Title: The Last 5 Years

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Wish they were mine… alas they are not… Just Borrowing them… Don't Sue. The music in this fic comes from the musicals The Last 5 Years and Songs for a New World; both are by Jason Robert Brown.

"Sara, what is this?" Greg asked fumbling with some CDs in the glove compartment.

Glancing over at the passengers seat of the Tahoe, she saw Greg extract two CDs from the glove compartment. Greg skimmed the covers of both disks and asked Sara "The Last 5 Years and Songs for a New World? I never heard of these bands before".

"That's because they aren't bands" Sara explained, rolling her eyes. "They are both musicals by Jason Robert Brown. If you ever took the chance to listen to anything besides ear piercing metal, you might discover other forms of music".

"I never pictured you as the musical theater type Sara" Greg replied, trying to cover his smirk.

"Most people don't, but I did a lot of singing and some theater in college".

"Really?" called a voice from the backseat.

Sara glanced into the rearview mirror. As her eyes locked with Grissom's she replied "Yeah. It was a huge part of my life at the time, and then it sort of faded into the background. I still enjoy listening to the stuff" she finished as she shrugged her shoulder.

"I bet you sing along in the car" Greg chuckled as he popped The Last 5 Years into the CD player.

Sara just gave him a sideways glare and rolled her eyes.

"So what is this one about?" Grissom asked, curious about Sara's interest.

"The Last 5 Years is my favorite musical. It just has two characters Cathy and Jamie and the play shows their 5 year relationship through the eyes of both characters. In the beginning of the play Cathy starts at the end of their relationship, while Jamie starts at the beginning. The only place where both characters interact is in the middle of the play when they get married."

"Wait wait" interrupted Greg, "you mean that there are only two characters in the play, and they only interact for a small part of the play? How is that realistic?"

"Well Greg, even in real life, some people choose to avoid interaction with people, rather than just talking about what is on their minds" Sara explained, glancing back in the rearview mirror once more, locking her eyes with the blue ones in the backseat.

The occupants of the Tahoe fell into silence as they listened to the song "I Can Do Better Than That"

In a year or so, I moved to the city
Thinking "What have I got to lose?"
Got a room, got a cat, and got twenty pounds thinner
Met a guy in a class I was taking who you might say
Looked like Tom Cruise
He wouldn't leave me alone 'less I went with him to dinner
And I guess he was cute
And I guess he was sweet
And I guess he was good in bed
I gave up my life for a better part of a year
And so I'm starting to think that this maybe might work
And the second it entered my head
He needed to take some time off
Focus on his "career"
He blew me off with a heartfelt letter
I thought "I can do better than that"

You don't have to get a haircut
You don't have to change your shoes
You don't have to like Duran Duran
Just love me

Sara tried not to look back at the person who occupied the back seat. However, she felt his eyes on her, and took a glance in the rearview mirror once again and saw those blue eyes staring back at hers.


You don't have to put the seat down
You don't have to watch the news
You don't' have to learn to tango
You don't have to eat prosciutto
You don't have to change a thing
Just stay with me

I want you and you and nothing but you
Miles and piles of you
Finally I'll have something worthwhile
To think about each morning

Grissom mouthed "I'm sorry I love you" into the mirror. Sara smiled back into the mirror before she turned her attention back on the road.


You and you and nothing but you
No substitution will do
Nothing but fresh, undiluted and pure
Top of the line and totally mine!

I don't need any lifetime commitments
I don't need to get hitched tonight
I don't want to throw up your walls and defenses
I don't mean to put on any pressure
But I know what a thing is right
And I spend every day reconfiguring my sense
When we get to my house, take a look at that town
Take a look at how far I've gone

I will never go back
Never look back anymore
And it feels like my life led right to your side
And will keep me there from now on
Think about what you wanted
Think about what could be
Think about how I love you
Say you'll move in with me
Think of what's great about me and you
Think of the bullshit we've both been through
Think of what's past because we can do better!
We can do better!
We can do better than that!
We can do better than that!

Just as the song ended Sara pulled up into the crime scene. The three occupants of the car hopped out and grabbed their kits from the trunk. Grissom and Sara lagged behind Greg as they were walking to the crime scene.

Grissom walked a little closer to Sara and whispered in her ear "We can do better than that".

Sara just smiled in return and they both continued on to the job at hand.

TBC? What do you guys think? Please Read and Review. I want to know if I should continue this.