Take Me Out Tonight
Rating: PG 13 (for now… I might up it soon)
Disclaimer: Wish they were mine… alas they are not
Summary: Grissom told her she should get a diversion and she did. (Involves the musical Rent!) GSR
A/N – So this story has been playing around in my head for a long while. Sara uses her talents and performs on stage in a Las Vegas 1 night production of Jonathan Larson's Rent!
Disclaimer – CSI isn't mine, and neither is Rent. Sigh But I love them both. Any of the songs mentioned are not mine and come from the beautiful mind of Jonathan Larson.
Chapter 6
They worked the crime scene in complete silence, as if the other person did not exist. The drive back to the lad was filled with an angry silence. Sara refused to take her eyes of the passenger side window, even though she knew when Grissom was staring at her. After Grissom pulled into the parking spot, he looked over at her and said "Layout room".
"Fine" Sara quickly replied as she got out of the Tahoe with the evidence and headed towards the lab.
Grissom sighed, rubbed his eyes with his hands, and followed her to the layout room.
They spread out the evidence on the layout table, and started discussing the case. Grissom tried to get Sara to answer him in more than monosyllabic words, but to no avail. He couldn't blame her. After all, he had to admit to himself, he was the one that kept screwing up their friendship. He could see that now, but he did not know how to make her see that he did care. He was losing his Sara.
Grissom was interrupted from his thoughts when they heard a phone ring. He checked the cell phone at his hip and hear Sara say "Its mine"
He looked up at her as she unclipped the ringing device from her hip. He saw Sara grin as she looked at the caller id.
She flipped the phone open and greeted the caller with a monotone "Speak". Sara grinned as she heard James' singing reply on the other side "Sara! Sara where are you? Sara where are you?"
Sara chucked lightly into the phone and headed out to the hallway so she could speak to James in private. Grissom, on the other hand, had an idea who she was talking to. James, that name just made his blood boil.
Sara asked James "So, what's up. Aren't you at work"
James replied "Yeah, I'm on break, and I was wondering if you need a ride to rehearsal tonight? I mean with gas prices so high and all…"
"Sure" Sara chuckled lightly into the phone. "If I didn't know any better, I would believe that you are trying to hit on me", she joked.
"What if I am?" James questioned.
Dead Silence.
"I would say" Sara finally managed to choke out "That is very sweet and cute, but I …"
"Oh, ok" James said quickly. "Forget I said anything, I should have noticed that thing between you and Grissom. We should just be good friends"
"But there is nothing going on between me and Grissom" Sara replied.
"Oh, you could have fooled me. I mean his glare almost killed me in the diner the other day, not to mention all that sexual tension I saw between the two of you at your apartment"
"Well, I don't think that anything will ever happen between Grissom and I"
"I wouldn't be so sure about that Sara" James stated. Then he sang "it seems like you measure you're life in cups of coffee, maybe you should measure in love".
Sara grinned into the phone "Thanks, James. I will think about that. See you at my house before rehearsal"
"Bye Sara" James said as he hung up the phone.
Sara closed her phone shut and leaned against the wall. She took a couple of steadying breaths and walked back into the layout room.
Grissom looked up as she came in. Sara quickly smiled at him and asked him "So Griss, what do we have so far?"
Grissom grinned back "Well, it seems like we have our standard game of Clue." Sara arched her eyebrow at him as he continued "It was the wife, in the kitchen, with the knife".
"And you can tell that just from the bloody shirt?" Sara questioned, smirking at Grissom.
"No" he replied sheepishly. "Brass called. The wife confessed"
Sara laughed loudly. "That's great Griss"
Silence filled the room once again, until Sara said "Griss, about what happened earlier…"
Grissom cut her off "No, you were right. I really haven't been such a good friend, I really want to make it up to you."
"It will take time Grissom. A lot of time. I need to sort out all the things that have been happening in my life. And maybe moving on would be the best thing for me"
"I understand" Grissom replied heartbroken. "But, if you need me, I'll be here from now on".
"I know" Sara smiled.
A/N – The beginning of the phone call between James and Sara are reminiscent of "Voice Mail 5"… and the end of the phone call has some influence from "Seasons of Love" I thought it was cute….
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