A/N: I'm going to try and make this the second to last chapter we'll see how it goes, happy reading.

When they arrived Nick was pacing up and down the hallway, while Warrick and Greg sat with anxious looks on their faces.

"Any news" Catherine asked as she approached the group.

"They won't tell us anything" Warrick answered as Nick stopped his pacing

"I'm going to try and find out something" Catherine replied as she wandered towards the nurse's desk.

Warrick looked over at Sara who had been silent through the whole conversation. Her eyes held a haunted look as if she had entered a dark place and having trouble to get back from there. Getting up he placed a hand on her arm.

"Hey Sara, you ok?" He asked softly

She looked up at him as if through a fog.

"Warrick, he was so…"She started to choke up

Catherine interrupted as she came back with news.

"So they'll let us see him one at a time, he's in ICU so it has to be short, they say he's stable but they're not sure when he'll come out of the coma" Catherine sighed

"Who wants to go first" Nick asked, everybody turned and looked at Sara.

"I can't, I just can't" Sara commented as she turned and walked down the hall towards the lift. Catherine went to go after her, but Nick stopped her. "I'll go" he replied as he started to go after her.

When Catherine arrived at his room she stopped unsure what she would find inside. Taking a deep breathe she ventured across the doorway into the bright room beyond. She walked to his bedside looking at all the machines he was hooked up to scared her. She pulled up a chair and took his hand in hers, noticing how cold and lifeless it seemed.

"Hey Gil, I know you can hear me, you need to wake up for us, we know you didn't do it, we need you." Catherine started to cry it was then first time since this whole thing began that she had shed a tear and now they came she couldn't stop.

"Catherine, you ok?" Warrick asked from the doorway.

"Yeah, I just hate to see him like this, he's just looks so helpless, I doubted him Warrick, there was something in the back of my mind that thought he might have done it, for whatever his reason's were, I feel like such a fool." Catherine replied through the tears.

Warrick stepped to her side "Come on I'll take you home, you need sometime with Lindsay and sometime to sleep, you've been going full steam for the last two days, you've got to be tired." As Warrick guided her out of the chair towards the door, as he looked back at Grissom he frowned, he just didn't like seeing his friend and mentor in this state.

Nick had finally convinced Sara that she needed to see Grissom. That had been half an hour ago. He'd left her alone and as he went to check on her what he saw almost broke his heart. She sat there holding his free hand in hers, she'd fallen asleep beside it, he picked up a blanket near by and placed it over her shoulders and left her by his side.

Sara woke to something warm on the side of her face. It took her a few moments to realize what it was. She slowly lifted her head, seeing two blue eyes staring back at her.

"Grissom, you're awake, let me get the doctor" Sara motioned to get up, but Grissom grabbed her hand in his. "Ok I'll stay but let me at least get the doctor" She motioned towards the buzzer by his bed. He loosened his grip so she could reach the buzzer. Pressing the buzzer she took a good look at him he looked so weak. She was about to say something when a doctor came through the door.

"Ah Mr Grissom I see your awake, how are you feeling?" the cheerful attending asked as he picked up Grissom's chart.

"Dri… was all Grissom managed to get out before starting to cough violently.

"I'm not surprised your thirsty, all that time out in the desert, at them moment just crushed ice, the IV will get you fluids back on track. I believe you're going to feel rather sluggish for awhile until your insulin levels get back to normal. I don't see why we can't release you tomorrow but I would like to advise that someone stay with you just for a few days just incase" as the doctor said this he looked towards Sara.

"Don't worry he'll be cared for" with this Sara gave him a don't mess with me look, she saw Grissom's eye's starting to droop with a small smile on his lips. Taking this as a chance to leave and grab a shower she gave Grissom's hand a small squeeze and left his side, knowing that he would be alright.