Chapter Fourteen
"Ow! Dammit."
Nick pulled away quickly and panciked when he saw some blood seep through her bandage.
"Shit, Sara are you all right? I'm gonna find the nurse. Christ.just stay still." Nick left the room in search of a nurse. Returning with a doctor instead.
Catherine held Sara's hand as she laid back with her other hand covering her stomach.
"Miss. Sidle, can you remove you hand for me so I can take a look, thank you." The doctor looked beneath the bandaged and shook his head. Carefully removing the bandage, he said. "Ok, it's not serious. You just popped a stitch. Nothing to worry about. I'll get a nurse in here right away and sort you out. Won't take 5 minutes to put one more stitch in and re- bandage." The doctor called for a nurse and she came in with the necessary implements.
Sara just held Catherine's hand and closed her eyes while the nurse patched her back up, while Nick waited outside. The doctor came out, followed by the nurse and allowed him back into the room.
"Well then, where were we... oh yeah a hug." Before Nick gave Sara a hug, he continued. "What ever you do, don't laugh it's not good for you."
Sara smiled and Nick hugged her. "Catherine, Nick, don't tell the others. They'll just worry."
Pulling back from her, Nick looked at Catherine before looking back at Sara. "About what?" They said together.
Sara thanked them and a few minutes later, Warrick and Grissom walked in with some food and coffee.
"Grubs up." Warrick announced, placing two bags on the tray table at the end of the bed. "Hey, Nick, give us a hand."
Nick got up from the seat and rifled through the bag, pulling out sandwiches and a chocolate cookie. Sara's eyes lit up and Grissom took the cookie from Nick and walked over and sat on the bed.
"Now, this is for you." Grissom said, whilst he unwrapped it. Sara was just about to take the cookie from him when he pulled it back, she mock pouted and he grinned. While she eyed the food he looked over her, noticing a change of bandage, but decided not to bring it up. "But, I want some to." Sara grinned and took the cookie from him. The others just laughed at the exchange and ate their sandwiches. Sara broke the cookie in half and while eating it, watched Grissom eat the other half.
After cleaning up the packets and paper, they all talked about the one and only case they had. When Warrick mentioned Ecklie snooping around, Grissom stiffened.
Sara reached up and touched his neck, feeling his pulse. It was racing and then slowed as he turned to her. She smiled widely as she saw recognition flash across his eyes. Last time his pulse was racing, he was pissed off about not finding a body when the only person who knew, was in the same building. Sara had followed him out the building to check if he was all right. She brushed chalk from his face and the air was charged. Of course he was instantly confused at the action and she pulled away. Forgotten, but now they both remembered it. Whenever he was pissed off, his pulse would race and the mere mention of Ecklie's name had done just that.
"Don't worry Gil. We're sorting it out, but we just have a few questions for you." Grissom looked at Catherine and nodded for her to ask away, which she did. "Well, Greg gave us a rules and regulations for the lab and crime scene earlier lecture earlier and he pointed out a few things." She paused and looked around at the other. "So, what we all want to know is, did you know about the 'no affections at work policy' and the 'no PDA's at work'?" At both Grissom and Sara's confused looks, Catherine explained. "PDA's? Public displays of affection. These breaks in policies are what Ecklie is looking for and we think he's got some of his day people to keep an eye out. So far, nothing has been said about the other night, seeing as it was rather slow with just one case on the go. Did anyone else see you? You know up close and personal, so to speak?" Catherine threw her empty coffee cup in to the trashcan, as did Warrick.
Grissom and Sara looked at each other, thinking back and could only think of one person. They both said in unison. "Brass." And turned back to the others.
Grissom explained and answered the question. "Brass saw me kiss Sara at the crime scene, but seemed just as happy as you lot. I don't think he'll say anything, because, being the law he will know about the policy. In anycase... Nick, can you go talk to him, explain what Ecklie's up to?" Nick nodded and left, Warrick went with him. "And to answer your question. Yes, I did know about the policy and PDA."
Catherine looked from Sara, to Grissom with her mouth slightly open. "You knew and you broke them anyway? Sara?"
