AN: Thanks for all the support. Laura Katherine your support and your fics inspire me. If anyone is interested in betaing for me drop me a line, I need some one to bounce ideas of. I now FINALLY know where to go with this one. Huge apologies for the wait.
Anyway, on with the show.
They could see the flashing lights surrounding their crime scene as they drove through the decidedly less than savory neighborhood. They each glanced at the other nervously as the car pulled up to a stop. Brass filled them in on the details from the apparent gang – related shooting, and returned to his task of trying to find a willing witness. Grissom and Sara immediately got to work at opposite ends of the parameter working in wide semi circles. They photographed, logged and collected any evidence they passed and were soon both standing over the body. After a quick check for any evidence on the body they released it to David, and headed to the Tahoe.
Back at the lab Sara was trying to work out the trajectory of the bullet while Grissom dropped of evidence at DNA, Trace and Prints. Upon reaching a stage where his only way forward was to wait his mind began to wonder. What to do now? In theory he could probably still walk away, he just didn't think he could. What was protocol now? Should he make another move? Or, does he now wait for her? What if she was waiting? It was time to bite the bullet!
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Sara glanced up with hopeful eyes when Grissom breezed into the room, "Can you take a look at this, it might help he suggested as he tossed her a file across the table and left as quickly as he entered. She looked quizzically at the file which was clearly marked as a thesis on insects, but upon opening the file she knew that the information on insects was not the reason she had the file. Placed neatly on the centre of the first page a single yellow post it stated 'I miss you. Can I see you later?' Her face nearly cracked her smile was so big, he was going with a running theme.
She got out another note and wrote 'You better!' stuck it on the same spot and strode from the room. As she passed DNA she waved in at Greg who was playing air guitar while standing on his chair, music loud enough to be of benefit to this wing of the lab. She walked into the layout room where Grissom was explaining the various ways that a body can be extracted from a tree without destroying insect evidence and handed him the file.
"thanks, that was really helpful."
"no problem, what do you think?"
"Oh I filled in my theory on the report."
"O..Oh, ok." With that Sara turned and left the room. Grissom glanced inside the file and noticed with delight that she had replied using post it's. Leaving the rookies to practice he stepped to the side, still feeling a little tense and apprehensive as to Sara's reaction. The huge sigh of relief did not go unnoticed by the rookies. One of the more observant noticed the reading material "a theory check out sir"
"Huh" Grissom looked aghast, did they know what was going on, then he realized that he was looking at a file, gathering himself quickly he replied "something like that" and shuffled out the door.
Greg Sanders was mid spin when he saws Grissom round the corner heading straight for him, As he dove across the room to turn off the music his foot caught in the chair which caused him to stumble at high speed towards the cd player and the glass wall immediately behind it. He grabbed the cd player but hitg the glass wall at full speed, landing on his back with the cd player at full volume sitting on his chest.
He opened his eyes dizzily to find Grissom standing on the opposite side of the glass wall throwing him a look of curiosity, he turned and as he passed the door he said "Hi Greg" in what sounded like an amused tone of voice. Greg felt tempted to hit his head of the wall again to make sure that he was not dreaming. "I guess the bug-guy is in a good mood today" he muttered under his breath.