****Chapter 2/?****
May 2003 - now
"Mr Grissom." Grissom turned at his name and nodded slowly. "Could you come with me please." Grissom walked with his hands still buried in his pockets and his head down. Catherine rubbed his back as he past her and squeezed his arm. Nick and Warrick watched him follow the doctor down the hall.
A nurse opened a large door making Grissom stop. The doctor touched his arm lightly and he started moving again. The room was white and cold. The window was large and the moon shone through the window lighting a long line across the blankets. He stood at the foot of the bed and looked up at the monitors, then the lines and followed them with his eyes until they split. The tube to help her breath and the others to give drugs.
The doctor stayed by the door and watched as he ran his hand along the bed as he moved to her side. "She's stable." The doctor offered quietly. "She's suffered a lot of internal bleeding, but we managed to control it." Grissom gently took her pale hand and covered it in both his. "She may wake up at any time, but the anaesthetic won't wear off for while yet." Grissom sat on the bed and looked down at her bruised face. "Her spine was shaken and until she wakes, we won't know if it's permanent of temporary, but in these cases its more temporary, which is hopeful." Taking a deep breath, the doctor turned and left.
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Past - Late 2001 - First Christmas as a Married Couple
"Griss, I can't reach." She leaned over, holding the side of the stepladder. "Oh shit!" She lost her balance.
"Whoa there, fair maidens falling from a Christmas tree? Now there's a miracle." He chuckled catching her in his arms.
"Why thank you kind sir." She grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Well, seeing as you're here." He sighed dramatically and smiled. He kissed her passionately as he carried her to their room.
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May 2003 - now
Grissom looked around the room and sighed. It seemed too cold and with the thought he shivered. His eyes found her again and his heart ached for her to wake up. He needed to talk to her, wanted to hear her voice, to see her smile, feel her warmth and be able to hold her closer and kiss her. He sat in the chair by the bed and leaned forward onto the bed and pulled her hand to his cheek. His head lay on the bed as his eyes closed with exhaustion.
Outside the room, Catherine, Warrick and Nick stood watching Grissom through the small window. The doctor just told them what's happening and neither could hold back the tears. Nick hugged Catherine as Warrick leaned against the opposite wall and stared at the ground.
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Past - Middle 2002 - Personal Appointments
She leaned against her Tahoe in the sun with her sunglasses on. He couldn't see her eyes, but knew she was watching him with that smile he loves. He looked up from the crime scene and waved Nick over. She saw him whisper something to the young man and he smiled and nodded. He removed his gloves and packed up his case.
As he approached her, she lost the smile and went into mock serious mode. "You know, I made an appointment with an old professor of mine not long ago."
He gave into her playfulness and played along. "What 'kind' of appointment?" He asked as he put his case in her car.
She cocked her head to one side to show she was thinking. "Well, he offered to help me with an experiment I discussed with my husband. Would you by any chance know what I'm talking about?"
He pursed his lips and shook his head, then smiled. "Ah yes." He pointed a finger into the air and approached her slowly. He took off his own sunglasses and pushed them into his pocket, then leaned his body against her and pulled hers from her gently. "I think I know the appointment now. Something to do with procreation."
She raised her eyebrows in an offended manor. "I think I just cancelled my appointment." She reached for her glasses, but he pulled them away.
"I'll make it up to you." He offered. She looked at him with a not amused expression. He pouted and dropped his shoulders. "Oh come on Sara." He whined. "It's a body with bugs."
Sara ducked her head and smiled. "Okay." She could never deny him anything with that little boy blue tantrum he plays.
He watched her carefully and pushed her chin up. "Let's go home and I'll do all the grovelling you want." He grinned knowing what kind of grovelling she would have him doing.
She pulled her sunglasses from his grasp and slid them back on. "Oh, I know you will." She said turning to climb into the car.
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May 2003 - now
She didn't wake for two days. The doctor said it was just her body taking its time to heal and the best way is when the bodies asleep.
