Little more drama in this chapter, and some spoilers to the season 12 episode "Freaks And Geeks."

A huge thanks to everyone who's been reading and reviewing so far. CSI001, WeLoveNeville, Eric And Nell's Oreos, csiwannbe, Icrzy, and SHudght...thank you all very much!

And csiwannabe, I'm not going to have Greg kidnapped. He and Morgan have both killed someone while on duty, so that's the shared experience Ecklie and everyone are referring to.

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Nick and Greg were called out to the carnival show to investigate another suspicious death. On the way there, Greg aked Nick, "Was Morgan okay?"

"Mmm," Nick asked, glancing away from the road as he was driving.

"Back at the lab, did she seem...I don't know, distracted, or..."

Nick shook his head. "No, she was fine. Why?"

Greg sighed. "When I saw her talking to Catherine earlier, she seemed...frustrated."

"Well, G, she did go through..."

"No, I know that," Greg interrupted. "But she just seemed...I don't know...distracted."

Nick sighed as they pulled into the carnival grounds. "She was fine when we looked over that tarp. She's okay."

Greg glanced out the window. When Nick parked the truck, he put his hand on Greg's shoulder.

"G, she's okay."

Greg looked at Nick. "Yeah," he said softly. "I-I just...she told me not to blame myself for what happened. I guess I'm just worrying too much." Greg opened the door to get out.

"Yeah. She's fine. Don't worry," Nick tried to reassure him as they went to the back of the truck for their kits. The two went to investigate the death of the carnival's owner.

After the case was closed, Morgan was leaving the police station. She knew Greg was still with Nick at the carnival grounds, wrapping up that end of the case. Sighing, she took out her cell phone and sent Greg a text.

You up for breakfast?

Not more than a minute later, her cell phone rang, signaling she had a text. She smiled when she saw it was from Greg.

Sure. Almost done here.

Meet you at Frank's in about an hour?

Sure :)

Morgan smiled as she put her phone in her pocket. On her way out of the police station, she saw Captain Brass.

"Hey, Morgan." The detective nodded to her. "I haven't had much of a chance to talk to you since you came back. How are you doing?"

Smiling, Morgan said, "Well, I've only been back for a couple of days. Things are going well."

"No therapy like work, huh?" Brass asked with a smile.

Morgan smiled back. "Nope."

As Brass headed to interrogation to meet up with Catherine, Morgan asked, "Can I ask you something?"

Brass turned around. "Sure, what's up?"

"Well," Morgan sighed, "Greg's been through a lot with the team, right."

A soft smile crossed Brass' face. "The guy's practically grown up here. You know he started as the DNA tech, right?" Morgan nodded. "Well, when he first started out in the field, he was so...I don't know, so green, I wondered if he really had the chops."

Morgan smiled, thinking of the Greg she knew as a great CSI just starting out. "Well, he proved he did."

"Yeah," Jim said with a nod. "He worked hard and proved how strong he really is."

Morgan looked down at the floor then back up at the detective. "Like...what happened to him a few years ago?" Jim looked at her, confused. "Um, my dad mentioned he knew how I feel more than I thought he did, then Catherine said something happened to him..."

Jim held up his hand. "Yeah, he does know how you feel. But don't you think it's something you need to ask him?"

Morgan smiled and looked back down at the floor. "Yeah, I plan to."

"Okay. Look, I've gotta go, but..."

"Oh, yeah," Morgan said as she looked back up at the detective. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Good to see you back," Jim said with a smile.

Morgan smiled back. "Thanks."

Morgan was in the locker room at the lab getting some things from her locker when Sara walked in.

"Hey! Welcome back," Sara said as she walked into the room.

"Thanks," Morgan said with a smile.

As Sara was putting her bag in her locker and getting ready to begin work on her own case, Greg and Nick arrived. They greeted the women as they came in.

"How'd it go?" Sara asked.

Greg sighed as he plopped down on the bench. "The killer's in jail...and she thought she was protecting her daughter from the monsters."

"Hmm, turns out she was the real monster," Nick added.

Morgan shut her locker door and walked over to Greg. "We still on for breakfast?"

Greg looked into her beautiful face. "Yeah," he said with a smile.

"Oh, Greg," Sara said, "Judy asked me to give this to you." She handed Greg a letter envelope.

Greg tore it open and unfolded the letter, barely taking his eyes off of Morgan as she stayed, talking with Sara and Nick. When he looked down at the paper, his expression changed. Morgan noticed his changed expression as he read the letter silently.

"So, it looks like you're with me tonight," Sara told Nick.

"Sure, just gotta meet Russell..." Nick glanced at Greg, who was intently reading the letter. The three friends shared a glance. Finally Nick asked, "G? Everything okay?"

Greg looked up. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Just uh...just..."

"Bad news?" Morgan asked.

Greg shook his head slightly and refolded the letter, putting it into his duffle bag. "Not really, no. Just um...reminded me of an anniversary."

As Greg opened his locker and gathered up his things to go, Sara and Nick shared a glance. Morgan noticed them looking morose and looked back at Greg, who seemed to gather up his things in record time.

"So," Morgan began, "Are you still up for breakfast?"

Greg sighed. "Um, no. Not at Frank's anyway. Can I come by later?"

"Um, sure," Morgan said with a shrug. "I'll be home in about an hour or so."

"Good," Greg said. Smiling as he walked up to Morgan, he said, "See you then."

Morgan smiled and turned to watch Greg leave. When he'd turned a corner and she thought he was out of earshot, Morgan turned to Nick and Sara.

"What the hell happened five years ago?"

TBC...