Grissom rushed to Greg in the lab, handed him the results, giving him strict instructions to prioritize them. Then Grissom headed out to find the rest of the team. He headed towards the evidence room, figuring someone had to be in there. He stopped short of the door when he saw the two FBI agents inside.

"Scully, as far as I am concerned, we are not finished investigating all avenues of the evidence from this case. You can go if you want but I am going to complete my investigation here."

Grissom observed Agent Mulder talking down to his partner, and then Agent Scully glaring back at him. He knew that look, Sara had given it to him today. He wondered if he should be listening in on this conversation.

"What evidence Mulder? Loose theories that can't be proven? Are you questioning my analysis of this case or my judgement skills?"

"I'm just asking you to support me here."

"I've supported you many times Mulder, but this time I am sticking with my decision. If you don't like that, then you can continue on your own. I had just hoped that you would respect my opinion for once before jumping into something like this," she hissed at him.

"Fine, then leave if you want" he said coldly.

"Goodbye Mulder," she icily replied before stalking out of the room.

Grissom quickly turned down the hall, giving Agent Scully room to leave without her seeing him. She seemed really mad at her partner, and he watched as she leaned against a wall and sighed. He saw her close her eyes, and when she opened them again, they were shiny with unshed tears. He realized that what her partner had said to her had probably hurt her. She swiped at her eyes, and he decided to try to talk with her.

"Are you alright?"

Grissom approached her slowly, giving her time to regain her composure. She nodded.

"Did you find your partner?" he asked gently.

"Yes, we talked," she finally replied.

"Are you going to be staying?"

"I'm not sure at this moment. I don't think we should, but Agent Mulder still wants to. I think I am going to go back to the hotel for awhile, maybe read over the case, see if there's anything else in there to change his mind."

Grissom met her line of vision, looking into her blue eyes. He knew she was presenting him with a tough persona, but he knew she was hiding what she was really feeling.

"Are you sure you're alright?" he asked again.

"I'm fine."

He thought that her response felt practiced, that she was not fine, but again pretending. Grissom knew the feeling, of hiding emotions. The days events with Sara flashed through his mind. He wondered if Agent Scully needed to get away from everything as much as he did. So he asked that question.

"Well, if you want, I have a bit of a break right now. Would you like to go somewhere and we could review the case together? Coffee? Maybe we could figure this out together."

He waited patiently as she seemed to consider this.

"Alright," she answered.

"Come on, I'll drive," Grissom smiled, leading her down the hall.

The drive to the coffee shop was quiet, neither really speaking to each other, unsure of where to begin. Grissom focused on driving, but every now and then stole a glance at the woman in the passenger seat gazing out the window.

She's beautiful, he thought, taking in her red hair and pale skin. But what stood out the most to him were her eyes; a shade of blue that now and then looked green, and the only part of her that gave away her true thoughts and feelings. He had seen her express a lot of emotions in those eyes earlier. Annoyance and anger, that had made them flash with a fury he didn't want to incur, and then a pain, one that he could only attribute to her partner's words. He wondered if he had ever caused Sara's eyes to reflect what he had seen in Agent Scully's. Grissom knew he probably had, because Sara had feelings for him, and he realized that the same pain was in Dana Scully's eyes; pain caused by the one she cared for. The problem was, he was scared; scared of falling in love.

What do you think? My muse came back with a passion tonight, so hopefully it won't be long till I post some more. Please leave me some feedback, I really love to get reviews! Byes for now! L