This is a dream world as you all know…so…don't hate me for making houses so cheap, yet so beautiful. I've never bought a house…so…just bear with me.
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Sara looked out over the backyard. This house screamed perfect in her mind.
A family had been ready to move in, having gotten things changed inside and have a rock pool put in, but in the end, backed out, saying they needed something bigger.
The model management had said it had only been on the market now for two days, and that she was the first to see it.
The "homey" furniture had been moved back in to make the house look nice and mixed well with the colors, as they usually did.
It was a large one story, spacious living room, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, airy dining room opening out onto the large patio, and a cozy family room.
There was a large master suite, and a smaller bedroom. A guest bedroom is what it would be for her, or maybe an office.
Sara stepped out of the house and onto the patio. It was a large one-acre lot, so besides the large rock pool, there was still a lot of running room and pretty green grass if she decided to get a dog. Maybe even two.
She turned around to see Grissom smiling at her sweetly, with softness in his eyes.
Sara smiled back and turned back around to look out over the yard.
"This is what I've always wanted."
She felt him step up next to her, his arm brushing hers and said, "Really?"
"Yeah…I've always thought….." Sara quickly decided she'd best say something else, but before she could say anything Grissom turned to look at her.
"Say what you were going to say, don't censor yourself in front of me."
Sara looked down from his face and shrugged her shoulders. Crossing her arms and looking behind him she said quietly, "I don't know…I guess…..I guess I always thought the first home I bought would be with….with a husband."
Sara closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Before Grissom could do or say anything she walked away and went back in the house and resumed looking around.
Grissom watched as she ambled around the room, but could clearly see by the hunch in her shoulders, and the jerkiness in her step, that she was surely in pain.
He shoved his hands in his pockets and looked out over the yard.
Quietly, he whispered to himself,
"Sara…..my Sara….if only…you knew."
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Grissom and Sara walked into the realtor's office and said they wanted to talk about buying.
They were led to a small office and sat down in two chairs.
After a moment a harried woman ran in. Extending her hand she said excitedly, "Hi! So sorry to keep you waiting, Mr….."
Grissom took her hand and shook it.
"Grissom"
The lady smiled at Sara and sat down, shaking her hand. Sara waited for her to ask for her name but then the lady started in.
"Okay, I hear you're interested in the model on Champagne Circle?"
Sara smiled and said, "Yes, very interested."
"Great! Okay, Mr. and Mrs. Grissom., I….."
Sara was about to say something, but when Grissom sat in his chair, unfazed, she didn't say a word. Only stared.
She saw Grissom steal a look at her from out of the corner of her eye and saw the small smirk that formed on his face.
"Mrs. Grissom? Mrs. Grissom?"
Sara turned, wide-eyed and looked at the woman a moment, she slowly eeked out a yes and listened as the woman went on explaining all the nice amenities around the neighborhood.
She turned her head slightly at one time and sneaked a look at Grissom, to see him smiling pleasantly at her.
Suddenly the woman stopped and said, "Oh..I just love newlyweds…they're so cute."
Sara sat back, but her lip, and let out a giggle.
Grissom laughed and brought his arm around her chair and onto her shoulders.
"Yeah…its wonderful."
Sara choked and sputtered out another life, again, her eyes widened.
At this rate my eyes are gonna get stuck like this. What the HELL is up with him!?
After talking for another hour, some paperwork was filled out. Her bank was to be called, and her credit checked out, and if she looked okay financially, they'd call her in two days, and they could sign the real papers and could be moved in, in a matter of days.
She smirked tiredly at Grissom when the woman sat back, saying how she hadn't seen couples with separate accounts very much in her career, and when she saw the last name Sidle, let out a small squeak.
"My account is still under that name, haven't gotten it fixed yet."
"Oh..I see, okay…well, your set to go."
"Thanks!" Grissom said nicely, and Sara repeated it as they shook hands with the woman and walked out of the building.
On the way to Grissom's car, Sara suddenly nudged him hard with her elbow and said, "What was all that about?"
"I don't know. People kid around, even me. Friends do that. Besides you said you wanted to buy your first house with a husband."
