Chapter 9
Sara's hands wrapped around his single hand and squeezed it tightly. Grissom watched and waited as she opened her eyes slowly. Although both eyes were slightly blood shot, they looked better than when he first saw them in the collapsing building. He smiled and watched as she returned the gesture. He held up his hand, showing her his fingers, indicating a number and asked her the silent question.
"3." She breathed and leaned forward to rest her forehead on his good shoulder. "3." She repeated.
Kim entered the room and went through checks and tests. Grissom sat patiently on the bed and held Sara's hand supportively. Kim wrote down notes on the chart and reports before explaining the conclusion and outcome to the operation.
"Let's start with the small things first Sara, ok?" Kim asked.
"Ok." She smiled and waited for him to continue.
Taking a deep breath, he returned her smile. "The operation did help your sight. Bearing in mind when you came in, you couldn't see from your right eye, but the left was displaying colour and making you disorientated." Sara nodded, telling him she was understanding. "Now, your left eye seems to improved considerably, but the right still shows signs of blindness." He smiled reassuringly. "That sounds worse than it actually is. Both will recover over time, just the right will take a little longer. You'll see more clearly in a few days and your check-up in a few weeks will hopefully mean your last." Sara turned to Grissom and grinned. "I'll let you rest and you can go home in the morning." Kim left the room.
"I told you." Grissom whispered.
Sara nodded and reached up to touch his face. His eyes closed as she traced his features lightly. "What happens know?" She asked sadly, her thumb brushing over his bottom lip.
Grissom opened his eyes and caught her hand as it dropped to the bed. He smiled and cocked his head to one side. "I think we already have this planned out, you remember?" Sara shook her head hesitantly. Grissom narrowed his eyes at her. "You don't want to have dinner with me?"
She looked at him through fuzzy eyes, but saw his blue eyes cloud over with sadness, she smiled and nodded. "I didn't say no." She reminded. Their eyes locked, but the gaze was broken at the sound of the door opening.
"We were wondering where you were Griss." Nick's voice asked concerned.
Grissom didn't turn, but took Sara's hand. "Just visiting." He smiled.
Nick looked at Warrick and Catherine and entered the room. Catherine moved to stand next to Grissom while the others stood on the opposite side.
"Hey Catherine." Sara greeted, smiling at the older woman, before turning to the boys. "I didn't mean to ignore you all, I just didn't feel like talking to anyone." She explain as Nick took her left hand.
"It's understandable Sara, How you feeling?" Nick smiled and kissed her cheek lightly.
She squeezed his hand as she leaned back against the pillows. "Still tired."
Grissom's thumb stopped stoking her knuckles, causing her to look up. She watched his eyes close briefly, but he opened them and smiled as he noticed her looking at him. She questioned him and he just shook his head and turned to Catherine. "Did the doctor say when I can go home Cath?"
Catherine smiled. "Yes, after you've had a test or two. I spoke with your doctor in the corridor. Very helpful."
Warrick chuckled and past Nick to give Sara a kiss on the cheek. "I gotta go. Sleep and then to work. See you tomorrow."
"Ok." Nick and Catherine both left after a few minutes of chat, leaving Grissom and Sara alone once again. Sara leaned forward and cupped his cheek. "You need to go back to bed. You need your pain killers." She whispered softly.
Grissom smiled and nodded, but before he got back into the wheelchair, he breathed in deeply through his nose and leaned forward to capture her lips with his. Sara was surprised, she didn't think he'd want to continue the closeness, but if this kiss was something to go by, then he definitely wanted to continue this further.
He pulled back and got into the chair. Sara pressed her call button and a nurse came in to take Grissom back to his room. "I'll see you soon." He promised.
"I'll visit you instead so you don't have to move around so much." She said strongly, but smiled at him as he smirked and was wheeled away.
** **
Sara looked across the room the next morning and sighed. The fuzziness was disorientating and making her feel nauseous. The nurse was talking to her and explaining what medication she had to take and how to use the cane the doctor insisted she use.
The cane was folded in Sara's hands as the nurse continued to speak. Sara nodded in understanding and agreed with anything and everything she said. Not really listening, but hearing everything.
