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I am not very happy with how this chapter came out, but I am posting it anyway. Hopefully I can update soon!
Enjoy.
/ Eva
Together We Can
a Greg & Sara story
Part Three
Sara let out a sigh of relief when she felt Greg's hands grabbing her wrist. She looked up at him.
"Thank you."
"I told you, I will not let you fall."
She gave him a small smile.
But she saw Greg was having a hard time holding her like this.
"Greg... what are we gonna do?"
"I could go and get help. Grissom and Catherine are downstairs."
Terror flashed in Sara's eyes.
"But then---"
"I will be back very very soon. Promise."
"What if---"
"You'll make it, Sara. I know you can."
Without waiting for her answer, Greg slowly moved Sara's hand back to the gutter and placed her fingers around it carefully.
"Are you ready?"
"I--- no..." Sara mumbled, scared.
She looked up at him, her brown eyes now filled with tears.
This was side from Sara Sidle Greg had never seen before. To him she always seemed to be so strong and unafraid, in contrast to right now.
It hurt him to see her like this.
"You can do it. Really. You can."
Sara sighed. She closed her eyes for a moment, before saying softly: "Okay, I am ready."
"I am letting go now."
Sara nodded, her eyes closed again. She felt Greg squeezing her hand tightly before he let go.
"Sara, promise me you will not let go."
"I won't... just go now."
After one last glance at Sara, Greg turned and grabbed the window frame again.
Carefully, he climbed back onto the window sill and jumped off it, landing on the floor of the daughter's room.
He started running, out of the room and down the stairs.
He ran into the living-room, where Catherine was knelt down on the floor, working.
She looked up as Greg rushed into the room and halted right in front of her, so abruptly that he almost lost his balance.
"Is uhm... is everything alright?" she asked.
Greg started rambling like crazy. Catherine only catched the words 'Sara', 'fall' and 'help'.
"No, no, no, calm down, calm down, Greg," she said, moving her hand up and down. "What's going on with Sara?"
"She... no time, come..." Greg said, breathlessly.
He grabbed Catherine's hand and pulled her with him, ignoring her shouts of protest.
"I will explain later!"
He drew her with him up the stairs, into the bedroom.
Catherine stumbled over a few toys on the floor and held onto Greg not to fall.
"Damnit."
"Come on!" Greg shouted.
He pulled her arm again, dragging her towards the window.
Exasperated because of Greg's eager to get her doing what he wanted, Catherine looked out the window.
Then the expression on her face changed from annoyed to shocked, seeing Sara hanging there.
"Oh my God! What the hell did you guys do here?"
"Not now! We gotta get her up, before---"
"Yeah, yeah, just shut up. Let me think what we can do."
To be continued. Hopefully soon.