Chapter 2
Jak walked into the room and gasped.
Greg was on his side. His face was smudged and his hair flat, his back was covered in gaze and so was the back of his neck.
"Greg.." Jak whispered as he made his way to the bed.
Greg groaned softly and opened his eyes. "Jak?" He asked softly.
"It's me. They called me." Jak said softly sitting down next to his bed.
"What happened?" Greg asked softly.
"The lab exploded. Greg.. I told you not to go in." Jak said.
"Shut up Jak. It was an accident." Greg mumbled.
"You're hurt badly." Jak said. "Burns on your back and neck."
"No wonder I feel like I have been hit by a truck." Greg smirked.
"Uh.. I ran into a co-worker of yours...." Jak said looking at his hands.
"Jak.." Greg asked looking at him.
"It was an accident Greg.." Jak said.
"Who did you tell?" Greg asked.
"Catherine?" Jak said.
Greg sighed.
"You didn't tell me you weren't out at work. If I would have known, I would be your brother right now." Jak said. "I didn't exactly tell her, but I said we lived together and I think she put it together."
"Great." Greg grumbled.
"I'm sorry." Jak said. "I didn't mean to tell her."
"It's ok Jak.. Really.. It is.." Greg sighed. "Just... If a guy with gray hair and glasses comes around. You are not my boyfriend. Got it?"
"Got it." Jak said placing his hand on Greg's uninjured cheek.
Greg sighed softly.
"I hate seeing you like this..." Jak said softly.
"I know. To my credit. It's not my fault this time."
"This time?" Jak asked.
"Well, a few months ago, when I came home with my hair kinda smoking, I said it was just a reaction to the rain and something that got on my hair at work... I mixed some things that didn't mix well..." Greg said.
"I thought so." Jak smiled.
Greg tried to hide a yawn.
"Greg.. get some sleep. I know you are on some pain medication." Jak said.
"Yeah... I am kinda tired, and I do hurt..." Greg mumbled sleepily.
"Then sleep." Jak said softly.
"Night babe." Greg mumbled as he yawned again.
"Night love." Jak said kissing his cheek softly as Greg fell asleep.
~~~~~
Through the open door Catherine watched the two of them. She made sure she wasn't seen by either of them.
Warrick walked up to her. "Catherine?"
She jumped. "Warrick! What are you doing here..." She said moving away from the door.
"Griss told me to come here with you. Talk to the Lab Rat." Warrick said nodding at the door.
"Uh.. Not now." Catherine said.
"Why not?" Warrick asked.
"He just went to sleep.. And he has someone in there with him." Catherine said.
"Who?" Warrick asked. "He doesn't have family here..."
"I can't tell you... He'd kill me." Catherine sighed.
"Well.. We need to talk to him while it's in his mind." Warrick said.
"I know.. I think he just went to sleep." Catherine said.
"Catherine..." Warrick sighed.
"Fine.. We'll wake him up." Catherine grumbled.
"Thank you. Griss needs up back soon to start processing." Warrick said. "I'm not thrilled about this either."
"Let's just get this over with?" Catherine sighed as she knocked on the door frame.
Jak looked up and sighed. "Yes Ms. Willows?"
"We need to talk to Greg." Catherine said walking in the room with Warrick.
"He just went to sleep.." Jak said.
"I know. But it's important." Catherine said.
"Fine." Jak growled softly. "First, tell me who he is." He pointed to Warrick.
"Warrick Brown. I work with Greg." Warrick said.
Jak sighed. "I don't know how I'm going to wake him up... shaking his shoulder isn't the best idea right now."
"I have an idea." Catherine said. "Greg? This is Grissom. You need to wake up and go back to work!" She said in a low voice.
Greg just groaned softly.
"Right.." Jak said rolling his eyes. "Give me a minute alone with him."
"Sorry, He's part of a crime investigation." Warrick said.
"Ok.." Jak said lamely. He sighed and turned to Greg. He gently stroked Greg's good cheek. "Greg... come on babe you need to get up. Catherine and Warrick need to talk to you... Please... the sooner you get up.. the sooner you can go back to sleep."