The doctor had instructed how to use the cane and all the do's and don'ts were relayed. Sara just examined the cane and sighed. The nurse left while Sara collected her things together. The nurse had put all the clothes and other items on the bed with Sara's bag, letting her fill it in her own time.
After the bag was packed, the door opened and she smiled as she took in the green shirt. "Nicky, that's hideous."
Nick chuckled. "I know." He took her bag and kissed her cheek. "You ready to go?"
Sara nodded. "yeah, but I wanna see Grissom first."
"Ok, need some help?"
Sara bit her lip and shook her head. "I gotta do this myself." She said as she unfolded the cane.
Nick stood slightly behind her as she made her way towards the door.
** **
Grissom looked up from his book as the door opened and watched in amazement as Sara walked through the door with a cane in her hand. He smiled and closed his book. "Hey." He greeted and sat up slowly.
Sara smiled and moved towards the bed. "Thought I'd visit." Nick placed Sara's bag on the floor and said he'd come back in an hour to take her home. Grissom didn't take his eyes off Sara as she answered and stopped by the bed. The door closed and she smiled widely at him. "Got permission to go home."
Grissom grinned and reached out his hand. "Come here." He chuckled and pulled her onto the bed.
Sara sat down slowly and turned her hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "When will I see you again?" Her voice was soft and serious as she lowered her hand and leaned the cane against the bed.
"Soon." He whispered and cupped her cheek. "I'm out of here in a week or two. Still a lot of healing to do." Sara nodded and traced his face. "Have you got someone staying with you?" He asked.
Sara smirked and nodded. "Nick." Grissom dropped his eyes and lightly ran his fingers over her knuckles. "Gil?"
He looked up. "Yeah?"
"Nick's just a friend." She explained after feeling a sudden change in atmosphere.
"I know that." He said quietly.
Sara brushed her thumb over his cheekbone. "I'd prefer it if you'd stay when your allowed out." She said it so softly, Grissom had to lean forward to hear.
He smiled. "I'd like that."
Sara's hands wrapped around his single hand and squeezed it tightly. Grissom watched and waited as she opened her eyes slowly. Although both eyes were slightly blood shot, they looked better than when he first saw them in the collapsing building. He smiled and watched as she returned the gesture. He held up his hand, showing her his fingers, indicating a number and asked her the silent question.
"3." She breathed and leaned forward to rest her forehead on his good shoulder. "3." She repeated.
Kim entered the room and went through checks and tests. Grissom sat patiently on the bed and held Sara's hand supportively. Kim wrote down notes on the chart and reports before explaining the conclusion and outcome to the operation.
"Let's start with the small things first Sara, ok?" Kim asked.
"Ok." She smiled and waited for him to continue.
Taking a deep breath, he returned her smile. "The operation did help your sight. Bearing in mind when you came in, you couldn't see from your right eye, but the left was displaying colour and making you disorientated." Sara nodded, telling him she was understanding. "Now, your left eye seems to improved considerably, but the right still shows signs of blindness." He smiled reassuringly. "That sounds worse than it actually is. Both will recover over time, just the right will take a little longer. You'll see more clearly in a few days and your check-up in a few weeks will hopefully mean your last." Sara turned to Grissom and grinned. "I'll let you rest and you can go home in the morning." Kim left the room.
"I told you." Grissom whispered.
Sara nodded and reached up to touch his face. His eyes closed as she traced his features lightly. "What happens know?" She asked sadly, her thumb brushing over his bottom lip.
Grissom opened his eyes and caught her hand as it dropped to the bed. He smiled and cocked his head to one side. "I think we already have this planned out, you remember?" Sara shook her head hesitantly. Grissom narrowed his eyes at her. "You don't want to have dinner with me?"
She looked at him through fuzzy eyes, but saw his blue eyes cloud over with sadness, she smiled and nodded. "I didn't say no." She reminded. Their eyes locked, but the gaze was broken at the sound of the door opening.
"We were wondering where you were Griss." Nick's voice asked concerned.
