Title: Faith of the Heart
Author: Cindy Ryan
Pairings: Grissom/Sara, Jack/Sam
Category: Fluff, Xover (Without a Trace)
Notes: This is a sequel to Barely Existing http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1655930.
Many thanks to Kath for beta reading.
Sara was relieved when the time for their trip finally arrived three days before Christmas. It had been a
hectic week of trying to get cases squared away before everyone left for the holidays.
Sara looked around her bedroom making sure she hadn't forgotten anything. She had left work a half hour
before made a stop at a fast food restaurant to grab something to eat. Now after pulling last minute
laundry out of the washing machine Sara stood facing the open suitcase laying on her bed.
Placing the last sweater inside Sara closed the lid and zipped the suitcase closed. She was just placing
the suitcase on the floor when her phone rang. Sara picked up the cordless receiver resting on top of the
dresser.
"Hello?"
"Hi."Grissom greeted. "I'm about ten minutes away you almost ready?"
Sara smiled. "I'll meet you at the door. Just finished packing. Were you finally able to get Greg to leave
the lab?"
Grissom chuckled. "Sort of. I did get him to promise not to spend Christmas Eve there."
"Well that's more progress than you had two days ago."Sara replied as she picked up the suitcase and
walked toward her front door. "I'm going to hang up and meet you outside."
"Okay.See you in a few."Grissom acknowledged as he turned off his cell phone.
*********
Jack Malone stepped out of his office and into the bullpen. He walked toward the table where his team was
gathered pouring over a hundred or so photographs.
"For those not going away for Christmas."Jack began as he stood next to Martin pink message slip in hand.
"We're going to have a couple visitors for a few days."
Danny looked at his boss warily. "This isn't some shrink or job evaluation thing is it?"
Jack grinned. "No. If you remember our case from Vegas a few months ago. Sara Sidle and Gil Grissom are going
to be here on vacation and she wants to thank us."
"So she's doing okay?"Sam asked with concern.
Jack nodded. "Seems to be. So how are we doing on the Adams case?"
***********
The plane bounced hard as it landed on the wet runway of LaGuardia airport. It was snowing lightly remnants of a harsh snow storm a day or so earlier.
"Did you arrange for the snow too?"Sara teased as the plane taxied.
Grissom shook his head as the plane came to a stop. He stood and removed their carryons from the overhead compartment. "Unfortunately I can't take credit for that."
"So what's next?"Sara asked after they had claimed their luggage and were walking outside to get a cab.
Grissom placed an arm around her shoulders. "Check into the hotel, change clothes. It's almost three now. I told Malone we'd stop by before five in case they were free for dinner."
As they settled into a cab Sara commented. "The good thing about vacations is that it feels really strange not to have a set schedule. To be able to do whatever you want."
Grissom pulled Sara into his arms as the cab settled into traffic. It still haunted him how close he had come to losing her forever. "That's the point of this trip, Sara. Whatever you want to do, the city is yours."
Sara smiled as she relaxed back into Grissom's embrace. It'd been a long time since she'd been this happy. It scared her a little.
"That sounds wonderful."
Author: Cindy Ryan
Pairings: Grissom/Sara, Jack/Sam
Category: Fluff, Xover (Without a Trace)
Notes: This is a sequel to Barely Existing http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1655930.
Many thanks to Kath for beta reading.
Sara was relieved when the time for their trip finally arrived three days before Christmas. It had been a
hectic week of trying to get cases squared away before everyone left for the holidays.
Sara looked around her bedroom making sure she hadn't forgotten anything. She had left work a half hour
before made a stop at a fast food restaurant to grab something to eat. Now after pulling last minute
laundry out of the washing machine Sara stood facing the open suitcase laying on her bed.
Placing the last sweater inside Sara closed the lid and zipped the suitcase closed. She was just placing
the suitcase on the floor when her phone rang. Sara picked up the cordless receiver resting on top of the
dresser.
"Hello?"
"Hi."Grissom greeted. "I'm about ten minutes away you almost ready?"
Sara smiled. "I'll meet you at the door. Just finished packing. Were you finally able to get Greg to leave
the lab?"
Grissom chuckled. "Sort of. I did get him to promise not to spend Christmas Eve there."
"Well that's more progress than you had two days ago."Sara replied as she picked up the suitcase and
walked toward her front door. "I'm going to hang up and meet you outside."
"Okay.See you in a few."Grissom acknowledged as he turned off his cell phone.
*********
Jack Malone stepped out of his office and into the bullpen. He walked toward the table where his team was
gathered pouring over a hundred or so photographs.
"For those not going away for Christmas."Jack began as he stood next to Martin pink message slip in hand.
"We're going to have a couple visitors for a few days."
Danny looked at his boss warily. "This isn't some shrink or job evaluation thing is it?"
Jack grinned. "No. If you remember our case from Vegas a few months ago. Sara Sidle and Gil Grissom are going
to be here on vacation and she wants to thank us."
"So she's doing okay?"Sam asked with concern.
Jack nodded. "Seems to be. So how are we doing on the Adams case?"
***********
The plane bounced hard as it landed on the wet runway of LaGuardia airport. It was snowing lightly remnants of a harsh snow storm a day or so earlier.
"Did you arrange for the snow too?"Sara teased as the plane taxied.
Grissom shook his head as the plane came to a stop. He stood and removed their carryons from the overhead compartment. "Unfortunately I can't take credit for that."
"So what's next?"Sara asked after they had claimed their luggage and were walking outside to get a cab.
Grissom placed an arm around her shoulders. "Check into the hotel, change clothes. It's almost three now. I told Malone we'd stop by before five in case they were free for dinner."
As they settled into a cab Sara commented. "The good thing about vacations is that it feels really strange not to have a set schedule. To be able to do whatever you want."
Grissom pulled Sara into his arms as the cab settled into traffic. It still haunted him how close he had come to losing her forever. "That's the point of this trip, Sara. Whatever you want to do, the city is yours."
Sara smiled as she relaxed back into Grissom's embrace. It'd been a long time since she'd been this happy. It scared her a little.
"That sounds wonderful."