Sara Sidle first begun to realise, about a week after Alaney had come into
her life, that it might not be all bad having Alaney around. It might be
interesting, maybe even fun, to have Alaney in her life. It was the
afternoon and Sara had just woken up after sleeping off a night shift to
find Alaney singing and dancing to an advert. Sara laughed.
"Your mad!. I can assure you, sweetheart, if you ever murder someone and need to plead insanity I'll testify that it's true!" Sara joked.
Alaney was shocked and yet relieved. Sara had finally looked at Laney with love in her eyes instead of a look of inconvenience or indifference she usually greeted her with. Sara had even affectionately called her 'sweetheart'. The next time Sara noticed the way she was beginning to feel was later that evening. The pair had the night off and Alaney had suggested a video night would be fun.
"Come on!. I've been here a whole week and we've hardly spent anytime just you and me" Laney pleaded. Sara was hesitant because she didn't want to attach to Alaney. But she couldn't help it when Laney's personality was so inviting.or was it Sara's unconscious desire to be maternal towards her?. Was Sara finding a maternal instinct she never knew she had? - or did she know she had maternal instinct all along?. Did she feel maternal to Alaney?. Or did she just feel the love she'd feel towards a sister? or a friend even?. Maybe it was all of those reasons. But Sara couldn't feel maternal to Laney!. Or could she?. No, there was only 14 years between them!" Sara thought to herself. Sara enjoyed one of the best times she'd had in a long time that night. She had felt so at ease with Laney. The pair had laughed their way through some of the best and worst comedies ever written. But it wasn't until they saw Gladiator, and Sara observed Laney beginning to cry as the main character lost his family, that Sara observed that she was beginning to fall in love with Laney. This is exactly what Sara had wanted to avoid. But instead of running away from this feeling Sara wanted to go with it.it felt really good. So Sara took her own arm and put it round Alaney's shoulders pulling Laney into her to comfort her. And it felt good!. Really good to love Laney!. But by the next morning, Sara was back to her defensive mode again.until the next time Laney's personality evoked Sara to love Laney.
Over the next few days, Sara's likening of Alaney went up and down. Somedays she couldn't help but adore Laney. Other times she couldn't bare to be around her. On this particular day, Sara was fond of Laney. Sara, Nick, Catherine and Grissom were in the lab analysing their findings as Laney watched.
"I think these fibres came from a car seat.look at that texture" Sara indicated to Grissom.
Grissom looked and nodded.
"Can I look?" Laney asked.
"Course" Sara said and placed a hand on Laney's back guiding her down to the microscope.
"Mmm.I agree" Laney said.
"You haven't a clue what I'm talking about do you?" Sara smirked.
Laney went red and admitted shyly "No!".
"Don't worry.your learn all this.don't worry!" Sara said as she patted Laney on the back.
"It might not be all bad having you intern in our lab after all.I can show you my tricks.have someone for me to mentor for once!" Sara said affectionately.
Laney smiled along with Grissom and Catherine.
"Poor Alaney!. I wouldn't subject anyone to Sara's regime of mentoring!" Nick joked.
Catherine, Grissom and Laney smiled as they fully understand what he meant. Sara gave Nick a joking evil stare.
"I'm going to see if Greg has those DNA results yet" Sara said.
Once Sara had finally left Nick said,
"I'm sorry Laney but you've got to admit your Sara can get quite smug at times!" Nick joked.
"Don't I know it!. She's a stuck up little madam.but hey! Only I'm allowed to say that right.I remember she tried tutoring me once in science..it was a disaster! - she just can't understand how no one can get what she gets!. I love her to death but she's a smug cow!. But we've been getting on really well lately" Laney commented.
"Well, I'm glad to hear it.Hey, Laney.would you like to come round some night next week?. I'd like to invite you to dinner" Catherine said.
"Oww lucky you!" Grissom commented.
"I'd love to thank you, Catherine.you've been such a gem to me ever since I've come here, thank you.and you too Grissom.thank you all" Laney said.
Sara returned with triumphant news,
"Greg's found something.your not going to believe who the DNA belongs to!".
They all joined Greg in his lab and heard the results.
Sara, Laney and Catherine had gone to follow some of it up. While Grissom, Nick and Greg stayed behind.
"Oh by the way Greg.remember how you froze when you shadowed us on that bus crash.well I forgot to tell you how Laney's first sighting of a dead body went.she didn't even winced!" Nick said smugly.
Greg gave him an unimpressed smile.
"She was amazing.I knew she was strong willed when I met her.I knew she could handle field work.she's very sensible out there.I just hope she's the same in interviews.got a tongue on her just like her cousin.but we can always put that to good use" Grissom commented and smirked.
Greg and Nick each gave each other an amused look.
"No!. You know what I mean!. Guys she's practically a baby!. I would never make that kind of joke about her! - or ever!" Grissom defended.
"I still think it's unfair. She's eighteen!. She hasn't had any college experience" Greg protested.
