A/N: Well, I guess some of you have been waiting for this chapter, so here it goes…

The car pulled over and the three girls made their way towards the entrance. It was 10:30 and the music was blasting through the entire building. There was a booth at the entrance so that you could buy your tickets as fast as you got to the event. Catherine was the first one to buy tickets; she bought, of course, lots of Warrick tickets, she also asked if many girls had asked for his tickets, of course they had, Warrick was quite the character on the team. The next one to enter the room was Mia. Nick's tickets were not quite as much of a hit as Warrick's but for being new on the team he was doing well. Finally, Sara asked for a couple of tickets for Grissom who now had a number of fans.

The three girls entered the room together but spread quickly. Catherine went directly towards Warrick, she let out a huge whistle and then hugged him, Mia went looking for Nick but couldn't find him anywhere and Sara was left alone wandering about the big room. She was looking for someone she knew, well, someone she liked, as she crossed the room she saw Stacy, Denise, Jen and other girls that had tickets in their hands.

Sara walked straight to the back of the room looking for a table, spotting one free table she start making her way towards it, Sara was almost there when Stacy planted her self blocking her way.

"Sara is it?" Stacy asked in a harsh tone

"Yes" Sara answered a little nervous

"I'm Stacy, look, I know you drool over Gil but open your eyes little girl, Gil and I belong together"

"Excuse me?" So you're claiming yours what's mine, huh

"Yes, you can be his little project but believe me, you don't want to be in my way" Stacy threatened and then disappeared

Still a little shocked, Sara made her way to the table and took a seat. She was considering what Stacy said, "his little project" for a moment it made sense, maybe she was his little project, but then why would he bother to go out with her or to "look forwards to see her in a dress" as he had said before. There is no way I'm only a project, he enjoys flirting with me too much for that; we enjoy flirting with each other too much for that. Sara was deep in thought when Mia sat next to her, it took her some time to come back to earth but once she did she enjoyed every bit of it. Sara and Mia were talking about random stuff, Mia was describing how incredibly good Nick looked all dressed up in a suit and everything, and as a coincidence Nick appeared wearing his dark blue suit, white shirt and red tie, making both girls lose their ability to speak for a while.

"What's wrong Sara, the cat got your tongue?" Nick teased

"Shut up Ugly Duckling"

It was 11:02 pm and Sara hadn't seen Grissom in the entire night and that was not fair, she had her tickets and was planning to use them! She had already danced with Nick, Warrick and a couple of other friends but her main goal was nowhere near her. After so much dancing Sara got thirsty, she walked down the hall to where the pathway to the beach started and headed to the bar; she ordered a coke and used the opportunity to get some fresh air. She was about to head inside when she saw him, if she thought that Nick looked great then she didn't have words to describe how Grissom looked, wearing a black suit he looked a little like James Bond or some guy like that, his eyes were particularly brilliant that night with the moon over them and the way he walked made him look so calm and serene as always.

"Sara Sidle" Grissom said with a half smile on his face, looking straight to her eyes

"Gil Grissom" Sara smiled back and walked towards her

"Let me tell you that you look beautiful" Grissom said slowly I would say gorgeous but then I'd have to explain a couple of things

"You don't look half bad yourself" Sara said "So, are you free to dance with me?" she said showing him her ticket

"I'm afraid not" he said a little defeated "I got booked but, in something like two songs I'll be yours and only yours" he said offering his arm to escort her inside the room

Grissom had been talking to Catherine and she had told him that Sara was looking great but Catherine's description hadn't done any justice, she didn't just look great, she looked stunning, beautiful, breath taking! And man did she take his breath away. As he escorted her inside the room he was filled with pride, he was so sure that he had the most beautiful girl from the ball by his arm. When he had first seen her he had meant to say something else than her name but words just fled his mind, he was, for the second or third time in his life, speechless, now, as they walked inside there were no words need to tell her that she was beautiful. Sara blushed a little as they entered. She saw how Grissom's posture got straighter as she got his arm, I make him proud she thought as they walked together, she was actually happy to feel the furious glances of jealous girls on her.

They got to the dance floor and Sara let go off his arm, she walked to where Nicky and Mia were standing. A little while after that Catherine joined them, she was talking about how cute Grissom and Sara looked when they entered the room, which made Mia's curiosity blow, she had been too busy kissing Nick and she missed Grissom and Sara. "Don't start Cath" Sara tried to say but before she finished the word "start" Catherine was already telling what had happened, and how cute those two looked together.

