Part 3
The next morning, Sara awoke to find all of her friends gathered in her room after their shift had ended.
"Good morning Sara how. never mind, its good to see you." Nick quickly corrected himself before he could receive another correction from Sara.
"I'm feeling much better Nick."
"That's good."
"Yeah." She said before slightly turning her head as much as she could to look up at Grissom as he placed his had on hers, which was resting on the bed rail.
At that point Catherine realized what was going on. "You two have been going out haven't you?"
Both Sara and Grissom looked at Catherine and answered together with a simple "Yes."
"Oh really? I see both Warrick and Nick don't look very surprised."
"For once Catherine you are the last to know something. And it's not that pleasant is it." Said Grissom not really asking a question just stating a fact.
"No, Its not."
"But, anyways. I will be released in a week and I can't wait to get back to work. Which reminds me how is my case going?"
"You wont be working for a while so don't think that you are going to go right back to work the day you are let out of this hospital."
"Grissom you sound like my dad telling me what I am and am not going to do."
"Well at least one of us does."
Nick and War gave each other a quick glance and a little chuckle before returning their gaze to Sara and Grissom.
"Whatever, but you didn't answer my question. How's my case going?"
They all began to stare at each other avoiding eye contact with Sara.
"Um Sara, dayshift got your case." Said Grissom grouchily.
"No way! That means Ecklie is going to be having a field day with Grissom and I."
"We know." Answered Warrick for all of them.
"I can't believe this. I could loose my job. So could you Grissom." She said this with a very panicked look on her face.
"Sara its ok we'll figure something out. Don't worry, you shouldn't get yourself all worked up over this."
"Yeah Sara, we wont let Ecklie do anything to you and Griss." Said Warrick.
"Thanks you guys." Grissom said giving Sara's hand a small squeeze.
"Well is anyone up for hospital breakfast?" Asked Nick curiously, trying to lighten the mood.
"Um, no." was Sara's answer followed by the rest of the team shaking their heads.
"Well then lets stop by the diner order some breakfast and bring it back here. Of course we will bring some for you Sara."
"Oh thanks Nick but I am not really hungry." Said Sara, "But you guys can go ahead and go."
"Are you sure?" asked Catherine feeling sorry for her friend.
"Ya I'll be fine, I am really not hungry."
"You know what I think I am going to stay here with Sara."
"Are you sure Griss? Would you like us to bring you anything back?" asked Nick
"No I'm fine I'm going to stay here with Sara."
"No. Go ahead Griss I'll be fine. You need to get out."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah definitely."
"Ok are you sure you don't want any thing?"
"Yeah."
"Ok. I'll be back in a little bit."
"Oh and Grissom?"
"Yeah?"
"Grab a shower while your out."
The team laughed as they walked out the door. "Yeah Griss, you really could use it. PHEW." Nick said under his breath as he walked out the door.
"I heard that Nick!" He said a bit to loudly for being in a hospital as he gave Sara a quick wave good bye while trying to catch up to his friends.
Sara laid back in bed and began wondering what Ecklie would try and do to her and Grissom. But decided to pick up the book Grissom had brought her and began to read. He was right. She shouldn't get her self worked up over all of this.
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The team entered the diner and sat down at their usual table except this time there was 1 empty seat.
After placing their orders they began to talk about one of their current problems: Ecklie.
"Well Griss what are you going to do about Ecklie?" asked the beautiful blonde co-worker.
"Yeah boss. I mean how are you going to explain you and Sara on a date? I'm pretty sure he already knows you were with her." Supplied Nick.
"Yeah I have been thinking about this a lot. And if Sara agrees I will tell him the truth about us."
"Are you sure you should do that?"
"To tell you the truth war for the first time in my life I don't think I am sure of anything." He said unsteadily before removing his glasses and massaging the bridge of his nose.
"Number 10 you orders up!" came a distant scratchy voice.
"That's us." Said Nick excitedly as he and Warrick jumped up to fetch the group's food.
"Boy, I am so hungry I cold eat a heard of cows."
"Nick it looks like you have enough food there to feed a heard of cows."
Both Catherine and Griss could not help but give out a little chuckle. And Nick just sat their trying to think of a good come back that never came to him.
They all began to eat their food not saying anything. Until Catherine brook the silence.
"Grissom, are you ok? You look a little, spacey."
"Yeah just thinking about Sara."
"Yeah. She sure does have that effect doesn't she Gil?" came a distant voice.
"Ecklie." He said with a tense voice. He turned around only to find he foe hovering over him, as the rest of the team sat there staring at there plates.
"What are you doing here Ecklie? Shouldn't you be at Headquarters?"
"I came to grab a cup of coffee on my way back from processing a scene. I am expecting to see you back at Headquarters for a little questioning. How about in 2 hours?"
"Anything to help Sara's case. I'll b there."
" Oh I'm sure you will be."
Grissom gave him no reply, but quickly turned to his team.
" I need to go and talk to Sara."
And with that he grabbed his coat, and was off.
