Chapter Nine
Licking her lips in thought, she looked over his shoulder as she collected his words and worked them into her head.
She found his eyes again. "You came here last night." She said, no question.
He nodded.
Continuing, she squinted her eyes slightly.
"Two weeks?"
Grissom nodded.
Her tongue pushed into her cheek.
Biting her lip, she tilted her head to the left slightly.
"Two here, two Vegas?"
He nodded again and smiled as she put it all together.
Slowly at first, she grinned.
"I have you for two weeks?"
He just grinned, his eyes twinkling.
Sara blinked and frowned.
Grissom did the same. "What's wrong?"
She dropped her head. "No."
He sucked in his breath and closed his eyes.
"You can't. You'll kill yourself running back and forth. Two weeks is wonderful, but then you go for two and then come back. You're not a yo-yo Gil. I can't use you like that. It's not fair on you."
Grissom sat back and laid down on the bed, his head on the pillows.
"Why can't you just do this for me? Just try it and if it doesn't work. then I'll stop."
Sara looked down at him and saw his eyes were closed.
She had a strange feeling in her gut.
"Don't lie to me Gil Grissom."
She got up off the bed and left the room.
Grissom got up and followed her.
He stopped at the top of the stairs as she reached the bottom.
"I love you Sara!" He shouted. "Don't give up on this please."
She stood at the foot of the stairs.
She listened to him and quickly brushed her tears away.
"You don't understand Gil."
He didn't, not when she said it like that.
He slowly made his way down the stairs to stop behind her.
"Let me do this."
She shook her head. "It would kill you. I can't let you do that."
"It won't." He promised.
His hand came up to rest on her shoulder.
"If I try this." She began and turned to him. "You have to be honest with me."
"I will." He said reaching up to brush her hair over her shoulders.
She nodded and took a shaky breathe. "If you get tired of this travelling your willing to take, you have to tell me. I can't loose you Gil. I've told you that once before and it's true. A lot can happen between here and Vegas."
Grissom saw the concern in her tear filled eyes and drew her to him.
Kissing her lips sounding, he held her tightly.
"If I get tired of the travelling, we discuss something else. I'm never letting you go again." He swore and wrapped her into his entire body.
** ** ** **
A weekend of sitting in front of the TV, watching forensic documentaries and movies, spending hours talking, making love, teasing and playful bantering. this continued for an entire weekend and the beginnings of the first week.
Dinners, breakfasts, lunches and working together, again was treasured and enjoyed.
The night before Grissom was due to head back to Vegas was quiet, but busy.
Work was consuming Sara and she hadn't seen him all day.
He was working with a new case involving fire ants and numerous beetles.
The night drifted on.
4 hours until his flight left San Francisco.
She sat in her office after trying to find him, but had no luck.
She stared at a case file Cameron and Andy had been working on.
Everything checked out.
Just the time on the clock was moving too fast.
She sighed and sat back in her chair, only to stand and walk over to the CD player and turn on the music.
Soft, slow jazz poured lightly out of the speakers.
She pulled a book from the shelf above the CD player and opened it.
Skimming through the pages, she took a deep breathe through her nose and smiled.
Closing the book slowly, she turned to the body standing behind her.
He smirked and took the book from her.
Placing it on the shelf, he leaned into her.
Whispering lightly into her ear. "Dance with me?"
She smiled and stepped into his awaiting arms.
They danced to the slow music in the low lit room.
Everything outside the office and building was forgotten as they held each other close.
His hand pulled hers closer to his chest.
She splayed her hand over his heart and turned her head to kiss his cheek.
Laying her head on his shoulder, she breathed in the scent of the man she loves and closed her eyes as she let it seep into her soul.
His hand on her waist, slipped under her shirt and pushed slightly up her bare skin.
He traced her spine with his fingers and lowered his head when she shuddered.
Smiling into her neck, he kissed the warm skin.
"You have to go soon." She whispered.
He held her tighter, telling her that he'd do anything to stay longer.
She knew, but she still didn't want him to go.
They danced for a little longer, until the CD was finished.
As the room went silent, She pulled back and gazed into his eyes.
Blue eyes smiled down at her.
