"BOOK I"
Titled: The One You Love
Author: Moggie
Chapter Six
Sara walked up behind Grissom, who was looking at the body next to the pipe. He was collecting bugs and putting them in jars. She watched, not wanting to get too close while the bugs where crawling all over the place. Dead bodies and blood didn't bother, obviously, but the 'bugs', she's never got use to.
Walking the perimeter instead, she waited for the body to be collected and taken back to the lab. She collected evidence and took photos, but when she saw Nick and Warrick approach with unhappy faces, she walked towards Grissom and knelt down next to him. "Griss.look."
Grissom looked at her and then got up as the boys grew closer. He walked towards them and handed them a rake and some evidence bags each. "Have fun guys." He turned away and walked back to the body. Crouching down to the body he called out to Sara. "Don't let this go to your head." She cocked her head to one side and raised an eyebrow, urging him to continue. "You were right.it is fun teasing them."
She grinned and stood up. "I'll let that go.I'm going to see if Catherine's got anything. See you later Bugman."
He watched her retreating form and smiled. 'One day is all it takes to put things right between us.' He collected more insects and let David take the body. Grissom collected some fibre's from a nearby tree, fence and found footprints in the mud where the body's head was. Later, he found Sara staring into the manhole on top of the sewage pipe with a huge grin on her face. He smirked and joined her. "What are you doing?"
She continued spying on Nick dragging the rake through the sewage water and watching Warrick trying desperately not to contaminate the scene by throwing up. "Oh nothing, just checking in on the lab chimps, making sure they're not wrecking our crime scene. Find anything interesting? What does your little multi-legged friends tell you?"
Grissom laughed "That he's been here for five days if not more. I will have to form an entomological timeline and my 'little multi-legged friends' as you put it, will help me with that. You want to head back now or do you want to stay here and gloat more?"
Sara stepped away from the opening and turned to him. "I was not gloating and nope, I'm ready to go when you are. Do you want to grab something to eat on the way back? We could stop by a diner and pick up some stuff to feed to boys when they're done."
Grissom reached out and brushed a strand a hair behind her ear before leaning in to kiss her cheek. "Sure, lets go."
Brass saw the exchange and called out to them both. "It's about bloody time."
They both blushed and separeted as the police captain head towards them. Grissom helped Sara down the small embankment and headed for the car, stopping to pick up their kits and the evidence bags. "Hey Cath, we'll see you back at the lab. You want anything from the diner?"
Catherine turned from a female witness and shook her head.
Climbing into the passenger seat, Grissom watched Sara start the engine. She turned the radio on and began singing along to the music, causing to Grissom smile. He reached out and took her hand. As Sara pulled up to a diner drive-throu, she turned to Grissom and asked what he wanted.
"Salad and a chicken sandwich."
Sara smiled, she knew he would never turn veggie, so relayed the order and ordered herself a salad and got two ham salad sandwiches for the boys. Grissom whispered into Sara's ear. "Better get some donuts for the lab rat." She elbowed him lightly and paid for their order. She handed the two bags to him to which he put them on the back seat.
"Ok, that's done. Let's get back to the lab." Sara pulled onto the high street and headed towards the lab.
Grissom turned the radio off about half way back to the lab. "Sara." He turned to face her.
Sara glanced at him then back at the road. "What's wrong Griss?"
"I was wondering about earlier."
Sara was beginning to worry and jumped in with, "Griss.I'm sorry.if I pushed you.I mean."
Grissom shook his headed quickly. He looked at the road briefly then back. "No, not that."
She laughed and blushed. "Oh.then what?"
"I was wondering about Hank."
"Griss, I told you I wasn't seeing him. We just went to movies, but not anymore." She looked at him, pleading with him to believe her.
Seeing the sad eyes, he knew she was begging him to believe her. "I believe you, I do.I.what.did he do something to stop you two from going to the movies?" He was concerned, but also relieved.
Sara pulled into the lab car park and turned off the engine. She turned to him and looked down at his hands, which were now holding both hers. "Promise you won't laugh?" She looked him in the eyes and waited.
He was about to nod, but realised that he might not be able to if the answer was going to be what he thought. "I can't promise, but I'll try my best."
She looked down at her hands and made little circles in his palm with her index finger. "Well.We were sitting watching the movie and.when it finished we got up to go, but.when I turned to him.he kissed me, so I hit him. I gave him a black eye."
Grissom burst out with laughter and just as quickly covered his mouth with his free hand to stopped himself, but it didn't work. Sara was about to smack him across the chest when she stopped herself, remembering what he said before shift.
He saw the hesitation and grinned. "See, couldn't help yourself, could you?"
She laughed and got out the car shaking her head. Grissom grabbed the food and followed her. As they walked up the steps, Sara opened the door for him. "I didn't do anything did I?"
Grissom walked through the door and headed for the break room. Sara followed and opened the door again for him. He placed the bags down and turned to her. "Well, I saw you hesitate. I bet it took everything to refrain from lashing out."
Sara walked right up to him, face to face, their noses touching. Grissom pulled her close to him and kissed her softly. Sara broke the kiss and Grissom groaned at the loss of contact. She laughed, picking up her case and heading for the door, but stopped and turned back. "Honey, could you put my salad in the fridge? The boys should be back soon. I'm gonna take these to Greg. See you later."
Grissom nodded and proceeded to do just that.
