Disclaimer: I don't own CSI. If I did there would be way more GSR.

Again thanks to my beta and friend Kasey for helping me with this story. And thanks for the reviews.

Chapter Two:

Sara and Grissom finished their meals quietly. Gwin came over to clear the dishes away.

Gwin: "How was your meal?"

Sara: "It was very good. I will have to come back sometime."

Gwin: "Oh I hope that you will. And Gil, don't forget to say hello to your mother for me."

Grissom: "I will and tell Earl I will talk to him some other time. I need to get Sara back to work."

Gwin: "Okay, I understand. Thank you for coming in today. Sara it was really nice to meet you."

Sara: "Thank you. I will see you again."

Grissom and Sara walked back to the car. Sara got in, and a tear started to fall down her face. When Grissom got in the car, he saw that she was crying.

Grissom: "Sara, please don't cry. Honey I'm sorry. I just don't know what to do about this."

Sara: "What Griss? Love me? Or be my friend?"

Grissom: "Both."

Sara: "Well you know what Griss, don't bother. Take me to my car."

Grissom started the car and drove. When he was about a block away from the lab, he pulled into a parking lot and stopped the car. He shut it off.

Sara: "Grissom, take me to my car!"

Grissom: No Sara. I need to talk to you."

Sara: "Why so you can break my heart again!"

Grissom: "NO! I need you. I love you. I don't want to live without you in my life. I need to be with you. All of you. Forever. This is the hardest thing for me to say and I'm scared of you. I'm scared I am too late. I am scared that you don't love me. I am scared that you don't want this anymore. I am scared I am scared that you will leave. I am scared of my own feelings. I am scared for our jobs. But I do know one thing, and that is that I love you Sara. I just don't know how to do this. I have never loved someone this much in my life. And I don't kow how to love you this much. All I do know is that I want you in my life. I want to be the man you want, love and need. I just don't know how to be that man. I am scared I am too old for you. I am scared you will find a younger man. Sara please, help me. Tell me I am not too late. Tell me you still love me. Tell me you still want me."

Sara was crying now. All she could do was look at him. She was in shock at what he had said. She longed for this day for nine years. And he just opened up the door to his heart, and she didn't know what to say.

Grissom: "Sara, please say something to me."

Sara: "I don't know what to say."

Grissom: "Am I too late?"

Sara: "No Griss, you are not too late. My head is just swimming."

Grissom: "I'm sorry. I have been swimming through these feelings for all these years."

Sara: "Now you know what I have been feeling like."

Grissom: "Please Sara, stay with me for your three days off. I will take the days off with you. We can go wherever you want to. Just stay with me. And maybe we can figure this out together."

Sara: "Ecklie won't like it."

Grissom: "I don't care what Ecklie won't like. All I want is to be with you. I want to try this. I want to love you. I want to know you. Only you. Please Sara."

Sara: "Well I do have the cabin rented for three days."

Grissom: "Maybe we should rent it for a week so we can get to know each other."

Sara: "How are we going to explain that to Ecklie?"

Grissom: "I have an idea."

TBC

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