Chapter 3
Sara watched from the beach as Grissom waded through the water with Kate on his shoulders. He was standing in the water, up to his chest. Kate was giggling as Grissom twisted in the water and dramatically teased her. A few times, he'd fall forward of back and drop her into the water and rescue her in mitts of laughter from them both. Kate would latch onto Grissom's back and try to pull him back, but he wouldn't fall.
Leaning back on the beach towel, Sara closed her eyes and sighed. This was the first day off in weeks and it just happened to be on Kate's birthday. She was happy to be with her mum and dad for a whole day, but she was being treated to a party at school tomorrow. Grissom was pleased that Kate didn't want a party at home, she said she only wanted to go to the beach with her parents for a whole day and that's what she got.
Kate's giggled and screams could be heard and Grissom's laughter only made Sara want to listen some more. He never laughed at work much, but when he was at home, he would laugh and play around. When he was working, he was in work mode. Occasionally he'd let the other's mess about, but they weren't to play music too loudly or scream the lab down. It wasn't a playground, he told them once.
The team knew he was only trying to get them to do there best and to concentrate on cases, but at times they could all sit down and talk. It wasn't like the odd times, but it was new to everyone to be able to talk about tough cases and share them with the other teams members, their friends. Sara would listen, but never contributed rough cases, neither did Grissom. They had each other to tell them too and only helped the others.
New team, it was a new team. Catherine moved out of Vegas with her daughter Lindsey, 6 years ago. They moved to Atlanta to be with an old friend. Warrick married a girl he met on a case a few years ago. He moved to New York to work with the police departments new crime lab they were rebuilding. Nick was still at the lab. He was working and teaching. He taught ornithology at UNLV on Wednesdays all day and Friday mornings. He's seeing a girl from the local diner. A steady relationship for the past 2 years.
The new team consisted of Nick a CSI level 3, Tom Baxter a CSI level 2, Robin Funnel a CSI level 3 and Garrett Rhodes a CSI level 2. All from decent backgrounds. No hyper personalities, which meant no replacement for the nosy, ADD lab tech, otherwise known as Greg. Greg died in a car accident 3 years ago. He died straight away and Grissom investigated. It was an accident, but since then. no rock music or any other kind of music was played at a loud decibel. He wouldn't allow it and neither would Nick or Sara.
"Mum!"
Sara snapped out of her thoughts and smiled as Kate came running up the beach and dropped to her knees on the towel. Sitting up, Sara wrapped her daughter up in a large towel and began drying her. "Where's your father?" She asked gently, looking around.
Kate looked behind her and shrugged. She grinned back at her mother. "He said he was swimming and to come get you."
"He did, did he?" Sara smiled and pushed herself up. "Come on sweetie, let's find him." Kate took her mothers hand and led her towards the water.
Grissom jumped out of the water and shouted "BOO!"
Sara screamed and jumped. Before she could retreat to the beach, Grissom grabbed her and pulled her with him as he used all his weight to pull her into the water. Kate was cackling with hysterical laughter as she bounced in the water and splashed them.
"Grissom!" Sara shouted and tried to push him back. "YOU OATH!" She grinned and splashed him.
Grissom chuckled and wrapped his right arm around her. Kate jumped up and hugged him. Pulling them both tightly to him. He kissed both. Kate grinned. "Happy Birthday Munchkin." He whispered into her ear. Kate kissed him and swam back to the beach.
Sara wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. She smiled at kissed him lightly on the lips. "Griss?"
He grinned. "Yes dear?"
She played with the curls at the nape of his neck as she brushed her fingers through his hair with her other hand. Her elbows resting on his shoulders as she wrapped her legs around his waist. "Are you happy?"
Grissom's grin faltered when he heard her. He looked into her eyes, but saw nothing but love for him there. "Why would you ask me that?" He asked softly, pushing her hair out of her face.
She sighed and closed her eyes. "I don't know."
He cupped her cheek and kissed her lips. "Honey, you wouldn't ask me if you didn't know."
Nodding, Sara looked back at Kate briefly, before turning back to Grissom and pushing back slightly, but still with him holding her. She ran her hand under his arm and slowly down his back. She watched his eyes close as she stopped her hand over his scar. "I'm not going to do anything. I. I just want to know."
Grissom pulled her closer and held her. "I've never been more happy in my life Sara."
She smiled and ran her hands over his back. "I'm happy too." She whispered.
