My name is Sara Sidle. That's right, Sidle. It's been years since my surgery, and since my life ultimately turned upside down. It's been 3 years and 264 days since I last saw the man my heart belongs to. It's been 2 years since I met Scott. It's been 2 years and 3 months since I decided to try and move on. And it's been one hour since I last thought about Grissom. And even though I knew it was wrong, in exactly 8 hours, I would no longer be Sara Sidle. I would be Sara Johnson. Not Grissom. Johnson. My heart did not belong to Scott, but I did like him. I really did. And over and over, I kept telling myself that once I married him, I would love him. So here I am, standing in a white dress, waiting to be married. And in 8 hours, my life would take a new turn. And today, March 23, will forever hold meaning. The day I lost my heart, and the day I tried to find it again.
Grissom's office was quiet. It was quiet because for some damn reason, the team had decided to take a vacation on the same day. Of course, he said he would pull from swing and he'd be okay, but heel that was a lie. He knew that it would be a long night and he wasn't helping the pile of dead bodies by sitting in his office waiting.
The same day. Everyone on the same day. And this day of all days too. Grissom kept telling himself, trying to pick at why 4 people would all have things on the same day, and why it had to be today. Today. The day he made the biggest mistake of his life. The day he left the only woman he ever loved. Today, March 23.
He had left, thinking that Sara would eventually come back, when she had dealt with the loss of their daughter. But no, he was wrong. She never came. And when he arrived at the lab the next day, to come face to face with Sofia and had a yelling match with her about leaving her with Ecklie, he realized she overheard their phone conversation. The phone conversation that had conveniently sounded a lot like he was dating Sofia.
"Grissom."
"You're not here and you left no notice what so ever that you were leaving. Ecklie's having a field day."
"Yes, I know."
"Look, could you come back soon? How long are you going to be...wherever you are?
"She's my…friend…Sofia."
I didn't know what to call Sara, was she still my girlfriend…lover?
"You're with a friend? Wait…is it Sara? Hell if it's her stay, Catherine told me all about how she was sick with something. But did you have to leave with short notice? Couldn't you have at least written a note so that Ecklie wouldn't be at our throats?
"What can I do? I'm sorry, but this was important."
"More important than work?..."
"Yes, this was more important than…" I interrupted but then was interrupted.
"Wow, I didn't know there was such a thing for you. Well, we are talking about Sara… Well as long as you're there with her, stay as long as you want. But you owe me, who do you think covered your ass when you disappeared?"
"You..."
"That's right. So…"
"So what?" I asked, because she paused for a little, most likely writing something.
"So…do you think you can do me a favor?" I walked away from the door, tired of standing still.
He hadn't realized what he had done until it was too late, and he never went back to fix the problem after that call. And it was too late to take back the memory. And the last glimmer of hope he clung to was her last words to him. The last word she said before he left and broke her heart. I will forever be yours.
A/N WOO, sorry this took so long, i just got back from vacation and had to catch up on homework and stuff. Hope you guys will forgive me.