Catherine, Nick, Grissom, Greg, Sara and Warrick once again were
seated in the now familiar waiting room. Doc. Watson walked towards them
with an envelope in one hand.
"Is she going to be okay?" Sara asked worriedly.
"I guess she hasn't told you about her condition yet." Doc. Watson said with a sigh.
"No, she hasn't, will you tell us already?" Nick asked impatiently.
"All of you come with me." Doc. Watson replied before he led them to his office. He shut the door behind them and sat down in front of them.
"When I first met Mitch I noticed her wince in pain not because of her headache or scars but because of her back. I had her take and X-ray and apparently. Well have you heard of Levi scoliosis?" Doc. Watson asked.
"Yes." Grissom replied.
"Well that's what she has, it's pretty bad and she might need operation if she doesn't take therapy." Doc. Watson said.
"What, you've hid this from us this whole time and Mitch could have to undergo an operation?!" Nick shouted in outrage as he stood up.
"No, she hid it from you Nick, she didn't want you to know, she didn't want any of you to know." Doc. Watson said before he walked out of his office.
"Damn it!" Nick cursed as he kicked the chair causing it to fall to the ground.
"Nick! Get a grip on yourself, you have to calm down!" Catherine shouted.
"Calm down?! Do you think I can calm down after finding out that my fiancé has been keeping something this big from me?!" Nick shouted.
"If I remember properly Nick, you're keeping something from her which is big as well!" Catherine roared.
"Do NOT bring that matter into this Catherine!" Nick shouted.
"I have every right to and you know that! It's time to face your fears and tell her the truth! Do you think you can hide this from her forever?! Well if you think you can than DON'T marry her!" Catherine shouted furiously before she stormed out of the office.
"Screw this, I'm going home." Nick spat before he stormed out of the office as well.
The next day.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Nick asked Mitch as he entered her room in the hospital holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand.
"A bit sore but I'll be okay." Mitch said with a small smile.
"Good." Nick said as he sat down beside her and put down the flowers on the table.
"Did Doc. Watson tell you?" Mitch asked softly.
"Yes, he told us. I just don't understand why you didn't want us to know." Nick said sadly.
"I, I was scared, about everything and I didn't want to accept the fact that I had, a problem, with my back, and I just didn't want it to become real and be pitted. But no, that bastard has to go, and, take away something from me and I'm already being pitted for it. I don't want any ones pity and sympathy, don't you understand why?!" Mitch said as she held her tears in.
"Of course I understand, I know how it feels like." Nick said quietly.
"How would you know?" Mitch asked softly.
"I was nine years old and my parents got a last minute baby sitter, she was a college student. She said we would play a game, and, her game, was, was, raping me." Nick growled as he clenched his fists.
"Oh God." Mitch whispered in horror.
"She stayed as my baby sitter till I was 12 and everyday for 4 years I was raped by a monster with no mercy, for 4 years Mitch, can you believe how that felt?" Nick said softly as tears filled his eyes. "Cath knew, and I hated the sympathy in her eyes when she found out, I don't want sympathy as much as you don't want it."
"Is she going to be okay?" Sara asked worriedly.
"I guess she hasn't told you about her condition yet." Doc. Watson said with a sigh.
"No, she hasn't, will you tell us already?" Nick asked impatiently.
"All of you come with me." Doc. Watson replied before he led them to his office. He shut the door behind them and sat down in front of them.
"When I first met Mitch I noticed her wince in pain not because of her headache or scars but because of her back. I had her take and X-ray and apparently. Well have you heard of Levi scoliosis?" Doc. Watson asked.
"Yes." Grissom replied.
"Well that's what she has, it's pretty bad and she might need operation if she doesn't take therapy." Doc. Watson said.
"What, you've hid this from us this whole time and Mitch could have to undergo an operation?!" Nick shouted in outrage as he stood up.
"No, she hid it from you Nick, she didn't want you to know, she didn't want any of you to know." Doc. Watson said before he walked out of his office.
"Damn it!" Nick cursed as he kicked the chair causing it to fall to the ground.
"Nick! Get a grip on yourself, you have to calm down!" Catherine shouted.
"Calm down?! Do you think I can calm down after finding out that my fiancé has been keeping something this big from me?!" Nick shouted.
"If I remember properly Nick, you're keeping something from her which is big as well!" Catherine roared.
"Do NOT bring that matter into this Catherine!" Nick shouted.
"I have every right to and you know that! It's time to face your fears and tell her the truth! Do you think you can hide this from her forever?! Well if you think you can than DON'T marry her!" Catherine shouted furiously before she stormed out of the office.
"Screw this, I'm going home." Nick spat before he stormed out of the office as well.
The next day.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Nick asked Mitch as he entered her room in the hospital holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand.
"A bit sore but I'll be okay." Mitch said with a small smile.
"Good." Nick said as he sat down beside her and put down the flowers on the table.
"Did Doc. Watson tell you?" Mitch asked softly.
"Yes, he told us. I just don't understand why you didn't want us to know." Nick said sadly.
"I, I was scared, about everything and I didn't want to accept the fact that I had, a problem, with my back, and I just didn't want it to become real and be pitted. But no, that bastard has to go, and, take away something from me and I'm already being pitted for it. I don't want any ones pity and sympathy, don't you understand why?!" Mitch said as she held her tears in.
"Of course I understand, I know how it feels like." Nick said quietly.
"How would you know?" Mitch asked softly.
"I was nine years old and my parents got a last minute baby sitter, she was a college student. She said we would play a game, and, her game, was, was, raping me." Nick growled as he clenched his fists.
"Oh God." Mitch whispered in horror.
"She stayed as my baby sitter till I was 12 and everyday for 4 years I was raped by a monster with no mercy, for 4 years Mitch, can you believe how that felt?" Nick said softly as tears filled his eyes. "Cath knew, and I hated the sympathy in her eyes when she found out, I don't want sympathy as much as you don't want it."