Disguising Mistakes With Goodbyes

Rating: Teen

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Summary: Sara gets kidnapped. The relationship is forced out into the open. How does the rest of the team react?

A/N: Third chapter. Keep in mind, there's a lot of stuff that they do with the evidence that I don't write about. Gotta give my home dawgs some privacy, ya dig? LOL!! Thanks for all the reviews. You guys are so awesome. I'll give thanks on the last chapter ) Ily, guys!!

-- A week later --

She was still missing. By now, everyone was worried; even Catherine a little. Nick and Warrick had all the evidence piled up on the table in the evidence room.

Greg was running around the lab, matching DNA with skin tags and trying his best to learn some more about Sara's disappearance.

Gil was sitting in his office. There was nothing he could do until one of them came and told him he was no longer a suspect. In his mind, the thought was crazy. He would never kill someone, especially one of the members on his own team; or kid nap them.

Catherine was at home. Everything in her heart was telling her to get to the lab and help Sara. Her head was telling her to stay right where she was, and that thought over powered the other.

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Grissom walked into his office after making a quick trip to the break room for another cup of coffee. What he saw next made his mind go blank. He walked up to the medium sized box on his desk and leaned over the top to read the address.

"Nick! Warrick! Get in here, now!"

Both of them came running in with their gloves already on. They followed his gaze and stared at the box on his desk.

"Get that into the evidence room and process. This might clear me and I can get back on the case." Nick nodded and carefully picked up the box. Warrick stood close behind, to make sure Nick had it, but turned to Grissom before heading out again.

"It might clear you as a suspect, but It'll give you another reason to go apologize to Catherine." Gil's jaw clenched and Warrick was out of the door again.

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Sara blinked when she noticed light coming from a few cracks in the door. It opened and she closed her eyes shut, the bright light almost burning her eyes from being in the dark for so long. When he spoke, he spoke in a dark, indescribable voice.

"Wells there's good news, and there's bad news." She gulped. "Which do you want first?"

She tried to open her eyes, but couldn't.

"You don't care? Okay. I'll give you the good news first. How's that?" He paused. "You get to go free." She let out a cry. "Bad news is..."

By now, her eyes were open, despise the fact they were bringing tears to her eyes.

"You're going to die either way." He walked closer to her and grabbed her by the arm. 'He has gloves on. Shit," she thought. He dragged her to the door and slammed it shut once they were both out of it. "Now that you know your options, it's time to take a little trip."

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Nick picked up his cell phone, the evidence collecting was going so great with only two certified CSIs. He punched in Catherine's number and waited for her to pick up. Warrick stopped tagging evidence and listened.

Catherine watched as her cell phone vibrated on the coffee table in front of her. She picked it up and opened it.

"What?"

"Cath? Are you busy?"

"Actually, I am Nick. Why? What do you want?"

"We really, really need help over here, Cath."

"Call in the dayshift."

"You're just going to sit at home and not help us," he was on the verge of yelling at her. She closed her mouth and looked down at her lap. "When I was in Sara's position, did you go home and pout about it?!"

"Nick!"

"Just, please Cath? We really need your help. Grissom's not here. It's just me and Warrick and Greg." She thought about it for a few seconds.

"I'm on my way," she whispered.

"Thank-" she closed her phone and got up from the couch, finding some clothes to change into.

She ran out of her house, not even locking her door. She almost tripped while getting into her Denali and started the engine before she even shut the door. She pulled out of the driveway without even looking and started driving towards the lab.

She was almost there when a black truck sped past her. She punched the steering wheel and the horn blasted at the truck. 'Son of a bitch,' she thought. Seconds later, she was flying into the parking lot. Not even caring how she parked the car, she ran into the lab and into the evidence room.

"Cath..."

"Let's get to work," she had a small, apologetic smile on her face. Warrick was fast to act.

"Griss got this a few minutes ago. I don't know if it has anything to do with Sara or not, but... I think we better process it."

"Good idea." Catherine leaned over the mini crime scene and stopped when her eyes came across a black truck model. It was flipped over, with glass and blood all over the street in the mini model. She looked up at Nick and Warrick with wide eyes.

"What?"

"Go congratulate Grissom. He's not a suspect anymore."

"How do you know?" Warrick walked around the table and joined Nick.

"Because that truck," she pointed to it, "almost ran me off the road on my way here."

"Are you sure it's the same truck?"

"Positive." Nick took off running down the hall, trying to get to Grissom's office. Catherine followed him, but took a turn and made her way into Archie's lab.

"I need you to run a search on a black, truck. I'd say... a GMC Sonoma; at least, that's what it looked like."

"What year?"

"Doesn't matter! Just search it!" He jumped at her voice and began typing furiously at his computer. Gil entered the room too with Nick, and Catherine glued her eyes onto the computer screen. All five of them crowded around the computer.

"Twenty-five black, GMC Sonoma's bought in Las Vegas in the past five years."

"Get a list of the license plates," Catherine stated. She turned to Nick and Warrick. "Take each a list and bring them to the PD. Make them search for ALL twenty-five. Not twenty-four, not twenty-three. TWENTY-FIVE." Archie handed them the lists and they were out of the door.

She sighed and placed her hands flat down on the desk in front of her. Gil gently placed his hand on her shoulder. She turned her head and stared at him.

"Thank you," he softly said.

"No need. Let's get her home and safe, okay?"

A/N: It seemed too short for my liking, but if it keeps you guys guessing as to what's going to happen to Sara, it's all good. LOL. If you reviewed, thank you a million times! I love you!! If you didn't, then... do it!! (smiles and laughs) I'll love you then, too. XD