Chapter 11
"No way! Grissom and Sara did not kiss, Greg you've come up with some stupid stories in the past, but this takes first place." Nick said in complete disbelief as he poured his coffee.
"I swear to god guys, this is not a story, I heard Ecklie telling that cute girl from day shift, what's her name again?" Greg protested.
"Alex," Warrick answered, looking up from his results.
"You believed something Ecklie said? Come on Greg, you know better than to believe that jackass." Catherine pitched in.
"Fine, you guys don't want to believe me, you go ask Ecklie." Greg said, taking himself and his blue Hawaiian coffee out of the break room.
"You got to think about it Cath," Warrick started, "I know Ecklie is an idiot, but what reason would he have to make it up?"
"He's got a point." Nick agreed.
"Grissom and Sara, well that's something I never imagined." Catherine said with a smirk.
"Wait a minute," Warrick said, standing up, "did you have something to do with this?"
"Me! I'm shocked, you would even suggest that." Catherine beamed.
"Come on, what did you do?" Nick begged.
"Well, technically it was supposed to be me on this case, but I couldn't get a babysitter." she grinned.
"What are you talking about?' Warrick questioned. "Lindsey could have stayed with me."
"Yes, but Brass didn't know that."
"You crafty woman," Nick laughed. "remind me never to get on the wrong side of you."
"Well, come on guys, it was about time someone did something. They certainly weren't going to."
'Sara is going to kill you when she finds out." came Greg's voice from the direction of the door, he had returned as soon as he heard the gossip brewing.
"But she isn't going to find out, is she Greg?" Catherine said approaching him.
"Um. No?" Greg guessed.
"Good answer." Nick contributed.
"Wow, I still can't believe that those two kissed. Okay, so everyone can see that there is something there, you'd have to be blind not to, but I never imagined Grissom would do anything about it." Warrick contemplated.
"Well, the way I hear it, it was Sara that kissed him." Greg corrected.
"Really? Way to go Sara." Catherine added.
"I see you've heard the news." came Ecklie's voice, "It didn't take long."
"What do you want Ecklie?" Warrick queried.
"Nothing, I just saw you guys standing around and wanted to say hi. Grissom leaves for a week and all work stops so it seems." He said smugly, looking at their surroundings.
"Actually, we've completed our cases Conrad," Catherine corrected him, "but I wouldn't expect you to understand what that's like."
Ecklie's face dropped and he made his retreat knowing that he'd been beat.
"God, that guy is so..." Catherine stopped herself.
"Hey Greg, you okay?" Nick asked the lab tech who was know standing solemnly in the corner, "oh, I forgot you've got a thing for Sara, sorry man."
"Firstly, I do not a have a thing for Sara and secondly there's nothing wrong, I'm just thinking" Greg retorted.
"Oh, so that's why we don't recognise that expression," Warrick joked.
"Funny." Greg glared.
"Seriously though Greg, I wouldn't get too upset," Nick consoled him, "it's highly unlikely that the kiss was real, they were probably just keeping up appearances, you know what those two are like, people stuff isn't exactly there forte."
"Yeah, I guess so." Greg sighed in agreement, "not that it would bother me anyway." he added quickly.
"Yeah right man." Nick grinned.
"It's gonna be so weird for them when they get back here though." Warrick stated.
"How so?" Nick asked.
"Well, they're going to have to forget everything that happened while they were away, that can't be easy."
"Are you kidding?" Catherine laughed, "those two are the champions at forgetting things and avoiding stuff, it's up to us to see that they finally do something about. I say that when they get back, we don't let them forget."
"Ooh, that's evil, Cath, but I like it." Nick smirked, "so what are we gonna do?"
"I don't know yet, but give me time, give me time, I'm gonna make those two tell each other how they feel no matter what." Catherine plotted.
"Well, we better go do.... something, before word gets back to Grissom that all we do is drink coffee and he has a heart attack." Warrick suggested.
"Yeah," the others agreed.
"Grissom and Sara stand no chance now we're on the case." Nick joked as they went their separate ways down the corridors. "No chance at all."
"Great," Greg mumbled, his heart quietly breaking, "oh get over it Greg, it was never going to happen." he told himself, feeling happy at the prospect that Sara and Grissom might finally stop snapping at him because they were too afraid to talk each other.
-I wonder what they are doing right now- Greg wondered.
~*^*^*~
Sara's hands were holding his suit jacket tightly as she felt his lips glide across hers. His left arm held her thin frame against him as his right hand palmed her face lightly as he kissed her.
