I do not own CSI but this story is totally mine

Just so you know this story is based before Natalie happened and Sara was abducted. The gang still does not know about Grissom and Sara being together well everyone but Jim of course, he always knows.

The day had started out pretty nicely for Sara. She woke up to Gil kissing her face and slowly working his way down her body as he slowly caressed her.

"I could wake up like this everyday" she said arching her back as he caressed a hot spot

"I wouldn't mind waking you up like this everyday" he mumbled into her neck

After a hot and sweaty round of early morning or evening in Sara and Gil's case of sex a shared shower and Gil making her dinner, Sara was on top of the world. She actually had to try and hide her smiles as she walked into the lab.

That was until she reached the break room and found the gang watching CNN, watching the war on TV. More soldiers had been killed in a roadside bombing

"Man I just think we should get out of there, more and more deaths are happening everyday" Greg said shaking his head

"I agree with you Greg but think about what would happen once we left. The situation over there would just regenerate itself. We need to be there for a little while longer" Nick said taking a sip of coffee

"I hear you Nick we can't let innocent people over there suffer at the hands of terrorists but the question is how many soldiers' lives do we want to sacrifice in order to make peace" Warrick chimed in

"What do you think Sara?" Catherine asked not knowing the sensitivity of the subject with Sara

Taking a deep breath she spoke very simply

"I think we should support our soldiers. There the ones in the line of fire everyday and the ones taking the chance with there life. Never knowing if today is going to be the day they die. War or no war I support them." She manage to finish what she was saying and then quickly left the room heading for Grissom's office for refuge

"Did we say something wrong" Catherine asked as she watched Sara leave the room

"I don't know Cath? War is a tough subject to talk about for some people. People of all races and creeds are dying everyday" Warrick piped in

"They are Rick, the question is though if we can't stop the violence here in out own town how are we going to stop it in Iraq. If people could just get along and respect one another and not pull a gun when the going gets tuff the world of violence would dissipate.

I read something once from a speech and it makes a valid point. 'In war, whichever side calls itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers'.

No matter how this war ends there is going to be great loss on both sides, no one is ever going to be a true winner" Gil said coming into the room

"That's true Grissom but how do we watch a society live so horribly. Children being raised to fight and people willing to commit suicide and kill as many people as possible while doing so"

"Nick I hear your point and that should be stopped, but we talk about children over there being put into militia's and growing up with a gun in there hand and no one cares to take a look at some of there own communities. Look at Vegas or parts of New York and Detroit. Young kids are joining gangs by the age of 12 or younger and in order to become part of it they have to take a life or rape someone, how do we put a stop to violence in someone else's country when we can't do it in our own country"

As Grissom made his final point the room fell quiet. Grissom had made a valid point, if we can't control the violence in there own city like Vegas where the crime rate was constantly rising how were they going to make peace in the middle east.

"Ok assignments"

"Are we not going to wait for Sara?" Greg asked

"She and I are finishing up the case from last night, she has already started working.

Nick take Greg with you on a DB out in Henderson. It's a decomp so be prepared. Cath and Warrick I want you on a rape case. Victim is a 17 year old teenager; she's at Dessert Palms as we speak so Catherine I want you there with her while Warrick goes to the scene. Ok that's it guys, let's get to work" Gil finished, walking out of the break room to go and find Sara. It wasn't hard, she was in a layout room combing through evidence so they could finally nail there suspect

"Find anything?"

"I did; a strand of hair and a blue fibre on the victim's sweater. If this matches out suspect we can nail him. He said he was no where near the victim when she died, this proves he was not, this plus motive, I think we got him"

"Good work, looks like you didn't even need me"

"I always need you Griss" she said in a low voice

"Likewise. Now why don't you go run this stuff to trace and DNA and I'll clean up the evidence"

By the time seven in the morning came around Sara had the smile back on her face. Grissom and she just came back from P.D. They nailed there suspect. By the time they laid out all there evidence he was talking.

"That was too easy; he never even let me finish talking before he was confessing"

"I'll have to admit Sara that was a lot easier then it usually is. He didn't even give us a chance to really let him interrogate him" He said placing his hand on the small of her back and leading her down the hall, not looking up to see the two army men and a woman holding a small child

Gil was the first one to notice them. A woman was holding a boy that looked like Matthew, Sara's nephew and to the side of them two men stood in there army uniforms

'Oh God, please let this not be happening' he thought

"Griss why did you stop" Sara said finally looking up and seeing the two men at the front desk. She dropped the files she had and immediately went to pick them up, her hands trembling. Gil who had now come out of his trance was helping her.

"Sara" Gil said bending down

"No Gil, if I don't look they won't be here"

The two army men now noticed there expressions and made there way over to them, ready to deliver there news.

I hope everyone likes this story, the first 5 chapter or so are going to be sad, so be prepared. These chapter won't be as long as my last story and i have no idea how long this one will be.

Just so the readers know I know that war can be a touchy subject and I hope no one was offended by what I wrote, my views on the war will not come in to play much in this story but I wanted to try and make valid points and write what people have voiced.

Please stay tuned for more to come, the next chapter will be sad so be prepared.

Come chapter four and five the gang will finid out about Gil and Sara