Chapter 13
Catherine knocked and let herself in to his townhouse and was surprised to see him standing. He turned and smiled at her as she walked towards him. Jade put the coffee pot on and popped out to get some milk from the store.
Catherine watched from the couch as he slowly made his way around the room. "Doing good for only being out of hospital for a few days Gil."
He carefully sat down next to her and took a moment to catch his breath. "I'm not an expert on these things but I plan to be before Sara can go home."
Catherine looked at him thoughtfully, but then it occurred to her. "Your going to over do it and you can't help her get through this if your back in hospital because you rushed things."
Grissom turned away from her and sighed angrily. "I wish people would stop telling me what to do."
Her left eyebrow rose high on her head at his tone. "We care Gil."
His shoulders fell and his head fell back against the couch. "It's just.I.I want my life back and until Sara's better that's not going to happen."
"And if you push to far you can't do that. Please take it easy." She touched his arm. "For Sara.and me."
He nodded lightly and turned his head towards her. "They're killing me Cath."
"What is?" She asked confused at his words.
"These dreams." His eyes closed. "I can't sleep, she can't sleep and they're going to break one of us."
Catherine didn't understand what he was saying, but knew Sara would. She took his hand and squeezed it.
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Nick walked into the white room with a picture frame in his hand. "What's that Nicky?" She asked curiously.
He gave her the picture and watched her smile. "He misses you."
She traced the outline of his body. "How did you get him to sit still long enough."
"It wasn't easy, he kept jumping on the counters and bookshelves. He's very lively for an old cat Sara."
Placing the picture of Buster on her bed table she grinned. "Must be the spinach I fed him when he was a baby."
Nick laughed and gave her a hug. "I came from Grissom's, he's doing well and he's using his crutches."
Sara frowned. "Just make sure you keep an eye on him. Once he's got the hang of them he'll be working again and he won't listen to anyone if you tell him no."
"He's not allowed back yet, both of you have several more months of recuperating to do before you cross that line." He watched her face fall into sadness. "But that doesn't mean you can't work from home that is." She grinned at his attempt at cheering her up.
"Thank Nicky."
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Grissom visited Sara every night to be there to help her sleep and a few times he fell asleep with her in his arms.
Sara's going home date was extended to a few more days because of her halt in progress with her legs. The operation on her eye restored most of her sight, but not all of it. The nightmares didn't make it easy for her to concentrate because she was exhausted during most of the physio sessions. Grissom was using one crutch by the 2nd week he was out of hospital and even though he wasn't aloud to work, he still had case files brought to him. Sara spent her extended stay reading what Jade could get hold of and was becoming good friends with her.
Everyone visited numerous times a day to keep her company when she didn't have physio or tests. Grissom didn't visit for 2 days in a row and Sara was on the phone each night to make sure he was all right. Apparently Catherine got him out of the house and took him and Lindsey to have some fun.
Sara's sleeping habits didn't get any better and the doctors were worrying when it came time for when she could go home. Catherine came and picked her up at 2pm after shift and drove her home. She noticed that Sara was nervous and kept her eyes closed throughout the entire journey to her apartment. She remembered when Grissom went home, he was quiet and didn't look out the window once, and he starred at his hands the whole time. This wasn't good for either of them and she knew they had to face reality soon and she hoped they both got through it without set backs.
Catherine knocked and let herself in to his townhouse and was surprised to see him standing. He turned and smiled at her as she walked towards him. Jade put the coffee pot on and popped out to get some milk from the store.
Catherine watched from the couch as he slowly made his way around the room. "Doing good for only being out of hospital for a few days Gil."
He carefully sat down next to her and took a moment to catch his breath. "I'm not an expert on these things but I plan to be before Sara can go home."
Catherine looked at him thoughtfully, but then it occurred to her. "Your going to over do it and you can't help her get through this if your back in hospital because you rushed things."
Grissom turned away from her and sighed angrily. "I wish people would stop telling me what to do."
Her left eyebrow rose high on her head at his tone. "We care Gil."
His shoulders fell and his head fell back against the couch. "It's just.I.I want my life back and until Sara's better that's not going to happen."
"And if you push to far you can't do that. Please take it easy." She touched his arm. "For Sara.and me."
He nodded lightly and turned his head towards her. "They're killing me Cath."
"What is?" She asked confused at his words.
"These dreams." His eyes closed. "I can't sleep, she can't sleep and they're going to break one of us."
Catherine didn't understand what he was saying, but knew Sara would. She took his hand and squeezed it.
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Nick walked into the white room with a picture frame in his hand. "What's that Nicky?" She asked curiously.
He gave her the picture and watched her smile. "He misses you."
She traced the outline of his body. "How did you get him to sit still long enough."
"It wasn't easy, he kept jumping on the counters and bookshelves. He's very lively for an old cat Sara."
Placing the picture of Buster on her bed table she grinned. "Must be the spinach I fed him when he was a baby."
Nick laughed and gave her a hug. "I came from Grissom's, he's doing well and he's using his crutches."
Sara frowned. "Just make sure you keep an eye on him. Once he's got the hang of them he'll be working again and he won't listen to anyone if you tell him no."
"He's not allowed back yet, both of you have several more months of recuperating to do before you cross that line." He watched her face fall into sadness. "But that doesn't mean you can't work from home that is." She grinned at his attempt at cheering her up.
"Thank Nicky."
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Grissom visited Sara every night to be there to help her sleep and a few times he fell asleep with her in his arms.
Sara's going home date was extended to a few more days because of her halt in progress with her legs. The operation on her eye restored most of her sight, but not all of it. The nightmares didn't make it easy for her to concentrate because she was exhausted during most of the physio sessions. Grissom was using one crutch by the 2nd week he was out of hospital and even though he wasn't aloud to work, he still had case files brought to him. Sara spent her extended stay reading what Jade could get hold of and was becoming good friends with her.
Everyone visited numerous times a day to keep her company when she didn't have physio or tests. Grissom didn't visit for 2 days in a row and Sara was on the phone each night to make sure he was all right. Apparently Catherine got him out of the house and took him and Lindsey to have some fun.
Sara's sleeping habits didn't get any better and the doctors were worrying when it came time for when she could go home. Catherine came and picked her up at 2pm after shift and drove her home. She noticed that Sara was nervous and kept her eyes closed throughout the entire journey to her apartment. She remembered when Grissom went home, he was quiet and didn't look out the window once, and he starred at his hands the whole time. This wasn't good for either of them and she knew they had to face reality soon and she hoped they both got through it without set backs.