An: Contrary to my lie by omission in the first three parts, I do not in fact own CSI. Ha! I bet I had all of you fooled! ;)
September 2000, 5 days later
"I have a proposal for you Sara. You don't have to decide immediately."
She looked up from the stack of paperwork she had to fill out to close the investigation. "Oh?"
"We're a CSI short. More than that since I'm taking over for Jim. We don't have the time or manpower to find someone new and keep up with the current caseload, and frankly, I don't think another novice would be a good idea."
Her grin had slowly grown to light up her whole face, but she waited for him to finish spelling it out.
"Your supervisor might kill me for taking you, but the spot is yours if you want it."
"I'll need to give two weeks notice and I might get called back to testify."
"Just like that?"
Her smile twisted downward and for a brief moment she looked pained. "Just like that." The look disappeared and her smile came back in full force.