-What's going on?- Sara sighed against his lips and allowed her eyes to close at the warmth he generated inside her. -This wasn't what the previous kisses had felt like-
She mentally kicked herself. -Of course not, that was acting, for some reason, this doesn't feel like acting. This is real!-
Grissom continued to hold her against him as he slowly pulled away and pressed his cheek against hers as he moved his feet slightly. The sudden movement made Sara automatically start dancing again as she rest her cheek against his.
-What did I do!- He shouted to himself. -That wasn't supposed to happen. Not yet, not now!-
He kept his eyes closed as he held her tightly. It was going to blow up in his face the second they step out of this room. Sara is going to want an explanation and he's going to fuck it up by either lying or keeping his mouth shut. This wasn't going to end good.
-It'll be better if I approach it first- He argued with himself.
All her life, she had wanted a man to kiss her like that and as she struggled against them, she couldn't stop those nagging thoughts from entering her head as she clung to him.
-He's not even looking at me. I bet he's thinking up ways to forget it ever happened, but-- She opened her eyes and stared at the band.
-It never happened- she thought sadly, trying to think of ways to get past this without an argument and more rejection.
They were caught up in the moment and the emotions from the past few days and the closed off thoughts and feelings for the past few years, just got too much and they both found the release in a kiss.
~*^*^*~
The kiss had been pushed far to the back of their minds and forgotten as they returned to their table and conversed over fresh coffee. Saying goodnight to Allison and Sean had been a happy affair. They had smiled and hugged, shook hands and chatted like they had known each other for years.
Now, they stood in the elevator alone on their way back up to their room. The distance between them was gigantic with only the two of them sharing the space.
Grissom stared at the lights as they past each floor, willing them to be at their room already so he could hide in the bathroom and try and think this through some more.
-I can't just come out with it, can I?- He debated how to approach this and hoped that it wasn't too late.
Sara could only look in the mirror in front of her and take in the dress she had worn. -It does look nice- She thought to herself as she pushed out some wrinkles over her hip. She sighed and turned her eyes to her hands wrapped around her purse. -Maybe I can get my money back. It's not worth keeping if I'm never going to wear it again. I should have rented like I suggested to Ally in the first place-
Fours floors up and the ride started to feel like forever. When the elevator reached the shopping level on floor six, a young couple in their twenties got on. Grissom had to move away from his position in from of the button panel and across the small room to stand beside Sara.
The couple pressed a floor and proceeded to make out in the corner.
-Oh please!- Sara cried silently, shaking her head and leaning against the wall. Well, what she thought was the wall, but wasn't. She had leaned into Grissom's side and felt him promptly put his hand on her hip.
He smiled at her a little. -Maybe this wasn't so hard after all-
The doors opened once more and the couple left them alone.
-This isn't good- Sara looked up at the lights moving slowly as the elevator ascended. Wishing to be in alone more than anything right now was halted as Grissom started talking.
"It was just a kiss." He told her softly. "I didn't mean to make you angry."
She smiled hesitantly and shook her head. "I'm not angry. You just surprised me, that's all."
Grissom nodded and removed his arm to step away from her. -Maybe a little distance will help me find the words-
-Great!- She groaned. -Not he's going to hide away, just like I knew he would-
He turned his head and looked at her as the elevator came to a stop. His mouth opened to say something, but no words were spoken. -Why can't I tell her? We're alone and I need to tell her, but why can't I do it now?- So many secrets, some more important than the others. How was he supposed to tell her something that he had kept quiet for so long?
Sensing he wanted to say more, Sara slowly took his hand and moved them forward so they walked off the elevator and down the corridor. "Griss," She stopped short and waited for him to open their room door.
Once they were both safely inside and no interruptions were imminent, they turned and faced each other. Standing in the darkness briefly, the only sounds were their breathing. The moonlight could be seen in the living area, but not enough to light up the area by the door.
Sara felt his hand tighten around hers and returned the pressure. Before either could utter a word, a cell phone rang.
-Just great! I swear he was going to say something.- Sara swore under her breath and turned away to leave him to answer the phone.
His eyes followed her as she turned on the lamp by the couch and headed straight to the bathroom. Grissom sighed heavily as the door closed and sighed angrily as his cell phone got louder. -I was going to say it. I really was, and then... this-
He snatched up the vibrating, nosy plastic and roughly answered. "Grissom!"
