It was Sunday when Sara woke to find herself, yet again, in the arms or Dr. Grissom. She looked around and realized that they had fallen asleep on the couch. She rose cautiously and stepped away from the couch. She turned to Grissom, who was still asleep, placed her hands on her lower back and let go with a Crack! that echoed through out the apartment. As soon as she let go she saw Grissom stirring. He rubbed his eyes and bid her good morning.
"What was that sound?" he asked
"Cracked my back. Want me to do yours?" she offered
Grissom was intrigued by this idea. (You see for someone to crack another's back it helps if the cracker is taller than the crackee.) Sara was quite a bit smaller than he was. He thought he would indulge her. He rose from the couch and turned his back to her.
"Now take a few slow, deep breaths and cross your arms across your chest. I'm going to wrap my arms around you and at the end of the third breath exhale deeply and let it all out and hold it. I will lift you up and let all of your weight drop. And , voila, your back will be un-stiff."
Grissom smiled as he did what he was told and to his surprise when he exhaled the third breath she actually was able to lift him off the ground. He felt the discs in his back crack and she let him back down.
"Wow. You're strong." he praised her
"Well, I have taken a few self defense courses and, go to the gym a lot." she quipped
"I'll have to remind myself never to piss you off. You'd probably mop the floor with me."
"I don't think I could bring myself to hurt you."
"So, what to do today?" he asked.
"We've got all day to get better acquainted."
Sara walked into the kitchen and started the coffee. She turned and smiled at the tall, handsome man standing in her living room. He scratched his chin and then rustled his hair. He stood for a while not quite knowing what to do next.
"You want to get something to eat?" he asked.
"Yeah. I'm famished. Lets go."
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They drove to Silver Lake and spent the day walking and laughing. While walking through the woods Grissom reached out his hand and intertwined his fingers with Sara's. Sara felt an immediate jolt of heat from him. She looked down and smiled. When she raised her head she was staring Grissom in the eyes. He looked at her longingly and lowered his head so that their lips could touch. As he brought his mouth to hers she could feel his breath on her face and she started with the hyperventilating again.
"What is it with you? Every time I get too close to you, you start hyperventilating." Grissom inquired
"I don't know. Its never happened before you. I guess you could say that you take my breath away." she said as she smiled at him.
He leaned down again and this time they made contact. The kiss was so gentle and soft. He took her face in his hands and deepened the kiss, tongues exploring eachother's mouths, wanting, longing for more. Grissom's hands began to roam and grab hold of Sara's shirt as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He lifted her up off the ground and wrapped her legs around his waist. He backed her up against a rather large tree as they continued their exploration of eachother. They were caught in the throes of passion as two hikers passed them, sniggering to themselves. Grissom and Sara took this as their cue to take things some place else.
They walked back to the car and drove back to his apartment. The whole way up the stairs they were all over each other. Grissom fumbled with the stubborn lock of his front door, and when he failed to be able to use the key he kicked the door in. Surprisingly, there was little damage done to the doorframe. He kicked the door shut and made their way to the bedroom. They stumbled over to the bed as Sara fell backwards and Grissom fell on top of her. He began to kiss her neck and run his hand up and down the length of her thigh. As he was about to undo the button from her jeans she placed her hands on his with force enough to stop him what he was doing. She looked down at him and took a very deep breath before speaking.
"Gil, there's something I need to tell you before we go any further."
"What's that, sweetie?"
"I...I've..never." She said hesitantly
"You're a virgin?" he asked, surprised.
"Well, yeah."
He stopped what he was doing and looked at her. He was surprised that a woman of her age had yet to be with a man. He sat on the bed next to her and sighed deeply. He had never been in this position before. He looked down at her, she was sullen faced and now pale. He reached down and placed his hand on her stomach. She looked up at him and sighed, herself.
"You're disappointed?" she asked
"Well, kind of. I've never been in this position before." he said with a heavy heart.
"I was waiting until I found a man that I wanted to share myself with. A man who was brilliant, funny, humble and considerate. I found all of that in you." she explained through tearing eyes.
"I understand if you don't want me anymore. I'll just go home."
She rose from the bed and walked to the front door. She opened the door and was in the hall when Grissom came running after her. He stopped at the front door and called to her.
"Sara, honey. Honey come back." he called out
She turned to look at him. He was standing in his doorway with a hand extended towards her. She turned again and kept walking down the stairs. He followed after her and took her by the elbow. He brought her to him in an embrace that shook the earth. He looked down at her tear streaked face and wiped her tears away with his strong hands. They walked back to his apartment. He closed the door and they sat on his couch. He looked at her and began to speak.
"Sara, honey. I can wait. I am a patient man." he assured her
"I don't want to wait. I am ready. I found what I wanted, but what do you want?" she asked lovingly
"We need to take things a bit slow. I can wait." he said again.
"I don't want to fuck you and leave it at that. I want to love you. I want to make love to you, and for that I am willing to wait."
This was all so new to him and he wanted to be very careful in his words and actions. He reached over to her and wrapped his arms around her. She fell into him and felt the love in him. Here he was, a man, an older man that was willing to hold off on carnal pleasures until circumstances were right. He didn't want to take her and ravage her, he wanted to love her. To make love to her. How was it that she had the luck to find, quite possibly, the world's most perfect man. Kind, generous, caring, loving and patient. Grissom was at odds with himself. Here he had a beautiful woman who has never known a man, but wanted him to be her first. The one that all others would be compared to. This was not too difficult a decision for him to make. He really did care for her, he thought to himself that he might even love her. He had never felt this way about anyone before. Even though he had hardly known her, he could not deny that he had these feelings for her. He was patient. He would wait.
TBC