Chapter 42
Staring at the ceiling with a pained expression, he couldn't take his mind off Kate and Sara. He was too worried to rest and too angry to sleep. At this rate, he would lose them and never see them again.
Sighing heavily, he coughed throatily a few times. Getting even more agitated, he groaned in pain as he sat up and tried to swing his numb legs over the side of the bed. Before he could reach for the IV, the door open and Catherine, followed by Georgia, entered.
"Don't start." He warned as he weakly attempted to pull at the IV.
Catherine and the doctor rushed over to restrain him. "Are you out of your mind Gil?" Catherine growled.
"I'm not sitting here and waiting. I need to be out there looking for them." He moaned in pain as he inadvertently moved his left arm and shoulder.
"You can't leave Gil. You should rest and wait until you feel better." Georgia tried to persuade him, but could tell it wasn't working.
Exchanging a quick glance at the doctor, Catherine sighed and squeezed his hand tighter to still it. "Listen." She commanded and waited for him to look at her. "If." She emphasised. "If the doctor says it's ok, you can discharge yourself, in the morning." She added quickly as he started to move again. "Here me out," She pleaded.
"Fine." He grimaced as he shrugged his good shoulder and was helped by both females in lying back down on the mattress.
Georgia raised the bed slightly to alleviate some of the discomfort from his chest and shoulders while explaining her part in this silent agreement. "I'll give you a sedative to help you sleep and in the morning you can leave, but after an examination and a trip to the chemist. You'll need painkillers and fresh dressings."
Grissom had closed his eyes a few moments ago, but opened them to thank them. "I'm sorry." He whispered contritely.
Catherine brushed his curly hair back. "Hey, it's ok, we are all worried, but you are in no fit state and you know it. You're no help if you injure yourself further."
"I know." He sighed and slipped into a light sleep without the help of the sedative, but Georgia went to get it anyway.
~*^*^*~
She twisted her ring over and over as she leaned her head against the wall with her eyes closed. Tear lines stained her cheeks as she heard the gun shot resonating in her brain. She felt so lost and so scared. Jake hadn't noticed or cared that both her and Kate's bindings were lying in a pile on the carpet. It didn't seem that he was expecting much of a fight and right now, he wasn't far from having her full co-operation as long as Kate was unharmed.
"You think dad's ok?" Kate's voice was shaking as she asked her mother.
Sara sniffled and looked down at her daughter beside her. What was she supposed to say? It hurt too much to think about him. She didn't want to tell Kate what she heard, not now.
So, she answered honestly. "I'm not sure sweetie, don't worry too much."
Kate nodded and leaned further into her mother's side as though she was trying to hide and bury herself.
~*^*^*~
By morning, Grissom was ready to go and Catherine was trying to tell him about the risks of his early departure from the hospital, but it wasn't sinking in.
"No." He kept shouting as he waited to be given his prescription.
Georgia walked into the room with a loud sigh. "I'm going to tell you again. I don't like this and I want to see you in a few days, earlier if anything feels odd. An infection would really be bad Gil. I can't stress that enough."
Grissom nodded solemnly and took the large brown bag she held out. "Thank you."
"You're going to need to change the bandages regularly and make sure you take the medication as directed." She instructed as she helped him stand. "Just call, ok?"
"I will, thanks Georgia. I appreciate this, really." He held onto her arm briefly to steady himself.
She smiled and watched him walk with a slight sway. "I hope you find them." She said softly.
Grissom turned his head slightly as he got to the door. He nodded and leaned against Catherine for support, his breathing was already heavy and his chest continued to hurt with the added pain from his shoulder.
Staring at the ceiling with a pained expression, he couldn't take his mind off Kate and Sara. He was too worried to rest and too angry to sleep. At this rate, he would lose them and never see them again.
Sighing heavily, he coughed throatily a few times. Getting even more agitated, he groaned in pain as he sat up and tried to swing his numb legs over the side of the bed. Before he could reach for the IV, the door open and Catherine, followed by Georgia, entered.
"Don't start." He warned as he weakly attempted to pull at the IV.
Catherine and the doctor rushed over to restrain him. "Are you out of your mind Gil?" Catherine growled.
"I'm not sitting here and waiting. I need to be out there looking for them." He moaned in pain as he inadvertently moved his left arm and shoulder.
"You can't leave Gil. You should rest and wait until you feel better." Georgia tried to persuade him, but could tell it wasn't working.
Exchanging a quick glance at the doctor, Catherine sighed and squeezed his hand tighter to still it. "Listen." She commanded and waited for him to look at her. "If." She emphasised. "If the doctor says it's ok, you can discharge yourself, in the morning." She added quickly as he started to move again. "Here me out," She pleaded.
"Fine." He grimaced as he shrugged his good shoulder and was helped by both females in lying back down on the mattress.
Georgia raised the bed slightly to alleviate some of the discomfort from his chest and shoulders while explaining her part in this silent agreement. "I'll give you a sedative to help you sleep and in the morning you can leave, but after an examination and a trip to the chemist. You'll need painkillers and fresh dressings."
Grissom had closed his eyes a few moments ago, but opened them to thank them. "I'm sorry." He whispered contritely.
Catherine brushed his curly hair back. "Hey, it's ok, we are all worried, but you are in no fit state and you know it. You're no help if you injure yourself further."
"I know." He sighed and slipped into a light sleep without the help of the sedative, but Georgia went to get it anyway.
~*^*^*~
She twisted her ring over and over as she leaned her head against the wall with her eyes closed. Tear lines stained her cheeks as she heard the gun shot resonating in her brain. She felt so lost and so scared. Jake hadn't noticed or cared that both her and Kate's bindings were lying in a pile on the carpet. It didn't seem that he was expecting much of a fight and right now, he wasn't far from having her full co-operation as long as Kate was unharmed.
"You think dad's ok?" Kate's voice was shaking as she asked her mother.
Sara sniffled and looked down at her daughter beside her. What was she supposed to say? It hurt too much to think about him. She didn't want to tell Kate what she heard, not now.
So, she answered honestly. "I'm not sure sweetie, don't worry too much."
Kate nodded and leaned further into her mother's side as though she was trying to hide and bury herself.
~*^*^*~
By morning, Grissom was ready to go and Catherine was trying to tell him about the risks of his early departure from the hospital, but it wasn't sinking in.
"No." He kept shouting as he waited to be given his prescription.
Georgia walked into the room with a loud sigh. "I'm going to tell you again. I don't like this and I want to see you in a few days, earlier if anything feels odd. An infection would really be bad Gil. I can't stress that enough."
Grissom nodded solemnly and took the large brown bag she held out. "Thank you."
"You're going to need to change the bandages regularly and make sure you take the medication as directed." She instructed as she helped him stand. "Just call, ok?"
"I will, thanks Georgia. I appreciate this, really." He held onto her arm briefly to steady himself.
She smiled and watched him walk with a slight sway. "I hope you find them." She said softly.
Grissom turned his head slightly as he got to the door. He nodded and leaned against Catherine for support, his breathing was already heavy and his chest continued to hurt with the added pain from his shoulder.