Chapter 9
The pool session was in a salt filled pool and at first it was fun, but they soon tired. The exercise was to strengthen their upper body muscles and stretch out their bodies freely.
Grissom was watching as Sara tried to concentrate on bending her knee. Cal held he arms while her body floated. Grissom was too worried about the frustrated look that Sara was making and Beth had to pinch in shoulder.
He flinched and looked up at her. "Sorry, but you weren't listening."
"Sorry."
"It's alright." Beth looked down at his legs and saw them bending at the knees. He was so engrossed in Sara that he didn't notice what he was doing. She smiled and stayed quiet until he noticed. He did and looked up at her, but he didn't say anything, just looked back at Sara who managed to bend her knee slowly.
"There you go, see told you." Cal praised as Sara stretched out her leg and bent it again. She looked up at Grissom and grinned. He winked at her and turned back to his exercises.
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Sara was gone for 2 hours that afternoon. Grissom was worrying and Warrick could tell by his quietness that he was concerned about Sara's eye. Warrick sat on the chair by his bed and patted his arm.
"Hey, She'll be fine, she's a fighter remember."
Grissom pushed his head back into his pillow and sighed. "What if she can't see Warrick? Its all my fault."
Warrick's face hardened and so did his tone. "Don't let anyone hear you say that Griss. If Sara heard you say that she'd kick your ass. The accident wasn't your fault. It was the truck driver and he's been put away for what he did."
The door opened and Sara was wheeled into the room. "Hey fellas." She said cheerily. The nurse behind her was laughing, which Grissom and Warrick exchanged a confused look. Sara pulled herself onto her bed with help from the nurse. "Thanks Jade."
"I'll bring those books by later Sara."
"Can't wait." Jade pushed the wheelchair out into the hallway and closed the door.
Warrick sat on her bed and hugged her. "Hey, You look great Sara."
"Feel great." Sara looked at Grissom and smiled. "Doctor said I may get my sight back in a couple of months, so in the meantime it's still pretty colours. Fascinating really."
Warrick shook his head and took her hand. "Nick and Catherine will be here later, but I've gotta go and get some sleep before shift. I'll see you both soon." He got up and left.
Sara took Grissom's hand and squeezed it. "What books?" He asked, wrapping his fingers around hers.
"Jade's sister is a science professor and she just got some new text books in and she asked if I'd like to read some."
"Oh, you sure, I mean about your eyes?"
Sara slipped sideways and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Yep."
The pool session was in a salt filled pool and at first it was fun, but they soon tired. The exercise was to strengthen their upper body muscles and stretch out their bodies freely.
Grissom was watching as Sara tried to concentrate on bending her knee. Cal held he arms while her body floated. Grissom was too worried about the frustrated look that Sara was making and Beth had to pinch in shoulder.
He flinched and looked up at her. "Sorry, but you weren't listening."
"Sorry."
"It's alright." Beth looked down at his legs and saw them bending at the knees. He was so engrossed in Sara that he didn't notice what he was doing. She smiled and stayed quiet until he noticed. He did and looked up at her, but he didn't say anything, just looked back at Sara who managed to bend her knee slowly.
"There you go, see told you." Cal praised as Sara stretched out her leg and bent it again. She looked up at Grissom and grinned. He winked at her and turned back to his exercises.
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Sara was gone for 2 hours that afternoon. Grissom was worrying and Warrick could tell by his quietness that he was concerned about Sara's eye. Warrick sat on the chair by his bed and patted his arm.
"Hey, She'll be fine, she's a fighter remember."
Grissom pushed his head back into his pillow and sighed. "What if she can't see Warrick? Its all my fault."
Warrick's face hardened and so did his tone. "Don't let anyone hear you say that Griss. If Sara heard you say that she'd kick your ass. The accident wasn't your fault. It was the truck driver and he's been put away for what he did."
The door opened and Sara was wheeled into the room. "Hey fellas." She said cheerily. The nurse behind her was laughing, which Grissom and Warrick exchanged a confused look. Sara pulled herself onto her bed with help from the nurse. "Thanks Jade."
"I'll bring those books by later Sara."
"Can't wait." Jade pushed the wheelchair out into the hallway and closed the door.
Warrick sat on her bed and hugged her. "Hey, You look great Sara."
"Feel great." Sara looked at Grissom and smiled. "Doctor said I may get my sight back in a couple of months, so in the meantime it's still pretty colours. Fascinating really."
Warrick shook his head and took her hand. "Nick and Catherine will be here later, but I've gotta go and get some sleep before shift. I'll see you both soon." He got up and left.
Sara took Grissom's hand and squeezed it. "What books?" He asked, wrapping his fingers around hers.
"Jade's sister is a science professor and she just got some new text books in and she asked if I'd like to read some."
"Oh, you sure, I mean about your eyes?"
Sara slipped sideways and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Yep."