Sara looked down at her hands, then at Grissom. She nodded and Grissom took her hand.
"I can't believe you two." Catherine started laughing, which caused both Grissom and Sara to look up from their inspection of the blanket. "The two most obsessed workaholics in the county.do things by the book.never break a rule.Damn!.What the hell were you thinking? No wait! I don't want to know what you were thinking."
Grissom and Sara just hung their heads as Catherine told them off in her motherly mode and paced the room, ranting about what she was going to do with them. Grissom though it best not to say a thing while she was pacing and it almost looked as if smoke was coming from her ears with frustration. Grissom hugged Sara gently and whispered to her so Catherine couldn't hear. "I'm sorry." Sara lifted her head and mouthed 'me to'.
Catherine stopped her pacing with a thought. "Oh no!"
Grissom was suddenly worried. "What Catherine? What is it?" He stood, but held Sara's small hand in his.
"Well, um, remember the page you had yesterday?" Grissom turned to Sara and both blushed. He turned back to Catherine as she continued. "Obviously you do, so, can you remember anything? Were you seen? I mean, no one should have been in at that time, but a few cleaners."
"No, we were careful. Anyway, we were only holding hands whenever we walk down a corridor and that's not a huge PDA if I'm correct, and not many people saw us. It was way too early."
Catherine sighed with relief and then it dawned on her that this could be the time when she got the place in question out of them. One has got to break. She was betting on Sara, but couldn't tell, Grissom sometimes let things slip without thinking. Maybe on rare occasions, but this could be one of those occasions.
"Well, just in case someone did see you, it would be a good idea if you told some one what happened. When and where, so, if you need any back up we could help out."
Grissom saw the question behind the question and knew what she was up to. Sara saw this to and just laid back and pulled the covers up and closed her eyes. "Gosh, I'm tired Griss. I think I'll try and get some more sleep before I can go home tomorrow."
Catherine new she blew it when Grissom ushered her out the room and told her he'd be in later to catch up on the paperwork and thank Greg.
"Ow! Dammit."
Nick pulled away quickly and panciked when he saw some blood seep through her bandage.
"Shit, Sara are you all right? I'm gonna find the nurse. Christ.just stay still." Nick left the room in search of a nurse. Returning with a doctor instead.
Catherine held Sara's hand as she laid back with her other hand covering her stomach.
"Miss. Sidle, can you remove you hand for me so I can take a look, thank you." The doctor looked beneath the bandaged and shook his head. Carefully removing the bandage, he said. "Ok, it's not serious. You just popped a stitch. Nothing to worry about. I'll get a nurse in here right away and sort you out. Won't take 5 minutes to put one more stitch in and re- bandage." The doctor called for a nurse and she came in with the necessary implements.
Sara just held Catherine's hand and closed her eyes while the nurse patched her back up, while Nick waited outside. The doctor came out, followed by the nurse and allowed him back into the room.
"Well then, where were we... oh yeah a hug." Before Nick gave Sara a hug, he continued. "What ever you do, don't laugh it's not good for you."
Sara smiled and Nick hugged her. "Catherine, Nick, don't tell the others. They'll just worry."
Pulling back from her, Nick looked at Catherine before looking back at Sara. "About what?" They said together.
Sara thanked them and a few minutes later, Warrick and Grissom walked in with some food and coffee.
"Grubs up." Warrick announced, placing two bags on the tray table at the end of the bed. "Hey, Nick, give us a hand."
Nick got up from the seat and rifled through the bag, pulling out sandwiches and a chocolate cookie. Sara's eyes lit up and Grissom took the cookie from Nick and walked over and sat on the bed.
"Now, this is for you." Grissom said, whilst he unwrapped it. Sara was just about to take the cookie from him when he pulled it back, she mock pouted and he grinned. While she eyed the food he looked over her, noticing a change of bandage, but decided not to bring it up. "But, I want some to." Sara grinned and took the cookie from him. The others just laughed at the exchange and ate their sandwiches. Sara broke the cookie in half and while eating it, watched Grissom eat the other half.
