Brass and Grissom sat in the back of an ambulance out side of the lab. The fire department had put out the fire and was packing up when he arrived.

"Gil, what the hell is going on here?"

"My truck was blown up Ecklie. What does it look like. Oh, and we're fine by the way."

"Fine. When you get checked out I want to see you in my office."

The paramedics continued to treat Grissoms abrasions when Sara arrived.

"Grissom are you alright? I heard about an explosion over the scanner."

"Sara I'm fine."

"Yeah, and hopefully that's the last we'll hear from them." Brass blurted out.

"Them? Who's them?"

"Oh, earlier Gil pissed off some guy in witness protection. Turns out that he's connected with the mob."

Sara's mouth dropped open.

"I didn't piss off the mob."

"Well he threatened you when you threatened him. I would say you pissed off the wrong cat."

"Alright, enough with the mob crap."

"Grissom, at least be careful."

"I'm fine. And I will be fine. Now if you will excuse me I have to go see Ecklie."

He left leaving Sara and Jim with the paramedics.

After his intense conversation with Ecklie the only thing on Grissoms mind was food and sleep. He locked up his office and headed for the front door. Stepping out into the daylight he realized he didn't have a vehicle, and it would be several days before his new one would arrive. Right before we went to return inside to hit up Catherine for a ride Sara pulled up in front of him.

"Hey thought you might need a lift."

Just as he bent over to look into the passenger window a shot rang out. Grissom dropped to the ground. Sara crouched down in her car til she was sure that there would be no more shots. She crawled out the passenger door and saw officers with their guns drawn and pointing in several directions.

"Grissom, are you ok?"

"Yeah, I think."

"Your bleeding."

The dark red color growing on his shoulder gave it away. She applied pressure over the wound and phoned for paramedics.

"Hang on Grissom."

"Sara, I'm not going to die. It's a flesh wound."

"Yeah, well you will still need someone to take care of you."

"All clear. Send in the medics." an officer barked into his radio.

Ecklie came out to survey the damage as Grissom was loaded into the waiting ambulance. Sara climbed in beside him and the doors were shut before he could protest.

At the hospital Sara sat and watched as Grissom sat on the bed shirt less, while a nurse cleaned the wound. She couldn't take her eyes off of his bare chest. It was something that she had always dreamed about, how he would feel lying next to her under the covers. She was so into her little daydream that she never noticed the he was looking back at her.

He noticed that she was staring at him ever since he removed his shirt. The glazed over look in her eyes told him that she was deep in thought. He couldn't help but smile at her. In all his years working with her he never thought of himself to be attractive enough to get the attention of a woman of her beauty.

The doctors voice brought them both back to the present.

"Ok Mr. Grissom. I am going to give you some lidocaine around the wound then stitch you up, and you'll be good to go."

Sara winced when the doctor injected the area around the wound to numb the pain. Grissom watched every emotion that crossed her face as she let her guard down. He couldn't help but think that maybe Brass was right. She had true feelings for him, and it was about time he did something about it.

"Alright. All done. Keep your arm in this sling for several days, no heavy lifting. I'll give you a prescription for some pain killers. I suggest only taking them when you are really hurting, otherwise standard over the counter pain killers should suffice. And if you know someone who can stay with you for several days that would be best. No work for a week and you can remove the stitches in two. Are we clear?"

"Yeah." He responded never taking his eyes off of Sara.

She drove him back to his town house after they made a small pit stop at her apartment. She picked up some clothes and her toiletries, then did some grocery shopping. Grissom never objected to her actions.

When they pulled into his driveway the noticed an unmarked car parked across the street, and an officer was placed at the door. Sara unloaded the groceries and the officer helped with her bags. Grissom was confused.

"Why are you here?"

"The sheriff has assigned several units to guard you."

"I don't need any body guards."

"Grissom, what if they try again? I don't want to see you get hurt anymore."

She turned and walked to the door and opened it. Grissom and the officer followed. He noticed that she placed her bags in his bedroom. Again he didn't protest. He sat on the couch and tried to relax. Even though his arm was in a sling, he found it uncomfortable just to sit. Sara entered and noticed that he was uncomfortable.

"Are you in any pain? Do you want me to get your pills?"

With out his consent she rose and retrieved a bottle of water and the prescription bottle. She handed him the open bottle of water and shook out two pills. After he took the pills, she headed into the kitchen and made them some scrambled eggs and toast. Grissom watched in amazement. He had never relied on someone else in his adult life to take care of him. Now here she was, the woman of his dreams was here waiting on him hand and foot and he never once asked for the help.

They ate in silence on the couch while the discovery channel played a documentary on beatles in Africa. She cleaned up their dishes and put everything away, and when she returned to the living room Grissom was sound asleep on the couch. He looked so peaceful and innocent with his arm in the sling. She couldn't help but think of what his lips would taste like as she looked at his sleeping form. Smiling she quietly crouched down and leaned over him brining her face whispers away from his. She paused, as her brain shouted second thoughts.

"What are you waiting for?" Grissom whispered.

"Faker." She began to back way but his right arm held her in place.

"Go ahead. I know you want to." his eyes were shut the entire time.

She leaned in and pressed her lips to his. She just left it at that but when he moved to deepen the kiss, and she gladly accepted. He used his one good arm to pull her into his lap as she cupped his face with her hands. They continued kissing while Sara's hands roamed over his chest and began to undo the buttons on his shirt. When she reached his bare chest her hands had a mind of their own as they grazed over his bare skin. He moaned into her mouth at the heated touch of her hands as they were locked together by their mouths.

"Lets take this to the bed room, shall we?"

Sara smiled and helped him to his feet. When they reached the bed room she helped him out of his clothes. He wrapped his arms around her and laid her on the bed and he gently settled on top of her. They were both to aroused to worry about anything else except reaching their climaxes together.

He slowly made love to her and they slept under the sheets in each others arms.