Wing's of a Butterfly
Chapter Three Episode Butterflied
CH1 Sara is attacked by Dr. Lurie and Grissom decides it is time to tell her a few things about his feelings about her. So yes GSR,
CH2 Sara's in hospital, what happens now Grissom? GSR
CH3 They go to her in tears but one,GSR/CWR -- a bit
Sorry chp 3 is late but here it is...
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The whole world seemed to stop for Grissom, No sound and no movement. Everyone followed the doctor out of the room. Grissom was the last to move, he walked calmly walked towards the table which stood in the middle of the room. He stopped and looked at his family standing at the door waiting from him to follow.
"Um, can you wait outside for moment please" His voice was barely above a whisper.
Everyone nodded, knowing Grissom wanted to be alone, and waited outside in the corridor without asking questions, they already knew why, Brass walked over towards Grissom with a slow steady pace.
"Gil, take your time, we'll wait okay" He spoke clear but low,
"Thank you" Grissom answered placing a hand on Jim's shoulder, Brass gave a small smile, it was warm and settling, but forced.
Brass joined the rest of the gang outside to wait patiently.
"God please" Grissom whispered as he knelt down beside the coffee table,
"Please, don't take her, not yet" Elbows on the table and his hands clasped together tightly,
"Let her live I'll help her get through this" His forehead resting slightly on his hands,
"I promise" interlaced his fingers, holding them to his lips, in attempt to stop his quiet sobs.
Grissom stood up and gently wiped away a stray tear that had fallen to his cheek.
Looking towards the door and seeing his family, "I have got to be strong for Sara, I have got to be strong for them, all of them" he spoke to no one in particular as he made his way towards the door again.
Everyone's eyes were at the door when Grissom appeared, Catherine bit her bottom lip when she saw Gil's red eyes. Grissom cleared his throat and tried to hide his emotions once again, nodding to his friends to say that he's ready to go, but truth be told, Grissom was not ready, he didn't want to see the women he loves brimming with bruises and and filled with drips.
The halls were surprisingly empty. Everyone could hear beeps from the rooms as they pass. Their own footsteps playing the child's famous game of ping pong, echoing down the halls, which created an eerie feeling.
Catherine held onto Warrick's hand tight, Warrick noticed, She needed the strength. Catherine and Sara have been working on their friendship for quite sometime now and are very close. Warrick gave a gentle squeeze to Catherine's hand and spoke.
"Hey sweet heart don't worry, Sara will pull through this right" he turned to Grissom who only found his feet interesting they walked through the dull corridors, white walls, gray tiles on the floor white ceiling, it was not welcoming at all.
Again silence covered like a blanket and tension could be cut with a knife, as they approached the lift to take them to the floor where Sara was. Entering the lift, Brass noticed Grissom being very preoccupied. Curious, Brass kept an eye on him. As the lift gently pulled them closer to the floor they wanted, Brass's thoughts were thrown of course when he saw a tear roll down Grissom's cheek then suddenly disappear, no evidence not even a sniffle.
The doctor waited in the corner of the lift waiting for the forth floor. He tried to relax in the corner , watching the scene front of him play out.
Nick Greg and Catherine were already letting their tears fall with muffled sobs, Warrick also started to let open the flood gates of his own when he felt Catherine's body shake against his while he held her, he gently rubbed her back to try to calm her down a little.
Then Brass again looked at Grissom,
'Gil, whats going through your mind right now'
'In your own way, you poured your heart out to a stranger'
'Why are you fighting your tears your heart'
'Why won't you speak'
'Or try to calm the rest of us or some thing'
'Sara, she's strong Gil you know that'
Jim Brass's thoughts were interrupted when the sound of the lift alerting anyone who was going to the fourth floor, Grissom took a deep breath, and walked out the lift, again he took a deep breath and sighed.
'Okay Gil be strong for every one, just like Sara did'
'It worked for her didn't it?'
'Hang on, how did she cope?'
Grissom shook he thoughts out of his mind once they found them selves at a closed door. 'How did she cope with me?'
"Once we go in, I'll tell you her condition when I see her report, but I must warn you, that guy really did a number on her face"
Doctor Ket spoke softy hoping he did not alarm anyone but he was reassured by slight nods from the company.
They all walked in, the first thing they noticed was tubes and drips. With the silence, the sounds that the heart monitor made ran through everyone ears. Grissom could feel the tears rising again when he took the first seat next to Sara's bed.
The room was small, White walls and a window with a view of the children's park outside over the road. Grissom could her children's laughter as the sun painted orange and reds through the sky.
"Right lets see" Doctor Ket spoke, a sigh escaped from his lips
The doctor paused for a moment to look at the report, all eyes and ears were on him
while the doctor read Sara's notes Grissom's eyes ventured over her face and arm's, her porcelain face was so pallid Grissom's hair was standing on end on his neck, the only colors that stood out from her ashen face was the blues and purples from the bruises that landmarked her face, her arm's and hand's, bruises also populated there along with superficial cuts that lingered. As Grissom took Sara's hand he noticed it was clenched into a fist still, 'she must have been so scared' he thought but his train of thought was ended when he heard the doctor speak.
