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Unwell Chapter 5
"Nick?" Sara whispered, breath finally returning to her lungs. Nick's body was covering hers, blocking her view of what had happened. "Nick answer me."
"Sara, are you okay?" He whispered back. Pulling off her slightly, he scanned face for any inkling of pain.
"I'm fine... But Nick, you're bleeding." Sara's hand reached up and touched his arm gingerly.
Nick shrugged it off. "Bullet grazed me. It's nothing serious Sara. I'm more worried about you. Are you sure you're fine?"
Sara nodded. "Nick... you saved my life... Again. I don't know what to say."
"Shh." Nick put his fingers to her lips. "Hush. You don't have to say anything, Sara. You know that I love you. I would do anything for you."
When Sara started crying softly, he pulled her to him, drawing her into his comforting embrace.
~~ The Other Side Of The Room
Grissom slowly stood up, shaking from what had just happened in front of him. He could see Catherine running toward him, but couldn't hear anything. His ears were roaring from the gunfire.
Slowly, he made himself look over at Greg. He hadn't wanted to fire his gun. Grissom shook his head, trying to shake off the realization that he had shot at Greg. Nurses had gathered around Greg, and from the looks on their faces, he knew that Greg was dead, beyond the state of revival. I had to do it... Otherwise Nick and Sara would be dead. You know that that is why you had to fire your gun.
Catherine wrapped her arms around Gil and held him tightly. "Sweetie, I was so scared. When I heard gunfire from down the hallway, I didn't know... what to think." Fresh tears were streaming down her face.
Grissom just continued staring straight ahead. "I killed him Cath. I shot him."
Catherine stepped in front of him and replied, "sure, because he was going to kill Nick and Sara. You had every right to fire your weapon like that." Her hands gripped the side of his face. "I'm just glad that you are all right. I love you so much..." Catherine's voice dropped off and pulled him to her.
Grissom held onto Catherine while he sobbed. Usually, he would have been embarrassed about crying in public, but he shed his tears without a thought to that. "Oh God, Catherine. I vowed that I would never fire my gun. And now I killed one of my co-workers."
Catherine pulled out of his embrace. "You listen to me Gil Grissom. You did nothing wrong. You fired your gun to save two people whom we care about deeply. You did what you had to do." She stroked his cheek softly. "I know that that is no consolation to you, but I hope it helps."
Grissom just held onto Catherine and didn't let go.
~~~Greg's Basement~~~
Warrick entered the basement gingerly, with Brass right behind him. The stood in front of the door that they knew would lead them to the end of this mystery. Taking a deep breath, Warrick undid the hatch, and slid the door open. Cold air hit them like a slap in the face, but it was nothing compared to what they found when they looked inside.
There were 9 female bodies, all separately contained, in the walk-in freezer. They were all labeled, with names, dates... Any information that the C.S.I's could have used, they had. Warrick stopped short, Brass nearly banging into him. "What is it Warrick?"
"Look at the name plate on the last empty partition." Warrick turned his head away swallowing hard. Normally, he was able to control his emotions, but this time, when it involved someone close to him, he was unable to disassociate himself from the case.
Brass read it aloud. "Sara Sidle. Died January 14, 2003." Brass sighed. "Jesus. He was planning on killing her today..."
Warrick nodded. "I'll call in the van so they can remove the bodies and give them a final resting place they deserve."
Brass nodded, finally tearing his eyes away from the sign. Turning, he followed Warrick out of the freezer.
~~~ The Hospital~~~
Sara was sitting in the waiting room, waiting for Nick to get his arm bandaged. Catherine sat down next to her and put her arm around Sara's shoulders. "Hey. How are you?"
Sara looked at her. "Okay... I guess. I mean, Greg's dead, Nick saved my life. I should feel relieved, but I don't." She turned to be facing Catherine fully. "I don't know if I can go back to work right away, Catherine. I don't know if I can work in that lab where I was attacked. I don't know if I can walk past Greg's lab and not think of what he did to those other girls and was planning on doing to me." Tears started falling from her eyes. "How am I supposed to work?"
Catherine smiled. "They cleaned up the lab. And there will be a replacement in for Greg. And you're a CSI. Putting things behind you aren't always easy, but you do it because you need to move on from the death and destruction we see everyday. How many times have you found a dead body, and just been able to move on?"
"I don't know Catherine. I mean, when it was my job, I was able to get over it. But now that it is personal, it's going to take some time."
Catherine smiled. "I know that it will take some time, Sara. That's only normal. What you need to remember is that you are a damned good CSI and we need you here."
Sara smiled slightly and wiped at her tears.
Nick rounded the corner, a white bandage obvious on his arm. "Sara, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" He rushed toward her and kneeled down in front of her. He put his hands on hers.
"It's nothing big Nick. I think I need to take some time off work and try and put what happened behind me."
Nick smiled. "That's why I'm taking you with me to Texas for 3 weeks. You're going to enjoy some Texas hospitality."
Sara threw her arms around his neck. "Thank you Nick. You have no idea how much this means to me."
Catherine got up slowly and walked over to where a still distraught Grissom was waiting for her. "We'll leave the two of them alone for a while." Hand in hand, they walked down the hallway and out of the hospital.
A/N: Now, I could leave that as the ending, or I could wrap everything up with an Epilogue. Which would you guys prefer? Also... I am having so much difficulty uploading this file... It would have been up yesterday, but it wasn't, because it wouldn't upload past the disclaimer line... sigh
Unwell Chapter 5
"Nick?" Sara whispered, breath finally returning to her lungs. Nick's body was covering hers, blocking her view of what had happened. "Nick answer me."
