Fairytale 2/10

By Sassy

Kacee lay coloring on the floor as her mother cooked. "What are we having, Mommy?"

"Pasta with Alfredo sauce and steamed vegetables," Sara said as she chopped up bell peppers in various hues of red, yellow, and green.

The little girl snarled her nose as Sara laughed. "I made some chicken for you and Daddy, Kacee."

Kacee smiled up at her. "Mommy, when did Daddy first kiss you?"

Sara looked down at her child and smiled. "You really want to hear this story again?"

"Please, Mommy, please?" Kacee asked as she stood and wrapped her tiny frame around her mother.

"Let me finish these and get them in the steamer then I'll tell you that story." Sara said as she cut the last bell pepper. She scooped up the vegetables and put them in the steamer, turning it on low. She turned to her daughter. "Let's go to the living room."

The settled on to the couch and Kacee snuggled into her mother's side. "Once upon a time…"

Flashback…

Sara tried to shake the shivers that went up and down her body. It was freezing out.

"I told you to grab a jacket." He chucked as he pulled his off and wrapped it around her.

"But Grissom, you'll get cold," she said as she tried to hand it back.

"We'll just have to walk faster," he said as he took her arm and hurried her along. "We are running late as it is."

"I think if we miss the preview, we will live." she said as she pulled the jacket around her, slipping a hand into his.

He looked down at her surprised, but didn't let go. They made it to the theater with five minutes to spare.

"You said we were late." Sara scoffed as they stood in line to buy popcorn and sodas.

"I had to tell you that because women are always late," he said as he pulled out the money to pay.

"Not this woman," she muttered under her breath.

He chuckled. "I'm finding that a lot of the things I knew about women aren't true when it comes to you." He led her into the darkened theater. They grabbed two seats towards the middle and sat down.

The movie was a comedy, and they laughed most of the way through. When it ended, they waited for the theater to clear before moving to get up. As she moved to stand, he placed a hand on her arm. She looked up into his eyes - those beautiful blue eyes.

His mouth inched toward hers and he pulled her head toward his as their lips met. The kiss was long and deep. When he pulled back, he said, "I've wanted to do that all night."

"Do it again," she said in barely a whisper. He did. They didn't break that kiss again until the cleaning woman cleared her throat. "Show's over."

They both grew red in the face and exited the theater laughing and holding hands.

End Flashback…

"Sara?" A voice called from the kitchen.

Sara remembered the vegetables at that moment. She ran for the kitchen. Grissom stood there with the pan held off the burner. "Looks like we'll be dining out again," he said as he sat the scorched pan in the sink. "You put it on high again."

She looked horrified. "I can't believe it." She was almost in tears.

He looked up then. "Sara, honey, it is okay." He pulled her into his arms. "It is just burned veggies."

"I could've burned the house down and all because I can't learn how to work our new stove." She clutched his shirt as she cried.

"Look on the bright side," Grissom said as he tipped her chin to look at him.

"And that would be?" She sniffled.

"Kacee gets to eat at Red Lobster." He said as he placed a feather light kiss to her brow.

"Kiss Mommy like the first time, Daddy. Kiss her." Kacee's excited voice came from the doorway.

He looked at his daughter and smiled. He looked back at Sara. "How can I not?" His lips captured hers as he pulled her into a long, slow, deep kiss.

Kacee squealed in delight and ran from the room.

TBC…

A/N: Thanks to Jill for betaing this for me. I hope you enjoyed it. There will be about 10 chapters when I'm done. This story is going to take us through a journey of them meeting up until thier second child is born. --- Sassy