Chapter 2: It was suppose to be more awkward
Summary: The morning after….it's not as bad as you think
A/N: Chapter 2. And there will be more. I think I'm going to try and run with this. This is really my first official series. THANK YOU so much to everyone who's commented or reviewed it's really helped me to get on and write this. I do try to reply to everyone. So Thanks again.
A/N2: Thanks to my beta Grace
There are a few things that draw her attention when she wakes on what could be a wonderful Tuesday morning. It's the steady heart beat she feels beating against her right cheek, the arm that rests comfortably round her waist, that sweet smell that she knows as Grissom's scent and the warmth that radiates from his body.
These are the things that she could wake to with a smile on her face but of all these things the one that actually woke her up and was currently ruining a nearly perfect morning was the shrill of a damn phone. Having already ruled out the house phone as the answering machine would have kicked in by now, she rolls over towards the bedside table and is momentarily stunned as Grissom gropes around a little before settling back down and turning over. How could he sleep through that incessant ringing? She picks up her cell phone but knows instantly it's not hers that's ringing.
Rolling back she watches him for a few seconds before poking him in the arm a few times. "Gris—Grissom….Get up…..Grisso-"
"What?..." It takes him a few seconds to completely come to, before he jumps up into a sitting position, turning to her quickly, he waves his hands out in front of him. "What?! You ok? What's wrong?"
She smiles at how cute he looks all dazed and panicked but she quickly reminds herself that those aren't exactly the thoughts one should be having when they're ….lying in bed with their boss(?) okay that didn't really make much sense. She shakes her head ignoring any other nagging voices. "Your phone."
He frowns at her at first, glancing round the room, before the ringing finally registers. "Oh" The phone. Which was in his jacket. Which was currently neatly folded on the chair.
He could reach that.
He shifts to the edge of the bed, stretching out and swings his arm around trying to catch the edge of anything that could drag it closer.
"What are you doing?"
"Trying to get the phone." She's sure she hears a "duh" in there somewhere.
"You're so lazy. Get up and get it."
"It's cold out there!" He whines and she can't help it, she bursts out laughing burying her face in her pillow. This was so not how she had pictured the morning after. Not that they had done anything other than sleep but it was definitely suppose to be more awkward. She never dreamt she'd feel this comfortable, or that he wouldn't be ready to bolt out of the room with some stupid excuse and never talk about it again.
"Glad- ugh- you- find….this " almost got it "so…Amusing!" Victory, he manages to knock over the chair, his jacket, his trousers and some sort of teddy bear. He slowly glances back at Sara who raises an eyebrow at him, but still has a very silly grin on her face. "I'll pick it up."
He fishes his phone out of his pocket and leans back against the pillows as he finally answers the call.
"This has to be one important phone call. Hey Jim…" she slips back under the covers, her fingers fiddling with a corner of his shirt. "No…..I was asleep…..yes it happens…..ahah…ok" He glances at his watch, then shrugs. "45 minutes. Ok." He hangs up, placing the phone on the nightstand beside him.
"DB near lake mead."
"Need me to come?"
"Nah seems pretty cut and dry. Just lots of…"
"Bugs?" He smirks, closing his eyes.
"Grissom……you should go."
"I know" she smiles, as she feels herself start to drift off again. Never in her life had she felt so relaxed that she could drift straight back to sleep again. She wouldn't deny that she had still woken a few times in the night panicked by a bad dream, but it was definitely less than usual and the feel of his arms wrapped round her so safe, comforting….lov- it had quickly sent her right back off to the land of nod, which never happened. Once she was up, that was usually it for her.
He wasn't moving.
"Grissom…" She opens her eyes as he mumbles something she can't make out and she gives him a light shove.
"I'm going…I'm going" He sighs as he gets out of the bed, pulling on his trousers aware of her eyes on him. "Sara, we should…" And here it was….the awkwardness. Well, it definitely wasn't going to ruin this morning.
"It's ok." He nods, not really sure what it is that's ok but now isn't the time. He picks up the chair and throws the teddy at her, before motioning to the door and makes his way out with a little wave of his hand. She listens as he moves through her apartment towards the front door, sitting up she slowly counts to five before holding his phone up as he strolls back in with a small smile on his face and takes it from her. "Thanks….. I'll see you at the lab."
"Yeah" she replies and with that he's gone. She lies there for a few moments, before pulling 'his' pillow to her. "5 more minutes"
TBC