Chapter 2
Sara went back to her apartment thinking lots of mixed thoughts about Jack and Grissom. Had she made the right choice? Would Jack leave her again? Was there any chance something could happen between Grissom and her? What would happen between Grissom and her if Jack and her got married? She was thinking that Jack and her had so much history, but so did Grissom and her. She and Jack had really been in love and had had big plans. Grissom and her had had a relationship, but they didn't have plans to get married or do anything to improve their relationship. Also, Jack was there and Grissom, well, they broke up.
In the morning she felt like she didn't want to go to work, because she felt so depressed. Why did she have to have these feelings about two different people, or did she just feel this way about Grissom, or Jack. Her mind was pressured with all these thoughts. She decided that she had to go to work today, because there was probably a new case. When she got dressed and drove about half way there had been an accident! She realized that she didn't' have her cell phone to call Grissom. She got out of the car and went straight towards the damaged car. It was Jack!
"J-Jack, what happened?" she said and fainted.
When she woke up a few hours later, she was in the hospital beside Jack.
"Jack, what happened?" she asked with a groan.
"I was driving over to see you at work and I was at an intersection and about to turn left and another car turned right into me! And after that I saw you then you fell and that's all I remember." he moaned.
"I'm sorry I didn't get to you quicker!" she yelped with a sweet accent.
"No, its fine, you came when you saw and it wasn't your fault, you fainted!" he exclaimed.
"I could have helped you quicker and I was so scared, I'm sorry!" she cried and cuddled up beside him in his bed.
"What will happen to you?" she asked with concern.
"Nothing serious happened. I just tore a ligament, but I didn't break anything!" he replied thankfully.
"I'm so glad! Jack, can we get married as soon as you're healed completely?" she asked.
"What ever you want, I just want you happy." He said. Grissom had heard of Jack in the car accident and Sara fainting, so he had rushed to see Sara.
"Sara Sidle, you have a visitor." announced the secretary.
"Jack, I better go to see my visitor!" she said while walking away. When she got to the main office Grissom was standing in the hallway with the saddest face she had ever seen him with on! She walked up to him and smiled her sweet Sara smile.
"Sara, I'm sorry. It's not my business, it's your life not mine. I'm glad Jack came back, because you seem happier." He lied. He was not glad that Jack had come back, she did seem a little happier, but it wasn't his business or his life. He had to lie so Sara wouldn't hate him and it would be the worst if the person you loved hated you.
"It's okay, I know you were just trying to help, but Jack is here forever. I know it. I think I have to have some x-rays because I when I fainted I hit my head." She lied. She just wanted to get back to Jack, the only place she felt safe from Grissom. Was that why she wanted to be with Jack?
"Okay, I hope you get better, Catherine and Nick said they wished they could come but they're on a big case right now, and I bet Greg and Warrick will after they're done with their other case. Bye." He said before Sara walked away.
"Bye," she turned.
"Who was that?" Jack asked with a smile. She had to lie. She just had to.
"Oh, it was Warrick; he had to come quick, because he had a case." She said with guilt. Why did she have to lie? She wondered if she had said Grissom had come, would Jack have gotten mad?
When the nurse said Sara was free to go, she said good bye to Jack and went home, because she had been feeling very tired from all the excitement, or was it the guilt from being with Jack? Did she feel like she was cheating with Grissom, even know they had broken up? Jack said that he would be out of the hospital in less a week and then, if she wanted to, they could get married.
When Sara got home she thought if she wanted a big wedding and she knew she did.
"Jack, I want a wedding with all are closest friends!" she said into the phone.
"Of course, if that's what you want!" he said hanging up. When she got to work the next morning she announced her engagement to Jack to everyone. She said that they were all invited. She was so happy that everyone was supportive even Grissom had a fake smile on his face. It was better than nothing. She wanted everything to go very quickly, because she would change her mind if they waited to long! She phoned Jack and asked when they should have their wedding. He said they could talk about it after her work and that she should slow down a little bit. She knew was going to fast and laughed. At work there was a new case and Grissom said that she would have to stay a little longer. It was only Grissom and her working on the new case, because everybody else had their own case. She had felt a little weird with only them working on it, but she new that there was know other choice, he was just doing his job.