Greg groaned softly and opened his eyes. "Babe.. let me sle..." Greg saw Catherine. "Sleep..."
"Greg.. It's ok..." Catherine said. "We just need to talk to you alone for a few moments."
"Right.. I'll be getting some coffee..." Jak said getting up and leaving the room.
Greg looked at Catherine and Warrick. "Don't tell anyone. Please."
"We won't." Warrick said.
"Greg tell us what happened..." Catherine asked.
~~~~~~~~~
Fifteen minutes went by and Jak was pacing in the hallway sipping his coffee.
Catherine and Warrick came out.
"Mr. Morgan?" Catherine asked.
Jak's head popped up.
"You can go back in now. He wants to see you." Catherine said.
Jak nodded. "Please... Don't tell anyone.."
"Mr. Morgan. It's not our place to judge." Catherine said.
"I know." Jak said. "And I appreciate that."
"Not a problem." Warrick said nodding.
Jak walked back in. "Greg."
Greg sighed. "They know now. I'm sure someone will tell someone."
Jak sighed and sat down in the chair next to his bed. He placed his hand on Greg's.
"I'm staying with you.. for now.. being home alone would be so different." Jak said.
"Then stay. I'd like it better if you did. I hate hospitals." Greg mumbled.
"I know." Jak said. He studied Greg's face. "Your hair..."
"It's flat isn't it.." Greg said.
"Slightly." Jak said. "You have a burn on one cheek...*
"Well, I'm covered.. What else do you expect?"
"I don't know." Jak said gently stroking his non-injured cheek.
"You're a mother hen." Greg mumbled.
"I have a right to that thank you very much." Jak said.
"You have mother issues.. get used to it." Greg smirked.
Jak rolled his eyes. "No Greg, That was you."
"Right...." Greg said nodded weakly.
"Get some sleep Greg." Jak said kissing his cheek.
"Ok... mother.." Greg mumbled softly.
"Night love." Jak said stroking his hair gently as Greg fell asleep.
Jak walked into the room and gasped.
Greg was on his side. His face was smudged and his hair flat, his back was covered in gaze and so was the back of his neck.
"Greg.." Jak whispered as he made his way to the bed.
Greg groaned softly and opened his eyes. "Jak?" He asked softly.
"It's me. They called me." Jak said softly sitting down next to his bed.
"What happened?" Greg asked softly.
"The lab exploded. Greg.. I told you not to go in." Jak said.
"Shut up Jak. It was an accident." Greg mumbled.
"You're hurt badly." Jak said. "Burns on your back and neck."
"No wonder I feel like I have been hit by a truck." Greg smirked.
"Uh.. I ran into a co-worker of yours...." Jak said looking at his hands.
"Jak.." Greg asked looking at him.
"It was an accident Greg.." Jak said.
"Who did you tell?" Greg asked.
"Catherine?" Jak said.
Greg sighed.
"You didn't tell me you weren't out at work. If I would have known, I would be your brother right now." Jak said. "I didn't exactly tell her, but I said we lived together and I think she put it together."
"Great." Greg grumbled.
"I'm sorry." Jak said. "I didn't mean to tell her."
"It's ok Jak.. Really.. It is.." Greg sighed. "Just... If a guy with gray hair and glasses comes around. You are not my boyfriend. Got it?"
"Got it." Jak said placing his hand on Greg's uninjured cheek.
Greg sighed softly.
"I hate seeing you like this..." Jak said softly.
"I know. To my credit. It's not my fault this time."
"This time?" Jak asked.
"Well, a few months ago, when I came home with my hair kinda smoking, I said it was just a reaction to the rain and something that got on my hair at work... I mixed some things that didn't mix well..." Greg said.
"I thought so." Jak smiled.
Greg tried to hide a yawn.
"Greg.. get some sleep. I know you are on some pain medication." Jak said.
"Yeah... I am kinda tired, and I do hurt..." Greg mumbled sleepily.
"Then sleep." Jak said softly.
"Night babe." Greg mumbled as he yawned again.
