At work the next day things didn't go too well. It's just a few scrapes on my cheek and a small bruise. No biggy?

Everyone around her was concerned.

"Hey Sara..?"

"Yea Catherine…" Why cant people just leave me alone.

"You know..if you want to talk about anything, anything at all, you know how to reach me" Catherine said as she held her cell phone in the air. "Oh and by the way, Grissom said he wanted to see you in his office."

"Right now?"

"Well no, not right now, but ya know whenever you can I guess.."

"Oh okay. Thanks Cat."

She turned away from Catherine and went on with the shift. Just her luck, she got a domestic abuse case which had not made things any better. Grissom had asked if she was okay, considering he knew about her past, but all she could do was nod.

"I need you to stop by my office later on today. I think.."

"Yea I know. Catherine let me know. I'll be there."

"Alright" Something's not right with her

End of Shift.

Sara grabbed her things from her locker and headed towards Grissom's office. It's not like she didn't know what he wanted. She knew he was going to ask her about her face. About her husband. I ran into the door. I ran into the door. I ran into the door.

Leaning on his doorway she softly knocked on the door. He looked up with a phone to his ear, and motioned for her to come in.

So she made herself welcomed.

"Yes..Yes I know. Ecklie the more you bug me about it the less time I'll have to finish them…That's what I thought. No..You're wasting my time. Goodbye Ecklie…" He held the phone in mid air just to listen to his yelling from a distance. H couldn't help but chuckle.

Sara smiled. She hadn't seen him smile in a while. I it made her happy.

"So um. Sara. I noticed those cuts on your face. And that bruise looks a bit painful. What happened to you?"

"Griss I'm fine. The cuts are just from our wooden door…" She paused trying to think of an explanation for the bruising. "Oh the.. the bruise? It's nothing. Kelly t-threw her rattle at me. Ha. She's a bit of a hand full you kn…"

"Cut the crap Sara."

His words caught her off guard. She knew she was caught. She knew she would have to tell him. But she didn't understand. Jake only hit her once. Oh, but then there's what he did to their daughter.

"Sara," he let out a sigh. "Are you having problems at your house?.. Like..." He didn't want to believe that Sara is in an abusive relationship.

"Honey if you…"

"No. Gil. Everything's alright okay? You don't need to worry."

"Sara, I do need to worry. Y-You're not acting like you used to. After you and Jake got married, all you did was smile. I don't see it very much now. Listen I'm.."

"Grissom I'm fine. Wouldn't tell you if I wasn't otherwise?"

"No."

It was true. He knows her too well, and even now he can tell she's not telling the whole truth. She has always loved that about him.

Sara was beginning to give up, and he could see it in her eyes.

"Things…aren't ok..Are they, Sara."

Please. Help me Grissom

"Sara.."

"Look. Griss, I don't want to talk about this okay? I really, really don't. Everything's fine so…" She didn't want to go back." I'm gonna head on home now. I'll see ya later."

Grissom watched her as she got up and exited his office. He knew something was going on with her. So help me god if Jake has ever laid a hand on her…

The only women he ever loved. He didn't want her to get hurt

Tbc.