~*^*TBC*^*~
"No way! Grissom and Sara did not kiss, Greg you've come up with some stupid stories in the past, but this takes first place." Nick said in complete disbelief as he poured his coffee.
"I swear to god guys, this is not a story, I heard Ecklie telling that cute girl from day shift, what's her name again?" Greg protested.
"Alex," Warrick answered, looking up from his results.
"You believed something Ecklie said? Come on Greg, you know better than to believe that jackass." Catherine pitched in.
"Fine, you guys don't want to believe me, you go ask Ecklie." Greg said, taking himself and his blue Hawaiian coffee out of the break room.
"You got to think about it Cath," Warrick started, "I know Ecklie is an idiot, but what reason would he have to make it up?"
"He's got a point." Nick agreed.
"Grissom and Sara, well that's something I never imagined." Catherine said with a smirk.
"Wait a minute," Warrick said, standing up, "did you have something to do with this?"
"Me! I'm shocked, you would even suggest that." Catherine beamed.
"Come on, what did you do?" Nick begged.
"Well, technically it was supposed to be me on this case, but I couldn't get a babysitter." she grinned.
"What are you talking about?' Warrick questioned. "Lindsey could have stayed with me."
"Yes, but Brass didn't know that."
"You crafty woman," Nick laughed. "remind me never to get on the wrong side of you."
"Well, come on guys, it was about time someone did something. They certainly weren't going to."
'Sara is going to kill you when she finds out." came Greg's voice from the direction of the door, he had returned as soon as he heard the gossip brewing.
"But she isn't going to find out, is she Greg?" Catherine said approaching him.
"Um. No?" Greg guessed.
"Good answer." Nick contributed.
"Wow, I still can't believe that those two kissed. Okay, so everyone can see that there is something there, you'd have to be blind not to, but I never imagined Grissom would do anything about it." Warrick contemplated.
"Well, the way I hear it, it was Sara that kissed him." Greg corrected.
"Really? Way to go Sara." Catherine added.
"I see you've heard the news." came Ecklie's voice, "It didn't take long."
"What do you want Ecklie?" Warrick queried.
"Nothing, I just saw you guys standing around and wanted to say hi. Grissom leaves for a week and all work stops so it seems." He said smugly, looking at their surroundings.
"Actually, we've completed our cases Conrad," Catherine corrected him, "but I wouldn't expect you to understand what that's like."
Ecklie's face dropped and he made his retreat knowing that he'd been beat.
"God, that guy is so..." Catherine stopped herself.
"Hey Greg, you okay?" Nick asked the lab tech who was know standing solemnly in the corner, "oh, I forgot you've got a thing for Sara, sorry man."
"Firstly, I do not a have a thing for Sara and secondly there's nothing wrong, I'm just thinking" Greg retorted.
"Oh, so that's why we don't recognise that expression," Warrick joked.
"Funny." Greg glared.
"Seriously though Greg, I wouldn't get too upset," Nick consoled him, "it's highly unlikely that the kiss was real, they were probably just keeping up appearances, you know what those two are like, people stuff isn't exactly there forte."
"Yeah, I guess so." Greg sighed in agreement, "not that it would bother me anyway." he added quickly.
"Yeah right man." Nick grinned.
"It's gonna be so weird for them when they get back here though." Warrick stated.
"How so?" Nick asked.
"Well, they're going to have to forget everything that happened while they were away, that can't be easy."
"Are you kidding?" Catherine laughed, "those two are the champions at forgetting things and avoiding stuff, it's up to us to see that they finally do something about. I say that when they get back, we don't let them forget."
"Ooh, that's evil, Cath, but I like it." Nick smirked, "so what are we gonna do?"
"I don't know yet, but give me time, give me time, I'm gonna make those two tell each other how they feel no matter what." Catherine plotted.
"Well, we better go do.... something, before word gets back to Grissom that all we do is drink coffee and he has a heart attack." Warrick suggested.
"Yeah," the others agreed.
"Grissom and Sara stand no chance now we're on the case." Nick joked as they went their separate ways down the corridors. "No chance at all."
"Great," Greg mumbled, his heart quietly breaking, "oh get over it Greg, it was never going to happen." he told himself, feeling happy at the prospect that Sara and Grissom might finally stop snapping at him because they were too afraid to talk each other.
-I wonder what they are doing right now- Greg wondered.
~*^*^*~
Sara's hands were holding his suit jacket tightly as she felt his lips glide across hers. His left arm held her thin frame against him as his right hand palmed her face lightly as he kissed her.
