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Eliza sat on her bed IMing her close friend and Cousin Isabel Stokes.

IzzieGurl: Hey What R U doing 2nite

LizaBabe: Not much, I just finished my homework. What about you?

IzzieGurl: im at g-mas watching her make apple pie

LizaBabe: You're at grandmas? I'm green with envy! I LOVE her apple pies!

IzzieGurl: i no my mouth is watering & she hasnt even put it in the oven yet

LizaBabe: My dad can't cook worth crap! I hate being so far away from Texas! I may never eat a good homemade apple pie ever again!

IzzieGurl: U should come up for the summer

LizaBabe: I wish I could but I don't want to leave my dad alone.

IzzieGurl: Oh come on girl ur dad can live a few months without you

LizaBabe: Hey, it's been really hard since my mom left. I don't think that my dad would do too well with me gone too.

IzzieGurl: im sorry, i didnt realize

LizaBabe: It's fine. I'm just still pissed off at her, you know?

IzzieGurl: honestly i cant even imagine

LizaBabe: That's because your mom ROCKS!

IzzieGurl: Oh crap Ive got to go Jack spit up on my mom and she just got home from a bad day at work

LizaBabe: K, bye

Eliza checked her emails and ended up empty handed. Eliza hadn't heard from her mother in the last two weeks since the little incident, and tonight, yes tonight she would call her and if her mother had nothing to say than so be it.

Eliza found her mom's cell on her phone and was debating on pressing the call button when she heard the smoke alarm go off.

"Damn it!" Eliza exclaimed as she shut the laptop and ran into the kitchen.

"Shit, shit, shit what have I done?" The kitchen was full of smoke and the oven was spewing with it.

Eliza put on an oven mitt and pulled the now black pizza out of the oven. It was smoking horribly and Eliza didn't know what to do with it so she put it outside on the pavement.

"Oh no, Oh no, Oh no, shit!" Eliza knew she should tell her father but he was so concerned with work lately she didn't want to.

Eliza knew Nicks number by heart and dialed with shaky hands.

"Hey sweetheart, what's up?" Eliza really didn't want to tell Nick.

"Not much I was just wondering when you were going to get home."

"Oh, Sorry, actually I'm going to be a bit late tonight, you just go ahead and eat without me."

"Oh no that's fine I just wasn't hungry yet but if you were coming home I was going to start dinner anyway. So when are you coming home?" At least Eliza was a convincing liar.

"Um, I don't think I'll be home till about 8:15 but if your hungry just make something for yourself okay?" Nick hated leaving Eliza home alone but he had to sometimes.

"Okay that will be great! Um I've got to go someone's calling my cell. Love you bye!"

"Bye." Eliza ran over to where her cell had been vibrating.

She looked on the caller ID and didn't recognize the number so she let it go to voicemail.

Eliza was thankful that it was warm enough in Vegas to keep the doors open so she set up all of the seven fans she found in storage and aimed them toward the doors. It was nearly seven and Eliza needed to start making dinner that wasn't burnt to a crisp so she looked in their cupboards and found pasta. Eliza figured that if she put some cooked vegetables in it with some sauce she would be fine. She looked for vegetables and found peppers, carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower she had made Nick buy because they were not eating healthfully enough for her. Luckily they were all bought three day's ago and weren't moldy.

The disposal of the burned pizza was the hardest along with the smell. She couldn't decide on how to get rid of it so that Nick wouldn't see. The can was almost full and the garbage truck was coming in two day's so she figured if she was the one to take out the trash for the next few days she would be fine. Eliza thought the smell was gone until she came back into the house after disposing of the pizza and smelled it coming back in.

Eliza hit speed dial four and got Izzie's cell. It went to voicemail after five rings.

She hung up with a sigh, and after thinking for a minute she looked through her phone book and called.

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Sara (obviously) was one of the worst beat up about the domestic violence case because of her past, but she worked as hard as she possibly could and would have worked overtime, but she got sent home by Grissom. Something was going on with him but no one knew what.

She got home and couldn't think of anything to do. She couldn't concentrate because of the case, no matter what she tried her mind would always wander back to the case. She was currently trying to read (for the third time tonight) when her phone started buzzing.

She got up and went to the counter where her phone was and picked up without looking at the caller ID.

"Hello?" She asked.

"Sara, it's Eliza and I was wondering if you could help me." She heard from the other end and started to worry.

"Yes, what's wrong? Are you okay?" she asked with a shaking voice.

"Oh yea, I'm fine. I was just wondering if you knew how to get rid of a smoky smell, I kind of burned dinner."

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It was 7:30 and Nick was still buried with evidence from his case, A 15 year old girl who was abused. He couldn't stand these cases especially when he had a 14 year old at home. Nick had to get off shift so he went to Grissom's office.

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Nick heard a soft "Come in." from inside.

"Hey, Griss I really need to get home soon so I was just going to get off in 15 minutes if that's okay?"

"Yea, it's fine I'll just call in someone else." Grissom was in a very solemn mood and Nick wanted to know why.

"Griss are you okay?" Nick asked.

"I'm fine just tired." Nick believed him because none of them had gotten much sleep lately.

Nick walked out the door but before he closed it he saw Grissom put his head in his hands. Nick couldn't stand these cases or the way it affected everyone no matter how strong they were.

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Eliza had just used Sara's method of white vinegar and the house smelled normal. She was relived that Sara promised not to tell her dad if it was just the pizza burning, but if she found out the stove exploded she would tell Nick. Eliza smiled remembering that comment.

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A/N- Yea, I realize that the times are way off but forget that they work graveyard shift that would be great! Also I'm sorry that I haven't updated, my life's been screwed up lately, and I also neglected CSI for a while with Gilmore Girls and Twilight (I'm Sorry!) but I will finish this story I PROMICE! Luvs!

-EP