-1Moving In
It had been two weeks since Greg had gone into a coma. The rest of the team had finally forced Sara to leave the hospital after three days, and only go back once she had some rest. She continued to go every day, and stay until visiting hours were over.
"Sara?" Nick said as he opened the door to Greg's room. He noticed Sara in her usual chair by the bed, Greg's hand held tightly in hers. Smiling a little, he walked over and gently shook Sara awake. "Sara?"
"Hmm?" she asked sleepily. Sitting up, she wiped her eyes and yawned.
"I think you should go home now and get some rest," Nick said. He rubbed her shoulder lightly.
"But visiting hours aren't over yet," she stated. She tried to force back another yawn, but failed.
"You go home and rest, I'll stay here with Greg," Nick said. He looked at Greg. "We need a little guy to guy talk."
Sara smiled slightly, then finally agreed. She bent over and kissed Greg lightly on the forehead before leaving the room. Nick smiled after her as she left, then took Sara's chair next to Greg. "Well, buddy, we have some catching up to do," Nick said with a grin.
Once at home, Sara put on her pajamas and crashed in bed. She couldn't fall asleep just yet, so she lay there and though about Greg. The past two weeks had been the hardest on her, she just couldn't stand seeing Greg so weak and helpless. She thought about all the people she had seen there when she was with Greg. The team visited frequently, sitting with Greg and telling him stories about what was going on at the lab. Even Hodges and Eklie had visited, a little teary eyed. She was really surprised when Eklie approached her and told her that if she needed any personal days, she could take them. She guessed that news of her relationship with Greg had spread through the whole lab now, and everybody was offering their support. Her thoughts were broken when there was a knock on her door. Putting on her robe, she went to see who it was. Slightly perturbed, she noticed it was Grissom.
"Now what do you want?" she asked, annoyed.
"I, um, I came to apologize," Grissom said, sheepishly.
"Huh?" Sara asked, slightly taken aback by his statement.
"Yeah, I'm sorry I was a jerk," Grissom replied. "I visited Greg earlier when you were asleep by his bed. I noticed you holding his hand. That's when I realized that no matter how hard I try, I just can't compete with Greg. He makes you so much happier than I ever could." Grissom finished his sentence, then stared at Sara's shocked expression.
"I, uh, thanks," she replied. "Thanks a lot Grissom, I'm really glad we can have your support too." She smiled slightly.
"So, I heard you two are moving in together," Grissom said, sounding a little more enthusiastic.
"Yes, why?" Sara asked, confused.
"Well, when Greg gets home, you want to be right there to help him, right?" Grissom asked.
"Yes."
"Well, I think we can help with that," Grissom said. He moved aside so Sara could see past him. She noticed Warrick and Catherine in the driveway, along with two trucks.
"Grissom? What's going on?" Sara asked.
"We're here to help you move in, pack your things," Grissom stated with a smile. He watched Sara smile, then tear up.
"You guys are so sweet!" she exclaimed through tears as Warrick and Catherine came up to her door.
"It's the least we could do," Warrick said. "We all know about you two, and we think it would be best."
"Oh, thank you," Sara said as she hugged everyone in the group. She led them into her house where they began packing. Warrick and Grissom taking kitchen appliances and other things, while Sara and Catherine pack her clothes and other things. Sara picked up a small picture frame she had on her bedside table, tearing up slightly as she looked at the picture. It was her and Greg. When Greg was stuck at her house during the storm, he managed to somehow find her digital camera. Insisting on being goofy, he squashed up against Sara and took the picture himself. She remembered how after the picture was taken, Greg started a tickle fight, which led to a make out session on her couch. She smiled at the thought, then frowned when she wondered how much pain Greg must have been in. He had been hiding it. A small tear escaped her eye and hit the picture frame, catching Catherine's attention.
"That's a nice picture," Catherine said with a smile. She put her hand on Sara's shoulder.
"Greg took it," Sara said, smiling through tears. She sighed and hugged the picture to her chest. "He has to get better, Cath, I don't know what I'll do without him."
"He'll be fine, it's Greg," Catherine said as she patted Sara's back. "He's a fighter, he pulled through the lab explosion, remember?"
Sara nodded and wiped away tears. She looked up when Warrick came in the room.
"Are we ready?" he asked. The two women followed him out the door and to their cars. After all of Sara's things were loaded into the trucks, then started off for Greg's house.
Sara had forgotten how nice Greg's house was, she had only been there once to drop off some paperwork. She was surprised to see he had taken down a lot of his band posters, except for a few big favorites. He had also painted several rooms of the house. There was a full size bed in his bedroom.
"You're gonna need a bigger one of those," Warrick joked, pointing at the bed. He smiled when Sara laughed slightly.
"He's definitely still slightly crazy Greg, though," Catherine said, taking interest in a STYX poster on one of the bedroom walls. "I've never heard of these guys."
"Are you nuts! They're awesome!" Sara piped up. She blushed slightly when the others stared at her. "Um, you know, 70s. It was a good decade for music." She drew circles on the floor with her toe.
"Yup, Greg's corrupted her mind already," Warrick joked, earning a small punch in the arm from Sara. She jumped slightly when her phone rang.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Sara? It's Nick."
"Nick? What's wrong? Is it Greg?" Sara asked frantically.
"Calm down. Good news, come to hospital. They said he should be waking up in a few hours."
"Oh, great! Thank you Nick!" Sara hung up and looked excitedly at the other. "He's waking up!"
Two more chapters! I like reviews, they make me happy. Jut for info, STYX is an awesome band, my favorite! Gimme a hoo-rah if you like their music. If you don't know them, shame on you, go buy their music! Luv ya'll!
