Different tactics
Chapter 3: Results
"Mr. Grissom," a nurse approached Grissom with a smile on her face. That smile put Grissom at ease, as she must have good news on Greg. "You can see your son now. The doctor's with him and will explain everything."
Grissom nodded and thanked her. He didn't correct her, as he did feel paternal toward Greg at the moment. Instead he rushed to the room where Greg and his doctor were waiting for him.
"Ah, Mr. Grissom," the doctor looked up as Grissom entered the room. "I was just explaining to Greg here that as long as he rests he can go home. I'll release him as soon as he wakes up. There is one thing I'd like to talk to you about in my office and I also have a prescription of sedatives for him that I'll give to you."
Grissom followed the doctor to his small office but his mind was wondering why they needed the privacy.
"I'm not sure if you are aware of everything that happened to Greg so I brought you here so I could tell you in private," the doctor began. "I know you aren't related but Greg has listed you and Nicholas Stokes as next of kin so I will tell you. Someone hit him near the left temple with a heavy object, which caused a slight head wound but it's nothing serious. Head wounds tend to bleed a lot. The thing I'm most concerned about is his mental stability, which is why I gave you the sedatives. You see Mr. Grissom, not only was he attacked but he was also raped."
"Oh God," Grissom muttered as he sank onto the sofa in the doctor's office. "Did he get any diseases?"
"No," the doctor handed Grissom a glass of water. "Since Greg was able to tell me the name of his attacker I checked Crane's medical information and it seems he was recently tested and found clean. There's no way Greg could have gotten anything from him."
"Thank God," Grissom said. "Should someone stay with him? He lives alone. And is he still able to work? He loves it so maybe it'll help take his mind off of the attack."
"Someone should stay with him until he feels comfortable being alone," the doctor replied to Grissom's question. "And I don't see any reason why he can't return to work in two days. If you'd like to bring him to work so you can keep an eye on him that's fine but he shouldn't work until tomorrow night at the earliest. I'd prefer two days from now but it's up to you."
"I'll see how he handles being at work before making any decision," Grissom told the doctor. "Can I wait with him until he wakes up?"
"Sure," the doctor agreed. "Here are the sedatives. Only give him one if he gets too distraught. Press the call button once he wakes up and I'll release him."
Grissom took the bottle of pills and thanked the doctor. He hurried back to Greg's room and smiled in relief that the young man hadn't awakened. He didn't want Greg to wake up alone. Grissom sighed and pulled out his cell phone to call Catherine and let her know to have the team ready to meet him in the lounge once he got back. These next few days were going to be tough.
Chapter 3: Results
"Mr. Grissom," a nurse approached Grissom with a smile on her face. That smile put Grissom at ease, as she must have good news on Greg. "You can see your son now. The doctor's with him and will explain everything."
Grissom nodded and thanked her. He didn't correct her, as he did feel paternal toward Greg at the moment. Instead he rushed to the room where Greg and his doctor were waiting for him.
"Ah, Mr. Grissom," the doctor looked up as Grissom entered the room. "I was just explaining to Greg here that as long as he rests he can go home. I'll release him as soon as he wakes up. There is one thing I'd like to talk to you about in my office and I also have a prescription of sedatives for him that I'll give to you."
Grissom followed the doctor to his small office but his mind was wondering why they needed the privacy.
"I'm not sure if you are aware of everything that happened to Greg so I brought you here so I could tell you in private," the doctor began. "I know you aren't related but Greg has listed you and Nicholas Stokes as next of kin so I will tell you. Someone hit him near the left temple with a heavy object, which caused a slight head wound but it's nothing serious. Head wounds tend to bleed a lot. The thing I'm most concerned about is his mental stability, which is why I gave you the sedatives. You see Mr. Grissom, not only was he attacked but he was also raped."
"Oh God," Grissom muttered as he sank onto the sofa in the doctor's office. "Did he get any diseases?"
"No," the doctor handed Grissom a glass of water. "Since Greg was able to tell me the name of his attacker I checked Crane's medical information and it seems he was recently tested and found clean. There's no way Greg could have gotten anything from him."
"Thank God," Grissom said. "Should someone stay with him? He lives alone. And is he still able to work? He loves it so maybe it'll help take his mind off of the attack."
"Someone should stay with him until he feels comfortable being alone," the doctor replied to Grissom's question. "And I don't see any reason why he can't return to work in two days. If you'd like to bring him to work so you can keep an eye on him that's fine but he shouldn't work until tomorrow night at the earliest. I'd prefer two days from now but it's up to you."
"I'll see how he handles being at work before making any decision," Grissom told the doctor. "Can I wait with him until he wakes up?"
"Sure," the doctor agreed. "Here are the sedatives. Only give him one if he gets too distraught. Press the call button once he wakes up and I'll release him."
Grissom took the bottle of pills and thanked the doctor. He hurried back to Greg's room and smiled in relief that the young man hadn't awakened. He didn't want Greg to wake up alone. Grissom sighed and pulled out his cell phone to call Catherine and let her know to have the team ready to meet him in the lounge once he got back. These next few days were going to be tough.