I sighed as it was slow week at the lab. All the latest scenes were being taken care of and I was on standby in the lab. It had been a month since the three supervisor shifts started and everyone seemed happy about it.
Grissom seemed to enjoy Russell and Catherine. I got to know Russell better and he seemed to enjoy my company.
I walked into Grissom's office not seeing him. I thought he must be at a scene, but his door was open. Sitting at his desk I closed my eyes laying my head back. The lab was silent except for the occasional sound of machines running tests.
I put my feet up on his desk sinking into the chair keeping my eyes closed. Grissom came in stopping as he saw me. He walked over putting his papers down on his desk then he touched my arm on the chair. I jumped seeing him.
"I see your enjoying my desk."
I smiled swinging the chair a little as he looked at me. He pulled me up smiling at me. I searched his face becoming serious as he did.
"I suppose I should go back to work." I said
"Me to."
I breathed slowly moving my eyes to his lips.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked
I opened my mouth to answer as Catherine knocked causing us to step back looking at her.
"You two look serious."
"Not at all." Grissom said
"I better go." I said
He nodded watching me leave.
We went home after work. Grissom opened my car side door helping me out. As I stood he put his arm around my waist kissing me deeply. I felt my toes tingling. He made sure I was satisfied. He moved back as I opened my eyes looking into his.
"Is that what you were thinking earlier?"
I smiled as he watched me.
"Yes."
"I had a feeling you were."
I reached over touching his cheek.
"I like it when you kiss me."
He sighed looking around.
"We should eat something and then go to bed."
"I am all for sleep."
He nodded taking my hand leading me to the house. He woke jumping some seeing me dressed for work leaning over him.
"You're going to be late for work." I said
He sighed stretching looking at me.
"I better not be."
I leaned down kissing him then I left the room. He dressed coming out to the living room seeing me waiting.
"Coffee?" He said
"Coffee." I said, handing him a to go cup with hot coffee inside. He sipped it as we walked out.
We came to work and Russell gave us our assignments. I went on a solo crime scene at a gas station on the outskirts of town. Brass walked with me inside looking at the grisly crime scene. People laid on the floor some had guns beside them.
"Wow!" I said
"Yeah." Brass said
I looked around sighing knowing I was going to be there awhile. I spent time going over each victim then I collected evidence making my way to the Tahoe. As I closed the doors in the back someone grabbed me from behind. A gun was pushed into my temple.
"You a cop?" The man asked
"No!" I said
"What are you?"
I looked over seeing two cops come out of nowhere aiming their guns at us.
"I'll kill her!"
I closed my eyes feeling how shaky the man was.
"Just calm down." I said
"My brothers needed money!"
"Okay, I understand." I said "Everyone needs money."
The cops watched us silently as I looked at them.
"They got fired! Now their dead!" He shouted, crying.
"I am sorry about that, but shooting me will not bring them back."
"It might not, but it will make me feel better!"
He cried and I swallowed feeling my body shake. He shoved me forwards and I turned seeing him aim his gun at me. I jumped as a shot rang out and he fell to the ground. The cops ran over checking him as I stood looking down at the man.
I returned to the lab shaking still. Russell walked over seeing me walking towards him in the hallway.
"How did it go?"
"Ah….fine." I said
He watched me go by him feeling something was wrong. I took everything into evidence then I walked to Grissom's. I went to open his door seeing my hands shaking. I opened the door not seeing him.
He came around the corner seeing me walking over.
"Sara, how was the scene?" He asked
I stopped looking at him then I walked over putting my arms around him. He put his around me feeling me shaking.
"Honey, what's wrong?" He asked, in a worried tone.
I moved back looking him up and down.
"Everything is fine." I said
"Sara, what is going on?"
I shook my head touching his coat.
"It's fine now."
"Why are you shaking?"
"It's….nothing."
He watched me closely as I walked away.
Russell came into the lab I was in looking at me with concern. I looked at him then down as I wrote on a paper.
