Chapter 2

'Where am I?' She wondered as her memories of the attack came back to her. She looked at her arm through her swollen eyes, it was in so much gause and bandages that it looked like a mummy. Her eyes wandered around the room till they fell on Grissom asleep in the corner of the room in a chair. He looked like he had been there a long time. A nurse walked in.
"Oh your awake, I'm glad, How do you feel?" She said checking the chart at the foot of the bed.
"I'm feeling okay alittle sore but that is to expected. Whats he doing here?" She asked through puffy lips. As the nurse injected Morfine into her IV.
"Well dear he's your husband dont you remember?" The nurse smiled brightly as she walked out the door.
'Husband?' She was in shock at the word, but paid no more attention to it because the Morfine kicked in.

When she awoke again, Grissom was sitting closer to the bed holding her hand, his eyes were closed and it looked as thought he was about to or had been crying. She stroked his hand with her thumb, his eyes sprung open and all he could do was smile.
"Hello dear." She joked.
"They would only allow family in so..."He blushed as he explained. "How are you feeling?"
"Alittle tired and my body feels like it was drug behind a moving car, but other than that, fine." she said squeezing his hand and to her surprise he didnt remove it. "How long have I been out?"
"Two days, thats it."
"And you have been here the whole time from what I understand"
"Well yeah, in case you woke up. The rest of the gang came by earlier to see how you were and Brass told me to call him when you woke up to see if you remembered anything about you attacker." He said trying to make it seem like he wasnt the only one really concerned, even though he was.
"Is there a mirror around here somewhere?" She looked around till she found one on her night stand. Both eyes were black and blue, small cuts on her face were begining to scab over, and both her lips were dry and started to bleed everytime she spoke.
"You really dont look that bad, and from what i understand you put up one hell of a fight." He smiled taking the mirror away from her.
"Thank you Grissom"
"For what"
"Being there for me"
"But Sara I havent been ther for you lately." His smile faded.
"Well for being truthful"
"I havent been truthful either." He looked away from her. "Do you remember when you asked me to dinner after the lab explosion"
"Yes, Grissom its okay, I understand you dont have to explain." She rubbed his shoulder with her only available hand, and noticed him smile and close his eyes.
"Yes I do, I think about it all the time and what you said,'...by the time you figure it out it just might be to late'. But I dont want it to be to late I watched you walk away and it was to late to do anything then but now its not." He looked back at her his eyes full of question.
"Grissom, I told you, you didnt have to explain." She smiled at him, "And its not to late." A smile came over his face, and they both sat there just staring at each other for the longest time smiling.

"Knock, Knock." Cathrine said entering the room, Grissom turned in surprise but didnt speak. "Am I interupting something?" She said with a raised eyebrow. "No its okay, come in and sit down please." Sara said gestering to another chair next to the bed. "Okay if you're sure." She says as she walks up to Sara and hands her a box of chocolate and a 'get well' card. "Thank you."
"I'm glad you two are talking now." She said looking back and forth between the two, they all smiled at one another. "Sara I'm going to see when you can be released, Okay?" Grissom said rising from his chair. "Sure, that is fine with me." Grissom left Cathrine and Sara to talk while he asked when she could go home. "How are you feeling?" Cathrine asked looking worried. "I'm fine, just alittle flesh wound thats all." She said pointing to her arm. "I noticed you and Grissom are talking now, what happened between you two?"

"Hey." Grissom said entering the room. "The doctor said you could leave after breakfast and a quick check up, but he wants you under watch so you are coming to my place for a while." 'His place Grissom never lets anyone in his house.' Cathrine thought shocked and a bit dissapointed that she didnt get an answer from Sara on the last question. "Okay, How long till breakfast?" She smiled.

-Chapters End