TITLE: Fatal Reunion

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Chapter Six

On the roof of Desert Palm Hospital, the Air Ambulance landed. Grissom could see the additional doctors and nurses waiting to take over from the Air Ambulance paramedics. As he made his way from the helicopter, he felt so helpless yet hopeful as Sara's condition hadn't worsened during the journey.

As they made there way through the hospital Grissom struggled to keep up with them, desperate to see her before they took her into surgery.

He was stopped at the doors by a nurse, "I'm sorry, but you can't go through there sir"

Without his eyes ever leaving her still form, she was wheeled along the corridor further away from him. The last glimpse of her was when they turned the gurney to enter the operating room.

Raising his hand up to the glass door, he watched the most precious thing in his life disappear from his site.

All he could do was stand there, unwilling to move. He was brought out of his thoughts by a nurse thrusting a clipboard with various forms attached, towards him. "You need to fill these in sir"

He bowed his head, reluctant to move. Letting out a sigh, he took the board, finding a seat in the waiting room; he sat and started filling them out. As he began to write her name, the tears began to fall again, as he remembered the time when she came to Vegas.

He couldn't stop thinking about all those missed chances, when he could've told her exactly how he felt from the first time he saw her, to how he would always feel about her. He wondered if he will get his chance or if it really was, too late.

He filled out what he could on the admission forms, and walked over to the nurse's station. Handing the nurse the clipboard, he asked "I came in with Sara Sidle. Has there been any news? Do you know if she is still in surgery?" 'Please let them have news, please. I need to know she's okay'

"As far as I know, she's still in surgery" the nurse replied.

"Oh" Was all Grissom could say; he bowed his head in sadness. "When will…"

Before he could continue, "Sir, why don't you take a seat, and I'll try and see if I can find out if there's been any more news" the nurse replied, trying to be as helpful as she could.

Grissom went back and sat in the waiting room, waiting for a miracle.

Later when Greg arrived at the hospital, he saw Grissom sitting in the waiting room, with his head in his hands.

Slowly Greg walked over to him and sat down next to him, before Greg even had a chance to ask, Grissom said sadly, "I don't know Greg; they rushed her into the operating room as soon as we got here." Staring down at his shaking hands he continued, "I have never felt so completely useless in my entire life" he let out a sigh, and once again he lowered his head back into his hands.

"What's going on with you and Sofia?" Greg asked flatly, staring at Grissom.

Grissom, shot his head up and whirled around angrily at Greg "What!" he replied, his voice slightly raised.

"I said, what's going on with you and Sofia!" Greg repeated his voice slightly higher than before.

"What business is that of yours Greg, why are you asking this now?" 'What is he on about; me and Sofia? There is no me and Sophia, has he lost his mind' Grissom thought.

"Because Sara knows" Greg shouted out angrily, getting a stern look from one of the nurses, he continued more discreetly, "About you and her; expecting a baby?"

"A what!" Grissom shouted. The nurse looked up again; Grissom led Greg away from the nurse's station. He continued "Baby?" he paused, looking at him confused "Greg, are you on drugs or something? What are you on about?"

"Sara was mumbling something about your mum, about going without her. So sorry she hurt you; and that she knows…Sofia…baby" He paused, as the memories of that moment threatened to overwhelm him. "Grissom I don't know what game you're playing; but you have hurt her enough, and I will not just stand by and let you hurt her anymore" He replied shakily, yet protectively.

Grissom looked over towards him; he was shaking slightly as the tears were streaming down his face, "Baby? What baby? Greg, nothing happened with Sofia. How could it, when my heart... I...I...Sara…I…I didn't mean to hurt her." He paused, trying to gain some control of his emotions. "I don't think that there has ever been a time, that I haven't loved her." He replied sadly.

"Why is that so hard for you to admit? Why couldn't you have shown her, told her how you feel? Everyone knows. Why are you denying it?" Greg asked.

"I…I haven't been denying I love her, Greg" he replied, looking towards the floor, why was this so hard for him to admit. He continued in almost a whisper "It's just my ability to love her, the way she deserves to be loved"

"She loves you no matter what Griss, all the anguish you have put her through and she still loves you, all the rejection, the heartache, and the rumors about Lady Heather. She has stayed with you, through everything." Pausing, unsure about asking the next question. "What are you afraid of?" Greg asked.

"What am I afraid of, you're kidding right? What could she possibly want with me?" He slumped against the wall "I'm too old, set in my ways, emotionally unavailable and she is such an amazing...beautiful...strong woman, so full of life…" As soon as he said that he was brought back to reality with a thud, with the image of her gasping for breath. Wiping away the fresh tears, he continued, "I could lose her Greg, and she will never know how much I love her. All she knows is that I let her down, and hurt her even more than ever, by turning to Sofia. Why would she think me and Sofia were together? Why would she mention my mother?"

Before he could continue, a Doctor approached him, "Are you here with Sara Sidle?"

"Yes. I came in with her, I'm her emergency contact" Grissom looked at Greg, and then back to the doctor "How is she doctor?"

"She's out of surgery, and has been moved to our Intensive Care Unit. The two gunshot wounds didn't do any permanent damage. But she did have a collapsed lung, and was bleeding internally. Were still stabilizing her blood pressure, and she is still unconscious, So we wont really know until she wakes up, if there has been any other damage."

Grissom couldn't take it all in, 'ICU, collapsed lung, unconscious.

The Doctor Continued "I noticed you're CSI's, I've had a call from a Conrad Ecklie. He wanted to know if she survived before he sent down one of his CSI for evidence collection. I presume one of you will be doing that?" He looked from Grissom to Greg.

"Can I just see her...please?" Grissom replied, ignoring the doctor's question.

"Sure, follow me" The doctor started to proceed to Sara's room.

Grissom turned to Greg, "Can you get Catherine here to do the collection, I don't want Ecklie or Sophia anywhere near her!" then he turned and followed the doctor down the long corridor.

As Grissom approached the door, he could see her lying there so still. He walked in and was struck by her lifelessness. The only sounds were the noises of the machines monitoring her vitals.

He positioned a chair at her bedside. Still standing all he could do was stare at her.

Shakily he reached out for her hand. As soon as he held her hand in his he let out a sob, "Oh Sara." He could not control the tears any longer, and he slumped down in the chair, never letting go of her hand. "Why? I have so much I need to tell you" he was crying so hard now, he lowered his head so his face made contact with their joined hand's, and through his tears he realized how close he was to losing the only woman he has ever and will ever love.

TBC

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