8

After her yearly ob/gyn appointment, Sara strolled to her car while she laughed at herself. She was actually embarrassed about asking for a birth control prescription. At her age, she should really be past that.

With time to kill before going in to work, she decided to do some shopping. She felt like a nice, romantic dinner for two was in order. Dinner and a movie maybe. With that in mind, she went dress shopping first. It had been a long time since she'd wanted to buy a dress to wear for a man. But Grissom seemed to bring out the lady in her. She actually wanted to be pretty for him. She loved the way he looked at her. The passion in his eyes was undeniable. She wasn't sure if the love she saw there was her imagination or not, but the sparkle was for real.

His eyes captivated her. They held all the truths she'd ever known or cared to know. Every inch of her responded to what she saw in his eyes. She could see his soul through his eyes. Buying a dress was a lot easier since she had a reason to buy one. After a couple hours she had her perfect dress, matching shoes and, for the first time in her life, some sexy lingerie.

After buying new candlesticks, she headed for the grocery store. After picking up all she needed for her quiche and strawberry cheesecake dessert, she headed to the movie store. Deciding they were not ready for a chick flick, she went with what she thought would be a winner for Grissom; Romeo and Juliet.

After she unpacked the car, and got everything ready for their romantic breakfast/dinner, she showered and changed for work. It wasn't until she was blow-drying her hair that she thought, 'Will he even want to come over after shift? Maybe I shouldn't get my hopes up. Maybe he'll want alone time. Maybe I'm being too pushy.' She chuckled as she realized she was ranting to herself inside her head for no apparent reason. She'd just ask him when she got there.

She was still laughing at herself as she walked into the lab. She headed straight for Grissom's office. The door was closed, so she knocked. She entered without waiting for his response and found him engrossed in his bugs. "Hey."

"Hi. I'm glad you came by. How'd your appointment go?"

"Fine. It was just my yearly check-up."

"Good." He got up and walked over to her. In a hushed voice, "I missed you."

"You did?"

"Yes. And I'd like to kiss you right now."

"Hmm. The suspense will kill you all night."

"Who said I was going to wait?"

"Grissom, we're working."

"But I missed you all day."

She smirked, "Well, I'm here now. But you're still gonna have to wait for that kiss. Anyone could walk in."

"Fine, I'll wait. But I don't want to." He walked away from her to sit behind his desk. "So, since you don't want to kiss me, what did you stop by for?"

"First of all, I never said I didn't want to kiss you, I just said it wasn't a good idea while we were working. And second, I came by to ask you to dinner slash breakfast at my place after shift. I, uh, bought a new dress today."

"Really?"

"Yes. I bought it just for you. Along with candles and my special strawberry cheesecake dessert."

"Sounds romantic. Maybe we shouldn't be talking about this at work."

She gave him her signature smirk, "Is that a no?"

"No, that's a yes. I'll have to go home and change first."

"Okay. How about an hour and a half after we get out of here? That'll give me time to shower and get the food ready."

"It's a date."

With that, Sara left to go work on the case. She was walking to the Trace Lab to see if Hodges had anything for her when she heard his name.

The receptionist was saying, "I'm afraid Dr. Grissom is not available at the moment. Would you care to leave a message?"

"No, I would like to see him. How long do you think it would be if I waited?"

The receptionist was losing her cool, "Like I said before, Mr. Grissom can't be disturbed right now."

Sara interrupted, "Hello, my name is Sara Sidle." She reached out her hand to the gentleman and he shook her hand. "I work with Dr. Grissom. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Nice to meet you Ms. Sidle. My name is Barry Sims. Thank you for your offer, but I have personal business I need to discuss with Dr. Grissom concerning his daughter. Do you know when I could see him?"