Chapter Two
The sound coming from the hall was getting closer and closer and Grisssom's eyes were locked on the doorway to his office. Hoping Sara would be the one behind the noise and be the one to walk into the office and his life again. He was disapointed when Hank walked through the door, dragging his leash behind him.
"I guess you want to go for a walk?"
Hank dropped the leash from his mouth and barked. Grissom stood up and slipped some shoes on. As he hooked the leash to Hank's collar, they walked out the front door. Right away Hank began pulling to the left. Grissom tugged the leash to the right but Hank tried going left again. Grissom squatted down if front of him and took his face in his hands.
"Listen boy, I can't take you to the park. I'm not ready to go there yet."
Hank let out a little whimper.
"I know you miss her, I miss her too. That's why I can't take you to the park right now. She loved that park."
Grissom stood up and this time Hank followed him to the right. After the short walk around the neighborhood, they went back home. Grissom filled Hank's water dish up and gave him a treat. After Hank was taken care of for the night, he paused at the stairs. The stairs led up to the bedroom, the bedroom he shared with Sara. Since the night she left, he has not been able to sleep in that bed. He let out a breath and headed straight for the couch. After a few hours of tossing and turning on the couch, he decided that a drink might help him sleep. Walking into the kitchen, he grabbed a glass and the bottle of scotch. With a second glance to the glass, he saw it was the one Sara got in San Francisco. His back slid down the wall, until he was sitting on the floor. Holding the glass, he stared at the bright red letters that read SAN FRANCISCO. He thought back to last year.
One year earlier
Grissom walked into the bedroom with a small wrapped box in his hand. Placing the box on the bed, he slid his arms around a sleeping Sara. When she didn't move, he began kissing her shoulder.
"Mmmmmm.." Sara tilted her head to the side to give him better access to her neck.
Grissom took the hint and began kissing her neck. "I have something for you." He reached behind him and grabbed the box and placed it in front of Sara.
Sara rolled onto her back, placing the box on her stomach. "What's this?"
Grissom moved his arm, so he could rest his head on his hand. "Open it and find out."
Sara pulled the ribbon off and lifted the top off of the box. Reaching in, she pulled out two plane tickets. "We are going to San Francisco? How? What about work?" Sara sat up.
"You turned in some vacation time and I approved it." Grissom gave her a wink. "The benefit of being your boss."
"What about you? Don't you think people will get suspicious?"
"I am telling people I have this bug thing I have to do. People never question the bugs." Grissom looked up at Sara, wondering if this was a good idea. "Is it okay that I did this?"
Sara jumped on top of Grissom, sending him crashing back onto the bed. She kissed him fully on the mouth and then sat up so she was straddling his hips. "Did that answer your question?"
Grissom wrapped his arms around her and tugged her down onto him. "I think so but I may need a little more convincing."
The first day in San Francisco they decided to ride the cable car. As they sat in the back of the car, Grissom put his sunglasses on.
"Did you know that the cable car was invented because the inventor witnessed horses having trouble pulling cars up cobblestone street. The horses..." Grissom was cut off by Sara kissing him. After the kiss ended he tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear. "You have never done that before."
Sara rubbed her thumb across Grissom's lips, trying to remove her lip gloss. "I am pretty sure I have kissed you before."
"I mean in public. I didn't think you were a PDA kind of girl."
"I don't do that in Vegas for fear of getting caught but here, I can do this..." Sara wrapped her arms around his neck. "and this..." She put her forehead against his. "and even this." She kissed him once again. They began to make out in the back of the cable car. It only ended when some kids got on and told them to get a room.
The next day, they walked along the streets of San Francisco, window gazing. Sara disappeared into a store. Grissom was about to follow, when the window of the next store caught his eye. Sara came out of the store a few moments later with a bag in her hand, she spotted Grissom standing in front of the window. She walked up behind him and looked over his shoulder.
"What are you looking at?" Sara realized what he was looking out and they locked eyes in the reflection of the window.
Grissom cleared his throat. "We never talked about it before. I'm not even sure which one you would like."
