Gil and Sara's first night together was heaven, not doubt about it.
They made love 4 times, he honestly did not think he had that much in him.
That was two years ago, no one knew, no was supposed to know.
They were breaking more then one rule but they did not care, they are in love.
One day after shift Gil is called into Ecklie's office, he knows from the start that it can't be good, the sheriff and the under sheriff are both standing there.
"Take a seat," Ecklie says. "I have a feeling I would rather stand," Gil tells him. "Have it your way," Conrad says.
"We know from a reliable source that you and Sara Sidle are sleeping together," the sheriff says.
Gil looks at him, "Do you have a camera hidden in my bedroom?" "No," comes the answer.
"Then how in the hell do you know what is going on in my bedroom?" he demands.
"We will not devolve our source but it is reliable," Ecklie says, "Are you going to deny it?"
At first Gil is going to deny it, maybe they just have a hunch and they are playing it out?
Finally he says, "We have been living together for the last 18 months so I guess that means we are sleeping together."
"Look Gil," the sheriff says, "you know the rules. This has to stop. You have to end it with Miss Sidle or it is your job. I will give you a few days to think it over."
Conrad smiles, "We all know you will not throw away what you have worked so hard for."
Gil looked from one to the other, "I don't need to think about it," he said, "I know where my properties are, I know what is important."
All three of them smiled.
"Consider this my two week notice," he told them, "Nothing is more important to me then my Sara."
He turned and headed for the door.
All three men stood with mouths open, they never thought he would pick her over his job.
Ecklie told them he had a plan, they could fire Sara - after all there was enough negative stuff in her jacket to warrant getting rid of her.
"With her gone he will stay," Ecklie said.
"This better work," the sheriff yells, "Do you know what losing him would do to the reputation of this lab!"
Gil comes storming into their house and slams the door.
Sara, who had been reading on the couch jumps, "What is it?"
"They know," he says, "They know about us."
He then tells her about the meeting. He leaves out his answer to them, he assumes she know that he would pick her over the job.
Sara puts her arms around him, deep inside she knew this day would come.
"I'll pack," she says tears running down her face. "I'll get a room in town and after I find a place I'll send for the rest of my stuff."
Gil stands there looking at her, "Are you serious?"
"I can't stand in your way," she tells him."
Gil pulls her into a deep kiss, "YOU are not going anywhere. I told them they can consider this my notice. I can not … I will not live without you. YOU are my life."
Sara returns his kiss, "I can't believe …."
He stops her, "I told you that you were the best thing that ever happened to me and now that I have you nothing will keep us apart."
Sara had tears in her eyes, she could not believe what he had just said. She knew he loved her, she just was not sure how much, until now.
The next shift Sara was called into Ecklie's office, "Have a seat?"
"I think I will stand," she tells him.
"You have to break this thing off with Grissom or I want your badge and your gun, I will let you go," Ecklie tells her.
Sara is not even surprised, she had a feeling it would come to this.
She lay them both down and walked away with out saying anything.
She headed straight for Gil's office, as she walked in the door he had just finished a phone call, "I'll be damned he said slamming down the receiver.
Sara giggled, "That was the sheriff right? He told you that you could withdraw your resignation because they were thinking about letting me go."
He lift his head and looked at her, "How?"
She laughed. "I just came from Ecklie's office," she said, then she told him about their conversation. "So I left him my badge and gun and came here to see you," she told him.
Gil laughed, "Well it would appear that we are both jobless."
Sara hugged him, "Well you still have two weeks. Or you could stay."
Gil looked deep into her eyes, "No. I will not stay here without you. No one will force me into doing anything I don't want to."
About this time the rest of the crew came in, their eyes popped open at the sight of Gil and Sara embracing.
"Have a seat people," Gil said, "I have a story to tell."
After Gil explained everything then he added, "They told me to break it off with Sara, I told them no. In two weeks Catherine, the lab will be yours."
"What will you do?" Nick asked.
"I'll find something, I am not worried about it. But I do have a job for you Greg," he said, "It is not one you have to take, it is strictly voluntary."
Gil told him he wanted to see if Greg cold find out who squealed.
"I bet it was Hodges," Warrick said.
"Let's not jump to any conclusions," Gil said.
Greg agreed to take on the job, he would get to the bottom of things.
A week later Greg stopped Gil and Nick in the hall.
"You talk in your sleep," he said. Gil looked at him, "What?"
"You talk in your sleep. You remember a couple of months ago when you and that new guy from swings had that case that took you out of town?"
Greg said. Gil said he did.
"You had to room together," Greg said. "Yeah," Gil said starting to but one and one together.
"It would seem that you were having a - well let's say an XXX rated dream about you and Sara," Greg said blushing a little, "Jameson heard it and told Ecklie."
"So that is why Jameson got that promotion over a lot of more qualified people," Gil said.
"Shall we hang him?" Nick said. "It was bond to come out soon enough," Gil said, "Anyway, I already have my eye on something else."
"Tell us," Nick said.
"Over breakfast after shift," Gil said walking away.
