Hello CSI Danger readers, I hope you liked the last chapter, this one will probably wrap it up but it's been an incredible journey and I've loved all the love you've sent my way. Thanks again and please make sure to Read and Review love ~LNR~
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Sara's heart leapt out of her chest when she saw Nick, overcome with a wave of emotions she limped to her friend.
"Thank god!" She grabbed him in an embrace that caused him to pull away from pain.
"I am so sorry," she immediately apologized as she looked to the gun shot.
"I'm fine, I am so glad you got out, how is Greg?" He asked giving Sara a half hug as they walked to the ambulance.
"I don't know Morgan hasn't called yet but he wasn't doing so well when I last saw him," she said looking down with pain.
"Let's get to the hospital then and get looked out and then we can find out about Greg." She nodded in agreement, and they each took an ambulance and with The rest of the team they raced to the hospital, it didn't take a lot of time and soon they joined together in by Sara's gurney as they stitched her up.
"Where is Morgan?" Nick asked Russell who had just asked a nurse.
"The waiting room just over there, we can wait there until an update of Greg happens." They all nodded in agreement, Sara tried to stand but Nick sat her back down and brought over a wheelchair much to her protest but persistence prevailed and she sat in it and let him wheel her to the room.
When they entered she didn't immediately see them, she was looking at her hands as she showed pure fear in her face. When she did however hear the door close she looked up and raced to her father who was waiting with open arms. She immediately began to cry, it was the most terrifying thing in her life, watching Greg die and maybe next time they wouldn't be able to bring him back.
"Oh god Nick, I thought you died," She said when she finally looked up. She wiped the tears of her face and walked to him, giving him a soft embrace.
"No way, you can't get rid of me that easy," he joked. She let out a light laugh, it was the first time she had since the whole thing started. Sara sat in a chair near the door, she was exhausted like everyone else and as she looked around she saw how much it showed. Nick and her were wrapped up from there bullet wounds, Morgan and Katherine ha blood stained on them, Dirt covered most of them and their faces looked aged. One by one they sat down waiting for anything, hoping that their CSI, their friend would make it.
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The night shift ended and everyone else joined the team at the hospital, the room was packed. Hodge sat next to Morgan, looking for words to say but all he could do was hold her hand. It had been three hours, they did take Greg up to surgery but that was the last they heard. Nick paced the room while Sara watched.
"Nick, sit down." She pleaded.
"I can't, I'm just so nervous you'd think that they would have told us something by now."
"Nicky, they are working on him it isn't that easy," Katherine said with soft motherly voice. Nick huffed and plopped down in a chair between Katherine and Ecklie. Russell looked at the clock, the second hand seemed to move at a slower pace than he'd ever seen.
"D.B.," Finn called snapping the older man out of his trance.
"What, I'm sorry," he said looking to his partner.
"Your phone is ringing," she said with a little concern. He pulled his phone from his holster.
"It's Barbara, I forgot to call her, I'll be right back." Finn nodded and watched him leave just as a doctor walked in. The team jumped up but forgetting there was another family in with them they became discouraged as they were called.
"This is taking forever, I can't just sit here anymore," Archie the tech said with annoyance. "Does anyone want anything from the cafeteria?" he said as he stretched in place, a unison of no's came from the group but a few people joined him.
It was maybe twenty minutes after Archie and four others left that a doctor came in to the room. The anticipation was high and everyone held their breath before he spoke, fearful of what he might say. Morgan, Nick, Sara and Katherine stood in front, hearts beating like humming birds.
"I assume you are all here for Mr. Sanders, is there any family?"
"Greg's parents are on a cruise, we cannot get a hold of them, but we are his family too." Sara said with a quiver in her voice.
"I see," The young Doctor looked with an aching heart at the large mass off people, more soon entered.
"Please, Greg is our friend, basically our brother at work, please tell us how he is?" Nick pleaded his eyes held the pain of fear in them. The Doctor looked deep into them and then the other's who had the same thing and broke.
"Okay, I'm Doctor Gillian, I am Greg's primary doctor in this.' He began, everyone seemed to be holding their breath.
"He was severely dehydrated, and he has mild symptoms of malnutrition to start it off, we have placed in a feeding tube as well as an iv to give him the fluids he needs, now for his other injuries. When Greg came in he had multiple abrasions and contusions, he had a stab wound that has gotten infected which caused him to develop a high fever and unfortunately he has sepsis or blood poisoning." Everyone gasped with stomachs that churned at the thought of the danger that he was in.
"We caught it in the early stages so right now we are pumping him full of antibiotics, the surgery went well so that is good and I believe with constant monitoring, Mr. Sanders should recover." Everyone gave a sigh of relief, Sara, Katherine and Morgan cried tears of happiness.
"Can we see him?" Sara asked, Dr, Gillian frowned slightly.
"As of now, he isn't allowed visitors, his fever and sepsis have put him a clean room for a while but I promise that as soon as he is allowed some I will get you."
