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Note: One memory of Cath's comes from the First Season episode Crate'n Burial.
Thanks to:
Lynn: Thanks for replying! Your replies are always really good for my ego.
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Anonymous: having Catherine get shot was actually a split second decision.
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MissyJane: Greg was/is awesome.
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spikes_storm: Hank definitely deserved it.
Nikki Log (aka Sara Sidle Stokes): Thanks! That song does rock :o). And, I didn't kill Hank (yet) for well… let's just say leaving my options open for a sequel
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gilcathlover: There eventually will be a happy ending.
skyler: I love that song too! The lyrics crack me up.
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SisterBear: Can't promise anything about Hank, he's certifiably crazy, but it should stay relatively Hank free for a while.
Sorry everyone for the long wait on this chapter. I couldn't find the right way to write it… I had a touch of writer's block.
Enjoy!!
~Lisa
Chapter 14
Sara walked through the hallways of the emergency room nervously. Nick, Warrick and Greg were already there waiting for her. What if she doesn't make it? She chided herself immediately. You can't think like that Sara. You just can't.
Nick saw her enter the room first. He walked toward her and pulled her into his arms without saying a word. He just knew what she was feeling. They just stood in the middle of the waiting room, holding on to each other for dear life.
I
had a dream I was moving forward
Floating gently to the sun
Come to see my world rewarded
A new day has begun
~Grissom~
Catherine…The name resounded in his head, as he woke up in his hospital bed. He looked over at Warrick, who was sitting in the chair next to his bed. "Warrick? What's the matter? What happened? Where's Catherine?" The words came out in a whoosh.
"Gris!" Warrick said softly. "You should be resting." Just let me stall for enough time so that I can find a way to tell Gris about what happened.
"Never mind that! Where is Catherine? Is she safe? What happened??" Grissom insisted.
"Listen, I think that this is better told to you by Sara and Nick. They were there."
"Why can't Catherine tell me?" Frustration boiled over.
"They will explain that to you." Warrick stood and left the room and closed the door softly behind him. He stood outside the door for a few moments, breathing in huge gulps of air.
"Excuse me, are you all right?" A nurse asked Warrick.
Warrick only then realized that his head had been in his hands and that he had been crying. He hasn't even noticed. "What? Oh ya… I'm fine thanks."
The nurse smiled at him. "All right." She walked away.
Warrick pushed himself off the wall and walked toward the waiting room.
A
lost bird caught in mid-migration
Faraway to a foreign land
Offspring of a secret nation
A new day has begun
~Nick and Sara~
They still stood holding each other, oblivious to the time passing around them. The sound of someone clearing their throat brought them back to the present.
"Grissom wants to speak with you guys. He wants to know what happened to Catherine. I figured it would be better if it came from you guys."
Sara nodded and her face crumbled a little bit. "Okay…" She rubbed her hands up and down over her arms, trying to get rid of the chill that had worked its way up her body. Nick kept a firm arm around her as they walked to Grissom's room.
"You don't have to say anything Sara… I'll explain everything, if you want." Nick said softly. He didn't like the way she was acting. It scared him.
"No…" She whispered fiercely, more to herself than to Nick. "I need to do this."
Nick nodded and he opened the door for her. He felt her stiffen as they entered the room.
"Hi Grissom." Sara said. "How are you feeling?"
She seems nervous. Grissom observed. "I'm sore, but more worried about what happened out there."
Sara neared the bed and sat down at the foot of it. She sighed heavily. "Where should I start?"
"The beginning." Grissom whispered, now afraid of what he was going to learn.
Sara launched into the story of her and Nick following and finding Hank and Catherine at the cabin. She then told the story of Hank's meltdown, how he called Catherine Sara. "It was very confusing. But then when he pulled the gun… I knew I had to do something. Nick was busy trying to untie Catherine, and there I was, in front of him, with him holding a gun. I flew at him, but his gun went off." Sara's shoulders were hunched as she continued telling the story, her head now bent toward the bed. "It's all my fault, Grissom. I'm sorry, I got her shot. It was all my fault!" Sara nearly shouted, her shoulders shaking from suppressing the sobs that threatened to take over her body. "If I hadn't gone after him, then Catherine wouldn't be fighting for her life right now." She jumped off the bed and bolted for the door before either Nick nor Grissom could stop her. She took off running for the front entrance.
Well, I can see the earth below me
And I can feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel it turn
Nick stared after her. "I'll be right back. I'll send Warrick in. Feel better…" Nick took off running in the direction that Sara had left in.
Warrick saw them run and he went in to see Grissom. "What happened?"
"I think the events caught up with Sara." Grissom's eyes were watery.
Warrick sighed. "So she told you?"
"Yes, she did. Catherine is in surgery right now?" Grissom questioned.
"Yes."
"I can't lose her, War. I can't. She's the only woman I have ever loved. I…" He choked on his emotions.
Warrick nodded, understanding. "I know Gris. I know. She'll pull through."
~Catherine~
The doctors worked fervently on Catherine's gun shot wound. She was holding her own, and stable. Her mind wandered while unconscious during the operation.
"Mommy." Lindsay said.
"Yes sweetheart?" Catherine asked, turning toward her daughter while they talked on the park bench.
"Can I get a scooter for my birthday?"
"Maybe when you are a little older, okay?" Catherine answered softly. She turned toward her daughter. "Why didn't you want a birthday party honey?"
"Because, I see my friends at school all the time, but I don't get to spend every weekend with you. I wanted to spend it with you, Mommy."
Catherine pulled her daughter to her. She wouldn't miss her daughter's birthday.
Her mind wandered to Grissom…
Grissom… When I wake up, I'm going to marry you. Whether you are ready to or not… I will ask you if I have too…
Fog lifts to reveal potential
For generations prophesized
Our growth to be exponential
The promise is finally realized
~Nick and Sara~
Sara stopped running, her chest heaving. She bent over, gasping for air.
Nick ran up behind her. "Sara." He said softly.
She turned around, her eyes brimming with tears. "Nick."
Nick opened his arms to her and she walked into them, her tears falling now. "Shh… It's okay… It's not your fault, do you hear me? It's not your fault. It's Hanks."
Sara nodded, her head still pressed into his chest. "Just hold me. Please, just hold me."
Well, I can see the earth below me
And I can feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel
it turn
Across the sky
The world it learns
So must I
~~Grissom~
The doctor walked into his room, and Grissom immediately knew that she had information on Catherine. Grissom stared at her, waiting impatiently for information.
"Dr.? Any information on Catherine?"
"Yes." The doctor stepped forward.
"What is it? Is she okay, did she make it?" Grissom looked at her hopefully.
"There were some complications…" The doctor hedged.
Grissom thought his heart stopped, because he began seeing stars. No… Not Catherine… Please no! "Complications?" His calmness amazed him.
"Yes… Nothing serious. Catherine came through with flying colors." The doctor smiled. Then her smile faltered. "However, I'm not sure if you knew this or not, but Catherine was 3 months pregnant… I'm sorry… She… We couldn't save your unborn child."
Grissom nodded. He closed his eyes and the mighty emotionless Gil Grissom cried tears of joy and tears of sadness. Joy because the woman he loved was alive, and tears of sadness because the child he had been longing was not.
Cut
steel wired into water
Fixed links circumnavigate
Old men see your sons and daughters
No longer, no longer hesitate
Well, I can see the earth below me
And I can feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel it turn
Feel it turn
~A/N: Song: Feel It Turn by Great Big Sea Album: Feel It Turn
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