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Chapter 12
Jade's aunt arrived three days later and bumped into Grissom waiting outside Jade's room, while she got changed to go home.
"Gil! There you are!"
Jade's aunt said in her rather posh, overdone accent as she power walked up to him in her high heels.
"Where is she?"
She demanded.
"She's just getting changed."
He gestured to the room with the blinds closed.
"Right. You can go home now, Gil. I'm sure you have some bug to dissect or bullet to find!"
"Actually no. I have friends doing that for me while I look after my god-daughter."
"Well, we're here now Gil. You can go. I'm sure she doesn't want you hanging around her all day."
"Excuse me?"
"Well, not after everything that's happened! I'm sure she blames you - I do! If you'd have caught this guy earlier none of this would have happened! In fact - isn't it your fault he went after her in the first place?!"
Grissom stood there, stunned. He didn't know what to say. At this point the door opened and Jade walked out into the corridor.
"Jade - darling! Come on - time to go home!"
Jade stood there, a stunned expression on her face.
"When did you get here?"
She questioned.
"Just arrived. And not a moment too soon!"
"Moment too soon? What do you mean? And where's Uncle Dave?"
"Well, you wouldn't want to stay with him after what's happened! And I sent David shopping to get some food."
"What?! What do you mean wouldn't want to stay with him?! He's the one that's been looking after me while you were travelling round Japan!!!"
"Yes, well, that was business and we're back now so you're coming back home with us."
"What if I'd rather stay with Gil?"
"Then, I wouldn't bother coming home at all! And you could forget college!"
Jade stood there shocked. Her aunt was threatening to throw her out. Problem was Jade didn't really have anywhere else to go. Her aunt and uncle were paying for her tuition fees and for a place for her to live when she got to California. She couldn't afford to go on her own and she could forget college. She knew she didn't have a choice - Gil wouldn't be able to help her.
Her aunt knew Jade had no choice and nodded to herself. Then, she turned to Gil and moved closer so that Jade couldn't hear.
"Don't bother coming to see her."
Then she turned, took Jade's bag from her and strutted back up the corridor. Jade looks at Gil with an apologetic look on her face.
"Sorry."
She whispers. He nods in understanding and she follows her aunt up the corridor.
*****
Three more days pass. Grissom got bogged down under numerous cases of murder, theft - the usual. He'd tried to call Jade a few times but kept getting hold of her aunt or uncle who wouldn't let him talk to her. They'd kept her stuck in the house to recover and Grissom just knew that Jade was probably getting very agitated and bored by now.
A knock on his office door made him look up. Warrick opened the door and poked his head around.
"Hey. Heard anything from Jade? How is she?"
"As far as I know she's fine. But I haven't been able to see her yet."
"Oh. Well, when you do tell her we still have that dinner date."
Grissom nodded.
"Hey Warrick!"
He called as Warrick was about to leave. Warrick came back into the room.
"Yeah Gris?"
"You know she's my God-daughter, right?"
"Yeah?"
Warrick half questioned, wondering where this was going.
"And you know she's been through a lot lately."
"Yeah."
"Just...just don't hurt her, okay? I...I think she likes you."
He said awkwardly. Warrick smiled, half in understanding and half in amusement at Grissom's sort of 'father/boyfriend' talk.
"I won't."
He confirmed, then left. Grissom nodded to himself.
*****
Later that same evening Warrick was just heading out of the changing room when he banged into someone about to come in. The other person grunted.
"Oh, sorry."
He said. Then realised that it was Jade and she was holding her side slightly.
"Jade! I'm sorry you're not hurt are you?"
He questioned slightly guiltily.
"It's fine, just as much my fault as yours."
She smiled back, absently holding her side.
"How you healing?"
He gestured to her wound.
"It's still a little sore and itching like mad but that's a good sign- or so they tell me - it's driving me crazy!"
Warrick laughed.
"So, what you doing here?"
"Actually I came to see Grissom - but he's not in his office."
"I think he left. You might want to try the park down the road. He had that look on his face - you know that troubled one where you just know he's gonna go blow some steam off on a coaster."
