Christmas eve dawned bright and cold. And with a ton of snow. The past few days, it had snowed constantly. The countryside was beautiful and layered with many many inches of snow, which reflected the sunlight to make it look like everything had been thickly coated in glitter.
Sara stood at the window, having gotten up early enough to see the gorgeous sunrise. She debated how early to wake the others. Sara was surprised that Lindsey wasn't up yet, most kids were. Before she could decide, she was startled by someone putting their hands on her shoulders. She turned around and was face to face with Grissom. She was taken aback; they had avoided one another like the plague since the…incident. He smiled at her and she felt oddly reassured, like everything was going to be ok. He moved in and gently kissed her. When he pulled back, he laughed softly at the look of shock and pleasure on her face. He had finally decided to give in to what he was feeling. He only hoped it wasn't too late.
"Good morning, Sara."
"Morning…" Sara said, unsure about what was going on.
"Beautiful day. I'm glad it finally stopped snowing."
"Yeah…" She replied, still highly confused.
The others started trickling in, silently smiling that the two were wrapped up in one another's arms. The plan had worked. They were finally together, something everyone had wanted for a long time.
After breakfast the group went and joined the guests in singing Christmas carols and such. They had tons of fun. The mood was better than it had been in a long time. They all laughed when they realized that Ecklie was going to have a cow when he found out that Sara and Grissom were together. His two favorite people in collaboration. It was going to be great.
Our first ChristmasMore than we'd be dreaming of
Ah, St. Nicholas must have know that kiss
Would lead to all of this!
As the group sat in front of the fire before bed, they told stories of past Christmases, both happy and sad. Sara told of her unhappy Christmases in foster care. Grissom talked about his first Christmas after his father left. Catherine described Lindsey's first Christmas. Greg and Nicky both told everyone else what Christmas was like with a large families. And so on, everyone shared a precious holiday memory. This trip had brought the already close group even tighter. The couples sat snuggled close, the atmosphere was so incredibly romantic.
It must have been the mistletoeThe lazy fire, the falling snow
The magic in the frosty air
That made me love you!
As they headed off to bed, Greg gave Gris and Sara a look and grabbed his stuff to sleep on the couch in the main part of the room, he understood. The two of them went into the room and shut the door. They spent the rest of the night fulfilling their deepest desires for one another (A/N: no need to go into detail, you get the point.). As daybreak approached, they laid there looking deep into each other's eyes.
"Sara, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a very long time." At her look of anticipation he pulled her close and whispered into her ear. "I love you. Now, always, and forever."
"I love you too. I think I always have. And I always will."
On Christmas Eve our wish came trueThat I would fall in love with you
It only took one kiss to know
It must have been the mistletoe!
It must have been the mistletoe!
It must have been the mistletoe!
One kiss to know
I love you so!
They laid wrapped up in one another until they decided to wake the others. They wanted to open presents. It had definitely been a roller coaster of a Christmas, but it had been worth it. It had been a holiday to cherish forever.
A/N: There, it's finally done! Sorry it took so long, I couldn't come up with a good way to end it. Hope you enjoyed reading this story, I know I enjoyed writing it. Thanks so much for sticking with me, I know it's been a long time, it's really appreciated. I know that the holiday season is over, but Happy Holidays anyways!--SSidle