TITLE: Fatal Reunion

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Chapter Eight

Sitting at the nearest table, drinking a strong cup of coffee, Grissom finally collected himself to talk, slowly rubbing his hand over his face. "I can't lose her Catherine, I can't." Despair evident in his voice, "Why would anyone do this to her?"

Catherine made the decision to tell him everything she had found out. "We got the audio and video surveillance footage from the warehouse, along with Sara's phone records. That and the blood evidence we collected from the scene, it came back with a hit through Codis, it was Laura Sidle; Sara's mom."

He looked at her shocked, "Her mom? Why would her mom do this to her?" 'Why would she do this, to her own daughter?' Grissom was trying to comprehend this new information, when Catherine continued.

"Laura was released from prison a few months ago; she was in prison for killing James Sidle, Sara's Father." Catherine let out a sigh, as she knew this was going to be difficult. "Laura made a call to Sara earlier today. In fact she made two calls to Sara's cell just before Nick saw her running from the building."

Gil just sat there, dumbstruck he couldn't stop thinking, 'her mother killed her father, and then tried to kill her own daughter, my god what has Sara been through'. Letting out a sigh, as he regretted not being there for her more, especially after everything she had been through with her father.

Catherine continued, trying to get it out before she broke down, "We believe that it was then, that Sara came to your crime scene. When she got there, Laura was waiting for her. She told Sara that she killed you, and that you begged her to release Sofia, because she was carrying your baby."

That brought Grissom back from his thoughts, "She said what, why the hell would she say that?" 'No wonder Sara said that to Greg.' he thought. Looking up a Catherine, sensing there was more to this horrific story. "What else is there Cath? I know you, there's something you're not telling me?" Gil desperately asked.

'He knows me too well' she thought. "Gil; when Sara heard this, she…she took her gun and..." 'Oh my god, why is his so hard,' taking a deep breath she continued. "She raised it to her head."

"She did what!" He shouted, nearly dropping his hot coffee in his lap, shakily he carefully placed it back on the table, and continued. "No Cath, you're mistaken; she would not take her own life." 'My god, what must she have been thinking, she must have been on the edge of despair to do such a thing.'

"Gil, she loves you, she thought you were with Sofia and that you were dead. Can you imagine what she must have gone through? But before Sara had the chance to press the trigger her mom lunged at her. During the struggle, Sara thought she had killed her, so she went back over to her and started checking her for her pulse, but then her mother shoots her. Can you believe that, she just shoots her? How can a mother try to kill her own daughter in cold blood?" Pausing to breathe, she continued, through her own tears. "Gil she has to know not to give up, she can't give up, were here for her, she has to know." Looking up she could see fresh tears falling down his face. "But Gil; there was no sign of Laura at the warehouse, just the bullet proof vest. Thinking about it; we need to assume she might try again."

He looked at her with sudden fear in his eyes, jumping out of his chair, "I have to get back to her. I have to protect her. I need her to know I am here. I need her to know the truth. I need her to know I love her." Unafraid to finally admit his feelings, he rushed out of the cafeteria.

"How comes you're not with Greg?" Catherine asked when she saw Warrick waiting for her in the corridor outside the cafeteria.

"Nick and I just couldn't see her like that, Nick reacted really badly, he had to go out for some air, and I wanted to check to see if you were okay." Pausing, "How did you think Griss took it?" Knowing how badly all of this affected him, but knowing how much Grissom loved her, he understood how hard it would have been for him to cope with what happened at the scene.

"How do you think, Griss just wants to protect her. He really does love her.…" Warrick steps closer and wraps his arms around her. They stood there motionless and silent for what seemed like an eternity.

All of a sudden Catherine pulled away. "Warrick", turning deathly pale, wiping away her tears, "Oh my god, I have seen her. Warrick, how could I have missed it? She's here, Laura's here in this hospital. We've got to get back to Sara."

Back in Sara's room Greg was sitting, holding her hand, when a nurse entered the room. "Excuse me sir, I need to ask you to leave as I need to redress her wounds."

Reluctantly, Greg reached over Sara and said "I'll be back soon." Then he turned and left.

Sara awoke to a fuzziness of bright light, through the light she could see a silhouette of an angel, but as her eyes grew more accustomed to the light, she realized in fact that it was the devil that appeared before her. Looming over her weakened body, Sara was once again, gazing into the evil eyes of her mother.

Immediately summoning up all her strength she repeatedly pushed the call button to alert the other nurses, anyone.

