Chapter Thirteen
Darkness had taken its toll on the hospital building and many patients were asleep with only a skeleton crew of nurses and doctors wondering the corridors. In one room it was quiet and the silence was perfectly comfortable. Grissom was leaning his head on the bed and Sara ran her fingers through his hair, but she noticed he was uncomfortable. She scooted over slowly to the side of the bed nearer the machines. Grissom noticed the movement and lifted his head to see Sara reaching for his hand and tugging on it lightly, telling him to lie down next to her. He didn't need to be told twice. He pulled himself on to the bed and Sara snuggled closer, wanting to feel him against her. He did the same, carefully laying his arm on her stomach over the bandages from her operation. She covered his hand with hers and they both drifted into a more comfortable sleep.
The nurse came by a few hours later and found them curled up together. She checked the monitors quickly and quietly so not to disturb them and made sure no one else entered the room, letting them rest. It had been a long day and they were all exhausted.
Morning came and a knock at the door announce a visitor. The nurse from the night before, entered and walked over to the pair still sleeping in each other's arms. She desperately wanted to get home to her husband and two children before he went to work and they went to school. The nurse woke Grissom first, lightly shaking his shoulder. He opened his eyes, wiping the sleep away, slowly pulling away from Sara.
"I'm sorry to wake you Mr. Grissom, but there are three people outside who want to see Miss. Sidle. I told them to stand outside and wait while I woke you. I'm sure you didn't want to be disturbed, you know?"
Grissom understood completely as he straightened his pants and shirt before turning to the nurse with a smile. "Thank you. I appreciate it... Nurse... Saunders, isn't it?" The nurse nodded and smiled at him for remembering her name, not many people do. "Is Sara alright for visitors? I mean, I know I'm here an all, but."
The nurse reached out and patted his arm. "Yes, she can have visitors, but not for long. She still needs her rest. I have managed to arrange that you can stay for as long as you want. Miss. Sidle can go home in a day, but will need to be looked after." The nurse checked Sara's monitors and chart.
"You don't have to worry about that. She's coming to stay with me while she recovers and I don't care how much she fights me." He said lightly as Sara began to stir. The nurse nodded and left to let the others know they could go in.
Another knock on the door and they all formed a line around Sara's bed. Grissom stayed standing and stretched his back. Nick noticed the grimace on his face as he walked the aches away. "You ok Griss? You look like you're in pain. Those chairs aren't very comfortable are they?" Nick looked over to Sara, who was rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She looked at Nick and the rest of the team with a smile, then focused on Nick again.
It suddenly dawned on Nick and he looked worried, which Grissom noticed. "Nicky, you may want to take two large steps away from the bed." He suggested with a grin. Nick nodded and smiled weakly. Sara just stared at Grissom with a serious face as he shrugged his shoulders, but that was a bad idea, as he grimaced in pain once more.
Sara saw this and concern flew over her face. "Griss, you should take a walk in the fresh air or something, relax a bit. You're going to get back and neck ache if you sit in that seat much longer." She watched him as Warrick helped her sit up.
Grissom stood still, looking out the window. "Yeah." He sighed with a short nod.
Sara looked at Warrick, who saw the plea for help and stepped in. "Hey Griss, you wanna come with me? Get some coffee from the diner across the street? Get you out, stretch you legs for a bit? What do you say?" Warrick suggested, looking straight at Sara before turning to Grissom.
Grissom looked at Sara for a few silent seconds. She smiled and said she'd be fine. Nick and Catherine agreed and said they'd stay with her so she wasn't on her own.
"Ok, lets go. Sara you want a coffee of something? The doctor says you can eat now. You hungry?" At Sara's nod, he smiled. "Ok. Nick be careful, she may want to paralyse you for your blabbing yesterday, but just remember that you're in the right place if anything does happen." He grinned and left with Warrick chuckling behind him.
Catherine couldn't help but laugh at the worried and frightened look on Nick's face. He swallowed hard and kept his distance. "So, Nicky my boy." Sara began sweetly with an evil smile. "Want to sit down, although you'll have to come over here to sit on the only chair in the room."
Nick was going to run out the room when Catherine blocked the route of escape. "Catherine!" He pleaded and swallowed again. Catherine pushed him towards the chair and he sat down, reluctantly at first. "Thanks" He gulped, looking at Catherine over his shoulder.
"Now Nicky, you're not afraid are you? See, I'm not exactly in any state to do anything and being a CSI, you should have observed that." Sara reached out and took his hand and patted it with the other.
Nick looked petrified at this point and Catherine wished she had a camera with her. This was something not to miss. "Sara!" He started slowly, pulling his hand free from Sara's grip. He placed her hands in her lap and pulled his hands back. "Sara, if Grissom could tell you were capable of something in your present state, then I sure as hell am gonna believe him." Sara laughed and grabbed for him. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug.
Catherine laughed and sat on the end of Sara's bed. "Well Sara, you sure put the fear of death into him. I hope you're pleased with yourself."
Sara couldn't stop laughing until the pain in her stomach forced her to.
