A/N: This is my first CSI fic so any reviews would be welcomed. I couldn't get this out of my head after watching some of the earlier episodes. The story takes place a few weeks after the episodes, "Play With Fire" and "Inside The Box". Greg's bandages are off and Catherine knows that Sam is her father. I hope you all enjoy this so please read and review.

Chapter One

She lay there in the bed clinging to her pillow and crying. How could this have happened, she thought. She had done everything that the doctors had told her and more. But apparently that had done no good because the doctor said that he had died shortly after birth. He, she thought sadly, it had been a boy. Though this pregnancy had not been planned she was still heartbroken at the fact that she had lost her little boy.

"Catherine?" a voice spoke after a soft knock on the door.

"Come in," she said after sitting herself up and brushing away the tears that had been running freely down her cheeks.

After a moment, she looked up and saw that the person who had entered was her mother, Lilly. Oh great, thought Catherine, she's come here to say I told you so that's just what I need. Lilly approached the bed and wrapped Catherine in a gentle hug.

"Oh darling, how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, Mother, really. It just hurts."

"I know, honey, but maybe this is for the best. Things would have been so difficult for you and the baby at your age."

"Mom, you're not helping things. I know that it would have been difficult but that doesn't change the fact that I loved him and I wanted him and now he's gone and he'll never get to know that," she said harshly before turning to face the wall.

Lilly placed her hand on her daughter's back as Catherine began to sob again. She knew Catherine was upset and she hoped and prayed that as the years past that Catherine would find away to move on and put this tragedy behind her.

"I loved him and I wanted him," Catherine mumbled over and over again between sobs.

Catherine wiped a tear from her cheek as she remembered that sad day that taken place so many years ago. As her mother had hoped she moved on but every now and then she would think back on the day and once again the tears would fall. She had never told anyone about that even Eddie hadn't known and they had been married and shared a daughter. Because of the loss of her first child, she had been so extremely nervous when she had gone into labor with Lindsay. But luckily everything had gone great and Lindsay was growing up to be a beautiful girl.

Suddenly, Catherine's cell phone buzzed and she picked it up off the dresser to answer it.

"Willows," she said speaking into the phone.

"Catherine, I know there's still a few hours till you're scheduled to come in but I really need you here," said the voice of her boss and friend, Gil Grissom on the other end.

"Sure, it's not a problem, I just dropped Lindsay off with her grandma for the weekend so I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Thanks, Cath, see you in a few."

"Uh huh," she said before hanging up the phone.

Catherine grabbed her keys and slowly made her way to her car. Within minutes she was walking into the lab. The repairs had finally been finished and there were no signs of the lab explosion that had taken place weeks before. But Catherine was still nervous around some of the lab techs that had been injured because of her carelessness especially Greg Sanders, the young DNA tech that could have so easily lost his life because of her.

"So Gil, what do you need my help with," she said upon seeing him standing in the hallway just outside his office.

"Well, come in and I'll show you," he said motioning her inside and closing the door behind her.

Catherine eyed him curiously as she lowered herself down into the chair in front of his desk.

"We might have a slight problem, Catherine, but I want what I am about to tell you to be kept between us. I don't think we should worry any of the others needlessly." Grissom said calmly as he sat down as well.

"Gil, what's going on?" she said shifting in her chair.

"Two days ago we received a threat from an anonymous source. All it says is that secrets will be revealed, loyalties divided, and retribution paid. It doesn't say why or how but it does mention you and the lab specifically," Gil answered handing her a piece of paper before continuing, "It doesn't tell us when they plan on doing this but I get the feeling it will be soon which is why I think you should remain in the lab until we get some more evidence that tell us who is behind this."

Catherine scanned the paper quickly, the letter was not signed and Gil had told her the most important parts already and Catherine had no idea what they were talking about.

"What about the rest of the team?" Catherine asked handing the paper back to Gil.

"What do you mean, Catherine?" Gil asked looking at her with a slightly confused look on his face.

"It mentions my name specifically but it doesn't exclude the rest of you guys. These guys, whoever they are, state that the lab will pay for what they have done."