Author's note- Thanks to StokesSidle for the motivation to get this going! School has been a hassle since the year is coming to a close. Thanks to everyone who waited and commented!!! Enjoy!!

As we sat there in each other's arms, I knew she was smiling and happy. I am glad something is going good for her right now, even if I can't have her myself. It seemed to last forever, the silence between us…

"Ready to get out of here?" Sara had pulled me back from my thoughts. "Yeah, I'd like a nice hot shower right about now." I gave her a smile and like the Sara Sidle I know, she just rolled her eyes.

"I know the way back to the city by heart, I was so bored in those car rides out here. I dreaded coming here so I knew if one day I needed to go to an insane asylum, I could give someone directions by heart to this place." Sara said proud, sad, and memorable. I just watched her as she leaped off the table and headed to the door.

"You coming Mr. I-would-like-a-nice-hot-shower-man?" She giggled.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah Ms. In-a-hurry." I got off the table and headed to the room's door where Sara was waiting like a little kid hyped up on sugar. I couldn't help but smile, she smiled back.

"Okay so if we turn down this hallway on the left, we can go through the back entrance. Or if we go straight we would go towards the main lobby then we could go down the hall to the right, make a left turn at the end, keep going straight, turn to the right again and then out the main doors. Which way would you like to go?" Sara said, while she had her eyes shut. She was just starting to open them when I chose my answer.

"Whatever way is the shortest and will lead us back to the city fast enough my dear." I said as I watched Sara decipher which way to go.

"I say to the back. They tore down the fences when they closed this place down. It was some kind of issue with safety or something. But there is a road a good 5-10 yards away from it…if you don't mind walking a bit?"

"Lead the way Ms. Know-it-all." I gave her a wink and, once again, she rolled her eyes but this time she also gave me a smile and a giggle.

Sara scampered off down the hall. Checking back every once in awhile to see if I was following. Which I was, I was sick of the place. In my prospective, and probably many others, this place could give you the freaks.

As I was thinking and walking, not really paying attention to where I was going, I heard a door open. I was pulled out of my thoughts, fast.

"Sara, sweetheart, is everything okay?" I was watching Sara. She was entering a room that was left unlocked, unlike most of them.

"This used to be the room they kept my mom in." Sara went in further to explore (investigate) the room. I couldn't help but stand back and watch.

"Sara…maybe we should come back some other time. This isn't the best time to be looking, well, snooping around." Sara turned her head toward me and then I noticed tears were forming in her eyes.

"You're right. We need to get out of here." Sara composed herself quick, and then she brushed past me. I grabbed her arm lightly and she spun around toward me.

"Sara, I'm sorry. I know how hard it must be for you to recall such a terrifying, horrible past. If there's anything I can do at all, I will be happy to help." The next thing she did sort of shocked me. I had to take a step back.

I wrapped my arms around her as soon as I regained my balance and registered what was going on. "Grissom, these memories haunt me. I just want them to go away. They scare me so much. I don't like them!" Sara started to shake while she was crying.

"It'll be okay. I'm here for you. It's all going to be all right. I won't leave you." Sara started to calm down after awhile. She took a couple deep breaths and wiped her eyes.

"I think we should get out of here before it gets dark." I released her so she could lead the way. She stayed with me this time. Not moving ahead or falling behind, right in step with me. I had my arm around her; still telling her it would be okay.

Every now and then, in our comfortable silence and soothing, Sara would say, "Turn left here." Or "Take a right here." But it didn't matter what she said to break the silence even just a little bit. She was going to be safe.

Authors Note- Thanks for reading! Sorry for making it a little short and very spaced out from the last chapter. I can't promise when next chapter will be up! R&R Pretty please!!! Give me some ideas where I should lead the story!!! Thank you again!!