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The next morning, Sara awoke to find all of her friends gathered in her room after their shift had ended.
"Good morning Sara how. never mind, its good to see you." Nick quickly corrected himself before he could receive another correction from Sara.
"I'm feeling much better Nick."
"That's good."
"Yeah." She said before slightly turning her head as much as she could to look up at Grissom as he placed his had on hers, which was resting on the bed rail.
At that point Catherine realized what was going on. "You two have been going out haven't you?"
Both Sara and Grissom looked at Catherine and answered together with a simple "Yes."
"Oh really? I see both Warrick and Nick don't look very surprised."
"For once Catherine you are the last to know something. And it's not that pleasant is it." Said Grissom not really asking a question just stating a fact.
"No, Its not."
"But, anyways. I will be released in a week and I can't wait to get back to work. Which reminds me how is my case going?"
"You wont be working for a while so don't think that you are going to go right back to work the day you are let out of this hospital."
"Grissom you sound like my dad telling me what I am and am not going to do."
"Well at least one of us does."
Nick and War gave each other a quick glance and a little chuckle before returning their gaze to Sara and Grissom.
"Whatever, but you didn't answer my question. How's my case going?"
They all began to stare at each other avoiding eye contact with Sara.
"Um Sara, dayshift got your case." Said Grissom grouchily.
"No way! That means Ecklie is going to be having a field day with Grissom and I."
"We know." Answered Warrick for all of them.
"I can't believe this. I could loose my job. So could you Grissom." She said this with a very panicked look on her face.
"Sara its ok we'll figure something out. Don't worry, you shouldn't get yourself all worked up over this."
"Yeah Sara, we wont let Ecklie do anything to you and Griss." Said Warrick.
"Thanks you guys." Grissom said giving Sara's hand a small squeeze.
"Well is anyone up for hospital breakfast?" Asked Nick curiously, trying to lighten the mood.
"Um, no." was Sara's answer followed by the rest of the team shaking their heads.
"Well then lets stop by the diner order some breakfast and bring it back here. Of course we will bring some for you Sara."
"Oh thanks Nick but I am not really hungry." Said Sara, "But you guys can go ahead and go."
"Are you sure?" asked Catherine feeling sorry for her friend.
"Ya I'll be fine, I am really not hungry."
"You know what I think I am going to stay here with Sara."
"Are you sure Griss? Would you like us to bring you anything back?" asked Nick
"No I'm fine I'm going to stay here with Sara."
"No. Go ahead Griss I'll be fine. You need to get out."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah definitely."
"Ok are you sure you don't want any thing?"
"Yeah."
"Ok. I'll be back in a little bit."
"Oh and Grissom?"
"Yeah?"
"Grab a shower while your out."
The team laughed as they walked out the door. "Yeah Griss, you really could use it. PHEW." Nick said under his breath as he walked out the door.
"I heard that Nick!" He said a bit to loudly for being in a hospital as he gave Sara a quick wave good bye while trying to catch up to his friends.
Sara laid back in bed and began wondering what Ecklie would try and do to her and Grissom. But decided to pick up the book Grissom had brought her and began to read. He was right. She shouldn't get her self worked up over all of this.
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The team entered the diner and sat down at their usual table except this time there was 1 empty seat.
After placing their orders they began to talk about one of their current problems: Ecklie.
"Well Griss what are you going to do about Ecklie?" asked the beautiful blonde co-worker.
"Yeah boss. I mean how are you going to explain you and Sara on a date? I'm pretty sure he already knows you were with her." Supplied Nick.
"Yeah I have been thinking about this a lot. And if Sara agrees I will tell him the truth about us."
"Are you sure you should do that?"
"To tell you the truth war for the first time in my life I don't think I am sure of anything." He said unsteadily before removing his glasses and massaging the bridge of his nose.
"Number 10 you orders up!" came a distant scratchy voice.
"That's us." Said Nick excitedly as he and Warrick jumped up to fetch the group's food.
"Boy, I am so hungry I cold eat a heard of cows."
"Nick it looks like you have enough food there to feed a heard of cows."
Both Catherine and Griss could not help but give out a little chuckle. And Nick just sat their trying to think of a good come back that never came to him.
They all began to eat their food not saying anything. Until Catherine brook the silence.
"Grissom, are you ok? You look a little, spacey."
"Yeah just thinking about Sara."
"Yeah. She sure does have that effect doesn't she Gil?" came a distant voice.
"Ecklie." He said with a tense voice. He turned around only to find he foe hovering over him, as the rest of the team sat there staring at there plates.
"What are you doing here Ecklie? Shouldn't you be at Headquarters?"
"I came to grab a cup of coffee on my way back from processing a scene. I am expecting to see you back at Headquarters for a little questioning. How about in 2 hours?"
"Anything to help Sara's case. I'll b there."
" Oh I'm sure you will be."
Grissom gave him no reply, but quickly turned to his team.
" I need to go and talk to Sara."
And with that he grabbed his coat, and was off.
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