"Night love." Jak said kissing his cheek softly as Greg fell asleep.
~~~~~
Through the open door Catherine watched the two of them. She made sure she wasn't seen by either of them.
Warrick walked up to her. "Catherine?"
She jumped. "Warrick! What are you doing here..." She said moving away from the door.
"Griss told me to come here with you. Talk to the Lab Rat." Warrick said nodding at the door.
"Uh.. Not now." Catherine said.
"Why not?" Warrick asked.
"He just went to sleep.. And he has someone in there with him." Catherine said.
"Who?" Warrick asked. "He doesn't have family here..."
"I can't tell you... He'd kill me." Catherine sighed.
"Well.. We need to talk to him while it's in his mind." Warrick said.
"I know.. I think he just went to sleep." Catherine said.
"Catherine..." Warrick sighed.
"Fine.. We'll wake him up." Catherine grumbled.
"Thank you. Griss needs up back soon to start processing." Warrick said. "I'm not thrilled about this either."
"Let's just get this over with?" Catherine sighed as she knocked on the door frame.
Jak looked up and sighed. "Yes Ms. Willows?"
"We need to talk to Greg." Catherine said walking in the room with Warrick.
"He just went to sleep.." Jak said.
"I know. But it's important." Catherine said.
"Fine." Jak growled softly. "First, tell me who he is." He pointed to Warrick.
"Warrick Brown. I work with Greg." Warrick said.
Jak sighed. "I don't know how I'm going to wake him up... shaking his shoulder isn't the best idea right now."
"I have an idea." Catherine said. "Greg? This is Grissom. You need to wake up and go back to work!" She said in a low voice.
Greg just groaned softly.
"Right.." Jak said rolling his eyes. "Give me a minute alone with him."
"Sorry, He's part of a crime investigation." Warrick said.
"Ok.." Jak said lamely. He sighed and turned to Greg. He gently stroked Greg's good cheek. "Greg... come on babe you need to get up. Catherine and Warrick need to talk to you... Please... the sooner you get up.. the sooner you can go back to sleep."
Greg groaned softly and opened his eyes. "Babe.. let me sle..." Greg saw Catherine. "Sleep..."
"Greg.. It's ok..." Catherine said. "We just need to talk to you alone for a few moments."
"Right.. I'll be getting some coffee..." Jak said getting up and leaving the room.
Greg looked at Catherine and Warrick. "Don't tell anyone. Please."
"We won't." Warrick said.
"Greg tell us what happened..." Catherine asked.
~~~~~~~~~
Fifteen minutes went by and Jak was pacing in the hallway sipping his coffee.
Catherine and Warrick came out.
"Mr. Morgan?" Catherine asked.
Jak's head popped up.
"You can go back in now. He wants to see you." Catherine said.
Jak nodded. "Please... Don't tell anyone.."
"Mr. Morgan. It's not our place to judge." Catherine said.
"I know." Jak said. "And I appreciate that."
"Not a problem." Warrick said nodding.
Jak walked back in. "Greg."
Greg sighed. "They know now. I'm sure someone will tell someone."
Jak sighed and sat down in the chair next to his bed. He placed his hand on Greg's.
"I'm staying with you.. for now.. being home alone would be so different." Jak said.
"Then stay. I'd like it better if you did. I hate hospitals." Greg mumbled.
"I know." Jak said. He studied Greg's face. "Your hair..."
"It's flat isn't it.." Greg said.
"Slightly." Jak said. "You have a burn on one cheek...*
"Well, I'm covered.. What else do you expect?"
"I don't know." Jak said gently stroking his non-injured cheek.
"You're a mother hen." Greg mumbled.
"I have a right to that thank you very much." Jak said.
"You have mother issues.. get used to it." Greg smirked.
Jak rolled his eyes. "No Greg, That was you."
"Right...." Greg said nodded weakly.
"Get some sleep Greg." Jak said kissing his cheek.
"Ok... mother.." Greg mumbled softly.
"Night love." Jak said stroking his hair gently as Greg fell asleep.