Point of View - Narrator
"Sara? Hey hon. How are you?", Catherine said as she sat down next to Sara on the bed.
"Um, I don't really know...Why am I at a hospital anyway? Last thing I remember is sitting with Grissom in the park.", Sara asked as Catherine pushed a button on the bed to sit Sara up.
"The park, huh? Hmm. He didn't tell me this happened on a date...", Catherine said as she got distracted.
"It wasn't a date. It was a walk. Now can you please focus and tell me what happened to me?"
"Okay, okay. You and Grissom were on your 'walk', when you passed out. He called an ambulence, and you were taken here. You had to have your cancerous kidney rmoved because it had a tear in it and toxins were being released into your body. So, you had surgery, and while you were recovering from the anesthesia, the toxins in your body caused you to fall into a coma.", she paused to take a deep breath, and added, "that pretty much covers it all."
"Coma?", she whispered.
"How long have I been out?", she asked fearfully.
Catherine laughed and commforted her. "Only about forty hours. You recovered fast, actually. You will be able to go home in a week, because they have to keep you for observation."
"Where is he?", she asked calmly. Her voice was hoarse from lack of use, and she croak the words out.
"Who? Ohhh...Gil. I get it. I'm not wanted.", she joked."I forced him to go home and get some rest. Look on the counter by the window, somebody left you some stuff."
Sara turned to loook and she gasped at all the stuff. "Who is all this from?"
"The guys at the lab. Warrick sent the flowers, Nicky sent the teddy bear, and Greg sent the cookies and fruit basket. Oh, and Tara got you this room. It's a way better room than you were in before. This one has a window, and a veiw."
"Wow. I wasn't even awake yet and even then they spoiled me. Hey, did I miss anything good the past few days?"
"Yes. You'll never believe who is getting married. Guess. You'll never get it.", Catherine teased Sara.
"You?", Catherine shook he head no. "Nick?", again, no. "Warrick, Brass, who?"
"Well, his name starts with a G. It's not Gil, because, well, you know."
"Well it can't be Greg, so who is it?"
Catherine stood there with a huge smile, knowing she had fooled Sara.
"It's Greg? Woah! He beat me. Scary.", Sara joked along. "So who's the gal?"
"Tara."
"What? My god I missed alot. I didn't even know they were dating. Did I miss anything else?"
"Hmm...I don't think, oh wait! I have more good news."
"What is it?", Sara said with a big smile, expecting to enjoy a little of Catherine's gossip.
"We are the number 1 CSI in the country! And, even better for you, we became numbe one while you were still working. So, I am planning a surprise. Gil is the only other one who knows, so keep it quiet."
"Okay. I swear. What is the big secret?"
"Yeah, what is the big secret? Why didn't you tell me she woke up Catherine? I told you I wanted to be here.", an all-too-familiar voice said as Catherine winced because she got caught.
"Grissom? Hey. I thought you were asleep at home? Catherine said you needed to rest.", Sara said as she smiled ecstatically at him.
"I was asleep, but I woke up and decided to come over and see how you were doing. How do you feel?", Grissom spoke as he glared at Catherine. She shrugged it off and answered for Sara.
"She just woke up about a half hour ago. I explained the situation to her, and she is doing fine."
"Good. I am so glad to hear it. I brought you your bathrobe, pajamas and some tea. I figured you would be thirsty.", Grissom said as he turned his attention back over to Sara.
"Gil, how did you get into Sara's house?", Catherine said with a hand on her hip.
"I didn't. This stuff was at my house - oh shit. I know what this looks like, but I swear I was just concerned about her health and ability to care for herself.", Grissom said defensively. He started to blush, with was rare.
"Uh-huh. Okay.", Catherine joked saracastically just to further embarrass and irk him."Now, back to what I was saying, I am planning a banquet for all the CSI's and lab techs. A formal thing, you know? With catering. I was hoping, that after you were released from the hospital, I could actually set the date. I am telling everyone today."
"That sounds like so muchfun! Are people bringing dates?", Sara said to Catherine. Catherine knew exactlywhat she was thinking. Who didn't?
"I don't know. I might.", Catherine said with a grin.
"Cool. Hey Gris, you wanna go with me? If a date makes you uncomfortable, we could just go as friends. But if you don't want to, just say so-", she stammered.
"Sara! I'll go with you. I will.", he said as her smile spread from ear to ear.