Sorry everyone for the delay and waiting. I've had a busy week, more than usual, so it's only now, that I got chapter 6 down.

Disclaimers: Always see chapter 1 for them.


Sleeping Sara

Chp. 6

"I fell a sleep again, didn't I?" She asked, as the first thing, while she looked around.

"Yes you did." Grissom stated with hidden amusement.

"Great." He heard her mutter to herself. "Good going falling asleep, now that your boss offered to drive you home." He barely heard the mumbling as she chided herself. He also saw her flush for a moment of sheer embarrassment.

Grissom had to fight hard not to smile openly at her antics. 'God, she is so cute when she's flustered.' She kept on muttering, but now it wasn't as coherent as the previous ones. And for all the care in the world, he had the greatest urge, to reach over and caress her cheek and finger that hair. It was becoming more and more difficult to ignore her, and pretend that she didn't affect him, when she actually did that everyday, and she was always with him. If not beside him in flesh and blood, on some sort of assignment, she was always with him in his heart. He really loved her, and it was so hard for him, to pretend that he was otherwise. So all of the sudden something hit him, with such crystal clear, and pure, clarity that it knocked the breath out of him for a solid moment. So after letting the air back into his lungs, he made a decision that had never been any clearer: 'I need to tell her, even if it's the scariest thing, I ever have to do. I can't go another day, without her knowing that I love her.'

"Sara? Stop!" He admonished her. "I told you it's okay."

"You sure?" She asked him.

"Yes." He answered her. Then he saw her relax again in her seat. "Look I better see you to your door, since I can't have you falling asleep on your way." He then teased her. "Is that okay?"

As he waited for her answer, he saw a myriad of expressions on her face: First it took the expression of annoyance, because of his teasing. Then it softened into slight amusement, as Sara figured out that he was only teasing, to a look that indicated the battle of the answers 'yes' and 'no', and what to answer him. It kept on going, for just a few moments, until one of the two had been beaten, and she had settled on an answer.

"Okay." She said. Albeit still sounding a bit unsure.

They got out of the car, and Sara led the way to her apartment. Grissom was only a step behind her, and he couldn't help but eye her, as her hair bounced up and down as with each step she took. It was a little mesmerizing, and Grissom found himself wanting to touch it again. 'Maybe later if I don't lose my nerve, so please let me get the courage to tell her.' He had that thought, or almost prayer, as they reached her door.

"Thank you for the lift, Griss." Sara said as she fished for her keys in her purse. "And thanks for seeing me to my apartment." This was said in all of her honesty he could feel.

"No problem and you're very welcome." He said as she found her keys and unlocked her door.

"Well, I guess I'll see you tonight at shift." She said as she opened the door, and was about to step inside her apartment.

'Well it's now or never.' Grissom thought to himself, with a heart that started to beat faster, and the deepest breath he had ever taken he conjured all of his courage, and let it surface.

"Actually Sara." He began. "There's something I want to talk to you about. So can I please come in for a moment?" He asked and nearly pleaded with her. He also braced himself, for whichever answer that came, as he once again saw the battle of the 'yes' and 'no' behind her eyes. But a look of curiosity had sneaked itself in there, so there was a hope for a 'yes'.

"Sure." She answered him. "Come inside."

Grissom breathed an inwardly sigh of relief, and stepped into her apartment behind her.


So now this baby is getting somewhere. I'd never thought that I could keep it going, but I have the imagination, and you crave more... So I'll might as well keep on writing here.

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