The fund raising part of the ball had been scheduled from 10 to 1 am, and then it was free from 1 until sometime around 3 or 4 in the morning, the only requirement of the free ball was that you had to buy at least two tickets. Grissom was showing off his dance movements, all those weird and uncomfortable hours of salsa and meringue lessons with Hodges were showing their results, making of Grissom a sells hit.

Grissom stole a glance and Sara and nodded, telling her that it was her turn, he was a little tired but began laughing hard when he listen to the song that was beginning to sound from the DJ's booth. He made his way to Sara and offered his hand, Sara took it and let Grissom lead her to the dance floor, then he just stood there, without moving.

I won't dance, don't ask me. I won't dance, don't ask me, I won't dance madam with you

"Oh Grissom, come on!" Sara said pulling him closer but he was stronger than her and didn't move a bit

My heart won't let my feet do things that they should do

"Griss!" Sara said laughing

He slowly came to her and put his hand on her waist, then began moving slowly according to the music. He had a smile on his face and made sure that Sara saw it, she was at arms length, enjoying every bit of the song, letting Grissom move her across the dance floor.

I won't dance, how could I? I won't dance, merci beaucoup

Sara laughed as Grissom moved his head, suddenly he was standing again, without moving, he took a step backwards and smiled, he chuckled a little and then hugged Sara, pulling her a little closer.

"You know what? You're lovely" he whispered softly to her ear, the whisper was so soft that she couldn't tell if he had actually said it or if she was imagining things.

The song ended and Sara couldn't take the grin off her face. She felt as if every girl was looking at her but still didn't care, she saw Stacy's death glare on her and only smiled at her, making Stacy feel even angrier. Sara looked up and found Catherine and Mia looking at her, both had their mouths open and looked so happy, they were happy for Sara, she was finally getting closer to Grissom. And they were happy for Grissom; he had finally found someone who made his world spin.

Another song began blasting and Grissom was taken by other girl, he had been enjoying dancing with other girls but somehow after dancing with Sara he wasn't enjoying dancing with other girls so much. Every once in a while he would turn and try to spot Sara between the multitude, he would smile not caring if she actually saw him or not, he was just happy that he could smile at her without hiding it. At 11:50 Grissom walked towards Sara's table and stood in front of her, he didn't tap her shoulder or called her name, he simply waited for her to turn and look at him.

"Would you dance with me?" he asked smiling sweetly

"I don't have a ticket" Sara answered

"But I do" Grissom said showing her the piece of paper

Grissom guide Sara to the dance floor and held her close to him, closer than the last time but not so close that she would feel uncomfortable. The song began slowly, it sounded familiar to Sara, Could it be… no, no way it's that song

I miss you so much and I don't know what to say. I should be over you. I should know better but it's just not the case

Yes, it was the song Sara was thinking about, it took all the courage she had but she ventured to take a step closer, Grissom was surprised for a second, a very long second for Sara, but then he welcomed her advance. Grissom put both of his hands around her waist, hugging her, and Sara rested her head on his shoulder, listening to his soft heartbeat.

"You didn't actually plan this, did you?" she asked softly

"Maybe, maybe not, maybe it's fate" Grissom whispered leaning his head slightly over Sara's

"You don't believe in fate" she answered loving the feeling and the smell of Grissom so close to her

"Why would you say that?"

"Because you are a scientist" Sara answers quietly

"I'm also a romantic" Grissom whispered

From one corner of the room Mia, Nick, Warrick and Catherine were grinning, they were so happy that their plan had worked. But at the other side of the room there was someone who wasn't so happy about Gil and Sara getting together, Stacy had a drink in her hand and her eyes fixed on the happy 'couple-to-be', her eyes were fixed in Sara, and her brain was actually working. Thousands of way came to her mind, she wanted to erase Sara from the map, she wanted to have Gil Grissom for her and only for her, she already had everything planned for them.

She can't be with him, they don't belong together. She's a science geek, he's a baseball player, she may dance but she's still a geek. He's got a great car with a huge back seat and I'm as sure as hell that she never had a real boyfriend to make out with. The clock announced one in the morning and a brilliant idea came to Stacy's mind, but she needed some time, so when she say Jen and Denise arguing about who would dance with Grissom first, Stacy couldn't do anything but smile.