"How long will that be?" Nick asked in a concerned manner.
"I'm going to say a couple of days, I am sorry but with his condition means he has to be away from any chances of risk factors to worsen his condition."
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This was a pain in the ass, that was Nick's problem. He sat in the DNA lab trying hard to one handed place vials in the machine. As she passed by, Morgan noticed Nick's struggle and walked in unknown to him.
"Do you need help Nick?" She asked with a grin on her face, he turned around in his chair and looked at Morgan and her amused face
"Haha, laugh at the injured man, kick me while I'm down why don't you," he said picking up another vial. Morgan plucked it from his hand and placed it in the Machine and then closed it hitting the start button.
"What are you working on anyway?"
"A mugging gone wrong, this person killed our victim, 19 year old Sam Davis."
"So young," Morgan said sadly.
"Yeah, the kid was just going to the bus stop from work he was working up for money for college." Nick shook his head and kicked a chair over for Morgan.
"Thanks, so do you want to go see Greg after work today with me?" She asked seating herself in the chair. It had been almost a week since Greg's rescue and he still was out, the doctor's said it was just him resting after the whole ordeal but it still worried everyone.
"I'd love to, but this case is making it look like I might not get out anytime soon, neither is Sara." Nick frowned, he had been able to see Greg after the few day delay but tonight was a night he couldn't, he had just gotten the case from Russell and it was a top priority case.
"Okay, well maybe tomorrow, your DNA got a hit," she said as she stood up and walked out DNA lab.
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Morgan walked into the hospital, by now most every nurse and Doctor knew the CSI team for they had come in every day after shift. She waved to Nurse Danah who had been taken care of Greg during the day shift.
"How is he doing today?" Morgan asked.
"He is getting stronger every day," The nurse smiled at the young woman, Morgan was one of Greg's most frequent visitors. She watched as Morgan made her way to the doors of Greg's Room and slowly enter as she always did.
He was off the ventilator and was breathing on his own, the rise and fall of his chest was an amazing sight to her though it probably was the only one since Greg was wrapped in bandages and stitches.
"Hey Greg," she said kissing him on the cheek and sitting on the bed next him. She held his hand careful not to hit the IV, all she could do was look at him, he looked peaceful, she ran her fingers through his hair. To her surprise she got a reaction, a small groan.
"Greg?" she said in excitement cupping his face with her free hand, another small groan came from him letting her know he was waking up.
"Danah!" She called to alert her. His eyes fluttered open and their they where the beautiful light brown eyes gazing up at her in confusion.
"Hi," she said with a smile as tears fell down her face, she sniffled and began to cry of pure happiness. Nurse Danah ran into the room seconds later with panic in her face only to have it replaced by joy, she ran back out to fetch the doctor.
"Morgan, is it over?" he asked in a groggy voice squeezing her hand weakly.
"Yeah you're safe now, we're safe now," she said. Greg smiled and looked at her he was glad she was the first thing he saw.
"Hello Mr. Sander's, I'm Dr. Gillian, I'm your doctor, I'm going to check out everything, Ms. Brody do you mind." Morgan shook her head and looked at Greg again not wanting to go and she knew he felt the same way because his eyes were filled with slight fear, like if he let go it he would find this is a dream and he's wake up again in that warehouse alone.
"Hey, I have to let them check you out, I'll be right outside and I promise this is real, I'm going to call Sara and Nick," she said smiling kissing him on the forehead.
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Morgan had re entered the room after the Doctor was finished, everything was perfectly fine a clean bill of health, Nick and Sara said they'd be there in a while, work had kept them. She was finally alone with him, he sat upright in bed, with the aid of the incline of the hospital bed.
"We made it," he said thinking back, it was terrible but they made it out.
"Yeah, we did nothing can stop the CSIs,"
"We are bad asses, that's what I've told you since like day one," he said.
"Yeah I know," she said laughing and rolling her eyes, tears still present. One escaped and Greg reached up and wiped it off ending the laughter.
"You saved my life Greg," she said seriously.
"I think it is me paying back when you got into that helicopter I was supposed to be in." he let out a nervous laugh.
"You could have died and I mean it was awful, I thought you were going to die and I never got to respond what you told me on the first day of being kidnapped!"
"Morgan, I know I was out of line, I shouldn't have said anything."
"No, I'm glad you did Greg, I was thinking about us before this and you make me happy and this event, it made me realize that I am Crazy about you, head over heels and if you were gone I'd have been devastated, I love you Gregory Sanders." she said with Tears welling up more waiting for him to say anything.
"I've loved you since day one," She laughed and fell into him in an embrace she never wanted to let go of but when she did she looked him in the eyes and he did to and in that instant they knew everything was going to be okay, she kissed him quick but it turned into another, full of passion a long awaited kiss.
From outside Sara and Nick saw the interaction, turned around and walked down the hallway smiling.
"About Damn time!" Sara said to Nick who agreed.
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