He didn't leave the hospital those two days and the others always made sure that one of them was there at any time of the day to make sure he slept, ate and changed. There was a cot in the corner, but he never slept on it. He only fell asleep when he was holding her hand.
Catherine was watching him from the hallway. Whenever anyone went in, he never spoke to them, so they decided to leave him be and keep an eye on him from the door. The doctors and nurses barely got a word from him and Catherine or one of the boys would talk and listen to what they found or if anymore treatment was to be given. Then one of the team would offer to go in and tell him and only get a nod or a thank you, which was more than the doctors got.
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Past - Middle 2002 - Disappointments to Fun
Grissom sat in the AV lab putting together a database of robberies and disturbances in a down town area of Las Vegas where a body was found outside a two story building. He sat in the lab by himself for over three hours. He rubbed his eyes beneath his glasses and looked up at the large display board on the wall. He frowned and looked at his watch. Just then it went dark.
"Guess who?"
He laughed and pulled her hands from his glasses. He turned and smiled up at his wife. "What did the doctor say?" She looked into his eyes and sighed. Shaking her head with a sad face, Grissom pulled her to sit on his lap. "Sara, it's ok, we can try again."
She leaned her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I know, but we were so sure this time."
"I tell you what." He kissed her neck and as they stood. Grissom switched the computer off and grabbed her hand. "Shifts over, let's go home." She laughed at his boyish face and her laughter grew as he pulled on her arm urgently and led her towards the nearest exit.
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May 2003 - now
Three excruciatingly long days past and Grissom's head shot up at pressure on his hand. He moved to sit on the bed and looked down at the half open brown eyes. He smiled and hiccuped. "Hey." He wiped his face and leaned down to kiss her lips lightly.
"Griss." She looked up at him and her eyes instantly started to water.
"No, Sara. It's going to be fine. Let me get the doctor." Grissom went to get up, but she held his hand tightly.
"Don't leave me." She cried.
He leaned over her and brushed her tears away. "I'll be one second honey, just let me go to the door. I'll still be here. Ok?" She closed her eyes as he pulled away.
May 2003 - now
"Mr Grissom." Grissom turned at his name and nodded slowly. "Could you come with me please." Grissom walked with his hands still buried in his pockets and his head down. Catherine rubbed his back as he past her and squeezed his arm. Nick and Warrick watched him follow the doctor down the hall.
A nurse opened a large door making Grissom stop. The doctor touched his arm lightly and he started moving again. The room was white and cold. The window was large and the moon shone through the window lighting a long line across the blankets. He stood at the foot of the bed and looked up at the monitors, then the lines and followed them with his eyes until they split. The tube to help her breath and the others to give drugs.
The doctor stayed by the door and watched as he ran his hand along the bed as he moved to her side. "She's stable." The doctor offered quietly. "She's suffered a lot of internal bleeding, but we managed to control it." Grissom gently took her pale hand and covered it in both his. "She may wake up at any time, but the anaesthetic won't wear off for while yet." Grissom sat on the bed and looked down at her bruised face. "Her spine was shaken and until she wakes, we won't know if it's permanent of temporary, but in these cases its more temporary, which is hopeful." Taking a deep breath, the doctor turned and left.
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Past - Late 2001 - First Christmas as a Married Couple
"Griss, I can't reach." She leaned over, holding the side of the stepladder. "Oh shit!" She lost her balance.
"Whoa there, fair maidens falling from a Christmas tree? Now there's a miracle." He chuckled catching her in his arms.
"Why thank you kind sir." She grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Well, seeing as you're here." He sighed dramatically and smiled. He kissed her passionately as he carried her to their room.
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May 2003 - now
Grissom looked around the room and sighed. It seemed too cold and with the thought he shivered. His eyes found her again and his heart ached for her to wake up. He needed to talk to her, wanted to hear her voice, to see her smile, feel her warmth and be able to hold her closer and kiss her. He sat in the chair by the bed and leaned forward onto the bed and pulled her hand to his cheek. His head lay on the bed as his eyes closed with exhaustion.
