she could say that about her own daughter. Erin was almost 17. Her parents didn't want ot have anything to do with her now that she was pregnant. She was living in an apartment just 10 minutes away from the lab, so she could Catherine or Gil anytime she needed something.
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Lindsey waited nervously as the cars started pouring in from the highway. She watched as the parents of the other kids ran from the cars and greeted their kids. Lindsey stood there with Jennifer and a smile slowly spred across her face as the very familiar Denali pulled into the camp parking lot. Catherine and Gil got out and were standing infront of a rather happy Lindsey. Lindsey ran from where she was standing and into Catherine's arms. Gil stood there and smiled as the whole thing happened infront of his eyes.
"Mom!"
"Baby, I've missed you so much."
"I know, Mom. I know..." Gil coughed and smiled as they broke apart. Lindsey smiled and ran into Gil's arms.
"Uncle Gil! I missed you, too."
"I know Linds. We all did... they all did, too."
"They?" Lindsey broke away and gave Gil a questioning look. Catherine smiled and waved her hands. Another Denali had pulled into the parking lot and parked right next to Gil's. Sara, Greg, Nick, Warrick, and Erin hopped out of the car and stood before Lindsey. Lindsey covered her mouth and started crying as she saw Erin. Was that even the SAME Erin? What happened to her? Lindsey ran to them and hugged them all at one time.
"Lindsey! You look so good..." Erin said smiling.
"Erin?"
"Yeah. It's me..."
"Oh my God. What ... how?"
"Long story." Erin said winking. Lindsey just couldn't stop crying. She hugged her best friend one more time and then turned to the rest.
"Greggy!"
"Lindsey!"
"Holy hell! I missed you ... so effin' much!"
"I know squirt! Vegas just wasn't the same without you!"
It was finally the end of the camp, but Lindsey still had her bad habbits. The counelsor had walked up to Catherine and Gil and shook hands.
"Ah. You must be Lindsey's parents ... so pleased to meet you..." Gil went to correct him, but Catherine just jumped in and smiled.
"Yes. Nice to meet you, too."
"Well ... Lindsey's been doing great. She's really changed sense she's been here..." Lindsey smiled and walked off with Erin.
"That's great. So we can take her home, now?"
"Well ... I'm afraid it's not enough. There's another camp coming around. I think ... you should send her to this one too, just incase she hasn't changed. Most kids that come here do, but I have a feeling that Lindsey hasn't..."
"What are you? Blind? Look at her! She HAS changed." Catherine put her hands on her hips and pointed to her daughter. The counelsor threw up his hands and appologized. He walked off and went to talk to more parents. Greg, Nick, Warrick, and Sara had to leave a little early. They were still on the clock and cases were getting up in the high numbers. Catherine and Gil took Lindsey and Erin back to Catherine's house and just enjoyed the rest of the night.
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About four months later, Erin was huge. She was due any day now and she was very excitted to have her daughter. Lindsey would go sleep at Erin's appartment some nights and they would talk about what she could name her daughter. Catherine loved that Lindsey was back to herself now. Everything was perfect again. But just when things started to get better, one announcement made everything come crashing down.
Catherine and Gil were sitting in the break room, talking about cases that were recently solved and just about Lindsey and Erin. The TV was on and a sudden announcement had come on.
"It seems that Adam Porter ... is lose in Las Vegas. He escaped sometime yesterday and is in the Las Vegas area. We have no information on where he might be. A few months ago ... he raped and left Erin Thorton out to die in the cold Las Vegas weather. He also stalked and followed around Lindsey Willows and Shani Wells..." Catherine turned off the TV and slammed the remote down on the table.
"Bastard!"
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Lindsey was spending another night at Erin's house. They were watching TV and eating popcorn when Lindsey felt the need to understand some things...
"Erin?"
"Yeah Linds?"
"How did you do it?"
"Do what Linds? Make this popcorn? Cause really ... it's not that hard." Lindsey smiled and giggled.
"No, you retard. Not that. How did you ... manage?"
"Oh. You mean..." Erin pointed to her stomach and nodded. Lindsey smiled sadly and looked down.
"Hey ... don't worry about it. A lot of people ask me the same question." Lindsey looked back up and Erin continued. "You know ... you think that if it ever happened to you, you would want to get rid of the baby, right? Well ... it's different with me. This baby shouldn't be punished for a stupid mistake I made. It just doesn't work that way."
"But ... don't you ever just feel ... like ... uncomfortable?"
"Everday of my life ... but then I think of her and how excitting it's going to see her grow up and make the right choices ... I just forget about everything else; no matter how disturbing and sickening it was."
"You're so brave..."
"You are too, Linds."
There was a noise at the door. Lindsey jumped and Erin smiled. Erin slowly got off the couch and walked to the door. She looked into the little glass hole that protected her from who was ever outside of her door. Her eyes turned wide and she suddenly felt the tears fall. Erin backed away from the door and stumbled on something behind her. Lindsey suddenly ran to Erin and helped her up. Erin couldn't say anything. She just pointed to the door and softly mumbled words. Lindsey got up and looked through the glass hole on the door. She felt tears begin flood her eyes as she came face to face with the same guy that had tried to kill her and Erin.
K. Character death ... coming soon. :-O It's gonna make me cry when I write it ... lol so it might make you guys cry. bleh. this chapter ... kinda ... weird? i know it seems lindsey 'recovered' too quickly, but ... trust me ... she hasn't ;-) OOPS. DID I JUST GIVE A PART OF THE STORY AWAY:-O (giggles)