In the Woods
Chapter 2
"Where is she? How is she? What happened? I need to see her!" says Grissom breathlessly, as he runs up to Greg.
"Grissom, she's in room 312. The doctor's in with her at the minute, he'll be out soon."
Standing in front of Greg he takes a few deep breaths and he lifts his hands to his face, vigorously rubbing at his eyes. He's never been more scared in his entire life. He had a phonecall telling him that there was an incident at Sara's crime scene and that she was being taken to hospital. That's all; no other details were given to him. For all he knew Sara could've been dead and he wouldn't know.
He was in the middle of a class when his phone rang and he knew he had to answer it when the number showed as the police department. He can't even remember leaving his class or telling them what to do, he has a feeling he just ran out on them. But he doesn't care, all that matters is Sara.
"Greg, what happened?"
Greg shakes his head, unsure where to start.
"We were at a crime scene in a woodland area. Sara was working one side, I was working the other. Then, it all happened so quickly, someone grabbed Sara and dragged her into the woods. By the time I caught up to them he'd taken her gun and had it held it to her head. I tried to reason with him but he shot at me. So I fired back. He..."
"Wait a minute. You shot at him whilst he was using my wife as a bodyguard?" growls Grissom. He takes a step closer to Greg, who backs away slightly at seeing the look of anger in his eyes.
"No. No, I didn't, I couldn't..." stammers Greg, taking another step backwards.
Grissom narrows his eyes.
"Okay, yes, I did. I shot him in the leg. But I had a clear shot, Grissom. I wouldn't have fired otherwise."
"So what the hell happened to Sara?"
"When I shot him he fell back, taking Sara with him. They fell down a pretty steep ravine. She has a bump on her head and a broken ankle, but she's fine." says Greg quickly, hoping Grissom might miss the broken ankle part but knowing that he wouldn't
"A broken ankle? I need to see..."
"Mr Grissom?" comes an unfamiliar voice.
He turns around sharply to find a doctor watching him.
"Yes, that's me. How's Sara? Please can I see her?"
"She's going to be fine. I'll send a nurse down soon to brace up her ankle and she can go home later this afternoon."
"Can I see her?" he asks desperately.
"Of course, go on in."
"Thank you."
Leaving Greg standing alone, Grissom walks down the corridor and stops at the door to Sara's room. She looks so fragile. He face is contorted with pain as she moves around on the bed to try to find a more comfortable position. She's covered in small cuts and marks and she has a bruise covering her right eye.
His heart breaks a little.
"Sara." he breathes, as he takes a step inside the room.
"Hi." she whispers, trying to smile.
He moves over and sits on the edge of her bed, taking her warm hand in his.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm... fine, just sore and unable walk."
Lifting his left hand to her cheek he softly runs his thumb over the dark bruise. They sit like this for a while, their eyes never leaving eachother.
"I was so scared" he whispers. "Nobody would tell me what had happened to you; all I knew was that you were here. What happened?"
She shakes her head.
"Don't ask."
"Sara, did he hurt you?"
"Gil, I'm in hell-of-a-lot of pain right now and I really don't want to talk about."
He decides against pushing the subject; she'll talk when she's ready.
Instead he leans in and softly kisses her on the mouth, relieved when she kisses him back. They kiss for a long moment before being interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Excuse me." smiles the doctor who left a few minutes ago. "I've brought you some pain relief and a prescription for some painkillers. You can take three tablets no more than three times a day. It's likely that they'll make you drowsy so be careful when you take them. I can give you something now to ease the pain, and if you're not in pain yet, well, you will be soon."
"No, thank you. I don't take painkillers." say Sara, declining his offer.
"Mrs Grissom, you're going to be in a lot of pain for the next few days. You'll need pain relief..."
"No. I'll deal with the pain. I don't take painkillers."
"Sara," whispers Gil. "You're already in a lot of pain; it's only going to get worse. Maybe you..."
"No, Gil. I don't take painkillers, you know I don't."
Grissom sighs as the doctor looks on curiously, wondering why Sara won't take painkillers.
"Okay." says the doctor slowly. "I'll leave you the prescription anyway. If you change your mind about pain relief for the moment, just let me know."
Grissom follows the doctor out into the hallway.
"Excuse me, Doctor, is there anything non medicinal she can take, or do, to help ease the pain."
"Not really. May I ask why she won't take painkillers? Has she had a problem in the past?"
Grissom sighs. He looks through the window into Sara's room before turning back towards the doctor.
"A few years ago she was kidnapped and drugged." he says quietly. "She always been in control of her life but when she was kidnapped her control was taken away. I guess… I guess she never wants to feel that helpless again. Even knowing that she's safe at home she still won't chance taking any medication. Occasionally she'll take an aspirin, or half of one, and if she needs anti-biotics she'll take them for a few days, but otherwise…" he shrugs his shoulders and trails off.
"I'm really sorry to hear that, Mr Grissom. It must have been awful for her."
Grissom smiles sadly.
"It was but she pulled through it."
"Listen, I don't want you to pressure Sara into taking anything but get the tablets, just incase. Like I said, she'll be in a lot of pain for a few days."
Nodding his head in thanks he heads back in to Sara's room.
The rest of the day passes quickly. They talk a lot; mostly Grissom tells her how his work at LVU is going, just to try to keep her mind off the pain. Later, a nurse arrives to brace up Sara's ankle, making her use some words which she very rarely uses. Then Catherine, Nick, Greg and Morgan all call in to see how she's doing, but Greg quickly excuses himself when he notices that Grissom is still glaring at him.
Eventually, Sara is discharged and allowed to home.
To be continued…
There's quit a lot of talking in this chapter, I seem to have lost my mojo. Hopefully the next chapter will be better.
Lynne xo
