Disclaimer: See first chapter.
A/N: You guys are awesome with these reviews! Thank you so much! And a big thank you to Moochiecat for correcting me. I did not realize that drabbles are stories less than a hundred words, so I will now be calling these "ficlets". I like that word better anyway ;) Whether or not I update tomorrow will depend on how much homework I get because I'm going to be busy after school, so we'll see how that goes. I'm sure you'll pick up on it but I'll tell you anyway. This chapter takes place sometime after Leaving Las Vegas.
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Back to December
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
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Her hand paused, hovering over the device at the sight of his name glowing on the screen of her cellphone. Sighing, Sara leaned back against the headboard and put the phone to her ear.
"Hey," she spoke softly, reluctant to speak with him.
"Hi," Grissom said. He hesitated, unsure if she was still angry with the way he left.
"How's Massachusetts?" she asked, though she could not bring herself to sound like she cared.
"It's cold," he said. "There's snow on the ground."
"I haven't seen snow since I left Harvard," Sara said. A deafening silence followed as neither knew how to continue their half-hearted side of the conversation. He was tempted to ask her to come out to New England for a couple of days, but the whole point of this sabbatical was that he needed some space from Las Vegas, which included her. Though he had not explained the need to run from their relationship, he believed she knew anyway. Sometimes she could read him like an open book.
The tension through the line was felt on both sides. Sara sighed and gnawed on her lower lip. Were they this uncomfortable with each other before he left?
Grissom knew he had taken their relationship for granted in these past few months. He had assumed Sara was so infatuated with him that no matter how much he pushed her away she would always remain. But now Grissom feared he would return home and she would not be there.
"What's happened to us?" Sara asked. She spoke so softly that Grissom wasn't sure if she intended for him to hear her inquiry. Grissom acted as if he hadn't heard her.
"I wish you were here," he said. His voice sounded sincere to her ears but it didn't mean that she had to take it to heart.
"Yea," she said, though he did not know if she was agreeing or just simply filling the silence. "Listen, I have to go get ready for work now…"
"Okay. I'll talk to you soon. I love you," he said.
"Mhmm," and then she ended the call.
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