Sara stilled as he went on walking, he reached the car a few feet away and turned around to look at her and smiled.
"Oh come on Mrs. Grissom…you're gonna get yourself ran over."
He grinned mischievously and walked to the front and got in.
Sara couldn't help the smile that formed on her face as she walked to the car, opened the door, and got in.
As they drove she found a big grin on her face and turned her head and looked at him.
"You're an ass hole you know that?"
"No..I didn't know that, but I know I have one."
"Ahhhh"
"Oh don't be so surprised Sidle, you…"
Sara pressed her hand over his mouth and said, "Never mind that, not a word."
He bit her palm slightly as she took it away and jerked it back, again looking at him in shock.
"Sara darling, stop acting so freaked out about everything, I'm just joking."
"Yeah…I know that, but…you've never joked like this before….you're always so…"
"Serious? Yeah…I thought that would be better placed for work, but when I'm with a close friend, it'd be best to drop it and be funny and charming."
"Uhhhmm….okay..well…just don't go overboard okay. Cause you're scaring me here."
"Sara….We used to be close, and joke around with one another, and I've realized that I miss that. I miss hearing your laugh and seeing your eyes light up."
Sara sat shell shocked, but again he started.
"Do you remember the first few days after the seminar?"
"Yeah."
"After about 5 days we were spending almost all day together, talking about forensics, and other things. I want that back. I want to be able to call you up like I used to, for no damn reason at all and just decided to go out."
Sara bit her lip. This was fast….really fast paced, and she was getting sacred. Grissom wasn't some guy she just met. She'd known Grissom since she was in her early twenties; they'd been very close, as he said, but not as freely as he was being with her now.
"Grissom…I'd like that too, but…I'm just scared that….that your gonna shut me out again."
"I couldn't do that Sara. Not now."
Sara felt her heart skip when he said that damned 'C' word.
Sara decided she would believe him.
"Okay….but…then there's still….my feelings."
Grissom swallowed and nodded his head slightly, "I know…and…sometime soon we'll work on them. Sara….I need to be honest with you and said, you're not alone."
Sara nodded, looking ahead.
"Hungry?"
Sara looked over at him a moment, and smiled.
"Starving."
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Sara looked out over the backyard. This house screamed perfect in her mind.
A family had been ready to move in, having gotten things changed inside and have a rock pool put in, but in the end, backed out, saying they needed something bigger.
The model management had said it had only been on the market now for two days, and that she was the first to see it.
The "homey" furniture had been moved back in to make the house look nice and mixed well with the colors, as they usually did.
It was a large one story, spacious living room, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, airy dining room opening out onto the large patio, and a cozy family room.
There was a large master suite, and a smaller bedroom. A guest bedroom is what it would be for her, or maybe an office.
Sara stepped out of the house and onto the patio. It was a large one-acre lot, so besides the large rock pool, there was still a lot of running room and pretty green grass if she decided to get a dog. Maybe even two.
She turned around to see Grissom smiling at her sweetly, with softness in his eyes.
Sara smiled back and turned back around to look out over the yard.
"This is what I've always wanted."
She felt him step up next to her, his arm brushing hers and said, "Really?"
"Yeah…I've always thought….." Sara quickly decided she'd best say something else, but before she could say anything Grissom turned to look at her.
"Say what you were going to say, don't censor yourself in front of me."
Sara looked down from his face and shrugged her shoulders. Crossing her arms and looking behind him she said quietly, "I don't know…I guess…..I guess I always thought the first home I bought would be with….with a husband."
Sara closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Before Grissom could do or say anything she walked away and went back in the house and resumed looking around.
Grissom watched as she ambled around the room, but could clearly see by the hunch in her shoulders, and the jerkiness in her step, that she was surely in pain.
He shoved his hands in his pockets and looked out over the yard.
Quietly, he whispered to himself,
"Sara…..my Sara….if only…you knew."
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Grissom and Sara walked into the realtor's office and said they wanted to talk about buying.
They were led to a small office and sat down in two chairs.
After a moment a harried woman ran in. Extending her hand she said excitedly, "Hi! So sorry to keep you waiting, Mr….."
Grissom took her hand and shook it.
