Disclaimer: Still don't own them, no matter how hard I try. For the picky people out there, that means, I don't own CSI, or Sara, or Grissom, Brass, Warrick, Nick, Greg or Catherine, I don't own desert palms, or the LVPD Crime lab. We all clear on that?
A/N: Ok, here it is, back again and with a new chapter. Sorry it's taken so long but I wasn't allowed to upload by ffnet. I hope everyone's still enjoying this. I'm not sure entirely where this is going, I know only just before you do, so hopefully its not to out of character etc, I'm trying to be true to everyone's personalities. Ok, on with the show!
Chapter 6
Catherine had gotten back to the lab and was sitting in the break room with Warrick, Nick and Brass discussing the case when Greg came in.
"Hey Warrick, how is She?" He queried.
"I'm not sure, haven't heard from Grissom for awhile." Warrick replied. "By the way, your stuck with me and Catherine tonight. We're pulling doubles to cover for Grissom and Sara."
"Cool. What are we working on?" Greg asked.
"You've got a simple break in. Think you can handle in solo?"
"Really!"
"Yep. We're busy finishing up Sara's 1V."
"Awesome. Where am I going?"
Just then the phone started to ring before Warrick could answer him.
"Your closest Greg, see who that is aye?"
"Crime Lab" Greg answered as he picked up the break room phone.
"Hi Greg. Did Warrick get someone to come on with you?" Grissom replied from the other end.
"Yeah, him and Catherine are pulling doubles." Greg answered. "How's Sara?"
"Is that Grissom?" Nick asked from across the room.
Greg nodded at him.
"Slightly better I think." Grissom answered him. "She's awake anyway, and she's eaten. Can I speak to Warrick for a minute?"
"Sure thing." Greg replied. He covered the mouth piece for a moment.
"Warrick, Grissom wants to speak to you."
Greg handed Warrick the phone, then went and sat in Warrick's place at the break room table.
"Hi. How is she?" Warrick asked,
"I think she'll be ok. But that's what I want to talk to you about. Sara's suffering from temporary amnesia, she can't remember the accident at all." Grissom replied.
"That must be really frustrating her."
"Yeah, it is. Her memory should come back, but the doctors can't say when exactly." Grissom answered.
"When does she get out of hospital?" Warrick asked.
"They want to keep her in overnight for observation, then she's supposed to take a week off, so she's coming to stay with me tomorrow…oh, and we're both taking this week off work."
"Your what!" Warrick exclaimed.
"You heard." Grissom replied dryly.
"Wow."
"Will you tell everyone? I'm about to leave a message for Ecklie, but can you let the gang know?"
"Will do. Tell Sara I said Hi, and to get herself better, as soon as, ok?"
"Sure thing Warrick. See you all later, ok?'
"Ok, bye Griss."
Warrick hung up, and turned back to the group, all looking expectantly at him.
"That was Grissom" He said, straight faced.
"We already know that from Greg, man." Nick replied.
"Do you want to know how they are?" Warrick teased.
"Yes!" they all exclaimed in unison.
"Ok, for starters, Sara's awake and has eaten."
"That's always a good sign." Brass stated.
"Unfortunatly, she's got temporary memory loss, she can't remember the accident, and the doctors don't know exactly when it'll come back."
"So we follow the evidence." Nick said.
"Hmm." Was Catherine's only comment.
"Anyway," Warrick continued," Here's the really interesting news. Sara has to take the week of work, and Grissom's taking the week of as well as she's going to stay with him."
Warrick laughed as he looked at the faces before him. Sitting around the break room table, all their mouths had formed perfect "O" s and he had a picture of the old fair game, where you had to throw balls in the mechanical clowns heads mouths - the whole team was doing a perfect impersonation of it.
Quick as a wink, Warrick pulled out his cell phone and snapped a picture of the scene in front of him.
"Hey!" Nick exclaimed.
"Sorry dude, but Grissom and Sara deserve to see this.!"
"Be very careful Warrick," Catherine said, while glaring at him. " This room is full of people who know how to hide a body."
"So, in seriousness," Brass began." I'm glad the old boys finally starting to wake up and smell the coffee, but this means that night shift is going to be short two CSI's for a week. What does Ecklie think of this?"
"He doesn't know yet." Warrick replied. "Grissom said he was going to leave a message for him, after he'd told us."
"So, when we hear an explosion coming from his office, we'll know that he's cleared his messages." Greg stated.
"Yes, but in the mean time, we have work to do. Greg, here's your break in, get to it!" Catherine replied as she handed him his case file.
"So you guys are really serious - I get to work solo?" Greg grinned.
"Yes, but if you don't get moving I might change my mind." Catherine answered.
"Ok, see you all later." Greg replied as he headed out the door.
"Do you lot really think that's wise?" Brass asked.
"He's got to learn sometime, and while his teams short staffed he'd better get used to is." Nick replied. "Anyway, I'm home to bed. See you all tomorrow."
"Bye Nick" Warrick replied as Nick headed out the lab. "Right, that leave the three of us with this 1V."
"Well, we know Sara can't ask anything, so what's the evidence telling you guys?" Brass asked.
"Ms Sharp's vehicle was travelling at excessive speed, she never stopped at the intersection, and smashed into the passenger side of Sara's car, is the case in a nutshell." Warrick replied.
"I know that's what the witnesses said, but can you prove it." Brass asked.
"Yes. Let's head to the layout room, and I'll show you all what Nick and I spent the afternoon on."
With that they all headed down the corrider, leaving the break room in silence once more.
A/N: Ok everyone, please let me know what you think. I lost all your reviews when the story was taken off.. So I hope this will bring you all back. I'll try not to take to long for the next chapter, but I'm off to deal with the criminal element of Counties/Manukau New Zealand tonight. Hope eveyone else has a good weekend.