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Grissom rolled over in his bed; he didn't want to wake up quite yet. The memories came back from the night before and he smiled. Opening his eyes, he saw Sara lying next to him; he placed his arm around her waist and laid his head on her shoulder.

He remembered how they had driven out to the lake the night before. They hadn't meant for anything to happen, it just did. He owned a small lake house cabin a few miles off the main road. They had driven there in silence, Grissom still holding her hand.

After dropping their bags just inside the door, Grissom started to kiss her. One kiss lead to another and before they knew what was happening, they were in bed together. Neither stopped what was happening because it was what they had both secretly wanted for years.

I can hear the highway calling
As I watch the sunrise crawling across her shoulder
This is usually good-bye
And yet those words I just cant find as I hold her

It was early on Saturday morning and Grissom could hear the birds out on the lake. He gently kissed Sara's cheek as he got out of bed and grabbed a pair of gray sweatpants out of the bag he had brought. He moved into the other room and made a pot of coffee.

He usually came out here on the weekends to calm his nerves after a long week at work. He kept the freezer fully stocked with different types of foods and always kept fresh coffee there.

He couldn't help but think of how beautiful Sara had looked at the gala the other night. As he peeked into the other room to make sure he hadn't woken her up, he spotted her dress discarded on the floor beside of his tux. He smiled to himself, he was happy again and he loved it.

After picking up their clothes from last night, he draped them across a chair in the small living room. He went back into the bedroom and found a shirt in the chest of drawers. He slipped it on and went back to the kitchen to drink his coffee.

She's like no other woman
That I have ever known before
And it Ain't me to see the morning sun
From this side of the door

He felt her presence more than heard her. She silently walked behind him and belt down to kiss his neck.

"Morning Beautiful," he said quietly.

She walked around and sat down beside of him. She was also wearing a pair of LVPD sweatpants with a black sports bra.

"How'd you sleep?" he asked her.

"We really didn't get much sleeping done," she smiled.

He smiled back at her. "We're off until Monday night if you want to stay here a while longer."

"I'd love to. I never knew you had a cabin out here."

"No one really knows. It's where I go when I want to be alone. Now it's where we go when we want to be together."

She smiled at him and leaned over to kiss him again. "Got anymore of that coffee?"

He poured her a cup of it. "So what do you want to do today?"

"I have a few ideas…," she trailed off as she smiled at him. "We could go for a swim or even a hike."

"A swim followed by a hike later on in the day sounds good," he told her. "You can shower if you like."

"I will here in a little bit," she took his hand and led him back to the bedroom.

Why ain't I running, why ain't I gone
How does she hold me, without holding on
In love or a fight, she's stronger than strong
Something's not right if there ain't nothing wrong
It's got me wondering, why ain't I running
Why ain't I gone

The team met the morning after the gala to discuss how their plan had gone. They were nursing cups of coffee as they shoveled eggs into their mouths.

"I think it went great," Greg said enthusiastically.

"Thanks because you were booty dancing with that blond woman," Catherine said harshly.

"And you left with her," Nick said.

"It's not what you think," Greg pleaded. "I just took her home."

"And slept over!" Warrick teased him.

"I did not! I left her at her door. But we do have another date tonight," he said slyly.

Everyone gave light chuckles.

"But what about you two?" Greg asked, indicating Warrick and Catherine.

"What about us?" Catherine asked.

"Come on, I saw you two last night. So spill the beans already!"

"There's not much to tell," Warrick admitted. "I'm not officially divorced, not yet at least. But as soon as I am…," he faded off, smiling over at Catherine.

"So what about you, Nick?" Greg asked after a minute or two.

"I took Andrea home last night and then went back to my place. We've only been dating for a week. I really like her though, I have a good feeling about us."

"It looks like we're all taken now," Greg said. "It's pretty sad, actually," he took another long sip of his coffee.

"Yeah, it is," Warrick stated. "But I kind of like it," he took Catherine's hand in his.

All those words I left behind me
Praying they would never find me and my freedom
But if they stood right here beside me
The would never recognize me for all that she's done

"Come on Griss!" Sara called from where she was treading water in the lake.

"I'm coming!" he called back as he prepared to jump into the water from the rock cliff that was around 30 feet above the water.

"It's not that far up! The water feels good! And besides, I'm here!"

"Well then watch out!" he dove gracefully into the water beside of Sara. "I thought you said the water felt good," he said after he came up.

"It does."

"It's a bit cold."

She kissed him. "How's it feel now?"

"Good, actually, now that I'm with you."