"I know the one. Thanks. Oh, and I also wanted to check about that dinner date you promised me."
Warrick smiled.
"How does Friday night sound? Round 7.30? I'll pick you up."
"Sounds great."
She leaned up and planted a kiss on the side of his mouth.
"Thanks. For everything." She said slightly shyly. Then, "See you Friday then."
She turned and walked away. He watched her go a smile on his face.
*If she looks back she's interested. If she looks back she's interested.*
He repeated in his head.
Just as she was about to turn the corner she looked back and smiled, then disappeared from sight.
*Yes!*
*****
Grissom headed over to his favourite roller coaster and joined the queue for the second time that night.
"Figured you'd be here."
He heard a familiar voice say behind him. He turned to see Jade standing there, smiling at him.
"Jade."
He pulled her into her a hug which she reciprocated.
"So, roller coasters, hm?"
She asked.
"They do help. Clears your mind."
"One thing...could we start off a little smaller?"
She asked looking up at the numerous corkscrews and loops on the particular coaster Grissom was standing by. He laughed at her.
"Sure."
She smiled and he offered his arm, which she took.
"Oh, and Warrick told me to remind you about that dinner date."
Jade smiled.
"Yeah, I've already been to see him. I went to your office but you'd already left. Hey Gil?"
"Yeah?"
"You do know I like him, right?"
Grissom smiled.
"Yeah, I know."
The End.
Well.? Comments purrrrrleassssseeeee? What did you think of the story as a whole? Good?Bad? Need input people.
And if anyone wants to know who Sam was that didn't read the intro at the beginning. She's the person who was there before Holly. I made her up so I could set it back then, knowing I wanted to set my second piece around the first or second series and this seemed the best way to do it.
Oh, and just to let any of my interested readers know - I'm planning a follow up. It's gonna be set five years after this. Sam has gone. Holly has died and Sara has joined them. Jade comes back from California with her degree to see Grissom, but something happens that keeps her in Las Vegas and Grissom ends up in a coma. (dramatic music cuts in here) If any of you are interested in reading this then please review this work and let me know.
Chapter 12
Jade's aunt arrived three days later and bumped into Grissom waiting outside Jade's room, while she got changed to go home.
"Gil! There you are!"
Jade's aunt said in her rather posh, overdone accent as she power walked up to him in her high heels.
"Where is she?"
She demanded.
"She's just getting changed."
He gestured to the room with the blinds closed.
"Right. You can go home now, Gil. I'm sure you have some bug to dissect or bullet to find!"
"Actually no. I have friends doing that for me while I look after my god-daughter."
"Well, we're here now Gil. You can go. I'm sure she doesn't want you hanging around her all day."
"Excuse me?"
"Well, not after everything that's happened! I'm sure she blames you - I do! If you'd have caught this guy earlier none of this would have happened! In fact - isn't it your fault he went after her in the first place?!"
Grissom stood there, stunned. He didn't know what to say. At this point the door opened and Jade walked out into the corridor.
"Jade - darling! Come on - time to go home!"
Jade stood there, a stunned expression on her face.
"When did you get here?"
She questioned.
"Just arrived. And not a moment too soon!"
"Moment too soon? What do you mean? And where's Uncle Dave?"
"Well, you wouldn't want to stay with him after what's happened! And I sent David shopping to get some food."
"What?! What do you mean wouldn't want to stay with him?! He's the one that's been looking after me while you were travelling round Japan!!!"
"Yes, well, that was business and we're back now so you're coming back home with us."
"What if I'd rather stay with Gil?"
"Then, I wouldn't bother coming home at all! And you could forget college!"
Jade stood there shocked. Her aunt was threatening to throw her out. Problem was Jade didn't really have anywhere else to go. Her aunt and uncle were paying for her tuition fees and for a place for her to live when she got to California. She couldn't afford to go on her own and she could forget college. She knew she didn't have a choice - Gil wouldn't be able to help her.
Her aunt knew Jade had no choice and nodded to herself. Then, she turned to Gil and moved closer so that Jade couldn't hear.
"Don't bother coming to see her."
