A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing. I hope you enjoy this installment!

I don't own CSI or "Born Too Late."


"Jimi, show me how you play that thing"

Sara looked disgusted. "I don't want that kind of love."

"That's what love is, Sara. It's about caring more about someone else than about yourself. It's about putting that person's needs first."

"It sounds like you let him control you."

"I did let him control me," Laura acknowledged. "I didn't understand the other part of love. Remembering yourself. Saying 'stop.'"

"Saying 'stop,'" Sara whispered.

Laura nodded. "It's about finding a balance. I couldn't do that then. I couldn't say stop."

"And, now?"

"Now, I've found my power."

"Heather was right," Sara murmured.

"Excuse me?"

She smiled slightly. "Grissom will understand."