Disclaimer: Don't own it, won't own it, I would if I could, but I can't so I won't. Not only the CSI people, but the cell phone stringy thingy. It came from my friend's phone.
Sara looked back at her, and instead of doing anything, saying anything, she just kneeled down on the floor and sobbed. Catherine stood in place, unable to move forward, backwards, anything. Half of her wanted to console Sara, seeing that Grissom wasn't doing anything but shaking his head at the scene before him, and her other half wanted to run from the room in shame. She had given Sara the cold shoulder and dismissed her because she believed that she just didn't care. But now she knew different, and she felt like banging her head into her locker. Actually…
"I'm so sorry Catherine. I tried to be there. I didn't want to let him take me. I just wanted to … be your friend. You're such a great person, and I don't want a whole lot of tension between us every day. That is the most horrible thing to feel. I want the tension to go away, and I'll do anything for that to happen." Eventually, the sobs became so frequent that she couldn't say an understandable statement.
Catherine wasn't the brightest bulb in the back, and she didn't hold a stick to the genius of Sara, but she did know a thing or two about what to do in such a situation as the one kneeling before her. She kneeled down beside her, put her arms around Sara's thin, shaking shoulders, and said,
"I'm so sorry. I didn't wait to hear your explanation of the facts. I just assumed that you blew me off or something. I don't know. I guess Grissom is correct every time he says 'assumptions make an ass of you and me'." With this last statement, Catherine mimicked Grissom's voice, causing a meager laugh to come from Sara. Well, that's a start. "And maybe we could have a real 'girl's night out' sometime. Maybe this time, we wouldn't hold it in a bar, but at one of our houses, or we could go together instead of leaving one of us in a… well… 'compromising situation'. How's that? Would you like that?" When Sara nodded, Catherine tried to convince her to get off the floor, but she was stopped by Grissom's hand on her arm. She knew what that meant, and even though she didn't trust Grissom with Sara while she was in such a fragile state, she knew that if Grissom did this right, and mind you, there was a small chance that he would, they both would be in a better situation. Catherine let her go, telling her to get better and that if she needed anything to just call her and promised not to tell anyone, and left the office, closing the door and standing with her ear to the door, just to make sure Grissom didn't create too much damage.
"Sara," Grissom said as he knelt down beside her. "I really don't know what to say. I don't know if you want me to say anything, or if you want me to go away and leave you be, or stay, or have Catherine take care of you. I really don't know. But I do know this; you're the strongest, smartest, most stubborn woman I have ever met and I am so glad that I know you. You make me smile; I don't know how, but you do, and I don't know if I could make it through a day without you. I want to be here for you. So just tell me what to do, and I'll do it gladly. Whatever it is. Even if it is killing that bastard, no, especially if it is killing that bastard." Somewhere during this speech, which Catherine had to admit was quite eloquent for Grissom, Grissom's hand wove itself into her deep brown locks, smoothing her hair and loving the soft feeling between his fingers.
Sara looked up, her eyes puffy and red, conveying sadness and chagrin, but also hope, and love, and understanding that no one in her position should be able to give. Her voice shook as she said, "No, lets not kill anyone please. That is illegal in the state of Nevada. Unless the law has suddenly taken a drastic turn for the worse. And you can do whatever you want. Everyone does anyway"
"Let me tell you it will be all right." Sara nods. Grissom shifted into a sitting position and pulled her onto his lap. "It'll be all right. I promise, I'll do everything to make this better. I will do everything in my power to help you and take care of you. And I won't ever give up. I'm not going anywhere. I love you, and I can't do anything about that. And, why can't I kill him? If we get together, I'm sure we could get away with it." A laugh erupted from not only the two in the office, but the snoopy criminalist with her ear to the door. But at the point she left, knowing that Grissom wasn't going to mess up.
As Grissom helped Sara to her feet, she said, "Thank you. Right now, I really need someone to help me through. And I love you too, I really do."
And after that, life went on. Sara testified against Richards. And they lived happily ever after. Just like it should be.
A/N Sorry this took so long to post... The two weeks before Spring break equals tests essays and more test...lol Please review. Thanks!