A few hours later, both Nick and Sara came trundling back into the lab, evidence bags in hand. " I'm gonna take these to trace," Nick told her offering her a huge smile as he passed by her.

" Ok," she nodded, watching him leave before heading off to Greg's lab.

On her way there, she caught sight of Grissom coming towards her and she suddenly felt her heart thudding wildly inside her chest. How could he do this to her over and over again?

The nearer he came, the more her breathing became ragged and uneven, and it crossed her mind more than once to drop the bags in her hands and go to him, kissing his senseless in the middle of the corridor, but instead, she offered a seductive smile.

" Hey how'd your case go?" His voice had the tell tale signs of uneasiness too, but maybe he was better at hiding it than she was, until she saw his smoldering eyes.

" We uh," she started, her voice drying in her throat before she could speak again ", There were signs of a struggle, and some strange fibers on the ground."

" What kind?"

" Don't know yet, I'm on my way to Greg with the DNA now, you um, wanna come too?" she smiled as she spoke, enticing him with her eyes as she wordlessly pleaded with him to accompany her if only to be near him.

Grissom knew what she was asking because he felt it too. He had missed her presence, her closeness and everything that was simply her. Offering a smile, he nodded his head silently and turned to walk beside her.

Their shoulders bumped together as they walked, the physical contact causing them both to hold their breath before they could steady their breathing again.

Turning into Greg's lab, Sara's hand brushed against his, causing his pulse to rise as a blush spread up his neck.

" Hey Sara," Greg beamed from his desk, the smile falling slightly from his face when Grissom entered " Hi Grissom."

" Hey, I have some DNA for you," Sara grinned; knowing her smile always brought the young lab tech to his knees. Today however, Greg looked stressed, his usual banter was absent from his eyes.

" I'll get to them later Sara, I'm swamped."

" Oh but I could really do with you rushing them through for me," she smiled, stepping a little closer to his desk as she spoke, stretching out a hand to touch his shoulder. Greg's eyes glazed over and he practically melted at her feet. Gulping visibly, he tried a small smile," You, uh, you could?"

" Yes I could," she grinned, holding out the bag to him, igniting him with her smile, " please?"

Grissom watched on in amazement as Greg's eyes sparkled in adoration. Sara knew exactly how to get what she needed with a mere smile, standing firm as she made no move to step back as Greg arose from his chair. Standing up, he took the bag from her and smiled back ", I'll run them right away."

" Thanks Greg," she smiled, keeping her voice deliberately low, " page me when you're done?"

" Of course," he nodded, almost stumbling backwards as she turned away.

Grissom couldn't believe what he had witnessed, his Sara, the woman he loved openly flirting to get what she wanted.

" I saw that," he whispered as they walked towards their lab.

" What?" she grinned " me asking Greg to rush the results?"

" No, you being sultry," he said softly, keeping his voice down.

Sara offered him a smoldering smile, causing him to stop dead in his tracks as she walked on in front of him. He needed her so badly, if only there wasn't another four hours until the end of shift.

When he finally caught his breath, he walked into the lab to find Sara standing beside Nick, listening to him intently as he spoke.

" So what is it?" she asked him as he moved out of the way for her to take a look inside the microscope.

" Hey Griss," Nick waved him in " we could use a second opinion on something."

" What have you got?" he asked; keeping his voice leveled, hoping that the shaking inside his body had subsided.

" Hmm," Sara hummed " it looks like some kind of plastic." Scooting back, she offered Grissom a huge grin " here take a look."

Leaning forward, he brushed against her slightly to take a look into the microscope, focusing on the small piece of evidence there. "Yeah I agree, could be from a fishing net."

" You think?" Nick asked, waiting for Grissom to lean back so he could take a closer look. Stepping back, Grissom came to sit beside Sara, close enough to touch her.

She seemed to be leaning in to him, relaxing his alert body with her presence as he slowly lost the power to fight his urges. He watched in sheer adoration while she left her seat to bend over the table next to Nick, her open lab coat stopping just short of her knees.

Without thinking, Grissom came to stand next to Sara, his hand automatically reaching out to push a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. The contact sent both of them reeling with unspent passion as their eyes met with a smoldering gaze, unlocking their feelings, allowing them the freedom to put them on show, only to be broken when they realized where they were. Grissom stepped away from her, amazed with the fact that Nick was still staring down at the evidence on the table, oblivious to what was going on around him.

" I'll be in my office if you need me," Grissom spoke, his voice strained against the dryness constricting his throat. Sara watched him back away from her, a small smile dancing on her lips until she saw Catherine walking away from the doorway. Grissom turned to look behind him, wanting to see what had taken the smile from her lips and caught sight of Catherine's retreating form, causing worry to find it's way into his eyes, matching Sara's as he turned back to look at her.

Sara shook her shoulders slightly, indicating that if Catherine had seen their personal touch then she would have surely said something about it, or at best waited at the door to interrogate her.

" Hey Sar look at this," Nick spoke next to her, bringing her away from Grissom's eyes reluctantly, but not before offering him a small smile as he made his way out of the door.

Turning around she pushed the worry aside, focusing on Nick's voice as they continued with their case.

TBC…….