"Sara, are you all right?"
"Yeah." I said, nodding as I looked down.
He reached over taking my hand after he took the pen. I watched him look down seeing I was shaking still. I took my hand away looking at him then down.
"Look, I am fine."
"You're shaking." He said
"It's…..fine."
He watched me in silence.
"I was informed about what happened. I would not be fine if it happened to me."
"Don't tell Grissom. Please."
I looked at him as he looked at me.
"Will you?"
"No, I don't want him to worry."
"He already is."
"I know."
He sighed looked down at the floor.
"I won't tell him."
"Thank you."
"If you're not okay, I want to know."
I nodded as he touched my arm then walked out. Grissom walked out seeing me next to the car as shift ended. I watched him come over to me. I tried to be normal, but he wasn't buying it. He searched my eyes.
"Are you ready to go?" I asked
He didn't say a thing.
"Grissom?"
He looked down taking my cold hand in his. I looked down at his on mine then he looked at me.
"I love you. Do you know that?"
"Yes."
"I would do anything for you."
"I know."
"That being said I….."
"I am really hungry." I said
"That being said I think you owe me some explanation."
"Grissom, its fine."
"What is fine?"
I sighed closing my eyes.
"I am." I said, opening my eyes looking into his.
He nodded.
"Really." I said
He flexed his jaw as I waited.
"Are you hungry?" He asked
"Um….not really."
"Okay."
I watched him go to his side and get in. Later I stared at the darkness in the bedroom as Grissom slept beside me. He moved and I looked over at him then I moved over laying my head against his chest. The next day I slept in as he drank his coffee in the living room dressed for work. He worked at his desk as someone knocked at the door. He got up closing the bedroom door then he went to open the front door seeing Russell.
"Russell, come in." Grissom said
"Thank's." He said, coming in.
"Coffee?" Grissom asked
"Yes."
Grissom went into the kitchen pouring him a cup. Russell walked in taking it then he looked around.
"Sara here?"
"She's sleeping."
Russell nodded drinking.
"What brings you here?"
Russell sighed putting the cup on the counter.
"Gil, I am worried about Sara."
"Why?" Grissom asked
"I told her I would not tell you, but I have to. I know as a married man if my wife were in danger I would want to know."
Grissom looked at him alarmed. I moved in the bed seeing Grissom was missing. Getting up I went to the bathroom then I went to the living room still not seeing him. I got dressed walking out again. I went into the kitchen getting some coffee turning seeing Grissom standing at the door looking at me.
"Where were you?" I asked
He came in walking over to me.
"I went outside."
"You okay?" I asked
"Mmhmm." He said
I drank my coffee feeling something was wrong. We walked out to the car and he opened my door. I looked at him as he looked at me.
"Grissom, what is wrong?"
"Nothing."
I slowly got in as he closed the door. He got in starting the engine. We sat in silence as he drove. I watched him steer into the parking lot then turn off the engine.
He looked at me as I continued to stare at him.
"Ready to work?" He asked
"Yes."
"Let's go." He said
I got out as he walked to the curb watching me walk over. He put his hand on my back walking with me to the door. I started to leave him in the hallway, but he caught my arm motioning me to his office. I stared at him as we walked. He let me go first then he closed the door. I backed up as he walked over putting his things on the desk. I took a breath as he moved to me touching my arms kissing me. I moaned as he pulled me closer.
He moved back touching my cheeks with his hands. I blinked watching his gaze soften.
"You're scaring me." I said
He nodded as he looked at me.
"Sara, I know what happened."
"How?"
"That's not important. I know also why you didn't tell me."
"Grissom, I…I just..."
"You don't have to explain." He said "I keep thinking about that time when you were being held by Adam Trent. I was so scared at the thought of losing you."
"I know."
"Honey, don't you see that I want to know good or bad. I care about your safety."
"I just don't want you to worry."
