A/N Is this the last chapter I really don't know I just don't know what else to say help me everyone any suggestions should it stop here or should I continue and how. Thanks for any feedback you might provide
The drive back from the hospital with Grissom had been a long one. He seemed most of the time to be staring out the window engrossed in his own world.
"Grissom were here" Sara prompted as they pulled up outside of his townhouse. He let himself out of the tahoe and walked slowly up to his front door. Sara turned off the SUV and followed behind him if he was going to be like this the whole time it was going to be a very long few days. Sara had taken off a few days that had been owed to her , considering she could have been a liability on the remainder of the case Ecklie welcomed it.
"Grissom" she called as she stepped into the house.
She looked into the living room and saw him seated on the couch looking slightly uncomfortable.
"Grissom are you alright, you haven't said two words to me since we left the hospital?" Sara asked. Silence was his only answer.
"You're going to have to talk about it sometime Grissom, if not to me then someone" Sara mentioned in a hurt tone as she proceeded to his kitchen to put some bottles of water she had carried into the house in the fridge.
"Sara" Grissom started
She almost jumped when he started to talk, turning towards the sound she proceeded back into the living room waiting for him to continue.
"I was so afraid that I was turning into my father, I realized it after he died. I've never taken the time to try and get what he never had. I turned into him, always working never taking the time to actually have a life, that way I could never loose anything, never hurt anything like he hurt me. But in all my attempts I've come out worse than my father ever was, I lost everything by pushing people away, I hurt them the most by not paying them attention to them" at this Grissom looked up at Sara.
She realized at that point he was trying to explain why he had been pushing her away all these years yet wanted her close, he continued.
"I guess no matter how hard we try we are a product of our parent's, unfortunate how it is". Grissom stopped and looked at his hands
Sara approached him and took his hands in hers as she crouched down in front of him. "You don't truly believe that Grissom, besides if that's true then you also have your mother in you, which I might add she is a wonderful woman, the fact that you've realized it now means you're not like your dad, you're your own person and always will be"
Grissom looked into her eye's trying to see if she was just saying it to comfort him but all he saw was the truth in her eyes. She shifted up to the seat beside him, surprising him completely she hugged him, at first he was stiff with fear the last time someone had hugged him had been his mother, but he let himself go relaxing into her embrace, they stayed like that what seemed forever, only being interrupted by a knock at the door.
Slowly getting up Sara went to answer the door. She opened it to reveal a very tired looking Brass.
"Hey Sara, is Grissom in?" Brass asked not seeming surprised that Sara answered the door.
"Sure come in" Sara motioned to the interior of the house.
"Hey, Gil how you doing ?" Brass asked taking in his friends still fragile state "Sorry I didn't visit you at the hospital but I've been trying to sort out all the work you gave me" Brass joked.
"Have a seat Jim" Grissom motioned to a chair across from him
"I just came by to get your account of what happened at to see how you were doing, unfortunately I can't stay long" Brass apologized as he sat down in the chair.
Grissom wiped a hand across his face as Sara came and sat down next to him on the sofa.
"I can't really tell you much Jim, I was out at the ravine looking at the stars and felt nature calling so I went to find the nearest tree, I guess I got distracted when I got there as I saw a excellent example of the horned desert beetle, I went back to my car in a hurry to get a jar when I found someone rummaging around in my back seat, he looked like a kid I thought maybe he was homeless or something so I didn't want to scare him away so I just put my hand on his shoulder, unfortunately he stabbed me with something I don't remember anything after that until I turned up in hospital" Grissom's eyes started to droop as exhaustion set in.
"Seem's to fit with the kids story, I'm going to need to get you to give a formal statement later" Brass closed his notebook then looked over at his friend , much to his surprise Grissom had fallen asleep.
"Sara can I talk to you a sec" Brass asked as he got up from the chair
Sara followed Brass to the foyer. "I didn't expect him to fall asleep like that, is he ok?"
"Yeah it's just really taken a lot out of him the last few days, the doctor's say he may be quite tired for a few days until his bodies back to normal, so what exactly happened did the kid say why he did it?" Sara enquired.
"Apparently Grissom put away his father around 15 years ago, his brother was the brains of the outfit went out to California to find Grissom's father figured killing him was a good option to get back at Grissom, once he found out they didn't have a good relationship he schemed a pretty good plan got Grissom's dad in on it too apparently Grissom's father was under the impression they were hitting him up for money, then he was going to fake a kidnapping to get the money, what he didn't count on was that the brothers would kill him and then try and frame Grissom for the murder, they didn't want money they wanted revenge." Brass looked back in at Grissom on the couch with pure concern "Are you sure he's going to be ok?"
"I don't know, but I hope so, if I need any help I'll give you a call" Sara replied as she opened the door for Brass.
"See you Sara, take care of him" Brass waved as he got into his Taurus.
As Sara closed the door she hoped everything was going to get better.