She smiled at him. "I'll race you to that tree down there," she offered, pointing to a large tree about 30 yards away.

"Deal. Ready. Set. GO!"

The both took off at a surprisingly fast rate of speed. Sara took the lead but in the last 5 yards Grissom passed her.

"I want a rematch!" she yelled at him.

"I guess I should have told you that I was on the swim team in collage?" he asked.

"You were on the swim team?"

"Yeah. Did pretty well, too."

"I never knew that."

"Yeah, even got a partial scholarship because of it."

"I was on the crew team and I ran track."

"Wow! I never would have imagined you as a rower."

"I was really good, thank you!"

"So what did you run in track?"

"A little of everything in high school. I'm a good sprinter and I can run distance, too."

"I've seen you run at scenes before, I know your fast."

They were silent for a few moments before Sara spoke again.

"So what are we going to tell everyone back at the lab?"

"I'm not sure yet. What do you think?"

"Well, I'm pretty sure that everyone knows by now, but we can make it official if you want."

"So we're an official couple now?"

"If you wanna be."

"Oh, I do! Don't get me wrong. I wanna be with you, Sara. I just wasn't sure how we should go about telling people."

"I want to be with you, too. I think we should just let people figure it out on their own.

Once happiness was only Whenever I was on my own So now why do I feel lonely Any time that I'm alone

"What do you want to do about Ecklie?" Sara asked as they got out of the lake and climbed back up to the rock to lay out.

"I don't know. It's not like he can fire us for having a relationship if it's not affecting out work."

"Will it affect out work?" Sara asked, she spread her towel out and leaned up against Grissom.

"I don't think so," he leaned in and kissed her. "But we had better not speak much to each other at work, just to be safe."

"I think your right. So what do you think the team is going to think about us being together?"

"I don't know. They'll probably tease the hell out of us. I wouldn't put it past them, but then again, I wouldn't put anything past them."

"I wouldn't either. Did you see Catherine and Warrick last night?"

"Oh yeah. I'm just glad everyone's happy again. Catherine deserves some happiness, she hasn't been the same since Eddie died. Warrick is going through a messy divorce and I'm glad he has someone to lean on. He still blames himself for what happened to Holly Gribbs, he needs Catherine right now. Greg's been down ever since he became a CSI, I'm glad he's starting to be his old self again. And Nick, he needs to be happy more than any of us. He's been through a lot, between getting guns pointed in his face, being thrown out of that window in the Case with Nigel Crane, and being kidnapped, he needs a woman in his life. I mean, he had that Crane guy living in his attic, watching his every move for who knows how long."

Why ain't I running? Why ain't I gone? How does she hold me Without holding on? In love or a fight She's stronger than strong Something's not right If there ain't nothing wrong It's got me wondering Why ain't I running? Why ain't I gona?

"What about you? You were nearly killed in the Strip Strangler case. If it wasn't for Catherine…," she trailed off.

"If it wasn't for Catherine what?"

"I wouldn't be able to do this," she leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"And I wouldn't be able to do this," he took her hand in his and kissed her forehead.

"I just hope Catherine doesn't kill Greg for having too much fun last night," Sara said a little while later.

"If she doesn't than Ecklie will. I'll receive the 'You Need To Keep Your Team Under Control' speech again."

"I wanna hear that one."

"I'll make sure I record it for you."

"Ok, that'll work," they both laughed.

No, they've never built

A wall that high

Or made a chain that strong

And God ain't never

Made a place

I felt like I belong

"I really love it out here," Sara complimented.

"Me too."

"When did you buy the cabin?"

"A while back, about 4 years ago. I needed somewhere to go where I didn't have any work to do, somewhere where I could just 'hang out' so to speak."

Sara gave a light laugh. "I didn't know the words 'hang out' were in your in your dictionary?"

"Greg taught them to me."

This made Sara laugh even harder. "Griss, you're my hero."

"That's nice to know," he smiled and gave a light laugh. "Hey, Sara," he said after a minute,"

"Yeah?" she asked quietly.

"I love you," he whispered.

Sara sat up. "What?"

"I love you, I always have, I was just too blind to see it," he sat up to face her.

"I love you too."

They kissed.

Why ain't I running?

Why ain't I gone?

How does she hold me

Without holding on?

In love or a fight

She's stronger than strong

Something's not right

If there ain't nothing wrong

It's got me wondering

Why ain't I running?

Why ain't I gona?

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So what did you think? I know it's not as good as the other chapters but the next one is pretty good, I think. Soplease leave me a review telling me what you thought.