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Chapter 24- Blinded By Your Light

The drive was short, as Alyssa and Sara discussed Sara's 'away' time, Sara explaining where she went and what she did.

"…it was nice. I rented a little cottage by a lake a few hours out, no noise, no dead bodies…"

"No Grissom…." Alyssa finished looking over at Sara then back at the road.

Sara nodded slowly.

"The cottage sounds beautiful, Sara."

"Oh it was…"

"But…?" Alyssa questioned

"But, it was too quiet."

"You've been in Vegas too long." Alyssa shook her head laughing softly.

"I guess… but it was an empty silence." Sara sighed.

"You know when I was really little, before everything happened, my family used to go to this cottage way out of town, like I'm talking 4-5 hours out of Jersey, and I remember sitting on the dock and yelling at the motor boats to shut up. That was the best part of the cottage life. Quiet… But I see what you mean about it being an empty uninvited silence." Alyssa nodded thinking. "Next time take some one."

"Like who?"

"Oh I dunno…. Grissom, I'm sure he'd enjoy it."

"No, he'd enjoy the mosquitoes that I bring repellant specifically for." She gave a soft laugh.

Alyssa nodded in agreement. "He missed you Sara." She said softly and watched as Sara's head turned to her. "He really did, and he doesn't know what to do about it."

"What do I do?"

Alyssa stopped at a red light. "That's easy, what your heart says Sara." She said looked over at the brunette next to her.

Sara nodded slowly. "I think I can do that."

"You can do that… thinking is what got you in this mess in the first place." Alyssa interjected as they pulled in the Crime lab lot.

Sara gave a sigh, "Am I right in guessing, Nick doesn't need you."

Alyssa cut the ignition and faced Sara. "Nope, you're wrong," technically…

Sara narrowed her eyes and watched the younger CSI jump out of the car.

The pair felt a gust of cold air as they entered the cool atmosphere of the Lab. Alyssa smiled at the various lab technicians as they passed, Sara giving a shy wave and walked along side Alyssa into the break room, as Nick looked up and greeted the two with a smile.

"I thought you were going to call?" He questioned Alyssa standing up.

Shrugging, "Yea, but I thought we could all use a surprise around here." She sighed reaching into the community fridge and a grabbed a diet cola.

Nick looked over at Sara, "Hey Sar, how's it going?" he gave a nod.

"Does everyone know?" She sighed and looked over at Alyssa.

"I-well… just Nick and I," She stuttered.

"Wait. That was Nick on the phone? Pervert was Nick?" Sara gave a smile.

Alyssa let her mouth drop and looked over at Nick, who in turn, was scratching the back of his head. "You know, Sara you must be parched." She tossed a root beer in Sara's direction as Sara for the second time in 5 minutes narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "I-I will be right back." Alyssa said quickly walking out of the break room and to Grissom's office.

"You're sleeping with the new CSI." Sara accused.

"No- No not sleeping, seeing… dating, and you've got this thing with Grissom, so we're even."

"Oh real mature Nick." She punctuated her statement with the snapping of her root beer can opening.

Nick shrugged. "Fair game Sister."

Sara rolled her eyes.

Alyssa knocked lightly on the closed door to her boss' office.

No answer.

She noticed the shades were pulled but she didn't much care.

She knocked harder but nearly missed the door as Grissom opened it quickly. Alyssa stepped backwards taken back. "Don't you get the- OH Crane," He looked around to see if anyone was with her and pulled her in quick, shutting the door behind her.

"I-uh… Sara's in the break room." Alyssa said composing her self and gave Grissom a questioning look, as she saw his eyes snap open.

"She is?"

"That is what I said."

"In this break room?"

Alyssa stared at him stunned. "Grissom, Yes! Are you ok?"

"Fine,"

"Really, you're sure?"

"Crane," he warned.

"Sorry." She said turning.

"Crane,"

She spun around.

"Yes?"

"You have nothing to say."

"Wait… yea, she missed you." And with that the thin brunette spun on her heels and made a be-line for the break room.

She missed me.

Alyssa pushed the glass door to the break room open and smiled at Nick who was sitting across from Sara whose head had shot up at Alyssa's entrance.

"Hey," She smiled and took a seat next to Sara.

Nick smiled back, but Sara was staring at the figure next to her.

"Yes Sara?"

"Where did you go?"

"Potty." Alyssa sighed opening the Forensic Monthly on the table.

"What are to two, 5 years old?" Sara asked the pair.

"Yes." They answered in unison, smirking at one another.

"Great I'm babysitting." She crossed her arms over her chest as Alyssa looked towards the door way.

"The doctor will see you now." She smirked and went back to her article.

Sara whipped her head around and spotted Grissom by the door.

"Hey." Sara said softly standing.

Grissom rubbed the back of his stiff neck, "Hi."

"Not here please," Came two voices from the table.

Sara and Grissom rolled their eyes. "My office,"

"Your office," Sara agreed and followed Grissom our of the break room leaving Alyssa and Nick smirking at one another.

"I was thinking… a nice steak for dinner."

"Har Har, Very funny Nick. Actually, I was thinking…maybe I should go home tonight…."

TBC...

I KNOOOW I took forever... I did like a line a day... didn't know where I wanted it to go until a few days ago... hope you enjoy it... There will be MUCH MORE GSR, and the start of some YO-BLING.