Chapter 8
~*~ At the Hospital ~*~
Nick had been admitted into the hospital and sent straight to the ER. His eyes fluttered open for a moment, seeing blurred faces above him, before he shut his eyes again and slipped into unconsciousness.
"They said wait here." Grissom told the rest as they sat in the small waiting room. He looked at Sara. "Is she ok?" He whispered to Catherine.
Cath shook her head. "I dunno... she's really shook up..." Catherine frowned.
Sara looked at the other three, She got up and walked to the door. Seeing Grissom look at her, "I have to go to the washroom."
Warrick walked away from the ER doors, he didn't see Nick, only the frenzy of doctors around him. He walked towards the group and frowned, rubbing his face. He watched Sara walk away. "IS she gonna be ok?"
"I don't know Warrick." Grissom worried about Sara. She'd been through alot, but this was Nick. "Catherine you want to go with her... just incase."
Cath nodded and followed behind Sara.
Sara was washing her hands and face when Catherine came in, the tears where rolling down her face.
"oh Sara..." Cath handed Sara a tissue and pulled the young woman into a hug. "Nick's strong... he'll be ok.." Cath said, silently praying she was right.
"He has to be, for both of us." She whispered.
Cath looked at Sara. "Sara are you sure you're ok?"
"No... I..." She started to cry again.
Catherine looked sideways at Sara. "Sara? what is it?" Cath had a hunch, but wanted to hear it from Sara.
"I think I'm, I mean... Catherine I think I'm pregnant..." Sara managed then start to cry again.
"Does Nick know?" Cath asked, carefully.
Sara shook her head, "I was gonna make sure first..."
"Well I'm sure he'll be glad to hear it..." Cath trailed off.
Sara looked at Catherine, "What if he doesn't..."
Catherine looked Sara in the eye. "You have to stay positive ok? He'll make it... He will..." Catherine tried to convince Sara. "C'mon let's go out with the others ok?" Catherine gave Sara a reassuring hug.
"Don't tell them."
"i won't... I promise...."
Sara walked out with Catherine, they saw Brass waking out to the doors. "Whats he doing here? you think they found Chad?"
Catherine walked over to the group. "Did you guys find Chad?" She asked Brass.
Before Brass could respond to Cath's question, Greg ran into the waiting room. "Where's Nick? Did you guys hear anything on him yet? I got here as soon as I could."
"Greg breath and sit. Catherine let Brass go and do his job. Sara are you ok?" Grissom said calmly.
Greg and Catherine both took a seat next to Warrick. Sara nodded and sat next to Cath.
The following minutes seemed like hours as they waited to hear news on their friend. A few doctors would run in and out of the room from time to time, covered in blood. Nick's blood. The thought that Nick was lying on the operation table, and possibly bleeding to death, made them sick. No one could believe that this was happening, but all they could do was sit and wait.
~*~ Two Hours Later ~*~
Finally a doctor emerged from the Emergency Operation Room, weary and worn. He made his way to the group of CSI's. "Nick Stokes Family?" Doctor Milmore asked into the room.
"yes..." Grissom said standing, preparing himself for the worst.
Cath and the rest stood up. "is he...?"
"Nick suffered a lot of blood loss and he was in the clear but... I'm sorry to tell you that he lapsed into a coma five minutes ago... we don't know when he'll wake." The doctor sighed, rubbing his forehead.
Sara got up and ran out the room to the toliets again.
"Sara!" Grissom shouted after her.
Grissom stood up and followed after Sara. Knocking on the door, before cautiously stepping inside the ladies washroom. "Sara?" Once Sara finished throwing up she looked at Grissom and wiped her tears.
"Are you ok?" Grissom asked, frowning at her."Yes, no... I-I don't know..." She shrugged.
Grissom stepped towards her and hesistantly pulled her into a gentle hug. "Sara... I don't know whats going to happen, but... Somehow, it'll be ok..."
"Nick's not going to be able to see his face... hear his laugh..." Sara said to herself more than Grissom.
"Who?" Grissom asked, obviously confused
"No one... I'm just, I need to see Nick."
"As soon as the doctor moves him to his room... then we'll go ok?" Grissom opened the door to the washroom and stepped out, ignoring the looks he got from coming out of the ladies washroom. Sara followed Grissom.
By then the doctor had returned. "Mr Grissom, Nick can have one visitor. I've already told that to the others, I'll let you all decide who." He smiled and walked away.
