Chapter 4.

"Sara?" the two were obviously awestruck at the sight of each other.

"What are you doing here?" they both asked in unison. A matching blush growing on their pale cheeks followed their matching questions.

"OK, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to break this up for a few minutes, even though this is the most you have spoken to each other in a very long time. I have to get to work so Gil, here are those forensic magazines you asked for." Catherine said pushing Sara over to the vacant bed and handing Grissom his magazines "Grissom, make sure Ms Sidle over here does not do to much walking around or else she'll faint again, Sara make sure that Dr Grissom does not take those bandages off, the both of you no calling into work every hour and for the love of god sort out whatever has been going on between the two of you, because one, you two are stuck in a hospital room together and two, if you don't you will both end up in here for longer. Get well soon!" and with that Catherine left the room.

"So..." Sara said trying so hard not to look into his eyes.

"Why are you in here?" Gil asked

"you first..." She answered not looking at him.

"Sara, if you want to talk to me you'll have to look at me so I can read your lips, I have just had an operation that will hopefully fix my progressive hearing loss. So tell me again why are you in here?"
She turned to face the man she loved and he saw in her eyes the worry she had for not only herself but for him as well "This morning I had a lump removed from my right breast... tomorrow I start chemotherapy..."

"Oh Sara honey I am so sorry..." he added the news making him sit straight up in his hospital bed. The tears started welling up in Sara's eyes again and she quickly turned away before Grissom could notice. It didn't help though the next thing she knew Grissom was standing behind her his hand on her shoulder pulling her in closer to his chest to hold her in an embrace.

"Sara... honey don't cry...I will be here for you. I know that we haven't really been that close lately but that doesn't mean that I don't care for you...."

TBC...