Part 2
When they arrived Grissom could have sworn that he saw Sara awake, but he decided to not let his imagination get the better of him. But when he took a second look he saw that she actually was awake and he retreated from her room and down the hall without the others noticing. He couldn't stand seeing her there still in pain. And he felt like it was all of his fault.
"Hey Sar how are you feeling?" Nicky asked with a large grin on his face hoping that she would say that she wasn't in a lot of pain.
"Nick I just woke up in the hospital bed not knowing why I am here. How do you think I feel" She winced at the pain in her upper right side while giving an attempted giggle.
"Ok, apparently I caught you at a bad time." He said as he let out a chuckle.
"Hey Nick let me, Warrick and Griss. Hey where's Grissom?
"We'll go look for him," said Warrick volunteering himself and Nick to go on the hunt for their boss.
Once they had left, Sara began to show that she was obviously in a sever amount of pain. She wanted Grissom by her side and hoped that Nick and Warrick would quickly return with him.
"Catherine what happened to me?"
"You were shot."
"I was? Who would try and shoot me? Or even try to kill me?"
"That's what we are going to try and find out but we wanted to stay and make sure that you were alright."
"Well thanks I really appreciate it."
"Its really no problem I am just really glad you are ok. When Grissom called me and told me you had been shot, all I could think about was how I wanted you to be ok."
"Thank you." And with that a single tear rolled down her face.
" I wish he was here."
"Who?"
"Grissom."
"Oh, um I was wondering. What is going on between you two?"
"No offense Cath but I really don't feel like talking about it."
"Neither did Grissom. Well, I've got to get to the Lab, and you need your rest." She said as she patted her friends hand that was resting on her lap.
"Thanks Catherine, for everything."
"Your welcome. Bye Sara."
"Bye Catherine."
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Nick and War ran after Grissom spotting him in the parking lot heading toward the diner that they ate at for breakfast a couple times a month.
"GRISSOM!" they both shouted.
Grissom gave no reply and continued walking towards the diner.
"Griss STOP!"
He finally did but would not turn around to face them.
Once they had caught up to him Warrick started, "what is going on with you Grissom?" breathing a bit heavily from his jog to catch up with Grissom.
"Nothing I just had to get out of there so I decided to go to the diner for coffee because we both know hospital coffee tastes worse than Greg's Hawaiian Blue." He tried to say it like nothing was wrong.
"Griss we know there is more to it than that so at least let us join you for coffee so you can tell us what is going on."
"Fine." He agreed only because he felt they would not leave him alone until he did.
They all sat in a dark secluded corner, which made Grissom feel as if he was about to be interrogated by his friends.
And so the interrogation began with the one question he dreaded the most: "What is going on between you and Sara?" asked Warrick who had suspected something but now had the courage and a good reason to ask.
"Nothing." He said in a grumpy muffled voice.
"Sure Griss." Said Nick sarcastically
"Look it is my fault Sara is in there right now."
"What do you mean?"
"I let her go."
He began telling his story and began to feel a great weight lifted of his shoulders.
When he was finished all Nick and Warrick could do was stare.
"How long have you 2 been together?"
"Well if you must know, Nick, a couple of weeks."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"Many reasons but mostly because of me. I felt that we should wait. But Sara was right, we should have told you."
At that point Grissom couldn't even look at them. He just wanted to get away from everything and everyone, and pretend that this never happened.
Suddenly Grissom's phone began to ring, and hi quickly answered it.
"Grissom. no. ok.. I'm on my way. yeah I know. ok. Bye."
"Was that Catherine?"
Yeah she wants you to back at the lab to help her. Day shift has Sara's case so you both will be working on a different case. I can't believe this. This day couldn't get any worse!
"Well where will you be?"
"My presence is requested at the hospital."
"Ok well see you later." And with that they all went their different ways.
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When Grissom entered Sara's room she was sound asleep. This pleased him because he knew how much she needed her rest to get well sooner.
He sat in the seat next Sara's bed and quickly feel asleep while holding her hand.
