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Nope. I still don't own CSI. Thank you to all of my faithful readers and to everyone who has left me a review. This will be the last chapter and YES Sara and Greg will FINALLY get together. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. It's been a fun story.

Chapter 7: Christmas

It had been one week since Greg was found and Hank was arrested. He was still not well enough to return to work, but he was still staying with Sara. Greg smiled as he thought about the piles of dust that were probably collecting in his apartment.

Aside from Hank's little rampage, the holiday spirit seemed to fill even Las Vegas' most sleazy characters; however Ecklie still insisted that everyone had to come to work…which is how Greg came to find himself sitting alone in Sara's apartment, not that she didn't call every fifteen minutes. He laughed inwardly. She could be such a worrywart sometimes. As he looked out the window at the Christmas atmosphere, Greg got an idea…he flew to the door, and then realized he'd forgotten his phone and went to go pick it up. Soon, he was off on a Christmas shopping mission.

When Sara walked up to her apartment after shift, she froze. The door was open just a crack. Thinking about Greg, Sara panicked as she drew her gun from its holster.

"Is someone in there?" Sara called, holding her gun up

"Yeah Sar, it's me." Sara's shoulders dropped in relief at the sound of Greg's voice. 'Thank God' She thought to herself 'I couldn't bear losing him again.' Sara holstered her gun and walked into her living room to find Greg wrestling with a long rope of tinsel, trying to get it untangled. Then she noticed a big, thick tree in the corner of her living room.

"You know, I always hated that bare spot in my living room." She said as she helped Greg to untangle the mess of tinsel, which he had managed to wrap himself in.

"I know, that's why I put it there." He beamed at her

At some point while they were working on the tangled tinsel, both of them looked up and realized for the first time how close they really were. After a few moments of staring at each other, Greg finally said something.

"Hey Sara, look up." He spoke softly, looking up himself.

She did, and there…right above them, was a perfectly placed mistletoe. She arched an eyebrow and brought a finger to her chin in thought.

"Well it does make for nice decoration, but…" She leaned over to speak in Greg's ear "I don't need a mistletoe to kiss you Greggo." She whispered softly.

As she leaned away from his ear, she caught his mouth with hers. Greg, still in shock from her words took a few moments to return the kiss. He couldn't believe it. He'd loved her ever since he laid eyes on her and now he had concrete proof that it was mutual. As they broke apart for air, both of them were on top of the world.

"Greg…I love you." Sara said slapping him across the face.

"Ow! What the hell was that for?" Greg asked, holding his face.

"So you won't forget what I just said." She smirked

"Well I love you too." He smiled, pecking her on the lips.

By the time the LVPD Christmas party rolled around, everyone was glad for the break Secret Santa's had been picked (with several trades so everyone got who the WANTED to shop for.), the mood in the lab was lighter, Greg was sharing his coffee, and even Ecklie was smiling.

"Okay, Secret Santa time." Catherine announced loudly as Greg and Sara walked in the door holding hands.

"Were you two making out in the locker room again?" Warrick asked with a wide grin on his face. Sara blushed and threw a piece of wrapping paper at him and Greg just laughed evilly.

"You act like no one sees you and Catherine together." Greg said, hi-fiving Sara.

"Ooh burn!" Nick laughed, receiving an evil glare from Catherine.

After several laughs and a couple tears, it was finally Greg's turn to give Sara his gift. He walked out of the break room and came back with a small, holy, box.

"Aaaaaaww!" Sara squealed as she opened it to find a kitten. It was a smile, snow-white Persian kitten.

Sara was so busy fawning over the cat that she didn't notice the second box that Greg pulled out.

"This goes with the cat…at least half of it does." Greg said, handing it to her and taking the cat.

Upon opening it, she found a black; diamond studded collar and…a diamond ring? She looked up at Greg for an explanation.

"Sara…when you first came here, my heart was yours the minute I set eyes on you, even if yours was Grissom's back then. When I became a CSI, you were always there to support me and encourage me. When Hank hurt you…it broke my heart to see the train wreck that you became. When those kids attacked me, you were the only thing on my mind…when you came 'for me' I was happy even though I was too broken to show it. Four weeks ago, I honestly thought I was going to die when Hank kidnapped me. It terrified me that I might never see you again and I realized…Sara, that I can't live without you by my side, be it as friend or lover. Will you marry me?" Greg asked, finishing his speech.

For effect, Greg put on his puppy pout and held the cat next to his face.

"Sanders, you know I can't say no to that look!" Sara joked, trying to act tough through her tears.

"Yes, I'll marry you Greg." Sara said happily as Greg slipped the ring on her finger.

"Meow" The cat chimed in content, watching both of its new masters celebrate their engagement happily.

"Wait a minute!" Greg stopped spinning and put Sara back down.

"What's wrong?" Sara asked

"The cat still needs a name." Greg said to the laughs of Warrick, Catherine, and Nick.

Sara thought for a moment. She really wasn't good at naming things. She wondered what their kids' names would be like.

"Hmm…Fluffy?"

"Too cliché." Catherine said

"Snow-white?"

"Cliché."

"Hmm…Hojem?"

Everybody in the room looked at the cat for a few moments.

"Meow." The cat gave his approval as Sara picked him up.

"You like that, do you? Let's go home." Sara said turning to take Greg's hand.

Now Sara and Greg head home to a night of playing with a new kitten and months of preparation for living the rest of their lives together.