A/N Thanks again to all those who reviewed.

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Alekxandra looked up at Grissom, her hand reaching up to touch his face. They sat for a moment just looking at each other, his hand cupping her cheek, her fingers gently stroking the graying hair near his ear. 'I'm sor.' Alek started to speak but he gently pressed his lips to hers. She could feel his heart pounding, she gently ran her tongue along his lips, he moaned into her mouth as he felt her tongue gently touching his.

He pulled away from their kiss, 'No more sorries' he whispered. Alek looked at him and nodded, as she stretched her legs out. They sat for a moment, his arms still firmly around her, her hand resting on his chest.

Alek put her head on his shoulder. 'Where do we go from here?' she said unsure of how she was feeling.

Grissom lifted her head up so she was facing him, his lips mere inches from hers. 'I don't know.' He said stroking her arm. 'All I know is I don't want to spend another day without you.'

Alekxandra moved so she could face him, her legs straddling his lap. She looked deep into his blue eyes. 'Are you sure?' she asked as her arms circled his neck.

Grissom looked into her eyes, he leaned forward his lips almost touching hers. 'Yes, I'm sure' She smiled and leaned forward to kiss him.

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Sara walked into the break room and poured herself a cup of coffee, she took a sip and spat it back into the cup. No coffee for me then she thought as she walked over to the small fridge. She opened it and reached inside for a bottle of water. She was about to stand back up when she felt a pair of hands on her waist. 'Nick?' She stood up and turned to see his smiling face. 'Busy night?' she asked smiling.

'Yes' he replied as he poured himself a cup of coffee, before Sara could say anything he took a huge mouthful from his cup. 'Blah' he spat back into his cup. 'This is rancid. Don't tell me Grissom's conducting experiments in the coffee machine now?'

Sara looked at him unable to contain her laughter. Nick looked at her 'You knew?' he said in a mock accusing tone. Sara stifled another giggle. 'Oh you are in soo much trouble' he started, when Warrick appeared at the door.

'Nick when you're finished flirting with Sara come find me in the lab' Warrick walked off laughing to himself leaving Nick and Sara staring open mouthed at his back.

'You told him?' Sara said looking at Nick.

'I didn't. I swear' Nick said. Sara looked at him sideways and sighed.

'I suppose it will come out eventually' she smiled. 'Are we having breakfast after shift?' she asked as Nick headed to the door.

'Not if you're cooking' Nick replied teasingly as he dashed out the door heading for the Lab.

'You'll pay for that Stokes' Sara called as she watched his damn fine ass walk down the hall.

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Grissom and Alekxandra sat on the couch their arms around each other as their tongues danced a slow sensual rhythm. Eventually the need for air broke them apart, she looked at him smiling shyly.

'What?' Grissom asked looking at her, returning her smile.

'Nothing' She replied burying her head in his chest laughing softly. He rested his hands on her back taking a moment to enjoy their closeness, he then gently cupped her chin in his hand lifting her head slowly. He gently pushed her hair behind her ears. She was still smiling but her eyes wouldn't meet his.

He looked at her and couldn't help but smile. 'Tell me what's going on in that head of yours right now' Alek put her head on his shoulder hiding her face from him.

'I was just thinking' she said her voice muffled.

'About what?' he replied his fingers running down her back.

'Do you remember what we used to do after we finished our shift?' she asked her face still hiding.

Grissom began to laugh softly. 'You mean you've gone all shy because you're thinking about us taking a bath together?'

'Yeah' she replied burying her head in his neck.

Grissom rested his head on hers, 'Well we could always refresh our memories.' He said unsure of what her response would be. 'That is if you want to.'

Alek lifted her head and looked at him her face a picture of seriousness. 'Do you want to?' She asked her voice shaky. He looked at her and nodded, she stood taking his hand leading him down the hall to her bathroom. 'I'll go and get you a towel' Alek said leaving Grissom standing at the door. He looked around the bathroom and smiled, I guess some things never change he thought looking at the row of small candles on the shelf above the bath. He walked over to the tub and turned on the taps and pushed in the plug. He found some matches in the medicine cabinet and lit the candles turning the light off. He undressed and climbed into the bath.

Alekxandra returned wearing a robe and carrying a towel, she stood in the doorway looking at Grissom lying in the tub with his eyes closed. She put the towel on the sink and sat down on the side of the tub. His eyes opened and he looked up and her smiling. 'Are you coming in?'. She looked back at him and nodded, she stood and undid her robe. Grissom smiled at her 'I promise I won't look' as he covered his eyes with his hands. Alek let her robe drop to the floor and stepped into the bath. His hands reached up to her hips gently guiding her down into the water, she sighed as she leaned back into his arms.

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The shift was dragging on, Sara and Catherine were still trying to organize the evidence in the layout room, while Nick and Warrick carefully began logging their evidence.

'So Nick you wanna get some breakfast after shift?' Warrick asked looking over at where Nick was working.

Nick shook his head 'Nah I think I'm just gonna head home and get some sleep'.

Warrick laughed 'Yeah right. You got a date or something?' he teased.

Nick shook his head smiling 'Maybe I'm just tired'

Warrick snorted 'Yeah right.. Maybe you're just sneaking off to be with Sara'

Before Nick could answer his pager went off, he pulled it out reading the message. 'That's the doc. Autopsy results are in'.

'Okay' said Warrick 'Let's see what we can find out' and they headed down to the morgue, where they found Doc Robbins looking at the body they had brought in earlier. He nodded at them, 'Abbey Reynolds, 32, no signs of sexual assault. Died from massive trauma to the skull.'

Nick and Warrick looked at the young woman, 'Anything else?' Nick asked.

Doc Robbins nodded 'She must have put up one hell of a fight, theres blood underneath her fingernails I don't think it's hers.'

Warrick picked up her hand and began to scrape under each nail, putting the small pick into a bindle closing it carefully. 'I'm going to get this up to Greg, if we can get some DNA out of this maybe we can work out who did this'.

'Alright. I'll send my report up to you as soon as it's finished' Doc Robbins called as Nick and Warrick headed out the door.

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Grissom lay in the bath with his eyes closed, his arms firmly around Alekxandra, her fingers rubbing his forearms. He found himself gently touching the underside of her wrist tracing the scar with his finger. 'I don't know why I did it.' Alek said practically reading his mind. 'I just wanted the pain to stop. I didn't want to feel anything anymore.' Grissom rubbed his cheek on hers. 'I never meant to hurt you' tears slid down her cheeks.

Grissom sighed, 'I know Ally. I know'

'I'm sorry that I put you through that' Alek's voice wavered.

'I can still see you lying there, I remember thinking, what have I done? The woman I want to spend the rest of my life with, have a family with, that I love is hurting and I can't help her.' His voice was shaky, he grasped her hands and pulled her closer.

'Can you ever forgive me?' Alekxandra asked.

Grissom swallowed he could feel the tears welling in his eyes. 'Can you forgive me for not being there for you?' She was sobbing now, he could feel her chest heaving under his hands. 'Shhhh. Don't cry.' He whispered kissing her cheek. 'I don't want this to hurt you anymore, I don't want you to hurt anymore'. She lay for a moment considering his words, she climbed out of the bath and began drying herself. He watched her, 'What are you thinking?' he asked as he pulled the plug from the drain and stepped out of the bath.

Alek looked at him 'I'm thinking that I'd like to wake up in your arms' She pulled her robe on as he stood looking at her.

'Okay' he said pulling her closer so he could kiss her. She smiled at him as she gently led him down the hall to her bedroom.

A/N hehehe. Hit the button and review please. I promise if you do I'll write more tomorrow.