The car pulled to a stop in the parking lot of her apartment building and he got out, walking over to the passenger side of the car he opened the door and helped her out.
She was slow in her pace, but he steadily walked beside her; arm in arm.
They stood outside of her apartment door as he took her keys and unlocked it. The door opened and they walked in, he placed her bag on the parquet wood floor, the soft mild purple colouring on the walls complimented her pictures and photographs hanging around the room. The kitchenette was to their left and he steered her towards the black leather couch that sat just in front of the kitchenette wall; she sat down and he went in to the kitchen and got her a glass of water, bringing it to her and setting it down on the coffee table along with her pain killers.
"Thanks" she smiled, wincing slightly
"Are you okay?" he asked her concerned
"Yeah I'm good" she replied
"Okay, I'm sorry I… I can't stay" he began "Ecklie…"
"Don't worry about it" she said to him "It's fine"
"Are you sure?"
"Positive, now go before Ecklie kicks your ass"
He smiled at her smiling face and nodded, slowly withdrawing himself back to the front door
"I'll see you later" he said as he stepped out
"Can't wait" she smiled as she leaned back on the couch
He closed the door, and walked down to where his car waited for him.
It didn't take him long to get there; but to him it seemed an eternity.
He climbed in and shut the door and then he paused.
What was he doing? Why was he there?
He didn't know the answer. Momentarily he looked up to her window, imagining her there alone, helpless. He sat for many minutes; ignoring even his cell phone when it rang. He had no sense of time, all he knew was he had to reveal the truth before time ran out.
Opening his door once again he climbed out and made his way tentatively to her apartment once again.
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He had left her sitting there. 'Alone again' she thought,
'Stupid ass you should have said something to him, asked him to stay' she was beating herself up.
'But no, you have to be independent, be strong, stupid, stupid…'
She realised that he would never know at this rate, that she would never again feel him holding her, caring about her so much, loving her.
She would never hear those words again… if only time could make time, if only he would hear her calling out to him with her heart then maybe just maybe he would be here once again to hold her.
Maybe…
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He stood at her door, taking a large breath he knocked.
A few seconds later the door opened and there she stood.
"Grissom?" she asked "I thought you had…"
"I did" he began cutting her off "I… I mean I wanted to, I…"
She looked at him curiously wondering what he was doing there.
"Can I come in?" he asked
She stood back and opened her door further, allowing him to see the room again, he walked inside and she allowed him to close the door as she made her way over to the couch once again.
"What can I do for you?" she asked wincing again as she sat down, she patted the couch beside her, and he sat down
"Sara I, I couldn't go, I couldn't leave you, it didn't feel right"
"Grissom I…" she began
"I thought I was going to lose you forever" the tears began to well in his eyes
She noticed his pain and she put her hand on his,
"You will never lose me, I'm here for the long-haul, and I'll prove that to you when I'm back"
"No you don't understand Sara" he began again, holding her hand tight he looked deep in to her eyes "I…"
He moved in to her slowly, holding his gaze, gently his lips brushed hers and he held her, and once again he whispered softly to her
"I love you"
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He was there. He had come back.
'Thank you' she cried to whoever had brought him to her again.
Looking at his face she had let him back in to her home, and allowed him to sit beside her. He was upset that she had nearly left. 'I would never leave you' she thought to herself and she told him so as she put her hand on to his for comfort.
She wanted more
'I love you' she screamed at herself, then she cried inside 'why can't you tell him why?'
She couldn't answer that.
It almost broke her heart when she saw the tears forming in his eyes, she tried to reassure him, but he said something. Slowly leaning in to him imagining him holding her, she was shaken inside.
She gasped in her mind as she felt his breath meet hers, as his lips gently touched on to her lips, he moved to her ear, and he said those three words she had longed to hear him say once again…
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"I love you too Gil Grissom" she said, "I love you too"