Chapter 3
His eyes stung like having mass poured over his eyeballs by the litre. His body was in so much pain that when he breathed he tried not to. No part of his body was willing to move and when he tried he regretted it as a full wave of agonising pain washed over him. He heard rustling by his side and tried to turn his head, but couldn't due to pillow beside his head. Again he tried to open his eyes and to some relief he made out a shadowy figure overlooking him.
"Mr. Grissom, My names Tina. I'm a doctor at the Palms Hospital. I'm glad to see your finally awake, you've had us on eggshells for a while." She looked up at his heart monitor then back again sensing his question. "You've been here 8 days. Can you remember anything? Why you're here?"
His eyes closed again as sleep overcame his efforts of speech. The doctor checked his blood pressure and turned to the other patient. The doctors had a good routine going by this point, two doctors took shifts in checking on them and even got to the point where they each continue where the other left off.
Light from the sun shone through the large window and cascaded over the two beds. He woke from a nightmare that had made him sweat profusely. A hand came from no where and wiped the beads away with a cool cloth. He found he could turn his head now and moved to face the owner of the hand, it was Catherine. She smiled down at him and watched as his eyes left his to settle behind her. She moved slightly to give him move room to see.
"She's still unconscious." She told him as she continued to wipe his forehead. "I won't ask how you are, because it's obvious." He tried a small smile and turned his eyes back to the other person sharing the room. His throat was sore and hurt to breathe so he kept quiet for a long time before she spoke again. "The doctor says he'll come by later and check on you two. You've both become quite popular here. Round the clock watch and enough nurses and doctors offering help when they aren't working."
Nick and Warrick walked into the room quietly and smiled when they saw Grissom awake. "Hey man, you look good." Warrick said as he approached the bed.
Nick walked to Sara and kissed her cheek. "Hey Sara." He turned to Grissom and smiled. "You do look much better than a few days ago."
Catherine washed the cloth out and placed it on the table. "He can't speak so no questions." She told them quietly with a grin pointed at Grissom.
"You mean no Shakespeare, quotes, facts and bugs?" Warrick asked and Catherine nodded happily.
Both Nick and Warrick said in unison. "Cool."
Grissom couldn't help the laugh and cringed at the pain. "Hey no one gave you permission to enjoy yourself while in this state, now rest." A nurse said walking into the room with a clipboard. "You shouldn't try and laugh Mr. Grissom, doctors orders."
Catherine looked down at him and grinned sheepishly. "Sorry." Grissom smiled and closed his eyes for a few minutes.
"Well, It seems that's been enough fun for one day, lets give you something for the pain and you can sleep." The nurse said as she hooked up another Morphine drip.
"We'll see you later Griss." Nick walked over to Sara and squeezed her hand. "And you Sidle."
Grissom watched as they left then looked over at Sara. She was still the same when he first looked at her. The nurse saw his pained look and waited for the Morphine to start working before she left him alone with his thoughts.
His eyes closed but the picture stayed the same. His dreams were upsetting, he dreamed of the crash, before the crash, them not talking and all he could hear was her humming to the radio. Short flashes of each part of the crash flashed in his eyes as he woke with a start and tried to sit up. The only person there was Catherine. She had come back after shift to see how he was and when she saw him asleep, decided to wait. She was standing by the window when he woke up restless. She tried to push him back down, but he resisted until he couldn't anymore. Again she wiped the sweat away.
"You want to tell me what you're dreaming?" He looked at her with fear in his eyes; he then closed them and took a shallow breath. "Ok, we don't need to talk about it." He opened his eyes and turned his head to Sara, he blinked slowly as he began to panic. Catherine placed her hand on his shoulder gently. "She's having a few tests done so don't worry, she'll be back soon." His head pushed back into the pillow and tried to swallow. "Want some water?" She lifted his head as she carefully assisted him with the cup. He took several sips before his throat felt better and the sting lessened. He tried to find his voice, but still couldn't say the words. He sighed with frustration. "It's ok Gil, you'll get better. Anyway its peaceful when neither of you are talking or arguing." She smiled and stood up as Sara was pushed into the room.
"Hey." The male intern greet as he stopped the bed in its place and let the nurse put all the machines back where they came from.
"How is she?" Catherine asked the nurse.
"Better. The doctor will be in shortly." Catherine didn't like those words and when she looked at Grissom noticed he didn't either. She found his hand and squeezed it.
Just like the nurse said, the doctor didn't take long until he wondered into the room. He did a quick once over on Sara and turned to them. "It's not good." He said taking another look and shining a light into Sara's eyes.
