Grissom and Sara's first date was to a small café on the outskirts of town. The place was very small and that helped to promote a cozy and romantic atmosphere. For the first time in years, they were both happy and content with the way things were. There was a small instrumental group playing romantic songs, and candlelight reflected softly on the faces of the diners.

Sara was impressed. "You do know how to impress a girl on a first date don't you?"

"Well, I thought for you I'd try harder."

"Thank you," she replied with a smile.

After they ordered, they decided to go unto small dance floor where five other couples were already dancing. Grissom, dressed in a black suit, led Sara, who was wearing a lavender gown that was accented by her diamond jewelry, unto the dance floor. They swayed gently in one another's arms, and spun steadily around the space, oblivious to anyone but themselves.

When their food was served, they went to eat, and after they finished, they again went to dance. When they finally were ready to head home, he surprised her. He had reserved a room in a nearby hotel, so they went there instead.

He carried her to their suite, and he even figured out how to open the door while holding her. He laid her on the bed gently, and he kissed her. The excitement of passion, romance, and a few bottles of wine, made the atmosphere perfect for making love. With kisses and caresses they made themselves closer to one another than they had ever been before. Love's consummation was complete, and life, for awhile was perfect.

The next afternoon, Sara had to take her psychological evaluations to be reinstated as a criminalist for the Las Vegas Crime Lab. While she tried to focus solely on the tests, her mind was also filled with the pleasant memories of the night before. When she finished, she went to see Grissom who was in a room nearby waiting for her.

He greeted her with a kiss, and then he asked, "How do you think you did."

"Well," she said with a grin. "I think I passed, but I kept having to refocus off of what happened last night."

"Sorry," he replied with a smile.

"Don't be, it gave me more motivation to get back to work." He cocked his head and gave her a questioning look. "Because then I can tease you about what we can't do while we work."

His only response right then was to kiss her hard on the lips.

They went home shortly there after, and later that evening Ecklie gave them a call. Sara was the one who it was for, but Grissom was the one who answered. So Grissom had to wait anxiously to find out what it was about while Sara kept a serious look on her face the entire time. When she finally got off, he was very nervous.

"Well, what did he say."

As calmly and seriously as she could Sara said, "Oh, he gave me the results of the my evaluations." She paused purposely to drive him nuts, but then she grinned widely as she said, "I passed, I'm back on the team starting tonight!"

She jumped into his arms and they kissed repeatedly. Finally everything was as it should be.

THE END

I'm so sorry for the long delay, but life has been strange, to say the least, and the plot bunnies had run away from me for awhile as well, and I had a lot of work, and I didn't know where I was going in these stories. But here it is!

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