"You can't stop me from doing that. I worry when you go to the breakroom. That's what a husband does."
I felt a tear go down my cheek.
"I'm sorry."
He pulled me against him. I laid my head down on his shoulder trembling. I moved back touching him as he rubbed my arms.
"Do you want to talk about it now?"
"No, I think I feel better."
"Okay."
I left him thinking about what he said. Russell helped me with my case then I came back to Grissom's office. He put hand on my arm leading me to the front door. Greg and the gang walked over asking us to eat a breakfast with them. Grissom looked at me and I nodded. We went to a diner up the street. Grissom talked to Russell and Catherine as I drank coffee listening to Greg and the other's talking.
I looked over at Grissom as he listened to Russell. He smiled shaking his head looking down at his food. He chewed on some egg as he looked up again. I smiled faintly feeling Nick poke me. I turned looking at him.
"You are so obvious." He said
"What?"
He smiled looking at Grissom and at me.
"The way you are looking at him. Why don't you make out with him and be done with it?"
I hit his arm hard and he cried out. I looked outside chuckling.
Suddenly a loud boom outside made us all jump as Nick's black SUV blew up in a large fireball. The glass of the diner shattered and I heard screams as I launched myself over Grissom as we landed on the floor. Smoke in the air was thick. People started moaning in the diner as we started to move. Grissom looked around from the floor then he looked at me. I sat up looking around dazed.
"Nick, are you okay?!" Catherine shouted, as she moved over past me.
"Yeah." Nick said
"Warrick?!" She called next.
"Fine." He said, as he coughed.
"Greg?!"
I looked over seeing him laying back near Warrick against the wall.
"Greg, talk to me!" She said
"I'm here." He said, before groaning as he held his arm. She checked him as Grissom touched my cheek looking me over.
I nodded to him as he nodded back before moving over to Russell who was sitting up.
"I'm okay." Russell said
Grissom helped him up then he helped me dusting me off. He ran over to help the other people as Russell called for help. I looked outside seeing that Nick's car was on fire.
"What happened?" Nick asked, as he got up.
"Your car blew up." I said
"What?!" He said, looking out.
"It was a bomb." I said, calmly.
I sat outside looking down as the police walked around. Brass walked over kneeling down touching my arm.
"Hey." He said "How are you doing?"
"I'm numb."
He nodded understanding.
"Who did this?"
"I don't know."
I nodded looking over seeing Grissom walking around with Russell.
"I better go, are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes."
He nodded getting up walking away. I shook thinking about the person who could be trying to kill us.
As I sat there a little bit longer shots started to ring out. I screamed as everyone ducked behind vehicles. Grissom threw himself over me as the police started shooting.
I screamed hearing a bullet wiz past us. Grissom got up pulling me behind a car. I felt him cover me with his warm body. I closed my eyes as the attack continued. Russell protected Catherine inside the diner as Nick, Greg, and Warrick ducked as well.
The shots seemed to last forever. Brass was yelling to his men then he talked over his radio nearby. I pulled Grissom closer shaking violently.
The shots stopped and it was silent again. Grissom looked over seeing Brass making his way over with his gun aimed. Grissom moved, but I kept him still. He looked at me touching my cheeks.
"It's okay." He said
I nodded even though I was in a daze.
"We are safe now." He said, gently.
I looked over seeing Brass walk over putting his gun away.
"We are clear."
Grissom nodded looking at him then at me.
"We can take you all home." Brass said
"Sounds good." Grissom said, as he helped me up. I clung to him feeling afraid. I was hoping nothing else was coming.
Brass had his men take us home. I watched Grissom shut the front door then he came to me. I felt his arms tighten around me as I shook against him.
He took me into the bedroom holding me on the bed. I stared at the wall as he kissed my head whispering soothing things.
Later I jumped up in bed breathing in and out fast. Grissom touched my back causing me to jump again.
"Sara, it's okay." He said
I climbed over him pulling him against me.
