A/N wow sorry for the wait, ducks small flying objects (yes only throw small things please : ) I hope this slightly shorter than usual chapter will make up for it….

These three hours were going to be agony. Grissom was doing his best to take her mind off the impending treatment. They'd gone for a walk round a nearby park and he had pointed out every insect and creature he saw giving a lengthy talk on its life cycle. It had worked for short period of time but somehow whatever he said on her mind she could always link it back to what was about to happen. Somehow Grissom had managed to slip in taking her ton dinner despite the fact that Sara didn't want to eat anything claiming she was only going to throw it all back up again she was sat with a plate of sandwiches in front of her.

"You winning that staring contest?" asked Grissom as Sara realised she was looking at the food in front of her with such intensity she was surprised it didn't self-combust.

"It's not going to make nay difference," added Grissom as Sara picked up a sandwich.

"At least I wont have anything to throw up," replied Sara taking a bite all the same.

"You'll get dehydrated quicker," countered Grissom always ready with an opposing comment.

"Well if you're going to be scientific about it," mumbled Sara. There was few moments of silence as Sara steadily made her way through her food not having realised how hungry she actually was.

"How are you feeling?" asked Grissom as Sara finished her last mouthful.

"Nervous," replied Sara meeting his gaze, "and I'll be angry at you later when I see those sandwiches again."

"That's it think positive," said Grissom with a smile.

"Are you trying to imply I'm not optimistic?" asked Sara sarcastically.

"No Nick does that when he calls you sunshine, I'm telling you." Said Grissom as Sara's mouth dropped slightly.

"Is that why he calls me it, the little Texan….." she trailed off not been able to finish her sentence in a public place, "oh he is a dead man walking," said Sara as she and Grissom got up.

"Why did you think he called you it?" asked Grissom paying for their food.

"I was in denial," replied Sara as they exited the restaurant and headed back to the car.

Twenty minutes later and they were back at the hospital sat occupying two plastic chairs outside an oncology ward. After Sara's reaction to the last round of chemo she was going to have to stay in hospital at least twenty fours hours to be monitored and that meant she was getting her chemo on a ward.

"Sara Sidle?" said a nurse sticking her head through the double doors and addressing the only two people in the area.

"Yeah," replied Sara standing and following her into the corridor. She was pleased to find she was in a side room, actually the entire place seemed to be single room with what appeared to be a large day area at the end.

"Dr West has got your test results from this morning he'll be through to speak to you in a moment then I'll come and start your treatment," the nurse announced leaving Grissom and Sara alone in the room. It was painted a pale blue and comprised of a bed, a bedside table, large dark blue chair and a door off to the side that Grissom had wasted no time in opening.

"Posh, it's got a bathroom," commented Grissom.

"You should get Brass to pull stings more often," said Sara in no doubt of the reason she was in such a nice room.

"Hello," smiled a older nurse coming in wheeling a trolley with IV bags laid out, "on offer today we have saline, Vincristine and cyclophosphamide," smiled the women as Sara sat down on the bed.

"your tests all came back fine so if your ready," she said takign a needle out to place the IV. Sara smiled as the nurse looked across to Grissom who was lingering in the bathroom doorway.

"Does he oftern do that?" the nurse asked distracting Sara while she inserted the IV.

"Do what?" asked Sara as Grissom came in.

"Stand silently like a fly onteh wall,"

"Quite a lot," repledi Sara as the nurse hung the IV bag hanging anouther clear one next to the slighty brownish one that was slowly dripping down into Sara's veins.

"this is on a slower release than your had before which will hopefully help with the nausea. It will be doen in three hours then you get the gloucose solution to make sur eyou stay hydrated," expaline dthe nurse, "there basins in the cupboard and if you need it hospital gowns as well." She said before leaving. Grissom looked over at Sara as she set the IV line how she wanted ti next to her.

"Fly on the wall?" questioned Grissom.

"You do stand and watch a lot," smiled Sara.

TBC……………