He was awoken later that evening by rustling around the bed. As he opened his eyes for a split second he didn't realize where he was, but when he looked around he saw Sara lying in the bed next to his chair and a nurse opposite the bedside he was sitting by, the terrible feeling of what had happened returned, and he just wanted to go back to sleep where in his dreams this would have never happened.
"Good evening" said the short chubby little nurse wearing purple scrubs.
"Hi. What time is it?"
"Almost 11:30."
"Oh. Thank you."
"Would you like to go ahead and wake her up? Its time for her medication."
"Sure. Sara?" He gave her a slight nudge.
She awoke looking disoriented but soon saw Grissom and returned to a normal state.
"Hi, Grissom."
"Hi, how are you feeling?"
"Why do people always ask that when they know that they are obviously in pain?"
"The doctor will be right in, in a second on his rounds but until then her is your medication."
"Thank you." She said before popping the pill into her mouth and taking a sip of water.
"Sara I am really sorry."
"For what? You didn't do anything."
"Yes. yes I did, I let you go."
"Grissom you didn't do anything to cause what happened to me. It was my own fault."
"Then why do I feel so guilty?"
"Grissom anyone would feel guilty in the position in which you are in."
And with that entered the doctor.
"Well, Miss Sidle, how are we feeling?"
"A bit better now."
"Well that is good. You should be able to go home within a week, but you will need someone to take care of you for a while. Will that be a problem?" he asked as he gave Sara a quick examination.
"No. Not at all." Answered Grissom swiftly.
"Good. Well I better get going I still have my rounds to finish."
Once he had left the room Sara laid back down and gave Grissom a surprised look.
"No problem?"
"Yeah, you are coming to stay with me."
"Really?"
"Yep. Well, I am going to go get you some thing's from your apartment, but I will be back in a little bit. And you should try to get back to sleep."
"Ok."
As he turned and walked out the door, Sara attempted to get comfortable while giving an original Sara sidle gap-toothed grin. But before she could get settled Grissom poked his head back in.
"Your back already?"
"Yes, just long enough to give you a little reminder."
"And what's that?"
"Save me a seat."
"I will."
Thanks."
"Bye Grissom."
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When they arrived Grissom could have sworn that he saw Sara awake, but he decided to not let his imagination get the better of him. But when he took a second look he saw that she actually was awake and he retreated from her room and down the hall without the others noticing. He couldn't stand seeing her there still in pain. And he felt like it was all of his fault.
"Hey Sar how are you feeling?" Nicky asked with a large grin on his face hoping that she would say that she wasn't in a lot of pain.
"Nick I just woke up in the hospital bed not knowing why I am here. How do you think I feel" She winced at the pain in her upper right side while giving an attempted giggle.
"Ok, apparently I caught you at a bad time." He said as he let out a chuckle.
"Hey Nick let me, Warrick and Griss. Hey where's Grissom?
"We'll go look for him," said Warrick volunteering himself and Nick to go on the hunt for their boss.
Once they had left, Sara began to show that she was obviously in a sever amount of pain. She wanted Grissom by her side and hoped that Nick and Warrick would quickly return with him.
"Catherine what happened to me?"
"You were shot."
"I was? Who would try and shoot me? Or even try to kill me?"
"That's what we are going to try and find out but we wanted to stay and make sure that you were alright."
"Well thanks I really appreciate it."
"Its really no problem I am just really glad you are ok. When Grissom called me and told me you had been shot, all I could think about was how I wanted you to be ok."
"Thank you." And with that a single tear rolled down her face.
" I wish he was here."
"Who?"
"Grissom."
"Oh, um I was wondering. What is going on between you two?"
"No offense Cath but I really don't feel like talking about it."
"Neither did Grissom. Well, I've got to get to the Lab, and you need your rest." She said as she patted her friends hand that was resting on her lap.
"Thanks Catherine, for everything."
"Your welcome. Bye Sara."
"Bye Catherine."
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Nick and War ran after Grissom spotting him in the parking lot heading toward the diner that they ate at for breakfast a couple times a month.
"GRISSOM!" they both shouted.
Grissom gave no reply and continued walking towards the diner.
"Griss STOP!"
He finally did but would not turn around to face them.
