AN: Thank you Noddi for helping me!

AN2: Sorry that it took so long to update. I know it's been 8 months, but I had to go to Egypt for my work. I could use the internet a couple of times during a periode of 7 months, so I only could read my e-mails. I hope I can update regularly but I can't make any promisses.

Chapter Three

Sara looked across the room and saw that he had his eyes closed. She slowly approached the bed and sat down on a chair next to the bed.

"What are you doing here Sara?" a voice suddenly said.

Sara's head snapped up and looked at him. "I told you to leave me alone!"

When he saw her face, he looked down. "Why are you doing this?" He looked directly into her eyes.

Sara grabbed the notepad of the nightstand and wrote down one word…She had written down the word because. She laid down the notepad and signed carefully three words.

Grissom gazed at her hands and then he looked into her eyes. He saw that she meant it. She couldn't…When he looked at her hands again she signed the words again.

"Sara…go…please," he pleaded.

Sara sat there dazed. She just told him she loved him and he wanted her to go? When Sara looked up, Grissom saw tears streaming down her face. She grabbed the notepad and wrote something down. When she was ready, she threw the notepad at him and left.

When he read the note, he knew he made a big mistake. He had to find her and make this right. He knew he couldn't hide his feelings any longer. He unhooked his I.V. and got out of bed. He took unsteady steps towards the closet to collect his clothes. After he got dressed he carefully walked towards the door and opened it slowly. He carefully looked if someone was in the hall. When he saw that it was empty, he walked as fast as he could towards the elevators and pressed the down button. The elevator stopped at ground level and Grissom stepped out of it. He reached his car swaying on his feet and opened the door. He needed to sit down to catch his breath. When he felt a little better he started the car and drove away.

When Sara left Grissom's room, she ran as fast as she could through the corridors. She wanted to be as far away from Grissom as possible. He hurt her again and it was the last time. She had enough of it, he managed to hurt her over and over again but not this time. This time she would act, she would leave Vegas, for good. She arrived home ten minutes later and started packing her bags. Suddenly she heard the doorbell and someone was banging loudly on her door.

"Give me a sec!" she shouted and unlocked the door. Before her stood Grissom. "What the hell are you doing here?" She said and turned around. "I don't want anything to do with you!" she shouted and slammed the door shut.

"Sara, Please?" the pleading voice of Grissom said. "I need to talk to you…It's important."

Sara looked through the peephole and saw him standing there. Then she suddenly realized that he shouldn't be out of the hospital. She opened the door and let him in. "Are you nuts!" she yelled and pointed to his ears.

"I…I wasn't thinking," he softly said and sank into the couch.

"Grissom," She softly touched his hand. He looked up to her and guessed that she asked him something.

"Why are you here?" She slowly said and sat down next to him.

"You." He grasped her hand and held it tight. "I'm sorry for what I said to you in the hospital. I'm just scared." He looked into her eyes. "I have to know…Did you mean what you said?" He hoped that she would give him another chance.

"Yes, I did. I love you Grissom, wether you believe it or not." When she looked at him, she could that he was afraid. She leaned towards him and kissed him. When she pulled back, she saw a sparkle in his eyes. Then he started to smile.

"That's why I couldn't leave you alone," she signed.

"I have been a fool for a long time now Sara. I couldn't handle it…the stuff between us," he said. "I thought that those feeling you had towards me would be gone soon, but over the years I saw them grow stronger. My feelings grew also, but when I wanted to take the next step someone made it clear to me that I shouldn't do it or you would lose your job." Grissom exhaled deeply and looked at her. "I couldn't let that happen."

"Who told you that?" Sara saw the look on his face. "Let me guess…Ecklie." When she saw Grissom nod, she got mad. "We did do nothing inappropriate at the lab and we haven't met outside the lab." Sara was a little confused. "Remember that case were we reenacted the crime scene with the mattress?" When he saw Sara nod he continued. "Ecklie saw this and made a picture. He showed me that picture and told me that I should watch my back. One inappropriate action and he would go to the Sheriff."

Sara was furious. "What the hell was that bastard thinking!" Sara seethed. "He's going to pay for that!" She looked at Grissom. "But first, you have to go back to the hospital."

"Sure," Grissom said and stood up. "Can you bring me? I almost crashed on my way to your place." He was a little ashamed of that.

"Ok. Give me a second." Sara collected her keys and jacket and they both left her apartment. Ten minutes later they arrived at hospital. Dr. Roth was not happy with Grissom leaving the hospital, but when he said it was an emergency, she said that he could put his hearing on the line if he did it again. Grissom said to her that it was stupid what he did and would never do it again. Dr. Roth shook her head and left.

"Now, get into bed and get some sleep!" Sara ordered and Grissom did so. He was not in the mood to see a very agree Sara.

When Sara walked out of the hospital, she grabbed her phone and dialed Catherine's number. "Willows," she heard on the other side.

"Hey Catherine, it's Sara. I need your help."

"My help with what?" Catherine curiously asked.

"Not over the phone. Are you at home?" she asked.

"Yes, I am."

"Can I come over?"

"Sure"

"Ok. See you soon." Sara closed her phone and got into her car. Three minutes later she arrived at Catherine's house.

Sara walked up to the house and knocked on the door. Seconds late, Lindsay opened the door. "Hi Sara," she cheerfully said.

"Hi Linds. How are you?"

"Great. Mom is in the kitchen." Lindsay ran of into the living room and sat for the TV again.

Sara walked into the kitchen and sat down next to Catherine. Catherine turned in her seat and grabbed another mug of the kitchen counter and filled it with coffee. "Hi," she said and gave her the mug.

"Hi," Sara immediately sipped her coffee. "I needed that."

"What happened?" Catherine watched her face closely.

Sara told Catherine the whole story. "Can you help us?" Sara asked when she said all.

The grin on Catherine's face said everything. "I'm glad that you talked to him, and yes I will help you two. But first you have to inform the Sheriff about this. Ecklie could lose his job over this."

"Yeah, but Grissom too. And me too, it's very complicated." Sara exhaled deeply and tried to suppress her tears. Catherine reached over and touched her hand. "It's going to be alright. Trust me. When I'm done with Ecklie, he never wished that he messed with the night shift."

Sara let her tears run freely and smiled. "Thank you," she whispered. Catherine rose out of the chair and crouched next to Sara. "It's going to be alright," she said and patted Sara friendly on the back. "I hope so," she whispered back.

Sara and Catherine spend the next hours plotting the revenge to get back at Ecklie.

TBC…