"Grissom"
The lady smiled at Sara and sat down, shaking her hand. Sara waited for her to ask for her name but then the lady started in.
"Okay, I hear you're interested in the model on Champagne Circle?"
Sara smiled and said, "Yes, very interested."
"Great! Okay, Mr. and Mrs. Grissom., I….."
Sara was about to say something, but when Grissom sat in his chair, unfazed, she didn't say a word. Only stared.
She saw Grissom steal a look at her from out of the corner of her eye and saw the small smirk that formed on his face.
"Mrs. Grissom? Mrs. Grissom?"
Sara turned, wide-eyed and looked at the woman a moment, she slowly eeked out a yes and listened as the woman went on explaining all the nice amenities around the neighborhood.
She turned her head slightly at one time and sneaked a look at Grissom, to see him smiling pleasantly at her.
Suddenly the woman stopped and said, "Oh..I just love newlyweds…they're so cute."
Sara sat back, but her lip, and let out a giggle.
Grissom laughed and brought his arm around her chair and onto her shoulders.
"Yeah…its wonderful."
Sara choked and sputtered out another life, again, her eyes widened.
At this rate my eyes are gonna get stuck like this. What the HELL is up with him!?
After talking for another hour, some paperwork was filled out. Her bank was to be called, and her credit checked out, and if she looked okay financially, they'd call her in two days, and they could sign the real papers and could be moved in, in a matter of days.
She smirked tiredly at Grissom when the woman sat back, saying how she hadn't seen couples with separate accounts very much in her career, and when she saw the last name Sidle, let out a small squeak.
"My account is still under that name, haven't gotten it fixed yet."
"Oh..I see, okay…well, your set to go."
"Thanks!" Grissom said nicely, and Sara repeated it as they shook hands with the woman and walked out of the building.
On the way to Grissom's car, Sara suddenly nudged him hard with her elbow and said, "What was all that about?"
"I don't know. People kid around, even me. Friends do that. Besides you said you wanted to buy your first house with a husband."
Sara stilled as he went on walking, he reached the car a few feet away and turned around to look at her and smiled.
"Oh come on Mrs. Grissom…you're gonna get yourself ran over."
He grinned mischievously and walked to the front and got in.
Sara couldn't help the smile that formed on her face as she walked to the car, opened the door, and got in.
As they drove she found a big grin on her face and turned her head and looked at him.
"You're an ass hole you know that?"
"No..I didn't know that, but I know I have one."
"Ahhhh"
"Oh don't be so surprised Sidle, you…"
Sara pressed her hand over his mouth and said, "Never mind that, not a word."
He bit her palm slightly as she took it away and jerked it back, again looking at him in shock.
"Sara darling, stop acting so freaked out about everything, I'm just joking."
"Yeah…I know that, but…you've never joked like this before….you're always so…"
"Serious? Yeah…I thought that would be better placed for work, but when I'm with a close friend, it'd be best to drop it and be funny and charming."
"Uhhhmm….okay..well…just don't go overboard okay. Cause you're scaring me here."
"Sara….We used to be close, and joke around with one another, and I've realized that I miss that. I miss hearing your laugh and seeing your eyes light up."
Sara sat shell shocked, but again he started.
"Do you remember the first few days after the seminar?"
"Yeah."
"After about 5 days we were spending almost all day together, talking about forensics, and other things. I want that back. I want to be able to call you up like I used to, for no damn reason at all and just decided to go out."
Sara bit her lip. This was fast….really fast paced, and she was getting sacred. Grissom wasn't some guy she just met. She'd known Grissom since she was in her early twenties; they'd been very close, as he said, but not as freely as he was being with her now.
"Grissom…I'd like that too, but…I'm just scared that….that your gonna shut me out again."
"I couldn't do that Sara. Not now."
Sara felt her heart skip when he said that damned 'C' word.
Sara decided she would believe him.
"Okay….but…then there's still….my feelings."
Grissom swallowed and nodded his head slightly, "I know…and…sometime soon we'll work on them. Sara….I need to be honest with you and said, you're not alone."
Sara nodded, looking ahead.
"Hungry?"
Sara looked over at him a moment, and smiled.
"Starving."