Chapter 14
The early morning sun started to poke its beauty above the mountains, painting the valley a pretty pink. Soon, the streets would be crowded with cars and the sounds of yet another day would fill the air. Sara had fallen asleep on the couch. As the sun found a small opening in the curtains, it kissed Sara's face good morning. Feeling the warmth she woke. Looking at her watch she realized it had been about three hours since she last looked in on Catherine. Quietly opening the door, she saw Catherine facing towards her, sound asleep. She decided to go start the coffee and get Catherine some juice and pain killer. She heard her phone ring and ran to answer before it woke Catherine.
"Sidle" she answered.
"It's Grissom. How'd the night go?"
"No problems, just like you said. Catherine's still sleeping. I was just about to get her some juice and wake her up."
"Good. We're running kind of behind here. I'll be there in an hour or so, ok?"
"Sure Gris. Are you going to want breakfast?" she asked hopefully.
"Are you cooking" he laughed.
"I can cook a few things. You'll see" she said.
"Ok. I'll see you in a bit. Tell Cath Nick and Warrick send their love."
"I will. Bye Grissom."
"Bye Sara."
Sara fixed the tray of juice and medicine then went to wake Catherine.
"Hey sleepy head. I need you to wake up." Sara set the tray down on the end table. She kneeled down beside Catherine, gently placing her hand on her head. "Come on Cath, wake up."
Catherine awoke to see Sara sitting right where she had before she fell asleep. "Did you get some rest?" she asked, "or did you sit there all night."
"Nah, I got some rest. Gris just called. He said to tell you Nick and Warrick send their love. He's running a bit behind so he'll be here in about an hour or so."
"Ok. Could you help me up? I need to use the washroom."
"Certainly" Sara answered as she helped Catherine up from the bed. "Are you going to be ok by yourself or do you need some help?"
"I'll be ok, I think. Just don't' go away."
Sara helps Catherine to the bathroom then leaves her alone. She remembers exactly what the morning after feels like. "It's all you can do to breath let alone move" she thought to herself. Talking through the door she asked, "Would you like me to draw you a hot bath?"
Catherine opened the door. "Yea, in a bit. Let me just sit for a while."
"Ok. You up for some breakfast?"
Looking at Sara and smiling as best she could, Catherine asked, "Are you cooking?"
"What is it with everybody? I can cook a few things and can cook them very well thank you." She said and smiled at Catherine.
The two walk slowly to the kitchen and Catherine sits in a big comfy chair. Sara takes a look out the patio door, thinking about how it must have been for Catherine the day before. All those old feelings came rushing back to her.
The early morning sun started to poke its beauty above the mountains, painting the valley a pretty pink. Soon, the streets would be crowded with cars and the sounds of yet another day would fill the air. Sara had fallen asleep on the couch. As the sun found a small opening in the curtains, it kissed Sara's face good morning. Feeling the warmth she woke. Looking at her watch she realized it had been about three hours since she last looked in on Catherine. Quietly opening the door, she saw Catherine facing towards her, sound asleep. She decided to go start the coffee and get Catherine some juice and pain killer. She heard her phone ring and ran to answer before it woke Catherine.
"Sidle" she answered.
"It's Grissom. How'd the night go?"
"No problems, just like you said. Catherine's still sleeping. I was just about to get her some juice and wake her up."
"Good. We're running kind of behind here. I'll be there in an hour or so, ok?"
"Sure Gris. Are you going to want breakfast?" she asked hopefully.
"Are you cooking" he laughed.
"I can cook a few things. You'll see" she said.
"Ok. I'll see you in a bit. Tell Cath Nick and Warrick send their love."
"I will. Bye Grissom."
"Bye Sara."
Sara fixed the tray of juice and medicine then went to wake Catherine.
"Hey sleepy head. I need you to wake up." Sara set the tray down on the end table. She kneeled down beside Catherine, gently placing her hand on her head. "Come on Cath, wake up."
Catherine awoke to see Sara sitting right where she had before she fell asleep. "Did you get some rest?" she asked, "or did you sit there all night."
"Nah, I got some rest. Gris just called. He said to tell you Nick and Warrick send their love. He's running a bit behind so he'll be here in about an hour or so."
"Ok. Could you help me up? I need to use the washroom."
"Certainly" Sara answered as she helped Catherine up from the bed. "Are you going to be ok by yourself or do you need some help?"
"I'll be ok, I think. Just don't' go away."
Sara helps Catherine to the bathroom then leaves her alone. She remembers exactly what the morning after feels like. "It's all you can do to breath let alone move" she thought to herself. Talking through the door she asked, "Would you like me to draw you a hot bath?"
Catherine opened the door. "Yea, in a bit. Let me just sit for a while."
"Ok. You up for some breakfast?"
Looking at Sara and smiling as best she could, Catherine asked, "Are you cooking?"
"What is it with everybody? I can cook a few things and can cook them very well thank you." She said and smiled at Catherine.
The two walk slowly to the kitchen and Catherine sits in a big comfy chair. Sara takes a look out the patio door, thinking about how it must have been for Catherine the day before. All those old feelings came rushing back to her.
