There was a much longer end to this when I first wrote it but decided I didn't like it. And ok, maybe I did steal a little bit from Notting Hill, but it was what inspired this (it's a brilliant film, planning to do one inspired by four wedding's and a funeral as well,) but it seemed to suit them so well and is such a sweet line. I don't own CSI or Notting Hill.
Just looked back before posting this
it really is short and still not happy about Sara's last line
sorry
might redo this one
let me know what you think though, please, 'cos still not happy about this
"Hey, err, Sara?"
Sara looked at the awkward Grissom standing in front of her. She knew this was her last chance to say anything but didn't want to end the night on a rejection so instead smiled in greeting. Grissom scanned her face , looking for anything, "Walk me to my car?" he asked her before she could speak.
Sara silently nodded, grabbed her jacket off the back of a chair, slung it over her arm and walked out after him.
They headed through the building in silence until the entrance hall where they paused for Grissom to sign out, Sara finally got up the courage to question him.
"Grissom, why're you leaving, why now?"
He looked at her seriously for a moment before continuing towards the door, leaving her to follow along behind, as they left the building he paused to face her and answered her after glancing at his watch.
"Sara, in 3 minutes 11 seconds, I'll no longer be you're supervisor and you'll no longer be my sub-ordinate. I'll just be a man, stood in front of a woman, asking her if there's the slightest chance she could ever grow to love him. And hoping she'll say Yes, if only to a date."
Sara hurriedly blinked back the tears from her eyes and felt her breath catch as she looked back into his earnest, honest and strangely vulnerable blue eyes.
"You think there's even the slightest possibility I could say no?" she asked as she stepped closer to him, seeing his eyes widen slightly in shock as she closed the space between them and brushed their lips together.
He pulled her closer, kissing her properly, wrapping his arms around her waist and placing them on her back, as she lifted her arms up and hooked them together behind his neck, her jacket falling from her arms and laying forgotten and unnoticed on the ground.