-What's going on?- Sara sighed against his lips and allowed her eyes to close at the warmth he generated inside her. -This wasn't what the previous kisses had felt like-
She mentally kicked herself. -Of course not, that was acting, for some reason, this doesn't feel like acting. This is real!-
Grissom continued to hold her against him as he slowly pulled away and pressed his cheek against hers as he moved his feet slightly. The sudden movement made Sara automatically start dancing again as she rest her cheek against his.
-What did I do!- He shouted to himself. -That wasn't supposed to happen. Not yet, not now!-
He kept his eyes closed as he held her tightly. It was going to blow up in his face the second they step out of this room. Sara is going to want an explanation and he's going to fuck it up by either lying or keeping his mouth shut. This wasn't going to end good.
-It'll be better if I approach it first- He argued with himself.
All her life, she had wanted a man to kiss her like that and as she struggled against them, she couldn't stop those nagging thoughts from entering her head as she clung to him.
-He's not even looking at me. I bet he's thinking up ways to forget it ever happened, but-- She opened her eyes and stared at the band.
-It never happened- she thought sadly, trying to think of ways to get past this without an argument and more rejection.
They were caught up in the moment and the emotions from the past few days and the closed off thoughts and feelings for the past few years, just got too much and they both found the release in a kiss.
~*^*^*~
The kiss had been pushed far to the back of their minds and forgotten as they returned to their table and conversed over fresh coffee. Saying goodnight to Allison and Sean had been a happy affair. They had smiled and hugged, shook hands and chatted like they had known each other for years.
Now, they stood in the elevator alone on their way back up to their room. The distance between them was gigantic with only the two of them sharing the space.
Grissom stared at the lights as they past each floor, willing them to be at their room already so he could hide in the bathroom and try and think this through some more.
-I can't just come out with it, can I?- He debated how to approach this and hoped that it wasn't too late.
Sara could only look in the mirror in front of her and take in the dress she had worn. -It does look nice- She thought to herself as she pushed out some wrinkles over her hip. She sighed and turned her eyes to her hands wrapped around her purse. -Maybe I can get my money back. It's not worth keeping if I'm never going to wear it again. I should have rented like I suggested to Ally in the first place-
Fours floors up and the ride started to feel like forever. When the elevator reached the shopping level on floor six, a young couple in their twenties got on. Grissom had to move away from his position in from of the button panel and across the small room to stand beside Sara.
The couple pressed a floor and proceeded to make out in the corner.
-Oh please!- Sara cried silently, shaking her head and leaning against the wall. Well, what she thought was the wall, but wasn't. She had leaned into Grissom's side and felt him promptly put his hand on her hip.
He smiled at her a little. -Maybe this wasn't so hard after all-
The doors opened once more and the couple left them alone.
-This isn't good- Sara looked up at the lights moving slowly as the elevator ascended. Wishing to be in alone more than anything right now was halted as Grissom started talking.
"It was just a kiss." He told her softly. "I didn't mean to make you angry."
She smiled hesitantly and shook her head. "I'm not angry. You just surprised me, that's all."
Grissom nodded and removed his arm to step away from her. -Maybe a little distance will help me find the words-
-Great!- She groaned. -Not he's going to hide away, just like I knew he would-
He turned his head and looked at her as the elevator came to a stop. His mouth opened to say something, but no words were spoken. -Why can't I tell her? We're alone and I need to tell her, but why can't I do it now?- So many secrets, some more important than the others. How was he supposed to tell her something that he had kept quiet for so long?
Sensing he wanted to say more, Sara slowly took his hand and moved them forward so they walked off the elevator and down the corridor. "Griss," She stopped short and waited for him to open their room door.
Once they were both safely inside and no interruptions were imminent, they turned and faced each other. Standing in the darkness briefly, the only sounds were their breathing. The moonlight could be seen in the living area, but not enough to light up the area by the door.
Sara felt his hand tighten around hers and returned the pressure. Before either could utter a word, a cell phone rang.
-Just great! I swear he was going to say something.- Sara swore under her breath and turned away to leave him to answer the phone.
His eyes followed her as she turned on the lamp by the couch and headed straight to the bathroom. Grissom sighed heavily as the door closed and sighed angrily as his cell phone got louder. -I was going to say it. I really was, and then... this-
He snatched up the vibrating, nosy plastic and roughly answered. "Grissom!"
~*^*TBC*^*~