"Oh didn't I tell you?", Grissom commented as he looked up from his microscope, "she did the first year of a criminalist degree last year of high school.but she quit so she could apply for Harvard next year".
"Clever girl!" Nick commented.
"Your mad!. I can assure you, sweetheart, if you ever murder someone and need to plead insanity I'll testify that it's true!" Sara joked.
Alaney was shocked and yet relieved. Sara had finally looked at Laney with love in her eyes instead of a look of inconvenience or indifference she usually greeted her with. Sara had even affectionately called her 'sweetheart'. The next time Sara noticed the way she was beginning to feel was later that evening. The pair had the night off and Alaney had suggested a video night would be fun.
"Come on!. I've been here a whole week and we've hardly spent anytime just you and me" Laney pleaded. Sara was hesitant because she didn't want to attach to Alaney. But she couldn't help it when Laney's personality was so inviting.or was it Sara's unconscious desire to be maternal towards her?. Was Sara finding a maternal instinct she never knew she had? - or did she know she had maternal instinct all along?. Did she feel maternal to Alaney?. Or did she just feel the love she'd feel towards a sister? or a friend even?. Maybe it was all of those reasons. But Sara couldn't feel maternal to Laney!. Or could she?. No, there was only 14 years between them!" Sara thought to herself. Sara enjoyed one of the best times she'd had in a long time that night. She had felt so at ease with Laney. The pair had laughed their way through some of the best and worst comedies ever written. But it wasn't until they saw Gladiator, and Sara observed Laney beginning to cry as the main character lost his family, that Sara observed that she was beginning to fall in love with Laney. This is exactly what Sara had wanted to avoid. But instead of running away from this feeling Sara wanted to go with it.it felt really good. So Sara took her own arm and put it round Alaney's shoulders pulling Laney into her to comfort her. And it felt good!. Really good to love Laney!. But by the next morning, Sara was back to her defensive mode again.until the next time Laney's personality evoked Sara to love Laney.
Over the next few days, Sara's likening of Alaney went up and down. Somedays she couldn't help but adore Laney. Other times she couldn't bare to be around her. On this particular day, Sara was fond of Laney. Sara, Nick, Catherine and Grissom were in the lab analysing their findings as Laney watched.
"I think these fibres came from a car seat.look at that texture" Sara indicated to Grissom.
Grissom looked and nodded.
"Can I look?" Laney asked.
"Course" Sara said and placed a hand on Laney's back guiding her down to the microscope.
"Mmm.I agree" Laney said.
"You haven't a clue what I'm talking about do you?" Sara smirked.
Laney went red and admitted shyly "No!".
"Don't worry.your learn all this.don't worry!" Sara said as she patted Laney on the back.
"It might not be all bad having you intern in our lab after all.I can show you my tricks.have someone for me to mentor for once!" Sara said affectionately.
Laney smiled along with Grissom and Catherine.
"Poor Alaney!. I wouldn't subject anyone to Sara's regime of mentoring!" Nick joked.
Catherine, Grissom and Laney smiled as they fully understand what he meant. Sara gave Nick a joking evil stare.
"I'm going to see if Greg has those DNA results yet" Sara said.
Once Sara had finally left Nick said,
"I'm sorry Laney but you've got to admit your Sara can get quite smug at times!" Nick joked.
"Don't I know it!. She's a stuck up little madam.but hey! Only I'm allowed to say that right.I remember she tried tutoring me once in science..it was a disaster! - she just can't understand how no one can get what she gets!. I love her to death but she's a smug cow!. But we've been getting on really well lately" Laney commented.
"Well, I'm glad to hear it.Hey, Laney.would you like to come round some night next week?. I'd like to invite you to dinner" Catherine said.
"Oww lucky you!" Grissom commented.
"I'd love to thank you, Catherine.you've been such a gem to me ever since I've come here, thank you.and you too Grissom.thank you all" Laney said.
Sara returned with triumphant news,
"Greg's found something.your not going to believe who the DNA belongs to!".
They all joined Greg in his lab and heard the results.
Sara, Laney and Catherine had gone to follow some of it up. While Grissom, Nick and Greg stayed behind.
"Oh by the way Greg.remember how you froze when you shadowed us on that bus crash.well I forgot to tell you how Laney's first sighting of a dead body went.she didn't even winced!" Nick said smugly.
Greg gave him an unimpressed smile.
"She was amazing.I knew she was strong willed when I met her.I knew she could handle field work.she's very sensible out there.I just hope she's the same in interviews.got a tongue on her just like her cousin.but we can always put that to good use" Grissom commented and smirked.
Greg and Nick each gave each other an amused look.
"No!. You know what I mean!. Guys she's practically a baby!. I would never make that kind of joke about her! - or ever!" Grissom defended.
"I still think it's unfair. She's eighteen!. She hasn't had any college experience" Greg protested.
"Oh didn't I tell you?", Grissom commented as he looked up from his microscope, "she did the first year of a criminalist degree last year of high school.but she quit so she could apply for Harvard next year".
"Clever girl!" Nick commented.