Yes, this is the epilogue, this story is officially finished.


18 months later Sara walked into the bedroom lightly, Grissom smiled, at the book laying in his hands as he turned the page. Sara noticed the smile.

"Something good just happen sweetie?" She asked as she sat down on the bed, smiling gently and him.

"Yes. You came into the room." He replied before leaning forward to kiss his wife. Sara smiled even more as he leaned back into the pillows again, she never tired of his comments, and he still managed to surprise her with them everytime.

"What book are you on anyway?"

"A book of Shakespeare's sonnets. I found one that I thought fit you perfectly.

'In the old age black was not counted fair,
Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name;
But now is black beauty's successive heir,
And beauty slandered with a bastard shame:
For since each hand hath put on Nature's power,
Fairing the foul with Art's false borrowed face,
Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy bower,
But is profaned, if not lives in disgrace.
Therefore my mistress' eyes are raven black,
Her eyes so suited, and they mourners seem
At such who, not born fair, no beauty lack,
Sland'ring creation with a false esteem:
Yet so they mourn becoming of their woe,
That every tongue says beauty should look so.' "

He sat there looking at her for a moment, waiting for her response, it was a somewhat controversial passage but he knew she would realise what she meant. After a moment she replied, with a concealed smile.

"You shouldn't generalise, it isn't very scientific of you. Brunettes are prettier than blonds is a generalisation."

"Looking at the proof in front of me, its accurate. The brunette in front of me happens to be extremely beautiful." He said with a grin before leaning closer and kissing her.

Soon the book fell to floor, unnoticed by them both, and lay there undisturbed until a number of hours later when they awoke in each others embrace.


4 weeks after that Sara walked into their bedroom again, this time distracted. Grissom was smiling at the book he was reading and looked up when she sat down on the bed. He looked up at her and immediately his book was discarded as he knelt, resting on his heels, on the bed in front of her and took her hands in his.

"Sara? Honey? Are you ok?"

Sara looked up at him, her distraction turning to slight nervousness. Grissom looked at her more closely, "Sara?" He questioned again.

She tried to speak but found the words stuck in her throat, she coughed slightly and tried again.

"Grissom, I ... I'm ... I'm ... ermmm ... I ..., you know a little bit ago, when you were reading Shakespeare's sonnets and you read me one."

"4 weeks ago you mean?"

Sara nodded, wondering if Grissom had already worked out what she was trying and failing to say.

He grinned at her. "That's wonderful!" He said, she looked up at him. She opened her mouth but found herself speechless again, she hadn't known what to expect, but she hadn't expected this, not when it still hadn't been said aloud.

He kissed her palm. "Yes, I mean it. I really am happy about this. We can alter the spare room and ..." Sara lost what he was saying as a relief swept through her and he began muttering out ideas.

After a moment, he seemed to return to the present when he pulled Sara into a hug.

She held him as he held her, a matching grin on both their faces.

Grissom pulled back slightly, and took her hands again.

"You know what this means?" She looked at him confused. "We need to choose a shakespearean name. How about Juliet for a daughter? And for a son ... Sir Lancelot Gobbo?"


Sorry for the kind of abrupt ending here, but had already explored a (tiny) rocky part in their relationship, getting past it, and then an explanation ending in a GSR line at the end. Now due to exams and everything and having no idea where to take this story decided to end it with a final epilogue. Sorry it was a bit sudden, but now I can concentrate on my exams and the sequel to 'Baby, I need you' and won't be too busy thinking about where to take this.

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