Author's note: Some of the "scenes" are a little corny but, definitely fitting. Please, please give me some reviews. It takes, at the least, 30 minutes to just write the chapter then, at least, 15 to edit. Thanks.
"Sara, it's me Catherine."
"Where am I?"
"You're in the hospital"
"Why am I lying down on the couch?"
"Well when the doctor told you what happened to Grissom you collapsed so he told me"
"What! What happened to him? Is he going to be okay?"
"He's going to be fine he just got out of surgery 10 minutes ago."
"Surgery?" Sara said confused.
"They found some internal bleeding; probably due to the severity of the blows he took"
"When can I go see him?"
"The doctor said he should be awake in about 10 more minutes I can't go in though, he said immediate family only for a while."
"Well I'm not family."
"But you said you were his wife and they count that as immediate family"
"Oh, I forgot about that."
"Let's go get you a coffee downstairs." Catherine offered, hoping it would help ease her thoughts.
So they then went down the stairs but, on the way down Sara's phone went off.
"Sidle"
"We got a DB on 26th." Brass said
"I'll be there in about 40 minutes"
"See you then." He said.
"Brass?" Catherine asked pretty much knowing the answer to her question.
"Yea, they got a DB on 26th."
"You want me to cover for you?"
"Nah, I told him I'd be there in 40 minutes."
Just then she caught a glimpse of Nick.
"Nick what are you doing here?"
"I heard you and Grissom would be here so I came to visit."
"Well he just got out of surgery and he'll be awake in a few minutes, why don't you come and have coffee with us?" Sara said
"Alright, sounds good to me."
So the three of them went across the street to Starbucks and each got a Venti Vanilla Latte. Sara also ordered two blueberry muffins since she'd seen Grissom make them before and knew he liked those.
"Surgery, for what?" Nick asked when they finally sat down.
"They said he had some internal bleeding." Sara said.
"How severe was it?"
"I don't know but, severe enough they rushed him into surgery" Catherine said.
"So, he's okay, right?"
"As far as we know" Sara said.
"That's good" Nick said
"Well it's been about 10 minutes I'm going to go back and see Grissom."
"I'm coming with you Sara." Nick said dashing for the door
"They won't let you in."
"Why not?"
"Immediate family only."
"But your-your not immediate family" Nick said, frustrated that she got go see him and he didn't.
"The wife counts too."
"But you two aren't married."
"They don't know that." Sara said smirking as she dashed off.
"I'd of believed it if I was a doctor and didn't know any better, they look married to me, you know, the way she acts around him" Catherine said, as if, needing to console Nick.
"I guess." He replied in a non-interested tone.
"Do you have a thing for her or something?"
"Well, uh-um," Nick stuttered
"I can see it, Nick, you don't have to act like it's a secret the only one who can't tell is Sara and Grissom."
"Well, fine, I do." Nick said raising his voice.
"It's not like you're the only one there who likes her. There are at the least 5 people I can name."
"Your bluffing, name 'em"
"For starters there's Grissom, Greg, You, Archie, and Hodges. Though I'm not too sure about Hodges, I think he'd prefer you or Greg and most definitely Grissom."
"True, wait a sec. Hodges has a thing for me?"
"Yea, it's obvious."
"I don't think I'm going to be able to eat for a week, thanks a lot Catherine." Nick said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Anything to help a friend" she said back with a sarcastic smirk.
Meanwhile Sara was talking to Grissom. She hated the fact that he was hurt but, was too overwhelmed with happiness that he was okay, so far, to show her anger.
"Hey, I brought you something." She said handing him a brown bag labeled 'Starbucks, delightful food and coffee'.
"Thanks Sara, you just don't even know how much you mean to me"
"It's no big deal; I care about you and want nothing but the best for us."
It then quieted the second he looked inside the bag and saw what she brought him. It was his favorite treat, his favorite flavor. How did she know? Was it me making a batch of themfor us? He thought to himself.
"How did you know it was my favorite?"
"It is? Wow, good guess; I saw you making them for us once and then saw it at Starbucks and figured you liked it"
Just as quickly as he spoke he quieted in a hurry to finish his blueberry muffin. He loved blueberry, mostly he loved Sara.
But, was "love" the right word for these feelings? He knew he cared about her more than anything he'd ever cared about. And most importantly was she the one? The one he wanted to marry? And that word "marry" was it something he ever even wanted to do?
"Well, I've got to go now I told Brass I'd be there by now, but I think He'll understand. Oh, and I didn't eat my blueberry muffin so you have it"
"Thanks Sara, I'll call you during your break".
And like a flicker of light she was there and went, or so it seemed to him. Time seemed to be non-existent when she was with him, especially when they were alone. But then he realized he choked, not literally of course but, there had been something he wanted to talk about, probably a good thing though since there was, more than likely, a DB for her.
He wanted answers and quick, it was in his nature. He was usually good at asking people hard questions but, this was Sara. He lost his train of thought around her. She made him, on occasion, forget things or even say something unintelligent. But like Murphy's Law of Love, there is no difference between a wise man and fool when he's in love. When around her, he could definitely be a fool. He never could get how that was or if it even was but, now he knew. He was in love.
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