Ok, I know that each chapter seems to be getting shorter than the last but I swear this is nearly finished, my muse is just preoccupied at the moment. Anyway, hope you enjoy x
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She felt like she was moving in a different time zone to everyone else. Lights were flashing, sirens were going, police were running in and out of the house and people were venturing out to investigate the noise. The whole street was buzzing with energy. Yet Catherine felt numb. She was sat on the step outside her house with her tiny little girl curled up in her arms tightly and she felt like time had slowed itself right down for her, while it had sped up for everyone else. "Catherine, Catherine? Are you okay?" She blinked and the person kneeling before her came into focus. It was Sofia. "Are you hurt?" Cath shook her head, still dazed. Sofia reached out and stoked Lindsey's hair softly. "The EMTs would like to check Lindsey over, is that okay?" The blonde detective spoke softly. Catherine cuddled her daughter tighter at that comment but Sofia reassured her that she would be looked after so Cath reluctantly loosened her grip on the child.
"It's okay Linds, go with Sofia." Sofia lifted her onto her hip and carried her over to one of the ambulances parked haphazardly across the road. Catherine felt cold, scared. Lost.
Another car screeched into the road and Grissom, Nick and Warrick all clambered out. Warrick was the first to reach Catherine. "Hey, you alright? You hurt? What happened?" He held her arms, searching her vacant eyes for an answer as the other two came to a halt behind him. Cath was about to answer something when movement by the front door caught her eye.
"Sara!" She yelled. The guys stepped back as the strawberry blonde took off across the path and practically launched herself at the stretcher being carried out of the house. Grissom and Warrick held her back and Nick grabbed the saline drip from one of the EMTs as they manoeuvred their way down to the other waiting ambulance.
Catherine sobbed pitifully as she watched Sara being loaded carefully into the ambulance. "I want to go with her. I'm going with her!" Cath yelled, fighting the boys to get herself free, however Warrick held her strong.
"Cath, c'mon let me take you to the hospital." He led her to the car and got her strapped in. Before getting into the car Rick spoke to Sofia who confirmed that Lindsey was okay and that Catherine's sister Nancy was on her way to take care of her.
Now it was up to Warrick to take care of Catherine.