Author's note: I don't own CSI but I do love to play with them! It's the sincerest form of flattery!
Starting to wrap it up here folks! New class started today so I won't be able to write much after tomorrow. I do have other ideas for stories, so let me hear from you if you want to read more of my writing about Grissom and Sara.
I'd say I have two or three chapters left, and, for Happy Purple Bunnies, one will definitely be a smutty Jacuzzi scene. Hope you are all ok with that!
But lets see how they work it out with the boys first!
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You are the Woman that I've Always Dreamed Of…
Chapter 19
Brass arrived at the hospital only a few seconds behind Sara's ambulance. He made his was to the ER and was quickly escorted to Sara and Grissom. Sara looked good. Thank God.
Grissom was standing beside the bed, holding her hand and stroking her hair.
"So kids, what's up?" Brass enquired.
"Waiting to go to x-ray to check out the ribs," Sara replied, "The leg is pretty much shattered from the fall."
Jim grimaced. He knew she was in pain but she was strong and not going to let it get to her.
"Well Cookie, you had us a little worried there for a minute!" he said walking towards the bed, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I know, me too!" she replied, "When he showed up at the door and the uni was dead, I thought it was over! But that man that came in after him, when he started making threats, I think that man may have saved my life!"
Brass quickly explained that the man was Rick Casa, Spencer's SO and that he was in critical condition.
"What about Spencer?" Sara asked.
"Dead," Brass responded.
"Dr. Griffin?" Sara asked, surprised to see the young man again so soon.
"Well Ms Sidle, didn't I tell you I'd let you leave if you were well cared for?" they chuckled. "Lets get you down to x-ray and take a look at that leg and I guess your ribs are hurting too?"
"Yes," she responded, "I feel like I fell down a flight of stairs!"
They all laughed, glad to see she had finally regained her sense of humor.
Dr Griffin had the orderly wheel her away to x-ray, leaving Brass and Grissom to wait and talk.
"I wondered why the Jacuzzi wouldn't work," Grissom said, almost with a small laugh.
"Good catch there genius!" Jim replied. They both laughed. It was a good laugh, one that took away some of the tension of the last four hours.
"What the hell were those boys thinking?" Jim asked Grissom.
The mood in the room changed quickly. "I just don't know" Grissom replied, "I know they love her dearly, I imagine that they just had no idea that they were jeopardizing her safety."
"I know, I know," Jim agreed, "but they did jeopardize her."
"I think a few weeks of decomp duty might help them," said a female voice from behind the door.
They turned to see Catherine walking in. She hugged both men, and then asked, "How's Sara?"
"You just missed her, she's on her way to x-ray," Jim advised Catherine.
"So, Gil," Catherine looked straight at him, carefully choosing her words, "Are you ok?"
"Of course I'm ok," he responded, "We were able to get her out safely."
"So, are you ok with the guys coming in to see her?" she enquired, "They are all very upset and scared that something bad has happened." She smiled. "I thought I'd make them sweat it a bit before telling them that she is ok, but it's your call!"
"I know that they didn't mean any harm, but I'm still very upset with them." He responded quietly. "But, I won't deny them access to Sara because I know they mean as much to her as she does to them."
"Thanks Bugman" came the voice from around the corner.
Warrick Brown, eyes averted, was the first of the trio to step into the room.
"Griss, I had no idea!" Warrick said, "I'd never do anything to hurt her. You know that!"
"OK I get that." Grissom replied, "But you have to understand you led Spencer right to her!"
"Man, I had no idea, and no one kept me in the loop. When Nick came to get me at the airport, we just wanted to see her. We didn't think it was protective custody, just trying to keep her away from the press." Warrick replied.
Nick and Greg were the next to enter the room. As with Warrick, neither wanted to meet Grissom's direct glance. They knew they were in trouble.
Grissom looked at the three of them, "I don't even know what to say to the three of you right now. You are people that I trust more than any others, and you showed poor judgment, making me wonder if my trust is not misplaced."
Ouch. That hurt more than any decomp duty. The fact that Grissom didn't know whether or not to trust them was a huge loss for each of them individually.
"Griss, man," Nick began, "It was stupid and …."
"Not now Nicky," Grissom interrupted him, "I don't want to hear it from any of you right now."
The silence was broken by Sara being rolled back into the room.
"Wow, you can cut the tension in here with a knife!" she laughed, knowing what was happening and knowing how badly it felt to be on Grissom's bad side.
"Gil, don't blame them, it's not their fault!" Sara told Grissom.
Nick looked at Warrick and Greg and mouthed the word "Gil" to them, as if he was questioning why Sara was suddenly referring to the boss by his first name.
"There was no reason for them to think that I was not safe. And honestly, if you think about it, if you hadn't heard them talking, you might not have gotten to me in time!" Sara told him.
"Anyhow," she continued, "we have plenty of ways for them to make up for their error in judgment.
"Dear?" he asked.
Again, Nick looked at Warrick, both puzzled. They looked at Greg to see he was just standing there smiling at them.
"They can help move my things to the house!" she chuckled, "Since I appear to be off my feet for at least a few more weeks!"
Dr Griffin arrived on the scene and told the group that they would have to take her away for about an hour so he could reset and cast Sara's leg. Luckily, no ribs were broken, just bruised. He gave her a sedative and after a kiss to Grissom, she was wheeled away to surgery. He promised he'd be there waiting when she was in recovery.
The boys, shocked, but now getting a full understanding of the situation, couldn't be happier for their friend and their boss. They all knew that there was something special between the two of them, but they knew that it would take a miracle for Grissom to ever come to the realization that Sara was the one for him.
That miracle seemed to have happened.
"Jim, I have something I need to do, can you stay here for a bit just in case?" Grissom asked his friend.
"Sure, Gil, no problem," Jim responded.
"Catherine," Grissom turned to look at her, "Can you give me a ride, I have something I need to do!"
"No problem Gil, let's do it!" she replied, smiling.
"Back to the office for you guys and make sure that all of the evidence from this case, including McAllister's hotel room or wherever he was staying, is processed. Get Ecklie to have someone from days process Casa if he recovers," he instructed the team, "we don't need any more problems with this case!"
"So, what are we up to?" Catherine asked.
"I'll tell you when we get there!" Grissom replied, eyes twinkling, and for once in a very long time, grinning from ear to ear.
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Oh, man, did I really do another cliff- hanger? Well at least it was a good one!