Grissom watched me as Sophia talked to us walking to the Tahoe to go to a scene. He knew that I did not like her. He pushed me along hoping that this time together might make us friends. By the look I gave him it did not seem to be the case.
"Gil, what do you think?" Sophia asked
"Oh, what did you say?" He asked, opening the passenger side door.
"I said, would you let me do a solo scene soon?"
She walked forwards robbing me a chance to sit with my husband in the front. I sighed looking at her then at him.
"I think so." He said, closing the door. He reached for the back door for me as I reached over stopping him.
"If I go on this scene with her I am not going to be responsible for what I do." I said, quietly.
"It is one case. You can do one case."
"Grissom, I hate her!"
"Do you love me?" He asked
"This nothing to do with that." I said
"If you love me, get in the car." He said
I looked at him letting his arm go as he opened the door. He motioned me inside and I slowly got in. I closed my eyes blocking out her chatter with Grissom. He turned off the engine watching Sophia and I get out. I walked ahead of them seeing Brass. He talked to us then I went in flashing my light around seeing a woman in a bathing suit lying in a living room area. I stopped looking at the things around the room as Grissom and Sophia walked in.
"Wow, nice place." She said, kneeling down to the woman.
"She was obviously well off." Grissom said
"I think I am going to check the pool area." I said
"Becareful." Grissom said, I nodded walking away. Sophia looked at me then at Grissom as she slapped some gloves on.
I went out holding my case looking at the water in the rectangular pool. I stopped seeing something at the bottom of the pool. Walking around the corner I hit a slick area almost falling in.
"Woah!" I said
I steadied myself walking carefully over to the side looking at the object seeing it looked like a gun. I dropped my case getting gloves out then I went getting a long cleaning pole. Leaning over I tried to get it, but the pool was to deep. I tried again leaning over more. As I stepped closer my shoes slid out from under me and I fell into the pool smacking the back of my head hard against the side. I went down under the water feeling dizzy and stunned. The water noise was loud against my ears. I looked up seeing the pool furniture on the other side. I was losing air as I tried to swim down to get the gun on the floor.
Grissom came out looking for me.
"Sara?" He called
He walked out looking around then he walked over towards the pool seeing me. He dropped his flashlight diving in the pool swimming to me. I was hoisted up out of the water by him.
I breathed in and out feeling pain on the back of my head. Grissom swam over seeing Sophia at the edge trying to help. She pulled me out with his help when he got out. Grissom moved my hair as I coughed closing my eyes.
"Sara…..are you all right?" He asked
I opened my eyes grabbing his wet shirt.
"Gun, there's a gun…in the pool." I said
He looked over seeing the gun.
"I'll get it." He said
I nodded laying back closing my eyes. He went in again getting the gun as Sophia stayed with me. After my swim I was taken to the Tahoe wrapped in a blanket then left alone.
I laid sleeping in the back seat as Grissom opened the door coming in touching my head and smoothing my hair back.
"Honey, how are you feeling?" He asked
I opened my eyes looking at him.
"My head hurts."
He nodded reaching in the back touching the spot with a knot. I winched moving.
"Do you feel nauseous, or dizzy?"
I shook my head closing my eyes. He pulled the blanket up closer to my face as he smoothed my hair back looking at me. Sophia walked over to the open back door looking in at us.
"Gil, are you ready to go?"
"Yes."
I looked at him reached over touching his coat. He looked at me as I motioned him forwards close to me.
"Tell her to stop calling you Gil." I whispered
He leaned back smiling a little kissing my head then he went out closing the door. I sighed closing my eyes again hearing them in the front seat talking. The motion of the car put me to sleep. Sophia looked back at me then she sat back in her seat sighing. Grissom glanced at her as she looked at him.
"I'm really hungry. Could we stop and eat?" She asked
Grissom glanced back at me then looked at her.
"I don't think Sara will be up to eating." He said
"We could go to a diner. Just the two of us."
"Leave Sara in the Tahoe?"
"Yeah, I mean she is sleeping."
Grissom looked at her then he looked at the road.
"No, that wouldn't be a good idea."
She leaned over looking at him.
"Please Gil?"
He looked at her again then sighed nodding. She smiled sitting back in her seat. He parked outside a diner watching Sophia get out. He looked back at me sleeping then he got out. They sat in a booth where Grissom could watch the vehicle. Sophia and he ordered.
