Ok, so during the Spike CSI Sunday Marathon "Bloodlines" was airing on a different channel so I watched that episode too, and this story came to mind. It's gonna be a few chapters... it was gonna be a one-shot but then it got too long. It's just my take on what I think happened, before, during and after the epsiode.

So, I hope you like it. And hopefully I can update the other story soon!


Sara's POV:

Catherine and I got into a huge fight a few nights back. She said that I drink too much and that I shouldn't have gone to work after I just had a few beers. Brass found out, and told Catherine and since then she's been on my case about my drinking. Constant nagging, watching my alcohol intake, the whole works.

Tonight, I couldn't take it so I told her to mind her own business and that I wasn't an alcoholic. Just because I like to have a drink to wind down from a case doesn't mean I am an alcoholic.

Then she turned on the waterworks. She says she's worried about me, I'm shutting her out, we don't make love anymore. When we have sex, I'm not "there". Just because Nick was getting the promotion not me does not mean that Grissom hates me, has nothing to do with me or my skills. And that doesn't mean that I have a right to be rude to everybody.

I couldn't take all the shit she was putting on me, so I told her I needed a break. I left and I'm staying with Greg now.


Yeah, it's been a rough few days. I miss her. I really do. And I miss Lindsay. And I decided to take away the pain with booze and work. Not cool.

I was too hung over to go into the interview, so I stayed out and watched. Grissom comes up, and I can feel his eyes on me

"What?" I say. I'm really not in the mood to talk to him

"How many vacation days do you have on the books?"

Oh god, why is he always on my case about not taking a vacation! I sigh and answer him;

"About… 10 weeks, I guess. Why?" Don't even say I should take some days off! I don't want any goddamn days off. I look back through the glass towards the interview

"I think you should take a week or two" and there it is folks! Nobody fucking wants me here. Just because I haven't taken a single day off work, does not mean I need a day off work! Or weeks for that matter! Just keep your calm Sidle…

"I'm still on a case." I look up at Grissom to let him know he's crossed the line "I just didn't do an interview for once in my life." And he can't keep eye contact with me. He knows he's just pissed me off. Or maybe he saw my red eyes from being hung over. I don't know, and frankly I really don't care right now.

"When was the last time you took vacation?" I snide, he doesn't answer "Never. Right?" I don't know what I'm doing; I'm just so pissed, and overly hung over that I really don't care about anything at this time. I look back in on the interview. I'm trying to keep my calm. Why does it seem like everybody is against me? Like I'm doing something wrong?

"Ok" Grissom replies, I see him shrug his shoulders and then walks away. I've probably just hurt him, but really? Grissom with feelings? Sure, when pigs fly.

The case we had, I know Catherine was taking it hard. Usually I take rape cases hard, but Catherine did this time. I'm probably not taking this case too hard, because I'm so damn numb from the alcohol that I can't feel a damn thing. But I wanted to comfort Catherine, and tell her it was ok. And that we'll find who did this to Linly, because we always do. But pride! Oh what a lovely thing pride is. I couldn't. I couldn't comfort her because I didn't want her thinking everything was ok between us, because it's not.

Instead, I went home and drank myself stupid. Greg had to pour cold water on me to wake me up. I could tell he was not too happy with my behavior as of late. He told me I shouldn't go to work, to take a day off for once. I told him to mind his own business and tell Grissom I'm going to be a few minutes late. He didn't like that, and he had that same look in his eyes, like Catherine and Grissom. The look that they "care" I hate that look. I've had that look way too many times after my mom killed my dad, and I don't wanna see it anymore.

I got into work, and Catherine noticed that I was late, as I'm never late. So she took me aside into her office. Great I'm going to get a lecture about being late…..


Oh! What does Catherine say to Sara? Do they fight? Do they have mad passionate sex? I guess you'll have to wait until the next chapter to find out...