Ten minutes later and Brass was sat staring at the door that Sara was earlier taken through, he jumped slightly, when Catherine came back through.
"How is she?" asked Brass jumping up.
"Better, Dr Childs is a specialist they gave her the anti venom and some fluids. She's still pretty out of it, they said it might take a while to work."
Cath sat down next to the detective and ran her hands through her hair.
"She certainly knows how to scare you," said Brass breaking the uneasy silence that had fallen.
"I thought she was going to die," said Cath quietly "I really thought she was going to die. Right there next to me," she sighed, "I was scared." Brass wrapped an arm comfortingly around Cath's shoulder.
"Catherine," Nick shouting almost running into the hallway, "where is she is she ok?"
"Nick," Grissom put a hand up, "I'm sure Cath has had a shock, shouting at her is not going to get you an answer quicker," said Grissom as Warrick and Greg caught up with them.
"She's still pretty out of it but she got the anti venom in time," explained Catherine.
"But she's ok?" asked Nick having trouble taking the information in.
"She will be," came a voice from behind them
"Dr Childs," said Cath standing up hiding her hands behind her back because they were still physically shaking from the shock.
"Call me Beth," said the woman holding her hand out which Grissom shuck.
"She's going to have to stay in twenty-four hours to be re-hydrated, a couple of you can see her but she needs to rest," she said turning and walking off while talking to a nurse.
"Can I?" asked Nick getting up Warrick nodded and looked at Grissom.
"Catherine I'm sure Sara doesn't want to try and make small talk with me or Warrick you go," said Grissom actually getting what Warrick meant, contrary to the teams beliefs he wasn't completely emotionally stunted or as Sara had once told him 'have the emotional range of a tee spoon'. He knew Catherine liked Sara and he had an idea Sara felt the same way. Greg was about to interrupt but Warrick simply grabbed his shoulder.
"Come on well get some coffee," said Warrick leading Greg away.
Catherine and Nick were led to the bay Sara was in by a nurse who told them she was waiting to be transferred to a ward. There was a man laid in the first bed asleep, a curtain drawn separating him and Sara.
Sara was laid propped in a halfhearted sitting position by an abundance of pillows. An IV going into her right arm and a pulse ox stuck on her ring finger that she was fiddling with.
"I don't think you're meant to touch that," said Cath getting Sara's attention.
"So," replied Sara croakily, turning her face up to them. Her skin was a sickly shade of white her eyes blood shot she still managed a slight smile at Catherine.
"Hey how you feeling?" asked Cath sitting in the chair next to her while Nick perched on the end of the bed.
"Sick," replied Sara, "I think they're trying to tell me something," said Sara holding up a large basin. Cath then quite unexpectedly pulled Sara into a hug
"Wow I must have been bad," said Sara as Cath finally let go.
"You scared me," said Cath composing herself again
"Thanks," smiled Sara, "tell Brass thanks as well. I don't remember that much but I think I threw up in his car?" she said looking confused, "where did Brass even come from?"
"Yeah you pretty much threw up everywhere," smiled Cath meeting Sara's eyes for the first time, Sara saw the pain and fear bubbling at the surface of Cath's eyes.
"Well now I know your ok I can go get some coffee I could do with some," said Nick getting up sensing now the two needed to be alone.
"I'll be there in a bit," said Cath as Nick nodded and left.
"You scared me," Catherine started but Sara had laid back down disrupting her flow, "you ok?"
She nodded not speaking for a minute "yer still kind of nauseous" Sara said once the wave had passed.
"You want me to go?"
"No," answered Sara taking her hand then realising what she had done and froze
"So you wont be going near Grissom's pet snake anytime soon?" asked Cath breaking the tension.
"No even though it's grass snake, I'm off snakes for while," she said as a wave of nausea passed over her and she faltered.
"Sara?" asked Cath as she froze sitting up suddenly and grabbing the basin she had been given before emptying what little she had in her stomach in it. She felt a hand against her forehead pulling her hair back and one on her back rubbing small comforting circles; this wasn't the touch of someone mothering her like Catherine had done when she'd fallen at a crime scene the other week and almost knocked herself out. This was the concerned touch of someone you loved, someone she loved. She'd known it for a while now, not that she was gay, gay was label she didn't care about she'd fallen in love with Cath and she was a woman, the gender didn't matter it was the person.
