Liar. It was a word people thought constantly. Catherine thought it when Eddie said he wasn't cheating on her. Brass thought it when his wife claimed Ellie was his daughter. And even Greg thought it when Sara said she wasn't interested in a date. Of course, Greg was wrong in the end, but that doesn't change the fact that everyone accuses someone of being liars at least once. But this time it was different. This was Grissom. Grissom, accusing Brass of lying about someone to protect the same person who Grissom hurt. And it was because of this, Brass saw red.
"Grissom, I'm not lying. Sara's fine and do you want to know why? It's because she got over you. You weren't here to hurt her anymore. When you left, it took her months to get over you. And now that she finally is, you come crawling back. Stay away from her Grissom. She doesn't need you anymore. Just leave her alone, or I'll kick your ass again."
Grissom was speechless. It was a blow and Brass knew it. "Again?" was all Grissom could stutter.
"Yes, again. Once for when you left in the first place and again if you don't take my advice and hurt her by not leaving her alone." Brass hung up the phone.
Grissom was such an idiot.
Sara was sleeping when she heard a knock.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." She grumbled, not realizing she was in her room.
She opened the door to find her son.
"Hey you." She said, smiling down at her child.
"Hi mom! I'm back from school!"
"Yeah? Was it fun?" She asked her son, sitting back down on the bed.
"Yes. We played tag." Jake said, crawling into bed with his mother.
"That's cool," Sara said stroking her son's brown hair.
"Mom?"
"Yah baby?"
"What were you mad about the other day?"
"It's…"
"Is it dad?"
"Yes."
"Does he love you?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I'm not sure." Sara told her son, fighting off tears. She never lied to her son before, and she had to stay strong for him too.
"Why did he leave?" Jake asked, knowing his father left, and nothing more. Sara told him the bare minimum when he asked where his father was a few years ago.
"I don't know."
"Are you happy?"
"Yes, I am very happy." Sara said, smiling. She was very happy. She didn't need Grissom anymore. She had her son.
"Do I make you happy?"
"Yes, you make me happy." Sara said, wrapping her arms around her son, before falling back asleep.
Jake lay next to his mom for a while, before getting up. Walking to the living room, he found a guest.
"Hi Uncle Jim." Jake said, sitting down next to Brass on the couch.
"Hey buddy, excited for your birthday party tomorrow?"
"Yah, but it's not my birthday. It's on Monday."
"Well, we'll be celebrating early then, won't we?"
"Yah."
"Hey, how about we go and choose a gift for you. You can choose what you want. I'll leave your mom a note."
Jake nodded happily before disappearing to put on his shoes. Brass wrote the note, so Sara wouldn't freak out when her son was gone. Putting the note on the fridge, where he knew she would find it, Brass locked the door with his spare key.
On the car ride to a store, a brilliant idea struck Brass. After all, Brass absolutely loved pulling Sara's leg. And he knew that she would do anything for her son. So…
"Hey, Jake has Mom ever given you a pet?"
"No…" Jake said, wondering where this was going.
"How would you like a hamster?"
"Hamster?"
"Yah, hamster. How about for your birthday, I'll buy you a hamster."
Jake had to think about the proposition. He weighed the options of new DVD or hamster. Hamster won. But only because Brass insisted that a hamster would be more fun.
With Jake in high hopes for a pet, Brass turned to head towards the pet store. There, Jake pondered over the many hamsters, and Brass flipped out on how much a hamster could cost. But in the end, he decided it would be worth it, just to watch Sara's face when he brought Jake's gift home.
Jake left the store with all smiles. When they came back to the apartment, Brass hid the little animal in the boy's room. He let the boy play with his new friend while he woke Sara up. This was going to be fun.
A/N Hey all, sorry for the delay. I got caught up in the weekend sports. So read, enjoy, and wait for the big BANG. And yes, I'll be getting back to the lovely angst again soon. And don't forget to REVIEW!!! Cause you know you want to :P
