Title: Lost
Author: Dutchie
Disclaimers: I don't own the rights to anybody or anything related to CSI.
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Inside the Box.
A/N: A big hug for my beta Laredo Grissom. Thank you for taking the time to help me. Thanks!
A/N 2: I posted this chapter again, because there were a lot of mistakes in that chapter.
Summary: G/S, Grissom needs to deal with the outcome of his surgery
~*~Chapter one~*~
"Sara! Sara!" Catherine shouted, banging loudly on the door of her apartment. When Sara didn't answer, she called her on her cell phone. Again, there was no answer.
Hearing a loud banging at the door, Sara turned off the shower and listened. She thought she heard Catherine's voice but then it fell silent. Her cell phone rang. "Shit," she muttered and stepped out of the shower.
"I'm coming!" she shouted and ran towards the bedroom, drying herself and dressing quickly. When she ran back to the door, the banging had resumed. When she opened the door, she was met by a downcast Catherine. Something was wrong. "What happened?" she asked, swallowing the lump rising in her throat. There is something wrong with Grissom. Her mind was racing. Oh my God, don't tell me he…
"Can I come in?" Catherine asked and shut off her cell phone.
Sara snapped out of her trance long enough to step back and allow Catherine to enter her apartment.
Shutting the door, she turned to stare at Catherine, and her trance took over again. She couldn't move, as if she'd been tranquilized.
"Sara, I think you better sit down for a minute," Catherine grasped her arm and guided her towards the couch.
Sara sat down and looked at the floor, yet not really seeing it, her mind racing with thoughts of Grissom. Don't tell me he died. Please….
Catherine exhaled deeply. "It's Grissom, he…" she glanced at her friend, seeing a tear running down her cheek. "Please look at me," she pleaded. When Sara looked up to meet Catherine's eyes, her tears were flowing freely. "Grissom is in the hospital. He had surgery." Catherine's heart ached upon seeing the tears flowing down her friend's face, she bent forward and hugged her, comforting her.
Oh my God, he had a heart attack or an accident or…
Sara started to panic and suddenly she couldn't breathe anymore.
Catherine immediately pulled away. "Sara!" she called to her as if from far away. "Calm down." When that didn't work, Catherine hurried into the kitchen and looking around, she spotted a paper bag on the counter. She grabbed it and ran back into the living room, handing it over to Sara.
Sara exhaled deeply a couple of times in the bag before she started to breathe normal again.
"Sara?" Catherine looked at her and grabbed her hand.
She looked up. "Tell me what happened, Cath."
When Catherine saw the concern in her eyes, she knew that she had to tell her the truth, although she knew that Grissom had told her not to tell anyone of his medical problem.
"Griss had surgery on his ears. He had otosclerosis," she explained to her.
"Deaf," Sara mumbled and looked intently at Catherine.
Catherine nodded. "But that's not all, he…since yesterday his condition got worse." She rose up from the couch and walked towards the window. She looked out the window, lost in thoughts. It was hard for Catherine to betray her friends trust but she had to.
"What happened?" Sara asked her as she walked towards her.
"Infection….It could damage his hearing permanently." Catherine searched for Sara's eyes and saw a lot of emotion in them. "He's in a lot of pain."
"Where is he?" Sara walked towards a chair and grabbed her jacket. She turned around and waited for an answer.
"Desert Springs room 304," Catherine answered.
Sara grabbed her keys and left her apartment. She got in her car and raced to the hospital.
Catherine grabbed her bag and walked to her car. She sat there thinking of her friends for a few minutes, and then she drove home.
Meanwhile, Sara reached her destination. After locking her car, she stood staring at the building, Desert Springs Hospital. She took a deep breath then entered the building and went directly to the Information Desk. After getting directions to room 304, she walked to the elevators. The wait for its arrival seemed too long but just as she reached to punch the button once again, it dinged its approach. Other people departed and she entered, pushing the button for the third floor. Seconds later, she stepped out of the elevator and traversed the long hallway to room 304.
She slowly opened the door and looked into the room. She saw him. He lay silently, his head covered in bandages and his arm hooked up to an I.V. She sat down next to him and reached out for his hand. Grissom stirred in his sleep, mumbled something and fell asleep again.
"I'm here Grissom," she whispered, but she knew that he couldn't hear her. Her other hand joined her first and they both were clasped around Grissom's right hand.
TBC...