"I'm here to see Sara. I wanted to see if she had a book I could borrow." For an intelligent guy, Grissom was not very good at lying. He didn't really think about the possibility of Jeremy opening the door, although he should have since he knew that he was staying there.

Just as Jeremy was about to say something in response, Sara came out from her bedroom to investigate. At first she had been happy that Grissom had wanted to see her and she didn't really think of the consequences of him coming to her house with Jeremy there.

"Hey Griss," she said announcing her presence. "Jeremy, this is Gil Grissom, my friend and Griss this is my brother, Jeremy."

She watched as the men shock hands and exchanged greetings. Jeremy looked back and forth between the two trying to decide what sort of relationship they had. Was Grissom her boyfriend or just a concerned boss? He was fairly certain this visit had nothing to go with a "book."

"I'll be in the guest room." He knew that Sara and her boss would want to be alone, as he was sure Sara was mad, or at the very least upset with him. He knew that if he stayed in the living room they might go into Sara's bedroom which was definitely not going to happen.

"K," Sara replied while letting Grissom in and taking his coat.

As soon as Jeremy had turned the corner, Grissom pulled Sara into a hug and held her tight. They stayed like that for a few moments before Sara pulled away and lend him to the living room.

They both settled down on the couch with Grissom leaning against the armrest and Sara leaning against him.

"You didn't have to come, you know, I would have been okay."

"I know you would have been okay but I wanted to see you and be here for you when you are upset. I know that you are used to doing things on your own but I want you to know that I am here for you, whenever you need me."

"We talked about my mother. He has been visiting her in prison and he thinks I should go as well. Apparently, she wants to see me now."

Grissom could hear the conflict in her voice as she talked about her mother. He didn't know what to say so he just waited for her to continue.

"I don't even really know what to think about that. It's like they are a family without me. I don't want to see her, but I don't want to be left out. Also, I said some things to Jeremy and now he thinks I don't want him to come to Vegas. I need him to come and I just ruined it."

"You did not ruin it," Grissom tried to reassure her. "Your brother loves you and he wants to be here with you. It is obvious."

"I hope so. Thanks for coming. I want to talk to you longer but I think I need to go talk to him now."

"Okay, sweetie. I'll see you tomorrow."

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Sara approached the guest room door, unclear of what she would say to Jeremy. All she knew was that she wanted him in Vegas but she wasn't ready to visit their mother yet.

After knocking on the door she waited for Jeremy to open. After he opened she asked him to come and talk to her. They moved to the living room.

"Jeremy, I sorry about earlier…" Sara started.

"No, I'm sorry I shouldn't have talked to you about mom yet. I should have realized that you were not ready for that yet. You are just getting used to me again," he stated with a smile. "It was just I told mom I saw you and she seemed so excited and hopeful, and I knew that seeing you would what her so incredibly happy… Shit, I'm being an ass again. Trying to apologize and then bringing it up again."

"You're not an ass. It is very sweet that you care. Do you think we can move past this afternoon?"

"Of course we can." He wanted to talk to her about Grissom and let her know his opinions on the matter but he was already on thin ice, he didn't want to risk anything by lecturing Sara about dating her boss."

The Sidle siblings went to bed that night happy to be moving on. Sara would never admit it but she didn't know if she would last with Jeremy away again, especially if he would not be coming back.

XXXXX

The departure at the airport had been emotional with both of them crying. Jeremy could not wait for the news on the job.

He sat with Heather and told her all about his visit with Sara. The current topic was his concern over Sara's relationship with her boss.

"I just don't think it is a good idea for her to be with him. Interoffice relationships are frowned upon especially since she is his subordinate. People will talk if they found out."

"It's very sweet that you are so concerned about her but I'm sure she can handle herself and she has thought through all the possibilities," Heather told him lovingly. She knew her husband could be overprotective and she wanted to ensure that he didn't do anything to ruin his new relationship with Sara.

"You are looking at this the wrong way, babe. You should be grateful that Sara has someone in Vegas whom she loves. And who loves her. I bet she didn't always have that in her life. You should be happy to know that that is not the present situation."

Jeremy let out a sigh of agreement. "You're right. I guess it is good that she has had someone. But I will be keeping an eye on him when we move to Vegas."

"I would expect nothing less."

XXXXX

Jeremy sat with Brittany as they played with her dolls on the floor of their living room in Seattle. Heather was out shopping for the day.

Consequently, Brittany's dolls were also shopping. Just as they were about to break for lunch, the phone rang.

"I'll be right back, Britt," Jeremy said as he got up to answer the phone. He loved spending the day with his daughter and he hoped that he wasn't going to be called into work.

"K," she replied as she continued to play.

"Hello," he answered.

"Jeremy, this is Captain Brass calling from Las Vegas. I don't have a lot of time for small talk, so I'll get right to the point, I would like to offer you a job."

"That's wonderful."

"I know you applied for an officer position but I would like to offer you a position as a detective. You are more than qualified and I recently had to fire one of my detectives. Since Detective Curtis has left, I am one short."

"That, wow, that's great. I absolutely accept."

"Talk to your supervisor and then let me know when you will be able to get here."

"Sure thing. Thank you."