Titled: The One You Love
Author: Moggie
Chapter Six
Sara walked up behind Grissom, who was looking at the body next to the pipe. He was collecting bugs and putting them in jars. She watched, not wanting to get too close while the bugs where crawling all over the place. Dead bodies and blood didn't bother, obviously, but the 'bugs', she's never got use to.
Walking the perimeter instead, she waited for the body to be collected and taken back to the lab. She collected evidence and took photos, but when she saw Nick and Warrick approach with unhappy faces, she walked towards Grissom and knelt down next to him. "Griss.look."
Grissom looked at her and then got up as the boys grew closer. He walked towards them and handed them a rake and some evidence bags each. "Have fun guys." He turned away and walked back to the body. Crouching down to the body he called out to Sara. "Don't let this go to your head." She cocked her head to one side and raised an eyebrow, urging him to continue. "You were right.it is fun teasing them."
She grinned and stood up. "I'll let that go.I'm going to see if Catherine's got anything. See you later Bugman."
He watched her retreating form and smiled. 'One day is all it takes to put things right between us.' He collected more insects and let David take the body. Grissom collected some fibre's from a nearby tree, fence and found footprints in the mud where the body's head was. Later, he found Sara staring into the manhole on top of the sewage pipe with a huge grin on her face. He smirked and joined her. "What are you doing?"
She continued spying on Nick dragging the rake through the sewage water and watching Warrick trying desperately not to contaminate the scene by throwing up. "Oh nothing, just checking in on the lab chimps, making sure they're not wrecking our crime scene. Find anything interesting? What does your little multi-legged friends tell you?"
Grissom laughed "That he's been here for five days if not more. I will have to form an entomological timeline and my 'little multi-legged friends' as you put it, will help me with that. You want to head back now or do you want to stay here and gloat more?"
Sara stepped away from the opening and turned to him. "I was not gloating and nope, I'm ready to go when you are. Do you want to grab something to eat on the way back? We could stop by a diner and pick up some stuff to feed to boys when they're done."
Grissom reached out and brushed a strand a hair behind her ear before leaning in to kiss her cheek. "Sure, lets go."
Brass saw the exchange and called out to them both. "It's about bloody time."
They both blushed and separeted as the police captain head towards them. Grissom helped Sara down the small embankment and headed for the car, stopping to pick up their kits and the evidence bags. "Hey Cath, we'll see you back at the lab. You want anything from the diner?"
Catherine turned from a female witness and shook her head.
Climbing into the passenger seat, Grissom watched Sara start the engine. She turned the radio on and began singing along to the music, causing to Grissom smile. He reached out and took her hand. As Sara pulled up to a diner drive-throu, she turned to Grissom and asked what he wanted.
"Salad and a chicken sandwich."
Sara smiled, she knew he would never turn veggie, so relayed the order and ordered herself a salad and got two ham salad sandwiches for the boys. Grissom whispered into Sara's ear. "Better get some donuts for the lab rat." She elbowed him lightly and paid for their order. She handed the two bags to him to which he put them on the back seat.
"Ok, that's done. Let's get back to the lab." Sara pulled onto the high street and headed towards the lab.
Grissom turned the radio off about half way back to the lab. "Sara." He turned to face her.
Sara glanced at him then back at the road. "What's wrong Griss?"
"I was wondering about earlier."
Sara was beginning to worry and jumped in with, "Griss.I'm sorry.if I pushed you.I mean."
Grissom shook his headed quickly. He looked at the road briefly then back. "No, not that."
She laughed and blushed. "Oh.then what?"
"I was wondering about Hank."
"Griss, I told you I wasn't seeing him. We just went to movies, but not anymore." She looked at him, pleading with him to believe her.
Seeing the sad eyes, he knew she was begging him to believe her. "I believe you, I do.I.what.did he do something to stop you two from going to the movies?" He was concerned, but also relieved.
Sara pulled into the lab car park and turned off the engine. She turned to him and looked down at his hands, which were now holding both hers. "Promise you won't laugh?" She looked him in the eyes and waited.
He was about to nod, but realised that he might not be able to if the answer was going to be what he thought. "I can't promise, but I'll try my best."
She looked down at her hands and made little circles in his palm with her index finger. "Well.We were sitting watching the movie and.when it finished we got up to go, but.when I turned to him.he kissed me, so I hit him. I gave him a black eye."
Grissom burst out with laughter and just as quickly covered his mouth with his free hand to stopped himself, but it didn't work. Sara was about to smack him across the chest when she stopped herself, remembering what he said before shift.
He saw the hesitation and grinned. "See, couldn't help yourself, could you?"
She laughed and got out the car shaking her head. Grissom grabbed the food and followed her. As they walked up the steps, Sara opened the door for him. "I didn't do anything did I?"
Grissom walked through the door and headed for the break room. Sara followed and opened the door again for him. He placed the bags down and turned to her. "Well, I saw you hesitate. I bet it took everything to refrain from lashing out."
Sara walked right up to him, face to face, their noses touching. Grissom pulled her close to him and kissed her softly. Sara broke the kiss and Grissom groaned at the loss of contact. She laughed, picking up her case and heading for the door, but stopped and turned back. "Honey, could you put my salad in the fridge? The boys should be back soon. I'm gonna take these to Greg. See you later."
Grissom nodded and proceeded to do just that.