After cleaning up the packets and paper, they all talked about the one and only case they had. When Warrick mentioned Ecklie snooping around, Grissom stiffened.
Sara reached up and touched his neck, feeling his pulse. It was racing and then slowed as he turned to her. She smiled widely as she saw recognition flash across his eyes. Last time his pulse was racing, he was pissed off about not finding a body when the only person who knew, was in the same building. Sara had followed him out the building to check if he was all right. She brushed chalk from his face and the air was charged. Of course he was instantly confused at the action and she pulled away. Forgotten, but now they both remembered it. Whenever he was pissed off, his pulse would race and the mere mention of Ecklie's name had done just that.
"Don't worry Gil. We're sorting it out, but we just have a few questions for you." Grissom looked at Catherine and nodded for her to ask away, which she did. "Well, Greg gave us a rules and regulations for the lab and crime scene earlier lecture earlier and he pointed out a few things." She paused and looked around at the other. "So, what we all want to know is, did you know about the 'no affections at work policy' and the 'no PDA's at work'?" At both Grissom and Sara's confused looks, Catherine explained. "PDA's? Public displays of affection. These breaks in policies are what Ecklie is looking for and we think he's got some of his day people to keep an eye out. So far, nothing has been said about the other night, seeing as it was rather slow with just one case on the go. Did anyone else see you? You know up close and personal, so to speak?" Catherine threw her empty coffee cup in to the trashcan, as did Warrick.
Grissom and Sara looked at each other, thinking back and could only think of one person. They both said in unison. "Brass." And turned back to the others.
Grissom explained and answered the question. "Brass saw me kiss Sara at the crime scene, but seemed just as happy as you lot. I don't think he'll say anything, because, being the law he will know about the policy. In anycase... Nick, can you go talk to him, explain what Ecklie's up to?" Nick nodded and left, Warrick went with him. "And to answer your question. Yes, I did know about the policy and PDA."
Catherine looked from Sara, to Grissom with her mouth slightly open. "You knew and you broke them anyway? Sara?"
Sara looked down at her hands, then at Grissom. She nodded and Grissom took her hand.
"I can't believe you two." Catherine started laughing, which caused both Grissom and Sara to look up from their inspection of the blanket. "The two most obsessed workaholics in the county.do things by the book.never break a rule.Damn!.What the hell were you thinking? No wait! I don't want to know what you were thinking."
Grissom and Sara just hung their heads as Catherine told them off in her motherly mode and paced the room, ranting about what she was going to do with them. Grissom though it best not to say a thing while she was pacing and it almost looked as if smoke was coming from her ears with frustration. Grissom hugged Sara gently and whispered to her so Catherine couldn't hear. "I'm sorry." Sara lifted her head and mouthed 'me to'.
Catherine stopped her pacing with a thought. "Oh no!"
Grissom was suddenly worried. "What Catherine? What is it?" He stood, but held Sara's small hand in his.
"Well, um, remember the page you had yesterday?" Grissom turned to Sara and both blushed. He turned back to Catherine as she continued. "Obviously you do, so, can you remember anything? Were you seen? I mean, no one should have been in at that time, but a few cleaners."
"No, we were careful. Anyway, we were only holding hands whenever we walk down a corridor and that's not a huge PDA if I'm correct, and not many people saw us. It was way too early."
Catherine sighed with relief and then it dawned on her that this could be the time when she got the place in question out of them. One has got to break. She was betting on Sara, but couldn't tell, Grissom sometimes let things slip without thinking. Maybe on rare occasions, but this could be one of those occasions.
"Well, just in case someone did see you, it would be a good idea if you told some one what happened. When and where, so, if you need any back up we could help out."
Grissom saw the question behind the question and knew what she was up to. Sara saw this to and just laid back and pulled the covers up and closed her eyes. "Gosh, I'm tired Griss. I think I'll try and get some more sleep before I can go home tomorrow."
Catherine new she blew it when Grissom ushered her out the room and told her he'd be in later to catch up on the paperwork and thank Greg.