"Come on Sara."
Grissom walked back in and saw the others. "Right I think we should let Sara go in..." Grissom said, "Anyone object?" Sara stood behind him and looked at Greg. He looked awful.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They were tired and were all eager to see Nick, but knew that Sara should go first.
Sara went into the small room that Nick was in. *He looks so helpless.* She thought. Sara knew Greg was watching at the window, Nick was his rolemodel... Sara touched Nick's face. "Ohh Nick... you have to wake up... for our family..." She said as she took his hand. "Please."
Greg looked through the small window in the door and frowned. He turned around and walked back to the groups, glancing back at the ICU doors. He couldn't believe this was happening.
Grissom sat talking to Warrick and Catherine. He watched Warrick go to find Greg. "Catherine... what did Sara say to you?"
Catherine remembered her earlier conversation with Sara and how she'd promised not to say anything. "She was just really upset... "
"Cath... Is she... I mean is she umm, pregnant?" Grissom forced out.
"What makes you say that?" Cath looked over at Gil
"She was throwing up and then babbled about Nick not hearing someone's voice or something..." He looked at catherine straight in the eye, she could never hide anything from him when he done that.
Cath looked down. "Ok... Sara told me that she thinks she is, she not certain yet... but don't say anything ok?"
"Nick's?"
Cath nodded. "Yea..."
"Ahh..." Grissom nodded.
~~~
Greg fell back against the wall and slid down to the floor, resting his head in his hands
"Hey man." Warrick smiled slightly, "How you holding up?"
"Man, this whole thing sucks! Nick never done anything to deserve this..." Greg frowned
"I know. We can't do anything... just be here when he wakes up."
"If he wakes up..."
"Greg he WILL wake up... you gotta have faith." Warrick frowned.
"and what of this psycho guy hears that Nick's still alive... what if he comes back when we're not here?" Greg took a deep breath. "Nick's one of my best friends... I just never wanted anything bad to happen to him"
"By then Brass will catch the guy and he'll behind bars..." Warrick nodded in agreement with himself.
"I hope so..."
~~~
Catherine curled up in one of the plastic chairs in the waiting room, and although they were uncomfortable, she managed to get a bit of sleep.
Sara left Nick's room and went back into the little room... "Hi."
Catherine stirred and looked up at Sara. "Hey... " She moved over and cleared a seat for Sara.
"How are you?" Grissom asked.
"I don't know... I'm scared."
Cath frowned. "I know... we all are..." Sara started to cry, she didn't know what to think or do, was Nick gone? "Oh Sara..." Cath pulled Sara into a hug. "It's just gonna take some time... but Nick'll be ok... he's a fighter... he's got to be ok" She said the last part more to herself than anything
"I'll be back in a minute." Grissom said and left. He looked into Nick's room, "You gotta survive."
Cath frowned and rubbed her forehead, wearily. It had been a long day... and she noticed it was taking its toll on everyone. She picked up her cell and called her sister's number and asked if Lyndsey would be able to stay over.
Grissom came back in after a few minutes, "Cath... a word..."
Cath nodded and looked over at Sara. "I'll be right back..." She stood up and walked over to where Grissom was. "Yea?"
"I was thinking... shouldn't Sara... well find out if she's... well you know..." Grissom mummbled.
"pregnant?" Cath finished for him. "Yea... She needs to know for sure..."
"Well there's a shop in here..." Grissom blushed a little.
"ok.. I'll talk to her..." Cath said casually.
"I'll go find the guys..." Grissom said almost running away.
Cath couldn't help but smile. She shook her head and walked back to find Sara. "Hey... sara, you said you weren't sure if you were pregnant or not right? well I think you should find out... I mean the sooner the better..." Cath said cautiously.
Sara looked through her bag and brought out a test, "I bought one."
Cath nodded. "Ok... so um, yea..."
"I'm scared..."
"I know... but you need to know..." Cath gave Sara a sympathetic smile.
"I'll be..." Sara looked on the back of the packet, "Three to four mintues."
"ok.. I'll be right here if you need anything ok?"
Sara nodded and left she went into the ladies and stayed there for about five minutes. She walked into the small waiting room and CSIs had taken over and looked and Catherine, Grissom, Warrick and Greg. She looked at them all.
Cath looked up at Sara expectantly. "So..."
....to be continued in 9....