Sara watched from the beach as Grissom waded through the water with Kate on his shoulders. He was standing in the water, up to his chest. Kate was giggling as Grissom twisted in the water and dramatically teased her. A few times, he'd fall forward of back and drop her into the water and rescue her in mitts of laughter from them both. Kate would latch onto Grissom's back and try to pull him back, but he wouldn't fall.
Leaning back on the beach towel, Sara closed her eyes and sighed. This was the first day off in weeks and it just happened to be on Kate's birthday. She was happy to be with her mum and dad for a whole day, but she was being treated to a party at school tomorrow. Grissom was pleased that Kate didn't want a party at home, she said she only wanted to go to the beach with her parents for a whole day and that's what she got.
Kate's giggled and screams could be heard and Grissom's laughter only made Sara want to listen some more. He never laughed at work much, but when he was at home, he would laugh and play around. When he was working, he was in work mode. Occasionally he'd let the other's mess about, but they weren't to play music too loudly or scream the lab down. It wasn't a playground, he told them once.
The team knew he was only trying to get them to do there best and to concentrate on cases, but at times they could all sit down and talk. It wasn't like the odd times, but it was new to everyone to be able to talk about tough cases and share them with the other teams members, their friends. Sara would listen, but never contributed rough cases, neither did Grissom. They had each other to tell them too and only helped the others.
New team, it was a new team. Catherine moved out of Vegas with her daughter Lindsey, 6 years ago. They moved to Atlanta to be with an old friend. Warrick married a girl he met on a case a few years ago. He moved to New York to work with the police departments new crime lab they were rebuilding. Nick was still at the lab. He was working and teaching. He taught ornithology at UNLV on Wednesdays all day and Friday mornings. He's seeing a girl from the local diner. A steady relationship for the past 2 years.
The new team consisted of Nick a CSI level 3, Tom Baxter a CSI level 2, Robin Funnel a CSI level 3 and Garrett Rhodes a CSI level 2. All from decent backgrounds. No hyper personalities, which meant no replacement for the nosy, ADD lab tech, otherwise known as Greg. Greg died in a car accident 3 years ago. He died straight away and Grissom investigated. It was an accident, but since then. no rock music or any other kind of music was played at a loud decibel. He wouldn't allow it and neither would Nick or Sara.
"Mum!"
Sara snapped out of her thoughts and smiled as Kate came running up the beach and dropped to her knees on the towel. Sitting up, Sara wrapped her daughter up in a large towel and began drying her. "Where's your father?" She asked gently, looking around.
Kate looked behind her and shrugged. She grinned back at her mother. "He said he was swimming and to come get you."
"He did, did he?" Sara smiled and pushed herself up. "Come on sweetie, let's find him." Kate took her mothers hand and led her towards the water.
Grissom jumped out of the water and shouted "BOO!"
Sara screamed and jumped. Before she could retreat to the beach, Grissom grabbed her and pulled her with him as he used all his weight to pull her into the water. Kate was cackling with hysterical laughter as she bounced in the water and splashed them.
"Grissom!" Sara shouted and tried to push him back. "YOU OATH!" She grinned and splashed him.
Grissom chuckled and wrapped his right arm around her. Kate jumped up and hugged him. Pulling them both tightly to him. He kissed both. Kate grinned. "Happy Birthday Munchkin." He whispered into her ear. Kate kissed him and swam back to the beach.
Sara wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. She smiled at kissed him lightly on the lips. "Griss?"
He grinned. "Yes dear?"
She played with the curls at the nape of his neck as she brushed her fingers through his hair with her other hand. Her elbows resting on his shoulders as she wrapped her legs around his waist. "Are you happy?"
Grissom's grin faltered when he heard her. He looked into her eyes, but saw nothing but love for him there. "Why would you ask me that?" He asked softly, pushing her hair out of her face.
She sighed and closed her eyes. "I don't know."
He cupped her cheek and kissed her lips. "Honey, you wouldn't ask me if you didn't know."
Nodding, Sara looked back at Kate briefly, before turning back to Grissom and pushing back slightly, but still with him holding her. She ran her hand under his arm and slowly down his back. She watched his eyes close as she stopped her hand over his scar. "I'm not going to do anything. I. I just want to know."
Grissom pulled her closer and held her. "I've never been more happy in my life Sara."
She smiled and ran her hands over his back. "I'm happy too." She whispered.