Chapter 16: Oh Thank God

Greg stepped in to the semi-darkness, he looked around, but didn't get far because suddenly he was sideways on the floor. He touched the nearest head it had dark blond hair, that traveled to just below the shoulder. It was Kayla. Kiyla had shorter hair but it was the same color as her sister's. The rest of the team came to Greg's rescue, pulling the twins off him and hugging them close. Catherin and Grissom we pulling hair out of Kayla's face to see if she was ok. Grissom pulled at the taped cloth bandage on her arm. She pulled back so it went faster. The bullet hole didn't look to bad but the bullet need to come out, now! Sara asked thousands of questions about what happened to Kiy's stomach.

"Guy's let them talk." Nick interrupted

"Lets just go home" The twins cried.

The twins unwrapped them self's form the team and went to hug Nick and Greg. The team walked out without looking back. The ambulance toke the twins to the hospital. Sara and Catherin rode with them, everybody else followed in the Denali. Kiyla needed stitches, Kayla had emergency surgery to remove the bullet, and close off all the blood vessels. They both stayed in the hospital over night for observation. Greg and Nick stayed even after the twins strong protests.

*******************The First Night Home*********************

Kayla could hear someone screaming out side the house she was in. she assumed the it was the kids next door playing out in the yard. She was at her best friend Tamera's, playing Mike's play station. Mike is Tamera's older brother he's 16. Those stupid kids kept yelling. Kayla rolled over and opened eyes, Kiyla was sitting straight up in her bed screaming. Kayla jetted to Greg's room, she couldn't wake him up. She fumbled for the phone and dialed Nick's number.

"Stokes" He mumbled sleepily.

"Uncle Nicky, Kiyla's having a nightmare what do I do?"

"Did you try to get Greg up?" Kay could hear movement.

"Yes but he won't get up, and she wont stop scramming." Kayla sounded distressed.

"Try to get her to stop I'll be there in 15 minuets. Ok?"

"Ok, I'll try." Kayla hung up and shuffled in to her room.

By the time Nick got there Kiy was still screaming, but it wasn't as loud. He sat on the bed next to Kiy, he wrapped his arms around her and gently rocked her till she quitted.

"I'll be right back I'm gunna try to wake up Greg." he shuffled out of their room into Greg's.

"Greg baby come on you got to get up." He shook Greg.

"I don't want to. You come down here." Greg rolled over and grabbed Nick's arm.

"I wish I could but aren't you wondering why I'm here?"

"Yeah, but I don't care your here, so come and get me cowboy."

"Kiyla had a nightmare she woke up screaming and when Kay couldn't get you up she called me."

Greg stopped dead, he jumped out of bed only in his boxers. He went to Kiyla's bed, she looked frightened.

"I'm so sorry, baby. Can you tell me what your dream was about?"

She shook her head rapidly form side to side. Tears already forming in the corner of her eyes. She hugged her knees to her chest, crying silently. Nick and Greg hugged her, stroking her hair. Nick hummed a lullaby, after awile she started the sing it. Tears making it sound garbled and out of tune but it put her to sleep again. Greg tucked them both in and went in to the living room.

"Do you want to stay, or do you just want to go home?"

"I'll stay, 'cuz this cowboy wants what's his." Nick gave him a knowing look.