"Yes..." The voice quivers, holds steady. "Yes, they said--something about the heart surgery, the valves near her heart, it went wrong, and they have to correct it, and..." It's rambling now, very close to tears.
"I see." A pause while he tries to get his voice under control. "Thank you for telling me--I'll let the others know. And Sharon...Catherine is strong. Please hold onto that."
[ooc: Please tell me you're not planning on killing Cath. Woe.] "Lindsey is being taken care of," he says as the thought occurs. "You remember Sara Sidle? She is staying with her. I believe they plan on returning--" to Vegas "--to the hospital sometime today."
Another uncomfortable pause. He hates to hear women cry. And he hates crying himself. "If there is anything else I can do..."
[ooc: *looks evil, chooses not to answer that, mwhahahaha*]
"Thank you." The voice wavers again, but Sharon is making a concerted effort not to shed tears. "Tell her I said thank you. I don't know if she'll be out of surgery yet, but--"
She draws a deep breath. "Catherine told me... about you and your new husband?" A slight, shaky laugh. "I-I didn't get to offer my congratulations..."
[ooc: Why waste a BB gun? You want a bazooka... ;) I'm okay--I've got a six-hour break between classes, so I'm working on fics and on the hunt for more icons for my Muses. In short, nothing. Looking forward to Lost tonight, though ^^]
"I know you wouldn't--" she's crying again, she can't help herself, "--and I'm so grateful, I just--I just can't imagine--"
"Then don't worry about it right now, as difficult and impossible as that sounds." He clears his throat. "I don't want to imagine life without Catherine either--she is my closest friend, after Sara and Jack. Please, don't give up hope."
"Grissom."
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"Has there been a setback?" His voice is carefully controlled.
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"I see." A pause while he tries to get his voice under control. "Thank you for telling me--I'll let the others know. And Sharon...Catherine is strong. Please hold onto that."
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"Lindsey is being taken care of," he says as the thought occurs. "You remember Sara Sidle? She is staying with her. I believe they plan on returning--" to Vegas "--to the hospital sometime today."
Another uncomfortable pause. He hates to hear women cry. And he hates crying himself. "If there is anything else I can do..."
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"Thank you." The voice wavers again, but Sharon is making a concerted effort not to shed tears. "Tell her I said thank you. I don't know if she'll be out of surgery yet, but--"
She draws a deep breath. "Catherine told me... about you and your new husband?" A slight, shaky laugh. "I-I didn't get to offer my congratulations..."
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He chuckles. "Thank you. He...surprised me. The best kind of surprise, I have to say.
"And I will be there this afternoon. Knowing my team, the hospital has been staked out. We will pull through this, Sharon."
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"I hope so." The voice sounds smaller than usual. "I don't what I'll do if she--"
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"Sharon, if the worst should happen, you know we will not abandon you," he says firmly, heart clenching.
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"I know you wouldn't--" she's crying again, she can't help herself, "--and I'm so grateful, I just--I just can't imagine--"
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He closes his phone, no longer fighting the burning behind his eyes.
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