Once they had caught up to him Warrick started, "what is going on with you Grissom?" breathing a bit heavily from his jog to catch up with Grissom.
"Nothing I just had to get out of there so I decided to go to the diner for coffee because we both know hospital coffee tastes worse than Greg's Hawaiian Blue." He tried to say it like nothing was wrong.
"Griss we know there is more to it than that so at least let us join you for coffee so you can tell us what is going on."
"Fine." He agreed only because he felt they would not leave him alone until he did.
They all sat in a dark secluded corner, which made Grissom feel as if he was about to be interrogated by his friends.
And so the interrogation began with the one question he dreaded the most: "What is going on between you and Sara?" asked Warrick who had suspected something but now had the courage and a good reason to ask.
"Nothing." He said in a grumpy muffled voice.
"Sure Griss." Said Nick sarcastically
"Look it is my fault Sara is in there right now."
"What do you mean?"
"I let her go."
He began telling his story and began to feel a great weight lifted of his shoulders.
When he was finished all Nick and Warrick could do was stare.
"How long have you 2 been together?"
"Well if you must know, Nick, a couple of weeks."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"Many reasons but mostly because of me. I felt that we should wait. But Sara was right, we should have told you."
At that point Grissom couldn't even look at them. He just wanted to get away from everything and everyone, and pretend that this never happened.
Suddenly Grissom's phone began to ring, and hi quickly answered it.
"Grissom. no. ok.. I'm on my way. yeah I know. ok. Bye."
"Was that Catherine?"
Yeah she wants you to back at the lab to help her. Day shift has Sara's case so you both will be working on a different case. I can't believe this. This day couldn't get any worse!
"Well where will you be?"
"My presence is requested at the hospital."
"Ok well see you later." And with that they all went their different ways.
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When Grissom entered Sara's room she was sound asleep. This pleased him because he knew how much she needed her rest to get well sooner.
He sat in the seat next Sara's bed and quickly feel asleep while holding her hand.
He was awoken later that evening by rustling around the bed. As he opened his eyes for a split second he didn't realize where he was, but when he looked around he saw Sara lying in the bed next to his chair and a nurse opposite the bedside he was sitting by, the terrible feeling of what had happened returned, and he just wanted to go back to sleep where in his dreams this would have never happened.
"Good evening" said the short chubby little nurse wearing purple scrubs.
"Hi. What time is it?"
"Almost 11:30."
"Oh. Thank you."
"Would you like to go ahead and wake her up? Its time for her medication."
"Sure. Sara?" He gave her a slight nudge.
She awoke looking disoriented but soon saw Grissom and returned to a normal state.
"Hi, Grissom."
"Hi, how are you feeling?"
"Why do people always ask that when they know that they are obviously in pain?"
"The doctor will be right in, in a second on his rounds but until then her is your medication."
"Thank you." She said before popping the pill into her mouth and taking a sip of water.
"Sara I am really sorry."
"For what? You didn't do anything."
"Yes. yes I did, I let you go."
"Grissom you didn't do anything to cause what happened to me. It was my own fault."
"Then why do I feel so guilty?"
"Grissom anyone would feel guilty in the position in which you are in."
And with that entered the doctor.
"Well, Miss Sidle, how are we feeling?"
"A bit better now."
"Well that is good. You should be able to go home within a week, but you will need someone to take care of you for a while. Will that be a problem?" he asked as he gave Sara a quick examination.
"No. Not at all." Answered Grissom swiftly.
"Good. Well I better get going I still have my rounds to finish."
Once he had left the room Sara laid back down and gave Grissom a surprised look.
"No problem?"
"Yeah, you are coming to stay with me."
"Really?"
"Yep. Well, I am going to go get you some thing's from your apartment, but I will be back in a little bit. And you should try to get back to sleep."
"Ok."
As he turned and walked out the door, Sara attempted to get comfortable while giving an original Sara sidle gap-toothed grin. But before she could get settled Grissom poked his head back in.
"Your back already?"
"Yes, just long enough to give you a little reminder."
"And what's that?"
"Save me a seat."
"I will."
Thanks."
"Bye Grissom."
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