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AN: Sorry that it took me so long for updating. And thanks again to all who encouraged to continue this.

Summary: They just enjoy... Again?

It had been hard to not cry. It had cost all of her strength to not lay her head on his shoulder and cry. But she wanted to be strong, she didn't want him to see her that way. So she hold back the tears, not able to say a word.

Grissom looked down at Sara's face, seeing the emotions reflected on it. He knew that he had hurt her again. He knew it the moment he had spoken the words. He wanted her to know his feelings. He had told her before, more than once. He didn't want to convince her. Most times he said it he wanted to convince himself of the fact that this was all he could feel. All he wanted to feel. And every time it was more than obvious that he wasn't able to convince himself. The feeling that he needed her in his life became stronger every time he tried to repress it. He tried it for the last time now. This was his last try to convince himself.

It didn't work. Just like before. This was the last time he had sworn himself. The last try. He didn't know what to do now it hadn't worked again. He wasn't able to tell her his true feelings. But maybe she would make the first step again. But when he looked at her face now he wasn't sure about that.

Sara felt his doubtlessness fall apart. She could feel the tentativeness rose up inside of him. She didn't know if it made her feel happy or if it made her feel even more sad. She needed to get away. Even if it was just physically. She needed to distance herself from him.

She stood up and started to walk a few steps into the direction of the lake which laid there in the same beauty it had been in as they arrived. She looked over the water feeling a strange calmness rising up inside of her. The feeling of being lost and alone faded away as she stood there. Sara felt his eyes on her back. Nearly the same colour like the lake. She could see their deepth in front of her now closed eyes. She inhaled deeply for a few times and with every breath she took she became more confident. Now she was able to smell and feel the water, the trees around them, she could hear the birds and the wind. this moment she was aware of all the things around her. And she was aware of Grissom still staring at her back.

She could sence his uneasiness, his need to say something and don't have the words for it. And it made her feel strong. She turned around and stared at him. When he noticed her eyes on him he swallowed hard. This simple gesture made Sara smile. She knew at this very moment that she had a power over this man that no other woman in his life ever had.

She was the one who could make him feel happy, who could make him feel guilty but most important she was the one who was able to confuse him. Grissom. The man who was the absolute term in the lab, who had an answer to nearly all things regarding their work. But here, far away from their familiar surrounding, she was the one in control. But not only here, she realized. She had been in control from the first time they had met. 'How could I miss that?' she asked herself disbelievingly.

"Let's walk around shall we?" she asked, now a soft smile on her lips. Grissom looked up at her with a puzzled look in his eyes but nodded andstood up to walk beside her. "Can I ask you something?", Grissom managed to ask after a few steps. "Sure" she answered, still a soft smile on her lips. "Everything you want."

"Sara, you seemed a little... lost when I told you about the way I feel about... this. Us." He didn't dare to look at her. When Sara didn't answer he continued. "I don't want you to think I don't have any feelings for you. Just like I said before you mean more to me than you should. You know that it's hard for me to find the right words at the right time. I'm sorry for all the times I hurt you and you can believe me that I'm really sorry for that."

"Griss, stop it, it's ok. I know how you feel and that it's not your intention to hurt me, no matter what you do or say. You wanted to ask me something, remember?"

"Uhm... Yes. I just wanted to make sure you know..."

"Griss"

He sighed heavily. "Sara, do you enjoy the time here? I mean, with me?"

She stopped walking and looked down at her feet then up into his eyes. "Yes", she said, "Yes, I do. I really do. I liked the dinner and the breakfast and I enjoy it to be here with you. Just you. Why?"

" Nothing special, just wanted to know. But what I wanted to ask you in the first place... When I... you know... that thing with the feelings. You seemed somehow lost. And now this seems to be gone. It somehow changed. I can't really discribe it, it's just that you seem more confident. I know that must sound really stupid."

"No, Griss, it doesn't. It is just like you said. I felt lost and somehow hurt. Like every time before when you said something like that. But you're right. I feel confident now. I... let's say... I just realized something." And with that she walked on and left a confused Grissom behind.

They spent the rest of the day at the lake, Grissom's confusion growing with every hour. Sara seemed to be in a much lighter mood now, smiling and talking and laughing most of the time. He wondered what had changed her mind all of a sudden. One time he had the feeling that she would loose it all and the other second Sara's behavior had changed into something he couldn't really describe. He spent the rest of the time with thinking about what had happend or what he had said that made her this way. He couldn't say her behavior bothered him, it seemed that the old Sara , like she had been in her first days in Las Vegas, came back and this confused him more than anything else.

When the sun slowly faded they went back to their car and started to drive back to the motel. They drove into the sunset and Sara was fascinated by the colours in the sky. She turned on the radio and both were lost in their own thoughts for a while, listening to the music.

It was a bright night and when the sun fully settled down they could see a dark blue sky with a lot of twinkling stars on it. Before they reached the city Grissom stopped the car and both got out. They stood there, heads turned up to the sky, surrounded by the music from the radio which was still playing.

Sara leaned back against the car and crossed her arms in front of her chest. And then she saw it. A shooting star. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and tried to put her wish into clear thoughts.

When she realized what she had just wished for she was surprised.

This thought had crossed her mind before but she had never allowed herself to let it become this clear. She had wished for that a long time before they had come here. And knowing at the same time that this would never become true. But some part had become true. 'So why don't wish for the other part' she thought to herself and smiled.

Grissom had seen the shooting star, too. And his wish had been more than a wish. It had been a little prayer even. He had thought about Sara's reaction when she found out that he had betrayed her. He had thought about what to say. He had gone through this about a hundred of times in the last hours. He hoped that she would forgive him one day. That she would understand his reaction to this situation insome way.

He knew that she wouldn't. He thought he knew. But it was all he could wished for at the moment.

Grissom turned his face to look at Sara. She stood there, eyes closed, relaxed and smiling.

"Let me guess... You saw the shooting star, too?", it was more a conclusion than a question.

"Yes, I did" she replied.

Did you make your wish?" he asked with a little smile on his lips. Sara opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Sure I did. I always do. You know, I could tell you but it says that this wish won't become reality if you tell anyone." She thought for a moment and when he didn't say anything she sighed lightly and continued. "But... When I think about it... This dream is somehow ridiculous. And because it will never become true I can tell you. If you want to know." She added.

"Sure I want to know" Grissom replied, thinking about what she had wished for.

"This is really ridiculous. But ok. I wished that the airlinecalled you, you declined the offered flight to Las Vegas to spent some more days with me here. See, this is really ridiculous. You told me that the airline called so... It's more a dream than a wish."

When Grissom didn't say anything she turned to face him and was shocked by the expression on his face.

Hope, you enjoyed reading. There will be one more chapter and then this little excursion will be over.