All I Want Is You
Disclaimer: All of us know that I don't own CSI by now, don't we?
Chapter Ten: Visiting Vegas
Laura made her much anticipated trip to Las Vegas to visit Sara. Sara was excited for her mother to come and visit and to see what Sara did for a living. The rest of the night shift at the crime lab was also looking forward to meeting Sara's mother. On her first night in town, Laura accompanied Sara to the crime lab.
"Hello everyone, this is my mother, Laura Sidle," Sara introduced her mom.
"Hello," Laura smiled.
"I'm Warrick Brown," Warrick stood and shook her hand.
"I'm Catherine Willows," Catherine introduced herself.
"I'm Greg Sanders," Greg waved from his seat on the couch.
"I'm Nick Stokes," Nick also stood and shook her hand.
"And you know me," Grissom smiled.
"Well it's lovely meeting you all, but I don't know I'll remember any of your names, except Miss Willows, since she's the only woman," Laura laughed.
"Please, call me Catherine," Catherine smiled.
"So I know that Sara has told me you are crime investigator, but what exactly do you do?" Laura asked.
"When someone commits a crime it's our job to go in after the police and collect evidence," Warrick started.
"You know, hairs, fingerprints any sort of stuff that the suspect could have left behind," Nick added.
"And we also analyze the crime scene, look at the way blood is spattered and things like that," Greg said, "we try to figure out precisely what happened even when there were no witnesses."
"Sounds very intriguing," Laura said, "you all must be very smart people."
"Still half an hour until shift starts, what do you say we give Laura a tour of the lab?" Grissom suggested.
"Okay, and no offense, but I don't think everyone should come, it'd be too crowded with all of us walking around," Sara said.
"Fair enough, it's your mother, you and Grissom go," Nick suggested, "we all know where everything is anyway."
Grissom and Sara showed Laura around the lab pointing out the DNA lab, trace and all the rest of the interesting places. Grissom noticed it was time to hand out assignments, excused himself and left Sara to finish the tour.
"What's in there?" Laura pointed to another door.
"Oh, that's the autopsy room, I'm sure you don't want to go in there," Sara said.
"You're probably right. I don't do well with the blood and guts stuff," Laura shuddered, "how do you do it dear? How do you handle the smells?"
"I don't know," Sara shrugged her shoulders, "you just get used to it I guess."
"I don't think I could ever get used to handling dead people," Laura shook her head.
"Every once in a while we get one that's really bad. This one time we found a man that had been decomposing in a duffel bag for a long time. That one made me sick and that was the only one that ever made me sick," Sara explained.
"That's very disgusting," Laura laughed, "but if it's what you like."
"I don't like the smell of dead bodies, mom," Sara rolled her eyes, "I like being able to piece together evidence to find out what happened at a crime scene."
"Oh I was never much into science, sweetie," Laura said, "but whatever makes you happy."
"I hate to run, but we should head back the break room so I can go get my assignment," Sara checked her watch, "if you don't mind I can set you up with Archie or someone because you can't go out into the field."
"Who's Archie?" Laura asked.
"He works in the A/V lab. I'm sure he can show you lots of interesting things while I'm gone. And if you get hungry, feel free to the food in the break room fridge," Sara explained.
"Ah the Sidles," Grissom flashed them a smile as they entered, "Sara, Greg is waiting for you to go check out a B and E in a house."
"Okay, I told Mom I'd set her up with Archie or something," Sara said, "I'm sure Greg won't mind waiting another couple of minutes."
"I don't know, he can get pretty impatient," Grissom winked, "actually, take your sweet time."
"Grissom, that's mean," Sara laughed.
Sara left her mom with Archie who promised to show her a lot of interesting things. Laura said she would be satisfied to just watch and see a little bit of how things worked at the lab. Sara hated abandoning her mom, but she knew she couldn't take her into the field and she had wanted to see the lab. She even said she wouldn't mind the late hours. Sara bumped into Grissom again on her way to find Greg who was probably waiting impatiently in her car.
"Hey Sara, if you don't mind, I took tomorrow night off too. I was thinking we could maybe go out to dinner. With your mom of course," Grissom offered.
"Okay, sounds good," Sara smiled, "if it's okay with her of course. What are you doing?"
"I'm taking the night to catch up on more paperwork. I got behind the other night and I really need to get it out of the way before I take a night off," Grissom explained.
"I'll see you later, and if you're sticking around, could you check up on Mom later, you know make sure she's not bored out of her mind," Sara said.
"Sure thing," Grissom replied, "better go before your partner comes looking for you."
