A girl asked a boy
if she was pretty – he said no.
She asked him if he
wanted to be with him forever – he said no.
She then asked him
if he would cry if she waked away – he again said no.
She had heard too
much.
She needed to leave.
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"Sara, what is this?" he asked.
She crossed her arms defensively, but her voice was weary. "My resignation."
He sat for a minute in silence, then rubbed his forehead. "Haven't we been through this?"
"I'm done, Grissom," she said flatly.
"What?"
"I'm done."
"With what?"
"You. Me. This…whatever…between us. I just…I just can't do it anymore." A single tear made its way down her cheek. "I'm sorry," she whispered.
"Sara, I…"
"I don't want to hear it Grissom! Whatever you're going to say… 'the lab needs me'. I don't care." Her head dropped to her chest, and both were silent. She raised her chin to meet his gaze again. "Goodbye, Grissom."
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As she walked away, he grabbed her arm and told her to stay. He said –
"You're not pretty, you're beautiful. I don't want to be with you forever, I need to be with you forever. And I wouldn't cry if you walked away. I would die."
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She had almost made it to the door when she was stopped by his hands on her arms. In a move that surprised both of them, he spun her roughly around to face him and backed her into the wall.
"Damn it, Sara!" he rasped, his face inches from hers. "What do you want from me?"
"I want the truth, Grissom. I think you owe me that."
"The truth? Sara…" he dropped his hands, but otherwise didn't move. "The truth is that the lab doesn't need you." She stiffened, and tried to push past him, but his hands snaked out and held her fast. "The lab doesn't need you, Sara…but I do."
A/N: Just a little drabble I found sitting neglected on my flash drive. Woot to random fics you forgot you wrote! Anyhow, as you may have guessed, this DEFINITELY took place before the end of season six! Teh hawtness. Reviews welcome. Love you guys.