Open Lab

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

*If any Biology, Geology, or Physics students need to make up work, now is the time.*

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[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"No," he admits. "There's no need to worry them unnecessarily. They're still short-staffed, and..." he stops, knowing he's only digging himself into a deeper pile of lame excuses. "No, I haven't. Catherine called while I was ill, however, so no doubt she told the entire staff I had the flu."

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

If she calls me--don't give me that look, she cares about you if nothing else--what do you want me to say? *Giving him the choice--only not really. Sara won't lie. And he knows that.*

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," he shakes his head. "I was attacked by zombies?"

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

You're being treated for a serious illness, it is. Any other information is strictly between you and your doctor, *she interprets without missing a beat.*

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"Or you could just cut her off and ask her a question about herself - that should keep her occupied until you can get off the phone."

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

*She snorts.* Since when do Catherine and I engage in small talk? That'd make her more suspicious than anything.

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"I was weighing her naturally suspicious nature against her desire to prattle on about the intimate details of her life to anyone within earshot," he smiles.

"I'll e-mail them all tonight, okay? And if anyone calls you, tell them anything you'd like. You don't have to be vague... you don't need to keep anything from anyone. I'd never ask that of you." His gaze is serious, and he intends for her to understand he means that beyond just this situation.

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

Normally that would work, but she knows I care as much about her life as she does about mine. *Old bitterness behind the words before the tone is dropped.*

*She nods.* Thank you. I appreciate that, more than I cna say.

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

He looks a bit saddened that Catherine and Sara always seemed to have some sort of tension. He admires them both for their strength, and cares about both women deeply, and it frustrates him that Catherine's behavior on several occasions had caused a rift between them.

"And I'm sorry I never made that clear, before. I should have."