Chapter 3
Grissom stood in shock. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. She couldn't leave him. He wouldn't survive without her he needed her.
"Sara, please." He kneeled down in front over her as she dropped her head. "Sara please look at me." She lifted her head and what he saw was a beautiful, porcelain like, tear streaked face.
"Sara I'm sorry. I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. Realization hit me when you came back from 'Frisco. I realized that you deserved better: you deserved someone younger, someone more attractive, not someone who would eventually be loosing their hearing because of a hereditary disease. I didn't want to have to put you through that, even though God knows I wanted to be with you. I wanted you Sara, it was so hard to resist the urge to put you on every single one of my cases." He paused to look deeper into her eyes to see if he could uncover any types of clues as to what she was thinking.
"Sara, I am in love with you. I always have been and always will be. It's so hard to try and fight it. I know I don't deserve you but I want you so bad. Please forgive me for being such a jerk and not thinking or listening or even seeing. I tried so hard to ignore everything I was feeling that I didn't even think about you. I'm sorry that my wake up call had to come this way, but please don't leave me."'
He lifted his hands to wipe the tears from her cheeks, when she lifted her cold slender hands to his. Thinking she meant for him to stop, he pulled his hands back slowly. Keeping her hands on his, she spoke just above a whisper.
"Grissom, you could be deaf, dumb and blind, and I wouldn't care, you are the one man I love, and nothing can change that." She paused slightly then spoke again, "Grissom, there is nothing I want more than to be with you."
"So, you're going to stay?"
She gave him a smile and a chuckle. "With an apology like that I don't think I could ever leave you."
He rose from kneeling in front of her to standing and pulled her up with him. Wrapping his arms tightly around her he lifted her into a kiss.
Pulling apart gently her head rested against his.
"Promise me one thing Sara."
"Anything." She said almost breathlessly.
"Promise me you'll never leave me."
"I promise." She said kissing his lips gently.
"Thank you," he said against her lips.
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Grissom and Sara had decided to meet at Sara's in an hour. Sara headed home to clean up since she had already logged out of work, and Grissom returned to the lab to collect his things, then head home for a shower.
Walking into the lab, the first face to greet him was that of Catherine's.
"Did you find her?" She asked.
"Hello to you too Catherine." He said walking into his office, Catherine following closely behind.
"Hi. Did you find her?"
"Yes I found her. She's fine, we're fine."
Catherine's face lit up. "So you guys-"
"Yes Catherine, we made up."
"Did you kiss her?" She asked sheepishly.
His face turned red thinking about the earlier events and how to now answer her question.
"I knew it!" She rejoiced. "Yes!" she cheered.
"Catherine," he said half smiling while trying to be serious. Sara wasn't even around and just thinking of her slightly made him smile like an idiot. "Don't worry about anything. I'll explain later. I have to go home and get ready for my 'date'."
Catherine smiled and gave him a hug. "I'm glad you finally got your head out of the microscope." She winked.
"Ha ha. Thanks Catherine."
"Anytime Griss."
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He quickly walked up the stairs to her apartment with the red roses tucked under one arm and his other hand tucked in his pocket. Knocking gingerly on her door, he waited for her to answer.
He heard a muffled 'coming' from the other side of the door, then the turn of a few locks. The door swung open revealing a very sexy looking Sara Sidle clad in a form fitting violet spaghetti strapped tank top and low rise jeans.
"Hey!" she beamed. "Come in."
He walked in slowly, then smiled remembering what he had brought.
"These are for you." He said holding the roses out towards her.
She smiled and offered him a thank you. After a few moments of putting the roses into a vase, they found themselves sitting on the couch together.
Grissom sat slumped against the armrest as Sara rested against his chest. They talked about things that had happened while they were distant and how they felt. They both gave sincere apologies when Grissom sat up slowly, compelling Sara to do the same.
"Sara."
"Yeah?"
"I want to tell you something."
She nodded for him to go ahead.
"I want to tell you that I know I'm not the best people person, I know I tend to only care about myself, but today I want to vow to you that I will totally be considerate of you, and your feeling, and I want you to know that I respect you, and that I will always be honest and loyal to you."
She nodded as she bit on her lower lip.
"Sara, will you do something for me?"
"Anything."
"Will you wear this promise ring for me? I want this to be symbol of my loyalty and honesty to you. As long as you are wearing that ring, I know that you love me and you know that my loyalty and honesty to you will always be sincere."
A smile spread across her face. "Of course Grissom!"
He smiled as well as he slid the silver band clad with a small diamond onto her finger.
"I hope you planned for a long commitment to me, because I am never taking this off." She chuckled.
"For you Sara Sidle, I will always be there for you as long as you want me."
