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Chapter 1
Sara had woken up Monday morning with a sore throat. Working too many doubles, lack of sleep, and perking up on coffee and donuts had this effect from time to time. To make matters worse, Ecklie switched her to the day shift and two weeks later back to nights. Switching shifts back and forth was exhausting. With mega doses of vitamin C, zinc, and hot tea, however, she fought off most invaders. In the last decade she'd only been sick 3 times. Thanks to Grissom, she caught his flu and was sick for a whole week in febuary.
So Monday night she went to bed early and expected to wake up feeling better. However, she woke up feeling worse, and swallowing became almost unbearable. The pain crept into her body, making her bones ache signifying a fever. 100.6 to be exact according to her digital thermometer . Determined to kick this illness, she loaded up on OJ and Zinc. She hated to be fussed over and decided not to say anything to Grissom. What good would it do to make him worry?
Thanks to extra strength Tylenol, Sara steadily worked through an 11 hour shift on Tuesday. She came home, laid on the couch, and fell asleep instantly. Her phone rang, startling her awake. "Sidle" she croaked out. She cleared her throat a few times wincing in pain. "Sara?" asked Grissom not recognizing her voice. "Yep. It's me.." she responded realizing how terrible she sounded. "Are you okay? You sound-"
"I'm fine." she lied cutting him off. "I was sleeping". There was a brief moment of silence. "Oh, Ok well I was actually calling to see if you wanted to do dinner Friday. At Harry's" he informed her. He would have to make reservations, since they always packed out. "Harry's?" a smile spread across her face. "Yes, I would love to!" lshe exclaimed. Her voice cracked. She tried to clear her throat and coughed a few times. Grissom grew concerned listening to Sara cough, but decided not to say anything. "ok, great. It's a date then." Grissom confirmed. They hung up and Sara fell into a deep sleep once more.