Author's Notes: I know this story seems a little odd. But please bear with me. Give me the benefit of the doubt;) I'll make it worth your while. Thanks for everything!
The Invisible Man
by Kristen Elizabeth
"Mr. Grissom?" He lifted his head from his hands and blinked in the glare of the white hospital lights. The heavyset nurse smiled at him. "Sara's asking for you."
Grissom stood up on shaky legs. "How…how is she?"
"You can ask her that yourself," the woman said, pleasantly. "Through that door."
She looked considerably more comfortable than she had been in his car, even though she was now hooked into what seemed like every machine in the maternity ward. When he entered her room, Sara gave him a slightly loopy grin. "I figured you'd have gone, but they told me you were still here."
He approached the bed in which she laid. "I…um…are you okay?"
"They gave me something called Etonox. It's helping with the pain a little bit. Mostly it's just making me feel dizzy." She frowned. "This really hurts like a bitch."
Grissom nodded. "That's what Catherine always says."
She splayed her hands over her protruding belly. "I should call her. Tell her I don't think I'll be at work later."
"Already done," he told her. A moment passed. "Is there anything else I can do for you? Anyone else I can call?"
Sara rested her head against her pillows. "Like who?"
"Well…not to put too fine a point on it, but…the baby's father?" Grissom looked down at the tiled floor. "Don't you want him here?"
"So. The elephant in the room has finally been addressed," she sighed.
He glanced back up. "I'm not blind, Sara. I know. I've always known."
"Whatever you think you…" She inhaled sharply. "Grissom…can we talk about this…" Her whole body tightened up. "...later, please?"
"Sara?" Her eyes were screwed shut. She reached out her hand, searching for something to grab onto.
Without weighing the possible consequences of the action, Grissom offered her his.
"Keep breathing," he murmured. Her fingers gripped him so hard that her knuckles turned white. There was a strange ache in his chest, seeing her in such pain. "It'll be okay, honey."
To Be Continued
