CHAPTER 5:

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Sara arrived at the lab feeling hurt, miserable, tired and alone. It was the last place she wanted to be but knew that if she left again it would only be a negative reflection on her. She knew she had to show grisssom that she could be impartial and professional which is more than he could be in her opinion. She clocked in, went to her locker where she found Greg humming away to himself and instantly she felt a small bit better, a little less alone.

"hey Sara, how are you tonight? Ready to delve into the world of murder/mystery?" said the young once DNA lab tech turned cunning csi2. "Greg how many cups of coffee have u had already?" "just one actually and IL have you know I'm just happy to be here, what's up with you, you seem a little down in the dumps?" Sara rolled her eyes at this, as much as she loved Greg and trusted him with her life, she did not want to go into it with him even if she made up a different name for grisssom, she didn't want Greg feeling sorry for her and having to take care of her for the rest of shift. "No, I'm fine, just a little tired, il perk up in a minute, you know me, come on lets head to the break room and see what's gone down in Vegas tonight"

Greg and Sara joined the others at the break room table where they exchanged hellos and waited for grisssom to come and hand out assignments for that night. Sara anxiety was building up and her stomach was in knots, she wondered if she would be able to keep her composure, she just prayed that he wouldn't pair her with himself in a feeble attempt to smooth things out with her.

Like always in an abrupt manner, grisssom bowled in the door to the break room with slips of paper in his hand. "right lets get this over with I don't want to delay ye any longer. Catherine and Greg ye have a double homicide in the energy star mall, nick I want you to finish up the Kandinsky case if you need extra help grab Greg or Sara. Sara you have a suspicious death out at lake Meade. If anyone needs me il be in my office, I have paperwork that needs doing" and with that he was gone just as fast as came.

Sara inwardly thanked the lord that a) she wasn't paired with grisssom b) there was going to be a lot of distance between them for a while and c) she was on her own so nobody could annoy her or ask her questions, just the way she like it. She stopped off to get an extra supply of crackers and then she hit the road.

Grisssom retreated into his office and thanked the lord that there were no protests or questions from anyone so that he could make a quick escape, being in Sara's presence made him feel guilty. He knew that he had hurt but the fact that they were not together anymore would probably be easier. He thought that it was the best solution for all involved as he didn't even want to think what would happen if it got more serious, he'd dread to think what people might say if they found out. Would they blame him? Would they hate him and Sara? Would they lose their jobs? Their reputation? His thoughts were interrupted by a phone call from Ecklie saying that they have a new member of staff starting the shift after next and that grisssom should induct him and incorporate him into the team.

On the other side of the desert, Sara was bent over a female body that was dragged out Lake Meade an hour previous. She was a young girl, probably only 17, 18, had her whole life in front of her. David appeared from behind a dune "hey Sara, you got here quick, traffic getting out of the city was crazy, theres a UFC fight on in the MGM. How are you?" Sara like david, he was a sweet and innocent man that would do anything for you and would try his hardest to not let you down, " I'm fine David thanks and you? I put my foot down once I got out of the city, you know me, eager to start processing!"

"right let's see what we have here, female late teens, doesn't look like shes been in the water long, det Vaughn, could you help me turn her over please?, here Sara, look at the back of her skull, blunt force trauma" Sara moved some of the Vic's hair to examine it closer, " so this could be a homicide?" David was quick to interject, "or an accident and she hit her head on the way down? We'll know more after autopsy, see ya later"

After processing the scene and collecting as much evidence as she could, she decided to speak to the first on the scene, another teenager who was looking for a place to get drunk. He didn't have much to tell her so she was forced to pack up her evidence, sign off on the scene and get back to the lab to start processing. After driving for 20minutes, Sara started to feel sick again, she have wondered was it her proximity to him that had a physical effect on her but then laughed to herself knowing the real reason behind her illness. She knew she needed to speak to him about it but the timing was so very wrong with everything that had just transpired between the two of them. And to be honest with herself, she hadn't quite gotten her head around it herself, she just wanted to focus on doing her job right for the mean time and everything else could wait a while.

After logging in her evidence and taking a quick shower, she felt that she could stomach a small bit of lunch, after all, throwing up something from your stomach is better than throwing up nothing from your stomach. She cheated and got a ready-made salad sandwich from the vending machine, a bottle of water and sat in the break room where there was peace and quiet for at least a few minutes. She must have been so immersed in her own thoughts that she didn't even here him come up beside her, and she jumped, "grisssom, what the hell?", he quickly realised his mistake, "sorry Sara I dint mean to startle you. I know that I'm the last person you want to talk to right now but I feel like we need to clear the air"

Sara was no expecting this nor was she ready, "clear the air? I thought that we made both our potions clear before shift?" grisssom nodded at this but went on, " yes Sara but that wasn't necessarily what I wanted, you flew off again before I had a chance to explain what I wanted to say" sra was starting to feel that anger build again, " grisssom, you couldn't answer any of my questions, you said that we should go on a break? Look to be honest I don't think this is the appropriate place to be discussing this and you've upset me enough today, I just want my space from you." Grisssom let out a sigh and wondered would they ever see eye to eye. "ok ok, IL go, it was never my intention to hurt or upset you but maybe it's a good thing that we got out now so theres minimal damage"

At this Sara sarcastically huffed, "that's what you think. the damage has already been done" once again, grisssom now felt his own anger rise at her "what are you implying Sara? That I caused you some unjust hardship? That I've damaged you beyond repair? What damage have I caused you?"

"you got me PREGNANT GRISSOM" ….