Grissom walked over to the car getting in seeing me sleeping against the passenger side window. He was always amazed that I could sleep just about everywhere. It worried him I was exhausted a lot. He started the car pulling out of the parking space outside the lab.
I woke halfway home hearing a horn honk nearby. Grissom looked at me as I sat up shaking my head awake.
"Where are we?" I asked
"A few blocks from home." He said
I yawned leaning back in the seat. Grissom reached over touching my hand.
"Honey, I'm worried about this sleeping you do."
"I'm fine." I said
"I think you should see a doctor."
"Gris, I would know if I were feeling unwell." I said, looking at him.
He was not happy, but he said nothing more. He let me into our house watching me walk to the hallway towards the bedroom to the left. He came in seeing me lying on the bed with my clothes still on. He walked around the room looking at me.
"Sara, at least take your clothes off." He said
"I'm not in the mood." I said, moving.
"I don't mean that. I am saying you can't sleep in those clothes."
I groaned staying still. He sighed walking over taking my shoes off.
"Thank's."
"You're going to the doctor."
"Not."
"Sara, this is not up for debate."
"Good, because I am not going."
"You are going."
"Not."
He stood looking at me until I opened my eyes looking at him before closing them again.
"You can look at me all night and I still am not going." I said
"I will drive you there myself." He said, walking away.
"No, you won't." I said
He looked back at me before going to the bathroom. The next day he came out of the bedroom seeing me awake ready for the shift. I smiled at him as he walked past me to get some coffee in the kitchen. He drank from his cup looking at me as I spread the newspaper down across the island looking at the articles.
"Wow, a woman in India gave birth to a 14 pound baby!" I said, looking at him.
"Hmm." He said
"I think after that I would refuse to have anymore." I said, flipping the page.
"Sara?" He said
"Yes?"
"Are you going to the doctors?"
I looked at the article as he waited for my answer.
"Well?"
I looked at him.
"No."
"I see." He said
"I am healthy and there is nothing wrong with me." I said
"I don't agree."
"End of discussion." I said, looking at the paper. I could feel his eyes on me. He put his cup down in the sink then walked over to me putting his arms around me kissing my neck.
"What are you afraid of?" He asked "I would worry less if you could just go and get checked out."
I closed my eyes leaning my head back against his shoulder.
"Grissom, I am fine."
He sighed leaning his head against my shoulder.
We went to work and didn't see each other till the end. He walked over to me and Nick as we were about to leave.
"See you two later." Nick said, waving before he walked away.
"Bye." Grissom said
I looked at Grissom feeling his hand go to my back leading me outside. We got home and he told me he would cook spaghetti. I walked over to the hallway stopping as I put my hand against the wall feeling the room move. Closing my eyes I shook my head then I walked to the door going in. Grissom walked in seeing I had changed into black tee shirt and a pair of his pajama pants. He smiled walking over turning me around kissing me. I kissed him moving back looking at his gray coat.
"You okay?" He asked
"Fine." I said
He nodded observing me. I moved away going out to the living room. He came out seeing me lying on the couch flipping channels.
"Dinner will be ready soon." He announced
"Good." I said
He sat down by my feet seeing I had chosen a movie.
"I noticed that you have a large number of vacation days. Are you interested in taking some?" He asked
When I didn't answer he looked over at me seeing I was asleep. He sighed getting up deciding to make an appointment tomorrow.
I moved in bed the next day seeing Grissom in work clothes standing by the bed looking at me.
"Okay, this new habit of watching me sleep is creepy." I said
"I made an appointment for you at the doctors." He said
I looked at him seeing he was serious.
"No." I said
"Sara, this is going to happen." He said
"I said no. I am fine." I said, sitting up.
"I don't think you are fine."
"Grissom!"
"No!"
I sighed rubbing my head hearing him move around. He drove me to the doctors knowing that I would not go myself. I sat on in a room waiting after they drew blood. Grissom leaned against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest silently looking at me. I rocked back forth on the exam table. I sighed looking over at him.