Greg noticing the flashing light above Sara's door, and then the three nurses and a doctor running down the hallway towards her room. Jumping up he rushed into her room.

He could see the nurse hadn't touch Sara wounds, getting closer he saw a bag of blood lying next to Sara and a needle in the nurses her hand, looking as though she was trying to start another IV line, but fortunately she was unable to find a vain.

She was just about to hook it up to Sara's other IV when Greg grabbed her arm, "What the hell are you doing?" as he begun moving the nurse away from the bed, away from Sara, noticing immediately that she was awake, and in distress.

Luckily the nurses and doctor rushed in, Greg shouted, while struggling to keep hold of the nurse, "I don't know who the hell this is, but she was trying to run that into Sara's IV."

The doctor looked at the bag of blood, "Why would one of our nurses' try and give her non compatible blood, if she had succeeded it could have been fatal." Turning to the nurse at the doorway, "Get hospital security in here now."

The other two nurses accompanied the doctor at Sara's side, trying to get her to calm down, and that everything was okay, but she began struggling against them, in fear of the evil eyes that were still staring at her. "What's wrong with her?" Greg asked voice full of concern.

"She's having a panic attack, and if she keeps struggling she will pop her stitches" the doctor replied, struggling to keep Sara still.

Greg turned to the nurse he hand in his grasp, "Who the hell are you? Why did you try and hurt her?"

Just then Grissom entered the room, "What the hell is going on here?" his eyes going from Greg struggling with a nurse, then to the doctor and nurses surrounding Sara, "Is she awake, what's going on?" The panic clearly in his voice.

Greg replied, "I caught her trying to give Sara non compatible blood, luckily Sara pressed her call button, otherwise no one I would have known, until it was too late."

Grissom, immediately rushing to Sara's side, his eyes instantly locks with hers "It's okay Sara, I got you, and you're safe. Please Sara; you have to stop struggling, please." Taking her hand, "I got you."

Without his eyes leaving hers, he shouted to Greg, "Greg, Get her out of here now! "

Greg still struggling with the nurse left the room. Upon exiting he was greeted by hospital security, "Hey guys, we need to hold her until the police arrive."

As the hospital security began cuffing her, Catherine and Warrick came rushing up the corridor.

"That's her, that's Laura Sidle. She's the one who shot Sara." Catherine stated, catching her breath, seeing the despair and worry on Greg's face, she turned and looked through the glass in the door, seeing the nurses surrounding her, "Oh my god, what happened?"

Making her way over to Laura, standing as close as she could and directly in front of her "What the hell did you do in there? How could you? Your own daughter….you make me sick."

Turning to see Brass walking towards them, he was instantly relieved that Laura Sidle was caught, but also worried that Sara was okay. "What happened, is Sara okay?" 'Please god, let her be okay' he thought.

Catherine let out a breath, "Luckily Greg caught her before she gave Sara non compatible blood, if she has succeeded, we wouldn't have known and we could have lost her. " Pausing as she yet again tried to gain control of her emotions, "Gil's in there with the doctors trying to calm her down, she began to have a panic attack." Looking back at Laura smug face, "Get her out of here Jim, before I do something I'll regret."

Once Greg removed Laura from the room, Sara slowly began to calm down, her eyes never leaving his, she tried to talk, but her throat was sore and dry.

Grissom held out a beaker with a straw and the nurse tilted Sara's head a little so she could take a sip.

"L...l...lau...ra." she weakly replied.

Suddenly knowing exactly what Sara meant, cupping her face with his other hand, while never releasing his hold on her hand, "It's okay, she wont hurt you ever again, I promise. Okay, I promise." A blink was Sara's reply, followed by a lone tear that escaped her eye, brushing it away with his thumb.

While still gazing into her eyes, "Nurse, Please can you advise my colleague to get the police to arrest the nurse. Can you also inform him that her name is Laura Sidle; and she is being arrested for two counts of attempted murder, on her own daughter"

The doctor continued to check Sara stats, ensuring that everything was okay.

"Sara, honey, I…I need to know, did she do anything…just now?" His heart shattered into a million pieces when he saw the pain in her eyes.

As she softly whispered, "No," the tears began to fall.

Feeling lost in her eyes, he asked "Do you need anything, more water?"

"Y…you" letting out a sob, "J….ju...just you." She replied as more tears fell.

"I'm here honey, I'm never leaving you" he paused, his voice breaking with emotion, "I'll always be here for you." With that, their connection with their eyes and soul's were lost, as Sara drifted off to sleep.

TBC

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