Love Isn't Always on Time

Author's note: I don't own CSI but I do love to play with them! It's the sincerest form of flattery!

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Chapter 4

Warrick and Greg had come to a dead end. They had investigated the victim, he was an engineer working for a local company. He was originally from Canada, but had become and American citizen 10 years before. He was divorced, no kids, and his only criminal record was a reckless driving ticket the week before.

The bullet was not in the system and there were no witnesses. Dead end.

They decided to take a break and walked down to the breakroom to make a pot of Blue Hawaiian coffee. Greg had convinced Warrick that it could cure almost any ills.

When the got there, they met Nick and Sara who were engaged in a funny conversation.

"All right ya'll," Warrick said, "What's so darn funny?"

"Nothing," Sara answered, kicking Nick under the table.

"No, really, we want a laugh too!" Greg added.

"Well its just that Sara….Ouch, man that hurts!" Nick rubbed his leg where Sara had just kicked him.

"Shut it, Nick," Sara insisted.

"You might as well spill," Warrick said, putting his hand on Nick's shoulder, "You know I'll know before the end of shift anyhow!"

"Now why would I tell you about Sara getting hit on by another woman at the strip club?" he intentionally let slip.

They all began to hoot with laughter as Nick began to tell the story of coming around the corner to find Sara sitting at the table with a stunned look on her face and Jackie's hand on hers.

As they were try to recover, Grissom walked in. He stopped and looked around, thinking for a moment, that his entire team had lost their minds.

"What's so funny?" he inquired.

Sara looked at Nick with pleading eyes.

"Nothing, Grissom," Nick replied, "We were just discussing Sara's new friend."

Greg and Warrick snickered. Sara's heart stopped for a second.

Grissom looked directly at Sara and asked, "You have a new friend?" hoping silently that it was not a new boyfriend. Hank was more than enough.

"No, Grissom, its more than a new friend," Greg added, trying not to break out into a laugh, "Sara has a girlfriend!"

They guys all started laughing again. This time, they couldn't control themselves. They all knew about Sara's pining away for Grissom, and teasing Sara, watching the usually cool and collected Sidle squirm, was better than any comedy they had ever seen.

"Gentlemen," Grissom stated in his very best boss's voice, "Sara's sexuality is none of your business and is not open for discussion at work. So I would suggest you take these assignments and drop this topic permanently."

Each took their assignment for the night and, after refilling their coffee, left the room. Sara remained, her head down on the table, praying for death to take her out of this awkward situation.

Grissom stood by the doorway, watching Sara.

"You can go now," she told Grissom, "I'm completely embarrassed and I don't want to talk to you about it."

"Sara," he said as he sat down beside her, "I know you are not gay. And even if you were, I'd be ok with it. You know that."

"No Grissom, it's not ok, I'm so tired of trying to show you how much I care for you and now to have to explain this... It's more than I can handle right now. And you still don't know what to do about "this" " the tears began to well up in her eyes, "You have proven you don't care about me, so leave me the hell alone and don't pretend you are worried about me. I'm over it. As a matter of fact, I'm sick, put me down for a sick day today and I'll see you next week."

She stood up and began to walk away, but Grissom grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him.

He gently placed his hand under her chin and pulled it towards him.

For a moment, time stood still as they stared into each other's eyes. The spark was electric.

He pulled her chin towards him and placed the gentlest kiss on her lips. He pulled back to assess her reaction and without hesitation, went in for seconds.

The years of unrequited passion unfolded there in the breakroom. When they finally pulled apart, she had a confused expression on her face.

"Sara," he whispered, "I know you are not gay. I know you are a strong and capable investigator. You don't have to prove anything to me. Please don't do this taskforce job."

Sara, still in shock, answered, "I'm proving something only to myself Grissom. I have to do this."

"Then I will stand behind your decision, but know that I am always in your corner. "

"I know that now."

He looked around to make sure they were alone, grabbed her waist, and kissed her again. "One more to make up for lost time," he said.

She felt her toes tingle and her brain spin as the kiss swept her off her feet. She could feel his excitement brewing too. As he released her, she noticed him pulling his jacket around his body.

She had never seen this reaction from Grissom before, but was glad to see that the closeness of their bodies had some effect on him.

"Breakfast today?" he asked.

"I thought you'd never ask," she smiled and walked away.

Always leave them wanting more, her college roommate used to say.

She definitely did.

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Once back in his office, Grissom removed his jacket and sat down at his desk. He rubbed his head and wondered how he had resisted her so long. She was beautiful, vibrant, intelligent, and madly in love with him. It began as an infatuation when he was an instructor and she a student. As time went on, he could never completely convince himself that she had been interested in him romantically. But Catherine and Jim had helped him see the light. But the incident with Adam Trent, watching as a madman held her with a sharp piece of pottery to her throat, made him realize that life was too short to live without her. He just had to think of a way to let her know. The break room was not where he had planned to make his move.

He had to make sure that she stayed safe on this assignment. He now knew he had too much to loose.

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AN Ok this one was short, but I hope the content made up for the length.