The team was still talking about Jim and Sara after they had left. Warrick was saying how happyhe was that Jim had finally found someone to spend time with. Nick was pointing out Jim's good
points to Catherine, who was busy being jealous.

"Who is this girl, anyway?" she asked. "I mean, she shows up and within a matter of days shestarts dating Brass. What has she got that I haven't.?"

"Well, its obviously something good."Warrick pointed out.
"Jim doesn't just go out with anybody; he's into the whole commitment thing, maybe she is too."

The team sat at the conference table as Grissom entered and handed out assignments. They knewthat Grissom and Brass had been friends for the longest time, so they decided to ask himquestions about Sara and Jim.

"All I know is that they went on a camping trip earlier in the week, and now it seems thatthey're an item." He stated

Jim and Sara did not go straight home that evening. Since he had scooped her up on her firstnight in Vegas, he decided to show her around a bit. They went to dinner at an Italianrestaurant and he filled her in as to what types of cases she could expect.

"We've got some real wierdo's and sicko's out here." He said
"The crimes can't be all that different from the ones in California." She said
"Not really, but we do get the occasional really crazy ones." Jim said

Dinner having been finished the twosome decided to walk the streets for a bit. They wound up at acarnival that was in town. Sara loved carnivals. She loved the rides and most of all she loved
getting the biggest prizes. She knew the tricks to all of them, how they grease the plates atthe coin toss, how they add just a bit of water turbulence to make the duck heads bob up anddown so you can't get the ring around the neck, she knew it all. She was like a kid in a candystore.

Jim was impressed, to say the least, at her ability to beat all the games and get the really bigprizes. By the time they left, Jim had his arms full of stuffed animals. On their way home, Sara
asked to stop by a church. Jim was curious, but asked no questions. They pulled up in front ofOur Lady of Perpetual Suffrage and Sara hopped out and asked Jim to do the same. They removedthe animals from the trunk of his truck and brought them inside and placed them in a toydonation box, just inside the church doors. Jim smiled at Sara as they drove to her place. Saralooked over to him and asked what he was grinning about.

"What are you grinning about?" she asked
"Just the fact that you spent all that money, won all those prizes and just gave them all away."Jim said

"I gave them to children that can't afford toys of their own." Sara said
"You have a very kind heart, you know?"
"Yes, I do know. It took you this long to figure it out?"
"No, I knew, but not to this extent."

They pulled up in front of Sara's building and she asked if he wanted to stay the night. Heturned off the ignition switch and exited the truck with her. They walked up the path leading
to her apartment and as Sara reached in her pocket for the key, she felt Jim's arms wrap aroundher waist. She placed her unoccupied hand on top of his and continued fishing for the key. Shefinally managed to locate it, just in time, as Jim had already started unbuttoning her shirt.

The door opened with a thud against the wall. Sara turned on Jim and forced him against the backof the door, effectively closing it; slamming it was more like it. She ran her hands down the
front of Jim's shirt and down to the crotch of his pants. She felt him in her hand and broughther hands back up to his shirt, where she tore the shirt open, buttons flying everywhere. She
crushed her lips into his and took him by the wrists and placed his hands above his head. Shekissed him about the face and neck as he tried to free himself from her grasp which was ofconsiderable strength.

She released him, only to undress herself. She stood naked before Jim and as he soaked in herpure and natural form, he hastily unbuckled his belt and let his slacks drop to the floor. He
kicked off his shoes as Sara took him by the hand and lead him to her room. She opened the doorand Jim followed her in. He sat on the bed as she walked toward him, kneeling on the bed and
then crawling up his body. She came to rest on his stomach and leaned forward to kiss him. Heplaced both his hands on her face and drew her into a deeply passionate kiss. His tongue sought
entry into her mouth and she granted it. Their oral muscles dueled, tasting each other. Heloved the way she tasted, and truth be told, she loved the way he tasted.

She could feel him growing beneath her and she rose slightly so as to be able to slip him insideher. She glided back and forth, riding him. He grabbed wildly at the bed clothes andaccidentally knocked over the lamp on the night table. Sara seemed unconcerned. She rode himlike there was no tomorrow. He could feel her tighten around him and as she cried out in herclimax, he grunted with his. They both were exhausted. Sara rolled off of Jim and lay on her
side as he scooted up behind her. He draped his arm around her waist and they both fell fastasleep.

(END OF DREAM SEQUENCE)

Jim awoke the following morning with his arm still draped around Sara's waist. He loved waking upto her. He loved her smell, the way she walked, the way she talked, the way she handled herself.
He knew a side of her that no one else at the lab did. He was privy to the private Sara; theSara that she shared only with him. As he watched her sleep for a few minutes he realized thathe really and truly did love her. Even though it had been only about six months since they metand started dating, these were the happiest six months of Jim's life, and he owed it all to her.In his mind he wandered over thoughts he had been having lately about asking her to marry him.He didn't think she would accept, given their short courtship. But he thought long and hardabout it and made his decision. He slipped out of bed, carefully so she would not notice andwalked to his top dresser drawer. He opened it up and removed a small jeweler's box. He openedit and looked at the ring within. It was laced with Amethyst and Sapphire and had a good sized
Emerald in the center. He had seen her look at it a few weeks ago and the following day hereturned to the store and purchased it. Now he was holding it in his hand.

Suddenly, he heard a sound coming from the bed. He walked over to Sara's side and kneeled nextto her. As she opened her eyes, she smiled at him. He looked deep into her eyes and summoned up
the courage to ask her.

"Sara, I would like you to do something for me." He said lovingly
"Sure, anything, you know that. What would you like?" she asked
"For you to be my wife." He said as he presented her with the ring

She shot up in bed and looked at him. She was silent, this could potentially be bad. She took thering from Jim and looked at it.

"It's the one I saw last week." She said, surprised
"Yeah, I noticed. So, will you?" he prodded

Sara took the ring from the box and placed it on her finger. She looked down at it and tearsbegan to run down her face. Jim looked at her and wiped the tears away with his strong, yetgentle hands. She looked up at him and just stared.

"I take it this is a yes?" he asked
"Yes, yes. I will, Jim." She said through tears. "I will make you so happy, you won't know whatto do with me."
"Oh, I can already think of a couple of things I would like to do with you." He said hekissed her forehead.

The End?