The End
Grissom stood in shock. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. She couldn't leave him. He wouldn't survive without her he needed her.
"Sara, please." He kneeled down in front over her as she dropped her head. "Sara please look at me." She lifted her head and what he saw was a beautiful, porcelain like, tear streaked face.
"Sara I'm sorry. I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. Realization hit me when you came back from 'Frisco. I realized that you deserved better: you deserved someone younger, someone more attractive, not someone who would eventually be loosing their hearing because of a hereditary disease. I didn't want to have to put you through that, even though God knows I wanted to be with you. I wanted you Sara, it was so hard to resist the urge to put you on every single one of my cases." He paused to look deeper into her eyes to see if he could uncover any types of clues as to what she was thinking.
"Sara, I am in love with you. I always have been and always will be. It's so hard to try and fight it. I know I don't deserve you but I want you so bad. Please forgive me for being such a jerk and not thinking or listening or even seeing. I tried so hard to ignore everything I was feeling that I didn't even think about you. I'm sorry that my wake up call had to come this way, but please don't leave me."'
He lifted his hands to wipe the tears from her cheeks, when she lifted her cold slender hands to his. Thinking she meant for him to stop, he pulled his hands back slowly. Keeping her hands on his, she spoke just above a whisper.
"Grissom, you could be deaf, dumb and blind, and I wouldn't care, you are the one man I love, and nothing can change that." She paused slightly then spoke again, "Grissom, there is nothing I want more than to be with you."
"So, you're going to stay?"
She gave him a smile and a chuckle. "With an apology like that I don't think I could ever leave you."
He rose from kneeling in front of her to standing and pulled her up with him. Wrapping his arms tightly around her he lifted her into a kiss.
Pulling apart gently her head rested against his.
"Promise me one thing Sara."
"Anything." She said almost breathlessly.
"Promise me you'll never leave me."
"I promise." She said kissing his lips gently.
"Thank you," he said against her lips.
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Grissom and Sara had decided to meet at Sara's in an hour. Sara headed home to clean up since she had already logged out of work, and Grissom returned to the lab to collect his things, then head home for a shower.
Walking into the lab, the first face to greet him was that of Catherine's.
"Did you find her?" She asked.
"Hello to you too Catherine." He said walking into his office, Catherine following closely behind.
"Hi. Did you find her?"
"Yes I found her. She's fine, we're fine."
Catherine's face lit up. "So you guys-"
"Yes Catherine, we made up."
"Did you kiss her?" She asked sheepishly.
His face turned red thinking about the earlier events and how to now answer her question.
"I knew it!" She rejoiced. "Yes!" she cheered.
"Catherine," he said half smiling while trying to be serious. Sara wasn't even around and just thinking of her slightly made him smile like an idiot. "Don't worry about anything. I'll explain later. I have to go home and get ready for my 'date'."
Catherine smiled and gave him a hug. "I'm glad you finally got your head out of the microscope." She winked.
"Ha ha. Thanks Catherine."
"Anytime Griss."
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He quickly walked up the stairs to her apartment with the red roses tucked under one arm and his other hand tucked in his pocket. Knocking gingerly on her door, he waited for her to answer.
He heard a muffled 'coming' from the other side of the door, then the turn of a few locks. The door swung open revealing a very sexy looking Sara Sidle clad in a form fitting violet spaghetti strapped tank top and low rise jeans.
"Hey!" she beamed. "Come in."
He walked in slowly, then smiled remembering what he had brought.
"These are for you." He said holding the roses out towards her.
She smiled and offered him a thank you. After a few moments of putting the roses into a vase, they found themselves sitting on the couch together.
Grissom sat slumped against the armrest as Sara rested against his chest. They talked about things that had happened while they were distant and how they felt. They both gave sincere apologies when Grissom sat up slowly, compelling Sara to do the same.
"Sara."
"Yeah?"
"I want to tell you something."
She nodded for him to go ahead.
"I want to tell you that I know I'm not the best people person, I know I tend to only care about myself, but today I want to vow to you that I will totally be considerate of you, and your feeling, and I want you to know that I respect you, and that I will always be honest and loyal to you."
She nodded as she bit on her lower lip.
"Sara, will you do something for me?"
"Anything."
"Will you wear this promise ring for me? I want this to be symbol of my loyalty and honesty to you. As long as you are wearing that ring, I know that you love me and you know that my loyalty and honesty to you will always be sincere."
A smile spread across her face. "Of course Grissom!"
He smiled as well as he slid the silver band clad with a small diamond onto her finger.
"I hope you planned for a long commitment to me, because I am never taking this off." She chuckled.
"For you Sara Sidle, I will always be there for you as long as you want me."
The End