Two – Sara's turn
Sara had hoped for ages that Grissom would say yes to going out with her. Tonight just might be her night. She was going to ask him to go with her to a science museum in the middle of "Nowhere, Nevada" that she had found out about recently. They had an insect exhibit this week that she thought he might be interested in.
She left her apartment in anticipation of seeing Grissom, of possibly going out with him in the near future. If going to a museum counted as a date. But it didn't matter to her, as long as he said yes. Her fingers were crossed (in her mind at least) as she got into her car and drove to his place.
She got out of her car quickly and ran up the sidewalk to his door. For a moment, she stood there waiting for something. What, she didn't know, and nor did Gil's neighbors. Then she pressed his doorbell, which lit up at night. She liked that idea, and wondered if she could replace her own, though she lived in an apartment. Maybe they'd let her…her mind wandered until he opened the door and looked out through a small crack.
"Hi Grissom."
"Hi, Sara…" he was smiling but he looked a little confused.
"There's this bug exhibit at a museum a little way from Vegas coming up soon. Wanted to know if you'd come with me…"
His eyes lit up the minute she said bugs.
She continued. "On like, a date…" She looked uncomfortable saying those words, and even though he wasn't interested in her, he felt sorry for a moment.
"Sara, I'd go but I…have a date."
"Oh." She was very disappointed, but tried not to let it show. "When?"
"I'm going out with someone right now. I…hope it's long-term."
"Okay. Well…" She searched for the words and tried to look happy for him, though she was very upset at the time. "Good luck to you two…"
He smiled at her. "Thanks."
Sara smelled something sweet, rather floral coming from his house. She frowned naturally, trying to figure out what it was. "Sure…have a great time."
She climbed into her car and stopped to think for a few minutes. Who could he possibly be with? And why hadn't she or anyone else who worked with him noticed? It would be something new for him…so why was he acting so normal…?
She drove home.