5 Months before….
Sara watched as Ronald Basderic stepped towards her with his gun drawn. "And now I get to kill you."
Sara walked towards him not afraid "Just do it already." She said stepping forward and the gun went off.
Sara sat upright on the cot that she was sharing with her ex-husband and looked over to see if her dreams had awoken him but was pleased when he was still sleeping peacefully even though they were cramped on the very small cot they shared.
Sara carefully got out of the bed and crept towards the stairs leading to the boat deck and turned to see if Grissom stirred before quietly walking up the stairs.
The pre-dawn air hit her and she wished she had grabbed jacket or blanket before she walked towards the edge of the boat looking out towards the horizon as the sun started to rise above the water, she saw a bench on the side of the boat sat down and smiled when she saw a little throw blanket underneath it which she happily opened and wrapped it around her shoulders before turning out to the water.
How had she got here?
Not even thirty six hours ago she was in front of flashing cameras with the Lab Director Badge securely in her hands, now she was in the middle in the pacific, with Vegas far away in the distance behind her and the Lab Director spot being perfectly held by Catherine.
She gave it all up for Grissom.
She wasn't feeling guilt or kicking herself for giving up the directorship she actually felt more happier than she had ever been because she knew she was right where she belonged, did they have a lot to talk about…Yes, would it be easy getting back what they used to have probably not but she was up for the challenge if Grissom was and consider he grabbed her hand to pull her on to the boat she was sure he was.
"How long have you been up?" Grissom said from behind her causing her to jump, she turned to look at him.
"Not long maybe five minutes." She said as she moved her feet back to allow him to sit down.
"Were you comfortable enough, I know that cot isn't really suited for two people." He said.
"It was fine I just had a dream that's all." She saw that Grissom wanted her to go into further detail but she wasn't ready to talk to him about Ronald just yet "It was just a stupid dream nothing I can't handle."
"You sure?" Grissom asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." Sara said smirking at him before turning back to the sunset.
Grissom didn't believe her he had known her so well he knew when there was more to the story and deep down just by her reaction he knew there was more to it but he also knew when she didn't want to discuss a subject any further.
"Well I will start the boat up and we will get going." he said not wanting to anger or upset her when he just got her back.
He ascended the ladder glancing back quickly at Sara who smiled at him before he continued as he got to the top he looked down at Sara before walking to the controls hitting the switch that brought up the anchor and starting the engine and pulling off.
He knew that it wasn't going to go back to the way it was when they were reunited in Costa Rica this time there was work to do on both their parts to build back the trust they had they loved each other of that he was certain but a relationship also needed communication and trust to also survive and they hadn't really passed the communication test in years past but he knew he was going to work on getting better at it and he hoped Sara felt the same way, if he wasn't due back at camp in less than 3 hours he would stop the boat at that very moment go back down and try to get Sara to talk to him about the dream but he knew if he pushed too much she would believe she made a mistake choosing him over Vegas and he would be lonely and heartbroken again.
And he did not want to go back to that life, he lived that life for years and he wasn't looking to go back to that ever.
He felt Sara's arm wrap around his and she leaned into his shoulder the same way she did the night before and he smirked to himself as they continued to sail.
A few minutes later Sara broke the silence "Is it going to be this awkward forever?"
Grissom looked at her and sighed before looking back towards the Horizon "I sure hope not, but we do need to talk."
"I know just not now please, I just want to enjoy this a little while longer."
Grissom nodded and fell silent.
It's easy to lose track of time at Seas but Grissom guessed they docked by his team's camp a little after ten in the morning.
He stopped the boat and smiled down at Jo waving at him while running down the pier.
"Friend of yours?" Sara said smiling.
"Yeah come on I'll introduce you."
Grissom helped Sara down the Ladder and turned to face Jo who was already tying the boat to the Dock.
"Glad to see you back we thought you were a goner when Frank overheard your arrest..." Jo stopped when she saw Sara.
"Oh hello who might you be?"
Grissom looked towards Sara and smiled.
"Joanne Donaldson may I introduce Sara Sidle."
Jo broke out in a grin the size of Texas "Wait as in THE Sara Sidle, your Ex-Wife who you spent the past what two and a half years pining over because your stubborn behind couldn't force yourself to win her back Sara Sidle?"
"Well I guess that's me unless he has a thing for marrying women named Sara Sidle." Sara joked.
"Oh my god you actually did it Frank owes me fifty bucks I told him you would get her back, anyway we need to talk about this later right now we have business to handle, he struck again Gil."
"Who?"
"The Wayans's Point poacher."
Sara looked as Grissom's smiled faltered into a frown which made Sara wonder who this poacher was and why he affected Grissom so much.
Grissom looked at Sara and back at Jo "Let's Get to Work Then."
