Authors Note: I just wanted to say thank you so much to those of you reading, and thank you for the reviews. I know the first part of this story was very short so I made this one longer and I hope it doesn't disappoint. I will try to update again within this week. Thanks so much everyone

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thursday Evening xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

After trying and trying to get out of having to go, Grissom realized it was no use; he was going to have to go on that cruise. At around six o'clock he realized that he didn't have but one pair of shorts, no swimming trunks, his sun glasses had been broken for months now. He was going to have to go shopping, and he hated shopping.

After grabbing his car keys and getting in his car he drove to the mall and went inside, wondering where he should look first. Ten minutes passed of walking around and he finally spotted a store that looked like it would have what he needed and walked on in. He found the swimming trunks and most of them he didn't like. They had bulky designs and he just wanted something simple. The only plain pair they he had seen were bright purple, and there was no way in hell he was going to buy those. Instead he settled for a black and white pair that had a small design on the left side; now for the shorts. After looking he had picked out six pairs of shorts and four shirts. He would have had five but he put one back thinking that he looked too much like he was going to a Jimmy Buffet concert. So after spending almost three-hundred dollars on clothes he headed to the Sunglass Hut for a new pair.

After looking for a style of glasses he liked he picked up a pair of Oakley and put them on and looked in the mirror to see if they made him look like a big or an alien and decided it was a mix of both. As he reached out to try on another pair he heard a familiar voice.

"Boss man at the mall, never thought I'd see that."

He turned around and smiled.

"You know Warrick I do come here sometimes."

Warrick Laughed.

"So you're here buying stuff for the trip too huh."

"Yeah, I've spent more money now for this damn vacation trip that I would have spent if I was picking what to do on my days off."

Warrick nodded.

"I feel you; I just saw Nick and Sara in Old Navy. Seems like everyone had the same idea."

Grissom's eyebrow rose as he started thinking. 'So they are shopping together, or were they just in the same store?'

Warrick noticed his change in expression.

"Hey, you alright?"

Grissom quickly snapped out of it.

"Hmm? Oh yeah, I was just thinking about something."

Warrick let out a half chuckle.

"Well listen I have to go and buy some swimming trunks, I'll see you tomorrow man."

He nodded.

"See you then."

As he watched Warrick walk off he put the pair of sunglasses he was holding down and bit lip; fighting the urge to go to Old Navy. 'Maybe they have sunglasses there.'

'No they don't, and you know they don't. You just want to go see Sara.'

'Maybe they do and if she just so happens to still be in there then oh well.'

'You just want to go and see what's going on with her and Nick.'

He sighed and shook his head, then took off walking to Old Navy. Once inside he spotted her right away. He didn't see Nick anywhere and he would never admit it but he was relieved. It was always something he'd feared; that she'd start dating someone and he'd lose her. The he started thinking again.

'She's not really mine to lose though. I haven't ever told her the way I feel about her.'

He watched her for a few seconds before walking over to her.

"Hey Sara."

She smiled and just like it happened every time he couldn't help but smile too.

"Griss hey, I didn't expect to see you here."

He smiled even more.

"I just had to get some things for the trip. Still haven't found a good pair of sun glasses though."

"Have you tried the Sunglass Hut? That's where I'm headed to next."

"I only looked for a little bite in there, didn't really look around."

She smiled.

"Well then let me pay for this and maybe I can there with you and help you pick out a pair and you help me do the same?"

He knew he was smiling even bigger.

"Uh...yeah that would be good."

She smiled and nodded before walking off to go pay for her clothes and flip flops. About ten minutes later he was standing in front of her wearing a different pair of Oakley than he had previously looked at.

She smiled.

"Those look really good on you."

He smiled back at her and looked in a mirror and realized she was right. He took them off and looked at the price tag and couldn't believe he was going to pay almost two-hundred bucks for a pair of sunglasses.

'I'm going to be broke before I even set foot on the boat.'

Being goofy she picked up a pair that would make anyone look like a bug in them and laughed a little while putting them on.

"Tell me, what do you think?"

He looked up at her and tried not to laugh, but failed when she started laughing herself.

"Oh my God, take those off. You look like something I have in my office."

They both laughed harder at his comment.

She did a pose.

"Why do you say that? They make me look weird or something?"

She laughed again and then took them off and placed them back on the shelf where she found them. Grissom walked closer to her and looked at a few more pairs of glasses before picking up one and looking at her.

"Try these; they shouldn't make you look like a bug."

He chuckled and so did she before taking them and putting them on.

"So how do I look?" She smiled and did another pose.

"Your look gorgeous." Normally he never would have said that, however he couldn't help it. She smiled big hearing him say that and didn't even look in the mirror before taking them off.

"Then I'll get these."

She smiled before walking over to the cashier, Grissom right behind her to pay for his as well. After they both paid for their glasses they started walking and ended up by the food court when Sara looked over at him.

"Do you want to get something to eat with me?"

He pondered her question for a few seconds then saw the clock by the front exit.

"I would but the malls closing in about five minutes."

She looked over at the clock then looked back at him.

"Another time then?"

He nodded with a smile.

"Definitely."

It wasn't until he got home that he started realizing that this trip might not be as bad as he was thinking. In fact it could be just what he needed to finally try and do something about the feelings he'd had locked up inside for so long now.