Grissom smiled at me a few weeks later in his office. I sat in a chair smiling back enjoying the moment to be with him. He had proposed and of course I said yes. Now we were smiling like idiots and making everyone else sick.
"So are you coming home on time?" I asked, standing.
"Depends." He said, leaning back against his desk.
I smiled again slowly walking up to him.
"Depends on what?"
"Paperwork."
My smile turned into a frown causing him to chuckle. He pulled me close to him so he could put his arms around me.
"I am just kidding. I will be home and perhaps we can take a bath." He said
"I like how you think." I said, before kissing him.
A clearing of a throat caused us to jump back seeing Catherine smiling standing at the door.
"Am I interrupting?"
"I better go." I said, walking past her as she walked over.
Catherine watched Grissom's eyes follow me out then focus on her.
"I have the reports for you to look at." She said
He took them glancing at her before looking them over.
"Something you want to say to me?" He asked
"I just wanted to say you look happy."
"I am." He said
She touched his arm before leaving.
Grissom was locking his office when his cell phone went off. He sighed picking it up. I woke on the couch hearing my phone going off.
"Sidle." I said, as I rubbed my face.
"Hey." Grissom said
I sat up awake.
"Where are you?"
"I have to go to a scene."
I laid back down as he sighed.
"Becareful."
"Okay." He said, before hanging up.
I laid still thinking about him. Since I could not sleep anymore I made coffee watching TV waiting for him to return. It was hours before I heard the front door open. I stood walking over seeing how tired he was. He looked at me as I hugged him.
"I'm fine." He said
"Good." I said, against his shoulder.
I let him go and he yawned walking into the bedroom. He undressed laying down watching me climb over him to the other side. I laid beside him watching him sleep.
The next afternoon he was up and dressed for work. I walked over as he ate some toast with jelly on it at the kitchen counter. He smiled as I kissed his head then got some coffee.
"I was thinking that we should set a date." He said
"I told you I don't want a big wedding. I just want you." I said
"Yes, but we should invite friends."
"No, just us."
Grissom watched me sip the coffee from my cup as I looked at him.
"I am not a wedding person, Gris."
"Okay, just us."
Nodding, I went out leaving him. We went to work and it was just a normal shift. Grissom was working at his desk when he heard a muffled boom. The lights flickered in the hallway causing him to go out looking around. The smell of smoke becoming heavy in the air. An alarm started as the sprinklers went off.
"Everyone out!" He yelled, watching people start to evacuate. Getting out his phone he dialed 911.
I laid on the garage floor feeling the sprinklers go off. Nick ran over pulling me up coughing as the smoke in the next room was thick.
"You okay?" He asked
I nodded winching as I hit the wall sliding down. Nick knelt down beside me looking out at people going past.
"We should go." He said
I looked down as he did seeing blood coming out of my stomach. I touched it winching feeling the tip of some glass inside.
"That looks bad!" He said
I nodded taking hold of the glass and closing my eyes ripping it out. Nick watched me in surprise as I breathed in and out fast dropping the bloody piece of glass on the floor.
"Okay….I'm ready."
He nodded helping me up. I held onto the spot where I was bleeding and walked out. Nick and I followed a crowd down the hallway feeling the water soaking our clothes.
"There's Grissom!" Nick said
I looked over as he instructed everyone to get out.
"Grissom!" Nick called
Grissom looked over quickly walking over to my other side.
"What's happened?!" He asked
"Glass!" I said
He pulled me out with Nick's help. Outside was complete chaos. People were walking around in the way as emergency personnel took over. Nick and Grissom walked me over to an arriving ambulance watching two men open the back.
"Get in." Grissom said
Nick helped me inside and I sat on the gurney. Grissom got a call and left as Nick stood outside peeking in as the two men checked me.
"You're going to have to go to the hospital." One of the said
"Can't you guys just stitch it here?" I asked
"You need checked out."
I made a sound as Grissom appeared as the other man got out. He sat down taking my hand.
"Sara, I have to stay here for a while, but I'll come to the hospital when I can." He said
"I know." I said
"Are you okay?"
I nodded even though I was in pain. He leaned over kissing my head then he got out closing the doors. I sighed laying back wishing he could come.
At the emergency room I was taken to a corner and a curtain was put around me. I heard people screaming nearby as doctors and nurses worked. The came into to me accessing the situation and then a nurse gave me some pain medication stitching my stomach. I laid there a while then a few hours later a nurse came through telling me that Grissom was there. She helped me to stand then walk out to where Grissom was near the front desk.
"You okay?" He asked, watching me walk slowly.
"Yeah, I need the pain medication they prescribed." I said, winching handing him the paper.
"You got it." He said
"They said it would make me tired." I said
"It usually does." He said, walking me out the door. He helped me inside the car then we drove to the store to get my pills. He came back with water and the pills. I took one as he drove.
He parked then he went to my side helping me out.
"Easy." He said, as I slid out putting my arms around his neck.
"I..feel nifty." I said, as my words slurred.
"I can tell." He said
I giggled putting my head against his shoulder.
