I Do Not Own CSI

The early morning sunlight made his eyes flutter open only to see a beautiful sight. Sara Sidle, soon to be Grissom, was lying on her back with her hand outstretched in front of her, gazing at her ring with a smile.

"Did you sleep at all last night," Gil asked groggily.

"After our activities I think I got a couple hours. When I woke up I couldn't sleep again."

"How long have you been staring at your ring?"

"Awhile, I can't believe we're engaged."

"I can," he said as Sara moved to cuddle into his side, laying her head in the crook of his neck.

"There's going to be two Grissom's at the lab," he said

"That might get a little confusing."

"We'll work it out."

"Or I could just be Sidle at the lab and Grissom when we clock out."

"If that's what you want, but I think we can make the two Grissom name work."

"It could be a little fun to mess with the guys. Hey, Gil?"

"Yeah"

"What kind of wedding do you want?"

"I don't know, I haven't really thought about it, something small though."

"Glad we agree on the small part, I don't want something over the top. I would be satisfied with going to city hall."

"I have this friend"

"You have lots of friends, you'll have to be more specific."

"Ok, I have this friend that helps run a beautiful garden in the outskirts of Vegas, it's part butterfly conservatory as well. It's a beautiful place, somewhere where only a few people could witness it."

"That sounds nice"

"I'll have to take you there when we get back to Vegas. I believe I did try and take you there a little while back but you seemed to have disrupted my plans."

"Oh really, and how did I do that," Sara said, rolling on top of Gil being careful of his abdomen and leg.

"I'm pretty sure what you're doing now is what made my plans go awry last time," Gil said as his voice dropped and Sara bent forward to start laying kisses along his collarbone.

"I don't remember you complaining, if anything you were asking for more."

"I'll always ask for more when it comes to you, Sara."

"Hey Sara, Gil, you guys here," James called as he entered the front door.

"Mmmph, he has the worst timing," Sara mumbled.

"SARA!"

"We're here, be out in a second," she yelled back.

"Sorry"

"You have nothing to be sorry about."

"I could have not given him a key to my apartment."

"Just think, soon we'll be in Vegas, together, no interruptions," Gil replied as Sara pulled on her jeans.

"Unless Jim just walks through your front door again"

"Well, let's hope he doesn't," Gil replied as the two slowly made their way out of the room.

"Good morning, lovebirds."

"No love this morning," Sara muttered, making Gil laugh.

"You're here bright and early," Sara said, taking the last of the boxes from James.

"Not really, Sara. Have you looked at a clock, it's eleven," James said, finally taking a good look at Sara and Gil.

"Did I, ahh, interrupt something?"

"Yes," Gil said from the kitchen.

"Gil!"

"What if we said no he would have called us liars, I'm just saving us time," he said with a smirk.

"You didn't happen to bring coffee with you," Sara asked.

"I did," he said, pulling it from a box and handing one to Gil and one to Sara. The light hitting her ring flashed at James.

"No way, you did it already," James asked Gil as he pulled Sara's hand towards him.

"Last night, actually"

"And I'm guessing by the fact that you're wearing this that you said yes."

"Yes"

"Congratulations, baby sis," he said, pulling her into a hug.

"I wanted to ask you something," Sara said as they pulled apart.

"Anything," he said, taking another look at the ring and letting out a small whistle.

"Man, Gil, that is some rock!"

"Thank you"

"James"

"Sorry Sara, what did you want to ask me?"

"Give me away, I want, no, I need for you to do that."

"I would be honoured to give you away, Sara, but on one condition."

"Shoot"

"I want to bring a date."

"Since when do you have a date?"

"Since I asked Jeremy out a few weeks ago."

"You finally asked him?"

"Yeah, I went to his work and waited until he closed down for the night. I asked he accepted and we've been having a lot of fun since."

"Good, I'm happy for you. You two have been pining away for each other for a long time now."

"Tell me about it!"

"Last stop," Gil said as he and Sara got out of her car.

"I know, and as sad as I am to leave this place, I'm happy to go."

"What do you need to do here?"

"Just clean out my locker and sign a couple forms for Mark."

"He's not too happy with me right now. I'm stealing one of his best CSI's."

"He knew that I might be leaving. I think he was just hoping that you would leave Vegas and come here."

"I almost did," he said as they signed in at the front desk.

"Sara Sidle, get your butt over here," Mark said from down the hall.

"Hey, Mark"

"You leave for a little vacation and the next thing I know you're leaving to move to Vegas, care to explain," he asked as Sara held up her hand.

"Well, I'll be damned, you two are finally tying the knot. I expect an invitation to the big day."

"You'll get one, promise," Sara said as Mark gave her a hug and Gil a handshake.

"How are you doing, Gil. I heard about the shooting."

"I'm getting better everyday. Nothing like being shot three times to show you how short life can actually be."

"Been there. I was shot about twenty years ago; big wake up call. But it always pays to have a good nurse around."

"That it does"

"Ok Sara, I've got a couple forms for you to sign, you have to turn in your gun and badge. When you're through, meet me in the break room."

"You got it," she said as Gil followed her to the lab director's office to turn in her badge, gun, and sign her paperwork.

"You kept this picture," Gil asked, seeing a picture of the two of them with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

"Of course, that was from our first date."

"What else did you keep?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out," Sara said as she pulled out the few items she had tucked away in her locker.

"Ok done, to the break room," Sara said, carrying her box as she and Gil made their way to the break room.

"Surprise!" Said Sara's teammates as they jumped out to give her a going away party.

ok the drama starts in the next chapter so this is fair warning to you all!

thanks for all the reviews, i can't believe i am one away from 100, that is awsome!

Katie