Third time. There was no way he was imagining it.
"Guys come here. I think I saw something." Brass and Nick wondered over to Greg, leaving Catherine crying in Warrick's arms.
"What is it Greg?" Nick's voice was pushed just past a whisper. Greg opened his mouth to say something, when they heard someone take in a lung full of air, followed closely by coughing and spluttering. Their eyes were now focused on the water.
"Oh my God." All three men spoke in unison. They now had their attention on two figures in the water, struggling to keep themselves, and each other, up. Greg broke the silence, with much enthusiasm.
"Catherine! They're alive!" he couldn't help but yell, turning every head in his direction, and away from Hank. He seized his opportunity and snuck away during the distraction. Greg's stomach knotted tightly when he looked back.
Both Sara and Grissom were exhausted and struggling with every stroke. Nick and Greg pulled off their LVPD jackets and jumped from the boat. Catherine and Warrick ran to join Brass. Spotting Sara and Grissom, Catherine threw her arms around Warrick's neck and hugged him, which he happily returned, a smile now forming on his face. Catherine was crying again, this time they were tears of joy.
Nick began to help Grissom as Greg pulled Sara. Grissom and Sara were shaking uncontrollably and having difficulty breathing. They had been in the container for hours, and been under the water for at least half an hour (Again I have to guess cause I really don't know) Nick and Greg were struggling to keep them conscious. Catherine broke from her hug with Warrick and ran to the dock, Warrick and Brass following closely behind, pulling all four out of the water.
Grissom was still struggling and Sara had fallen unconscious. His chest hurt as he tried to breathe, he felt dizzy and was sure he might throw up. Brass was on the phone while shouting at the other officers, Nick and Greg were regaining their breathe, Warrick was checking that Sara was okay and Catherine was trying to talk to Grissom, but his head was spinning so fast he couldn't make out what she was saying.
The last thing Gil Grissom could remember seeing was the still form of Sara Sidle before falling unconscious himself.
ANOTHER TIME LAPSE HOSPITAL
Sara woke with pain in her chest and a thumping headache. She screwed her eyes up against the light and the pain. Even with her eyes closed, she felt strangely comfortable. It wasn't until it subsided a little that she opened her eyes.
The first thing she focused on was the ceiling. She let out a soft moan and rolled on to her side. She glanced down at her attire. Instead of the horrid green hospital gown, she wore a large gray sweater and matching pants she'd only ever seen Grissom wear.
"I'm on this side Sara." A faint smile appeared on her face. As she rolled over, she came face to face with Nick. "Glad to see you're awake."
"How long have I been out?"
"Two days." Her eyebrows rose in surprise. She was about to comment on the subject when another question formed in her mind.
"Why am I wearing Grissom's sweater and pants?" Nick smirked gingerly.
"We couldn't get into your apartment."
"So you thought you'd break into Grissom's?" Sara almost looked shocked.
"Technically it's not breaking in if you have a key." At Sara's confusion, he quickly added. "We found a spare key in his office."
"So you thought it was appropriate for me to wear his stuff?"
"Would you prefer it if we had broken into your apartment?" Sara giggled lightly. Nick smiled at her.
"How is he?" Nick's face dropped dramatically and he shifted his eyes to the floor.
"They don't know, he hasn't woken up yet." As Nick was practically her brother and her best friend, she could tell that he was holding back. The atmosphere in the room changed as dramatically as Nick's face had seconds earlier.
"Nick, what's really going on?" Sara tried on to sound too pushy or harsh.
"They thinkā¦" Nick had to pause, tears beginning to well in his eyes. "Sara, they think he might lapse into a coma."
Dramatic or WHAT! Again I say, I do NOT know if this would happen realistically as I have not finished school yet and I am certainly NOT studying medicine. It is a story and what I say in it GOES!
