The Silver Lining ( part 1/2 )

Summary: Warrick's grand mother has an accident and Warrick rush to see her at the hospital ( Warrick / Sara )

Spoilers: Season 5

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In the break room, Sara, Warrick, Greg and Nick chatted amicably whilst they waited for the assignments, hoping thatGrissom and Catherine would soon arrive to organize the teams and deliver their cases. But before they arrived, Warrick's cell phone rang. Sara, who was talkingwith Nick, overheard parts of the conversation and immediately stopped talking with Nick after hearing "hospital" , "grand mother" and "accident".

As Grissom entered, followed by Catherine, Warrick hung up, looking very pale.

"Warrick, are you okay?" asked Sara.

"My grand mother…" answered Warrick, putting a trembling hand on his head. "She had an accident; they took her to the hospital."

"Warrick, you shouldn't be here – go and see her," said Grissom immediately.

"Thanks." Warrick stood up, agitated by the news.

"It's out of the question you can drive in your state." said Sara taking out the keys out of his hand. "I will drive you." And Warrick only nodded numbly.

"We'll let you know any news as soon as possible," Sara called back to the others as she left, followed by Warrick, in a trance.

"So, what did they tell you on phone?" asked Sara while she drove to the hospital, wanting to break the heavy atmosphere.

"Nothing," Warrick sighed. "That'sthe problem. An accident – it could be anything."

"Warrick, don't think of the worst," Sara told him gently. "You'll find out everything when we get there – it won't be long."

"I know, I know," Warrick muttered, anxiously. "Thanks."

Sara, whilst driving, took his hand and held it tightly. "I love you," she said. "It'll be okay; I'm here for you."

At the hospital, they immediately headed towards the reception desk for any news of Monia Brown, Warrick's grand mother.

The desk clerk shuffled through charts in front of her. "Yes, we have that patient," she told them. "She arrived approximately 20 minutes ago."

"What happened?" Warrick inquired, concerned.

"A road accident," said the desk clerk, skim-reading through her chart notes. "She was knocked over by a car"

Warrick felt worse and sat down heavily on the seat nearest him.

"Could you tell us any more?" asked Sara, also veryupset.

"No, I'm sorry," the clerk replied. "If you'd like to wait a little, the doctor will be with you shortly."

Sara thanked her and sat next to Warrick, taking hold of his hands.

"Don't think of worst; talk to me about her." she proposed. "I want to know more about her; this woman is so admirable since she raised you."

Warrick looked at her and hesitated before speaking. "My grand mother was always here for me," he murmured to Sara. "She is my nearest family. She loved me; she replaced my mother at her death."

Warrick felt his tears roll down his cheeks and Sara found herself increasingly helpless to stop them.

"Is it from her that you learnt to make those delicious pancakes?" she asked with a smile.

"Yeah…" Warrick smiled weakly. "And many other things."

"She will fight; you must believe in her," Sara told him. "I love her too – she has an important place in my life."

Sara had not realized she was also crying – because of Monia but also because she wasn't used to see Warrick so weak; he was always smiling. So she did the only thing she could to comfort him: she kissed him with all her heart and mind.

Neither of them could have predicted the arrival of their colleagues; Warrick's reaction had worried themand they all decided to make sure he and his grandmother were okay before they began their cases. What a surprise it was for them to find Warrick and Sara, kissing and crying at the same time.

"Thanks," murmured Warrick.

"Don't thank me. It's me who should be comforting you and look at me: I cry.Great picture!" Sara wiped her tears away and raised her head only to find the team looking on. She froze.

"What is it?" asked Warrick as he turned around. Surprised, he blurted out finally, "What are you doing here?"

"We were worrying about you so we thought we'd see how you were before starting," explained Catherine.

"But we see you are in good hands," added Nick looking at Sara. Both Sara and Warrick opened their mouths to say something but, before anyone could speak, the doctor arrived.

TO BE CONTINUE...

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