Close To Me – Chapter 1

This story takes place before VEGAS then it will move to later in VEGAS. So it will jump a bit!

San Francisco

Not really wanting to go to the seminar Sara got ready and left her apartment. She didn't really want to go but knew it would be a good idea and she needed something to do. She had heard that this Dr. Grissom was really dull and boring to listen to, which didn't excite her anymore. She walked in the room and found a seat in the middle. She had brought a book to read just incase she got bored. She started reading. When a man walked to the front of the classroom and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention she put the book down. She looked up and smiled. The man standing in the front of the classroom was very handsome. He was wearing a navy blue polo that brought out his deep blue eyes. Then he introduced himself, as "Dr. Grissom" and she couldn't believe it. She thought this guy was supposed to be old but he didn't look nearly as old as she thought he would be. She listened intently to the entire lecture. She had many questions for him but never asked. When he finished it seemed as if everyone ran out the door. Sara stayed in her seat a while then packed up her things and walked to the front of the room where Dr. Grissom was packing his things.

"Excuse me, Dr. Grissom," she said.

"Hmm…" he looked up and saw the beautiful brunette standing in front of him. He had noticed her when he first walked in. She was sitting in the center of the room reading. She was beautiful. He smiled. "What can I help you with Miss?"

"Please call me Sara. Well, um… I have a few questions for you," she said shaking the hand he offered her.

"Okay. Um… Well let me finish gathering my things and then we can go somewhere else and talk. We have to let the next seminar use this room."

"Okay. There's a little café just around the corner if you want to meet me there?"

"Sounds great. I'll be there in a few minutes."

Sara walked out of the room and out of the building. She walked around the corner to the café and ordered some coffee for herself. She found a booth and sat down to wait for him.

He walked in saw Sara and joined her. When a waitress came over he ordered a coffee. Sara asked him almost all of her questions. They eventually got off the subject and started talking about each other and their jobs as criminalists.

Grissom was never one to think he could really be that funny but whenever he made Sara laugh he would smile. He loved her laugh. He knew he shouldn't fall for her. He was leaving eventually and he was her teacher. He couldn't help it.

After a while they went their separate ways. Grissom got back to his hotel room and couldn't sleep. He was too busy thinking about Sara and what the next few weeks would hold. The next couple days of the seminar Sara made sure she didn't ask any questions during the seminar. She waited until after and would ask Grissom out for coffee or lunch. He had finally talked her into calling him "Grissom" instead of "Dr. Grissom". He had told her just to call him "Gil", but she didn't feel right calling him "Gil". Every once in a while she would call him "Bugman" he liked that nickname. The first week of the seminar Grissom got barely any sleep. He ended up staying up thinking about the day and about Sara. He got a few hours of sleep that week but very few.

I never knew there was such great movies on TV at 3AM

I never guessed that at midnight Tuesday

I could have pizza ordered in

I never been a real night owl

But these days I'm all turned around

There's only one thing I'm sure of right now

I should be sleepin'

Instead of keepin' these late hours

I've been keepin'

I've been pacing and retracing

Every step of every move

And even though I'm feelin' so right

I'm so happy still I know

I should be sleepin'

Instead of dreamin' about you

I never knew that I was funny

Until I went and made you laugh…

Grissom couldn't help but think of a song as his thoughts drifted to Sara while he was up one night. He couldn't take it anymore. She had given him her phone number and told him to call anytime. It was one in the morning but he needed to be with her. He called her cell phone.

"Hello," came a sleepy voice on the other end of the phone.

"I didn't wake you did I?" asked Grissom worriedly.

"No, you didn't."

"You sound tired, I should just let you go."

"No…" Sara realized she said that a little too quickly. "I mean… I don't mind. I can't sleep anyway. What's up?"

"I couldn't sleep either. I know it's late but do you want to do something. I can pick you up and we can keep each other company."

"Sounds good to me," Sara was smiling and suddenly felt awake.

"I'll be there in about twenty minutes."

"Okay bye."

"Bye."

They both hung up. Grissom put some clothes on and headed for Sara's apartment. Sara changed and went outside of her apartment not wanting Grissom to wake her roommates.

When Grissom pulled up he saw Sara outside and went over to her. "I could've went to your apartment. You didn't have to wait outside."

"I didn't want you to wake my roommates."

"Oh… Well where do you want to go?"

"I don't care. We can go back to your hotel room if you want."

"Let's go," said Grissom leading Sara to his rented car. He opened the door for her to get in and then went around to the driver's side to get in himself. Sara couldn't help but smile at what a gentleman he was. They went to his hotel room.

TBC... What do you guys think?