"Sara, are you okay?" He whispered back. Pulling off her slightly, he scanned face for any inkling of pain.
"I'm fine... But Nick, you're bleeding." Sara's hand reached up and touched his arm gingerly.
Nick shrugged it off. "Bullet grazed me. It's nothing serious Sara. I'm more worried about you. Are you sure you're fine?"
Sara nodded. "Nick... you saved my life... Again. I don't know what to say."
"Shh." Nick put his fingers to her lips. "Hush. You don't have to say anything, Sara. You know that I love you. I would do anything for you."
When Sara started crying softly, he pulled her to him, drawing her into his comforting embrace.
~~ The Other Side Of The Room
Grissom slowly stood up, shaking from what had just happened in front of him. He could see Catherine running toward him, but couldn't hear anything. His ears were roaring from the gunfire.
Slowly, he made himself look over at Greg. He hadn't wanted to fire his gun. Grissom shook his head, trying to shake off the realization that he had shot at Greg. Nurses had gathered around Greg, and from the looks on their faces, he knew that Greg was dead, beyond the state of revival. I had to do it... Otherwise Nick and Sara would be dead. You know that that is why you had to fire your gun.
Catherine wrapped her arms around Gil and held him tightly. "Sweetie, I was so scared. When I heard gunfire from down the hallway, I didn't know... what to think." Fresh tears were streaming down her face.
Grissom just continued staring straight ahead. "I killed him Cath. I shot him."
Catherine stepped in front of him and replied, "sure, because he was going to kill Nick and Sara. You had every right to fire your weapon like that." Her hands gripped the side of his face. "I'm just glad that you are all right. I love you so much..." Catherine's voice dropped off and pulled him to her.
Grissom held onto Catherine while he sobbed. Usually, he would have been embarrassed about crying in public, but he shed his tears without a thought to that. "Oh God, Catherine. I vowed that I would never fire my gun. And now I killed one of my co-workers."
Catherine pulled out of his embrace. "You listen to me Gil Grissom. You did nothing wrong. You fired your gun to save two people whom we care about deeply. You did what you had to do." She stroked his cheek softly. "I know that that is no consolation to you, but I hope it helps."
Grissom just held onto Catherine and didn't let go.
~~~Greg's Basement~~~
Warrick entered the basement gingerly, with Brass right behind him. The stood in front of the door that they knew would lead them to the end of this mystery. Taking a deep breath, Warrick undid the hatch, and slid the door open. Cold air hit them like a slap in the face, but it was nothing compared to what they found when they looked inside.
There were 9 female bodies, all separately contained, in the walk-in freezer. They were all labeled, with names, dates... Any information that the C.S.I's could have used, they had. Warrick stopped short, Brass nearly banging into him. "What is it Warrick?"
"Look at the name plate on the last empty partition." Warrick turned his head away swallowing hard. Normally, he was able to control his emotions, but this time, when it involved someone close to him, he was unable to disassociate himself from the case.
Brass read it aloud. "Sara Sidle. Died January 14, 2003." Brass sighed. "Jesus. He was planning on killing her today..."
Warrick nodded. "I'll call in the van so they can remove the bodies and give them a final resting place they deserve."
Brass nodded, finally tearing his eyes away from the sign. Turning, he followed Warrick out of the freezer.
~~~ The Hospital~~~
Sara was sitting in the waiting room, waiting for Nick to get his arm bandaged. Catherine sat down next to her and put her arm around Sara's shoulders. "Hey. How are you?"
Sara looked at her. "Okay... I guess. I mean, Greg's dead, Nick saved my life. I should feel relieved, but I don't." She turned to be facing Catherine fully. "I don't know if I can go back to work right away, Catherine. I don't know if I can work in that lab where I was attacked. I don't know if I can walk past Greg's lab and not think of what he did to those other girls and was planning on doing to me." Tears started falling from her eyes. "How am I supposed to work?"
Catherine smiled. "They cleaned up the lab. And there will be a replacement in for Greg. And you're a CSI. Putting things behind you aren't always easy, but you do it because you need to move on from the death and destruction we see everyday. How many times have you found a dead body, and just been able to move on?"
"I don't know Catherine. I mean, when it was my job, I was able to get over it. But now that it is personal, it's going to take some time."
Catherine smiled. "I know that it will take some time, Sara. That's only normal. What you need to remember is that you are a damned good CSI and we need you here."
Sara smiled slightly and wiped at her tears.
Nick rounded the corner, a white bandage obvious on his arm. "Sara, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" He rushed toward her and kneeled down in front of her. He put his hands on hers.
"It's nothing big Nick. I think I need to take some time off work and try and put what happened behind me."
Nick smiled. "That's why I'm taking you with me to Texas for 3 weeks. You're going to enjoy some Texas hospitality."
Sara threw her arms around his neck. "Thank you Nick. You have no idea how much this means to me."
Catherine got up slowly and walked over to where a still distraught Grissom was waiting for her. "We'll leave the two of them alone for a while." Hand in hand, they walked down the hallway and out of the hospital.
A/N: Now, I could leave that as the ending, or I could wrap everything up with an Epilogue. Which would you guys prefer? Also... I am having so much difficulty uploading this file... It would have been up yesterday, but it wasn't, because it wouldn't upload past the disclaimer line... sigh