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A few days later Grissom was sitting in his office, he was supposed to be preparing his lectures but all he could think about was Sara, her eyes, her smile, her voice. He wanted to tell her how beautiful he thought she was but every time he got the courage to go and find her, he managed to talk himself out of it before he'd left the office.

As he was contemplating whether writing a letter to a girl was cheesy and out dated, when he heard a knock on the door. He looked up and to his surprise and pleasure standing in his door way was Sara.

'Hi' he greeted her happily, 'Come in' he gestured to the seat opposite his desk

Sara smiled, Grissom wished she wouldn't, he could take the fluttering in his chest any more.

'Hi Dr Grissom, i hope I'm not interrupting anything' She spoke as she sat down in the chair.

'No of course not, Miss Sidle, your always a welcome distraction' Grissom blushed at the realization of what he'd said and quickly looked down at his desk

Sara giggled

'You know Dr Grissom, if we're going to be friends, i think it'd be alright if you call me Sara, Miss Sidle seems, you know, too formal' She fished around in her back pack as she spoke

Grissom nodded and said to her

'Well in that case, why don't you call me Gil, and then we're even'

Sara held out her hand and watched Grissom take it obligingly

'Deal' she said as she shook his hand

Grissom felt the heat from her touch fill his whole body, as he smiled at her joke.

'So, Sara, what brings you here today?' Grissom asked deciding to get straight to the point

Sara sighed

'Bugs' she said sadly

Grissom looked at her with one eyebrow raised

'Now Sara, you should be more enthusiastic about bugs'

Sara looked at Grissom not sure if he was being serious or not

'Gil,' Sara shook her head, 'thats weird to say, but bugs unfortunately do not excite me the way they seem to excite you, and the ones you find around dead bodies, even less so'

Grissom frowned at her

'Sara, my dear we will have to change your mind about that, now what exactly about bugs have brought you here?'

Sara explained to Grissom he assignment and the trouble she was having with understanding different theories on decomposition and relative insect activity

Grissom patiently answered Sara's questions, sighting different text which might be of some use to her, they debated casually over some ideas, both comfortable with the company they were keeping. After what seemed like a very short time to Grissom, Sara looked down at her watch

'Oh Gil, I'm really sorry to interrupt, but i have to go, otherwise I'll be late for a lecture'

Sara hastily packed up her notes which had somehow spread across the entire length of Grissoms desk. Grissom stood there watching, once again trying to think of something good to say to her.

'So, Sara, did you get everything you needed?' Grissom asked as casually as he could, he knew what he wanted her to say, but he was sure he would have bored her by now

Sara looked up from her bag, and smiled.

'For now Gil, but I'm sure I'll have more questions, you have some knowledge up there in that big head of yours, i might as well use it right? She giggled slightly at her own joke

Grissom smiled at her

'Yes you might as well, feel free to come by anytime, my doors always open for you Sara'

Sara thanked Grissom as she hurried out the door, she was running late for her lecture, but deep down she wished she wasn't such a geek. She wished she could miss the lecture and spend more time with Grissom, but she never missed lectures.

As the weeks went by Sara found herself looking for excuses to visit Grissom in his office, she needed his advise on insects, wanted him to read her paper, ask whether her professor knew what he was talking about.

Grissom spent the days hoping Sara would knock on his door, he greeted her with enthusiasm when she did. The days when he didn't see her, he was filled with disappointment and a longing to see her. His spare thoughts were always filled with her face and her voice. He tried to build up the courage to ask her out for coffee or dinner, but he knew he would be over stepping the mark, she'd never hinted she wanted that.

As with all friendships over the weeks Sara and Grissom felt more comfortable with each other, and Sara's visits lasted longer, the conversations often straying from bugs to their personal lives. Grissom often recounted cases he had worked on as Sara listened and took in every detail, she knew she wanted to be a forensic investigator and wanted to learn all she could.

One evening, as Grissom sat in his office, wallowing inn self pity because Sara hadn't stopped by that day, he heard as soft knock on the door, as he looked up he was greeted by Sara. Grissom noticed Sara was dressed quite different to her normal jeans and tank top combinations

As he took in the sight before him he could barley speak, Sara was wearing a light purple dress, that fell just above her knees, revealing her long slender legs, the dress was low at the front, not to low but just low enough for Grissom to take notice, her hair was pinned at the front and long curls fell across her shoulders. Grissom had to use every ounce of his will power to not run across the room and take her into his arms.

Composing himself from his initial shock, he smiled at Sara

'Hi' he said 'You look nice tonight, are you going somewhere special?'

Sara laughed, Grissom looked shocked, shoud he have already known the answer

'Its the annual gala tonight Gil, you know all the teachers and students are invited to celebrate the end of the semester?,'

Grissom frowned at Sara, he didn't usually attend social events so it was no surprise it had slipped his mind

'Um if you say so Sara,' he said grinning stupidly at her

'I take it from that you don't plan on going?' Sara said, and Grissom was please to know she sounded slightly hurt

'That would be correct, its not really my thing, you know big social events' Grissom fussed around his desk trying to avoid staring at any part of Sara's exposed skin

Sara chuckled and walked towards the desk

'Well in that case, could you do me a favor' she asked him

'Anything for you dear' Grissom said sounding so cheesy it made Sara laugh

'Could you read my paper, its due in a couple of days, i just want to make sure, that its perfect'

'If you wrote it, then I'm sure its perfect already' Grissom said, he brushed Sara's hand as he took the paper from it. Causing both their hearts to beat rapidly. Sara blushed, and turned away so Grissom wouldn't notice

'Ok, well I'm going now, don't want to be late' Sara smiled at Grissom as she turned and left

Grissom felt compelled to call out after

'Have a good time tonight then'

Sara turned back and smiled at him

Grissom slunk back into his office and tried to distract himself