When she pulls up in front of her building she is surprised to see a familiar figure sitting on the landing. Approaching the man, lost in his thoughts, she startles him when she reaches for his shoulder.
"Hey" she smiles.
"Sofia, hey" Grissom looks up at her, not saying any more.
She wonders what brought him to her place, wonders what he has to say. However she isn't sure she's in the mood to talk to him now, or ever. She doesn't want to invite him in, then again she feels bad about dismissing him, who knows how long he's been waiting for her already.
When he gives no sign of wanting to get up she lets herself slump down beside him, joining him in his silent contemplation for a while.
Finally he gathers his thoughts and begins to speak.
"I'm glad it wasn't your bullet." He states out of nowhere. Sofia doesn't know how to react. "Me too" seems too trite, and it would imply that she's glad it was Brass who shot Bell, what again would mean she was glad the young man had lost his life.
So in the end she leaves it at a simple nod, then waits if there is more the gray haired man has to say.
Minutes pass is silence, neither uneasy nor comfortable, just plain silence. It's something they can both deal with, at least for a while. When Sofia is sure that her friend is not about to say anymore she gingerly makes it known to him that she might have a few things to do before going back on duty.
And she has to iron her uniform for the fallen officer's service.
She is not explicitly sending Grissom away, but he is getting the hint and moves to stand. Unsure of how to part he regards her for another moment before finally Sofia pulls him into a stiff embrace, thanking him for coming, if in all honesty there is nothing to thank him for. But at least, she argues, he has bothered to drop by.
Releasing him she is relieved when she can enter her home and close the door behind herself.
It was no lie when she told him she had things to do, even though she'd have had some time to spare for him, his silent treatment would have done her no good.