Bit of a CSI crossover here.

Chapter eight

Adalae

Adalae walked up the stairs to her apartment hyper-aware of the hand that was on her lower back as Booth guided her to her door. She smiled softly as they reached her door before suddenly remember the picture she did for him.

"i have something for you." she said sliding her key in the lock and opening the door. "come on in Seeley."

Booth smiled and followed her into the large loft, she went into a different part of it as Booth looked around as she walked in to her art room.

"I don't like you living in this neighborhood by yourself. It's not safe." he said "you need security."

Adalae shook her head and made her way from her the room and frowned at the man,

"did you not see Henry in the little room that buzzed us in." she said as she handed him a painting carrier. He looked at her confused but pulled the painting out, a smile appeared on his face as he looked down at Parker's smiling face on the canvas. Adalae smiled and pulled out another one.

"i made one for Rebecca too. I just thought that it would b nice to pick." Booth thanked her and began looking at the paintings as Adalae made some coffee.

"These are amazing, Addy. Becca's gonna love the cowboy one, I'll keep the baseball one." Adalae grinned and poured him some coffee.

"thank you for walking me up, Seeley." she said blushing a bit. Seeley smiled

"i still don't like you staying here by yourself." he stated taking a drink.

"my friend's dog just had puppies. So he said he'd bring me one when he visits again." she said. Booth froze for a second a male friend?

"that's not what I meant." he said; Adalae rolled her eyes wishing he would say what he meant.

"Look Seeley, if you're trying to say something. Then say it!"

"Liam was released yesterday." he said. Adalae froze and her mug fell from her hand. She blinked and Booth knew she was flashing back to when Liam had held her captive. He pulled her into a hug and felt her begin to shake.

-The next day-

Adalae was still shaking as she entered Sweet's office to talk but what she found was unexpected Lance and nova were in the middle of having sex.

"JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!" she screamed making the two jump apart. Tears sprung from her eyes. "Great work environment you asshole."

She marched out of the office and rushed past booth who tried to stop her but she brushed past him and pulled out her phone. She dialed the old familiar number and put it to her ear.

"Hello?" the Texan accent came from the phone causing Adalae to smile.

"Hey Nicky how fast can you get to DC?" she asked.

"Addy?" he gasped

"hey Nicky." she said getting into her car. She could hear Nick sniff as if he had begun crying, "oh Nicky you didn't think."

"The FBI said you died Addy, we mourned you now you're telling me that you're alive and will in DC?"

Adalae watched Booth and a half-dressed Lance walk out of the building. She quickly pulled out.

"Liam got out of jail." she informed Nick who took a Sharpe breath.

"I'll talk to TD. I'll be there as soon as possible." she hung up and made her way to her apartment. She stopped and shook her head; decided that she would head to a hotel, knowing that her apartment would be the first place that they would look. She pulled into the Hilton and opened her glove box and pulled out a locked box, she put the pin in causing the top to pop open. She pulled out something she hoped she would never have to use. She opened the envelope and pulled out the cash, Credit cards and her fake ID frowning at the name.

"That's the last time I let Greg pick my fake name huh, Sammy Winchester." she said in he mirror. She grabbed the overnight bag she had stashed in her trunk. She looked around before walking into the hotel and up to the front desk

"oh gosh I hope you can help me." she said, "My boyfriend and I broke up and he kicked me out of our apartment, I have nowhere to go, please tell me you have an empty room."

the guy looked a her and Adalae acted like she was going to cry. He looked at the computer and smiled.

"there is one but it's 350 a night." he said; Adalae gave him a dazzling smile and pulled out 700 hundred dollars

"thank you can I get it for two nights." she said; he asked for her ID and she blushed, before handing him her ID

"Samantha Winchester." he asked raising his eyebrow. She rolled her eyes looking insulted

"look I was born long before that show came on okay." she said; he nodded and typed her name into the computer. He gave her the room key and informed her that it was room number 376. she smiled and took off towards her room. She sent a text to nick giving him her information before stepping into the elevator.

-Later-

she looked at her phone as her messages and missed calls settled in. she shook her head and quickly shut it off her burner phone rand.

"hello?" she said knowing it was nick.

"hey I'm down stairs can you tell he kid at the desk that I'm your friend." she told him that she would call down and they hung up. She called down to the front desk to tell the young man at the desk that nick was in fact a friend and not her creepy ex boyfriend. As Nick made his way up to her room; Adalae took a deep breath. Nick knocked on the door and Adalae smiled pulling it open. Nick engulfed her into a hug and kissed her forehead.

"i have missed you." he said; squeezing the redhead.

"Nicky I am so sorry." she said; he just grinned and pulled her into another hug.

-With Booth-

Booth was pissed, no he was beyond pissed. Adalae's phone was off and she had turned off her GPS so she wouldn't be found. He slammed his cell on to his desk. Someone laughed, Booth looked up and frowned.

"What are you going here Connor?" he asked. Connor smirked and sat down in the chair in front of Booth desk.

"Oh A little birdie told me you lost my baby sister. And you know as well as I do that once she disappears, Seeley, you won't find her." Booth glared at Adalae's Older brother who just smirked. "I mean this is the same girl who hid herself for two weeks after Ma died."

This news did not please Booth at all but the next sentence out of his mouth did.

"Funny how sudden Nick Stokes found his way to DC ain't it."

Booth got on his phone instantly calling the Vegas branch, Connor smirked to himself before walking out bumping into Angela as he did so.

"Connor?" she said. He nodded before heading out of the building and on his Motorcycle

I hope you enjoy. FYI Nick Stokes and Adalae dated before she was put into Witness protection and such!

SheCat