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First Do No Harm Chapter 7
Catherine was watching her sleeping daughter when Warrick, Nick and Sara arrived. Grissom was asleep on the one armchair.
Nick rapped softly at the open door. Catherine smiled when she saw them.
"Hey, nice of you to drop by," she said softly as they entered the room.
"How is Lindsey?" Warrick asked.
Catherine looked at her daughter, then back to her friends. "She was in a lot of pain last night, but the operation was uncomplicated. She seems okay now."
"That's good," Sara said. "Oh, by the way, we brought you some breakfast."
"Thanks," Catherine replied, taking the paper bags from Nick. Just then, Grissom opened his eyes. "Hey, Gil, look who dropped by to visit Lindsey."
"Hi guys," Grissom greeted. "So how was the shift?"
"Well, aside from the case that we were working on when you left, we only had one more call. Sara and I took care of it," Nick reported. He was about to fill in Grissom about the last case when a small voice from the bed interrupted him.
"Mommy?"
"Lindsey, sweetie, how are you feeling?" Catherine asked as she rushed to her daughter's side.
"I'm still sleepy, mommy," Lindsey said, clutching Catherine's hand and closing her eyes. "Please don't leave me mommy."
"I'm right here, sweetie," Catherine assured her daughter. She looked at her colleagues, who all nodded understandingly. Nick nodded towards the door and Catherine nodded back and mouthed, "Thank you." Sara and Warrick followed Nick, with Sara giving Catherine a small wave.
"Catherine, I'll just tell Nick a couple of things," Grissom whispered.
"Gil, I've kept you here the whole night," Catherine replied softly. "I understand if you want to go home now."
"I don't want to leave you alone here," Gil said.
"We'll be okay," Catherine assured him. "Thanks so much, Gil. It really meant a lot to me, you staying with Lindsey and me last night."
Gil gave her a small smile. "No problem. Are you sure - "
Catherine smiled sincerely. "Go home Gil. The team survived without you for one night, but they may not for two nights in a row. You go rest now, they need you at work tonight."
Gil just looked at her silently for a while. "Okay. Just call me if you need me, hear that? You don't have to go through this alone."
Catherine was astonished with Gil's words. Is this the Gil Grissom who made his work his life? The Gil Grissom who never had any personal relationships more intimate than a boss-employee relationship? With her free hand, Catherine reached out and squeezed Gil's hand. "Thanks Gil."
Gil just smiled and held her hand for a little while longer. Then, he let go and headed towards the door. But before he went out, he looked back and smiled at her again. Catherine just smiled back.
First Do No Harm Chapter 7
Catherine was watching her sleeping daughter when Warrick, Nick and Sara arrived. Grissom was asleep on the one armchair.
Nick rapped softly at the open door. Catherine smiled when she saw them.
"Hey, nice of you to drop by," she said softly as they entered the room.
"How is Lindsey?" Warrick asked.
Catherine looked at her daughter, then back to her friends. "She was in a lot of pain last night, but the operation was uncomplicated. She seems okay now."
"That's good," Sara said. "Oh, by the way, we brought you some breakfast."
"Thanks," Catherine replied, taking the paper bags from Nick. Just then, Grissom opened his eyes. "Hey, Gil, look who dropped by to visit Lindsey."
"Hi guys," Grissom greeted. "So how was the shift?"
"Well, aside from the case that we were working on when you left, we only had one more call. Sara and I took care of it," Nick reported. He was about to fill in Grissom about the last case when a small voice from the bed interrupted him.
"Mommy?"
"Lindsey, sweetie, how are you feeling?" Catherine asked as she rushed to her daughter's side.
"I'm still sleepy, mommy," Lindsey said, clutching Catherine's hand and closing her eyes. "Please don't leave me mommy."
"I'm right here, sweetie," Catherine assured her daughter. She looked at her colleagues, who all nodded understandingly. Nick nodded towards the door and Catherine nodded back and mouthed, "Thank you." Sara and Warrick followed Nick, with Sara giving Catherine a small wave.
"Catherine, I'll just tell Nick a couple of things," Grissom whispered.
"Gil, I've kept you here the whole night," Catherine replied softly. "I understand if you want to go home now."
"I don't want to leave you alone here," Gil said.
"We'll be okay," Catherine assured him. "Thanks so much, Gil. It really meant a lot to me, you staying with Lindsey and me last night."
Gil gave her a small smile. "No problem. Are you sure - "
Catherine smiled sincerely. "Go home Gil. The team survived without you for one night, but they may not for two nights in a row. You go rest now, they need you at work tonight."
Gil just looked at her silently for a while. "Okay. Just call me if you need me, hear that? You don't have to go through this alone."
Catherine was astonished with Gil's words. Is this the Gil Grissom who made his work his life? The Gil Grissom who never had any personal relationships more intimate than a boss-employee relationship? With her free hand, Catherine reached out and squeezed Gil's hand. "Thanks Gil."
Gil just smiled and held her hand for a little while longer. Then, he let go and headed towards the door. But before he went out, he looked back and smiled at her again. Catherine just smiled back.