"If this turns out to be nothing I am going to hit you." I said
"I don't think you will." He said
The door opened as the doctor came in with his clip board against his chest.
"Well, am I okay?" I asked, looking over at Grissom.
"We ran the test and it appears that you are anemic." He said "Do you take vitamins?"
"No."
"You need to take vitamin B-12 every day from now on."
"She will." Grissom said
We went to the lab after he stopped at the drug store and got me a large jar of B-12. I took one with some orange juice in the break room then I went to work. Grissom walked into the hallway seeing me walking almost running down the hallway with a box.
"Sara, no running!" He said, watching me zip past him.
"No time to stop!" I said, running around the corner. He sighed shaking his head. I ran to another lab almost running over some people. The lab guy in the room jumped as I came in putting down the box. "I need this tested."
"I have four people ahead of you." He said
"What can I do to skip over the four people?"
"Grissom is at the top of the list. I did this before for you and my ears are still ringing." He said
"I could get you tickets to comic con." I said, seeing him turn looking at me.
"How?"
"I know people."
He chewed on his lip looking at the box I brought in.
"I could get you a seat next to Patrick Stewart."
"Okay." He said
I smiled thanking him then I ran out. Later I came into Grissom's office looking for him.
"Grissom?" I called out
I came in further hearing his door close behind me. I turned seeing him leaning against it.
"Hey, ready to go?"
"Soon, first I want to talk to you." He said
"What about?"
"Comic con." He said
I swallowed watching him walk towards me.
"Did you have Garth put your box ahead of everyone else's?"
"Ah…I don't know what to say here." I said, backing up.
"I think you did." He said, coming closer.
"That doesn't sound like me." I said, sitting his desk.
"Oh I think it does sound like you." He said "Would you like to hear my lecture here or at home?"
"Um…..I think I know what you're going to say so we can skip the lecture." I said
He eyed me nodding.
"Have a seat."
"Grissom…I."
"Sit!"
I sighed sitting in a chair as he leaned against his desk looking at me.
"Now, we have rules in this building and we all have to follow them. One rule is we wait patiently for our turn for evidence to be worked on. We do not bribe anyone."
"I know." I said
"What do you think your punishment should be?"
I thought about it then I smiled.
"Sleep with the boss."
"Sara, I am serious."
"Grissom, I know from Catherine you have done this as well."
"I have never put my stuff ahead of the others!" He said
"Can we just move on?" I said
"You are going to work in the lab only for a week."
"What?!" I said, standing up.
"Make it two weeks."
I gasped looking at him in shock.
"Grissom, please don't do this!"
"Two weeks."
"Fine!" I said, storming out. He shook his head looking down.
I took a cab home seeing he was home already. He came out of the living room seeing me come in.
"Where were you?"
"I took a cab."
"I was worried."
I walked over trying to go past him. He pulled me back lifting my head looking at me.
"Sara, I love you."
"Then take back the two weeks." I said
"I can't do that."
"I'm going to bed." I said
"No, not until we work this out." He said "I would be willing to make it one week if you do one thing for me."
"Make it two days and I will do anything you want."
"If you help me with paperwork next shift I will make it one week."
"Is that all?"
"No, you must kiss me."
"Two days will get you a kiss and more." I said
"Let's just start with a kiss." He said
I kissed him slowly feeling his arms come around me. He deepened the kiss opening his mouth. I moaned feeling how slow and unhurried he was moving. I lifted my hands to his neck and hair as he pushed me up against him.
He tilted his head making me moan again. His lips were so soft and warm against mine. He started to move back and I opened my eyes seeing his eyes were dilated.
"Hungry?" He asked
"I could eat." I said
"Good, because I got some Italian." He said, letting me go. I licked my lips watching him go to the living room. He watched me come in looking at the containers on the coffee table. "I got you vegetarian lasagna." He said
I nodded watching him sit down on the couch flipping on the TV. He looked at me walking over straddling him.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
"Feeding you." I said, getting his container of spaghetti and a fork.
