Ovarian Grievance
Pairing: Sara and Nick
A/N: This is based loosely on what happened to me the past seven months now.
A/N2: I apologize for taking long to post this chapter. My muse was elsewhere. I had to do some revisions on the first three chapters of my manuscript I have entered in a contest as well as synopsis of the story. I am keeping my hopes on neutral, but I am hoping for the best.
Sara is discharged from the hospital. Nick and his parents treat her to her favorite ice cream place.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sara, Nick or any other CSI character. If I did own the show, the final scene from 'Way to Go' wouldn't exist and the show would have beaten 'Gray's Anatomy'. I only own my original characters and this story plot.
The Release and the Reward
Sara was eating her breakfast of pancakes, cold cereal, fruit juice and the rocket fuel she replaced with the Blue Hawaiian. She was happy about going home to her fiancé and their two kittens. Her future in-laws were going to help Nick care for her. Suddenly the phone rang.
"Hello," Sara answered.
"Hey Beautiful, do you miss me?" a male voice asked.
"Oh Nicky, I miss you terribly," she smiled. "I can't wait to get out of here."
"I know you aren't thrilled about being in the hospital," Nick said. "You're getting out soon. My parents and I are leaving in about an hour to pick you up."
"I can't wait," she beamed. "Guess what they gave me for breakfast?"
"Let me take a wild guess," he chuckled. "You had pancakes and probably the ones in the diner are better."
"You are so right, Nicky!" she giggled. "Don't feel bad, they weren't the best. I had better at IHOP and the diner."
"I should have warned you about those," he was slightly more serious. "After I was rescued, the hospital gave me that for my first breakfast there."
"Maybe we could go to either IHOP or the diner when I feel a little better," she suggested in a sweet tone.
"I promise," he said. "Sara, I have to eat my breakfast. Cisco's voice is booming telling me to come to the table before my food gets cold."
"I definitely don't want to see my darling Nicky starve or eat a hot breakfast cold," she replied. "I'll just hang around the room or walk a few laps around the nurses' station while waiting for either Dr. Calabrese or any of her colleagues to release me. I love you."
"I love you too, Sunshine and I'll see you later," he cooed and they hung up.
A nurse stopped to take Sara's vitals and left. Sara slowly got up from the bed and went for a walk around the nurses' station. This time she was up to six laps today. Not only the nurses on her section were amazed, but so were a few of her fellow patients. When she finished, she went to the station's refrigerator, grabbed an apple and returned to her room and ate it.
Where is the doctor? Sara thought. I want to get out this place, eat some Ben and Jerry's ice cream, go home to recuperate and be with my fiancé.
An hour later, she was pacing like a caged animal. She still was wondering where her doctor was. The pacing stopped when Jillian, Bill and Nick entered. She looked at Nick, walked towards him and they were in a gentle embrace.
"Hey Gorgeous, you are itching to get out of here," Nick smirked.
"You wouldn't believe how badly I want to get out of here," Sara heavily sighed.
"I know you do," Jillian overheard Sara. "You have to wait for the doctor to discharge you."
"Pancho, do you have the number of Sara's doctor?" Bill asked. "Maybe you could call the office."
"I have the card in the wallet," Nick searched his wallet. "I keep a card from all of our doctors. Sara also keeps one of each. I found it!"
Nick excused himself and went into the hallway to make the call. He came back after hanging up and shook his head.
"The line was busy," Nick said. "I'll try again about an hour later."
"Let's wait," Sara insisted. "Someone could come now or in half an hour."
"Sara, why don't you do a few laps around the station," Jillian said. "You seem stressed out. Calm down!"
"Mom, I'll go with her," Nick told her.
Sara walked around the nurses' station while Nick had to lightly sprint to catch up with her. She smiled at him when met up with her.
"What are you doing here?" Sara asked with a chuckle.
"Just wanted to keep the most beautiful woman in Vegas company," Nick smirked.
"I am glad you joined me," she smile and held his hand.
They returned to after walking seven laps around the station. Bill and Jillian were sitting on the chairs. Jillian was staring out the window while Bill was half asleep. Sara sat on the bed while Nick was pacing around the room until he heard his dad groan.
"Cisco, did I wake you?" Nick asked.
"No, you didn't," Bill yawned. "I was dozing on and off."
"The doctor still didn't show up," Jillian added when she heard the conversation.
"I just want to get out of here," Sara whined.
"I know you do," Bill tried to calm his future daughter-in-law.
The nurse that came to take meal orders and deliver them arrived.
"I see you are staying for lunch," she told Sara. "Today, the options are grilled chicken Caesar's salad and roast beef sandwich."
"Would it be possible to get a veggie burger instead?" Sara asked.
"My fiancée is a vegetarian," Nick added.
"I should have known," the nurse smirked. "Do you want fries with that?"
"Sure," Sara smiled.
"I'll get that too you lunchtime," the nurse said and left.
"We'll stay with you," Jillian told Sara.
"You don't have to do that," Sara insisted. "You could go have lunch at the cafeteria."
"We ate a big breakfast," Bill replied. "Pancho made some omelets and those are filling."
"I know," Sara chuckled. "Nick sometimes makes me an omelet with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and some sort of cheese. I have to eat a light lunch hours afterwards."
"You know that I am a good cook," Nick smiled.
"We know that, Nick," Sara winked at him.
