After eating breakfast, Grissom and Sara sat on the couch to relax. Sara seemed incredibly quiet the entire time, and he wondered what was bothering her. "What are you thinking about, honey?" he asked.
How I wish you'd have asked me to marry you. "How wonderful last night was," she quickly covered, "that meal was perfect."
"Oh, okay," Grissom felt more relieved, "would you like to take a walk to the park?" Grissom questioned.
"Sure, we haven't been there in awhile. Give me a few minutes to get ready and then we'll go."
Grissom nodded and allowed Sara to get up from the couch.
Grissom patted his jeans pocket and went to put his shoes on. She seems worried about something, I hope everything is okay. Grissom stood ready by the door and smiled when Sara came out of the bedroom. "Okay, I think I'm ready," she stated, walking over to put her arm through his.
They left the house, and Grissom locked the door behind him. They strolled down the sidewalk, arm in arm, heading toward the park. "What do you want to do at the park?" she questioned.
Propose to you. "I thought we could sit under that tree that we always sit under and look out over the water. Basically, we can just relax for a while. Why, did you want to do something different?"
"No, we can do what we always do. I like that it's so peaceful there, and no one is ever around that part of the park."
"Yeah, that is nice."
Grissom and Sara continued on their way to the park, casually sharing touches and glances, once in a while bumping into each other.
Upon entering the park, Grissom and Sara meandered their way to the spot they always shared. Grissom sat down and leaned against the tree, bending his knees so that Sara could lean against him. Sara sat down in front of Grissom and leaned against his legs. "You comfortable?" he asked, stroking her hair.
"Yeah," she nodded, "the view here is so beautiful."
"The view I have isn't that bad either," Grissom joked.
Sara turned her head and smiled. "Gil, you sure know how to treat a woman."
Grissom smiled and leaned forward to massage her shoulders. "It feels good to know that I still have it in me," Grissom grinned.
Sara reached up and slapped his hand in response, which just led Grissom's grin to get bigger. When he finished her massage, he leaned back against the tree and allowed her to rest against him. Alright, it's now or never. Moving carefully so that Sara wouldn't notice, Grissom reached into his pocket to retrieve his prize. Then he feigned an excellent find. "Hmm, I found something interesting," Grissom reached his hand out.
"What, another one of your bugs?" she said sarcastically, still looking out over the water.
"I'll give it to you to take a look," he stated.
"I'm not touching a bug."
"It's not a bug," Grissom said, touching the bag to her shoulder, "look at it."
Sara reached her left hand around to take the bag from Grissom. Sara went speechless when she noticed its contents. "Gil!" she squealed, reading the writing on the bag.
Case#: XOXOXO
Evidence: Sara Sidle
Will you marry me?
The diamond and platinum ring glinted in the sun as she turned toward Grissom. Tears were in her eyes when Grissom pulled her to her feet and knelt in front of her. He took the evidence bag from her and pulled the ring out. "Sara, will you marry me?" he asked.
Sara nodded and Grissom slipped the ring onto her finger. "Yes Gil, of course yes," she exclaimed, pulling him to his feet so she could kiss him.
After a few passionate kisses, Sara pulled back and wiped away her tears. She held her hand out in front of her to get a good look at the ring. "This is beautiful Gil," Sara looked at it in awe, "I've never had anything this nice."
Grissom continued to hold her close and watched as she gazed at the ring. "I was so silly," Sara chuckled.
"Hmm," Grissom mumbled, lost in the moment and not really paying attention.
"I thought you were going to propose last night after dinner."
Grissom smiled. "I thought that was too simple and old-fashioned for you. I wanted to do something even more special."
Sara wrapped her hand back around Grissom and looked him in the eye. "So you brought me back to where we always came to relax, to just be with each other and detach for a little while."
Grissom nodded and Sara kissed him again. "You are so romantic, this was perfect."
On their way home, Sara leaned over and whispered in Grissom's ear, "I love you."
"I love you too," he whispered back in her ear.
All of their troubles behind them, Grissom and Sara walked arm and arm, enjoying the comfort and joy of each other.
The End
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