Chapter 30
Two weeks turned to six in the blink of an eye. Catherine was back on nights, but Grissom was still acting as if he were assisting Ecklie.
Ecklie was still acting like an ass.
The occasional court appearance or admin meeting brought Gil to the lab during day shift and when it did he always found himself checking each room as he passed it, hoping for a glimpse of the girl he gave away.
Reward came only twice. The first time she was on her way out to a scene with her new supervisor and had no time for more than a 'hello, hello, goodbye, goodbye' in the hall.
The second time he caught site of her she was in the interrogation room with a teenaged girl and her court appointed guardian. Grissom stood outside the window and watched Sara as she went from being curious to flat out fiercely accusatory. Somewhere inside him something hummed along with her, shared her frequency. He delighted in her frenzy and longed to catch her eye so she would know he was there, that she wasn't alone in it, but alas, the glass would only allow a one sided communion.
He had expected her to find reasons to work overtime. When he'd put his name on the form to release her to day shift he had felt certain that she'd still be there, hovering nearby from time to time.
Grissom felt relief and abandonment when he realized she had meant what she said about trying new things.
Removing the application for Assistant Director of the Las Vegas Crime Lab from his drawer he considered what it would mean to make this new position permanent. Change had been good for Sara, spreading her wings and leaving her cocoon agreed with her, perhaps it would do the same for him.
Knowing he would be giving the position if he applied he filled all the spaces in carefully, provided a signature on the bottom along with the date and sealed his opportunity in an envelope addressed to the sheriff.