This is the final chapter. Thanks to everyone for the reviews.

Chapter Five

They arrived at the lab five minutes before the start of shift. Grissom looked around and quickly gave Sara another kiss before they exited the car. Together they walked to the building. Once inside, Grissom felt Sara tense again as he placed his hand on her lower back. "It'll be okay."

She was surprised he wasn't as nervous as she was about this. She didn't know how things were going to be around the lab now that things were…going to change. Grissom seemed relaxed as if this was something they did every day, so why was she so scared? After a few minutes they both went their separate ways. Sara walked to the break room as Grissom went to his office to get the assignments.

The rest of the team had already gathered there , discussing the events of the Christmas party earlier that evening. Catherine and Nick were nervous. They'd expected Grissom and Sara to be at the lab when they arrived but they weren't there. Maybe things turned out wrong and Sara was at home. Looking up, Nick saw Sara approaching the break room. He nudged Catherine with his elbow.

"Showtime." He whispered to Catherine.

"Hey Sara, where have you been?" Greg asked, fluttering his eyelashes seductively as she entered the break room.

"Here" Sara answered as calmly as she could.

"Really, because we didn't see you when we arrived." Catherine asked her.

"Oh well, I must have been outside." Sara theorized as she turned her back to them and grabbed herself a cup of coffee and walked back to the table to sit down. A few seconds later, Grissom entered the break room. His eyes immediately settled on Sara's, holding her gaze for longer than he should have.

"Good evening everybody. I hope you all enjoyed the party. Warrick and Catherine, I've got a robbery at the Tangiers for you. Nick why don't you go with them? Sara, you and I have a hit and run." While handing out the assignments Grissom had come to stand next to Sara who had made her way back to the coffee pot. She felt his presence, but she didn't dare move for fear of everyone discovering the blush creeping up her cheeks.

Nick looked over at the two of them and lifted his eyes up to the ceiling unable to hide the big smile on his face. Looking over towards Catherine, he nodded his head in the general direction of Grissom and Sara. Catherine looked above their heads and secretly rewarded herself with a pat on the back. They had decorated the break room earlier and of course as tradition had it, there was a sprig of mistletoe. It just happened to be that Grissom and Sara were unknowingly standing under it.

"Grissom, Sara, you're under the mistletoe." Greg announced pointing to the ceiling.

Grissom and Sara both looked to the ceiling and then at each other, their eyes holding each other's gaze.

"Kiss!" Nick and Catherine both said insistently. "Come on, it's tradition."

Grissom's gentle movements caught Sara off guard. She expected him to kiss her on the cheek but instead he leaned forward capturing her lips in a passionate kiss. Sara was swept away, her hands found their way in his hair to tangle her fingers between his curls. He pulled her closer to his body, their surroundings forgotten as they lost themselves in each other.

"Whoa, would you look at that." Greg groaned in shock, which quickly turned to amusement when the others in the room stared on with gaping mouths. Catherine sat forward, her absolute joy spilling over into a huge smile as she looked on.

Finally the kiss ended, and Grissom pulled his lips from Sara's with a loud smacking sound, then turned around as if nothing had happened. "I'll see you outside in five, Sara." And with that he walked away, leaving a very flushed Sara in the break room.

"You go girl!" Nick grinned, pulling Sara into a huge brotherly hug before she could escape the break room. Leaning into him, she smiled up into his eyes affectionately before pulling away to leave the room.

"We did good, Nicky." Catherine patted him on the shoulder. Their mission had succeeded. After years of struggling, Grissom and Sara had finally found each other. It was going to be a happy Christmas for everyone…..

The End