NOTE: Forgive me endlesslyfor changing POV in this chapter, but I need for Sara to continue this story right now. So this chapter is devoted to Sara, and her POV of some things happening.

Disclaimers: As always see chapter 1.

Chp. 10.

After Gil has drained his coffee mug, and Greg has gone back to check up on the lab techs, Gil tells me to take Gareth on the grand tour of the lab. Before he leaves me alone with my brother, he gives me that smile of his, which always seems to melt me. How I love that smile, and I marvel once again, about these last weeks, and how my life has changed dramatically.

I have never been happier than I am now. Sometimes I just want to do the cartwheels, proclaiming how much I love Gil out loud to the whole lab. And that's only because I finally have the man of my desires, in my life, after nearly 14 years of being in love with him. Furthermore he accepted me, for just who I am, and what I was trying to hide about my childhood, after I told him about my deep dark secret. Telling me that he's had the same burning feelings for me, for the same amount of years as I have had them for him, I didn't think he could make me happier but evidently he could, since he went about the troubles and found my brother, and then bringing him here. On only the sole reason, that I missed him and needed him. I couldn't love Gil more.

I'm nervous as to what Gareth has to say about my, being in a relationship with my boss, now that Gil is so much older than me. It's not that I think about age here, since guys my age, no longer held a candle to Gil after I met him. I suddenly felt them too immature, only thinking about partying, getting drunk and have one nightstand after the other and never really thinking about their education. Gil was 35 when I saw him at that first seminar and 36 the year after. He was already a professor, and that draw me to him, since he already then, had gone after what he wanted. So shortly, I fell in love with his mind and drive first, then his eyes, and later his smile. When he grew his beard, it simply just completed his attractiveness. His body no matter the stature of which is all that I could ever ask for, since it's the sexiest body, which I have ever seen in my life. Though you might not think it most of it is muscle anyway. Not fat.

When we made love, for the first time, it felt like something I had never felt before, when having sex with a guy. Gils gentle touch and carefulness felt complete to me, and that might have something to do with two halves of a soul, finally coming together and feeling complete, for the first time in their lives. He talks to me, cares for me, cuddles me and makes sure that I'm comfortable, when ever we're making love.

Gil is the most considerable man in the world. Duh! Of course I knew that before we even got together. Even before we became friends also. I could already tell it by that first seminar. My radar was even good then. He is the best thing that has happened to me….

"Princess?" I am suddenly ripped away from my thoughts, by the insist summons of my older brother. "Sara?"

"Umm yes?" I say and look at Gareth, who's wearing an amused expression.

"Where were you, little sister?" He asks me. "You seemed to be a million miles away just there."

"I was just thinking." I say smiling and he tilted his head, making me smile even wider.

The head tilt is a gesture that I know so well. It was the thing he did growing up, and as an adult, when he wants to know more, but don't bother open his mouth. I have always titled this gesture as: "Can you please elaborate?" I did after forming the words in my head before speaking, making one of my habits pronounced, namely the one that wanted to make sure that I say the right things. Did growing up and also as an adult. Apparently we have just reverted back to childhood, in this short time we've been reunited. I like this.

"I was just thinking how great it is having you here now." I answer my brothers' silent question.

"It's great being here." He says back. "I got so nervous when Grissom called me." He says un-doubly careful not to say "your boyfriend", now that we're inside the lab.

"I know." I say. "I have a lot to tell you once we're out of here. Stuff not suited for a place like this, where the walls have ears. And where rumors can be running rampant." Gareth nods as I drain my mug. "You wanna see the lab?"

"I'd love to." He said, and then he drained his mug also. Taking both in my possession, I went about to rinse them before motion for Gareth to follow me out in the hall.

Once there, the first person we bumped into was Greg. After the resident "little brother's" near collision with Gareth, in his run down the hall, he apologized in motion and disappeared down the hall. I had to explain to my dear nearly over-run brother, that that was just Greg's way of acting sometimes. That was just his way of letting off steam, now that there weren't much to do this night. By that time, we had closed in on fingerprint queen Jacquis lab.

"Hey Jacqui!" I said as we entered her domain. She was bend over some fingerprint evidence, and when hearing me, she looked up and focused on us.

"Oh hey Sara." She said to me. "Slow night?"

"Very slow night." I agreed with her. "I'd like you to meet Gareth, my older brother." I said as a way of introducing them to one another. Jacqui smiled.

"Hi Jacqui Franco, nice to meet you." She says. "I'd shake hands, but they are filled with fingerprints." She jokes and manages to make Gareth chuckle, by her dry lab technician humor.

"Nice one, Jacqui." I tell her as I chuckle myself and my brother agrees.

"All kidding a side." She says as she puts down what she has in her right hand and sticks out a latex glowed hand. While she and Gareth shake hands, she says. "It's an honor to meet the brother of Sara Sidle."

After a brief interaction, we head out and make a beeline for Archie's Audio/Visual lab. After saying hello to him, and we are on our way to Bobby's ballistic lab, I hear Jims voice calling from behind.

"Hey Sara?" I smile as I turn around.

"Hey Brass." I say as he reaches us. He looks with interest at Gareth.

"Don't say anything." He says as he studies my brother intently. "Cheekbones, same shape of eyes…" I hear him mutter, as if he's ticking of items mentally. "You must be Gareth, Sara's brother?"

"I am." Says Gareth.

"I thought so." Jim says. "I'd be a lousy cop, if I couldn't see that." He comments dryly. We all laugh.

"Gareth, meet Jim Brass." I introduce. "The graveyard Homicide Detective." Once more a shaking hands session, before I turn to Jim. "I wanna thank you for helping Gil in finding Gareth."

"Don't even mention it." He says as I hug him. "You're my special girl, and I wanted to do this for you." He says. Then. "Listen, I just came from Gil, and he suggested breakfast for the 'whole team' after shift."

"That would be a good idea." I say and look at my brother. "You up for breakfast while meeting the rest of the gang? Or are you too tired?"

"I can manage." He answers. "I work crazy hours too, Sis, so I can handle being up a little bit more. Especially if it means meeting the rest of your friends."

"Then it's settled." I say with a smile.

"Good." Jim says. "I'll go rustle up the three swing-shifters, from their sleep, and then I'll catch Al too. And oh, it's at nine at Gils place. "

"Sure." I say. "You go get the rest of the guys going, and I'll tell Greg, where ever he sped off to."

Agreeing then we part ways. Jim heading in the direction of Gils office, and we goes off in search of Greg.

To be continued...

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