Chapter Four: Caught
Following Sara's path was not hard, seeing as how they were the only two in the locker and showering rooms. Reaching the showering room, Grissom saw that the last stall had its curtain closed, but with the lighting in the room he could make out Sara's silhouette behind it. As he moved forward he noticed that her clothing was still folded and untouched on the bench outside the stall, meaning she was still naked.
Great! As if I wasn't aroused enough as it is.
Watching her carefully, he waited until her back was to the curtain, and being as quiet as possible he stepped in behind her and whispered into her ear.
"That was not nice Miss. Sidle." And then he jumped when she let out a started scream and spun around to start attacking him before realizing who he was.
"What the hell Grissom! You scared me to death!" She yelled at him, smacking his chest, forgetting her nudity for a moment. Well, until she saw Grissom's eyes cloud again with hunger and yearning. "I'm sorry, am I distracting you again?" She asked huskily as she stepped closer to him again, her hands again landing on his shoulders and his instinctively moving to her hips – her very naked hips.
"Uh huh." I can quote any person in history, recite Shakespeare like it were a nursery rhyme and pull random facts out at the drop of a hat and all I can say is uh huh? Say something damn it! "God, Sara…" He all but moaned when her hands laced into his curls and she leaned in to breathe on his neck, not touching him, just teasing him. His hands followed, slowly, tantalizingly, gliding up the flesh of her stomach.
"Gil." She breathed in pleasure and encouragement as his hands kept moving up and got closer…closer…closer…
"Sara? Are you okay?" Came Catherine's worried voice, yelling into the shower room. Like they had been burned, Grissom and Sara jumped apart from each other, panicked.
"Huh?" Sara squeaked. Grissom couldn't help but smile.
The normally stoic Sara Sidle, squeaking. Yup, this was a day to mark in history.
Sara scowled at Grissom for his amusement.
"Sara, are you okay? I heard you scream from the hallway." Catherine said, closer to the curtain this time.
Suddenly Grissom remembered that he had been able to see Sara's silhouette from the other side of the curtain, which meant that Catherine would be able to see it too, and his. Judging by her voice, he figured that she wasn't yet to the point where she'd be able to see them, so hurriedly, Grissom jumped behind Sara, wrapping his arms around her stomach and hiding his head behind hers – hoping that their silhouette would look like one person.
"Shhh." Grissom whispered to Sara when he sensed she was about to say or do something that would get them caught. "She can see our shadows. Just don't move." He whispered again, this time into her neck, sending chills down her spine, something that did not go unnoticed by Grissom and he smiled against her neck. However, the close proximity made sure that she knew the effect she had on him as well as she felt his erection against her ass. With a devilish smile, she rocked her hips against him a bit, and instantly he bit down on her neck to keep from moaning.
"Sara?" Catherine called again, having not been answered yet.
"Huh?" There was that squeak again, only this time because she was trying with all of her energy to keep from spinning around and doing very inappropriate things in the shower stall. "Uh, yeah. Sorry, what did want?" She stuttered out, gasping slightly when Grissom's bite became more sensual and he started licking and kissing the back of her neck.
"I said I heard you screaming. I was just checking to see if you were alright." Catherine said, moving even closer to the stall with a hint of suspicion.
"Screaming? Oh…uh…" Her eyes were about as wide as possible as Grissom's hands began roaming delicately over her abdomen…lower…lower…
Focus. Focus. Catherine. Catherine. Question. Screaming. Screaming. Don't scream. Oh good god, the things this man does to me. I've missed this…Stop. Catherine.
"Spider!" She yelled a bit louder than she meant to, startling all three occupants of the room. Grissom jumped back, but kept a firm hold on Sara in the process. Catherine flinched, not expecting Sara's random outburst, but regained her composure the fastest. The same thought was going through all of their heads.
Spider? I don't get it.
Spider? I wonder what kind.
Spider? That's what I come up with? Spider!
"Spider?" Catherine asked, obviously not understanding.
"Uh, yeah. A spider. That's…uh…that's…why I screamed. Yeah. Spider. There was one. Here. In here. Very big. Yes very big spider. Just snuck right up on me. With its roaming little hands…uh LEGS. Legs. It bit me. Yes. That's it. A Spider." She ranted breathlessly as she swatted Grissom's 'spider-legs' away but contradicting her own actions moved her head a bit so that he had better access to give her neck those pesky little spider bites.
"A spider." Catherine repeated slowly, not quite believing the tale of this so-called spider.
"Yup, a spider. Crazy huh?" Again with the squeak, forcing Grissom to have to bite her neck again in hopes to keep from laughing at her.
"Riiiight. Okay then. I'll just leave you alone then. Umm…be careful with that…spider." Catherine rose an eyebrow in question to what was actually going on before shaking her head and turning away.
"Uh, yeah. Thanks. I will."
That was close.
"Oh, and Sara?" Catherine paused at the doorway.
Damn it. I knew it was too good to be true.
"Yeah?" What is with my damn voice today!
"Maybe you should have Gil check you out." Catherine smiled; she was beginning to get a good idea of what she had walked in on when she had paused at the doorway to the locker room to see a towel on the floor, Gil's locker open, his dirty clothing in a heap in front of it, and no Gil in sight.
Sure enough as soon as the words were out, Sara sputtered and started choking.
"What?!" She managed to get out through strangled breaths. Catherine had to bite back her own laughter as she caught sight of two distinct sets of legs, and last she checked Sara only had one set.
"Gil. You should have him check out that bite. Make sure it's not poisonous you know?" She replied in her best innocent voice.
"Right. Spider bite. Grissom. Mmm-hmm. I'll do him...THAT. I'll do that!" In complete embarrassment, Sara buried her face in her hands, shaking her head back in forth.
I did not just say that. I did not just say that. I did not just say that.
I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.
She did not just say that. She did not just say that. She did not just say that.
"Okay, well, I'll see you later. Have fun." Turning on her heels, she couldn't help but shout over her shoulder. "Oh and Sara? Tell Gil he left his locker open." And with that she left her two shocked coworkers.
Both wide-eyed, all movement seized, they stood there to be sure she was gone. Finally Sara turned and pushed Grissom against the wall.
"What the hell was THAT?!" Once again, she seemed to forget that she was fully naked before him, and with the way she was flailing her arms in fury, he was getting quite the show.
With a smug smile he shrugged and said, "You started it?"
Her mouth dropped open in an I-can't-believe-you're-blaming-me-for-this kind of way, but a smile still tugged at her lips as she saw the hunger flash again in his eyes. Shaking her head to gain perspective, she quickly grabbed another towel and wrapped it around herself before turning back to face Grissom, who was still pressed against the stall wall.
"What the hell is going on between us Grissom? I mean, obviously there's something going on." She asked tiredly and then added the last line with a smile as she pointed to her naked self and his…aroused…self. When he didn't say anything and just continued to stare at her, she sighed disappointedly and turned her back on him, leaving the stall to take a seat on the bench with her clothing.
"Sara…I…" He tried to say, something, anything that would possibly make this better, but stopped dead when he realized he hadn't a clue as to what he could possibly say. When he stepped out of the stall and saw her sitting dejectedly on the bench, he felt his heart twist.
"Okay, you know what? I have a proposition to make."