Sara knew that her talk with Greg would probably be tough. He had called her back and they had decided to meet at his apartment where they could talk privately.
She arrived a little bit early and was nervously waiting in the car, debating what would be the best way to go about it. He nearly scared her out of her skin when he knocked on her window. She rolled the window down and he asked what she was doing. "Lurking around in my parking lot, are you?" He smiled.
"Yeah, I guess," she said as she giggled. Greg always made Sara feel so at ease. "Are you ready to go in?" She nodded her head.
Once they were inside his apartment, he brought out two cups of coffee. "Greg, I know my leaving hurt you. I am sorry. You have never done anything to make me treat you like that. You, of all people, have always accepted me. Even after the way I treated you sometimes."
"Sara, when you left, I felt alone. Because with you, I never felt afraid. You have that way about you at least to me. With you here, there wasn't anything I couldn't do. You know, I am always nervous around Grissom …Catherine too. When you were here, I had somebody I could talk to, to help me to think things out. "
"Greg, you are a great CSI. When you passed your final proficiency test, I felt so proud of you. The team had been split up, but we came together to celebrate your success. It reminded me of how great we were. You know, I still remember your first court appearance…about that Sherlock case? You said you felt like a dork. But I told you, you looked like a professional because that is what you were. You are a professional." Sara stopped to sip her coffee. It was Greg's favorite, Blue Hawaiian. "Greg, you will always have a special place in my heart. Never before has someone accepted me so unconditionally."
"You are not going to leave again are you? You don't know how much I missed you. Please remember that you can talk to me whenever you need an ear. I will try my best to help."
"Thanks, Greg. That means a lot. I think that I will be around for a long time. I realize that my life is here. All of you are my family and I don't want to leave again. I realize now that no matter what happens, you all will be here to help me through it. And will be there always." Sara hugged Greg as she left. The rest of her life would be okay as long as she had her family.
The end