Once Sara was finished she lent back against the pillows embarrassed, she just been sick in front of Cath, but she guessed it was a bit late to start been embarrassed now.
"Right got a space for you on K ward," came a friendly voice as a orderly entered, "will you be coming as well ma'am?"
Normally Catherine wouldn't have taken kindly to been called ma'am but she was too focussed on Sara to care.
"Yes," replied Catherine seeing Sara was about to object she continued, "then once your settled I'll give the others and update."
It was obvious Brass had been flashing his badge because Sara had been given a side room, a very nice side room.
"Will Lindsey be ok?" asked Sara now settled in the new room.
"She's with mum she'll be fine." Replied Cath. The two then sat in silence for a while, Cath could see Sara's strength weaken and the events of the day drain her body, she watched as Sara's eyes fought to stay open. It was a battle Sara soon lost and drifted to a peaceful sleep. Once Cath was sure Sara was asleep she left her whispering goodbye and kissing her forehead before she left. It wasn't until once outside the room she realised what she had done, she knew she'd probably never dare do it if Sara were awake.
"Cath." Nick attempt at a quite shut so not to disturb the other patients caused more disruption than intended as Catherine turned, startled by the sudden interruption in her thoughts, knocking over a man carrying a vase of flowers.
"We got bored of waiting, said she'd been moved up here," said Greg as Grissom and Warrick helped the man clear up.
"She's asleep," said Cath looking over her shoulder to Sara's room.
"Best to let her rest," said Grissom showing the most compassion Cath had ever known as he gently touched Cath's arm and lead her away. She caught his eye and the look in it told her he already knew what she had just figured out and looking at the people around her she guessed they had an idea, was it that obvious.
Grissom offered to drive Cath home as he car was still in the desert, he was also giving Warrick and Greg a lift as Nick had to go back to the lab. Cath was sat in the back her head lent up against the window her eyes closed thinking when she heard her name.
"Is Cath asleep," asked Greg from the front.
"Think so," replied Warrick. Catherine was going to correct them but the conversation took an interesting turn.
"This remind any one of last month?" asked Greg. Last month Catherine had been stabbed in the leg when a suspect returned to the scene. The long term damaged was a small scar but the knife had nicked an artery causing major blood loss and causing her to spend an hour in surgery. However within a week she was able to walk unaided, the muscle and never damaged been almost none existent.
"We know they like each other why can't they just say it."
"Greg as you know it's never that simple," answered Grissom.
"less than a month ago we had to drag Sara away from that operating room then Warrick had to carry her inside because she couldn't walk she was sobbing that much," hissed Greg not wanting to wake Cath, "now we've got Cath in a complete zombie state."
"Whose a zombie?" said Cath making everyone jump, interrupting them not needing to hear anymore. She wasn't imaging it, Sara liked her, now all she needed to do was make a move.
"Oh look were at you house," said Greg quickly as Warrick almost shoved her from the car.
Once inside Catherine found her mother asleep on the sofa and her daughter sat watching TV.
"Bed time," sighed Cath looking at Lindsey.
"How's Sara? Nan told me."
"She's doing ok she's got to stay in over night," answered Cath sitting down on the floor next to Lindsey.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine didn't' go near the snake," replied Cath surprised Lindsey even thought of asking.
"No I mean about Sara." Corrected Lindsey, "you do fancy her right?"
Asides from the fact her own daughter worked it out before her she was shocked she come out wit it like that.
"Fancy her," stammered Cath her mouth bobbing around like a fish.
"I like Sara she cool,"
"So it wouldn't bother you if I say asked Sara out?"
"As long as your happy," replied Lindsey more interested in the TV than the fact her mother had just asked her permission to ask a women out, "she calms you down."
Added Lindsey having spent a lot of time with Sara; after Cath was stabbed Sara came round the house a lot.
"Thanks," smiled Cath pulling her daughter into a hug, "now bed."
"Fine," muttered Lindsey getting up.
"Hang on calms me down?" shouted Cath having just caught on.
TBC …………… please review…I've read this three times and spell and grammar checked so I apologise for any mistakes, if any one wanted to beta the remaining chapters let me know.