The Best Man: Part 4
Grissom approached his door with caution, she was kinda freaking him out.
" Casey what are you doing here? How did you find out where I lived?" She smiled and when he reached the door she hugged him. " I thought we could get to know each other, and Devin told me where you lived." He didn't know what to do so he let her come in to talk.
But it was obvious to him after they walked inside talking was the last thing on her mind as she ran her hand over his right shoulder, and then slowly down his back. Her eye's never leaving his.
" Gil I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since we met." He felt like laughing. " Um...ok." He noticed that she had stopped touching him and he let out a sigh of relief, that was until he turned around and saw she had taken her top off and was walking towards him.
He didn't have time to do anything before she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and kissed him. He thanked God when he heard a knock at his door.
" Um...Hold on I'll be right back." She smiled and nodded.
Once he reached the door and opened it he saw Sara still with tear stains on her cheeks.
" Grissom I'm sorry, can we talk please." He opened his mouth to speak when two arms wrapped themselves around him from behind and Casey laid her head on his shoulder.
Sara's mouth fell open and she didn't know what to say or do.
" Sara is this important because Gil and I were getting to know each other if you know what I mean." Sara just stood there. " I'll just see you tomorrow Griss, sorry I interrupted."
Her voice cracked as she said the last line.
Casey shut the door and then started her assault on his neck. He couldn't do it.
He grabbed her by her shoulders and pushed her off of him. " Casey look, I can't do this." She stopped and looked at him and then said," Too fast? We can always wait if you want to?" He didn't know what to say. " Yeah too fast for me, and I'm tired." She smiled and kissed him, put her shirt back on and left without a word.
Once the door was shut he said to no one," Oh my God she's pshyco." He went and took a shower, and then went to bed. Sleep wouldn't come and he ended up staring at the ceiling for hours until his cell phone started ringing.
He rolled over and answered it. " Grissom?" Silence was on the other end followed by what sounded like someone crying. " Sara?" Her words were soft and hushed. " I'm sorry, I wanted you to know that." He felt like crying himself. " Sara honey where are you? Are you ok?" " I'm fine I'm at home, Devins asleep but I couldn't sleep I kept thinking about you." He sighed and closed his eye's.
" Sara...I think you should get some sleep your getting married tomorrow."
" I know I am, but I wonder if I should call of the wedding." He took in a breath.
" Why would you do that?" " Because I want to be with you." He hung his head, and forced the words out of his mouth. " Sara you need to be with him, what we had would never last, and I'm already in a relationship as you saw." She didn't say anything else and all he heard was the click from her end of the line.
He placed his phone down and went to his closet and pulled out the tux he was going to be wearing in the next eight hours, at Sara's wedding. He knew that he should have acted on his feelings for her. Now he was going to pay the price, but he knew that at least Devin cared for Sara, and she would be well taken care of.
ONE HOUR BEFORE THE WEDDING
Grissom was at the church sitting outside already in his tux. He never imagined Sara's wedding this way. He had always imagined himself standing at the alter watching her walk towards him smiling. But as he saw Devin standing in the church parking lot the reality set in and he felt like crying, so he hung his head and cried.
After ten minutes he made sure that he didn't look like he had been crying and got out of his car. As he walked inside the church he saw everyone there getting everything ready.
Then he saw Devin walking towards him with a huge smile on his face. " Gil can you believe it! I am so happy, this is the best day of my life." Grissom gave him a little smile and said," Yeah, it's unbelievable."
He was standing in the bathroom when a knock came at the mens room door. " What?"
Casey's voice answered," There ready to almost start, it's time." He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed. " I'm coming."
The walk in had been dreadful, Casey was beaming a huge smile while on his arm and he thanked God once she had to go to the bridesmaid side. He was standing directly behind Devin and he could see how happy Devin was, and he only wished that he was the one standing there waiting on Sara to walk down the aisle to marry him.
Then the music started and the flower girls and ring bearer made their way up to the alter. Following behind them was Sara walking on Brass's arm. Since Sara didn't have a father she chose the man who she had always felt treated her like his daughter,Brass was extremely excited when she asked him and he happily agreed.
The minister started,"Who brings this woman to marry this man? " Brass spoke, " I do."
"This is the time that you have chosen to become husband and wife. We are here not only to witness your commitment to each other, but to wish you every happiness in your future life together. Marriage is founded on sincerity and understanding which leads to tolerance, confidence and trust. We believe that those qualities which have attracted you both to each other, can be best developed during a life spent together. A happy marriage will enable you to establish a home with love and stability where your family and friends will always be welcome"
Grissom's eye's locked with Sara's and he gave her a small smile before the minister started again." Sara and Devin. Two lives, two people, so very different, yet so similar. Together we stand as one, sharing our future as it comes. The past is that past. Buds are yet to blossom, with care and trust, the best is yet to be revealed. Honesty and kindness, are the fruits of love. Lord bless this day and always to enrich us so our love will never end. Before you are joined together in marriage in my presence and in the presence of these your family and witnesses, I am bound to remind you of the solemn and firm nature of the relationship into which you are about to enter. Marriage as most of us understand it, is the voluntary commitment of a man to a woman and a woman to a man to the exclusion of all others and is entered into with the desire, the hope and the firm intention that it will last for life." " I will now ask you to say your vows."
Grissom's gaze fell to the ground, he swore he could feel his soul fading as they read their vows.
" Sara, Devin, Marriage was begun that a man and a woman might learn to love, and in loving, know joy. That they might learn to share pain, and in sharing, know strength. That they might learn to give, and in giving, know unity. And marriage was begun so that through their joy, their strength, and their unity, a man and a woman might become creators of life itself. We are not angels, nor are we gods. Love can become hatred; joy, sorrow; marriage, divorce. But we are not condemned to failure. The wounds of sorrow can be healed, and new life built on the learnings of the old. This is the reason for our gathering today. To renew our faith in the strength of hope and the power of love. Into this holy union Sara and Devin now come to be joined. If any of you can show just cause why they may not lawfully be married, speak now or else forever hold your peace."
Everyone looked around, Grissom could taste the blood in his mouth from biting his lip so that he wouldn't say anything to ruin this day.
The minister nodded his head and said, " Ok...
Grissom couldn't take it he raised his hand and said, " I'm sorry but, I object to this marriage." Devin's mouth fell open and the shock could be heard throughout the church.
He walked down in front of the alter where they were standing and said, " I'm sorry but I have to say this before I go crazy." He saw that Sara and Devin were no longer holding hands so he took the opportunity and took her hand's in his.
He could see Devin looked like he was about to either cry, or kill him.
Looking straight into Sara's eyes with tears in his own he said," Sara I know that I haven't always been good to you, I know that I don't deserve even your friendship. I definitely don't deserve you heart. The past few years I have been an ass to you, but the last few months we have grown I believe and I know that Devin loves you, and he's a great guy. But Sara believe me when I say that he will never love you as much as I do. Even if you kick me out of here after I say this know that my heart will always be with you, and that I love you more than life itself." He watched as her tears fell and she looked as though she was going to pass out.
She looked from Grissom to Devin, from Devin to the congregation and spoke.
TBC...?...
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Ash