First off I would like to say thanks to all of you that have reviewed so far. Second, I would like to apologize for not updating sooner. I've been pretty sick over the past few days and ended up going to Urgent Care. Nothing to worry about though, I'm getting better. I hope you enjoy the next chapter.

The next day, I found myself sitting in the waiting room of Dr. Dean's office. Nick, Catherine, and Warrick came with me. Nick was holding my hand. I had called Catherine last night and told her that I was going to get some help. She wanted to be there with me. Nick had called Warrick and Warrick told Nick the same thing. Grissom would have come as well, but he had made other plans that he couldn't break.

"Sara Sidle." A nurse called my name.

I stood up and gave my friends a smile. "Wish me luck."

Catherine stood up and wrapped me in a hug. "We're here for you Sara."

"I know."

Warrick hugged me next. "Good luck girl." He kissed my cheek and then I turned to Nick.

"Are you ready?"

He nodded and took my hand. We followed the nurse down the hall and into a room. She weighed me and took my blood pressure. She smiled. "Dr. Dean will be with you shortly."

I thanked her and watched her leave. Nick sat in the chair beside me. "Are you okay?"

"I'm a little nervous. I have no idea what she's going to think of me."

He squeezed my hand. "She's going to think that you're a strong woman who wants her life back."

"I wouldn't be here if wasn't for you."

"Sara, I'm not going anywhere. I know this isn't going to be easy, but we're going to get through it together."

I smiled and leaned over and kissed him. "Thank you."

We heard the door open and a short woman with blonde hair and blue eyes came in. "Hi Sara, I'm Sherry. How are you?"

"I'm fine." I replied.

Dr. Dean turned to Nick. "You must be Nick. It's a pleasure to meet you." She shook his hand.

"It's nice to meet you as well." He said.

Dr. Dean walked over to the small table and sat down on the chair. She glanced at the chart that was on the table for a few moments and then turned her attention to me. "I first want to say that I'm not like most doctors. I want you to treat me like a friend because that's what I am. Now, why don't you tell me about yourself and then we can talk about your disorder."

I took a deep breath and began telling her about where I was born, where I graduated from college, and then about my job. She then asked me questions about work and then eventually how I stopped eating. I noticed that she didn't take any notes nor did she interrupt me when I was speaking. She was listening to everything I was saying. When I was done, she smiled at me.

"Sara, I first want to say how proud I am of you that you've taken this step. I know it wasn't easy for you to admit that you needed help. I want to let you know that you can beat this disorder. A lot of women have done it including me."

I must have had a shocked look upon my face because she nodded. "That's right, I was diagnosed with anorexia at the age of sixteen. I dropped down to sixty pounds before I finally realized that I needed help. I had a wonderful support group and with a lot of help, I was able to overcome it."

"I would have never guessed."

She smiled. "Well, it's not something that I'm proud of, but I will say that it gave me the inspiration to help others. That's one reason why I'm different from most doctors. I have first hand experience that most doctors don't."

I smiled back. I was very pleased to know that I was going to get the best help I could.

"Now Sara, I'm going to set up a schedule for you to start your treatment. I want to see you twice a week and then after a while, we'll reduce it down to once a week. Which would be better for you mornings, afternoons, or evenings?"

I glanced over at Nick knowing that he would have to go back to work soon. I wanted him with me. He smiled and squeezed my hand. "How about afternoons? That way if I have to work, I can get some sleep when I come home and then after the meetings."

I nodded. "Okay." I focused my attention back to Sherry. "Is afternoons okay?"

"Of course. How about one o'clock on Tuesdays and Thursdays?"

"Sounds good."

"Excellent." Sherry replied. She wrote down some notes in the folder and then looked up. "All right Sara. I think that's enough for today." We all stood up and she shook my hand. "It's nice to meet you Sara."

"You to Sherry."

Sherry shook Nick's hand as well. "I'll see you both next Tuesday." With that she left the room.

Nick placed his arm around my shoulder. "So, how are you feeling?"

"Good. Want to eat out for lunch?"

He smiled. "Sounds great. Maybe the others would like to eat with us."

We walked back out to the waiting room to find that Grissom was there along with the others. They stood up. Grissom walked over and gave me a hug. "How did it go?" He asked.

I pulled away and smiled. "It was great. Thanks for not giving up on me."

"You're welcome."

The others started demanding details and before I could give them Nick spoke up. "Hey, Sara wanted to go out to eat. So why don't we all go and she can tell you all about Sherry."

They seemed to like that idea and we all began heading toward our vehicles. Grissom grabbed my arm and pulled me aside. "Sara. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry I wasn't here earlier."

"That's okay. You're here now and that's what's important." I took a deep breath and smiled. "I should apologize too for yelling at you. I know that you were just concerned about me."

"I still am."

"So, have you decided when I can come back to work?"

"One thing at a time Sara. You've still got a long way to go."

I nodded and began walking toward Nick. "Hey Sara." Grissom called out.

I turned around. "Yeah?"

"I'm looking forward to seeing you back at work. It isn't the same without you."

"Thanks Grissom." I turned back around and met up with Nick. We got in the car and headed toward the restaurant.

TBC

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