Behind The Scenes

By: supercsi4

Chapter 10 - Daddy's Little Girl

SARA:

We were getting ready for work and I thought I'd bring up the one thing Grissom and I hadn't talked seriously about since we had been together…marriage. "Where do you see us in five years?" I asked him.

"Hopefully right here," Grissom said making his way to my lips trying to distract me from having this discussion.

"Stop Griss, I mean it."

"I know you want me to say married, but--"

"I want you to say what you want to say, not what I want to hear."

"Well if you didn't cut me off and let me talk I could finish," he said glaring at me, so I crossing my arms and waited. "I know you want me to say that we will be married, but I don't know when I will be ready for that…when we will be ready for that. It will happen when it is the right time. I love you so much, so all I can say for sure is that in five years, I will most definitely still be madly in love with you."

I just stood there, trying not to smile at this wonderful man in front of me. The fact was I didn't care if we ever got married, but I just wanted to keep it an option and I wanted him to also. "So did I get the answer right Ms. Sidle? Can I kiss you now?" And like always, he didn't wait for my answer and just did whatever he wanted.

Later at work, Warrick and I went to meet Grissom in his office with test results. Grissom said, "It's like Thermite."

"Thermite?" I asked.

"When you combine two seemly harmless elements, aluminum and rust, press them together, add heat, it creates an explosion so hot it will burn through steel. Powerful but uncontrollable, it burns and burns until it burns itself out. Finally consuming both elements."

"I guess some people just shouldn't be together," I didn't really mean it, but I loved getting a rise out of Grissom, especially at work.

GRISSOM:

We were getting ready for work this morning and out of nowhere Sara asked, "Where do you see us in five years?" Oh no, here it comes. This is probably going to lead to a discussion about marriage or children, both of which I have been avoiding.

"Hopefully right here," I said, making my way over to her, hoping to distract her from having this impending conversation.

"Stop Griss, I mean it."

Oh no, she is serious…think of something quick. "I know you want me to say married, but--"

"I want you to say what you want to say, not what I want to hear." This is not going to be good.

"Well if you didn't cut me off and let me talk I could finish," once I start this, I want to get it all out. She crossed her arms and waited. "I know you want me to say that we will be married, but I don't know when I will be ready for that…when we will be ready for that. It will happen when it is the right time. I love you so much, so all I can say for sure is that in five years, I will most definitely still be madly in love with you."

She just stood there silent, but a smile, ever so slowly made its way across her face. I knew that she knew we would be together forever and she knew me well enough to know not to push anything. When it is meant to happen it will happen.

"So did I get the answer right Ms. Sidle? Can I kiss you now?" And like always, I didn't wait for an answer.