Title: It's never too late
Notes: Again, thank you for the reviews. Maybe I'll use the
suggestions for the next story.Here's a short one for all you out
there waiting for any news about Grissom.
Chapter 4
Monday, General Hospital, 10.20 a.m.
After two endless days Gil's condition had improved. So the doctors decided to let him wake up the night before. Right now Catherine, Sara, Nick and Warrick waited in Gil's room for him to open his eyes. They were talking about the newest evidence handling as they heard a soft moan. Immediately they moved closer to the bed. Catherine stood on the right side and took Gil's hand in hers. His eyelid's were fluttering and short time later he opened them slowly.
"We are here, Gil. Come back to us", Catherine said softly and was excited all the time.
Slowly, really slowly he turned his head towards Catherine and stirred with half-open eyes at her.
"Yeah, that's good. I'm here. Welcome back", she said smiling and kissed his cheek.
The rest of the team was also happy and hugged each other.
Gil's eyes blinked two times and then closed slowly. After a few seconds he opened them again. The pain was clearly to be seen in his blue eyes.
"You need to rest, Gil."
She knew Gil was exhausted and full of pain and needed to rest but at the time she wanted to talk with for hours. He was still looking at her. When she felt a gently squeeze from his hand, she couldn't resist a smile and in the same time tears started to fall. As slowly as he had opened them he closed his eyes and drifted into a restless sleep.
Tuesday, General Hospital, 9.20 a.m.
Since he woke up at Monday for the first time, Gil was often awake and able to talk for a few minutes. Catherine's shift had ended 30 minutes ago and left her colleagues after a common breakfast in order to drive straight to the hospital. She sat next to the bed and turned the pages of a magazine without really reading it. A movement next to her got her attention.
"Good morning", she said cheerful.
He stayed unfocused and it seemed that he didn't recognized her at first. He blinked two times and swallowed hard.
"How about some water?" she asked and got a cup of water. Then she carefully helped him to sip some of the fluid.
"Do you know me?"
He nodded weakly and tried to say her name. "Ca...Cath...Catherine..." he answered hoarsely. It was obvious that he had problems speaking.
"Good. But you shouldn't speak so much right now, okay? I'm glad you're back with us. The last days were very exhausting. For all of us."
"The...others...okay?" he said very softly.
"Yes, Gil. The others are okay. They are all here with you in their thoughts."
"And...you?"
"Actually it's you who has been shot. But yes, I'm okay. Now I'm okay", she answered.
He nodded and closed his eyes. "Tired..."
"Yes, and therefore you should rest. I'm coming back this evening", she said , stood and kissed his cheek.
Notes: Again, thank you for the reviews. Maybe I'll use the
suggestions for the next story.Here's a short one for all you out
there waiting for any news about Grissom.
Chapter 4
Monday, General Hospital, 10.20 a.m.
After two endless days Gil's condition had improved. So the doctors decided to let him wake up the night before. Right now Catherine, Sara, Nick and Warrick waited in Gil's room for him to open his eyes. They were talking about the newest evidence handling as they heard a soft moan. Immediately they moved closer to the bed. Catherine stood on the right side and took Gil's hand in hers. His eyelid's were fluttering and short time later he opened them slowly.
"We are here, Gil. Come back to us", Catherine said softly and was excited all the time.
Slowly, really slowly he turned his head towards Catherine and stirred with half-open eyes at her.
"Yeah, that's good. I'm here. Welcome back", she said smiling and kissed his cheek.
The rest of the team was also happy and hugged each other.
Gil's eyes blinked two times and then closed slowly. After a few seconds he opened them again. The pain was clearly to be seen in his blue eyes.
"You need to rest, Gil."
She knew Gil was exhausted and full of pain and needed to rest but at the time she wanted to talk with for hours. He was still looking at her. When she felt a gently squeeze from his hand, she couldn't resist a smile and in the same time tears started to fall. As slowly as he had opened them he closed his eyes and drifted into a restless sleep.
Tuesday, General Hospital, 9.20 a.m.
Since he woke up at Monday for the first time, Gil was often awake and able to talk for a few minutes. Catherine's shift had ended 30 minutes ago and left her colleagues after a common breakfast in order to drive straight to the hospital. She sat next to the bed and turned the pages of a magazine without really reading it. A movement next to her got her attention.
"Good morning", she said cheerful.
He stayed unfocused and it seemed that he didn't recognized her at first. He blinked two times and swallowed hard.
"How about some water?" she asked and got a cup of water. Then she carefully helped him to sip some of the fluid.
"Do you know me?"
He nodded weakly and tried to say her name. "Ca...Cath...Catherine..." he answered hoarsely. It was obvious that he had problems speaking.
"Good. But you shouldn't speak so much right now, okay? I'm glad you're back with us. The last days were very exhausting. For all of us."
"The...others...okay?" he said very softly.
"Yes, Gil. The others are okay. They are all here with you in their thoughts."
"And...you?"
"Actually it's you who has been shot. But yes, I'm okay. Now I'm okay", she answered.
He nodded and closed his eyes. "Tired..."
"Yes, and therefore you should rest. I'm coming back this evening", she said , stood and kissed his cheek.