"We are safe." He said
I pulled him even tighter still breathing fast. He sighed holding me.
We went to work and I felt safer in the building. Grissom took me to his office. I sat down in a chair as he looked over his mail. Russell knocked coming in with a bandage on his head.
"Hey, you two okay?" He asked
Grissom looked at me then at him.
"I think so, how are you?"
"Great. I need Sara to help me."
I stood looking at him.
"No, I don't want to."
"Sara, go on. You're safe in here." Grissom said
"No, Grissom!"
"Russell, she'll meet you."
Russell nodded leaving. Grissom pulled me up against him.
"Honey, this place is very secure."
"I don't want to leave you." I said
He put his hands on my cheeks.
"You need to work. I have to work as well."
I searched his eyes.
"No one will harm us here."
"Please Grissom." I said
"Come on."
I felt him pull me along. We went down the hallway stopping at the lab room Russell was in.
"Go help him and I will check on you later."
I touched his arm as he looked in at Russell then at me.
"Go on."
He let me go watching as I slowly walked into the room looking back at him. He walked away and I felt alone.
A few hours later Russell was called in for a meeting. He left me to continue. I went on break seeing Greg sitting in the break room alone looking down at his uneaten sandwich on the table.
"Hey." I said
"How are you doing?" He asked
"Not good, you?" I asked, getting some coffee.
"I keep thinking about earlier." He said
"Me to."
"How's Grissom?" He asked, standing.
"He's calm as usual while I am the nut case." I said
He smiled faintly.
"Nothing new then."
I laughed before drinking coffee.
"I was worried about you." Greg said
"Me?"
"You had that scary shift with the guy then this."
I watched him throw his sandwich away then he walked out. Grissom walked in looking at me as he held a file.
"How's it going?"
"Fine." I said
He walked over seeing I had a tear coming down my cheek. I quickly wiped it away before drinking more coffee.
He touched my arm with his hand rubbing it.
"I'm fine." I said
"Okay." He said
"I should get back to work." I said
He watched me leave quickly.
I kept working right up to the end of shift. Grissom met me at the front desk.
"Honey, I am going to be late. Ecklie wants to meet with us about the bombing."
"I can wait." I said
"Brass will drive you home."
"I want to wait." I said
"I will be awhile. You need to go home and sleep." He said "Please Sara."
I looked at the front door then at him.
"How will you get home?"
"I have a ride."
"I don't think I can sleep."
"You can if you try." He said, smiling faintly.
I watched him go. He turned watching me stand there then he motioned me to leave. I sighed slowly walking to the door looking around then I walked out. Brass waited for me. He drove me home waiting till I got inside the house.
I tried to sleep, but seeing Grissom's side empty I just could not thinking about where he was. The front door opened and shut as I sat up listening. The bedroom door opened and I slid down laying on his side pretending to sleep.
It was dimly lit in the room as he walked around. I looked over watching him take his clothes off then he went to the bathroom. I rolled over to my side waiting. He came out in pajamas walking over getting into bed. He looked over at me then closed his eyes.
I looked over at him moving closer putting my arm over his chest.
He kissed my head sighing.
"I love you." He said, softly.
I didn't acknowledge him as I looked at the wall across from the bed.
He woke hearing something break in the next room. I looked at the bowl I broke on the floor and my hand that was bleeding after I tried to pick it up. Grissom came out seeing me.
"Sara, what happened?"
I didn't answer as I stared at the glass on the floor. He walked in seeing blood on the floor with the glass.
"Honey, what did you do?"
He lifted me up seeing my hand had a cut on my palm.
"This doesn't look good."
I looked at it then at him. He looked at me seeing I had glazed over eyes.
"Let's get you to the hospital."
I slowly nodded as he pulled me to the bedroom. He and I dressed and went to the hospital. I was stitched up and then we went to work.
He helped me out of the car waving at the policemen that followed us in.
"You look so tired and pale today." He said, worried.