--------------------Sara's Apartment the next night--------------------
"You know what sweetie, I'm still really tired from my flight and the late night last night. I didn't sleep well today because I'm just not used to sleeping during the day. I think if you don't mind, I'll just stay home tonight," Laura said.
"Okay, I'll call Grissom and tell him that we're staying in," Sara picked up her phone.
"No!" Laura said suddenly, "I mean don't ruin your night on account of me. You and Gil go out and have a nice dinner. You're already all dressed up nice. And I'm just probably going to sleep. I don't mind, I promise. You deserve a nice night out."
"Are you sure?" Sara asked.
"I'm positive, I'd hate to ruin your night," Laura smiled, "I'll be okay by myself."
"All right. But tomorrow you and I will spend some time together," Sara promised, "I made sure to get several nights off while you were here."
"See, so one night by myself is no big deal," Laura assured her daughter.
"Okay," Sara gave in.
A few minutes later, the doorbell rang. Laura answered the door to reveal Grissom standing at her door in a suit, holding flowers.
"Flowers for the lovely ladies," Grissom offered the flowers to Laura.
"Grissom, you look…nice," Sara was stunned.
"You look wonderful, Sara," Grissom noticed she was wearing a dress.
"What a cute couple you two make," Laura commented, causing both Sara and Grissom to blush.
"I decided not to join you tonight, I'm still very tired," Laura explained.
"Okay," Grissom and Laura seemed to exchange a special glance, but Sara didn't say anything, attributing it to her imagination.
"I hope the two of you have a lovely night," Laura said.
"Yes, we should be going," Grissom noted the time and helped Sara put her jacket on.
The restaurant Grissom had picked was a rather fancy one. Sara had never been there before and figured he had only chosen it to show Laura the nicer side of Vegas. They were seated at a small table near the window of the restaurant. After they had ordered, Grissom started to fiddle with his suit jacket.
"Need help with anything over there?" Sara joked.
"What?" Grissom visibly jumped at the question.
"You're fiddling with your pockets over there, I thought maybe you were having a problem," Sara smiled.
"Oh I'm fine," Grissom smiled nervously, "but so long as you noticed, I think I should just go ahead and do this."
"Okay," Sara said suspiciously.
Grissom took a calming breath before he began to speak, "Sara, you know that I love you very much. I don't think I could ever love another person in this world as much as I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and only you."
Sara was stunned speechless as Grissom removed a small box from his pocket and produced a diamond ring.
He got down on his knee as he asked, "Sara Sidle, will you marry me?"
Sara stared in wide-eyed disbelief, her mouth unable to move. After what felt like an eternity she finally sputtered, "Yes I will."
Grissom slid the ring on her finger and Sara flew off her seat, sort of tackling Grissom with a hug and a passionate kiss.
"Whoa, Sara, we're in public," Grissom teased as he stood up and helped her back into her seat.
"Sorry," she flushed red.
"It's okay, I love you, remember," he grinned.
"I love you too, and you're the only person I could imagine myself spending the rest of my life with," she said.
"I'm glad because the only thing I want in this world is you," Grissom returned.
Sara suddenly felt like crying. She couldn't believe how lucky she was to have this incredible man by her side. He was so loving and caring. It was slightly overwhelming to have another human being feel so strongly about her. She finally realized that she hadn't even hardly looked at the ring.
"Do you like it?" Grissom asked.
"Oh yes, but anything you gave me would be beautiful," Sara replied.
Grissom smiled at her and took her hands in his own, "I'm glad."
"You're so good to me," Sara sighed happily, "I love you so much."
Their dinner arrived and Sara was suddenly reminded that her mother was originally supposed to be with them, "Was my mom in on this?"
Grissom nodded, "Last night when you left the lab, I told her that I had suggested the three of us go to dinner to throw you off. I explained to her that I was planning to ask you to marry me and she was more than willing to stay home. I think she really did need to catch up on her sleep too."
"Did anyone else know about this before me?" Sara teased.
"Only your mother. She's a very good woman," Grissom said, "she said I would be a wonderful addition to your family. The only thing left now is for you to meet my mother."
"I look forward to it," Sara smiled. It felt like she could never stop smiling.
"I suppose we should eat this food before it gets cold," Grissom finally let go of Sara's hands.
A/N: Okay so this chapter was a lot longer than I had expected it to be too.Oh well. I also intended to post this yesterday, but I apparently forgot. I could have sworn I did, but I didn't.I hope you have enjoyed reading this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it. I appreciate every one of you that has read and reviewed this story. The reviews make it easier to keep writing. I had originally intended to spend more time with Laura interacting with the other characters, but then I decided the second part of the chapter was more important. ;)