~*~ At the Hospital ~*~
Nick had been admitted into the hospital and sent straight to the ER. His eyes fluttered open for a moment, seeing blurred faces above him, before he shut his eyes again and slipped into unconsciousness.
"They said wait here." Grissom told the rest as they sat in the small waiting room. He looked at Sara. "Is she ok?" He whispered to Catherine.
Cath shook her head. "I dunno... she's really shook up..." Catherine frowned.
Sara looked at the other three, She got up and walked to the door. Seeing Grissom look at her, "I have to go to the washroom."
Warrick walked away from the ER doors, he didn't see Nick, only the frenzy of doctors around him. He walked towards the group and frowned, rubbing his face. He watched Sara walk away. "IS she gonna be ok?"
"I don't know Warrick." Grissom worried about Sara. She'd been through alot, but this was Nick. "Catherine you want to go with her... just incase."
Cath nodded and followed behind Sara.
Sara was washing her hands and face when Catherine came in, the tears where rolling down her face.
"oh Sara..." Cath handed Sara a tissue and pulled the young woman into a hug. "Nick's strong... he'll be ok.." Cath said, silently praying she was right.
"He has to be, for both of us." She whispered.
Cath looked at Sara. "Sara are you sure you're ok?"
"No... I..." She started to cry again.
Catherine looked sideways at Sara. "Sara? what is it?" Cath had a hunch, but wanted to hear it from Sara.
"I think I'm, I mean... Catherine I think I'm pregnant..." Sara managed then start to cry again.
"Does Nick know?" Cath asked, carefully.
Sara shook her head, "I was gonna make sure first..."
"Well I'm sure he'll be glad to hear it..." Cath trailed off.
Sara looked at Catherine, "What if he doesn't..."
Catherine looked Sara in the eye. "You have to stay positive ok? He'll make it... He will..." Catherine tried to convince Sara. "C'mon let's go out with the others ok?" Catherine gave Sara a reassuring hug.
"Don't tell them."
"i won't... I promise...."
Sara walked out with Catherine, they saw Brass waking out to the doors. "Whats he doing here? you think they found Chad?"
Catherine walked over to the group. "Did you guys find Chad?" She asked Brass.
Before Brass could respond to Cath's question, Greg ran into the waiting room. "Where's Nick? Did you guys hear anything on him yet? I got here as soon as I could."
"Greg breath and sit. Catherine let Brass go and do his job. Sara are you ok?" Grissom said calmly.
Greg and Catherine both took a seat next to Warrick. Sara nodded and sat next to Cath.
The following minutes seemed like hours as they waited to hear news on their friend. A few doctors would run in and out of the room from time to time, covered in blood. Nick's blood. The thought that Nick was lying on the operation table, and possibly bleeding to death, made them sick. No one could believe that this was happening, but all they could do was sit and wait.
~*~ Two Hours Later ~*~
Finally a doctor emerged from the Emergency Operation Room, weary and worn. He made his way to the group of CSI's. "Nick Stokes Family?" Doctor Milmore asked into the room.
"yes..." Grissom said standing, preparing himself for the worst.
Cath and the rest stood up. "is he...?"
"Nick suffered a lot of blood loss and he was in the clear but... I'm sorry to tell you that he lapsed into a coma five minutes ago... we don't know when he'll wake." The doctor sighed, rubbing his forehead.
Sara got up and ran out the room to the toliets again.
"Sara!" Grissom shouted after her.
Grissom stood up and followed after Sara. Knocking on the door, before cautiously stepping inside the ladies washroom. "Sara?" Once Sara finished throwing up she looked at Grissom and wiped her tears.
"Are you ok?" Grissom asked, frowning at her."Yes, no... I-I don't know..." She shrugged.
Grissom stepped towards her and hesistantly pulled her into a gentle hug. "Sara... I don't know whats going to happen, but... Somehow, it'll be ok..."
"Nick's not going to be able to see his face... hear his laugh..." Sara said to herself more than Grissom.
"Who?" Grissom asked, obviously confused
"No one... I'm just, I need to see Nick."
"As soon as the doctor moves him to his room... then we'll go ok?" Grissom opened the door to the washroom and stepped out, ignoring the looks he got from coming out of the ladies washroom. Sara followed Grissom.
By then the doctor had returned. "Mr Grissom, Nick can have one visitor. I've already told that to the others, I'll let you all decide who." He smiled and walked away.