I looked down as he took me inside the building. Once inside his office he sat me down on his couch kneeling in front of me.
"Sara, I think you should go back home."
"No, I want to be here." I said
"You're not going down without a fight are you?" He asked
I jumped as a knock at the door interrupted the moment. He stood walking over seeing Catherine. He came out in the hallway looking concerned.
"What's wrong?" She asked
"I am worried about Sara. I think she's going to have a breakdown."
"Who can blame her after what's happened." She said "I am sure she will be fine."
"I don't know. I have seen that look on her face before just before she left that time."
"You need to talk to her."
"I am trying."
She nodded patting his arm.
"Ecklie called and said that day shift uncovered a lead to the person responsible for the bombing and shooting."
"Who?"
"His name is Marcus."
"Marcus Sheltner?"
"Yes." She said "How do you know him?"
"I met him on a case two years ago. He blamed us for his wife and children's death."
"I remember that. You said that they were in a grocery store shooting."
"He thought that we caused the shooting after the gunman refused to negotiate. The police put pressure on him."
"He shot all the hostages, I remember." Catherine said "Why would he blame us?"
"I told him that I would help find the people responsible, but the evidence that we collected could not put the group away."
"So he blamed us and now he is taking revenge?"
"Yes, it appears so."
Grissom rubbed his head as Catherine looked at him.
"Headache?"
"Starting to be."
"Gil?" Russell called, walking over. "Hello Cath."
"Hey."
"Russell, I don't know if Sara can help you today. She is not doing well."
"I already have one of my team doing her case. Tell her I don't need her help tonight."
"Thank you."
Grissom came back in seeing I was sleeping on the couch. As he walked past I jumped up screaming waking from a nightmare.
Grissom ran over holding me. I cried against him as he rocked me back and forth.
"I want you to talk to someone." He said
"No."
"Sara, you are a mess right now. I think you're on the verge of a breakdown."
"No, I don't want to." I said, sniffing.
He sighed making his mind up.
I was sent to a counselor after that. Grissom watched me start to be my old self after a few weeks. I stopped being scared as Marcus Sheltner was found and brought to the station.
Grissom had better locks put in our home and an outdoor camera installed to make me feel safer.
I came back to work feeling secure and ready to work. Russell gave out assignments in the breakroom smiling at me as I walked by.
I went on a solo case to a house. The scene was straight forward and I was done within a few hours. I came back seeing Grissom leaving to go to a scene. He blew me a kiss then walked to the car. I went in starting to work.
I sat eating a sandwich in the conference room writing a report. Grissom came in with a female CSI from his team talking.
"Hey." I said
"Hey, do you mind if Dana and I are in here?" He asked
"No."
I smiled at them as they sat down at the other end talking about a case. Grissom opened the file showing her photos. She laughed as he talked.
I watched them a minute before going back to my report.
"I forgot something in my office." He said, standing. "I'll be right back."
"Okay." She said
He nodded smiling before looking at me then walking out.
She looked at the photos then looked over at me.
"He's cute isn't he?" She said
"Who?" I asked
"Grissom."
I looked at her then at the door.
"Yes, he is."
"I didn't get your name." She said
"Sara."
"Dana." She said
I smiled nodding before writing something down.
"He's really been teaching me a lot." She said
"That's what he does." I said
"I wish my boyfriend was more like him."
I looked at her as she smiled looking at the photos.
"Is he married?" I asked
"He has a ring on his finger." She said "To bad, I wouldn't mind a crack at him."
Grissom opened the door seeing both of us looking at him.
"I got the file." He said
"Great!" She said
Grissom sat down noticing me eyeing him. He gave me a look then helped Dana.
I got up to leave holding a note for him in my hand.
"Grissom, you dropped something." I said, bending over to pretend to pick up something. He watched me put the piece of paper in front of him then I walked to the door. He opened the note then he looked at me. I smiled walking out.
