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"Ok so what we got?" asked Catherine coming back into the break room and looking substantially more stressed than when she left.
"Nothing" replied Warrick not even looking up form the mug of coffee warming his hands.
"Any change?"
"She's off the ventilator but still unconscious," replied Catherine sitting down and looking over the readouts that covered the desk.
"You sleep?" asked Nick handing her a coffee.
"Hardly. I couldn't even get Grissom to leave the hospital" she sighed.
"He loves her," commented Nick
"I just wish he'd tell her. He thinks he's too late"
"He could never be too late. Trust me I've tried to get a date I don't think Sara would notice if I came round her house and serenaded her naked, believe me I've thought about it" smiled Greg "however if Grissom even acknowledges her she practically jumps up and down" he finished.
"That's what love does to you" smiled Catherine "I think if he actually went to dinner with her she may have actually imploded" smiled Nick.
"If she doesn't wake up Grissom will," sighed Warrick brining the mood back down.
"COFFEE" shouted Greg suddenly waving his cup around.
"Yes. God I think you need sleep more than I do!" replied Nick a little confused.
"No, yesterday you called Sara in for that decomp" he said all in one breath.
"Yes"
"Well she'll have got coffee on her way. She doesn't have anything to eat after the incident in Henderson," he said.
"Ok Greg I see why you're exited but there's a lot of coffee shops in Vegas"
"Yes but they would have to be on her route to work. This is Sara she's going to go the quickest way possible"
"Ok" Catherine rolled out a map and they began marking the quickest route.
"What was the incident in Henderson?" asked Warrick
"Me and Sara went for breakfast, had waffles get called out to a decomp. We found a woman who had decomposed in a water tank, only the ceiling had given way she'd fallen in on the family living below"
"Ok what's that got to do with waffles?"
"Well they were having breakfast, decomposed body mixed with syrup and waffles after just eating them doesn't exactly go down well. We argued for ten minutes over who was going to process them"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh at the thought of this.
"Ok we got the quickest route. So we split it into four sections get a photo of Sara and start asking questions" smiled Catherine assigning roads.
"Maybe we could get Greg some waffles on the way" said Warrick having found new
"Funny if Sara was here she'd hit you" relied Greg grabbing his coat and following the others out energy.
"One problem we don't have a picture of Sara" announced Nick.
"No but I know who does" smiled Catherine as everyone followed her to Grissom's office. She went in and opened his draw pulling out a picture of Sara sat in his chair grinning madly.
"You knew he had that?" asked Nick taking it of her and smiling.
"I took it t finish one of my films of as a joke, Grissom was stood in the door way arguing with Ecklie on whether he could keep some rare bug once it had finished been used as evidence" smiled Cath as Nick photocopied the picture and shared them out.
"Fancy having some coffee" smiled brass walking in.
"Why I thought you'd never ask" smiled Catherine handing him the photo and walking out with him.
Grissom was sat starring into the distance to envelopes sat on his lap. Slowly he picked them he hadn't realised his hands were trembling until now. He read the front they both simply said Sara. He wasn't sure what to do with them opening them seemed wrong somehow like going through someone else's post despite the fast he did it as part of his job.
"You've got some cards" he spoke softly holding them up.
"I guess they'll brighten the place up," he added taking Sara's hand and placing the envelope in it. Slowly he worked her hand with his and ripped the envelope of. The card had a picture of flowers and tree's on it and had get well soon written across it.
"It's from Catherine," he said placing it on the side and opening the next. This card had a picture of a children's princess on it and written in black pen across the top was sleeping beauty. Grissom didn't even need to open it to know who this was form.
"Greg's sent you a girly card. You can tell him off later" he smiled holding it up and opening it as if to show her.
"In sleep you look like a princess but when your awake you are a princess" read Grissom a tear threatening to fall "he's a bit soppy for my liking" he smiled patting her hand and placing the card on the table.
"Got cards all ready must be popular" smiled a nurse coming in.
"She is" replied Grissom smiling proudly.
"You should try playing some music, some people respond to it"
Grissom wasn't sure what type of music Sara listened to, she often made fun of his music so classical was probably not the best idea. Greg's rock didn't go down that well either.
"Just put the radio" smiled the nurse seeming to read his mind. "There's a shop down stairs you wont have to leave for long," she added leaving the room.
"How about dome music and maybe something to brighten the place up," he said getting up. He looked across to Greg's card and smiled slowly he bent down and kissed her forehead.
"I'll be back soon sleeping beauty," he whispered before leaving.
Ecklie was at in his office buried under a mountain of files, something he usually avoided like the plague.
"Ecklie" the familiar sound of the sheriff's voice came from his doorway followed by the door slamming shut.
"Has this got something to do with the lab?" he asked bluntly.
"I don't know," replied Ecklie.
"I've read her file. She was insubordinate you often spoke of getting her removed. Has she provoked someone"?
"I don't know," replied Ecklie again carrying on reading a file.
"Ecklie do you know anything?" shouted the sheriff as Ecklie finally looked up. His face was haggard and there were bags under his eyes.
"At the minute all I know is one of my CSI's is seriously ill because someone poisoned her" said Ecklie keeping his voice calm.
"I've never heard you refer to her as that. A liability yes"
"I was wrong. She's a good CSI and a good person. She doesn't deserve this"
"If you fond anything out I want to know at once2 spat the sheriff leaving.
"I will," whispered Ecklie picking up the next file that read lead CSI Sara Sidle.
"Last box" announced Archie dumping a box of files on the floor. "That's all the cases Sara's worked since she's been here. If you don't mind me asking what are you looking for?" eh asked
"Anything" replied Ecklie as Archie slowly shut the door smiling.
"What's he doing, looking to see of she pissed off a witness, trying to blame her" asked Hodges getting surprisingly worked up.
"He's helping", smiled Archie walking off down the corridor.
TBC …..
Ok should have the next up by Sunday
Please keep those reviews coming I've just noticed how many I've had and got a bit over excited