Sara looked at the streets of Las Vegas. The Strip, night or day it was
always crammed with people. Young couples, old couples, families, yet she
was always alone. It had been a week since the explosion at the lab, and a
week since Grissom had turned her down. She walked down the strip watching
the faces pass her, feeling more alone than ever.
She paused as she looked at a couple smiling and laughing as they walked out of a coffee shop wrapped up in each other. Thinking a coffee would be a good idea she walked inside. Something drew her attention to a couple sitting across from the door. That looks like Grissom she thought, Sara blinked and looked again. Sure enough there was her boss, the man who had turned her down sitting at a table with a young woman, maybe 25, deep in conversation. Sara couldn't help but feel alone. So now I see why he didn't want me.. He's got her.. Look at them over there.. Didn't want to get involved and there he is with a woman half his age.. Sara blinked back tears as she walked back out into the street, trying to erase the image of Grissom laughing with that girl from her mind.
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Sara walked into the lab feeling tired, she had tossed and turned all night. The image of Grissom with that woman had tormented her. Why? Why doesn't he want me?? Sara entered the break room to find Nick and Warrick talking.
'Hey Sara' they both called out as they saw her.
'How was your night off?' asked Nick noticing that she looked tired.
'Long' She replied as she sank into a chair.
'So what's news?' She asked to no one in particular.
'Well' said Warrick 'We've got a new CSI starting tonight. Alex. Alek or something. I heard Ecklie talking to Gris about him. Supposed to be some kinda genius. Only 28 with a phd.'
Nick was sitting across the table from Sara looking intently at her.
'Sara' he drawled 'Earth to Sara, are you with us tonight?' he asked laughing.
'Uh yeah sorry just thinking. So another guy huh? Should be interesting' She had thought about telling Nick how Grissom had turned her down. But before she could open her mouth again Grissom entered the room.
'Evening' he said as he looked at the three younger CSI's sitting around the table. 'Well, as I am sure some of you have heard we have a new CSI starting tonight. She should be here any minute' As Grissom finished a young woman walked into the room looking nervous. Sara looked over, it was her. The woman he had been with last night at the Coffee house. The blonde smiled nervously. She looked oddly familiar to Sara like they'd met previously. Grissom smiled at her and said 'Nick, Sara, Warrick this is Alekxandra Franks, she'll be working with us for a while' The blonde smiled and said 'Hi'
'Ok' said Grissom 'Lets get started. Warrick, Nick and Sara you have a 419 at a house, man came home and found his wife dead. Alek you're with me we've got a possible suicide at the Vegas Palms Hotel. Allright let's get going' And with that they all set out for the night.
She paused as she looked at a couple smiling and laughing as they walked out of a coffee shop wrapped up in each other. Thinking a coffee would be a good idea she walked inside. Something drew her attention to a couple sitting across from the door. That looks like Grissom she thought, Sara blinked and looked again. Sure enough there was her boss, the man who had turned her down sitting at a table with a young woman, maybe 25, deep in conversation. Sara couldn't help but feel alone. So now I see why he didn't want me.. He's got her.. Look at them over there.. Didn't want to get involved and there he is with a woman half his age.. Sara blinked back tears as she walked back out into the street, trying to erase the image of Grissom laughing with that girl from her mind.
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Sara walked into the lab feeling tired, she had tossed and turned all night. The image of Grissom with that woman had tormented her. Why? Why doesn't he want me?? Sara entered the break room to find Nick and Warrick talking.
'Hey Sara' they both called out as they saw her.
'How was your night off?' asked Nick noticing that she looked tired.
'Long' She replied as she sank into a chair.
'So what's news?' She asked to no one in particular.
'Well' said Warrick 'We've got a new CSI starting tonight. Alex. Alek or something. I heard Ecklie talking to Gris about him. Supposed to be some kinda genius. Only 28 with a phd.'
Nick was sitting across the table from Sara looking intently at her.
'Sara' he drawled 'Earth to Sara, are you with us tonight?' he asked laughing.
'Uh yeah sorry just thinking. So another guy huh? Should be interesting' She had thought about telling Nick how Grissom had turned her down. But before she could open her mouth again Grissom entered the room.
'Evening' he said as he looked at the three younger CSI's sitting around the table. 'Well, as I am sure some of you have heard we have a new CSI starting tonight. She should be here any minute' As Grissom finished a young woman walked into the room looking nervous. Sara looked over, it was her. The woman he had been with last night at the Coffee house. The blonde smiled nervously. She looked oddly familiar to Sara like they'd met previously. Grissom smiled at her and said 'Nick, Sara, Warrick this is Alekxandra Franks, she'll be working with us for a while' The blonde smiled and said 'Hi'
'Ok' said Grissom 'Lets get started. Warrick, Nick and Sara you have a 419 at a house, man came home and found his wife dead. Alek you're with me we've got a possible suicide at the Vegas Palms Hotel. Allright let's get going' And with that they all set out for the night.