1:10 am… 1:20… she had everything perfectly calculated, at 1:25 she began walking towards Grissom, who was sitting at Sara's table Perfect Stacy thought satisfied. She didn't bother to ask him if he wanted to dance, she simply walked behind him and sigh against his hear, making him shiver, Grissom turned to face her and Stacy grabbed his face and pulled him with her to the dance floor. Sara couldn't believe her eyes, as easy as that Stacy had gotten Grissom to dance with her, Well, it's not like he had any other option, she had a firm grab of his face.

Stacy was showing off and Grissom was just trying not to stay standing, he felt weird dancing with Stacy, sure, she was his friend but she was acting strangely, she was dancing too close to him for him to be comfortable. She was making crazy dance movements, jumping and looking at him as if he was food and the song was not a "jump all around" song, it was something calm. Stacy turned around so she was facing him, she used the corner of her eye to make sure that Sara was looking, her luck couldn't be any better, she wasn't only looking, she was walking towards them. Grissom turned and smiled at her, he gave her a teasing look and then felt someone grabbing his neck, in less than a second Stacy had turned his face towards her and was kissing him square in the lips, it was a desperate and unpleasant kiss. He was paralyzed, he didn't know what to do and it took him some time to realize what had just happened, time in which Sara's heart was broken.

Grissom's face was so… well he certainly wasn't opposing to the kiss and Stacy was surely enjoying every bit of it. Sara even heard a little moan coming from Stacy's voice, "His little project" "You don't belong together" Sara was about to leave when something shocked her. Stacy was pressing so much against Grissom that he was almost captive against the wall, his eyes were closed and his hands were firmly attached to the girl's waist. That's it.

"Get a room you two" Sara said before going away, bringing Grissom to his sense, he panicked when he found himself between Stacy and a wall.

"What are you doing!" Grissom said when he could finally break the kiss, he saw Stacy's smile Oh crap! Sara! Grissom turned around and saw Sara walking as fast as she could towards the pier; he figured that it was because it was the closest exit. Leaving Stacy standing alone and not caring about her, Grissom began running after Sara, he had to talk to her, tell her that he had no interest in Stacy, and explain the situation. He saw her walking, she wasn't so far away from the room but he had to stop her, he ran as fast as he could.

"Sara!" he shouted, she didn't even stop "Sara please!" he said grabbing her by the arms and making her stop

"What!" she said coldly, her eyes were red and puffy "What do you want Grissom?" hurt evident in her voice

"One dance, one last dance" was the only thing he could say

Grissom placed one hand in her waist and placed her hand on his chest, close to his shoulder, covering it with his own so she couldn't move away from him. Sara was stiff and felt uncomfortable, and she made sure the make Grissom know that, and she was sure that if someone was looking at them, they would see that she was uncomfortable as well. Grissom thanked God that it was a slow song and moved slowly, trying to calm Sara a little and trying to figure what to say.

"I didn't kiss her back, you know?" Grissom whispered to her ear, he didn't mind if she was actually paying attention but he had to try "And I have no interest of kissing or being with her, she caught me unguarded" Sara relaxed a little but wasn't much comfortable anyway. "I'd rather be kissing another girl, I'd rather kiss one particular girl" Sara's heart made a flip, was he really talking about her? "You believe me, right?" his question was a little desperate, his voice betrayed him.

"I believe you" now she was relaxed, relaxed and happy. "I guess she got to me"

"How come?" Grissom asked intrigued

"She told me that I was something like a "little project" for you…"

"Non sense, that's absolutely absurd" he cut her before she could continue

The piece eventually came to an end and Grissom lead Sara back to their table, Catherine and Warrick had relief in their eyes, they had seen the entire scene and were worried that Stacy had ruined everything. There was silence for a while until Warrick cracked a joke, Chick Magnet by MxPx was playing and he immediately turned to face Grissom, both guys began laughing hard and both girls didn't understand a thing. Finally, when both of them controlled their laughter, they began telling the girls the story of that song, how it was first a joke and them a hymn for both of them during their first years in college.

