Chapter 12
Beth and Cal were helping Sara onto the mattress for another Electra pad session when the door opened.
Sara pushed herself up quickly. "Grissom."
"Hey you. Not starting without me are ya?" He made his way to her and grabbed her hand.
Beth and Cal finished wrapping the pads to Sara's legs. "Right then, your next Mr. Grissom."
Sara never took her eyes of him. "What you going to doing?"
"Walk." Sara's face lit up like a lantern.
"Let's try things slowly at first and not rush into things. Your knee is still not responding properly to the Electra treatment and could set things back." Beth assured.
Cal pushed Grissom to the parallel bars. Grissom pushed himself to stand on one leg. "Ok, can you put any weight on your left leg?"
Grissom tried and nearly fell. Sara watched him as he stood again. "I think that answers your question." Sara giggled and he looked over his shoulder. "Stopped laughing at me Sidle."
"Get on with it mate." She encouraged playfully.
Grissom turned back to the rails and took a step putting as little pressure on his left leg as possible. "Good." Cal praised.
Grissom took another step and turned to the others. "Not bad huh?"
"Don't count your chicken's buddy." Sara teased.
"Your asking for it Sara." He said shaking his head and taking two more steps.
"Sara, you ready?" Beth asked leaning over to turn the current to the pads on.
"Yep." Sara jumped at the sudden shock and grimaced. "That hurt so much." She said through gritted teeth.
"Sorry, lets see what went wrong." Beth looked at the pads current box and shook her head. "Damn thing short circuited. It's not supposed to do that. Cal honey can you have a look at it?"
Grissom watched as Cal looked at the equipment and fiddled with it. "Ok, should work now."
Beth tried again and to her surprise it worked. "You shouldn't get another jolt. Are you sure you're alright?" Sara nodded. "Right lets get your leg moving."
Grissom continued to walk slowly with the helped of the rails and once he thought he was ready, tried a few aided steps with the crutches. Sara was able to move both legs at he end of the session, although it took a while to get use to the pain and aches from the activity.
Beth recorded both patients' progress and placed the forms into each of their files ready to go back to their doctors.
Cal lifted Sara into the wheelchair and wrapped a blanket around her legs. Grissom wasn't allowed to leave the room using his crutches and had to get back into his chair. Instead of going straight home he went with Sara. She was helped into her bed and Grissom pushed himself to sit next to her.
"You're going to tire yourself out Griss." She said watching him get settled.
"I'm tired all the time so it doesn't really matter." He explained.
Sara took his hand and traced his fingers one by one. "I can't sleep either."
He smiled. "You know me too well."
She laughed and patted his hand. "I got told I can go home in 4 days, as long as I come back and have the op on my eye."
Grissom reached out his hand and brushed his fingers from her right eye round and down to her cheek. Sara closed her eyes at the sensation and smiled. "You'll be fine."
"I know, but I'm getting bored sitting here all day and only leaving my room for physio and tests. I'm fed up Griss and I wanna go home." Her voice broke and was on the verge of tears.
He pulled her into a tight embrace. "Soon. Shhh." He rubbed her back soothingly. "Hey, you want me to stay?" He asked pulling back.
She thought about it for a few seconds and shook her head. "Go home and rest."
"I won't go if don't want me to."
"I'll be fine." She was putting on a brave face, but he could see in her eyes that she wanted him to stay. He nodded and hugged her again. "You should take it easy Griss. Don't push yourself." She looked him in the eyes biting her lower lip. ". Not for me."
Grissom smiled and lowered himself back into his chair. "Ring me, if you need anything."
"Griss." She knew he wasn't listening when he smiled. He wouldn't have smiled if he was listening to the seriousness of her voice and she didn't like that smile. "Grissom."
"Ring me." With that he left the room and Jade took him home.
Sara lay back in her bed annoyed. He was going to hurt himself and she knew it. He's as stubborn as she is and that's how she knew it wasn't good when her stomach turned in knots at his avoidance.
