16/?
Sara had spent her time in the hospital, and had now been home a week. She was once again out of work for two weeks, and had to wait for her next doctor's appointment to decide how much work she was permitted to do.
And, yet again she was under the care of Grissom. But she wasn't really bothered by it seeing that their relationship and grown stronger and she could be with the man she loved.
Sara thought of what her future would be like. About how someday she could be married and have kids. Live in an actual house, and have a few dogs running around in the yard. She wanted all of this, but was haunted by the thought of her life almost ending because of one man. One man who was jealous of another. She was a victim of the hate in this world, and at that moment swore to herself that she would do all in her power to try and alleviate some of it.
"Sara? Are you even listening to me?" Grissom said snapping Sara out of her thoughts. She hadn't even realized he was talking.
"Um. sorry. I just have a lot on my mind."
"Penny for your thoughts?"
She sighed heavily. "My future was almost taken from me. twice. Because one man was jealous, and saw me as a tool to get even with you. I don't blame any of this on you, heck; I don't even blame it on Ecklie. I blame it on the hate in this world. The hate that people lose their lives over everyday. My future was almost taken from me. I mean there is no way anyone could understand how much my future means to me right now."
"Sara. I do understand. I do. Because, my future was almost taken from me too."
She looked into his eyes and understood what he meant. He wanted a future with her, and she wanted one with him.
"Sara, I want you in my future. I want to be with you for forever and a day. You are everything to me, and you always have been."
"Grissom."
"Sara, promise me you wont leave me. I've almost lost you twice, and that was close enough. I can't live without you, and I don't want to."
"I don't want to live without you either."
She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest, and he wrapped his arms around her.
"Just hold me." She whispered.
They stayed there and feel asleep.
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Grissom awoke alone the following morning, and got up searching for Sara. He hadn't been searching long, when he found her on the balcony.
"Perfect." He thought.
Sara stood looking out on the streets that she almost lost her life on, the streets that many others lost their lives on.
Sara turned from her thoughts after she thought she had heard movement inside the apartment. She slid the glass door open and poked her head in.
"Grissom?"
"Yeah?"
"What are you doing?"
"Umm, nothing. I'll be out there in a sec."
"Ok. There's some coffee in the pot if you'd like some."
"Ok. Thanks."
This was it. He was going to do it. The moment was right, so he had to take his chance.
He walked to the door, and slid it open. He could no longer contain his smile; this was it.
Sara turned around to greet him.
"Hey you. How was your sleep?" She paused and saw the grin on his face. "What's got you all happy?"
"Sara. I know we've been through tough times lately, and for you, I would go through the hardest times, although I can't imagine them being any harder than what we've been through in the last few months. I love you, and I always have, we haven't been a couple long, but we have been together for years, and I think that makes up for it. Sara Sidle," he dropped to one knee. "Will you marry me?" He pulled out a black velvet box.
Sara nodded, she was speechless and it took everything with in her to force out "yes".
He pulled out the beautiful round cut diamond from its box, and slid it onto her slender finger.
She admired the ring, and then looked towards Grissom.
"I love you." She said kissing him deeper than she ever had.
He broke the kiss for a brief second, "And I love you."
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Sara had spent her time in the hospital, and had now been home a week. She was once again out of work for two weeks, and had to wait for her next doctor's appointment to decide how much work she was permitted to do.
And, yet again she was under the care of Grissom. But she wasn't really bothered by it seeing that their relationship and grown stronger and she could be with the man she loved.
Sara thought of what her future would be like. About how someday she could be married and have kids. Live in an actual house, and have a few dogs running around in the yard. She wanted all of this, but was haunted by the thought of her life almost ending because of one man. One man who was jealous of another. She was a victim of the hate in this world, and at that moment swore to herself that she would do all in her power to try and alleviate some of it.
"Sara? Are you even listening to me?" Grissom said snapping Sara out of her thoughts. She hadn't even realized he was talking.
"Um. sorry. I just have a lot on my mind."
"Penny for your thoughts?"
She sighed heavily. "My future was almost taken from me. twice. Because one man was jealous, and saw me as a tool to get even with you. I don't blame any of this on you, heck; I don't even blame it on Ecklie. I blame it on the hate in this world. The hate that people lose their lives over everyday. My future was almost taken from me. I mean there is no way anyone could understand how much my future means to me right now."
"Sara. I do understand. I do. Because, my future was almost taken from me too."
She looked into his eyes and understood what he meant. He wanted a future with her, and she wanted one with him.
"Sara, I want you in my future. I want to be with you for forever and a day. You are everything to me, and you always have been."
"Grissom."
"Sara, promise me you wont leave me. I've almost lost you twice, and that was close enough. I can't live without you, and I don't want to."
"I don't want to live without you either."
She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest, and he wrapped his arms around her.
"Just hold me." She whispered.
They stayed there and feel asleep.
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Grissom awoke alone the following morning, and got up searching for Sara. He hadn't been searching long, when he found her on the balcony.
"Perfect." He thought.
Sara stood looking out on the streets that she almost lost her life on, the streets that many others lost their lives on.
Sara turned from her thoughts after she thought she had heard movement inside the apartment. She slid the glass door open and poked her head in.
"Grissom?"
"Yeah?"
"What are you doing?"
"Umm, nothing. I'll be out there in a sec."
"Ok. There's some coffee in the pot if you'd like some."
"Ok. Thanks."
This was it. He was going to do it. The moment was right, so he had to take his chance.
He walked to the door, and slid it open. He could no longer contain his smile; this was it.
Sara turned around to greet him.
"Hey you. How was your sleep?" She paused and saw the grin on his face. "What's got you all happy?"
"Sara. I know we've been through tough times lately, and for you, I would go through the hardest times, although I can't imagine them being any harder than what we've been through in the last few months. I love you, and I always have, we haven't been a couple long, but we have been together for years, and I think that makes up for it. Sara Sidle," he dropped to one knee. "Will you marry me?" He pulled out a black velvet box.
Sara nodded, she was speechless and it took everything with in her to force out "yes".
He pulled out the beautiful round cut diamond from its box, and slid it onto her slender finger.
She admired the ring, and then looked towards Grissom.
"I love you." She said kissing him deeper than she ever had.
He broke the kiss for a brief second, "And I love you."
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