Title: Faith of the Heart
Author: Cindy Ryan
Sequel to Barely Existing
Pairings: Jack/Sam, Grissom/Sara
Summary: Xmas time. Grissom takes Sara to NYC to meet the team that saved her
"If it was warmer."Vivian began after Jack left. "I'd say take her to the lake in Central Park and ask her there."
"Or you could go skating in Rockefeller Center and then do a nice dinner afterwards."Sam added.
"Skating's a nice idea."Grisson replied. "But too many people. Maybe I will just go the traditional route with dinner."
Sam's eyes suddenly lit up and she looked over at Vivian. "We're both idiots. We're missing the obvious most romantic thing."
Vivian raised an eyebrow and shook her head. "Which is? I know I've been married awhile...."
"What do people ride through Central Park in?"
Vivian smiled. "Horse drawn carriages."
"That's perfect."Grissom replied getting excited inspite of himself."Could take it by the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center too. Any recommendations on restaurants?"
Vivian nodded. "The couple that owns that diner owns another place over by the park. Good food and a comfortable atmosphere and they owe me a favor so getting a reservation shouldn't be a problem."
Grissom nodded. "Thanks for your help and support on this. It'll mean a lot to Sara too."
Sam stood and placed a hand on Grissom's shoulder. "Sara means a lot to us. We're glad we can help. If you need anything else just let us know."
"I'm going to call Danny and see where they are."Vivian stated as she reached for the phone.
"Thanks."Grissom replied.
Grissom joined Danny and Sara in the computer lab. Grissom stood in the doorway for a moment. He smiled as he watched Danny show Sara a face reconstruction program. Sara was so engrossed that she never took her eyes off the screen giving Grissom a moment to observe unnoticed.
"Wow."Sara murmured. "This is so much better than anything we get to play with."
Danny grinned as he hit the correct keys to close the program down. "You should get a job here. Then you can play with all the big toys."
Sara shook her head as she stood a smile on her face. "Thanks, but no. I love where I'm at."
Grissom stepped into the room and walked toward Sara. "Glad to hear that. I wouldn't want to lose one of our best CSI's."
Sara smiled. "You're never going to lose me."she replied as she placed an arm around his waist."Personally or professionally."
Grissom leaned forward and kissed her quickly. "Good. I was afraid you might have been tempted."
Sara shook her head. "Never."
Danny cleared his throat to gain their attention. "Not that I'm shoving you guys out the door but if you're ready to leave I'll walk you out. I'm sure there's more of New York that you want to see besides this place."
Sara broke away from Grissom and walked over to the FBI agent and gave him a hug. "Thanks for the tour."
"Anytime."Danny replied with a smile and as he pulled back from her his gaze turned serious. "I meant what I said earlier. I don't care about the time difference.....whenever you need to talk just call."
Sara nodded. "Thank you and that goes both ways, you know."
"I'll keep that in mind."Danny replied as they moved toward the door of the computer lab. "Lets go get your coats."