I Do Not Own CSI

"Did you love her? Do you still love her?"

"Yes"

"Oh God, I can't, I can't be here right now."

"Sara, wait!"

"Gil, you told me last night that you did not love her, so you lied to me. I don't think I want to see you at this moment," Sara said, grabbing her purse.

"Can you let me explain for a minute before you go storming off," Gil said, grabbing her arm and turning her around. "Please," he asked, begging her to sit and listen.

"Fine," Sara said sitting on the bed.

"I told you last night that I didn't love her that was the truth, I don't love her."

"Gil, you just admitted you did."

"I loved her as a friend, like I love Catherine, like you love Maddie, nothing more. It was never a romantic love I felt for her. Nothing close to what I feel for you, Sara," Gil said, kneeling in front of her, cupping her cheek in his hand.

"She says you made love."

"I didn't. We had a connection, I won't lie about that, we were together for a year, but that's all it was for me, just a connection, Sara. To me it was sex. I guess I was wrong again with Melissa, she really did have more feelings for me than I did for her."

Sudden realization dawning over Gil, he asked,

"Sara what else did Melissa and you talk about?"

"She warned me about our age, that you would get tired of me and go for someone younger."

"You know that's not true, right," he asked as Sara looked down. "Right?"

"Yes," Sara whispered out.

"Sara, I love you, only you. If anything I'm more afraid you'll get tired of me. I'm older than you by fifteen years."

"She was younger than you."

"By three years, Sara."

"I'm younger than her."

"You are, Sara, but we've had this conversation. Remember, I was more concerned about our ages than you were. Three years was one thing but fifteen was a lot more. You were the one who convinced me that it didn't bother you to be with someone older, and it doesn't bother me to be with someone younger."

"I know."

"Sara, where did Melissa and you talk?"

"She caught me in the elevators, followed me to the gift shop and then asked to have coffee."

"She followed you?"

"She said she needed aspirin."

"Did she buy it?"

"I don't know, I mean I was ahead of her, trying to get out of that situation. I never really paid attention to if she actually bought the aspirin. Why?"

"Because I think Melissa was out for a little revenge of her own."

"What?"

"She was pretty mad and upset last night after we talked. It wouldn't surprise me if that's what she was doing with you today. She had a bit of a reputation around her office as a peace disturber. I was never around her at her lab so I don't know if it's true. It was just a rumour to me."

"And you usually ignore rumours."

"And being as we only saw each other at our homes, I had nothing to back up those accusations. But now…"

"You do," Sara finished.

"Yeah," Gil said, brushing away the other tear tracks from Sara's face.

"I'm sorry," Sara said, looking into Gil's eyes.

"It's ok"

"I don't know why I reacted the way I did. I know you love me, I have never doubted that, and I know you would never leave me because I would never leave you, Gil."

"It's ok, Sara."

"No it's not, Gil. Melissa and I talked for all of ten minutes and in that ten minutes she almost managed to convince me that there was a lot more between the two of you than what you had told me."

"Sara, stop ranting."

"I feel like a fool. God, if I'm like this in the eleventh week of this pregnancy, what am I going to be like in the ninth month when I have the same hormones in me and I can't see my feet?"

"Beautiful."

"You're sweet," she said softly, brushing her hand along Gil's stubble-filled cheek.

"You need to shave."

"Later."

"Later?"

"Yeah, right now I have some plans with my wife," Gil said, laying Sara backwards on the bed.

"Oh yeah, and what are those plans?"

"To make love to her; to show her how much I really do love her so she never has to question it again."

"I love you, too, Gil," Sara said as Gil leaned down and kissed the side of Sara's neck, causing her to giggle.

"You're ticklish. This…. could…… be…a…. lot…more….. fun,…… then," Gil said in between kisses he placed down Sara's side, making her giggle all the more.

TBC

Sorry for the non update last night, i ended up getting called into work and i made it home just in time to find GSR in bed, so glad i didn't miss that!

Then i had to watch ER, lol

Thanks for all those reviews, the ones from yesterday all made me laugh!

Katie