"So, how long have you and Sara been married?" She asked
"Two years." He said
"Happy?" She asked
"Very." He said, eyeing her.
"Why do you keep her on your team?"
He looked at her confused.
"I didn't mean it like that. I meant that you are aware of the rule about having a wife working at the lab."
"I am well aware of that rule." He said
"Gil, I didn't mean anything by it." She said
"Sara, is an important part of the team. The fact that she is my wife does not interfere with the work at the lab. Also I would appreciate it if you would call me Grissom."
"Sorry." She said, looking outside. He watched her then he looked out as well.
They ate a tense meal together then walked out to the Tahoe. They got in looking back at me then Grissom started the engine again. We went to the lab parking right out front. Grissom got out as Sophia came around the vehicle to talk to him again.
"Grissom, I am very sorry about what I said."
"It's all right." He said
"No, I crossed a line and I feel terrible about it."
"Sophia, I would like to forget it." He said
"Thank you." She said, hugging him. I moved hearing talking outside. Moving over, I saw Sophia hugging my husband. The door opened and I jumped out outraged. Slamming the door I looked at them.
"Get your hands off my husband!" I said
Sophia let go of him stepping back.
"I was just apologizing." She said
I walked over eyeing her up and down.
"If I see you in his personal space again I will do something about it."
"Sara, stop!" Grissom said
"You don't have to get all defensive." She said
"I don't like you and I suggest you leave now!"
She backed up staring at me then she walked to the building quickly. I glared at her then I turned looking at him.
"Sara, that was uncalled for!" Grissom said
"What? Defending what's mine?"
"Sara." He said, touching my arm. "She and I talked and she understands that I am yours."
"If you make me work with her I will most certainly hit her."
"If you do then I will put you on a long vacation."
"Blackmail?"
"Yes, now do you need aspirin?"
"I'd love some."
He walked with me into the building to his office. There was a tense truce between Sophia and I. Every time things started to get heated Grissom would walk by and say vacation in my ear.
One day Grissom had a meeting to go to and it was just the two of us working. I constantly looked down avoiding eye contact with her. She never said a word to me the entire time we were in that small room.
At break time I went in to eat a sandwich I had been keeping in the fridge. I sat in the corner unwrapping my food when she and Nick came in talking.
"She would not talk to me the whole time." She said, not seeing me.
"Sara's a good person when you get to know her." Nick said
"She seems uptight to me. The way she guards Grissom like a vulture."
Nick nodded getting an apple from the fridge as she had her back to me.
"Why can't she go to day shift?"
"Grissom wouldn't allow that." Nick said, taking a bite out of his apple.
"He should. I heard some of the lab workers call her needle butt." She said, laughing.
Nick saw me looking at them from where I sat. Sophia stopped laughing turning seeing me.
"Oh." She said
I stood getting my stuff throwing it in the trash looking at them before leaving. Sophia looked at me leaving then she looked at Nick. I walked back to the lab hurt by her words. She slowly walked in watching me.
"Sara, I…."
"I don't want to hear it." I said
She sighed looking down.
"I feel bad." She said
I put down the shirt I was looking at to turn looking at her.
"I want you to leave me alone!"
She looked at me then slowly walked out. I went back to work. After shift I went to Grissom's office walking in seeing Sophia talking to Grissom. They both looked at me as I stopped in my tracks looking at them.
"Sara, have a seat." He said
"No." I said
"I want to talk to you." He said
I backed up looking at them before leaving. Grissom sighed walking out to find me. I went outside jumping as a horn blew in traffic on the street. Grissom came out walking over touching my arm.
"Sara, I was told what happened. I told Sophia to apologize to you immediately."
"I don't want to look at her!" I said
"Honey, you're not making this situation easy. She feels bad."
"Good!" I said
He sighed looking back seeing Sophia walking over to us.
"Sara, I am really sorry." She said
I glared at her then I looked at Grissom.
"I'm going home." I said, walking away.
"How?" He asked
"Taxi!" I said
He watched me walk into the parking lot.
"Grissom, maybe you should take me off the case." She said
"No, you two are going to learn to get along." He said, walking back to the building. I went home slamming the door walking to the bedroom getting undressed going to bed. My stomach growled, but I ignored it. Later I winched waking as Grissom turned on the light next to me. I looked at him as he sat down on the bed looking at me.