The four of them chatted some more before a nurse stopped by to do another check of Sara's vitals. It would be another hour until Sara got her lunch. Bill and Nick left the room to get some soup for themselves and Jillian. At everyone was getting fed and nourished.
"I have had better veggie burgers at our favorite diner," Sara whined a little. "I even had some of the best in Dallas and San Francisco."
"This soup is too salty and bland," Bill protested. "This makes school food taste like a five star gourmet restaurant meal."
"Bill, let's not exaggerate here," Jillian winced.
"Where is the doctor?" Nick was growing impatient.
As if on cue, a young woman around Nick and Sara's age entered the room wearing a lab coat and picture ID around her neck. She approached Sara's bed.
"Ms. Sidle, I am Dr. Simone Gomez," the young doctor introduced herself. "I am a colleague of Doctors Rogers and Calabrese."
"Are you here to discharge me?" Sara asked.
"Yes, I am," Dr. Gomez smiled. "You know that the tumor's benign. How are you feeling?"
"I am a little sore, but getting better," Sara replied.
"I am going to give you a brief examination and look at the incision," Dr. Gomez. "Who are these three people?"
"This is my fiancé Nick Stokes," Sara made the introductions. "These are his parents Bill and Jillian."
"Pleased to meet you," Dr. Gomez and the Stokes shook hands.
Dr. Gomez took a stethoscope and listened to Sara's heart and lungs. She looked at the incision and replaced the bandage.
"Congratulations Sara," Dr. Gomez said. "You are well enough to go home. I will be right back with your discharge papers and instructions."
About fifteen minutes later, Dr. Gomez returns with paperwork for Sara to sign and instructions about her meds and what to do and not to do. Sara was given her copies of the papers.
"Nice to meet everyone," Dr. Gomez smiled.
"Thank you!" the four of them said and she left.
"Cisco and I are going to get the car," Nick said.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Jillian asked.
"You stay here and help Sara change to her street clothes," Bill told her.
"Ms. Sidle, would you like to walk or be taken in a wheelchair?" a nurse asked after she came to take the last round of vitals.
"I'll travel in style with the wheelchair," Sara replied.
Nick and Bill left the room while Jillian helped Sara change. After Sara was dressed in a pair of black yoga pants and a gray Harvard t-shirt, a teenage volunteer arrived with a wheelchair.
"Hi, my name is Deanna and I am going to wheel you out of here," the teenager said. "So, hop in and I will get you out of here shortly."
Sara sat on the wheelchair with her stuffed animals while Jillian carried Sara's bag. Deanna wheeled Sara out of Room 419 with Jillian following close by. They went in the elevator and descended to the lobby. Once they were out of the hospital building, Nick's Denali was parked at the patient pick up area. Jillian took the bag and put in the back. Bill and Nick helped Sara out the wheelchair and into the SUV, but not before thanking Deanna for her assistance. Once everyone was buckled in, Nick started to drive. The ride to the nearest Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shop was in silence. When they arrived, Nick parked at a spot that would enable Sara to get out and in with little or no discomfort.
"Do you need help?" Bill asked Sara.
"Yeah, it hurts still," Sara replied.
"Pancho, come and help Sara," Bill called out to Nick.
"It's going to take time for the incision to heal," Nick said to Sara. "Take it easy for a while."
After Bill and Nick assisted Sara out of the Denali, they joined Jillian on the walk to the Scoop Shop. When they entered the place, they were amazed that there was no line and no waiting. They looked at the flavors in the display case and made their selection.
"What can I get for you?" a perky college aged woman asked.
"You ladies can go first," Bill smirked.
"I'd like cookie dough and Dublin Mudslide in a waffle cup," Sara said.
"I'll have chocolate and butter pecan," Jillian looked at the cones and cups.
"Would you like that in a cup, cone, waffle cone or waffle cup?" the woman asked.
"A waffle cup would be nice," Jillian answered.
"I would like strawberry and vanilla in a cup," Bill said.
"I'll get Vermonty Python and Chocolate Therapy in a waffle cup," Nick smiled.
When everyone had their ice creams, Nick paid for the frozen treats. Originally, Bill wanted to pay, but Nick insisted that he pay as a promise to Sara. Bill told him the next time he and Sara come to Dallas, he'll pay for the desserts. The four of them sat down, ate their ice cream and sample each others choices. They talked, joked and laughed. Even Sara make a joke about her missing ovary that her fiancé and future in-laws thought was tastefully funny.
As soon as they were finished, Nick took put the garbage in the bin. They left the scoop shop, got in the Denali and buckled up. Sara lightly slept during the ride home. Jillian woke her up when they arrived at the house. Once again, Bill and Nick helped Sara out of the Denali and into the house while Jillian carried the bag inside. Sphinx and Nefertiti were waiting for them and followed them to Nick and Sara's bedroom.
"Hey little cutie pies," Sara smiled as the kittens rubbed their little bodies against her legs. "You miss me a lot."
"Sara needs to take a shower and get some rest," Nick cooed at them. "She had surgery a few days ago. You are more than welcome to hang out with her afterwards."
Jillian helped Sara out with the shower, drying and putting on a pair of butterfly print pajamas. Nick helped Sara into bed and gave her a kiss. A few minutes later, she was asleep with Sphinx near her feet and Nefertiti near her shoulder.
TBC