TBC
Darkness had taken its toll on the hospital building and many patients were asleep with only a skeleton crew of nurses and doctors wondering the corridors. In one room it was quiet and the silence was perfectly comfortable. Grissom was leaning his head on the bed and Sara ran her fingers through his hair, but she noticed he was uncomfortable. She scooted over slowly to the side of the bed nearer the machines. Grissom noticed the movement and lifted his head to see Sara reaching for his hand and tugging on it lightly, telling him to lie down next to her. He didn't need to be told twice. He pulled himself on to the bed and Sara snuggled closer, wanting to feel him against her. He did the same, carefully laying his arm on her stomach over the bandages from her operation. She covered his hand with hers and they both drifted into a more comfortable sleep.
The nurse came by a few hours later and found them curled up together. She checked the monitors quickly and quietly so not to disturb them and made sure no one else entered the room, letting them rest. It had been a long day and they were all exhausted.
Morning came and a knock at the door announce a visitor. The nurse from the night before, entered and walked over to the pair still sleeping in each other's arms. She desperately wanted to get home to her husband and two children before he went to work and they went to school. The nurse woke Grissom first, lightly shaking his shoulder. He opened his eyes, wiping the sleep away, slowly pulling away from Sara.
"I'm sorry to wake you Mr. Grissom, but there are three people outside who want to see Miss. Sidle. I told them to stand outside and wait while I woke you. I'm sure you didn't want to be disturbed, you know?"
Grissom understood completely as he straightened his pants and shirt before turning to the nurse with a smile. "Thank you. I appreciate it... Nurse... Saunders, isn't it?" The nurse nodded and smiled at him for remembering her name, not many people do. "Is Sara alright for visitors? I mean, I know I'm here an all, but."
The nurse reached out and patted his arm. "Yes, she can have visitors, but not for long. She still needs her rest. I have managed to arrange that you can stay for as long as you want. Miss. Sidle can go home in a day, but will need to be looked after." The nurse checked Sara's monitors and chart.
"You don't have to worry about that. She's coming to stay with me while she recovers and I don't care how much she fights me." He said lightly as Sara began to stir. The nurse nodded and left to let the others know they could go in.
Another knock on the door and they all formed a line around Sara's bed. Grissom stayed standing and stretched his back. Nick noticed the grimace on his face as he walked the aches away. "You ok Griss? You look like you're in pain. Those chairs aren't very comfortable are they?" Nick looked over to Sara, who was rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She looked at Nick and the rest of the team with a smile, then focused on Nick again.
It suddenly dawned on Nick and he looked worried, which Grissom noticed. "Nicky, you may want to take two large steps away from the bed." He suggested with a grin. Nick nodded and smiled weakly. Sara just stared at Grissom with a serious face as he shrugged his shoulders, but that was a bad idea, as he grimaced in pain once more.
Sara saw this and concern flew over her face. "Griss, you should take a walk in the fresh air or something, relax a bit. You're going to get back and neck ache if you sit in that seat much longer." She watched him as Warrick helped her sit up.
Grissom stood still, looking out the window. "Yeah." He sighed with a short nod.
Sara looked at Warrick, who saw the plea for help and stepped in. "Hey Griss, you wanna come with me? Get some coffee from the diner across the street? Get you out, stretch you legs for a bit? What do you say?" Warrick suggested, looking straight at Sara before turning to Grissom.
Grissom looked at Sara for a few silent seconds. She smiled and said she'd be fine. Nick and Catherine agreed and said they'd stay with her so she wasn't on her own.
"Ok, lets go. Sara you want a coffee of something? The doctor says you can eat now. You hungry?" At Sara's nod, he smiled. "Ok. Nick be careful, she may want to paralyse you for your blabbing yesterday, but just remember that you're in the right place if anything does happen." He grinned and left with Warrick chuckling behind him.
Catherine couldn't help but laugh at the worried and frightened look on Nick's face. He swallowed hard and kept his distance. "So, Nicky my boy." Sara began sweetly with an evil smile. "Want to sit down, although you'll have to come over here to sit on the only chair in the room."
Nick was going to run out the room when Catherine blocked the route of escape. "Catherine!" He pleaded and swallowed again. Catherine pushed him towards the chair and he sat down, reluctantly at first. "Thanks" He gulped, looking at Catherine over his shoulder.
"Now Nicky, you're not afraid are you? See, I'm not exactly in any state to do anything and being a CSI, you should have observed that." Sara reached out and took his hand and patted it with the other.
Nick looked petrified at this point and Catherine wished she had a camera with her. This was something not to miss. "Sara!" He started slowly, pulling his hand free from Sara's grip. He placed her hands in her lap and pulled his hands back. "Sara, if Grissom could tell you were capable of something in your present state, then I sure as hell am gonna believe him." Sara laughed and grabbed for him. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug.
Catherine laughed and sat on the end of Sara's bed. "Well Sara, you sure put the fear of death into him. I hope you're pleased with yourself."
Sara couldn't stop laughing until the pain in her stomach forced her to.
TBC