The Birthday

By: Audrey Brown

Grissom walks down these halls everyday and feels nothing but the same old same. But today he feels a number of things. He is scared out of his mind, but also a little excited. These aren't new feelings to Grissom because he is always like this on this day, mainly because of her. It was the day that she was born and every year people would give her gifts, at least everyone except him. Well not this year, he got her the best gift ever. In his hand he held a card with a secret note just for her eyes. On the envelope it said Sara Sidle. He was going to casually put it on her locker. So now his feet started going faster and his heart was beating wildly in his chest. He reached the locker room with no one in sight. He taped it to her door and walked off. Of course he didn't worry about people reading it because it was hers and everyone knows better.

Sara woke up feeling great she was a little tired from the night before but double shifts will do that to you. She got dressed and headed to work. She walks up the steps and no one is there, well except for Grissom. She is almost thirty minutes early for the night shift. He had to at least been an hour early. She walked up to her locker and there it was. Sara Sidle she read on the envelope and on the front of the card read:

With All My Love

Happy Birthday

YOU'LL Never Forget This Day

Inside it said:

Happy Birthday, here is a ticket to a play be out front of the theater at 1:00 a.m. you know your not going home to sleep, especially on your birthday so come have fun with me. You will get your gift then.

She looked up from the card and from the handwriting she knew whose it was. She got up and casually put her stuff in her locker, she grabbed a piece of paper and wrote:

What should I wear?

She placed it on his desk when she came in and then left as he sat, dumbfounded. He read it and raised his head to catch a glance at his love, as she walked away. 'I love it when she walks' he thought to himself. He wrote back:

You'll wear that beautiful red dress being sent to your house at 1:00 a.m. With Love G.

He handed it to her as he handed out their assignments. She was with him today along with Greg of course. She knew he couldn't control himself if it was just them two by themselves. As she walked out of the break room she grabbed his arm and gently pulled him to the side.

"Why?" she asked excitedly and cautiously.

She was so close that Grissom could smell her perfume. "Because I wanted to do something for you on your birthday."

"Well this is a little much!" she pointed to the note and the locker room where the ticket was hidden.

"Don't thank me yet you haven't got your main gift yet." He said hinting as he raised his eyebrows and smiled like a little child in a candy store.

She smiles that gaped tooth smile she saves only for him. "Well I can't wait. But why don't you pick me up?"

"Well I have to go there and get things ready and I don't want anyone to take our seats. But if you want me to I will because I also wasn't sure if you were going to or not."

"Well I think it would be lovely if you pick me up especially since my car is being detailed."

"Oh, I forgot about that." he said dumbly as if he was a big idiot.

"Its all right just pick me up at 12:30. Oh, and can you give me a ride home?"

"Sure."

They left their secret meeting but as they walked down the hall they were closer and their hands lightly brushed one another. He didn't mind because it was nice to feel the touch of a human. Everyone needs a little human contact. As they walked they thought no one would notice but one person did, Catherine. 'It's about time, they both needed human contact.' she thought absently to her-self.