Chapter 3

It was near time to leave for the lab.

"As much as I hate to leave you I need to go home and shower and get ready," Gil said.

Sara stood and lead him to the door, "I know what you mean. I'll see you later."

Gil pulled her close to him and inhaled deeply.

"I love the way you smell," he said.

"But somehow I have a feeling the rest of the guys won't," Sara said, smiling.

"At least we will not have to tell them what we have been doing," Gil said smiling.

"I love you. Now scram," Sara said, kissing him.

Sara walked to the bathroom and started the shower, "After three times I would say I need a long hot shower."

Gil waited in the parking lot and waited until Sara pulled in.

"You waited for me," Sara said, smiling.

"Well if they know then I want to walk in with my girl," Gil said, taking her hand.

Gil and Sara waked into the break room hand in hand, everyone just smiled.

Gil gave Sara a peck on the cheek, "I'm going to the office, see you later."

"Details," Catherine demanded, sitting next to Sara.

Sara laughed and told Catherine about their date and their evening, leaving out the intimate parts.

Gil came in the break room with assignments, every just looked at him and smiled.

"OK people," Gil said, blushing, "If everyone is finished talking about Sara and my relationship I have some cases that need solving."

"I have one question," Nick said.

"Ask," Gil said, waving a piece of paper, "But this one involves decomp."

"Um never mind," Nick said, smiling.

"Smart move," Gil said, handing Nick a different paper, "B&E in Henderson, take Greg with you."

Nick took the paper and left. Gil handed the other one to Sara.

"A smash and grab? That doesn't involve decomp," she said.

Gil just smiled.

"Catherine, a friend of yours asked for you. A Miss Gale Murray, assault and possible rape," Gil told her handing Catherine a paper.

"Where you off to?" Sara asked.

"419 in the park," Gil told her.

Later that evening the team regrouped back in the break room, they were all talking when Grissom came in on crunches.

"What the hell?" Warrick asked.

Everyone turned to see what he was talking about.

"What happened?" Sara asked, walking to him.

Gil laughed, "I was collection evidence at my 419, moved back to get out of Dave's way and stepped in a hole. Broke my ankle. I'm out of the field for at least six weeks."

"One way to make sure you get your paperwork done," Catherine said, smiling.

"All of you get out of here, I'll see you in the morning. I need to talk to you Sara, please," Gil said.

Gil sat at his desk and propped up his leg.

Gil inhaled deeply and let it out, he was not sure how to ask her want he needed to.

"I'm going to ask Jim to have someone drive my car home, I'm not going to be able to drive. There are also a few other things …."

"Why don't I stop by my place and get something's before I take you home," Sara said.

Gil looked at her.

"You were trying to figure out a way to ask me to stay with you weren't you?" Sara said.

"Yes," he said. Then he smiled, "In answer to your unasked question - as long as I don't put any strain on it, it doesn't hurt and you stay on top. Yes, we can."

"I think I'm going to like this," Sara said, "Let's go home."

After dinner Sara had fixed them a drink, Gil was on the sofa with his leg propped up on the coffee table.

"You know what I dreamt about the first time we meant," Sara said.

"Tell me," Gil said, pulling her close to him.

"You laid me on the bed, we were both naked. You were kissing my body driving me crazy. You moved above me entered me and drained me. When I awoke, you were gone. The only proof you were there was the sheets that bore the night's events. You left me, never to make love to me again. I knew I would never be able to forget you," Sara said.

Gil kissed her, "That will never happen."

"What?" Sara asked, smiling, "We'll never make love again?"

"I'll never leave you," Gil whispered.

Gil reached over to the end table and took out a box and handed it to Sara. Sara opened the box her eyes opened wide, it was a diamond ring.

Gil smiled, "I know we said when we were ready and I know we're not ready yet but I seen this and fell in love with it."

Sara took it out of the box and looked at it, "It is beautiful."

Gil took it back, "It will be here when you feel your ready."

During the six weeks Gil was able to not only catch up but also keep up with all his paper work and also drove just about all the lab rats to the brink of insanity. But what was going on at his house was even more exciting. First of all Sara had found a web site that gave them a lot of positions to make love and, even more important, Sara had became so comfortable that by the end of the third week she was completely out of her apartment and was now living with Gil.

Six weeks after his accident Gil sat in the doctors office awaiting the results of the x-rays, secretly praying the cast would come off so he could get back in the field.

"Dr. Grissom," the Orthopedic surgeon said, "The cast can come off but I still want you out of the field, I'm going to fit you with a soft ankle cast. You will not need to use the crutches all the time, just when you feel tired."

"How much longer?" Gil asked, just a little depressed.

"At least another six weeks," the doctor said.

Gil shook his head, "OK."

As Gil was leaving the nurse said, "Dr. Grissom. Miss Sidle called and said she would be here in five minutes."

Gil thanked her and took a seat.

Sara walked in, "So?"

Gil chuckled, "Still out of the field - have a walking cast - and don't need these all the time."

Sara laughed, "HA. Told you so."

"So you did Miss Smarty Pants," he said.

Gil and Sara had talked earlier that morning and she had said that she was sure he would not be released this soon.

"Let's go home," she said, "I have something to talk to you about."

"Am I going to like it?" Gil asked, smiling.

Sara just chuckled, "I think so."

At the house Sara had fixed dinner for him, after dinner they sat on the sofa and shared a glass of wine.

"You wanted to talk about something," Gil said, setting his glass in the table.

Sara smiled, set hers down too and stroked his face using her left hand, it had the ring on it, "This."

Gil took her hand and kissed the ring, "When?"

"After that thing comes off," Sara said, nodding toward his cast.