"Sara, I'm sorry that you have to work a lot now, I know you want to talk with Jack, but everyone else has a case, Nick is even having trouble with his!" he said with a hint of regret. I should put someone else on the case, he thought. The case before, nick had talked back to Grissom about a theory and they had had a big argument. The theory had turned out to be right and Grissom was still angry with him.
"Oh, it's okay." she said while dusting for finger prints. A newly wed couple had turned dead out in the garbage dump behind their new casino. Inside, Sara noticed that the couple had a slight resemblance to Jack and her. She was stuck in a gaze for a while.
"Sara………… Sara?" said Grissom loudly trying to get her attention.
"Yes, what?" she said looking at him blankly. "Oh, sorry!" she added with her sweet Sara smile.
"The couple was supposed to be going to a party for their new engagement with some relatives that couldn't make the wedding, can you go there to do some questioning and find out about any of their enemies if they had any?" he asked without looking at her.
"Sure, I'll call you if I find something interesting. Bye." She said with excitement. Grissom usually asked someone like Warrick or Catherine to question people because they were both people persons. The party was at Minorty Avenue, this place was quite close to Jack's apartment, she thought that maybe on the way back after questioning everybody she could stop at his apartment. When she got to the big house and rung the doorbell several times, there was know answer, she finally gave up after waiting ten minutes. Now was the chance to see Jack, Grissom thought she was questioning people and she would have a reason for taking a long time. She drove a few blocks and there was Jack's place. When she went to knock on the door, the door opened and there was girl coming out laughing!
"Okay, I'll come back here tomorrow to sort that out. Bye!" she said walking out. Sara just stood there with the door open face to face with Jack.
"Sara, hi." He said then he realized what she thought. "No, Sara, it's not what you think, she's my-" but Sara ran and didn't here the rest of his sentence. She didn't know where to go, but she knew she had to get back to Grissom, he might understand, especially what had happened with Maggie. She went back to the crime scene still with tears in her eyes she went up to Grissom and gave him a nig hug.
"I went to his apartment and another girl was there!" she said weeping.
"Oh, it's okay." He said thinking that bastard, I was right about him all this time. After squeezing him for some time she quickly wiped her tears and put her head up strong.
"You can take the rest of the day off, if you like." Grissom said knowing she wouldn't. She was the kind of person that used work as her get away place when something happened in her personal life. When Grissom and her had broken up Sara had joined a book club, but quickly quit knowing that she couldn't hide forever, but Grissom didn't know that she would think that this time.
"No, I'm fine." She said with sniffles. "I went to the party, but there must had been a party pooper, because there was no one there." She laughed trying to break the tension.
Grissom smiled and said " then can you call the people that were there by calling Moreen Nightingale, she just came here said she was coming from the party. She came to see where the castles were. Here the number, oh and ask what happened and if there were any fights at the party." He asked not giving her a reason and she knew that he wouldn't even if she asked.
"Where should I call from?" she asked. She knew it was a stupid question, but she asked it anyway.
"From the office." he said not looking up from the bodies. When finally got to the office after the heavy traffic, everybody was huddling around Catherine's desk whispering. She went over to nick to see what had happened.
"Nick what's wrong?" she asked.
"Catherine, Catherine quit. Here's the note." He gave her it. It wrote:
Dear Grissom, Sarah, Nick and Warrick,
I'm sorry I have to write this down, but I had no other choice. I have to go, I found another great job that I have to take. Warrick I hope you have a great life, Nick get along with Grissom, Grissom, make sure that you make the right choice with your replacement, and Sarah, I hope you and Jack have a great life, it really was love at first sight. I'm sorry! Have Everyone Love Presents!
Love,
Catherine Willows
"It doesn't make sense! Jack left me before and my name is spelt wrong! Why is "Have Everyone Love Presents " and what does it mean?" she asked suspiciously.
"I know that's what I said. She left some chocolates, but, oh, I have a hunch that Catherine was kidnapped!" he said.
" What? Have you called Grissom yet?" asked Sara.
"No, can you call him, my cell phone's dead?" he asked loudly.
"Sure." She got out her phone.
"Grissom speaking." He said answering the phone.
"Grissom, there's a note here from Catherine saying that she quits and it looks really suspicious. Can you come over?" she said quickly.
"I'll be right there." He said and hung up.
TO BE CONTINUED...