Outside the room, Catherine, Warrick and Nick stood watching Grissom through the small window. The doctor just told them what's happening and neither could hold back the tears. Nick hugged Catherine as Warrick leaned against the opposite wall and stared at the ground.
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Past - Middle 2002 - Personal Appointments
She leaned against her Tahoe in the sun with her sunglasses on. He couldn't see her eyes, but knew she was watching him with that smile he loves. He looked up from the crime scene and waved Nick over. She saw him whisper something to the young man and he smiled and nodded. He removed his gloves and packed up his case.
As he approached her, she lost the smile and went into mock serious mode. "You know, I made an appointment with an old professor of mine not long ago."
He gave into her playfulness and played along. "What 'kind' of appointment?" He asked as he put his case in her car.
She cocked her head to one side to show she was thinking. "Well, he offered to help me with an experiment I discussed with my husband. Would you by any chance know what I'm talking about?"
He pursed his lips and shook his head, then smiled. "Ah yes." He pointed a finger into the air and approached her slowly. He took off his own sunglasses and pushed them into his pocket, then leaned his body against her and pulled hers from her gently. "I think I know the appointment now. Something to do with procreation."
She raised her eyebrows in an offended manor. "I think I just cancelled my appointment." She reached for her glasses, but he pulled them away.
"I'll make it up to you." He offered. She looked at him with a not amused expression. He pouted and dropped his shoulders. "Oh come on Sara." He whined. "It's a body with bugs."
Sara ducked her head and smiled. "Okay." She could never deny him anything with that little boy blue tantrum he plays.
He watched her carefully and pushed her chin up. "Let's go home and I'll do all the grovelling you want." He grinned knowing what kind of grovelling she would have him doing.
She pulled her sunglasses from his grasp and slid them back on. "Oh, I know you will." She said turning to climb into the car.
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May 2003 - now
She didn't wake for two days. The doctor said it was just her body taking its time to heal and the best way is when the bodies asleep.
He didn't leave the hospital those two days and the others always made sure that one of them was there at any time of the day to make sure he slept, ate and changed. There was a cot in the corner, but he never slept on it. He only fell asleep when he was holding her hand.
Catherine was watching him from the hallway. Whenever anyone went in, he never spoke to them, so they decided to leave him be and keep an eye on him from the door. The doctors and nurses barely got a word from him and Catherine or one of the boys would talk and listen to what they found or if anymore treatment was to be given. Then one of the team would offer to go in and tell him and only get a nod or a thank you, which was more than the doctors got.
********
Past - Middle 2002 - Disappointments to Fun
Grissom sat in the AV lab putting together a database of robberies and disturbances in a down town area of Las Vegas where a body was found outside a two story building. He sat in the lab by himself for over three hours. He rubbed his eyes beneath his glasses and looked up at the large display board on the wall. He frowned and looked at his watch. Just then it went dark.
"Guess who?"
He laughed and pulled her hands from his glasses. He turned and smiled up at his wife. "What did the doctor say?" She looked into his eyes and sighed. Shaking her head with a sad face, Grissom pulled her to sit on his lap. "Sara, it's ok, we can try again."
She leaned her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I know, but we were so sure this time."
"I tell you what." He kissed her neck and as they stood. Grissom switched the computer off and grabbed her hand. "Shifts over, let's go home." She laughed at his boyish face and her laughter grew as he pulled on her arm urgently and led her towards the nearest exit.
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May 2003 - now
Three excruciatingly long days past and Grissom's head shot up at pressure on his hand. He moved to sit on the bed and looked down at the half open brown eyes. He smiled and hiccuped. "Hey." He wiped his face and leaned down to kiss her lips lightly.
"Griss." She looked up at him and her eyes instantly started to water.
"No, Sara. It's going to be fine. Let me get the doctor." Grissom went to get up, but she held his hand tightly.
"Don't leave me." She cried.
He leaned over her and brushed her tears away. "I'll be one second honey, just let me go to the door. I'll still be here. Ok?" She closed her eyes as he pulled away.