"Honey, we need to go to the house so you can lie down." He said
"Kay." I said, allowing him to help me.
Once inside, he walked me into bedroom and I laid down. The next day he sat on the bed watching me sleep. His finger touched my cheek smoothing the soft skin. I moved my head as he smiled doing it again.
"Mmm." I moaned, annoyed.
"Sara?" He said
"Hmm?" I answered, with my eyes closed.
"I made coffee."
"No."
"How about some food?"
He took a breath as I shook my head.
"You need to eat something."
"No."
He watched me lay still.
"Are you just going to sleep here?"
I nodded.
"All right, I'll call you later." He said
He got up, but I grabbed his hand. Slowly opening my eyes I looked at his blurry outline.
"Don't go." I said
"I have to go in for a meeting."
He leaned over kissing my head then walked out. I listened as the front door closed then I closed my eyes again.
Later his meeting and the walk through of the damaged part of the building ended. He walked down the hallway trying to phone me.
The phone rang on the bed beside me as I slept. Grissom tried again then he walked to his office.
I was still sleeping when he came home. He ordered take out then walked into the bedroom seeing I was lying on my back on his side.
He gently kissed my lips causing me to jump. I opened my eyes seeing him.
"Sorry." He said
"Did you forget something?" I asked
"I just got home." He said "That answers my next question."
I sighed blinking as he turned on the lamp next to me. He touched my head then my cheeks.
"Do I have a fever?" I asked
"No, I was just checking. I ordered take out so come out and eat." He said, standing.
"I need a bath." I said, slowly sitting up.
"Do you need help?" He asked
"Maybe." I said
He helped me up. We walked to the bathroom and he helped me to undress. We ate in the living room. I laid my plate on the coffee table winching.
"Honey, why don't you take your pills?" He asked
"I hate how I feel with them." I said
"Please Sara." He said
I sighed getting up walking to the bedroom. When I came back out walking over to him with the pill in my hand.
"Pill." I said, showing him. Taking his glass of water I took it then set the glass down. "There."
"Open your mouth." He said
I sighed sitting down over his lap opening my mouth showing him.
"Good." He said
"They make me so tired." I said
"You're healing." He said
"I'd rather be with you."
"I know." He said, kissing my neck gently. "I would rather be with you, but you need to get better."
I touched his cheek leaning over kissing him. He gently put his hand on my waist moving his lips over mine. He moved back touching my cheek.
"Sara, I love you."
"I love you to."
"When this is over I want to get married."
I nodded before laying my head on his chest.
I healed enough to work again and Grissom felt it was time to bring up marriage. On Saturday after I started work he took me to the court house from an informal wedding. We started to climb the stairs and I stopped looking at the building. Grissom, in his blue suit stopped looking back at me.
"Sara, what's wrong?"
"I…I don't know if I can do this." I said
"There's nothing to be scared of." He said, coming down to hold my shaking hands.
"Grissom, do we really love each other?"
"Yes, we do." He said
"No, I mean really love each other? Can you see yourself growing old with me? Seeing me every day and night?"
"Sara, I love you. I want to grow old with you."
I searched his eyes.
"What about kids? I don't want any."
"That's okay."
"What if…I kill you?"
He smiled squeezing my hands.
"You will not kill me."
I looked at the building then at him again.
"What if we find out we were not right for each other?"
"I am committed to you. There is no one else I want." He said
I nodded feeling my heartbeat start to calm down. He stepped down to my step touching my face with his hands.
"I will always love you. From the first day we met to today I know you are the right one for me. Do you feel that?"
I slowly nodded.
"Then let's get married and all those fears and doubts will go away."
"You really think it will fade away?"
"Yes, I do."
He watched me reach in for my strength inside then I nodded allowing him to take my hand leading me inside.
The next week I walked up behind my husband as he stood looking at a report in the hallway. Hodges stood beside him glancing back at me before looking at Grissom.
"Test it again and let me know." Grissom said, handing him back the paper. Hodges nodded scurrying away.
"Hey!" I said, causing him to jump.
He turned around seeing the big smile on my face.
"That is a big smile on your face." He said
"I know, it's hurting my face, but I can't help it."
He chuckled leading me to his office. I went in as he followed closing the door behind him.
"Is this your break?" He asked
"Yes." I said, coming closer.
"You should be eating that sandwich I made you."
"I would rather see you." I said, before kissing him.
His arms lightly touched my sides as I put my arms around his neck. He moved back looking at me.
"Honey, I want you to eat something. I can feel your ribs again."
I sighed looking into his eyes.
"You worry to much."
"You don't worry enough. Seriously, I want you to go eat."
I let him go feeling him pushing me to the door.
"I will see you after shift." He said
"Fine." I said, turning the door handle.
Grissom touched my hand causing me to look at him.
"Sara, I didn't mean to push you away. I just worry that you're not taking care of yourself."
"I know."
He touched my cheek.
"Are we okay?"
"Yeah." I said, giving him a small smile before leaving. I went to the breakroom getting the bag that Grissom packed for me. Taking out the sandwich I looked at it as Greg came in.
