If He Won't I Will part 7
Sara wore the ring all the time, unless they were around the others. "When?" she asked him. "I was thinking about when I got back from sabbatical," he said.
"That sounds great," she said. "But you have to promise me something." "I promise I will call you everyday," he told her. "Oh! that is so sweet, but it is not the promise I had in mind," she said.
"Promise me you will not do what you did the last time you were there." Gil drew a blank, and his face showed it.
"Gilbert Grissom," she said hitting him with the box, "Are you going to sit there and honestly tell me you do not remember what happened the last time?" She said it with more anger in her voice than he could ever remember.
You could see the little man turn on the light in his head. He hit himself on the forehead, that is where they met.
"I should be the one doing that," she said with a smile. "Love, I am so sorry. I have been so happy that it seems like we have been together forever."
"Good save," she said, "anyway Catherine said you men are so clueless."
He pulled her close to him and kissed her. Hank wormed his way between them, they both patted his head. They decided to take him for a run before going to bed.
"I will be telling them tomorrow and I will tell everyone that you have agreed to 'house sit' while I am gone." Normally the gang takes turns checking in on Hank while I am gone."
"Good idea," she said. "This way they will not know I am here."
At the lab Gil told everyone he had something to tell them, "Next week I will be going on sabbatical. Catherine, you will have shift while I am gone. Sara has agreed to house sit and take care of Hank for me."
"Will you need me to take you to the airport," Nick asked. "No, Sara will pick me up and take me. That way I can show her around the house and introduce here to Hank. OK, now lets get to work."
He handed out assignments. As Catherine was leaving she walked up to Sara, "I like the way he got around anyone finding out about you two," she said.
"Are you worried?" "Worried? why would I be?" Sara asked her. "You remember what happened the last time he was there," she told her. "I am not concerned," Sara said. "I know that he is totally mine."
"Well the first time he does not call or you call him and he is 'out' just remember that there are a lot of pretty young ladies there looking for a fling with a professor and you know what is one their mind most of the time. Men can be such dogs when they want to be."
"Is everything OK with you and Warrick?" Sara asked. "Yes! why would you ask anything like that?" Catherine demanded. "After what you said."
"OH, I was talking about my ex," Catherine said.
"You have Warrick now," Sara said. "You need to let the past go."
Later at the house Sara told Gil what Catherine had said. "My darling, you have nothing to worry about. You are my one and only, I can never love anyone but you. As far as a 'fling' goes, remember what I told you after our first night together?"
"Yes, you said SEX WITHOUT LOVE IS POINTLESS, IT MAKES YOU SAD," she told him.
"Yes, and you are the only one I love, the only one that I want to make me happy.
For the next week Gil and Sara spend as much time together as possible.
The day before he left they went back to the amusement park again and spent the day there.
That night they stayed at the same hotel as they did that first night, this time they asked for a king room.
They made love with more passion than they ever had. They spent the rest of the night in each others arms.
Early in the morning they headed for the airport as Gil had brought everything he needed for his trip with him. "I am going to miss you so very much," she said through her tears.
"Please love, don't cry," he said wiping away a tear. "I promise not to, well at least as long as you can still see me," she told him.
"I will miss you too," he said. "I will call every day. I would also like it if you come over for the weekends, when you are off."
"I would love that," she said. "That way I can check up on you," she said jokingly. "Check up on me?" he said. "Who is going to make sure some handsome fella does not steal your heart away."
"This," she said as she showed him the ring. "You are my only love," she said. "And, I told myself that when I make this kind of commitment it is for the rest of my life."
At the airport they sat and talked about the wedding. Gil's flight was called. They were boarding the first class passengers, Gil took Sara in his arms and kissed her, she did not want it to end.
He started to walk away and she pulled him back and kissed him again. "I have to make this one last a while," she said. She stood there and watched him board, then she waited for the plane to leave.
She remembered her promise to him, but he was gone, and she sat and cried, "I will miss you," she said.
A lady came up to her, "I have something for you." She handed Sara a picture she had taken of Gil and her kissing.
"Perhaps this will help you remember the taste of that kiss. I know it does me every time my husband had to go away on business." Sara smiled and thanked her.
That night Sara once again put on his shirt. She lay on his side of the bed holding the picture, all the warm memories came back.
The phone rang, it was Gil. "Hi," she said. Hank jumped on the bed and lay next to Sara as she and Gil talked. The dog whimpered, he missed Gil too.
Sara placed the phone near the dog, he barked excitedly. She and Gill talked for almost three hours. "I guess I need to go," he said. "Early day tomorrow."
"OK love, I miss you. Goodbye ... I mean, I love you ..."
She hung up, she remembered that Gil had asked her to never say goodbye, it sounded so final.