"Come on Sara."
Grissom walked back in and saw the others. "Right I think we should let Sara go in..." Grissom said, "Anyone object?" Sara stood behind him and looked at Greg. He looked awful.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They were tired and were all eager to see Nick, but knew that Sara should go first.
Sara went into the small room that Nick was in. *He looks so helpless.* She thought. Sara knew Greg was watching at the window, Nick was his rolemodel... Sara touched Nick's face. "Ohh Nick... you have to wake up... for our family..." She said as she took his hand. "Please."
Greg looked through the small window in the door and frowned. He turned around and walked back to the groups, glancing back at the ICU doors. He couldn't believe this was happening.
Grissom sat talking to Warrick and Catherine. He watched Warrick go to find Greg. "Catherine... what did Sara say to you?"
Catherine remembered her earlier conversation with Sara and how she'd promised not to say anything. "She was just really upset... "
"Cath... Is she... I mean is she umm, pregnant?" Grissom forced out.
"What makes you say that?" Cath looked over at Gil
"She was throwing up and then babbled about Nick not hearing someone's voice or something..." He looked at catherine straight in the eye, she could never hide anything from him when he done that.
Cath looked down. "Ok... Sara told me that she thinks she is, she not certain yet... but don't say anything ok?"
"Nick's?"
Cath nodded. "Yea..."
"Ahh..." Grissom nodded.
~~~
Greg fell back against the wall and slid down to the floor, resting his head in his hands
"Hey man." Warrick smiled slightly, "How you holding up?"
"Man, this whole thing sucks! Nick never done anything to deserve this..." Greg frowned
"I know. We can't do anything... just be here when he wakes up."
"If he wakes up..."
"Greg he WILL wake up... you gotta have faith." Warrick frowned.
"and what of this psycho guy hears that Nick's still alive... what if he comes back when we're not here?" Greg took a deep breath. "Nick's one of my best friends... I just never wanted anything bad to happen to him"
"By then Brass will catch the guy and he'll behind bars..." Warrick nodded in agreement with himself.
"I hope so..."
~~~
Catherine curled up in one of the plastic chairs in the waiting room, and although they were uncomfortable, she managed to get a bit of sleep.
Sara left Nick's room and went back into the little room... "Hi."
Catherine stirred and looked up at Sara. "Hey... " She moved over and cleared a seat for Sara.
"How are you?" Grissom asked.
"I don't know... I'm scared."
Cath frowned. "I know... we all are..." Sara started to cry, she didn't know what to think or do, was Nick gone? "Oh Sara..." Cath pulled Sara into a hug. "It's just gonna take some time... but Nick'll be ok... he's a fighter... he's got to be ok" She said the last part more to herself than anything
"I'll be back in a minute." Grissom said and left. He looked into Nick's room, "You gotta survive."
Cath frowned and rubbed her forehead, wearily. It had been a long day... and she noticed it was taking its toll on everyone. She picked up her cell and called her sister's number and asked if Lyndsey would be able to stay over.
Grissom came back in after a few minutes, "Cath... a word..."
Cath nodded and looked over at Sara. "I'll be right back..." She stood up and walked over to where Grissom was. "Yea?"
"I was thinking... shouldn't Sara... well find out if she's... well you know..." Grissom mummbled.
"pregnant?" Cath finished for him. "Yea... She needs to know for sure..."
"Well there's a shop in here..." Grissom blushed a little.
"ok.. I'll talk to her..." Cath said casually.
"I'll go find the guys..." Grissom said almost running away.
Cath couldn't help but smile. She shook her head and walked back to find Sara. "Hey... sara, you said you weren't sure if you were pregnant or not right? well I think you should find out... I mean the sooner the better..." Cath said cautiously.
Sara looked through her bag and brought out a test, "I bought one."
Cath nodded. "Ok... so um, yea..."
"I'm scared..."
"I know... but you need to know..." Cath gave Sara a sympathetic smile.
"I'll be..." Sara looked on the back of the packet, "Three to four mintues."
"ok.. I'll be right here if you need anything ok?"
Sara nodded and left she went into the ladies and stayed there for about five minutes. She walked into the small waiting room and CSIs had taken over and looked and Catherine, Grissom, Warrick and Greg. She looked at them all.
Cath looked up at Sara expectantly. "So..."
....to be continued in 9....