7. Gossip Girls
"So what do CSI's normally talk about when you guys are hanging out here?"
"When it's just Sara and me we talk about the guys and what a mystery our supervisor is."
"From my past experience he's really nice, really smart, really caring."
"Wait, you've met him before today?"
"Well, yeah. He came and visited me in the hospital every Friday for four months before I came here."
Sara and Catherine looked at each other in shock.
"I take it he isn't very open at work."
"Not at all." They said in unison.
"We talked for hours on Friday nights. It's what I looked forward to at the orphanage."
"Orphanage?" The words slipped out of Sara's mouth.
"Yeah. My parents died when I was little. No one wanted to adopt a kid my age. Now I probably won't live to see my freedom either." She looked at her feet.
"I'm sorry kiddo." Catherine put her hand on Walker's back.
"It's ok I've accepted it. This is my dream come true to be here with you guys, Grissom's letting me stay for two weeks. I'm so excited." A smile came to her face.
"We're glad to have you here. I hope you're case will be solved by the time you have to leave. Who are you staying with after shift?"
"Grissom."
They looked at each other again in shock. This was a new side of Grissom they had rarely seen.