"Eating that?" He asked
"You want it?"
He walked over looking at it.
"Sure."
"Grissom made it."
He looked at me then the sandwich.
"If he made it, then no!"
"It's just egg salad."
He slowly took it lifting the bag up so he could look closely at it.
"Are you afraid that he put bugs inside?" I asked, smiling.
"Well it is Grissom."
I chuckled taking out the red apple out of the bag. He sat down at the table unwrapping the sandwich lifting up the bread to check the contents. Satisfied, he took a big bite making a yummy sound.
"He has a special ingredient." I said, walking over.
"This is great!"
I nodded taking a bite of the apple walking out. Grissom met me outside walking to the car. I yawned making him look over at me as I got in.
"Tired."
I nodded looking outside.
"Want to get something before going home?" He asked, as he turned on the engine.
"Sure." I said
He looked at me before going in reverse. We ate at the kitchen island then I went to the bedroom changing. Grissom came in as I climbed onto the bed collapsing on my stomach. He shook his head taking his coat off.
I felt him get into bed turning the light off. He slid over to me moving my hair kissing my neck.
"Did you eat at shift?"
"Yes." I said, muffled in the pillow.
"I mixed something different into the egg salad, did you taste it?"
"Yes."
"What was it?"
I groaned moving to my side.
"Gris, I am really tired." I said
"What was it?" He asked, rubbing my arm.
"I don't know!"
He stared at me in silence.
"I know you gave the sandwich to Greg." He said
"I wasn't hungry."
"You're going to get sick."
I sat up sighing as I looked at him in the dim light.
"I am not getting sick! I just didn't want that sandwich!"
"Okay." He said, moving to his side.
I sat there looking down for a few minutes then I laid back down. The next day, I came out of the bedroom dressed for work looking for Grissom. I found him in the kitchen making our evening meals. He looked at me before putting a sandwich in a baggy. I sighed walking over putting my arms around his middle from behind.
"I'm sorry." I said
He patted my hands.
"Me to."
"You are a wonderful, caring person and I realize you just want the best for me."
"I am obsessive at times, but I do want what is best for you."
I put my head on his back as he rubbed my hands.
We drove to work walking into work. I was called out on a solo scene at a nice house where it seemed to be a breaking and entering case. A blood trail led up the stairs as I went up the marble steps.
"Don't come any closer!" A man cried, on the second floor.
I froze shining flashlight over seeing a man with blood all over him wearing a vest with a bomb strapped to it.
I stared at him thinking about what to do.
"Okay, look I am not going to hurt you." I said
Brass ran up the stairs with some officers holding their guns.
"Keep away!" He cried
Brass and the men stopped near me looking at the man.
"My name is Sara, what is yours?"
"I didn't mean to kill anyone!"
"Okay, that's okay. Why don't we discuss it without the bomb?" I said, feeling myself shake.
The man looked at Brass then at me.
"It's to late." He said, backing up.
"No, it's not!" I said, coming up more.
"Stay away!" He shouted, backing up more.
"Listen to me, this is not how you want it to be!" I said "Blowing yourself up solves nothing! We understand you didn't mean to kill anyone. Please let us help you!"
"No!" He shouted "You can't help me, no one can!" He said, running into the room behind him slamming and locking the door. Brass and his men went up as I followed with my gun out.
"Let us in!" Brass ordered
Suddenly, a great explosion threw us all into the air. Everyone outside screamed ducking for cover as a fire ball erupted upstairs.
I became aware of someone nearby moaning in pain as sirens blared outside. Someone walked around talking. I felt a hand touching my neck.
"We have a live one!" A man called "She's hurt bad!"
Grissom parked getting out of his car running to the house. He saw Brass being wheeled out and some body bags. His heart thumped into his throat as he ran over to Brass.
"Jim, its Grissom!"
Brass raised his uninjured hand to him. Grissom took it looking at his friend.
"Jim, where is Sara?!"
"Inside."
Grissom let his hand go watching him being put into the ambulance. He then looked back seeing another gurney coming his way. He walked over seeing that it was me being taken. His breath halted as he looked at the bruising and cuts all over me.
"Are you a relative?" A woman asked him.
"Husband."
She nodded as they went to the other ambulance. Grissom gave his keys to an officer standing to the side.
"Drive the Tahoe back to the lab!" He called, seeing the cop nodding. Climbing inside he watched the woman paramedic working on me.
He took limp hand not able to keep from shaking.
"Let's go!" She shouted
The siren blared as they started to drive. I moved my head slowly to one side opening my eyes. Grissom felt relieved that I was awake, but that was short lived.
"We are losing her!" The woman shouted. The vehicle swerved onto the side and then stopped. Grissom felt the rush of air as the back doors opened as the other paramedic appeared.
"Sir, I need you to step out now!"
Grissom moved out not believing what was happening. The door shut as he stood outside looking at the lit windows hearing one of them shout clear. Closing his eyes he nearly broke down.
"Please don't leave me Sara." He said "Please."