Different Tactics
Chapter 4: Friends
"Greg," Grissom smiled as the young man finally awoke. He cringed when Greg whimpered in fear and reached out to give the lad tech's hand a comforting squeeze. "It's okay Greggo, you're safe now. You're in the hospital."
"Gris?" Greg slowly opened his eyes to find his boss looking at him with a concern etched on his usually passive face. Greg quickly looked down at his hands. "Thanks for finding me Grissom. I'm sorry that I've been so much trouble."
"Greg, stop right there," Grissom was shocked at what the younger had just said. He reached out again but this Grissom cupped Greg's chin and forced him to look his boss in the eyes. "You are not trouble. It's not your fault that Nigel Crane is in need of mental help and it's not your fault that he attacked you. You're the baby brother of our team and we all care about you."
Greg nodded, not willing to trust his voice. A few tears slid down his cheeks but he smiled to show his boss that the words of kindness got through to him. "How long do I have to stay in the hospital?"
"The doctor's on his way to release you now," Grissom told him, pressing the call button like the doctor had told him. "He doesn't want you to work for at least two days but he said you could come to the lab anyway. That way you don't have to be alone. Also, he said you couldn't stay alone for probably about a week. I know Nick has an extra room at his place. I'm sure he'd love to have his best friend sleepover."
"We're not eight anymore Gris," Nick's voice floated into the room from the doorway. Greg and Grissom turned to see Nick, Warrick, Sara, and Catherine enter the room all wearing the same look of relief to see Greg awake. "How you doing Greggo?"
"I'll be fine," Greg replied but his voice was still shaky as he was reminded of the attack. "At least I don't have to stay here overnight right? That's a good thing."
"Don't forget the doctor's conditions Greg," Grissom warned jokingly. "He's not allowed to work for a few days and he can't be alone- especially while he's asleep."
"Well that's no problem," Nick spoke up and grinned at his best friend. "You can stay with me. It'd be great to have company."
"Now that that's arranged let's see about getting you out of here," Grissom poked his head out the door and smiled at the approaching doctor. "Here comes your doctor Greg."
Chapter 4: Friends
"Greg," Grissom smiled as the young man finally awoke. He cringed when Greg whimpered in fear and reached out to give the lad tech's hand a comforting squeeze. "It's okay Greggo, you're safe now. You're in the hospital."
"Gris?" Greg slowly opened his eyes to find his boss looking at him with a concern etched on his usually passive face. Greg quickly looked down at his hands. "Thanks for finding me Grissom. I'm sorry that I've been so much trouble."
"Greg, stop right there," Grissom was shocked at what the younger had just said. He reached out again but this Grissom cupped Greg's chin and forced him to look his boss in the eyes. "You are not trouble. It's not your fault that Nigel Crane is in need of mental help and it's not your fault that he attacked you. You're the baby brother of our team and we all care about you."
Greg nodded, not willing to trust his voice. A few tears slid down his cheeks but he smiled to show his boss that the words of kindness got through to him. "How long do I have to stay in the hospital?"
"The doctor's on his way to release you now," Grissom told him, pressing the call button like the doctor had told him. "He doesn't want you to work for at least two days but he said you could come to the lab anyway. That way you don't have to be alone. Also, he said you couldn't stay alone for probably about a week. I know Nick has an extra room at his place. I'm sure he'd love to have his best friend sleepover."
"We're not eight anymore Gris," Nick's voice floated into the room from the doorway. Greg and Grissom turned to see Nick, Warrick, Sara, and Catherine enter the room all wearing the same look of relief to see Greg awake. "How you doing Greggo?"
"I'll be fine," Greg replied but his voice was still shaky as he was reminded of the attack. "At least I don't have to stay here overnight right? That's a good thing."
"Don't forget the doctor's conditions Greg," Grissom warned jokingly. "He's not allowed to work for a few days and he can't be alone- especially while he's asleep."
"Well that's no problem," Nick spoke up and grinned at his best friend. "You can stay with me. It'd be great to have company."
"Now that that's arranged let's see about getting you out of here," Grissom poked his head out the door and smiled at the approaching doctor. "Here comes your doctor Greg."