Sara stared at him. She now really wasn't sure what he meant anymore.
She peered at him slightly. "Do what?" she needed to ask just to stop herself making a huge mistake.
"Go find a hotel away from here and sort out our issues and talk it all out."
Sara nodded, she didn't know whether she was pleased with that answer or not, part of her had still been wanting the alternative just in case the talking didn't work out and that would be her only chance to ever be with him.
Grissom continued to stare at her.
"I'll go pack a bag when I've clocked out."
Grissom nodded and stepped back from her, letting go of her arms in the process.
"I'll go grab some things and get Catherine to supervise while we're gone. I'll come by your apartment and pick you up."
He smiled at her slightly and then walked out of the room.
Sara stood there for a second before wrapping her arms around herself, resting her hands where his had been moments before.
If she was this affected, by a simple contact and her mind was racing this much, she wasn't looking forward to spending hours in a car with him.
True to his word Grissom pulled up outside her apartment about an hour after shift ended, just as she was zipping the suitcase closed.
She glanced out of the window and saw him step out of the car, she took a moment to regain her breath before walking to the doorway and pulling it open, just as he raised his hand to knock.
He looked at his raised hand and lowered without a word before stepping in.
His phase remained serious as she went through her apartment turning off lights, and picking up her suitcase.
"Before we set off can I clear one thing up?" she asked suddenly.
Grissom simply nodded without speaking.
"Can we promise so serious talking before we arrive? In case it doesn't go well and we get annoyed or upset I want to have a different room I can go calm down in and not just be stuck in a metal box with you."
Grissom simply nodded once again and took the suitcase off her before heading down to the car. She still didn't know why she'd agreed to this, maybe she'd been right and she really would go running if he asked, but now was as good a time to take control of her life again as any.
She sighed as she locked her front door, "It's going to be a long drive."
Grissom threw her suitcase into the trunk, next to his own bag and went and sat down at the wheel, breathing deeply.
He hadn't expected the idea of being alone with her for an unknown length of time to affect him quite this much. He had expected it to be awkward but he hadn't realised how many feelings he had subdued and forced away and they'd come flowing back.
As she had opened the door her damp hair curling gently after her shower she had taken his breath away, made him unable to speak.
He sat there trying to get himself under control again, now she'd said it he didn't particularly want to be stuck in a metal box with her, especially not now that ideas of carrying her back up to the apartment and to her bed had filled his mind.
He forced his mind away from Sara, if he had suppressed that many physical feelings about Sara he knew he had suppressed a lot more emotional feelings for her and didn't dare let his mind wander, he didn't know if he was ready to handle those emotions himself, but knew he couldn't handle feeling them all again while Sara was sat right next to him.