Later I came into his office seeing him at his desk. He leaned back smiling at me.
"Thank you for the warning." He said
"You better do what I told you, because I know Dana would try to put the moves on you if she could."
"She can try." He said
"She better not." I said, leaning against his desk.
He chuckled looking at me. I smiled taking his hand in mine.
"So how was work?"
"Good."
"I have been stuck in here doing paperwork."
"You need an assistant." I said
"Are you interested?"
"No."
"I don't think it's in the budget."
"I imagine if you kissed up to Ecklie he would let you."
"I can't see myself doing that, can you?"
"No, I have never seen you do that."
He pulled me to sit over him. I touched his lips with my finger tracing over them.
My eyes followed my finger. He put his hand on my hand lowering it so he could kiss me. His arms went around me as my arms went around his neck. He moved back feeling my lips find his neck. He kept his eyes closed laying his head back.
"Do you want to fool around later?" I asked
"Mmm maybe." He said
I leaned back looking at him.
"If you're tired we don't have to."
"I am tired, but I think I can manage it."
I unbuttoned two of his shirt buttons putting my hand inside. He sighed feeling my hand run over his smooth chest.
"You really like me tonight, don't you?" He asked
"Am I that obvious?" I asked
He smiled as I smiled letting my hand slip out of his shirt as I laid my head against his shoulder yawning.
"Why don't you go home and change?"
I slowly got up stretching.
"I suppose I could. I'll wait up."
He nodded watching me go. I waited as I read on the couch feeling tired, but I had to stay up. Grissom quietly came in walking into the living room seeing me on the couch sleeping on my stomach. He walked over shaking my back feeling me move.
"Hey, I am sorry I am late." He said
"Mmm." I moaned, getting up looking at him. "Ready?"
"Honey, you're tired." He said, touching my hair.
"I am ready."
He smiled as I walked past him to the bedroom. He walked in seeing that I was laying back on the bed snoring gently. He shook his head gently moving me to my side.
I woke seeing it was an hour till work. I got up seeing Grissom dressed reading the paper sitting on a stool at the kitchen counter with a cup of coffee beside him.
He lowered the paper looking at me as I put a hand through my hair. I walked over kissing his cheek then I went and got some coffee.
"Disappointed?" I asked
"No, you and I were both tired." He said
"I conked out early." I said
"It's okay."
I walked over to him touching his hair. He put his arm around my waist laying his head on my shoulder.
"You better get ready for work." He said
"Brush my teeth."
He nodded letting me go. I came out ten minutes later looking refreshed and ready to go. Grissom led me to the car getting in. He sat down in the driver's seat gasping as I moved over to his lap.
"Sara!"
I kissed him feeling his hands pushing me back.
"We are not doing this in the car!"
"You once told me that you would like to be spontaneous."
"Not out in the open!" He said, looking around.
"No one is around. It's just you and me." I said, putting my arms around his neck.
"We will be late for work!"
I sighed moving back looking at him. He looked at me.
"Sara, I don't want to do this here."
"Where do you want to do it?"
"At home."
I slowly moved off him sitting in my seat. He took a breath starting the engine looking down as my hand went to his leg.
We got to the lab and he gave me a warning look.
"What?" I asked, smiling innocently.
"You know what!"
I chuckled taking my hand away. He got out walking to the lab as I got out.
We didn't see each other again till I went on break. He walked down the hallway looking over some results as I walked past him. He looked over at me then down again. I glanced back at him then I walked on.
Russell pulled me out of the interrogation room after the man we were questioning tried to throttle me. He closed the door facing me.
"You okay?" He asked
I nodded touching my neck. He took away my hand so he could see. I looked over seeing Grissom with Greg walking over. I quickly took Russell's hand away acting normal.
"Hey, guys." Russell said
"Hey, how was interrogation?" Grissom asked
I shot Russell a warning stare.
"Good." He said
Grissom looked at us a moment.
