To Help Me Get Through
By SandpiperGrl
Disclamier: Same as the other chapters. Can be found in Chapter 1
Small Note: This chapter is about the first meeting of Sara/Grissom, I needed to include a chapter about Grissom and Sara. In order to progress this end of the story. Chapter 6 resumes the Abby part of the story. A huge Thank You to my awsome beta's!!!!
Chapter 5
First Meeting
Sara rolled over and looked at the clock that was located on the stand beside the bed. 4:15am. She turned to lie on her back. Her head was pounding. She had cried herself to sleep again. She could no longer count how many times she had cried herself to sleep because of him. 'Why did she let herself get close to him?' she wondered. For the life of her she couldn't figure out how to forget him or leave him. He had always been there for her, he was there before the incident and then he was the one person who stayed with her after. She remembered that he rushed from Vegas just to be with her. He was her best friend. After moving to Vegas things became different. She started to realize that she had feelings for this man that had given her start in Forensics so long ago. She wasn't sure if he shared her feelings or not. Until this year. A few words told her everything she needed to know about why Grissom couldn't start anything with her. It hurt. But she understood. Just having him near her sometimes was hard but knowing that he would drop everything to help her was why she hadn't up and left Vegas.
She kept looking down at the small white piece of paper in her hand. The handwritting wasn't hard to read, but she wanted to make sure she was at the right address. The big expansive building in front of her wasn't what she had expected. The San Fransico Coroners Office and Crime Scene Unit 3 the sign that sat on the front lawn said. Yes, she was at the right place. She took a deep breath before she reached for the door handle to walk inside. She stood just inside the door and looked around. There was a long desk that sat right in front of her and off to the right and left were long hallways. The walls behind the desk had two long directories that were labeled east and west. Sara stood there and looked at the directories and at the piece of paper in her hand. As she looked down at her paper a tall man who was reading a folder while walking ran right into Sara, knocking her to the ground along with the papers from the folder.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," said the man as he helped Sara to her feet.
"No, it's okay, I shouldn't be standing here," apologized Sara, looking up at the man, who was bent over tring to pick up the papers he had dropped. Sara bent down to help him.
"My name is Sara Sidle."
"Gil Grissom," replied the man as he stood up.
"Nice to meet you," said Sara. The two stared at each other for a moment before Grissom spoke.
"Are you waiting for someone?"
"No. Actually, it's my first day, and I'm looking for the assistant Coroner's office."
"Really, let me show you the way."
"Thank you. Uh ... what do you do here?" Sara asked as the two of them walked down the east side hallway.
"I'm the assistant coroner ..."
Suddenly there was a knock at the bedroom door. Sara got up from the bed and went to the door.
"I thought you might want something to eat," answered Grissom, holding a tray.
"Sure," replied Sara, opening the door to let Grissom in. Grissom walked in and set the tray down on the nightstand by the bed.
"Grissom, I need to go home," Sara said, looking at Grissom.
"Okay, do you want me to come with you?"
Sara stood there staring past Grissom's head for a moment. Then she shifted her eyes back to Grissom.
"Yes."
TBC.