Chapter 7
Catherine and Nick made a good team. As Warrick took Grissom away, for Jon's safety, Catherine and Nick led the man to a corner of the waiting room and sat down. Catherine put on a suitably unreadable mask, but the anger and tension was obvious on Nick's face.
"What the hell do you think you were doing?"
Nick would have yelled, had it not been a hospital, but the pent up fury in his voice still turned a few heads Catherine's eyes betrayed her anger, but she still kept herself in check. She spoke to him with little sympathy.
"I know you've just lost half your family, and that is a shock for anybody. But think about it from Greg's point of view as well, he-"
"It's HIS fault."
Nick spoke quickly, irritated that Catherine had been interrupted.
"It is *not* his fault now listen up. Your son is in there, after being forced to watch his family and friends die, and physical torture by some psycho. He does not need this right now especially coming from you; if you're not going to help, then get out and don't come near him again."
"How dare you he's my son!"
Jon Sanders raged coldly. Catherine looked him in the eye and his attention was rapt.
"Back in there, you were not his father."
He broke the stare hastily and got to his feet, emotions high. Catherine caught his shoulder.
"You've lost two people you care about, Greg lost four and he had to watch."
But he broke away sharply and stormed off. Nick shook his head and walked off, presumably to calm down and think things through Catherine decided. She made a mental note to go and see Jon Sanders in a couple of days, when, hopefully emotions had cooled from anger to upset, and she could get through to him.
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The next day Warrick found the waiting room for the ward empty. He looked around in curiosity and saw Grissom coming up behind him with a cup of coffee. He shot him a questioning look and got a shrug in response. Together they went to Greg's room and found Sara outside with a relaxed smile on her face. She turned to them, then motioned to the window. Greg and Marc were chatting happily with a game of chess between them.
"I didn't want to interrupt."
She shrugged.
"They seemed to be having a pretty intense conversation earlier, but now they are just talking normally. They're getting on like a house on fire."
She shook her head with a smile and Grissom and Nick brightened slightly.
"Do you know where Catherine and Warrick are?"
"I haven't seen them."
At that moment Catherine and Warrick wandered up.
"We're here, got held up in traffic."
After a few minutes Greg noticed the CSI's at the window and motioned to them to come in. His calm demeanour, so unlike his previous tenseness, refreshed them and gave them a sense of hope. That however was quickly shot...
TBC
Catherine and Nick made a good team. As Warrick took Grissom away, for Jon's safety, Catherine and Nick led the man to a corner of the waiting room and sat down. Catherine put on a suitably unreadable mask, but the anger and tension was obvious on Nick's face.
"What the hell do you think you were doing?"
Nick would have yelled, had it not been a hospital, but the pent up fury in his voice still turned a few heads Catherine's eyes betrayed her anger, but she still kept herself in check. She spoke to him with little sympathy.
"I know you've just lost half your family, and that is a shock for anybody. But think about it from Greg's point of view as well, he-"
"It's HIS fault."
Nick spoke quickly, irritated that Catherine had been interrupted.
"It is *not* his fault now listen up. Your son is in there, after being forced to watch his family and friends die, and physical torture by some psycho. He does not need this right now especially coming from you; if you're not going to help, then get out and don't come near him again."
"How dare you he's my son!"
Jon Sanders raged coldly. Catherine looked him in the eye and his attention was rapt.
"Back in there, you were not his father."
He broke the stare hastily and got to his feet, emotions high. Catherine caught his shoulder.
"You've lost two people you care about, Greg lost four and he had to watch."
But he broke away sharply and stormed off. Nick shook his head and walked off, presumably to calm down and think things through Catherine decided. She made a mental note to go and see Jon Sanders in a couple of days, when, hopefully emotions had cooled from anger to upset, and she could get through to him.
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The next day Warrick found the waiting room for the ward empty. He looked around in curiosity and saw Grissom coming up behind him with a cup of coffee. He shot him a questioning look and got a shrug in response. Together they went to Greg's room and found Sara outside with a relaxed smile on her face. She turned to them, then motioned to the window. Greg and Marc were chatting happily with a game of chess between them.
"I didn't want to interrupt."
She shrugged.
"They seemed to be having a pretty intense conversation earlier, but now they are just talking normally. They're getting on like a house on fire."
She shook her head with a smile and Grissom and Nick brightened slightly.
"Do you know where Catherine and Warrick are?"
"I haven't seen them."
At that moment Catherine and Warrick wandered up.
"We're here, got held up in traffic."
After a few minutes Greg noticed the CSI's at the window and motioned to them to come in. His calm demeanour, so unlike his previous tenseness, refreshed them and gave them a sense of hope. That however was quickly shot...
TBC