Then she turned, took Jade's bag from her and strutted back up the corridor. Jade looks at Gil with an apologetic look on her face.
"Sorry."
She whispers. He nods in understanding and she follows her aunt up the corridor.
*****
Three more days pass. Grissom got bogged down under numerous cases of murder, theft - the usual. He'd tried to call Jade a few times but kept getting hold of her aunt or uncle who wouldn't let him talk to her. They'd kept her stuck in the house to recover and Grissom just knew that Jade was probably getting very agitated and bored by now.
A knock on his office door made him look up. Warrick opened the door and poked his head around.
"Hey. Heard anything from Jade? How is she?"
"As far as I know she's fine. But I haven't been able to see her yet."
"Oh. Well, when you do tell her we still have that dinner date."
Grissom nodded.
"Hey Warrick!"
He called as Warrick was about to leave. Warrick came back into the room.
"Yeah Gris?"
"You know she's my God-daughter, right?"
"Yeah?"
Warrick half questioned, wondering where this was going.
"And you know she's been through a lot lately."
"Yeah."
"Just...just don't hurt her, okay? I...I think she likes you."
He said awkwardly. Warrick smiled, half in understanding and half in amusement at Grissom's sort of 'father/boyfriend' talk.
"I won't."
He confirmed, then left. Grissom nodded to himself.
*****
Later that same evening Warrick was just heading out of the changing room when he banged into someone about to come in. The other person grunted.
"Oh, sorry."
He said. Then realised that it was Jade and she was holding her side slightly.
"Jade! I'm sorry you're not hurt are you?"
He questioned slightly guiltily.
"It's fine, just as much my fault as yours."
She smiled back, absently holding her side.
"How you healing?"
He gestured to her wound.
"It's still a little sore and itching like mad but that's a good sign- or so they tell me - it's driving me crazy!"
Warrick laughed.
"So, what you doing here?"
"Actually I came to see Grissom - but he's not in his office."
"I think he left. You might want to try the park down the road. He had that look on his face - you know that troubled one where you just know he's gonna go blow some steam off on a coaster."
"I know the one. Thanks. Oh, and I also wanted to check about that dinner date you promised me."
Warrick smiled.
"How does Friday night sound? Round 7.30? I'll pick you up."
"Sounds great."
She leaned up and planted a kiss on the side of his mouth.
"Thanks. For everything." She said slightly shyly. Then, "See you Friday then."
She turned and walked away. He watched her go a smile on his face.
*If she looks back she's interested. If she looks back she's interested.*
He repeated in his head.
Just as she was about to turn the corner she looked back and smiled, then disappeared from sight.
*Yes!*
*****
Grissom headed over to his favourite roller coaster and joined the queue for the second time that night.
"Figured you'd be here."
He heard a familiar voice say behind him. He turned to see Jade standing there, smiling at him.
"Jade."
He pulled her into her a hug which she reciprocated.
"So, roller coasters, hm?"
She asked.
"They do help. Clears your mind."
"One thing...could we start off a little smaller?"
She asked looking up at the numerous corkscrews and loops on the particular coaster Grissom was standing by. He laughed at her.
"Sure."
She smiled and he offered his arm, which she took.
"Oh, and Warrick told me to remind you about that dinner date."
Jade smiled.
"Yeah, I've already been to see him. I went to your office but you'd already left. Hey Gil?"
"Yeah?"
"You do know I like him, right?"
Grissom smiled.
"Yeah, I know."
The End.
Well.? Comments purrrrrleassssseeeee? What did you think of the story as a whole? Good?Bad? Need input people.
And if anyone wants to know who Sam was that didn't read the intro at the beginning. She's the person who was there before Holly. I made her up so I could set it back then, knowing I wanted to set my second piece around the first or second series and this seemed the best way to do it.
Oh, and just to let any of my interested readers know - I'm planning a follow up. It's gonna be set five years after this. Sam has gone. Holly has died and Sara has joined them. Jade comes back from California with her degree to see Grissom, but something happens that keeps her in Las Vegas and Grissom ends up in a coma. (dramatic music cuts in here) If any of you are interested in reading this then please review this work and let me know.