Grissom didn't turn, but took Sara's hand. "Just visiting." He smiled.
Nick looked at Warrick and Catherine and entered the room. Catherine moved to stand next to Grissom while the others stood on the opposite side.
"Hey Catherine." Sara greeted, smiling at the older woman, before turning to the boys. "I didn't mean to ignore you all, I just didn't feel like talking to anyone." She explain as Nick took her left hand.
"It's understandable Sara, How you feeling?" Nick smiled and kissed her cheek lightly.
She squeezed his hand as she leaned back against the pillows. "Still tired."
Grissom's thumb stopped stoking her knuckles, causing her to look up. She watched his eyes close briefly, but he opened them and smiled as he noticed her looking at him. She questioned him and he just shook his head and turned to Catherine. "Did the doctor say when I can go home Cath?"
Catherine smiled. "Yes, after you've had a test or two. I spoke with your doctor in the corridor. Very helpful."
Warrick chuckled and past Nick to give Sara a kiss on the cheek. "I gotta go. Sleep and then to work. See you tomorrow."
"Ok." Nick and Catherine both left after a few minutes of chat, leaving Grissom and Sara alone once again. Sara leaned forward and cupped his cheek. "You need to go back to bed. You need your pain killers." She whispered softly.
Grissom smiled and nodded, but before he got back into the wheelchair, he breathed in deeply through his nose and leaned forward to capture her lips with his. Sara was surprised, she didn't think he'd want to continue the closeness, but if this kiss was something to go by, then he definitely wanted to continue this further.
He pulled back and got into the chair. Sara pressed her call button and a nurse came in to take Grissom back to his room. "I'll see you soon." He promised.
"I'll visit you instead so you don't have to move around so much." She said strongly, but smiled at him as he smirked and was wheeled away.
** **
Sara looked across the room the next morning and sighed. The fuzziness was disorientating and making her feel nauseous. The nurse was talking to her and explaining what medication she had to take and how to use the cane the doctor insisted she use.
The cane was folded in Sara's hands as the nurse continued to speak. Sara nodded in understanding and agreed with anything and everything she said. Not really listening, but hearing everything.
The doctor had instructed how to use the cane and all the do's and don'ts were relayed. Sara just examined the cane and sighed. The nurse left while Sara collected her things together. The nurse had put all the clothes and other items on the bed with Sara's bag, letting her fill it in her own time.
After the bag was packed, the door opened and she smiled as she took in the green shirt. "Nicky, that's hideous."
Nick chuckled. "I know." He took her bag and kissed her cheek. "You ready to go?"
Sara nodded. "yeah, but I wanna see Grissom first."
"Ok, need some help?"
Sara bit her lip and shook her head. "I gotta do this myself." She said as she unfolded the cane.
Nick stood slightly behind her as she made her way towards the door.
** **
Grissom looked up from his book as the door opened and watched in amazement as Sara walked through the door with a cane in her hand. He smiled and closed his book. "Hey." He greeted and sat up slowly.
Sara smiled and moved towards the bed. "Thought I'd visit." Nick placed Sara's bag on the floor and said he'd come back in an hour to take her home. Grissom didn't take his eyes off Sara as she answered and stopped by the bed. The door closed and she smiled widely at him. "Got permission to go home."
Grissom grinned and reached out his hand. "Come here." He chuckled and pulled her onto the bed.
Sara sat down slowly and turned her hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "When will I see you again?" Her voice was soft and serious as she lowered her hand and leaned the cane against the bed.
"Soon." He whispered and cupped her cheek. "I'm out of here in a week or two. Still a lot of healing to do." Sara nodded and traced his face. "Have you got someone staying with you?" He asked.
Sara smirked and nodded. "Nick." Grissom dropped his eyes and lightly ran his fingers over her knuckles. "Gil?"
He looked up. "Yeah?"
"Nick's just a friend." She explained after feeling a sudden change in atmosphere.
"I know that." He said quietly.
Sara brushed her thumb over his cheekbone. "I'd prefer it if you'd stay when your allowed out." She said it so softly, Grissom had to lean forward to hear.
He smiled. "I'd like that."