"Did you just get home?" I asked
"Yes." He said "Do you remember being little and you learned to play nice with others?"
"Vaguely." I said
"Why can't you do that now?"
I sat up looking at him.
"I told you why?"
"You are going to learn to get along with her."
"Grissom, I love you, but that will never happen."
"You need to try for me."
He leaned over kissing my neck. I let him do it knowing this was a bribe.
"If I do I want something from you." I said
He sat back smiling at me.
"What?"
"I want you to ravage me?"
He chuckled searching my eyes.
"Ravage you?"
"Yes." I said
"I suppose I could manage that, but first I need food."
"I will be waiting."
"You need to eat to." He said
"I'm fine."
"Well then I will get something."
I smiled watching him go.
True to his word he came back in changed coming to bed pulling me to him. He did everything and more making me a very satisfied lady.
We got to work and he pulled me aside.
"Remember play nice." He said
"Okay." I said, walking with him to where Sophia was in the lab. We came in as she looked over. "Hello Sophia."
She looked at me in shock as Grissom smiled walking past me to get to work.
"Hello."
"How are you?" I asked
"Ah…great. How are you?"
"I could not be better." I said, putting gloves on.
She looked over at Grissom who smiled putting gloves on his hands. By the time break time came about I wanted to throw up from being nice to her. Grissom hovered so I was on my best behavior.
I went back to work after having some coffee. Grissom went to deal with something and Sophia had to see Ecklie. As I leaned down to look at a spot on a screwdriver I felt extremely dizzy. I gripped the table so I didn't fall. I could hear my breathing as I shook my head to clear it. Remembering I hadn't eaten in a while. I let go of the table stumbling back against the wall trying to clear my head.
Grissom walked over seeing Sophia running over to meet him.
"Grissom, can I see you?"
"What about?"
"Ecklie offered me a promotion of detective if I go back to the police."
"Really?"
"Yes, I could not believe it!"
"Well congratulations." He said
"I wanted to talk it over with you first."
"I don't see how I factor in on this. You are the one who has to decide."
"Well that's is why I wanted to see you alone to talk."
He looked at his watch then he nodded leading her to his office.
I sat on the floor against the wall with my hand holding my head up. Catherine came in seeing me.
"Sara, are you okay?" She asked
"I think so. I just felt really dizzy." I said, letting her help me up.
"You should eat something."
"Yeah." I said
"Do you know where Grissom is?"
"In his office I think." I said
"I'll help you." She said, helping me into the break room. I laid down on the couch as she went and got me some crackers and a bottle of apple juice. "I'll find Grissom and tell him about you."
"Okay." I said
She walked out going to his office. The door was closed so she knocked opening the door.
"Hey Gil, I just had Sara….." She said, stopping as she saw Sophia and Grissom kissing then jump back looking at her. "Ah….when you are done here I need to talk to you."
She ran out leaving them to look at each other than at the empty doorway. Catherine came back seeing me sleeping on the couch. She sighed feeling disgusted over what she saw. She walked out seeing Grissom walking over to her.
"What about Sara?" He asked
"That can wait. I need to talk to you in my office." She said, dragging him down the hallway to her office. She slammed the door looking at him. "How could you?!"
"Catherine, I should explain that she kissed me."
"It didn't look like you were struggling! I find your wife on the floor of the lab and you are in your office playing tongue hockey with another woman!"
Grissom looked at her with concern.
"You found Sara on the floor? What's wrong with her?"
"She said she was dizzy. I had her lay down in the break room."
"I better go see if she is okay." He said, going to the door. Catherine blocked his way out.
"Gil, I know you love Sara, but if you continue with Sophia it will destroy your wife."
"I am not doing anything with Sophia."
"I hope not, because Sara is good for you and it would be terrible to lose that."
He looked at her as she looked at him.
"I know."
"Good." She said, moving out of his way.
He opened the door going to the break room with Catherine.
"Sara?" He said, as he walked in.
I moved opening my eyes seeing him kneel down touching my head.
"You okay?"
"I just felt dizzy."
"Have you eaten?" He asked
"Not for a while."
"Honey, you need to eat." He said, getting the crackers that Catherine had left for me. He handed me one then stood looking at Catherine. "Cath, I am going to take Sara to get something to eat."
"Good idea." She said
Grissom nodded looking down at me as I sat up eating.