"Well we should go." I said
"I am going to talk to Brass." Russell said, going back inside. I looked at Grissom and Greg as they looked at me.
I walked past them knowing their eyes were on me. Russell was in his office later when I came in shutting the door.
"Do me a favor from now on. If anything happens don't let Grissom know."
"Sara, I think he would want to know."
"No, I don't want him to. He worries and then his mother hen personality comes out. Please don't tell him."
He sighed moving back in his seat.
"You're putting me in a bad position."
"Please?"
"All right, but if he interrogates me I will."
I smiled nodding.
Grissom walked me outside to the car taking me home. He opened the door and I went in then he closed the door walking around. I went to the bathroom seeing some bruising on my neck.
I came out going to bed. Grissom came in looking at me.
"Is there something you want to tell me?" He asked
"No." I said
"Nothing?"
"No." I said
He walked away and I closed my eyes then opened them watching him undress. He turned off the light moving over me. I kissed him feeling his hands moving over my body.
Forgetting the bruises I let him take over.
The next week we were called to a horrible disaster. All three groups were called to work a two bus crash and some cars. Grissom shouted orders to his team as Catherine did the same. I stood near Russell as he gave our team orders.
"Make sure you check in with me if you have an issue. This is a big scene so work it safely." He said
I walked away knowing already where to go. I took two CSI's to the one bus on its side on the right. I took out my flashlight making my way inside.
I went through slowly looking at each seat seeing bags and other things against the left side.
"Okay, bag anything to looks like evidence." I said
"Take pictures of everything in here. We don't want to miss a thing."
"You got it." They said.
I got out looking around seeing CSI's all around. I went around the bus looking at the tires. Russell walked over.
"How's it look in there?" He asked
"There is lots of bags, and other things in side. I am having them bag evidence and taking pictures."
"Good." He said
I walked closer looking at the right side tire.
"Find anything?" He asked
I shined my light up inside.
"Not yet."
"Let me know." He said, before walking away.
"Okay." I said, still staring at the tire. "Warrick!"
He walked over looking at the bus beside me.
"What's up?"
"Can you help me up?" I asked
"Yeah."
I let him lift me up so I could get on top of the bus. I walked over carefully seeing the door to the luggage. I got it open and looked inside.
"Hand me my case." I said
He handed it up to me then walked away. I lifted a bag looking through it then the others.
Grissom watched me from the hill. I took pictures of the bags. I reached in getting another out. Opening it seeing large bags under some clothes. I took them out after taking pictures seeing that they were large bags with white powder inside.
"Wow!" I said
I opened my case getting the drug testing kit I had. I looked over seeing Russell using a ladder to come up and join me. He walked over kneeling down seeing the bags.
"Look at all this!" He said
"Yeah."
He watched me take some powder putting it in a test bag then I hit it with my finger seeing it was turning blue.
"Cocaine." I said
"How many bags?"
"Four big ones." I said
He looked inside the bag.
"A gun." He said
I looked in seeing a gun under the one bag sticking out. I took a picture of it then he got it out.
"Whose bag is this?" I asked
"We'll figure it out." He said
He took the bag down leaving me to search again. I finished with them then I walked over to look at the tires from above. I stood up looking at everyone on the ground then I looked behind at the trees. My flashlight shined on something below. I climbed down making my way into the woods. I walked over seeing a hub cap from a car. I took it looking around again. I walked around some more stopping to look down into the dark trees. A light shined on me as I turned holding my hand up to shield my eyes.
I looked at the person coming down seeing Grissom.
"Found something?"
"A hubcap." I said, showing him.
"From a car." He said
I nodded shining my light around.
"I hate dark woods." I said
"I like them."
"Shocker." I said
He smiled looking around them.
"The most sinister things happen in woods." He said
"You're creeping me out." I said
He watched me walk past him. I made my way up to the site turning to look back at him. As I did something sharp cut my leg.
"Owe!" I said, looking down seeing some old barbwire laying on the ground. It made my leg bleed. Grissom was coming and I went on my way.