Beth and Cal were helping Sara onto the mattress for another Electra pad session when the door opened.
Sara pushed herself up quickly. "Grissom."
"Hey you. Not starting without me are ya?" He made his way to her and grabbed her hand.
Beth and Cal finished wrapping the pads to Sara's legs. "Right then, your next Mr. Grissom."
Sara never took her eyes of him. "What you going to doing?"
"Walk." Sara's face lit up like a lantern.
"Let's try things slowly at first and not rush into things. Your knee is still not responding properly to the Electra treatment and could set things back." Beth assured.
Cal pushed Grissom to the parallel bars. Grissom pushed himself to stand on one leg. "Ok, can you put any weight on your left leg?"
Grissom tried and nearly fell. Sara watched him as he stood again. "I think that answers your question." Sara giggled and he looked over his shoulder. "Stopped laughing at me Sidle."
"Get on with it mate." She encouraged playfully.
Grissom turned back to the rails and took a step putting as little pressure on his left leg as possible. "Good." Cal praised.
Grissom took another step and turned to the others. "Not bad huh?"
"Don't count your chicken's buddy." Sara teased.
"Your asking for it Sara." He said shaking his head and taking two more steps.
"Sara, you ready?" Beth asked leaning over to turn the current to the pads on.
"Yep." Sara jumped at the sudden shock and grimaced. "That hurt so much." She said through gritted teeth.
"Sorry, lets see what went wrong." Beth looked at the pads current box and shook her head. "Damn thing short circuited. It's not supposed to do that. Cal honey can you have a look at it?"
Grissom watched as Cal looked at the equipment and fiddled with it. "Ok, should work now."
Beth tried again and to her surprise it worked. "You shouldn't get another jolt. Are you sure you're alright?" Sara nodded. "Right lets get your leg moving."
Grissom continued to walk slowly with the helped of the rails and once he thought he was ready, tried a few aided steps with the crutches. Sara was able to move both legs at he end of the session, although it took a while to get use to the pain and aches from the activity.
Beth recorded both patients' progress and placed the forms into each of their files ready to go back to their doctors.
Cal lifted Sara into the wheelchair and wrapped a blanket around her legs. Grissom wasn't allowed to leave the room using his crutches and had to get back into his chair. Instead of going straight home he went with Sara. She was helped into her bed and Grissom pushed himself to sit next to her.
"You're going to tire yourself out Griss." She said watching him get settled.
"I'm tired all the time so it doesn't really matter." He explained.
Sara took his hand and traced his fingers one by one. "I can't sleep either."
He smiled. "You know me too well."
She laughed and patted his hand. "I got told I can go home in 4 days, as long as I come back and have the op on my eye."
Grissom reached out his hand and brushed his fingers from her right eye round and down to her cheek. Sara closed her eyes at the sensation and smiled. "You'll be fine."
"I know, but I'm getting bored sitting here all day and only leaving my room for physio and tests. I'm fed up Griss and I wanna go home." Her voice broke and was on the verge of tears.
He pulled her into a tight embrace. "Soon. Shhh." He rubbed her back soothingly. "Hey, you want me to stay?" He asked pulling back.
She thought about it for a few seconds and shook her head. "Go home and rest."
"I won't go if don't want me to."
"I'll be fine." She was putting on a brave face, but he could see in her eyes that she wanted him to stay. He nodded and hugged her again. "You should take it easy Griss. Don't push yourself." She looked him in the eyes biting her lower lip. ". Not for me."
Grissom smiled and lowered himself back into his chair. "Ring me, if you need anything."
"Griss." She knew he wasn't listening when he smiled. He wouldn't have smiled if he was listening to the seriousness of her voice and she didn't like that smile. "Grissom."
"Ring me." With that he left the room and Jade took him home.
Sara lay back in her bed annoyed. He was going to hurt himself and she knew it. He's as stubborn as she is and that's how she knew it wasn't good when her stomach turned in knots at his avoidance.