4
The shrill of his cell woke him from his dreams. He glanced at his alarm clock and seeing that it was almost noon, he groaned as he reached for the phone. Was he ever going to get any sleep? He'd just gotten home after working a triple. There was no way he could go back in.
Without looking at the caller ID he answered, "Grissom."
"Hey!"
Her voice perked him right up, "Hi."
"Did I wake you?"
He thought about lying, but changed his mind, "Yeah, but that's okay. Is something wrong?"
"Well, I couldn't sleep."
"Sara, we just worked a triple. How can you not be exhausted?"
"I am exhausted. I don't know why I can't sleep."
"Okay. Do you just want to talk for a while and see if you can fall asleep?"
"Well, I was thinking…"
"What?"
"Can I come in?"
"Come in?" Was she actually standing outside his door?
"Yeah. I know it's kind of rude just coming over like this, but we haven't spent any time together in over a week other than work. If you're too tired, I'll go." After a few silent seconds, "Grissom?"
She was answered by his door opening. "Good afternoon." He was wearing a pair of cotton shorts and a t-shirt. His hair was a mess and his eyes were filled with sleep. He was absolutely gorgeous.
"Hi." She snapped her cell shut and walked in when he grabbed her hand. "I'm glad you came."
"Yeah?"
He gathered her into his arms after he closed and locked the door, "Yeah."
"You look really tired."
"I am."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt your sleep, I just…"
He silenced her with a finger on her lips. "It's fine." He finally looked down and realized what she was wearing, "Are you wearing pajamas?"
"Uh, yeah. I told you, I couldn't sleep. I just thought if I saw you for a minute I'd be able to. So…"
He laced his fingers with hers and led her back to his bedroom. When he drew her down onto the bed with him he said, "Let's see if this worked." He kissed her on the forehead, put his arm around her shoulders and drew her head down to his chest. She was somewhat shocked, but knew she didn't have the energy to resist. She curled up to him like it was the most natural thing in the world. With her hand on his chest and her leg draped over his, she fell almost instantly asleep.