Crisis Mode

Spoilers: Living Doll and other episodes are fair game.

Catherine and Warrick visit a grouchy Sara. What could be done or said to cheer her up?

A/N: I am in no way a GSR shipper, but a proud Snickers (or NSR) shipper. This will start off as GSR, but it will most likely end up as a Snickers story. By the way, this was a challenge that was too sweet to pass up.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of CSI, but I would love to own Warrick and Nick. If I did own them, Nick and Sara would be hooked, hitched and already have at least two kids. I only own my original characters.

Physical Therapy and Grouchiness

Sara continued to receive visitors, but now she is staying at the rehabilitation unit. The rest of the team knew about Sara's real paternity and were cool about it, including Grissom. Speaking of Grissom, he and Sara had broken up few weeks earlier. Since Sara got fed up with the hospital food, Nick, Warrick and Greg took turns smuggling her favorite vegetarian foods into her room.

Two Weeks Later

"Come on, Ms. Sidle, you have to try harder!" the female physical therapist shouted. "You have been making good progress during the past few weeks."

"My arm is killing me!" Sara huffed. "My abdomen is still sore and my legs are tired. I demand another ultrasound massage!"

"Don't quit, we still have a few more minutes. Give it your all!"

Sara did the exercise as she was told to do.

"You did well today," the therapist praised her patient. "You will have a massage tomorrow since you had one early in the session."

The orderly helped Sara into the wheelchair and wheeled her back to her room. She told the orderly that she wanted to get up from the chair and walk to her bed. The orderly nodded in approval as Sara got up and walked slowly to her bed. She climbed into bed without getting under the covers.

When the orderly left, Sara closed her eyes and huffed loudly. She was fed up with being in the hospital. She hated it even more since she was transferred to the rehabilitation unit. She wanted to go home NOW. Her thoughts were disrupted by a loud knock on her door. She opened her eyes and saw Catherine and Warrick standing in the doorway.

"May we come in?" Warrick asked. "Or do we need a personally written invitation to visit the lovely Sara Sidle?"

"Please come in," Sara replied in an unenthusiastic tone.

"What's the matter?" Catherine asked.

"I have been in this hospital for a few months and I am sick and tired of being here! I want to go home! I need to go back to work! How much longer are they going to keep me here?"

"Sara, I know that you are livid and want to go home right away, but you need to stay here a while longer."

"Warrick, you have no idea what I have to put up with here."

"Sara, what I meant is that you'll be home soon. I asked the nurse how much longer you will be here."

"Did she tell you? What did she say?"

"You will be here for another two weeks. However, there is a condition involved."

"Don't tell me that I have to stay home and rest for another few months? When can I return to work? I understand that I will be stuck in the lab for some time, but I want to work again."

"You will need to continue physical therapy, but it will be on an outpatient basis."

"Grissom will determine when you're ready to return to work and you need to pass that dreaded medical exam."

"I guess he's the damn boss."

Sara's mood changed from cranky to happy when she laughed at her own statement about Grissom.

"I see our girl is feeling better," Warrick smirked.

"This is the best news that I received," Sara beamed. "I'm getting out of this taco stand in two weeks."

"I am glad to hear Grouchy Sara is gone and Happy Sara is here," Catherine chuckled.

"Does Nick know about the good news?"

"Why do you ask? Sara, I thought you were with Grissom!"

"I am so over him. According to Hodges, Grissom started flirting with the new toxicology tech from day shift."

"So now, you and Nick are an item?"

"We have recently started 'dating' in recent weeks, Warrick. I guess we will have our first official date soon."

Catherine looked at her watch and gave Warrick a we-have-to-go look.

"Sara, we are sorry to cut this visit short," Warrick said. "Catherine and I have to report for a double shift. We'll see you soon."

"I guess Ecklie is a slave driver in my absence," Sara smirked.

"Sara, I love your attitude," Catherine chuckled. "We'll see you later.

"Later!"

After Catherine and Warrick left, Sara sat on her bed thinking about the day she would finally be out of the hospital. She smiled as she laid down and her head settled on the pillow. She couldn't wait to tell Nick the good news when he came by to visit. However, he probably was pulling the same double like Warrick and Catherine were working, so her news will have to wait.

"Hey Beautiful, how are you doing?" a voice with a Texas drawl asked.

TBC

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