When Sara Sidle woke up, she was passed out in a closet, sweaty and sore all over. She shook her messy brunette head lightly, and her deep chocolate eyes looked around, shimmering with tears. One thing was good; she recognized her surroundings. She was still in the lab. The bad thing was, she had no clue a.) why she was in a closet or b.) why she had passed out. She stood up and realized she felt woozy, and sticky between her legs. She looked down and saw liquid staining her skirt, brown, sticky liquid.
Sara touched her skirt with the tips of three fingers and brought it close to her face. Blood. She felt panicky. Something was wrong with her, or the baby. She felt the tears well behind her eyes and she stepped to the door of the closet, pulling it open. She looked around outside with squinted brown eyes and everything came back to her. She was outside Grissom's office, knocking on the door, and she was grabbed and pulled into the closet, and.. Oh no. She shuddered. What was going on?
Sara walked across the hall to Grissom's office, pulling open the door herself. She walked inside, expecting to find Grissom sitting at his desk, but instead, she found her strawberry-blonde superior, Catherine, standing near the desk, looking through a large brown file-folder. Catherine turned swiftly to look at the person, whoever it was, who dared to interupt her.
"Sara," she started, her voice full of false calm, "what do you.." Catherine's voice, that was sure to have errupted, trailed off at the sight of the small, quaking brunette standing before her. Sara was a mess. Her hair was hanging in damp strings around her face, her make-up was smuged and running, and her skirt was stained in what appered to be.. blood?
"Sara," Catherine said, her face a mask of concern, with her voice following suit, "what the hell happened to you?"
"I don't know, Cat!" Sara exclaimed, breaking down, her tears falling freshly as she tried to wipe them away in a usless attempt to collect herself. She sat on the couch against the wall in the office, hugging her stomach and rocking back and forth. "I was coming in to t-talk to Grissom about-t my c-case, and I k-knocked on the door, and some-someone grabbed me fro-from behind and dragged me into the closet, and - and now I'm not sure if the ba-baby is okay or not b-be-because I'm bleeding," she finshed in a high-pitched shreek, not like Sara at all.
Catherine walked over to the sobbing woman on the couch and pulled her into a tight hug. Then she took Sara's hand, much like that day 3 months ago when they found out she was pregnant, and marched off to Catherine's car.
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The women drove down to Desert Palm Hospital, just off the strip. Catherine unloaded herself from the Denali, walking around to the other side of the black vehicle and opened Sara's door. The younger woman was still crying silently in the seat, not willing to get up and face what could be a horrifying experience.
"Sara," Catherine stated gently, "C'mon, you have to."
"No," said the brunette, shaking her head, "I don't."
"Yes, you do. This isn't a time to be stubborn."
"You can't make me, Cath. I don't have to go in."
"Yes," Catherine stated again, more firmly this time, "you do. Do you want me to call Gil," she threatened.
Sara sighed and unbuckled her seatbelt, climbing out of the Denali and leaning her weight on Catherine. Together, they hobbled into the hospital.
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Once inside, Catherine demanded to talk to a doctor, preferably female. They sat in the waiting room impatiently, and Sara hung her head. Her wish was granted when Dr. Yuui, a female doctor, came down the hall and stood infront of the pair.
"How can I help you?" she asked, her hand on her hip.
"I'm Catherine Willows, this is Sara Sidle," Sara raised her head and flashed a half smile, "we're with the Crime Lab." Catherine held up her I.D. "Ms. Sidle is going to need a full body examination, and sexual assult test and an ultrasound. She was attacked by an unknown, and passed out in a closet. She's 3 months pregnant, and, as you can see," Catherine said, indicating to Sara's skirt, "she may have miscarried."
"Ms. Willows, this is a strange request, do you think I'd be able to talk to your supervisor?" Dr. Yuui asked inquieringly. Catherine nodded and pulled out her phone.
"I'll call him," she said, flipping open her cell, "it'll only take a second."
Ring, ring, ring, rin-
"Grissom."
"Hey, Gil," Catherine said into the phone, turning from the doctor and Sara and walking a few paces away, "Sara's in bad shape. She's been assaulted and I think she may have miscarried."
Grissom choked on the other end of the phone; "Can I talk to her?"
"Not now," Catherine replied, glancing over at the doctor and Sara, "she fell asleep. The doctor wants to talk to you. Uhm, meet me at the Desert Palm as soon as you can. We're there. Just.. just hurry."
A/N: Sorry I took so long to update. Enjoy!