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Author's Note: I have to apologize to you for taking a REALLY long time in updating. I've been super busy lately and having trouble trying to figure out a good ending. Hope you enjoyed this. Feedback would be really nice. Thanks: )
Earlier that day…
Walking into the building, Warrick was granted relief from the undeniably hot, humid day. Grateful for the air conditioning buzzing away steadily, Warrick walked towards the break room. Walking into the break room, he was happy to see that Catherine was already there.
Hearing the door open, Catherine turned to see who it was. "Hey Warrick," she greeted him, her face breaking out into a big smile. "How are you?"
"Hey Cath, I'm okay, what about you, how was your night?"
"Honestly, the only thing I could manage was to crash into bed."
Chuckling Warrick answered, "Me too"
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Sara was feeling really distracted this morning as she drove into work. Thoughts of her "relationship" with Grissom kept swirling around in her mind and she was beginning to get even more confused about things. She knew that she was over-analyzing the situation but she just couldn't help it. She was continuously trying to put her mind at rest, but it was useless. She needed to address the situation with Grissom and it just couldn't wait any longer. Being distracted all the time was jeopardizing her work - she couldn't concentrate and whenever Grissom was around she was even more jumpy. She was just struggling to get through each and every day, and today would be no different.
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Grissom had been at the lab for hours already, and had hardly got any work done. He couldn't keep his mind from wandering to thoughts of Sara and what he knew he was doing to her. He knew it was unfair to continue this way and knew he had to fix things whether they turned out good or bad. He could only hope for the former, but as a scientist he had to keep both possibilities in his mind. He had however accomplished something during the afternoon - he had decided that he was finally going to talk to Sara tonight. It had to be tonight because he just didn't know how much longer he could keep going on like this, he also knew he couldn't expect Sara to continue waiting for him much longer.
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Another day at the lab passed by in a flurry of activity as each CSI had finally solved their ongoing cases. Each was relieved their case has been broken, and each also anticipated the night to come.
As she stepped into the darkened living room, a small body flung herself at her mother and pulled her into a hug, happy that she was back home. But even her daughter's hug couldn't shake away the feeling that something was missing from her life. She knew who she hoped would fill the void right now, but she still couldn't be sure he felt the same way.
As he laid alone in the dark, he couldn't help but let the events of the past 72 hours run through his head. Warrick had serious decisions to make. Deciding that he would just go out on a limb and hope that she felt the same way, Warrick picked up the phone. He dialed her number fleetingly hoping that this was the right decision.
"Hello?" Catherine answered breathlessly.
"Hi, it's Warrick. You sound out of breath…"
"I've been chasing Lindsey around for the last half an hour, you would be out of breath too. I hate to admit it, but I've been thinking about you a lot lately. I'm glad you called."
"Me too."
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Sara walked into her dark apartment relieved that the case was coming to an end and justice would once again prevail. But after the initial feeling of relief, loneliness set in. She picked up the phone and dialed a long-ago memorized number, waiting for the voice she so craved to hear. She just couldn't wait any longer and was hoping that he felt the same.
"Hello?" Grissom's hollow voice answered.
"Hi, it's me. I just miss you and had to talk to you," she blurted out.
"I've been meaning to talk to you for some time too. I miss you too, but more importantly, I love you."
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The End