Four days later Sara's cell phone chirped at her for the hundredth time that day. Sighing she looked at the caller ID. What she saw caused her to smile.

"Hey."

"Hey yourself beautiful."

"How do you know that I'm beautiful? For all you know I could be ugly." She couldn't help but giggle.

"Sara, you have always been beautiful."

"Ok. You are such a sweet talker Lucas."

"I know. I wanted to give you a heads up that I will be coming tomorrow."

She smiled and gave him the directions to the lab. It was much easier to find than Grissoms townhouse. After hanging up she went about her business putting her things in her locker before heading to the break room to start shift.

He sat on a log next to the river and thought about Sara. She hadn't responded to any of his attempts to contact her. In a way he was worried about her. But the email last night from Catherine eased his mind. That's when he decided that he needed to return to her. The sea plane wouldn't be back out for another 2 days, and then it would take one more just to get back to Vegas. So he had three days to think of what he was going to say to Sara. Hopefully she would forgive him and they could continue with their lives.

"You know Gil, I never pictured you as the kind of guy to fall in love." Robert said as he took a seat next to him.

"You've never met Sara."

"Well she must be some woman."

"She is. I just hope that I haven't screwed this up too bad."

"Well, I'm not an expert at women. In fact I don't think anyone is. But what I do know comes from experience so listen up. When you get home just be understanding. No matter what is going on, you have to be understanding. I wasn't and now I'm out here living with wild animals. So, unless you want to be like me, just stop and listen to what she has to say. Hold your tongue and your temper. And hopefully everything will work out."

Sara headed out to her car after a long shift. She hadn't intended to be at work this long. Before getting in she heard her name being called. As she turned to see, there stood Lucas.

He was totally handsome. Standing around six foot, dark brown eyes, near black hair, and he was well built. He wasn't overly muscled, but just enough to get any girls attention.

"Hey I thought you weren't getting in til later."

"I'm a little early. So sue me. Heading home?"

"Yeah. Just follow me."

"Okay."

When they arrived at her place she showed Lucas around.

"So when have you been into butterflies and bugs?" He asked as he walked through the kitchen.

"Oh, they're not mine. I live here with..." She didn't know what Grissom was right now.

"Your boyfriend?"

She just smiled.

"I see. So where is he right now? Cause if I was dating a beautiful woman like you I would never leave the house."

"Grissom is in Alaska at the moment. He needed a break."

"Un hun."

She showed him the guest room and yawned.

"Sara, your tired. I'll make my self at home while you rest."

She had to agree. And she left to take a shower.

Sara woke up late in the afternoon. She was clutching Grissoms pillow as always while she slept. It still smelled of him and she couldn't fall asleep without clinging to it. Slipping into her robe she made her way into the kitchen to make her coffee. It was a routine she had grown accustom to since he left, but she forgot about her house guest.

"Good afternoon Sara."

"Lucas. I forgot you were here. I'm sorry." she said while trying to cover up.

"That's alright. What time do you go into work?"

"I'm off tonight. Why?"

"Well I thought I would show my appreciation by taking you to a nice dinner. I have no idea where anything around here is so I thought you could show me around."

"Sure. Just let me get dressed and wake up."

He smiled and watched her walk back into the master bedroom, then continued searching the paper for a place to live.

That night they had a blast. Sara took him all over showing his where some of the better neighborhoods were. And he took her to a sushi bar where they had a little too much to drink.

Lucas got them home safely. He started coffee while he listened to Sara ramble in her intoxicated state about Grissom. She still had her wits about her, but the alcohol had loosened her tongue.

"I don't know what to do with him Lucas. I'm sure he loves me. He says it constantly. But he takes off when I need him the most. That's not saying much. I just wish I knew what to do."

"Sara, I think you know what you want in life. If you two can get all of this figured out I think that you can be happy together. As you said, he's not that socially experienced. And to me it sounds like he's not much of a ladies man either."

Sara laughed, "You got that right."

"Well, it sounds like he's scared of you."

"Scared of me? Grissom? No way."

"Sara, I bet he's afraid cause you have so much control over him. You have the power to destroy him. And as a man, that's one of the biggest fears when pursuing a relationship."

He sat next to her on the couch and held her hand. They sat in silence until Sara spoke again.

"Lucas, I don't know what to do. But you are a big help. Thank you."

"Sara, you're a great friend. I can see you love him. You can't deny that."

"Why did you have to become a psychiatrist?"

"What can I say, I'm good with people. And you are hurting big time. How about when he gets back I have a chat with him. I'm sure he just needs some guidance"

"I don't think that's a good idea. Grissoms not the kind to open up, and share his feelings."

"Well, you know that you can always talk to me."

TBC