"I can feed myself." He said
"I want to feed you."
I watched me twist the fork in the noodles and bring it to his lips. He opened his mouth and I put the fork in. He chewed as I leaned forwards kissing him. I tasted the sauce moving away smiling.
"That's good." I said
He nodded watching me feed him again then kiss him longer this time. Towards the end he put the container to the side kissing me. I put my head back as he opened my shirt kissing my chest. He lifted me up taking me in the bedroom.
The next day Grissom woke to me on top of him sleeping. He had to chuckle at our position. My arms were hanging on both sides of his chest as my legs were. He moved his hands behind his head looking at me.
"Sara." He said
I didn't move.
"Sara."
He could feel my chest moving up and down slowly. He looked over at the clock seeing that we had an hour and a half before work.
I slowly moved my head to the other side stilling again.
"Sara." Grissom called
"Hmm?"
"You're on top of and I have to use the restroom."
I didn't move until I felt his hand in my hair.
"Sara?"
I moved off him lying on my side. He got up walking to the bathroom. I moved to his side taking a slow breath faintly hearing the shower run. He got dressed coming over to me moving my hair back looking at my sleeping face.
"Honey, you need to make a move."
I moved hugging his pillow closer to my head.
"I love the smell of your pillow." I said
He smiled touching my arm. I opened my eyes looking at him. He looked down shaking his head.
"What?" I asked
"There are times and they are rare that you see something that just makes you speechless. I have had five of them. The first time was meeting you for the first time at that seminar."
"I remember that." I said, touching his hand.
"The second time was when you were hurt after the explosion at the lab." He said "Third time was at that institution when Adam Trent was holding you in that nurses station. The fourth was our wedding."
I kissed his hand as he looked at me.
"Just now was the fifth. You opened your eyes and sunlight came in shining on you. It was the most beautiful sight I have seen."
I moved lifting myself up kissing him then I laid back down sighing looking at the ceiling.
"I don't think it's normal to be this happy."
He smiled nodding.
"You need to shower and dress."
"I will do that if you take three days off my punishment."
"Sara, just because I am your husband does not mean you get special treatment."
I lifted the sheet pulling it off smiling at him. He looked at me up and down then he stood.
"No."
I groaned sitting up throwing my pillow at him.
He parked outside of the lab looking at me sitting beside him.
"Ready?" He asked
"I suppose." I said
He got out as I did. He came around watching me walk over grumbling under my breath.
"Come along."
I took his hand letting him lead me to the building.
A blast threw us out into the parking lot as the building blew on the far side of the building. Pieces of burning rubble flew down everywhere as stunned people ran out of the building a thick black smoke came out with them. Grissom moved feeling his head hurt. He got up coughing looking over seeing me on my side lying still.
"Sara!" He shouted, running over he fell onto the pavement ignoring the pain as he rolled me over checking my pulse. Siren's in the distance and the people around him were a distant annoyance as he panicked over me. "Sara, please wake up!"
I came to life arching my back breathing in and out. Grissom smoothed back my hair watching my eyes open and close.
"Sara, can you hear me?"
"Grissom." I said
He nodded. Catherine ran over kneeling down beside him.
"Gil, are you all right?!"
"I'm fine." He said
Catherine looked at me seeing a large piece of metal lodged in my leg.
"Oh no!" She said
Grissom looked at her then he looked down seeing it. A pool of blood was forming on the ground.
"Okay, let's call an ambulance!" Catherine said, getting her phone.
"Gris, what's wrong?" I asked
He smoothed my hair.
"Nothing is wrong. You're going to fine."
"Gil, we have to get it out." Catherine said "Or else she will bleed to death."
Grissom nodded looking at the metal.
"Catherine hold Sara down."
Catherine came over to me.
"Sara, I want you to put this in your mouth and bite down." He said, rolling his coat up putting it between my teeth. "Close your eyes."
