Chapter # 3: I think it was Love

Grissom nodded and watched as Sophia and Benny lead a handcuffed Mr. Breolac into the elevator, on his way to the local police station.

Grissom turned back towards Sara. His heart broke into a million pieces as he watched her shoulders moving up and down from her silent tears. How he wished that there was some way to erase all of the pain she had experienced.

He walked over to the right corner of the room and knelt down beside her.

"Sara…I'm so sorry hunny. Are you okay?" he asked.

Sara looked angrily into his eyes and Grissom plainly received his answer.

"Okay, I'm sorry. That was a really stupid question for me to ask. Of course you're not okay! You're probably feeling so violated right now. Not mention that you're probably humiliated and embarrassed." Grissom said quietly.

Sara looked into Grissom's eyes while a single tear ran down her cheek. Grissom instinctively wiped it away.

"You know what I was thinking about the entire time?" Sara asked Grissom.

"No…" replied Grissom.

"You. All I could think about was how much I love you and how afraid I was that he would kill me and that I would never get a chance to tell you that…" Sara said looking Grissom directly in the eyes.

Grissom stood there with his mouth open, shocked at her comment.

"Sara…I don't know what to say" he stuttered.

"You don't have to say anything Grissom. I know you don't want to talk about "this" but I had to tell you anyway. Even though it's a one-way mirror, I knew you were there. I guess you could say I can feel when you're near me."

"Listen, Sara this is all my fault…if I hadn't told you about this guy being here tonight you wouldn't have been assaulted." Said Grissom

"Grissom this isn't your fault, or Benny's fault or my fault. It's Mr. Breolac who's the real cause of all this…That Bastard!" Sara said as she stood up.

Grissom suddenly looked away from Sara. He had never seen her in her underclothes before. Considering what had just happened, he didn't feel that it was okay for him to look, even though every muscle in his body willed him to look at her beautiful body.

"Grissom…why is it that even now, after I've just been assaulted, you won't look at me? Did I do something wrong?" she asked him.

"Sara that's not it at all. I'm just afraid that if I look at you I'll never be able to erase your beauty from my mind…" he replied.

"Grissom, since when have you cared about beauty?" Sara asked, already knowing his response.

"Since I met you."

He turned around and shared in Sara's brief smile. They were both remembering that day three years ago in an arena where Grissom said those words for the first time to her. It was one of the reasons Sara had decided to stay on as a CSI.

Grissom turned around to face Sara. He moved closer and wrapped his arms around her, making sure not to hurt her.

"All my life I've been waiting for you to hold me in you arms," said Sara as she snuggled against him.

"And all my life I've been dreading this next moment… Sara…I Love You! I always have." he said meaning every word.

"See…now was that really so difficult!" Sara asked while smiling one of those precious smiles; the ones only meant for Grissom.

"Yes!" he replied.

"You know Sara, I've never met a woman with so much inner strength. Even after you've just been assaulted you're acting like everything's okay."

"Well, that's because it usually takes something horrible for you to notice me" she replied.

"Sara I'm sorry. Every time I'm near you I feel like I have to pull away or I'll go crazy." Grissom said honestly to her.

Just, then Sophia walked back into the room.

"Oh…am I interrupting something?" she asked.

"No, you're not Sophia," said Grissom.

Sara gave him her best "you asshole" look and stormed out of the Interrogation Room, pushing Sophia out of her way.

"Sara wait!" said Grissom as he ran after her.

Sara turned around at the touch of Grissom's hand against hers.

"No, Grissom don't," Sara said removing her hand from his, "I can see Sophia needs you. You know I knew you liked her," Sara said angrily to Grissom.

"Sara, Sophia is just a co-worker of mine! You're SO much more than that to me! I can't hide my feelings anymore. Even though my mind is yelling at me to hide my emotions, I want to feel Sara! You're the only person who can make me feel…You're the only woman I've ever truly loved." Grissom said whole-heartedly.

With that Sara kissed him. Grissom had never before felt such energy rush through his veins before. Grissom broke free after he could no longer breath and gasped for air. His heart was pumping too quickly, it felt like it was going to explode.

"Did you feel that when we kissed Sara? What was that?" Grissom asked her while blushing uncontrollably.

"I've never felt anything like that before Grissom. I think it was Love" Sara answered.

THE END