Chapter 3

Tammy was wondering the apartment in a towel and a piece of toast in her hand when Sara walked through the door. "How was your date last night? Or did he stay?" Sara asked as she popped her head into Tammy's room cheekily.

Tammy smiled and shook her head. "He's not here." Tammy walked into the bathroom after finishing her toast and closed the door.

Sara pulled out some food muttering. "Must be serious." She smiled and made an omelette for herself. Once she finished eating Tammy emerged from the shower with her hair wet.

"Showers all yours." She stated as she went into her room. Sara placed her plate in the sink and headed for the shower.

"If you've used all the hot water your dead." Sara shouted as she shut the bathroom door.

Sara was climbing into bed when a soft knock on her bedroom door sounded. "What Tammy?" She sounded harsher than intended. Tammy walked in and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Sorry, just wanted to talk for a second before I go to work." Sara hugged her pillow and waited for Tammy to start talking.

When she didn't Sara asked. "How was the date?"

Tammy smiled and turned to her, bring her legs up onto the bed and crossing them under her in excitement. "It was great. He took me to this really nice Texan restaurant and we danced and went to the movies." Sara buried her head in her pillow with laughter. Tammy was acting like a schoolgirl on a first date. "Sara! Don't laugh, I'm in love." Sara tried to control her laughter, but it was a lost cause as Tammy started to poke her through the sheets. "Hey I'm not making fun of you and Grissom am I?" Sara slowly controlled her laughter and tried to put on a straight face. "I saw you two kissing yesterday, so don't deny it."

"I wasn't going to actually." Tammy raised an eyebrow. "I'm investigator remember and you left the front door open when you left. Although your insides must have been gnawing to catch us. I was more surprised than you, believe me." Sara pulled her covers up to her chin and closed her eyes. "Tammy I need sleep, I'm glad you had fun and that you're in love and all, but I'm going out tonight and need sleep."

"Oh really? With whom?" Tammy leaned forward in interest, knowing full well who it was.

Sara grinned and shook her head. "None of you business and if you don't want me teasing you continuously about Nick, you'll let it alone."

Tammy furrowed her brows in mock disgust. "Hey you want me to leave you alone, I'll leave and see you later." Tammy stood and Sara snuggled up to her pillow again. "Bye mate and say hi to Grissom." She chuckled and shut the door behind her. Sara ignored her and fell asleep once the silence and darkness of the room sank into her body invoking relaxation and deep sleep.

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As the midnight blue Tahoe drove up the dark enclosed path into even more darkness, Sara began to wonder where they were going. Grissom said to bring a warm coat, boots and he'd bring the rest. Grissom parked in front of a gate that didn't give much away from the sign other than, DO NOT ENTER.

Sara got out when Grissom did and waited by the bonnet for him. When she turned around to see where he was, she couldn't see him. She walked around the car, but still no Grissom. "Griss?" Sara walked back to the bonnet. "Griss this isn't funny." Her voice wavered a little as she looked through the darkness. "Stop playing games Grissom." She walked toward the gate and peered through the trees and followed the outline of the shadows marked by the moonlight.

"Has anyone told you how beautiful you look in the moonlight?" Sara screamed as Grissom miraculously appear in front of her from the other side of the gate. He chuckled and opened the gate.

Sara waited for him to open the gate while taking deep breaths to calm her heart and coax it to settle back within her ribcage, before she smacked him on the arm. "GRISSOM you ass. Don't do that."

Grissom defensively pulled back his whole body when she smacked him again and rubbed his arm. Laughing he apologised. "I'm sorry. I 'meant' to scare the crap out of you." He laughed again as she smacked him across the chest.

"Don't do it again, Christ. I nearly had a heart attack." Sara rubbed her face to help relieve the shock.

Grissom stepped closer to her. "Here, let me help you." He said with a smirk. Sara dropped her hands as he approached and with a smile she tilted her head to one side.

"And how exactly are you going t." She stopped mid sentence when Grissom pulled her towards him and kissed her softly. Her arms wrapped around the thick coat he wore as his hands held her to him and devoured her soft lips in a gently kiss. Sara leaned into him loving the warmth coming from him and seeping into her very being.

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Grissom pulled back and kissed the tip of her nose and smiled. He took her hand and walked into the darkness. "Griss where are we and where are we going?" Sara asked as she looked at an old car that looked like it was from the 50's. She looked up at the tops of the trees and watched as they swayed slowly in the mild breeze. Grissom stopped and picked up a bag that he put there when he disappeared for those few minutes, but felt like a lot longer for Sara. Grissom sat on a large log and pulled Sara down to sit next to him. He watched as she scanned the area like a crime scene, he lifted her hand and kissed it before letting go. He pulls out a coffee flask and two plastic cups. He filled the cups with the coffee and handed one to Sara. She turned to look at him with a huge smile. "This is the body farm isn't it?" She said with excitement.

"Yep." Grissom sipped his hot coffee and looked around them.

Sara laughed, she couldn't believe where they were. "I've always wanted to come here." She said after drinking some of her coffee. "Mmmm.nice coffee. Brandy?"

Grissom nodded and leaned sideways to her and pointed out to his right. "Over there is the lake." He moved his hand and point in front of them. "That is the deepest part of the wood and behind us are the small cliffs." Sara rested her chin on his shoulder and looked up at him as he drank some more from the cup.

"Thank you for brining me here." Grissom turned his head and brushed his lips with hers briefly.

"I knew you wanted to see it, just didn't know how to ask you." Grissom looked down at his cup.

Sara leaned more into his shoulder and smiled. "Could have just talk to me and brought it up." Grissom contemplated her words, but shook his head. "Why not?" She shifted her head up slightly to see his chin then his eyes as he lowered his head.

"I wouldn't have known how to ask."

"I know it can be hard to talk to me at times, but I would have listened."

"I know, but." He couldn't explain any further.

"But you're just not good at talking to people." Sara finished for him.

Grissom shook his head. "No it's not that, just you."

"Should I be offended by that Grissom?"

"Not at all." He said hardening his tone. "When I try to talk to you and god I do try.I just can't fined the words, even if it's a simple hello."

"And here's me thinking you ignore me at times." Grissom lifted her head to meet his eyes.

"I don't ignore you, I am coward when it comes to you and my words seem to diminish when I see you." Sara smiled and lowered her head.

"So, your trying to tell me I make you more or less speechless?" Grissom chuckled and put his left arm around her pulling her closer.

"That's pretty much it." Sara laughed and snuggled closer. They sat there looking out at the moonlit wood, following the shadows as the trees moved in front of the large moon momentarily cutting out the light.

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