I looked at Catherine then at him before closing my eyes. Catherine nodded to Grissom. He closed his eyes before opening them taking a breath he put his hands on the piece of metal counting to three. Catherine almost threw up as he pulled hearing the sound of flesh being ripped. I screamed muffled then fell limp against the ground. Grissom looked at me breathing fast then he looked at Catherine.
Later Grissom paced out in the hallway going crazy with worry as the doctor was in with me in the next room. He came through the accident without any injuries except his head. The door opened as Grissom walked over seeing a nurse.
"Can I go in?"
"The doctor is coming out to talk to you."
He sighed as she walked away. The doctor came out seeing him fidgeting as he walked over.
"How is she?"
"Still unconscious, we stitched up her leg and gave her something for the pain. I would like her to stay here a few days then you can take her home."
"May I see her?"
"Yes, go right in. I will come back later."
Grissom watched the man leave then he went into my room. My leg was elevated a little as I laid still with the heart monitor beeping at a slow pace. He walked to the side of the bed looking at my pale features. Slowly he touched my limp hand at my side holding it.
"The doctor said you will be fine." He said "You'll be fi….."
He stopped needing to sit down. A chair behind him broke his fall as he let my hand go holding his face in his hands breathing hard. Closing his eyes, he remembered a technique on how to stop hyperventilating. It started to work as he concentrated. He sat back in the chair breathing out softly looking at the windows.
"It's….starting to rain." He said "It reminds me of the time….we had that picnic in the park…..and it started pouring."
Tear came down his cheeks as he sniffed wiping them away.
"You….were soaked…..and….I gave you my coat. We got….into the car…..and…I….I leaned over and kissed you."
I slowly moved my head to the side hearing someone talking. I felt drained and my eye lids were weighted down.
"Mmmm." I moaned, hearing someone come closer taking my hand.
"Sara, can you hear me?"
"Hey." I said
He sniffed smiling at me. I sensed him leaning down and he kissed me. His tears came down onto my cheeks. He moved back searching my face.
"Never leave me." He said
"I love you." I said, whispering.
He smiled as I moved my head sighing.
Grissom carried me into the house the day I was discharged. I put my arms around his neck playing with the back of his hair. He smiled taking me into the bedroom where he laid me down on the bed elevating my leg with a pillow.
"Now you are to take the pills the doctor prescribed in the morning and at night after a meal."
"I wish I could work." I said
"You promised you would be good." He said
"Sorry." I said, watching him put a pillow behind me.
"Now, are you hungry?" He asked
"Gris, you're tired. Why don't you take a nap? I will be fine."
"I would rather take care of you."
"Okay, I want a grill cheese sandwich, and the TV."
He smiled walking around the bed leaving. He came back in five minutes later with a grilled cheese and a small salad with tea in a glass. He set the tray over me watching as I looked at it then at him.
"You are amazing." I said
He kissed me then walked over to the TV cabinet opening it then he came over handing me a remote.
"Happy?" He asked
I nodded eating.
"I would be happier if my husband would take a nap next to me." I said
"Sara, I have a million things to do."
"Gilbert." I said
He sighed knowing when I used his name like that it was only to make him do something that was good for him.
"Yes dear?"
"You will lay down here and sleep."
He looked at me then nodded walking around the other side taking his shoes off and sliding onto the bed laying down facing me.
"I am not even tired." He said, closing his eyes.
"Ssh." I said, looking at the TV.
It was not long before I heard his gently snoring. I looked down at his relaxed face smiling then I ate some salad.
He slept for a few hours moving as I was watching the news. The evening light came into the bedroom as he sat up looking around dazed.
"What's going on?" He asked, yawning.
"Nothing." I said "Just a little about the blast at the lab."
He yawned again shaking his head.
"I must have been tired."
"You slept a while." I said, reaching over to fix his curled hair.
"I feel better."
"Good, sometimes it's good to listen to the wife." I said
"I will put that away for future reference." He said, getting up leaving the room. I leaned back on the pillows as he came back in with his cell phone.
He dialed a number waiting. I watched him stand by the bed as it rang.
"Hey it's me." He said "How are things?"
