A/N: Thanks for the good reviews, keep 'em coming! Again thanks to Liz, where would I be without you? (I hope your thumb feels better.)

Disclaimer: I dont own the song, it's by Terri Clark, I just thought it was so perfect.


Grissom drove to his house on autopilot. He was so used to driving this way so he just let himself get lost in his thoughts, and was surprised to find himself home so quickly.

He got out and checked his watch. Noon. What was he going to do for 5 hours? He settled for getting some sleep and set his alarm for 4.

When he woke up he expected it to be 2005, but a quick glance at his desk calendar told him it was still 2004. 'In that case I should probably get ready to pick Sara up,' He thought.

He jumped into a warm shower and thought about what to say to her. 'Hey Sara, I came back from the future after I tossed a coin in a fountain, just thought I could change a few things while I'm back. Yeh, that sounds great' he thought sarcastically. Though it was the truth, if he actually said that Sara would surely think he had fallen off his rocker.

He finished getting ready and started second-guessing everything while he was driving to her apartment. 'What if we're really not meant to be? What if the past is supposed to stay as it was?' He didn't have any answers for himself but deep down he knew they were right for each other.

Besides, he'd already gone too far to turn back now. Literally. He stood at Sara's front porch and rang the bell.

"Coming!" She said, and left him standing on her doorstep.

"Ahhh, FUCK!" he heard Sara scream from inside.

Grissom raised his eyebrows and said, "Uhh, are you okay in there?"

"Can't decide what shirt to wear!" He could hear the frustration in her voice.

He thought for a moment, "Wear the purple v-neck one with the butterfly on it," he suggested.

She raised an eyebrow and pulled the shirt out of her dresser and slipped it on. It actually matched perfectly with her loose, silky black skirt that hit just below her knees.

"Thank you." She grabbed her purse and headed out the door, locking it behind her.

"How did you even know I had that shirt?" She asked him as they walked to his car.

"I remember you wearing it a while back," he said, purposely leaving out the fact that he couldn't take her eyes off her when she had worn it. The embroidered black butterfly seemed to fit perfectly today as well.

"Oh," she blushed.

They got into the car and Grissom drove off.

"Where are we going anyway?" she wondered after about 10 minutes.

"You'll see," he said wanting to keep it a secret.

He was starting to make her nervous and curious at the same time. 'Patience,' she reminded herself. 'This is what you've been waiting for.' She stared out the window and tried to figure out where they were going.

She'd never been one of those people with a terrific sense of direction, so she said, "Seriously Grissom, where are you taking me?"

"You'll find out soon enough." She sat next to him, nervously drumming her fingers on the armrest.

He chuckled, "We're almost there anyway."

A few short minutes later he pulled into the parking lot of Dinozzo's, a local Italian restaurant.

"Hope you like Italian," Grissom said.

"Actually I've been wanting to come here."

He got out and opened her door, extending a hand to help her down. She smiled but let go of his hand as soon as her feet were on the pavement.

'Don't screw this up,' she told herself. 'This may be the only chance you ever get to set things right with Grissom.'

"Reservation for Grissom," he said once they reached the front counter of the restaurant.

The waiter led them through the main dining room and out onto the balcony. Small white pillars sheltered the balcony, green vines intertwined with white string lights spiraled up the pillars.

"Wow," she said, looking around as the waiter pulled her chair out.

They sat in silence until Grissom cleared his throat and said, "I honestly don't know what to tell you Sara, other than I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?" She hoped he didn't mean that he was sorry that he couldn't do this or they couldn't make it work. 'Stop being paranoid Sara.' she told herself.

"Taking four years to realize what was in front of me the whole time."

"But Grissom, you said you 'couldn't do it'," she reminded him of his earlier speech to Dr. Lurie. "Are you really willing to take that risk?"

He took a sip of water and chose his word carefully, "Sara…you're worth that risk."

Quickly she brushed away the tears his words had brought to her eyes. "Maybe now, but what about work?"

"It's time that I started caring about something other than work."

She had no words; she smiled and let him take her hands in his. They stayed like that for a while, until the waiter returned and cleared his throat.

"Are you ready to order, or would you like a few more minutes?"

Realizing that neither one of them had so much as opened a menu, Sara shot Grissom a smile and said to the waiter, "I think we're going to need a few more minutes."


"Wow, that was good, I am so stuffed," Sara said after taking the last bite she could of her vegetarian lasagna.

"I have to give you credit, it was pretty good," Grissom said. Sara had convinced him into ordering the vegetarian lasagna as well.

Grissom got up and pulled her chair out for her and walked to the front to pay the bill.

When they got in the car the song that was playing made Sara's heart melt.

'…You took away the walls around me
Made me feel safe to share my truth

I see the heavens open, a heart that once was broken
Is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain't enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you

I do believe we're meant to be
Our chemistry will last forever
And through the years
We'll see some tears
We'll conquer fears
And together we will grow
Lookin' in your eyes
They tell me
I no longer have to be alone

I see the heavens open, a heart that once was broken
Is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain't enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you

You see me, the real me
You believe you in me

I see the heavens open, a heart that once was broken
Is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain't enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you'

Tears came to her eyes and Grissom turned to her. "Hey," he said, pulling her into a hug. 'I'll never let go,' he thought. But eventually he had to, but promised himself that mentally he would never let go of Sara or give up on her, no matter what. He kissed her on the forehead and sat up in his seat.

He smiled and said, "Let's get you home."

TBC

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