"... Miss Sidle's chart shows that from some kind of force that was given at the mid section of her back, could restrict her mobility or she could possibly be temporarily paralyzed, also there is some signs of swelling with in the skull but the surgeons are sure the swelling will go down" Scanning the report again he looked at the alarmed company in front of him, mainly a tall blond who seemed to have lost her breath.
Catherine's eyes widened, "Swelling in the skull" her tears fell more quickly than before, Greg looked at Grissom, hoping for some words of wisdom.
"We're not sure what damage the swelling has caused, it might be something but also it might be nothing, we'll find out more once she wakes up" the doctor informed,
Greg started to pace the room already "No no no, Sara she Sara can cope with a lot of thing's but if she is, if she can't walk oh man" Greg was upset and wasn't afraid to show his concern,
"Look, we will know more when she wakes up, If er..." Doctor Ket seemed to find something in his pocket quite interesting. Feeling the presure from the small family, the doctors pager went off again,
'Man, I bet when he gets into tight spots, he makes that pager go off' Warrick thought to himself, once again holding Catherine in his warm embrace.
"I'm sorry but I have to go, please only one or two of you can stay, so only be an hour to you who is going, thank you and I'm sorry again" and with that he was gone.
Brass walked towards the bed, and he notices a major bruise on the left side of her face, fourteen stitches closed the gaping cut, he swallowed hard, and it became difficult to breathe right as the tears began to stream down his cheek.
"I'll go, I need to find out whats the situation with him" Brass didn't want to say the mans name, Dr Lurie, the name brought up bile when Brass even thought of his name, he began to run the memory of the moment he showed up when Grissom had the gun.
"Put your gun down Lurie and step away from her now" Gil shouted with his gun within his shaking hands
"Gil! It's okay, we've got him" I called out, Gil wouldn't put the gun down "Gil, come on" I said and Gil stepped closer to Lurie
I place a hand on Gil, as my two officers walked in
he lowered his gun, "go to her, see if she's alright" I spoke again, I thought he was really going to kill him,
Grissom returned his gun to the holster and walked quickly over to where Sara lay.
I phoned the ambulance while Gil was with Sara.
"Sara, open your eyes honey" I hear him whisper
"They'll be here shortly, shall we get her inside?" I suggested
"Griss" a sound of a whisper I heard it too
"Quick inside" I ordered Gil.
"He said she looks like Debbie" Grissom muttered and every one turned towards Grissom, including Brass.
"yeah, and he was so calm" Brass spoke "Look I'll be in contact to tell you whats going on" and Brass left the room along with Greg.
Catherine walked over to Grissom "Gil, she will make it, she's a fighter" struggling with her own tears, but for some reason, deep inside she knew Sara is going to get through this. It may be a rough road but Sara could always handle things.
"Too many questions, and with each passing thought, brings more" Grissom spoke but kept his eyes on Sara. Reaching for her hand.
"Griss, do you want us to go to her apartment and get some things?" Warrick asked, placing his arms around Catherine's
"Yeah, that would be great," Grissom nodded, then looked at Catherine, "We all will get though this okay"
Catherine, Warrick and Nick nodded and left the room leaving Grissom to his own thoughts with Sara.
With in Sara's apartment
Catherine got the spear keys that Sara had given her and she walked in, letting Warrick follow her in.
"Hey Cath, Griss is acting a bit..." Warrick spoke as he followed Catherine up the stairs
"Yeah I know, Jim said something happened in the interrogation so I'm thinking he'll tell us soon" Catherine made her way to Sara's bedroom,
"Right can you go to the bathroom and get her tooth brush and.." Catherine started
Warrick nodded and left Catherine in Sara's room.
Back at the hospital
It's been about two hours since everyone left Grissom in that room, alone with Sara only hearing the sounds of the monitors surrounding his ears. The sun had gone and the stars where the only natural light accompanied by the moon gazing down through the white cotton curtains.
Grissom lifted her hand to his lips and he gently placed a kiss on the back of her fingers. His mind began to wonder off again, he was so deep in thought that he did not notice his friends had arrived and was now eye witnesses to this blissful moment.
"Sara, there is so many questions, and with each passing thought brings more, I don't know what to do anymore, I want to kill him for what he has done to you, but I know that is wrong. I'll be just as bad as he is, if I did." some Brass, Catherine, Warrick, Nick and Greg all noticed a noise, a man who was strong who kept his emotions inside was now crying, gentle sobs were silenced by his sleeve and his tears soaked up as they got to his cheek bone.
"He will pay I won't let him get away with this"
Catherine and Warrick quietly slipped Sara's back of belongings by the door way and followed Brass and the others outside.
Brass stood just outside the exit, "Even a man of stone can crumble at times, we need to give him support, my place?" Brass offered and they all followed
Grissom looked towards the door lost in thought and his eye wondered to a bag near the door, 'Sara's stuff, they were here?'
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