Disclaimer: I do NOT own CSI, but I wish I did.

Written in response to the GSR Forever Online August FanFiction challenge.

Challenge no 4: Sara gets a message from an ex-boyfriend asking her to meet up again as they haven't seen each other for years. She's still friends with him. Grissom is uneasy. This man clearly wants Sara back, and doesn't like Grissom. How does this unfold?

I've never written for a challenge before, so I hope this works.

Please be nice.

Fighting for Love

Chapter 1

"Sara?" asks Judy, stopping her as she walks into the crime lab with Gil.

"Hi Judy." replies Sara.

Gil flashes her a quick smile as he stops and stands next to his wife.

Judy returns his smile, before wrinkling up her nose and taking a step backwards.

"Do we smell that bad?" asks Gil, only joking but knowing the answer.

"Yes, Sir. No, sir. I mean..." stammers Judy. "I'm sorry, Sir."

Gil smiles at her. "Judy, how many times have I told you not to call me Sir? I'm only here for a few weeks helping out, please call me Gil, Grissom or Mr Grissom, but not Sir. And it's okay, I know we smell. We've been to a decomp."

"Oh..." says Judy, unsure of what to say next.

Sara can feel her discomfort and steps in to rescue her.

"Did you want me, Judy?" asks Sara.

"Yes. Sorry. A nice gentleman came in looking for you, a Sean Richardson. He left his number and requested that you phone him back."

Sara looks blankly at Judy for a second. The only Sean Richardson she knew of, was an ex-boyfriend from San Francisco. It couldn't possibly be him, could it?

"I'm sorry, Sara. He said you'd know who he was and he mentioned something about A Golden Gate Beauty." she says and hands over his telephone number.

Sara's eyes widened and a beaming smile spread across her face. 'A Golden Gate Beauty', there's a phrase she hasn't heard in a very long time. Then she remembered that Gil was next to her and she turned pale, a sick feeling starting in the pit of her stomach.

Back in San Francisco, Sean worked in the crime lab as a Firearms Technician. They had been friends for a while but they couldn't deny the spark between them. Eventually, Sara agreed to go on a date with him and they ended up in relationship. She already knew, and deeply loved, Gil, but he was six hundred miles away in Las Vegas and unlike Sean, he was denying the fireworks, not sparks, between himself and Sara. Whilst Sara and Sean were practically living together, after nine months, she felt as though their relationship had come to a standstill. In all honesty; she was bored and she wasn't in love with him, she never had been. Gil and Sean weren't aware of each others existence, obviously Sean had heard of Gil Grissom, every CSI in the country had heard of him as he was the best in the field, but he didn't know that Sara was friends with him. When she received a phone call, asking her to come to Vegas and help out, she jumped at the chance. She ans Sean had 'The Talk' and decided it would be best to split up, so they parted ways and promised to stay in touch. Since that day, they kept in touch with regular emails and the occasional phone call but have never had face to face contact and she hasn't emailed him since she became Mrs Sara Sidle-Grissom. He doesn't know she's married and she never told him that she'd met somebody else.

"Honey, is everything okay?" he asks, a bad feeling starting to creep through his veins.

"Err...yeah." she stammers and looks at nervous receptionist. "Thanks Judy"

Judy smiles and walks away, leaving Gil with an uncomfortable looking Sara.

"Who's Sean Richardson?" asks Gil, curiosity getting the better of him.

"A friend from San Francisco. I'm sorry, Gil, I need a shower and I have a few things to do before I go home. Can I meet you back there, instead of you waiting around for me?" she asks nervously.

"I don't mind waiting, honey." he replies. "I have plenty to do."

"Oh...okay. I'll be as quick as I can." she says, feeling anxious, and turns to walk away.

Gil doesn't like the tone of her voice and he gently takes hold of her arm before she steps away from him.

"Sara?"

She's just about to say something when Judy comes waltzing back down the corridor with a beautiful bouquet of flowers in her arms. Not just any flowers; carnations, the flower which Sean bought her a bunch of every Thursday, and today was Thursday.

"Sara, these have just arrived for you. There's a card on top." says Judy, before disappearing again.

"Somebody has an admirer?" says Gil, trying to smile.

"Yeah. Listen, I'm going for a shower, I'll just see you at home later, okay?"

Before he has time to answer, she's turned away and heading towards the showers, leaving Gil wondering exactly who Sean Richardson is.

TBC...

Thanks for reading.

Hopefully, chapter 2 will be up soon.

I'm not to good at writing if I'm told what to write about so I may need some suggestions on what happens next. LOL

Lynne x