Disclaimer: See previous chapters.
A/N: There is a lot of dialogue in this chapter!
Grissom awoke the next morning to find Sara gone and a note left in her place. He had hoped she wouldn't leave without saying goodbye, but maybe she was still a bit angry with him. Carefully, he reached over and picked up the note. It was folded over and his name was written on the front in Sara's writing.
'I'm going home and then in to work and I don't know when you're leaving so if you want to see me before you go give me a call. (I'll do my best to get out of lab work with Greg!) I guess I'm sorry about last night, I over-reacted a bit. I'm just going to miss you that's all. Anyway I hope you have a great time. I love you so much,
Sara'
Once he was done reading, he glanced at the clock. He had wanted to see her before he went and it was unlikely she could get past Ecklie if she was working the day shift today. He knew that shift didn't start for another hour or so, but he also knew that Sara liked to be there early.
Quickly, he picked up his phone from the side of the bed and called Sara. After three rings, she answered. "Hey," she said in a slightly sultry tone.
"That's very unprofessional of you", he joked.
"Well I'm not at work yet", she informed him, which was what he had called her to find out in the first place.
"Ah, well then perhaps you could give me the pleasure of your company for a while before you head in",
"And why would I want to do that?" she said in a voice as flirtatious as she could manage.
"I don't know…I just thought you'd like to come see your boyfriend before he goes away",
She smiled hearing him use his official title of his relationship to her. It wasn't a word she had thought he'd refer to himself as so early on, but she liked it.
"Are you worth driving all that way?" she asked, continuing to flirt with him.
"I'd come see you", he told her "but I'm not dressed yet".
"Even better", she said, finding it hard not to laugh that she was talking like this "I'll be there soon".
The line went dead and Grissom realised he should probably make himself more presentable for her arrival.
He was barely out of bed when the doorbell rang. Confused at how quickly she had got there, or if it was her, he threw a dressing gown on and went down to answer the door.
Indeed he found Sara stood outside, a huge smiled on her face as she could clearly see how confused he was at her speed.
"You got here quick", he said, hoping for an explanation as he let her in.
She smiled even more "Oh, I was in the area".
This just confused him even more but he chose not to take it further as he knew this could be his last chance to be with her for two whole weeks.
They seemed to fly to each other. Grissom wrapped his arms around her protectively as if he would never let her go.
"You're not angry with me, are you?" he checked, pulling away but still keeping his hands tightly around her waist.
"No", she whispered, leaning into his chest.
"I'd much rather stay with you, you know that", he promised.
She nodded and moved her head upwards to kiss him fully and passionately. They remained in this embrace until Sara could no longer breathe and she pulled away.
"It's not fair", she said, running her hands across his shoulders and down his back "we've only been together for a couple of days and you have to go already",
"I know", he soothed "but it's not for that long, and with all the work Greg's going to have you doing you won't even have time to miss me!"
"I want people to know about us, Gris", she complained like a child "Maybe then Greg will stop flirting with me",
He laughed "And I suppose you never flirt back do you?"
She pretended to look hurt but couldn't stop herself from laughing back "Well, maybe sometimes I do…"
"Nothing I should be jealous of I hope", he said, still with a smile on his face.
"You know it isn't!" she cried, punching him playfully in the arm.
"Just like you know nothing's going to happen between me and Teri, right?"
Sara's eye's dropped the floor. She was obviously thinking of something to say that didn't make her sound pathetic and jealous "Well…I don't really know Teri…"
"True", Grissom agreed "but you know me, and I very much hope that you trust me",
She didn't reply to that. Knowing her silence meant she wasn't convinced, he leaned in and kissed her again. She kissed back but more rigidly like she was trying to act as though she did trust him, when truth be told, she didn't entirely. She was aware that Grissom wasn't exactly the type to cheat, but how did she know what type he was? All she really knew of him was work influenced. Emotionally she knew so little of him it scared her. Especially since she didn't know Teri and she and Grissom had dated, even if it was only once.
"Please tell me you're okay with this", Grissom begged, his eyes searching Sara's for the answers he needed.
Both of them knew that whatever she said made no difference, he was going anyway.
"I…"she started, knowing that she couldn't ask him what she really wanted to. She couldn't ask him to forget about his career, his whole life, and run away with her. Though they had been friends and co-workers for years, they had only sustained a romantic relationship for a matter of days.
"If it's what you want", she finally said, hoping to satisfy his urge to know she wasn't angry with him for leaving.
"You know that doesn't really come into it", he sighed "I have to at least persuade the Sheriff that I've had time to think",
"But what if you do start thinking about us, and you change your mind?"
"I can promise you that won't happen", he assured her "but I don't know if you'll believe me".
She nodded "You're right, I don't know if I can believe that. You spent so long fighting feelings for me, why give up now?"
"Because", he said, pulling her closer again "when I thought that something could have happened to you, I realised that I do have feelings for you and that I do want to be with you".
She didn't seem to accept, pulling away from him and stepping towards the door. "You had better hope that's enough".
He watched her leave, knowing that this was the last time they would see each other for two weeks, and she wasn't even willing to accept his reasons.