Chapter Twenty-Three

Run for your Life

Lindsey closed her cell phone and looked at Ken. A boy whom she thought she had loved. A boy whom she was going to go all the way with… A boy who was now staring at her with a mixture of what the hell do I do and something else she couldn't pin-point.

"Ken you must leave now" she said in a very controlled voice.

"That was Gil Grissom wasn't it" he said in a monotone.

Lindsey took a deep breath. "Yes it was"

"You know who I was talking to?" He asked as he crossed the room. His demeanor had changed a bit. He no longer seemed happy-go-lucky and ready to love her. He was different now.

"As a matter of fact… I do not Ken. You need to leave now. Gil Grissom is coming to get me to take me to see my mother"

Ken laughed maniacally. "I am not leaving and you cannot make me Lindsey. You are sooo gullible Lindsey. You were willing to give it up for me!"

By now Lindsey was getting a little more frightened. She knew that Grissom or someone would be on the way shortly so all she needed to do was keep Ken talking. (either that or encourage him to leave again – but that did not seem to work)

"Ken, just leave and no one will get hurt" Lindsey said to him.

Ken's lip turned down into a snarl. "My mother committed suicide Lindsey and it is all Sara Sidle's fault! My mother was a budding CSI and that Sara chickie decided that she was better and outshined my mother and now look at the situation. My mom is dead and you and I are here together having this conversation – my grandpa wants you outta the way!"

Ken had no weapon or at least none that Lindsey could see. She knew that Ken was huskier and much stronger than she, but Lindsey had something that Ken did not, brains.

Lindsey approached Ken with as much confidence as possible to put her plan into action. Her thought was if she could immobilize him, it'll be easier for her to call 911, as it had been at least 5-10 minutes and no CSI was there.

Meanwhile, at CSI…(after Gil gets off the phone with Lindsey)

"Someone needs to go get Lindsey! Gil Grissom said as he ran out of his office.

"Lindsey is at home with the door locked Gil, what's to worry about" Catherine said.

"Cath, she has a boy at the house. I heard some voices on our special CSI cell-phone scanner. " Greg said and looked at her square in the eyes.

Catherine paled. "What? My baby has a boy in the house?"

Gil and Warrick exchanged glances. "That's not all Cath, you better sit down"

"What are you talking about? W-who is she with?"

Nick entered the room just as the guys were about to answer.

"Did anybody know that Oscar Johnson had a son with Charlotte? Named Ken. Goes to Butterfield academy… hey Cath maybe Lindsey knows him?"

Catherine turned pale as a ghost and immediately threw up in the trash basket which was luckily next to her.

"Nick, Warrick, Greg, get Brass and get to Catherine's house NOW. " Grissom ordered.

The three men and Brass all went to Catherine's house where they were met with hysteria.

Inside the house….

When Lindsey approached Ken, Ken, thinking she was still after him. Looked at her with a leer.

"You still want me, even after I told you what I have to do to you?"

She approached him more and smiled at him. "Well Kenny, we girls have needs y'know" she said and just as he dropped his guard and tried to move in to kiss her she let it go and kneed him hard in the groin.

"Lindsey what the hell?" he said.

"You are a freakin' animal" she said and kicked him and when he was down on the ground continued to kick. She was angry and full of rage.

"I'm down I'm down!" he said tersely. "Geez I'd hate to actually be with you if you treat all your men like this"

Is he that dumb that he doesn't get it? she thought. She then had a thought. He knows my weakness for horror movies. He knows that the bad guy can play dead and the hero/heroine goes up to the bad guy who is not dead…and ultimately hurts or kills him/her. She was much smarter than that.

Lindsey knew that she had to be very careful, although he didn't have a weapon, neither did she and truth be told she knew Ken was strong. She approached him again from another angle.

What happened next was so fast that even Lindsey didn't know what happened.

There was a click of the door opening and at that moment Lindsey turned away from Ken to see who was at the door. Ken took that moment to grab hold of Lindsey's ankle and immobilize her by pulling her down. He was in the process of getting up and hobbling over to get anything he could use as a weapon to maim Lindsey with when Warrick, Grissom and Nick were in the house and approaching Ken. Ken, who was much more injured than he thought and couldn't move far grabbed Lindsey around the neck.

"Put the weapon down or this precious girl gets it." he snarled.

From behind Jim Brass had entered from the other door, unknown to Ken. He had a clean shot of Ken. Brass would do absolutely anything to protect Lindsey. He made a very very fast judgment call…and shot.

The impact made Ken collapse on Lindsey. They moved Ken (who was still alive, Brass actually shot him in the neck) and got Lindsey out to safety. Warrick took her to see Catherine. Brass and Nick dealt with Ken and taking him to the hospital.

A/N: I am sorry it took this long to update, my muse seemed to be asleep and not inspired to write anything. I will be updating more regularly hopefully. I have 3 WIP so please be patient.