Speaking volumes of love with just their eyes.
He dipped his head slowly and brushed his lips across hers.
Her arms wrapped around his neck as she parted her lips.
His lips brushed a little harder this time.
Welcoming the slow and tender kiss, she pushed her fingers through his curls.
Tongues caressed softly and unhurriedly.
Forcing the kiss to be just as it is and nothing passionate that would suddenly lead to something more.
Breaking the kiss with agonising strength, he moulded his body against hers and buried his face in her neck.
Doing the same, she slipped her arms around his waist and up his back to rest on his shoulder blades.
Holding each other tightly.
Forgetting for a few minutes that being away for two weeks was going to be tough.
"You promised me." She whimpered.
"I remember." He said softly into her hair. "I'll ring you when I land."
She nodded and moved back slightly to see his face. "Do you need to go home first?"
He shook his head. "I've everything I need, but I left some things."
She smiled and kissed him tenderly.
** ** ** **
Standing at the airport, they looked up as the flight for Vegas was called.
He turned to her and smiled sadly.
She returned it with a small smile of her own.
Hugging each other lightly, they shared a brief kiss.
He picked up his bag and squeezed her hand that was still in his and had been since they left the lab.
She pulled on it and looked down at the floor.
His eyes followed for a second, before he looked up and moved closer.
"I'm a phone call away." He said softly.
She nodded and looked up. "I know."
He smiled and leaned into her.
Kissing her once again, he chuckled.
"I'll tell the others you're doing a great job."
She laughed. "Your job you mean?"
He nodded and grinned.
The announcement came over the speakers again.
"You'd better go." She said sadly.
He raised her hand to his lips and kissed her fingers.
"I love you." He whispered, kissing her hand again.
Smiling widely, she brushed his cheekbone and giggled.
"Chalk." She shrugged and laughed when he gave her the mock confused Grissom look.
He smiled and released her hand. "Later."
She watched him walk three steps before calling out to him. "Gil!"
He turned halfway and stuffed his free hand into his pants pocket.
"Yeah?"
"I love you too." She smiled and watched as he grinned and continued to walk towards the flight desk.
Licking her lips in thought, she looked over his shoulder as she collected his words and worked them into her head.
She found his eyes again. "You came here last night." She said, no question.
He nodded.
Continuing, she squinted her eyes slightly.
"Two weeks?"
Grissom nodded.
Her tongue pushed into her cheek.
Biting her lip, she tilted her head to the left slightly.
"Two here, two Vegas?"
He nodded again and smiled as she put it all together.
Slowly at first, she grinned.
"I have you for two weeks?"
He just grinned, his eyes twinkling.
Sara blinked and frowned.
Grissom did the same. "What's wrong?"
She dropped her head. "No."
He sucked in his breath and closed his eyes.
"You can't. You'll kill yourself running back and forth. Two weeks is wonderful, but then you go for two and then come back. You're not a yo-yo Gil. I can't use you like that. It's not fair on you."
Grissom sat back and laid down on the bed, his head on the pillows.
"Why can't you just do this for me? Just try it and if it doesn't work. then I'll stop."
Sara looked down at him and saw his eyes were closed.
She had a strange feeling in her gut.
"Don't lie to me Gil Grissom."
She got up off the bed and left the room.
Grissom got up and followed her.
He stopped at the top of the stairs as she reached the bottom.
"I love you Sara!" He shouted. "Don't give up on this please."
She stood at the foot of the stairs.
She listened to him and quickly brushed her tears away.
"You don't understand Gil."
He didn't, not when she said it like that.
He slowly made his way down the stairs to stop behind her.
"Let me do this."
She shook her head. "It would kill you. I can't let you do that."
"It won't." He promised.
His hand came up to rest on her shoulder.
"If I try this." She began and turned to him. "You have to be honest with me."
"I will." He said reaching up to brush her hair over her shoulders.
She nodded and took a shaky breathe. "If you get tired of this travelling your willing to take, you have to tell me. I can't loose you Gil. I've told you that once before and it's true. A lot can happen between here and Vegas."
Grissom saw the concern in her tear filled eyes and drew her to him.
Kissing her lips sounding, he held her tightly.