His eyes stung like having mass poured over his eyeballs by the litre. His body was in so much pain that when he breathed he tried not to. No part of his body was willing to move and when he tried he regretted it as a full wave of agonising pain washed over him. He heard rustling by his side and tried to turn his head, but couldn't due to pillow beside his head. Again he tried to open his eyes and to some relief he made out a shadowy figure overlooking him.
"Mr. Grissom, My names Tina. I'm a doctor at the Palms Hospital. I'm glad to see your finally awake, you've had us on eggshells for a while." She looked up at his heart monitor then back again sensing his question. "You've been here 8 days. Can you remember anything? Why you're here?"
His eyes closed again as sleep overcame his efforts of speech. The doctor checked his blood pressure and turned to the other patient. The doctors had a good routine going by this point, two doctors took shifts in checking on them and even got to the point where they each continue where the other left off.
Light from the sun shone through the large window and cascaded over the two beds. He woke from a nightmare that had made him sweat profusely. A hand came from no where and wiped the beads away with a cool cloth. He found he could turn his head now and moved to face the owner of the hand, it was Catherine. She smiled down at him and watched as his eyes left his to settle behind her. She moved slightly to give him move room to see.
"She's still unconscious." She told him as she continued to wipe his forehead. "I won't ask how you are, because it's obvious." He tried a small smile and turned his eyes back to the other person sharing the room. His throat was sore and hurt to breathe so he kept quiet for a long time before she spoke again. "The doctor says he'll come by later and check on you two. You've both become quite popular here. Round the clock watch and enough nurses and doctors offering help when they aren't working."
Nick and Warrick walked into the room quietly and smiled when they saw Grissom awake. "Hey man, you look good." Warrick said as he approached the bed.
Nick walked to Sara and kissed her cheek. "Hey Sara." He turned to Grissom and smiled. "You do look much better than a few days ago."
Catherine washed the cloth out and placed it on the table. "He can't speak so no questions." She told them quietly with a grin pointed at Grissom.
"You mean no Shakespeare, quotes, facts and bugs?" Warrick asked and Catherine nodded happily.
Both Nick and Warrick said in unison. "Cool."
Grissom couldn't help the laugh and cringed at the pain. "Hey no one gave you permission to enjoy yourself while in this state, now rest." A nurse said walking into the room with a clipboard. "You shouldn't try and laugh Mr. Grissom, doctors orders."
Catherine looked down at him and grinned sheepishly. "Sorry." Grissom smiled and closed his eyes for a few minutes.
"Well, It seems that's been enough fun for one day, lets give you something for the pain and you can sleep." The nurse said as she hooked up another Morphine drip.
"We'll see you later Griss." Nick walked over to Sara and squeezed her hand. "And you Sidle."
Grissom watched as they left then looked over at Sara. She was still the same when he first looked at her. The nurse saw his pained look and waited for the Morphine to start working before she left him alone with his thoughts.
His eyes closed but the picture stayed the same. His dreams were upsetting, he dreamed of the crash, before the crash, them not talking and all he could hear was her humming to the radio. Short flashes of each part of the crash flashed in his eyes as he woke with a start and tried to sit up. The only person there was Catherine. She had come back after shift to see how he was and when she saw him asleep, decided to wait. She was standing by the window when he woke up restless. She tried to push him back down, but he resisted until he couldn't anymore. Again she wiped the sweat away.
"You want to tell me what you're dreaming?" He looked at her with fear in his eyes; he then closed them and took a shallow breath. "Ok, we don't need to talk about it." He opened his eyes and turned his head to Sara, he blinked slowly as he began to panic. Catherine placed her hand on his shoulder gently. "She's having a few tests done so don't worry, she'll be back soon." His head pushed back into the pillow and tried to swallow. "Want some water?" She lifted his head as she carefully assisted him with the cup. He took several sips before his throat felt better and the sting lessened. He tried to find his voice, but still couldn't say the words. He sighed with frustration. "It's ok Gil, you'll get better. Anyway its peaceful when neither of you are talking or arguing." She smiled and stood up as Sara was pushed into the room.
"Hey." The male intern greet as he stopped the bed in its place and let the nurse put all the machines back where they came from.
"How is she?" Catherine asked the nurse.
"Better. The doctor will be in shortly." Catherine didn't like those words and when she looked at Grissom noticed he didn't either. She found his hand and squeezed it.
Just like the nurse said, the doctor didn't take long until he wondered into the room. He did a quick once over on Sara and turned to them. "It's not good." He said taking another look and shining a light into Sara's eyes.