"When you love someone as much as I love you, you know." Sara said brushing his cheek with her hand. "Do you remember that day when I brushed your cheek like this? When I blamed it on chalk?" Sara asked smiling at the memory.
"I remember how bad I wanted to lean into your hand and kiss you." Grissom said, smiling.
"Why didnt you?" Sara asked.
"I... I dont remember." This was hard for him. But he managed. "Sara, you have no idea how many times I've wanted to kiss you or hug you or just wrap you up so tight in my arms that you knew no matter what that everything would be okay."
"The question still stands. Why didnt you?" Sara asked. They were holding hands at this point and Sara couldnt take her eyes off their interlocked fingers.
"Sara, you of all people know that I have a hard time showing my emotions to myself much less other people. And when there is a crowd around, it really bothers me. But the fact that I thought about it is a whole lot more than I usually do." He looked at his lap. He felt that if he looked away, the tears of embarassment would go away.
"Gil... Honey... Do you have any idea how hard it has been for me? Asking you out... Saying half of the things I've said to you in the past... And the chalk... Do you want to know what really happened when I brushed your cheek?" He looked up into her big brown eyes. "I saw that you were losing it. I could tell you were frustrated and upset and alone and I just had to make sure you knew I was there. It was like an instinctive thing I guess... I just reached out and before I knew it, my hand was on your face and I didnt want to move it... I wanted to hold your cheek forever just to make sure that you knew I was alive."
"Oh Sara... My darling sweet Sara... I knew you were alive. I hated the fact that I've been such a jerk. Please, let me make it up to you. Just tell me what I have to do..."
"2 things." She said with a smirk on her face.
"Just 2 things? Oh Sara, I have to do more than that. Just 2 things? YOu sure?" He asked.
"2 things. I want to be more than your best friend." She said, as she stood up.
"As long as you understand I'm not perfect and things cant go too fast." He said, standing up.
"Agreed. Second, I want you to walk with me to the break room."
"Sara, I was going to do that anyway." Grissom smiled thinking he had it all figured out.
"Not the way I wanted to." She smiled and grabbed his hand. "COme on." She smiled and they walked out.