Author's Note: This story still includes some of my favorite characters Grissom, Sara, and Warrick. Although they won't have a huge part in the story, they're still in it because I liked all of their characters.

Greg walked through the hallways of the lab and stopped at Brass's office. He knocked gently on the door and heard Brass on the other side.

"Come in." Greg opened the door and stepped inside.

"Hey Sanders, what's up?" Brass asked.

"I got back from visiting Addison awhile ago." Greg said quietly.

"Oh?" Brass asked.

"I came by to tell you, go easy on her when she comes back. She's been through a lot in her life and," he sighed, "Just give her a break."

"I'm going to talk to her but I'll take what you just told me into consideration."

"Thanks Brass." Greg turned and started to leave when Brass asked him a question.

"Greg, what were you visiting Addie for anyway?"

"I've become fast friends with her and I wanted to see what was going on." Brass nodded.

"Ok, see you Greg."

"Bye."

A week later Addie was allowed to return to work. As she walked into the building, she headed straight for Brass's office. He had called her shortly before she left for work and told her he wanted to speak with her privately. She knocked on the door and when she entered shut the door behind her. Brass cleared his throat.

"Sanders came in about a week ago and told me to go easy on you because you've had some hard times." Addison sighed sharply, why did he tell Brass? Brass seemed to read her mind and told her.

"He didn't tell me what happened just that it affected you." Addie smiled.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Brass asked.

"I'll tell you the basics I don't really feel like getting into details. I dated a boy in Wilcox when I was 15 and on my 16th birthday, he raped me. A few months later, I found out I was pregnant with his baby. He somehow found out, found me with my friend one night, and beat my stomach with a lead pipe repeatedly, which killed the baby." She finished with the depressing speech and looked up at Brass.

"I'm sorry." Brass said simply.

"Thanks." She replied. She saw Brass writing down something on a piece of paper and he handed it to her.

"That's a number for a really good psychiatrist. I talked to them after I was shot and they really helped me out. Will you at least call them?" He asked. Addie thought about it and decided that she needed to confront this thing. She had seen a psychiatrist after it happened but it couldn't hurt to see another one. She nodded.

"Thank you." She said.

"No problem. Now, unfortunately, I've got to take action about what happened last week."

Addie pursed her lips together and looked at him.

"I'll have to put it on your record and anytime we interrogating a suspect you'll have to have another officer with you in case you would happen to go off. However, if it happens again, you'll be under consideration for expulsion. Do you understand?" Addie nodded. Brass smiled

"Welcome back." Addie smiled back and headed to the break room with Brass. Greg immediately regretted what he had told Brass as Addie entered the room. After he ate, he waited up for Addie. She finally exited the break room and he approached her.

"Hey, I'm sorry; I shouldn't have said anything to Brass." To his relief, she smiled.

"Don't worry; you didn't let anything slip and he understood. He gave me a number of a psychiatrist and I'm going to go see them."

"That's great; if you ever need me, feel free to call." Addie smiled and Greg leaned in to kiss her gently.