Chapter 35
The night passes and Sara's fever disappears. By the end of his shift, the doctor decides it is safe to move Sara to a regular room.
"Mr. Grissom, we will be moving Sara downstairs in a few minutes. Her fever hasn't returned all day so I believe she will be fine."
"Thank you Dr. When will she be able to go home?"
"I'd say in another day or two. She's had some pretty severe trauma and her body needs time to recover."
"What about Catherine Willows. When will she be released?"
"I'll find out for you and have a nurse come tell you. She's still on some pretty heavy meds from what I recall so we'll have to see what her Dr says."
"Thank you Dr."
As the doctor is leaving Sara wakes up.
"Hey beautiful" Gris says.
"Hi" Sara whispers. "How's Catherine?"
"She's ok. The doctor has her on some pretty heavy medication for her arm, but she's going to be just fine. You two are two incredibly strong women to have survived what you went through."
"I want to go see Catherine. Will you take me?"
"They're getting ready to move you to a regular room. We'll ask the nurse after that ok?"
"Ok" Sara says as Grissom rubs her head.
Just then the nurse and two orderlies come into the room.
"Well, Ms. Sidle, it looks like you're well enough to leave us. These gentlemen here will take you downstairs. You take care of yourself, you here? The nurse says.
"Yes Ma'am, thank you" Sara answers as she squeezes the nurse's hand.
"Hey Sara, while you're getting settled in your new room I'm going to go see Catherine for a few minutes, ok?"
"Ok. Give her my love, ok?"
"Certainly" Grissom says as he bends down and kisses Sara on the forehead. Looking at the nurse, "Which room will she be in?"
"She will be in room 115, down on the first floor" the nurse says looking at the chart.
"Room 115, I'll see you there in a bit Sara." Grissom watches quietly as the orderlies prepare Sara for the move and follows behind them as they head for the elevator.
Back in Catherine's room...
Warrick is still keeping vigil in Catherine's room. As she wakes he takes her hand.
"Hey there sleepyhead" he says.
"Hey Warrick. How long have you been here?" Catherine whispers.
"All night. Grissom was with Sara, but he came to check on you several times. Nicky was here for a while too but headed back the HQ around 3:30. He's going to stop by after shift."
"How's Sara?" she asks with a concerned look on her face.
"She's going to be ok. She was running a very high fever, but the doc thinks she's going to pull through. Something about the water she inhaled causing problems."
"Sara's going to be just fine" Grissom says as he enters Catherine's room. He walks over and kisses Catherine on the forehead. "I just left her room. They're moving her to room 115 as we speak. The fever hasn't returned and the doc feels she's doing well enough to be moved to a regular room. She asked about you when she woke. She wants to come see you; she's very worried about you."
"I'm glad she's going to be ok. I'm pretty worried about her myself. Let me go see her though, I think it would be easier for me to get around than her. Warrick, would you go ask the nurse if I can go see her?"
"Sure thing, be right back."
After Warrick leaves the room, Catherine takes Grissom's hand. "She nearly died Gil."
"Yes she did, but she's going to be fine Cath, you both are."
A lone tear falls down Cath's cheek and Grissom quickly wipes it away. "He's never going to hurt you again Cath. It's all over."
"All over for me, but just the beginning for Lindsay. How am I going to tell her that her father tried to kill me and Sara and overdosed?"
"You'll know what to say and how to say it Cath; you always were good with words. She's going to hear and see things on the news and in the papers though, so if you're asking for my advise, I'd say you need to talk to her sooner rather than later. Or, if you like, I'll take her for a few hours and I'll tell her."
"Oh Gris, I couldn't ask you to do that. Besides, you need to be with Sara."
"I'll do it" Warrick says as he enters the room. "Lindsay and I have a good relationship. I'll take her out for ice cream and the park or something and tell her, and then I'll bring her here to see you and let you two spend some time together."
Knowing that they were right, Catherine agrees.
"The nurse said that as soon as Sara's settled in her room she will come get you and take you to see her." Warrick adds.
"Thanks Warrick."
"No problem. You take care. I'll be back this afternoon."
"God Gris, what's going to happen?"
"The two of you, actually, the three of you are going to get up in the morning and slowly start to rebuild your lives. It's all going to be ok Cath, I promise."
"Thanks Gris."
"I'm going to go check on Sara. I'll see you in a few minutes, ok?"