"If I get tired of the travelling, we discuss something else. I'm never letting you go again." He swore and wrapped her into his entire body.
** ** ** **
A weekend of sitting in front of the TV, watching forensic documentaries and movies, spending hours talking, making love, teasing and playful bantering. this continued for an entire weekend and the beginnings of the first week.
Dinners, breakfasts, lunches and working together, again was treasured and enjoyed.
The night before Grissom was due to head back to Vegas was quiet, but busy.
Work was consuming Sara and she hadn't seen him all day.
He was working with a new case involving fire ants and numerous beetles.
The night drifted on.
4 hours until his flight left San Francisco.
She sat in her office after trying to find him, but had no luck.
She stared at a case file Cameron and Andy had been working on.
Everything checked out.
Just the time on the clock was moving too fast.
She sighed and sat back in her chair, only to stand and walk over to the CD player and turn on the music.
Soft, slow jazz poured lightly out of the speakers.
She pulled a book from the shelf above the CD player and opened it.
Skimming through the pages, she took a deep breathe through her nose and smiled.
Closing the book slowly, she turned to the body standing behind her.
He smirked and took the book from her.
Placing it on the shelf, he leaned into her.
Whispering lightly into her ear. "Dance with me?"
She smiled and stepped into his awaiting arms.
They danced to the slow music in the low lit room.
Everything outside the office and building was forgotten as they held each other close.
His hand pulled hers closer to his chest.
She splayed her hand over his heart and turned her head to kiss his cheek.
Laying her head on his shoulder, she breathed in the scent of the man she loves and closed her eyes as she let it seep into her soul.
His hand on her waist, slipped under her shirt and pushed slightly up her bare skin.
He traced her spine with his fingers and lowered his head when she shuddered.
Smiling into her neck, he kissed the warm skin.
"You have to go soon." She whispered.
He held her tighter, telling her that he'd do anything to stay longer.
She knew, but she still didn't want him to go.
They danced for a little longer, until the CD was finished.
As the room went silent, She pulled back and gazed into his eyes.
Blue eyes smiled down at her.
Speaking volumes of love with just their eyes.
He dipped his head slowly and brushed his lips across hers.
Her arms wrapped around his neck as she parted her lips.
His lips brushed a little harder this time.
Welcoming the slow and tender kiss, she pushed her fingers through his curls.
Tongues caressed softly and unhurriedly.
Forcing the kiss to be just as it is and nothing passionate that would suddenly lead to something more.
Breaking the kiss with agonising strength, he moulded his body against hers and buried his face in her neck.
Doing the same, she slipped her arms around his waist and up his back to rest on his shoulder blades.
Holding each other tightly.
Forgetting for a few minutes that being away for two weeks was going to be tough.
"You promised me." She whimpered.
"I remember." He said softly into her hair. "I'll ring you when I land."
She nodded and moved back slightly to see his face. "Do you need to go home first?"
He shook his head. "I've everything I need, but I left some things."
She smiled and kissed him tenderly.
** ** ** **
Standing at the airport, they looked up as the flight for Vegas was called.
He turned to her and smiled sadly.
She returned it with a small smile of her own.
Hugging each other lightly, they shared a brief kiss.
He picked up his bag and squeezed her hand that was still in his and had been since they left the lab.
She pulled on it and looked down at the floor.
His eyes followed for a second, before he looked up and moved closer.
"I'm a phone call away." He said softly.
She nodded and looked up. "I know."
He smiled and leaned into her.
Kissing her once again, he chuckled.
"I'll tell the others you're doing a great job."
She laughed. "Your job you mean?"
He nodded and grinned.
The announcement came over the speakers again.
"You'd better go." She said sadly.
He raised her hand to his lips and kissed her fingers.
"I love you." He whispered, kissing her hand again.
Smiling widely, she brushed his cheekbone and giggled.
"Chalk." She shrugged and laughed when he gave her the mock confused Grissom look.
He smiled and released her hand. "Later."
She watched him walk three steps before calling out to him. "Gil!"
He turned halfway and stuffed his free hand into his pants pocket.
"Yeah?"
"I love you too." She smiled and watched as he grinned and continued to walk towards the flight desk.