Disclaimer – Please see chapter 1.

A/N Thank you for the response and reviews for the story so far everyone, I really do appreciate them & enjoy reading them. The song 'Now your gone' by Basshunter, was quite fitting for the next chapter of the story I thought, which will be from Grissom's point of view as he waits for Sara's return, unbeknownst to him that she is about to catch her flight back home. I hope you continue to enjoy the story and I also hope that you will take the opportunity to go and listen to the song if you haven't already heard it. Story not beta'd, so all mistake belong to me. Please R&R Enjoy!

I've got to go home – chapter 3

Grissom's POV

When Gil Grissom finally arrived home after yet another double shift at the lab, he wearily dropped his bag and jacket in the closet near the front doorway, and toed of his shoes before walking over to the couch and dropping heavily into it, with a long drawn out sigh he deposited his cell phone, keys and wallet on the coffee table as Hank came up to him rubbing the side of his head against his masters knee in the usual greeting.

"Hey buddy. I'm home as you can see, but I don't know for how long" he said sadly, then rubbed Hanks side briskly "Yeah, I know I've not been home much lately, I'm sorry, but it's not the same without Sara here" he said, then thought to himself Christ I'm talking to a dog as if it's a human and understands what I am saying.

Hank gave a loud bark just after he had said Sara's name, then he seemed to look up sadly at Gil with his big brown soulful questioning eyes.

"You miss her too huh?" Gil asked as he stood up, then went down the few steps into the kitchen to feed Hank, as the dog shot off into the master bedroom.

Missing Sara has to be one of the biggest understatements of the year Gil thought as he poured out the kibble, then filled the water bowl placing them both on the floor for Hank.

Now your gone
I realise my love for you was strong
and I miss you here now your gone
I keep waiting here by the phone
with your pictures hanging on the wall

Hank came bounding up to Gil in the kitchen so fast that the dog didn't have time to stop as he hit his masters legs in the side almost knocking him over.

Quickly grabbing the worktop nearest to him to prevent hitting the deck, and steadying himself, Gil said slightly annoyed "Whoa there! You nearly had me over Hank. What's gotten in to you?"

Hank gave a muffled bark in reply as he held something in his muzzle up at Gil.

Right away Gil recognized the item in the dogs drooling mouth as one of Sara's favourite running sweatshirts, the one that Hank had dragged into his bed to sleep with only days after Sara had left Vegas. Even Hank misses her like crazy, I should know he sulked and was funny with me for nearly the first month she was gone he thought.

"She has the same effect on you too, huh?" Gil asked as he wrestled the sweatshirt from the dogs mouth with a few half hearted growls sounding in the quiet home, but it didn't take long because Hank noticed his full food bowl, which he quickly diverted his attention to, forgetting his favourite comfort item for the moment.

Dropping the sweatshirt near the kitchen door for Hank to retrieve and take back to his dog bed after his food, he went about making a coffee and a snack.

Gil knew it was pointless trying to keep the sweatshirt away from Hank, because the dog had already managed to pull it out of the washing hamper three times, and taken it to his bed securely guarding it, growling at Gils attempts to get it back again.

Sara honey, our dog has a comfort blanket for crying out loud. Gil sighed heavily, he wasn't one to even talk or think that even, as he himself had slept in their large bed holding her pillow at night, with her robe close to his chest so he could smell her sent on it at a moments notice, and when he awoke in the morning missing her presence in the bed.

Now your gone
I realise my love for you was strong
and I miss you here now your gone
I keep waiting here by the phone
with your pictures hanging on the wall

Is this the way it's meant to be
only dreaming that your missing me
I am waiting here at home
I am crazy now your gone
there's an empty place in my heart
now I only wish there wasn't a place apart
if only healing ever fades away
I'll think about you everyday

After they both finished up their food and Hank dragged his prize back to the security of his bed again, Gil grabbed up the dogs leash and called out "Come on Hank, let go take a walk buddy".

Clipping the leash to the collar the two went out the front door to start their walk to the local park, where Gil, Sara, and Hank often took a stroll when both workaholics had limited time off together.

It was the simple times like this that got to Gil the most and created an almost unbearable ache in his heart, the little daily mundane, but normal things that Sara and he had partaken in regularly as they started to build a strong foundation for their long term relationship. That was why for the first month Gil had virtually reverted back to almost living at the lab again, because it was too painful to be at home with all the reminders there of Sara and their life together.

Although keeping himself busy and occupied with solving cases, Sara was never very far from his thoughts, and work wasn't much different from home with all the reminders of her presence in his life.

Several times a day he would be working a case and he would suddenly think 'I'll have to remember to ask Sara about this' then it would be followed by the painful memory of her goodbye kiss in the lab, and later reading her heart rendering letter to him.

Now your gone
I realise my love for you was strong
and I miss you here now your gone
I keep waiting here by the phone
with your pictures hanging on the wall

Is this the way it's meant to be
only dreaming that your missing me
I am waiting here at home
I am crazy now your gone

Re-entering their home and unleashing Hank, who then tiredly trundled off towards the bedroom and no doubt his smelly dog bed, Gil made in the same direction in much the same manner, stripping his cloths off and depositing them in the overflowing hamper.

After a much needed lengthy shower, Gil walked back into the bedroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, why he was covering his modesty when he was the only one in the house was anyone's guess. Rummaging around in his under garments drawer he pulled out a pair of boxers and slid them on, then opened another drawer to pull out one of his old t-shirts.

Gil had normally slept in the nude with Sara, enjoying the touch of his skin upon hers for the little time they managed to sleep together lately, but since Sara had left Vegas he had returned to wearing boxers and t-shirt for bed, feeling too vulnerable without her beside him to be comfortable enough to be able to obtain some resemblance of sleep.

Glancing over to a sleeping Hank in his own bed by the closet door, he sighed, then slipped in between the sheets on their large comfy bed to try to get a few hours of rest, before returning to the lab again.

As usual, numerous cherished memories of Sara and himself together flooded his mind as he closed his eyes, as they played on like a memorable film reel recapturing happier times spent in each others company.

Now your gone
I realise my love for you was strong
and I miss you here now your gone
I keep waiting here by the phone
with your pictures hanging on the wall

Is this the way it's meant to be
only dreaming that your missing me
I am waiting here at home
I am crazy now your gone

Awakening after only four hours of fitful sleep, Gil rubbed his eyes, and what was now routine for him, he laid his flat palm on Sara's side of the bed feeling the expanse of cold sheet beneath it, pulling her robe up to his nose to inhale the faint smell of her, he let out a long sigh.

"I love you Sara. Please come home soon" Gil whispered hoarsely into the quiet darkened room, as tears yet again stabbed at the back of his eyes wanting to break free, as the pain of her absence tore at his heart once more.

there's an empty place in my heart
now I only wish there wasn't a place apart
if only healing ever fades away
I'll think about you everyday

A/N I have decided that there will be two more chapters to this story; Sara's flight home and the couples reunion, and I already have songs chosen for both chapters, so I just need to add story content, before I will be posting again in the next few weeks.

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