Love Only Grows

Summary: Warrick takes another job in New York; how will the team deal with his decision? Will the one person who truly loves him tell him…before it's too late?

A.N.: There is a mention of events occurring in 'Playing with Fire'. I don't know how bad the spoilers are, but I suggest you watch the episode first…just to be safe. Better safe than sorry in my opinion.

Eleven - Three Months Later…The End?

(Sara's POV - present tense)

It's been a week since I last spoke to Warrick, and to be perfectly honest, my heart is aching for him. I miss him so much that it's physically impossible to eat and breathe; they feel like such chores right now.

"Hey Sara," Nick says, "We need to talk to you about something." I rather reluctantly follow them out into the corridor.

"What is it Nick? I'm kinda busy," I tell them. It's a lie, but they don't need to know that.

"Doing what?" Greg says, not missing the fleeting look in my eyes.

"Okay, I'm not busy, but what do you want?" People tell me I shouldn't be so impatient, but I can't help it. It's the way I am. I hear the bell of the elevator ping, but I don't turn around. I don't need to.

Nick nudges me and points over my shoulder. I quickly turn around, breath hitching in my throat when I see who's there.

As soon as my mind registers who it is, I'm running; running as fast as I can down the corridor and into Warrick's arms.

I pull out and kiss him overpoweringly, rendering both of us speechless and breathless when we finally pull apart. I'm the first to recover.

"What are you doing here?" I ask. My arms are still tight around his neck so his heads bent. I let go and hold onto his forearms, never wanting to let go again.

"Hasn't anyone told you? I work here."

I can feel my eyes widening at his words. I lean up again and kiss him for all he's worth.

"Really?" I say when I pull away.

He nods. "Really. I'm here to stay." He kisses me again.

"Guys, can you please get to work? Shift started five minutes ago," Grissom says from somewhere behind us. We don't move; just look into each other eyes for ages. I vaguely hear Grissom huff and walk away.

"I love you," Warrick says. He reaches into his pocket, letting me go for a second. I gasp when I realise what he's doing. I can only watch as he gets down on one knee in front of me. I'm pretty sure everyone's watching, but in this moment, there's just us. "The last few months have killed me to be apart from you, Sara. I don't ever want to be apart from you again. Sara Sidle, will you marry me?" He opens up the box and I gasp again at the beauty of the ring.

"Yes," I squeak, letting Warrick slip the ring onto my finger and kiss me again. "I love you so much, Warrick." I hug him tightly.

And since the first moment I realised I loved him, my love for him has only grown.

END - Before you ask, yes, there will be a sequel. When? I don't know, but it won't be for a while. Maybe in three months, when I've finished my GCSE's.

So our journey together has finished. Sorry the chapters were so short. It was the only way I could do them.

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