Chapter 15
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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Now, a little more history on Grissom and Sara – this time Sara's perspective.
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When she woke about 2 hours later, Sara was alone in bed. She looked around and realized that Grissom was in the bathroom. Her costume had been placed back on hangers and slid back into the plastic garment bag.
She reached over and grabbed his pillow. She breathed in his scent. Sweet and musky, just like she had imagined it would be.
She heard the water in the shower turn on and shivered at the thought of using the shower in the seedy hotel. All those germs.
She laid back and closed her eyes. So much had happened in the last week. Her dreams were coming true in a big way.
She thought back to San Francisco.
He was standing at her door, looking handsome and dapper in his "Professor" clothes. Hell he'd look handsome in anything, but in his suit and tie, he was stunning.
"Well, Dr. Grissom," she heard herself say, "Would you like to come in for a night cap?"
"Ms. Sidle," he smiled, "There is nothing I would like more, but I can't stay."
"Come on," she said, "No one needs to know."
"I will know."
She thought about this moment for so long, wondering if she had pushed a little harder, maybe grabbed him by the hand and dragged him to her bedroom, she would have been successful at getting him into her bed.
She smelled him again, this time, he leaned in to give her a kiss. Very chaste - on the cheek. But she turned her head and surprised him with a sensuous kiss on the lips. Startled, he began to draw back, but gave in and returned the kiss with passion and heat.
He pulled away.
"Sara," he said between heavy breaths, "I can't do this. You are far too young, and a student," he held her chin in his trembling fingers, "Being with you would mean giving up everything I have worked my whole life for."
"No one has to know but us," she said again, hoping a secret romance would be enough for now, "It is no one's business but ours."
"Au contraire," he responded, "In this community, there is no privacy, every teacher is under scrutiny."
She pouted. Had he realized how uncharacteristic this was for her, he would have laughed.
"Sara," he continued, "If there was ever a woman I would want to risk it for, it would be you. But I can't. Not now."
"I'll give you time Grissom," she whispered in his ear as she gave him a sexy hug, "I will wait for you."
"Goodnight Sara."
"Tomorrow?" she asked as he left her at her front door.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world."
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Greg and Warrick continued to pour over the information gathered from Mutt's home. No real leads came up.
Warrick's phone rang; it was Nick.
"Yeah, what's up?" he asked.
The voice sounded very serious.
"Crap," he answered, tapping Greg on the arm, "We'll be right there."
"What's up?" Greg asked.
"We just got called in to the Three Jacks. Another dancer was murdered."
"I'll get my kit and meet you at the Denali."
As they drove towards the hotel, neither said anything. They both knew the danger Sara was about to put herself in. Both hoped she had not gotten in over her head.
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Grissom came out of the bathroom, smelling fresh and looking adorable with his curly hair still hanging damp around his ears.
"Do you want the shower?" he asked.
She looked at him, stunned.
"Um, no," she answered, "Have you ever processed a hotel bathroom Grissom?"
"I got it nice and clean for you," he smiled, "Even you couldn't find a germ in that shower!"
"Well, in that case," she agreed, "I could use a shower."
While she showered, he tidied the room and ordered room service.
By the time she re-entered the room, the food had arrived. He was pleasantly surprised that they had a nice bottle of wine available. He cleaned the glasses before pouring the wine. She smiled at how considerate he was.
"I ordered you a veggie burger," he told her, "I hope that will work for you. I need you to keep your strength up."
"Oh," she replied, loving what he was implying, "Do you have something planned for me?"
"Eat first," he answered, "Love later."
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Once they arrived at the room, Warrick and Greg were assigned to checking on the videos from the lobby and the corridors.
Nick came into the video room and leaned over Warrick's shoulder.
"Anything?"
"No," Warrick answered, "Nothing that jumps out at us yet. But we still have some film to review."
"Ok, well I'm leaving now, I have to go to meet Doc Robbins for the autopsy. Call me if anything comes up."
"Where's Grissom?" asked Greg, suddenly realizing that Nick had taken charge of the investigation.
"Believe it or not," Nick said, "He took the night off."
Greg snickered. Then he realized he had made a tactical error.
"What do you know?" Warrick asked Greg.
"Huh?" Greg replied, "What are you talking about?"
"What was that little laugh about?" Nick pressured.
"Um, it was a sneeze," Greg answered, "I'm catching a little cold."
"I think you are lying," Warrick announced.
"Nah," Nick answered, "He'd be acting more scared in this little room with the two of us here if he was hiding something."
"Yeah," Greg quickly agreed, "Why would I hide anything from you guys?"
Nick shrugged it off, realizing he had an appointment, and left them to finish the videos.
"No, really," Warrick said, once Nick left the room, "What do you know?"
Greg smiled. "Nothing, man, nothing at all."
He couldn't help but think to himself, not very observant for CSIs are they?
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A/N More on Thursday! Hope you are enjoying the story!