I walked around three hours later helping other's bag evidence. I walked up the hill carrying bags to the Tahoe. I wiped my head walking back.
"Woah!" Russell said, blocking my path.
"What?"
"Did you take a break?"
"I don't need to."
"Sara, you need to take one."
"Russell, I am fine."
"No arguments."
"Please?"
He shook his head. I sighed walking back to sit the back of one of the Tahoe's. I laid back putting my arm over my eyes. I didn't feel the cut in my leg anymore causing me to think it had stopped bleeding.
I drifted faintly hearing the people working. There was someone that walked by then walked by again. I ignored them as I went to sleep.
Grissom walked around watching his team then he looked at this watch seeing Russell walking up the hill towards him.
"Is Sara on break?" He asked
"Not without a fight." Russell said "She has ten minutes."
Grissom nodded watching him walk past. Grissom walked slowly past the vehicles looking at each one seeing me half hanging out sleeping. He turned off his light looking at me then he looked down noticing my pant leg. Shining his light at it he saw a large blood stain. He set his light down seeing a hole near my knee.
He rolled it up gently seeing that blood had come down my leg to my shoe. I moved sitting up in alarm seeing him.
"What did you do to your leg?" He asked
I looked at it winching as he looked at the wound.
"I guess I snagged it on something." I said
"What?" He asked
"I don't know." I said, lying.
He went and got his immaculate first aid kit making me move back so my leg was lying down. I watched him clean my leg and wound then he expertly put the bandage over it.
"Thank's."
"Do you feel sick or dizzy?" He asked, looking at me with his doctor eyes.
"No." I said
I moved sitting with my legs hanging down. He closed his kit then he looked at me.
I pulled him between my legs kissing him. He kissed me back then he put his head against mine breathing out.
"You must be tired." I said
"I am." He said
I leaned up kissing him again. He moaned as I deepened the kiss feeling his body respond as his hands touched my cheeks.
I moved back seeing his blue eyes glow in the darkness.
"We better go back to work." I said
"Sara, I want you to know that I love you."
"I know you do."
His thumbs smoothed my skin.
I stood with his help hugging him.
"I love you." I said
"I know."
I smiled letting him go. He walked with me back to the site.
The sun came up and I yawned looking at the sky. We were done and packed up. The vehicles started to go as I walked with Grissom and Russell.
"Sara, do you want to ride with me?" Grissom asked
I rubbed my aching eyes.
"She had better go with you." Russell said
Grissom pulled me with him. Greg got into the back as I got in with Grissom in the front. He looked at me as he started the engine. I yawned again settling down.
"I am going home and sleep for days." Greg said
"That sounds like a good idea." Grissom said
Russell went first then Grissom down the road. I looked outside then I closed my eyes against the sun.
"You did a good job, Greg."
"Thanks." Greg said
Grissom looked over at me seeing I was already asleep. He took my hand rubbing it gently.
Later I moved feeling a blanket over me. Opening my eyes I saw I was in our bed. I looked over not seeing my husband. Closing my eyes again I moved to my side.
Grissom came in with a cup of strong coffee walking over putting it down next to my side on the table. He sat down touching my blanket covered hip.
"Sara?"
"Mmhmm?"
"Sara?" He said, again.
I didn't move.
"Sara?"
I groaned moving looking at him.
"I brought you some coffee."
I sat up slowly taking it. I drank it winching then I drank the rest. I put the empty cup down on the table looking at him.
"You look better." He said
"I'm so tired." I said, yawning. "How did we get here?"
"You were out of it. I carried you in and dressed you."
I looked down at my pajamas.
"I also put a new bandage on your leg."
"You were very busy."
"I still am." He said, getting up taking the cup.
I put my finger on my lips and he smiled leaning down kissing me.
"Get up, it's time for work." He said
I watched him go then I sat back thinking about the long shift awaiting us.