For the rest of the ball the group stayed together sitting at the table, they chatted and joked. Mia and Nick were practically absent with the exception that they were physically there, Cath and Warrick exchanged commentaries with Grissom and Sara but they were sharing secret jokes, which left Grissom and Sara on their own. It was 2:30 in the morning and Sara's dad was going to be there around 3 so she had something like half an hour to kill.

"Do you want to go for a walk?" Grissom asked her

"Sure"

Sara told the girls that she would meet them by the door at 3 am sharp and then walked away with Grissom. He seemed to know the place very well because he guided her as if he was going around his house, it was the first time they walked together without having to be somewhere, and it was the first time that Grissom put his hand on the small of her back to guide her. Sara felt as if she was walking on cloud nine, it was perfect. The moon, the place, the feeling, the freezing air that was more than surely going to make her catch a cold. She felt Grissom's hand leaving her back and turned to face him, she smiled at what she saw, the handsome Gil Grissom taking his coat and then placing it softly on her shoulders. "Thank you" she said, "You're welcome" he answered and then they continued their silent and yet so comfortable and peaceful. They reached the end of the pier and Grissom rested against the railing, his back to the ocean and facing Sara, he extended one hand towards her and smiled when she took it and came closer to him.

"It's a beautiful morning isn't it?" Sara said looking at the moon

"I've seen more beautiful pictures" he said not looking at the sky, Sara blushed a little

Grissom saw the pink color on Sara's cheeks and smiled, she could only imagine how embarrassed she would be if he actually told her that she was beautiful. Grissom took her other hand and pulled her even closer, Sara smiled even more and moved forwards, his eyes where bewitching her, those blue eyes that seemed even bluer in that exact moment.

"This is nice, you know" Sara said getting a little closer

"Yeah it is" Grissom said cupping her face with one hand, caressing her skin with his thumb

Sara's eyes couldn't focus in one particular spot, she was excited and nervous, she was so close to Grissom and they were so comfortable together. She wanted to capture everything about Grissom and yet she wanted to capture just one part so she could remember it every time she wanted. And what his thumb is doing on my skin is not helping me concentrate! Her mind was screaming, his touch was intoxicating and the only thing she could do was place one hand under his and the other one on his chest.

"Your dad would kill me if he saw me" Grissom chuckled, it was the right way to end that moment and yet Sara didn't want it to end

"I guess" she answered looking down only to have Grissom lifting her face to the level of his eyes

"It would be worth it though"

Sara was surprised; was Grissom actually saying that he would risk something for her? His eyes darkened a little and she could tell that he wanted the same thing she wanted, she looked straight into his eyes and smiled at him, his face came a little closer to hers and she could feel his breath tickle her skin. He was so close that she could smell him, she loved the smell of his coat but having him near was driving her crazy, she was so taken by his smell that she couldn't think of anything else. Sara's brain was busy figuring out what was that smell until a new sensation hit her, the sensation of his very soft lips against hers, it was gently as if she had been touched by a butterfly and it took her a little to come to her senses. Knowing Grissom he was being gentle so she could feel free to pull away, But there is no way I'll break it.

Sara kissed him back, slowly and carefully, Grissom broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers, he smiled at her and Sara just closed the remaining space between them, kissing him firmly and gently. The kiss was… sweet, it wasn't full of passion or demanding, it was serene, as Grissom and sweet as Sara. The last kiss didn't last long but it was great, Sara looked at the sky and then, taking Grissom's hand, she began walking back to the building.

"Is something wrong?" Grissom asked sweetly, passing his arm around her waist

"I was going to meet Cath and Mia at 3 in the porch, I don't want to be late" Sara said, still smiling

They reached the porch and saw that the girls were already there, well, they were with their respective couples, each pair took their space and began talking softly until James Sidle's car appeared in the parking lot. Cath and Mia took the backseat and Grissom opened the front door for Sara.

"Your…" Sara began

"Take it, you don't wanna catch a cold" Grissom said smiling as he helped her get inside the car "Good night Mr. Sidle"

"Good night Gil" James answered giving him an 'I'm looking at you boy' but Grissom simply could care less.

TBC...

A/N: Did you like it? Oh by the way, all the lyrics for "I wont' dance" by Frank Sinatrawere taken from public domain so if there's something wrong with them I didn't do it on purpose. PLEASE REVEW! Your reviews make my day!