"Ok."
The night passes and Sara's fever disappears. By the end of his shift, the doctor decides it is safe to move Sara to a regular room.
"Mr. Grissom, we will be moving Sara downstairs in a few minutes. Her fever hasn't returned all day so I believe she will be fine."
"Thank you Dr. When will she be able to go home?"
"I'd say in another day or two. She's had some pretty severe trauma and her body needs time to recover."
"What about Catherine Willows. When will she be released?"
"I'll find out for you and have a nurse come tell you. She's still on some pretty heavy meds from what I recall so we'll have to see what her Dr says."
"Thank you Dr."
As the doctor is leaving Sara wakes up.
"Hey beautiful" Gris says.
"Hi" Sara whispers. "How's Catherine?"
"She's ok. The doctor has her on some pretty heavy medication for her arm, but she's going to be just fine. You two are two incredibly strong women to have survived what you went through."
"I want to go see Catherine. Will you take me?"
"They're getting ready to move you to a regular room. We'll ask the nurse after that ok?"
"Ok" Sara says as Grissom rubs her head.
Just then the nurse and two orderlies come into the room.
"Well, Ms. Sidle, it looks like you're well enough to leave us. These gentlemen here will take you downstairs. You take care of yourself, you here? The nurse says.
"Yes Ma'am, thank you" Sara answers as she squeezes the nurse's hand.
"Hey Sara, while you're getting settled in your new room I'm going to go see Catherine for a few minutes, ok?"
"Ok. Give her my love, ok?"
"Certainly" Grissom says as he bends down and kisses Sara on the forehead. Looking at the nurse, "Which room will she be in?"
"She will be in room 115, down on the first floor" the nurse says looking at the chart.
"Room 115, I'll see you there in a bit Sara." Grissom watches quietly as the orderlies prepare Sara for the move and follows behind them as they head for the elevator.
Back in Catherine's room...
Warrick is still keeping vigil in Catherine's room. As she wakes he takes her hand.
"Hey there sleepyhead" he says.
"Hey Warrick. How long have you been here?" Catherine whispers.
"All night. Grissom was with Sara, but he came to check on you several times. Nicky was here for a while too but headed back the HQ around 3:30. He's going to stop by after shift."
"How's Sara?" she asks with a concerned look on her face.
"She's going to be ok. She was running a very high fever, but the doc thinks she's going to pull through. Something about the water she inhaled causing problems."
"Sara's going to be just fine" Grissom says as he enters Catherine's room. He walks over and kisses Catherine on the forehead. "I just left her room. They're moving her to room 115 as we speak. The fever hasn't returned and the doc feels she's doing well enough to be moved to a regular room. She asked about you when she woke. She wants to come see you; she's very worried about you."
"I'm glad she's going to be ok. I'm pretty worried about her myself. Let me go see her though, I think it would be easier for me to get around than her. Warrick, would you go ask the nurse if I can go see her?"
"Sure thing, be right back."
After Warrick leaves the room, Catherine takes Grissom's hand. "She nearly died Gil."
"Yes she did, but she's going to be fine Cath, you both are."
A lone tear falls down Cath's cheek and Grissom quickly wipes it away. "He's never going to hurt you again Cath. It's all over."
"All over for me, but just the beginning for Lindsay. How am I going to tell her that her father tried to kill me and Sara and overdosed?"
"You'll know what to say and how to say it Cath; you always were good with words. She's going to hear and see things on the news and in the papers though, so if you're asking for my advise, I'd say you need to talk to her sooner rather than later. Or, if you like, I'll take her for a few hours and I'll tell her."
"Oh Gris, I couldn't ask you to do that. Besides, you need to be with Sara."
"I'll do it" Warrick says as he enters the room. "Lindsay and I have a good relationship. I'll take her out for ice cream and the park or something and tell her, and then I'll bring her here to see you and let you two spend some time together."
Knowing that they were right, Catherine agrees.
"The nurse said that as soon as Sara's settled in her room she will come get you and take you to see her." Warrick adds.
"Thanks Warrick."
"No problem. You take care. I'll be back this afternoon."
"God Gris, what's going to happen?"
"The two of you, actually, the three of you are going to get up in the morning and slowly start to rebuild your lives. It's all going to be ok Cath, I promise."
"Thanks Gris."
"I'm going to go check on Sara. I'll see you in a few minutes, ok?"
"Ok."