I looked back at the TV.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
He hung up looking at me.
"I have to go help at the lab."
"You're leaving me?"
"Sara, I am still the supervisor and other people acquire my attention."
"Fine."
He walked over kissing me. I watched him move away, but held onto his arm. He looked at me as I reached up grabbing his shirt pushing him forwards kissing him again. He sat down on the bed letting me move against his lips. My hands went to his hair. He moved back looking at me with his hair messed.
I smiled as he took a breath getting up walking around the bed to the door. He got his things going out the front door leaning against it sighing.
I changed my clothes with difficulty then I hopped back to bed laying down turning off the TV closing my eyes. When I woke up next I felt Grissom kissing my neck gently.
"When did you get back?"
"Ten minutes ago."
I moved my head to the side letting him kiss my earlobe.
"What are you doing?" I asked
"I thought I would finish what you started."
"How's the lab?"
"It's not as bad as we thought. What caused the explosion was a volatile mixture kept in a jar on a shelf in the lab."
"Who left it there?"
"We are investigating three people." He said "There were a lot of injuries and five fatalities."
I looked at him as he looked at me.
"That could have been us."
"I know."
He watched me look up at the ceiling swallowing. He took my hand in his rubbing it.
Weeks went by and soon I was back at work. I walked with a cane over to Catherine's office hearing Grissom talking. I knocked making them look over at me.
"Hey, Sara." Catherine said
"Hey, I have the results." I said, giving the paper to Grissom.
"How's the leg?" She asked
"Fine." I said
Grissom nodded giving me back the results.
"Look's good." He said
"I'll tell Brass." I said, going out. Grissom watched me go then he faced Catherine sighing.
"How is she doing?" She asked
"Good, it amazes me how she can be pushed down, but she gets back up each time."
"She has strength inside her." Catherine said
"That's why I love her."
Catherine sat back smiling.
"Gil, ever since you and Sara got together you have become a cutie."
"Cutie?" Grissom said
"Yes, it's adorable. You are all loved up."
"I don't know about that."
She chuckled as he watched her.
I walked down the hallway seeing a pretty blonde woman walking over.
"Excuse me I am looking for Gil Grissom."
"I think he is in his office. I can show you."
"Thank's." She said
I walked with her down the hallway.
"I have an interview with him." She said
"Oh, I'm Sara Grissom."
"Any relation?" She asked
"His wife."
She stopped looking at me.
"Really, I thought the rules state a wife and husband cannot work in the same shift together."
"Well there's always an exception to that rule." I said
"Right, your sort of the teacher's pet."
"Hardly, I don't get any special treatment."
"You must since you work here alongside of him."
I eyed her as we walked.
"I didn't catch your name." I said
"Sophia Curtis."
I nodded stopping at his door.
"He's in there." I said
She nodded walking in seeing Grissom look over at us as he worked at his desk. He stood looking at Sophia.
"You must be Sophia."
"Yes, Captain Brass has told me a lot about you." She said, smiling.
"All good, I hope?"
"He didn't tell me how….handsome you were."
Grissom smiled looking down.
"Well I think we should sit down and talk." He said, looking over at me at the door frowning at him.
I walked away mad hating her already.
Grissom poured two glasses of wine in the kitchen bringing them to the couch where I was sitting.
"Here you are." He said, handing me a glass.
I took it drinking then I looked at him.
"Did you hire the she beast?"
He stopped drinking looking at me.
"What?"
"Sophia, did you hire her?"
"Yes." He said, leaning back. "You don't like her?"
"No."
He looked at me as I drank. I looked at him seeing him smiling faintly.
"What?"
"Sara, you do not need to feel threatened by her."
"I am only concerned about you. I don't want to walk into the locker room and see you having a tryst in the showers with her."
He laughed rubbing his head.
"Sara, how could you think I would be attracted to her? I spent ten minutes telling Catherine how much I loved you and believe me there is no one that can turn my head from you." He said
I looked at him seeing he was being truthful. He reached over taking my hand drinking his wine in silence as I looked at him.