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Someone who was always there…

She went back down the hall and remembered that Greg was in the break room.

"Hey," she said, walking in and grabbing a cup and filling it with the steaming black liquid.

"Where were you?" He asked.

"Apologizing to Catherine. At least that's fixed now. I felt so horrible for saying that to her, but the other day when it happened… everything was so screwed up. Ecklie is such an..." She was about to say something, but figuring she'd probably end up regretting it, she kept her mouth shut. "See, there I go again; running my mouth when I probably shouldn't."

He smiled, "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I agree with that last comment. Uhh… I guess we should go get started. Grissom and Sophia are with Doc Robbins doing the autopsy for our case and we have stuff to go over in the layout room. After that, Brass got us a warrant for the Vic's car and is having it brought over to the garage."

She picked up her coffee and walked beside him down the hall, "How long have you been here?"

"About an hour before you. I was looking over stuff in the layout room and talking to Grissom, but I saw you pull up in and parking lot and decided to take a break."

"You've definitely changed a lot since become part of the team."

"Thanks, wait, that's a good thing, right?" He questioned.

"Yeah. It's nice, working with you and all."

It was the first time she could really say that about anyone here in Vegas. Sure, it had been fun to work with Nick and even Warrick and Cath. A few years back, it was an interesting experience to be out in the field with Grissom, as well, but there was something she felt when working with Greg. She had someone to talk to and who she could teach. She didn't have to be so serious around Greg and when it was needed, he would cheer her up. It was nice, for once, not having someone breathing down your neck while you worked.

He smiled and then they walked in the layout room and Greg showed her the pictures they took from the crime scene.

"Okay, so I did a background check on the doctor, Doctor Greys, and it turns out that he's got a clean record, save for two speeding tickets, but that doesn't mean he killed anyone. However, he is close friends with our Vic's family and apparently is in the Vic's Will. Now our Vic's an older guy. He had a heart attack eight days before his time of death and his Will was recently changed. I tried to find out exactly what he changed on it, but I don't have that information yet. So, there's a perfectly good MO for Doctor Greys, right there. Also," he got out some other papers and gave them to Sara. "I ran the prints we found on the discarded needle and I found it strange that our Vic's brother's prints were on there, as well as the nurse's. Now, the nurse's I could understand, but the brother's? And I have Hodges checking the inside of the needle to see if there was anything lethal and we should find out soon how this guy died when the autopsy report gets back from Doc Robbins."

"Wow, okay. Is Hodges going to page you when he gets the results or should I go see if he's got them now?"

"Well, I gave it to him to do a while ago. If you want, you can go pester him about it; I'm not going to. He'll maul me if I get on his nerves."

"Yeah; I'll take my chances."

She made her way to find Hodges who was sitting there, like Greg used to, working on various things for various cases.

"Hey, do you have the stuff Greg sent you?" She asked, leaning over piles of papers to see what he was doing.

He sighed and then pulled something out from under a few other papers, "I think this is it."

She took the paper from him and looked at it, "Alright, thanks."

They'd been working on this case for a while now and they were finally getting somewhere. They might be able to wrap this up soon. She read the report. Apparently, the needle hadn't held anything. If when she got the autopsy report back from Doc Robbins it said that there was an air bubble in one of the major veins that would probably be the cause of death. It wouldn't be long before they cracked this case and then she could get that off her mind and try to figure out her own life instead of somebody else's death.

"Hey Greg," She walked back into the layout room and showed him the results.

"Death by something we can't live without; how ironic. Well, I guess it's safe to assume until we get the results back from Doc Robbins."

"Yeah."

"So, you feeling better?" he asked.

"I don't know. I need to forget about everything; well everything, which means Grissom."

"Look, after shift…uhh… would you like to go get something to eat or take a walk or something?"

A year ago she would have asked Greg if he was serious, but now she found her self saying, "Sure, sounds great; anything to take my mind off of everything that's been going on lately and I don't just mean Grissom."

"Yeah."

Finally, Grissom and Sophia came back with Doc Robbin's report and they found that the air filled needle had, in fact, been the murder weapon. Later, Greg went to get his stuff from the locker room and Sophia had already gone a few minutes earlier.

"I'll meet you outside, Sar," Greg said as he passed by the room on his way out.

Now Sara was left in the room alone with Grissom. "How have you been? We really haven't had a chance to talk since the other day."

"Oh, I'm fine," she said and then threw some papers back into the beige folder she was holding and putting it back on the table, "I have to go."

"Sara, wait. I'm worried about you. Please don't be upset. If you heard anything about the other night, I'm sorry. Please, let me explain." Inside, he wanted to tell her how he felt, but once again he found himself in utter silence, wasting time and throwing away anything he could have had with her.

"I'm pretty sure you're too late."

She turned around and left. It was another one of those times that she found herself wondering what the hell was wrong with that man. Now, she grabbed her bag out of the locker and found Greg outside.

He was surprised at first, but had some idea as to why she was upset, "Grissom?"

"Yeah," she replied.

"Come on. Let's go somewhere other than the lab parking lot." He led her to his car and she got in the passenger side; he got in the driver's side. "I know a small coffee shop where we'll have some privacy." He said and after a ten minute drive they pulled into a tiny parking lot and got out.

They walked inside and found a small table off to the side to sit at. All they ordered for how was a coffee and a hot tea. Greg thought they should talk first.

"You wanna tell me what's been going on?" he asked.

"You know everything else, so why not?" replied Sara, and she started from the beginning. "I guess I started going downhill back a year ago. I never told anyone, but that one case where the victim looked like me…I heard what Grissom said to the suspect. He said to the man that he, too was given a chance to have a new life with someone younger and beautiful, but unlike the suspect, he couldn't take that chance. He couldn't take the chance to be with me. I never told him that I saw him say that and so he's still oblivious to the things I know."

"I'm sure Grissom had his reasons for not being able to be with you. He's concerned about his work and wouldn't want a relationship to ruin his career at the lab and yours. He loved you, everyone could tell. Sometimes though, a guy's heart says one thing and his mind says something else. Grissom's mind just has more control over him than his heart does. Never give up on something or someone you care about." Greg tried to explain and then added in a lower voice, "I never did…"

"How can I not give up on him when he's given up on his feelings for me and moved on?" she asked, referring to the conversation she overheard between Grissom and Sophia.

She looked frustrated and Greg replied, "Grissom's different than most guys. Most guys tell the girl how they feel. One of these days, Grissom will realize that he's making a mistake by throwing you away, he'll come around."

Yeah, I guess I'll end it like that…keep everyone in suspense. Thanks for reviews. I'll update soon! D