He had given her the name and address of the hotel where he was staying. She had decided to get a copy of the picture and give it to him.
At work Sara was there physically but not mentally. She could see Gil everywhere she went. It was hard for her to walk past his office and not see him there.
More than once Catherine had to remind her to focus. "If you hurt yourself Gil will never forgive me."
The first week dragged on, it seemed like forever. Finally she would have two days off in a row. She had booked a flight right after shift and brought her things with her.
At the airport she parked her car in long term parking and got her plane. She grabbed a cab at the airport, she had decided to surprise Gil.
Gil had gotten her an extra key card in case she got there while he was still at the Academy. At the hotel she paid the cabbie, nodded politely to the doorman and told a bell hop she would get her own bags.
She went to the elevator, got off on the third floor and found room 321. She let herself in and decided to grab a shower and a little sleep before he got back.
As she went into the bedroom she saw a figure on the bed, it was a young lady. For a second Catherine's words came back to her. The girl sat up and looked at Sara. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" she demanded.
"I think I should be asking you those questions," Sara said. "You first," the girl said. "My name is Sara, Gil is my fiancee," she said with a hint of 'who the hell are you and what are you doing in his bed' in her voice.
"Oh, Miss Sidle," she said. "My name is Candy. Dr. Grissom has told us all about you. My boyfriend beat me last night and Dr. Grissom said I could stay here until my parents came to get me. I was afraid to go back to my apartment. I had taken a pain pill and must have fallen asleep."
Sara turned on the light, she could see the bruises on her face. "If I knew you were coming I would have laid on the sofa," Candy said.
Sara smiled, "I came here to surprise him, he does not know I am here."
"Miss Sidle, believe me, nothing is going on. There have been plenty of girls that have tried but Dr. Grissom has told them in no uncertain terms, he is not interested," Candy told her.
"I was going to take a shower, if Gil said you can stay, by all means do," Sara said as she headed for the bathroom.
"Thanks, I will just go to the sofa, I am sure you can use some rest yourself," Candy said as she walked out into the sitting area.
Sara took a long hot shower and after drying slipped on one of Gil's pajama tops. She curled under the sheet and drifted off to sleep.
Sara felt a kiss on her forehead, she opened her eyes and looked into the face of her one true love.
"Darling," Gil said. "I had no idea you were coming." They kissed. "I traded days with Nick so I could have two days in a row off, I missed you so. I just had to come to be with you."
"Don't move," he told her. He undressed and got into the bed next to her. While he was kissing her he was unbuttoning the top.
Later Sara cuddled close to him, "I am not sure what I miss the most," she told him "Making love or just cuddling next to you." "I miss it all," he said.
They lay there for a while, not saying anything, just enjoying being together.
"I don't know about you," Gil said "but I am starved. Let's get a bite to eat." Sara kissed him, "Sure, you will need your strength for later."
They both smiled. Gil kissed her then said, "Here's to later." They found a nice diner and as they were eating Sara said, "I met your friend."
"Friend?" "Candy," she said. Gil started to tell her that there was nothing going on but Sara stopped him, "I know love I know." Gil explained that Candy was in one of his classes.
Her boyfriend had beaten her because she talked to a different boy. "I told her to stay there, she would be safe. She was gone by the time I got there."
Back at the hotel room they were surprised to find fruit and wine.
There was a note which said THANK YOU DR. GRISSOM FOR MAKING SURE OUR DAUGHTER WAS SAFE. Gil poured two glasses of wine.
"Here's to you, me, our love and our future," he said. Sara said with a smile, "I think it is 'later'."
They went back into the bedroom. Gil woke Sara the next morning with a kiss, "I would love to take the day off and be with you," he told her.
"No," she said. "If you did that it would add an extra day on to your stay here. You go, there are a few friends I want to check in on and I will see you when you are done."
That evening they met at the diner then went back to the hotel. Sara told Gil her flight was scheduled for 10am. They made love, then fell asleep cuddled in each others arms.
The next morning Sara told Gil that her next weekend off would be in two weeks.
Gil told her that the Monday after was an off day for him and maybe she could fix it so they could have those days together. She promised she would try.
"Now, you are not going to cry are you?" Gil asked her. Sara smiled, "Not until you leave."
She gave him the picture and told him what the lady had told her.
"It does," she said Sara told herself she would not cry, but it did not work.
She dressed and called the front desk for a cab.
Back in Vegas Sara got into her car and drove back to the house. As she walked into the front door her phone rang, it was Catherine.
"Did you enjoy yourself?" she asked. "Never mind answering that I know you did. Can you come in a little early? Nick has the flu and I am swamped."
Sara told her to give her about half an hour and she would be there. Sara let Hank out for a run while she changed. The phone rang again, this time it was Gil. "Hello, my beloved," he said.