Part 4
THE FORGOTTEN CD… by Sadie
Disclaimer: Thanks to all the OTHER people, who created CSI, it gives me something to write about. Don't sue me I'm only dreamin here. Thanks to ALL the great singers and songwriters who are contributing to this fic unbeknownst to them. I did take some poetic license with some of the words to tailor it to the story a little better too. (Stacy Orrico – Hesitation)
Summary: What happens when a CD is left in someone's truck…by accident or on purpose?… G/S….Please R/R
Ok, I'm back! I hope you're all still interested in this. I'll try to wrap it up in another chapter or two, but no promises.
Spoilers: Post PWF and ITB
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Food for Thought
He was anxious about eating a meal with Sara, especially since he'd turned her down not long ago. 'I wonder if I should tell her about the surgery?' This was his last thought before she walked through his door.
"I'm ready if you are", she announced as she walked into his office. Seeing him deep in thought, she thought for a moment he that might have changed his mind.
She was about to say something when his head popped up, smile on his lips, "Ready as I'll ever be." With that they headed toward his truck.
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He got into the truck not sure what to say so he asked, "What would you like to eat Sara?"
She looked up at him with a sly grin, "I'm not the one whose been eating crappy food for three days, I think this should be your choice Griss."
"Oh come on Sara, you can't tell me you've been eating much better. I know you have the number to every takeout in Vegas." His teasing drew a shocked look from her.
"I do not," she smiled at him, "besides how would you know that."
"You told me yourself remember?"
How could she forget, she'd gone home and thrown all of them away after that case. He didn't really think she was a shut in did he?
"Actually, I've been trying to cook a lot of my own dishes lately."
This drew an eyebrow from him as he looked at her questioningly. "Really, well maybe you'll have to try some of them out on me sometime."
Her head nearly snapped off as she looked up at him.
"I know a great little Italian place off the strip. I'm sure we can find something we'll both really enjoy there." He hoped the implication in his voice wasn't too obvious.
With that he started the engine and began to pull out of the lot.
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They drove in relative silence down the strip, looking at the bright lights and various people walking the neon highway. Griss pulled down a side road and continued toward the other end of town. There was a slight tune playing in the background he hadn't picked up on until he looked over and saw Sara mouthing the words.
" Why do you spend all your time,
Watching life pass you by,
Hanging on to your pride,
All that you can anticipate,
Hoping all your mistakes,
Will somehow fade away"
'OH SHIT!' He'd been listening to this CD on his way back from the seminar. It had obviously been left in the player since he hadn't anticipated her being in his truck today. He cursed himself inwardly for having been so stupid.
Sara seemed oblivious at the moment, concentrating on the words she was trying not to sing to loudly. This was one of her favorite songs on her CD.
"What are you to do with THIS,
It's either hit or miss,
You know the answer now come on give your heart away,
I know you hurt inside,
I know the reason why,
Don't wait a moment come on give your heart away"
He couldn't even bring himself to look at her for a moment. Just siting there listening to the whisper of her voice, barely audible at the level she was singing, he willed her not to figure out this was a copy of her CD. If he could just make it to the restaurant before the next song came on he could play it off as the radio. He put his foot down a little harder on the accelerator and began to pray.
"Why the hesitation,
I'm forever waiting,
Gotta stop procrastinating,
Can you feel me?
Why the hesitation,
You can pick your destination,
And the risk is so worth taking,
Can you hear me"
Her eyes had been closed for a few moments as she let the words to the song take over her soul. She hadn't realized they had pulled up to the restaurant until he turned off the truck. She abruptly opened her eyes and looked at the small building, "We're here already?"
"Yeah, I'm hungry, guess I drove a little quicker than usual." He shrugged at the last part of his sentence, hoping she couldn't see the fear in his eyes about the CD.
He looked almost scared to her for a moment, 'God I hope he wasn't paying attention to what I was singing. I don't want to pressure him into anything' she thought. Before she knew it he was standing in her open door with his hand out for her to exit.
"Thanks Griss." He still looked nervous, but that was so sweet of him to open her door for her.
As they walked into the building she had already forgotten about the song and all of it's hidden meaning.
TBC…..R/R please.
If you don't know this song you need to hear it with the melody. It just struck me as a perfect G/S song. J
