A/N: Here's the next chapter for you all! Thanks for the great reviews and suggestions. I do hope you're enjoying it!
Enjoy.


Chapter eighteen

Sara had been in the waiting room for an hour when Catherine called. She had completely forgotten about telling the guys in Vegas.

"Hi Cath."

"Hey Sar. You okay?"

"No. It's Gil. He was asleep on the couch, next thing I know he's slipped into a coma." Tears flooded from Sara.

"Shh. I'm coming over Sar. I'll be there soon, I promise."

"Tell the guys, just please, I'm begging Cat, don't bring anyone else." Sara managed to get out her request before another burst of tears overcame her.

"I promise, hang in there Sar."

"I'll try." And she would, for Grissom. Sara flipped her phone shut just as the doctor came into the room after evaluating Grissom.

"Mrs. Grissom?" Doctor Saul came into the room, her shoulder length black hair bobbed as she walked.

"Yes?" Sara stood and approached the tall woman. She towered above Sara, and that was hard to do as Sara was 5' 6".

"I'm Dr. Saul. Your husband is doing great. We have concluded that he has no brain damage and that his heart is under no extra stress. I do have some bad news though. We don't seem to know why Mr. Grissom has slipped into this coma or when or if he's going to come out of it." The doctors pager went off. "I'll send a nurse in to take you to him." She left in one swift motion.

Five minutes later, a short, stocky nurse came in and took Sara to the private room where Grissom would be staying.

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Catherine arrived six hours later to find Sara asleep in the chair next to Grissom, holding his hand.

"Sara." Catherine whispered as she approached the slumbering friend.

Sara sat up with a start, not letting go of Grissom. She looked over to Catherine and gave her a weak smile. "Hi, Cath."

"How you holdin' up?"

"I'm doing okay." Sara stole a look at Grissom before rising and embraced Catherine as the tears started to pour once more, as she got up and embraced her best friend.

"Shh. He's going to pull through. He's a fighter." Catherine held her friend as she cried into her shoulder.

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Once again Grissom was with his daughter. Sara wasn't there, she had been called into work. He didn't ask for details. He didn't want to know. She was spending more and more time at the lab and near-on no time with him or Vanessa. Grissom tucked his daughter in and headed for bed, alone once more.
Grissom felt Sara kiss each of his fingers, just like he had done with her when she was in the hospital. He tried to move his fingers, but his body was not co-operating with his mind and heart.

'Come on Gil. Wake up! She needs you! Stop laying around and bloody wake up to your Cherry Blossom!!"

A/N: So, do you think Gil is going to wake up? What do you think Catherine and/or Sara is going to say IF he does? Loving the reviews I've had in so far.
Take care.
Paige