A/N: Okay, hopefully you are all still reading along, just so you guys know, it's been half term and I'm back at school tomorrow. I'll still try and update but I might not be able to update as often as I hope to.

Hidden Emotions

Chapter nineteen

It seemed like Grissom and Sara were getting along well, the others noticed that the tension between them was gone, which was great. Things seemed to be going great and everyone was happy, the team even started having breakfast together again, which they had stopped about a month before, well, Sara and Grissom had stopped going along, Catherine, Warrick, and Nick still went to the diner.

Things couldn't be going better at the lab, but there was one thing Grissom still had to find out. Sara was dating a paramedic, Hank Peddigrew. When he did find out, it was clear he wasn't happy about it. He found out when he overheard a conversation in the break room between Warrick and Nick.

"So, you heard about Sara and this paramedic guy?" Nick asked.

"Yeah, I never knew Sara was the type to date, she always seemed so... Alone, independent, you know?"

"Yeah, yeah."

Grissom had been walking past, but when he heard about Sara he stopped in his tracks, even though his hearing wasn't great, he had managed to overhear.

"What's this about Sara dating?" Grissom asked, it was his job to take care of his team, after all.

"Oh... Uh, I think you better talk to Sara about it, boss." Warrick told him, he knew Sara wouldn't be happy if she found out they had ratted her out.

Sara was about to go to court, about a case she solved, she stopped by Grissom's office, like she normally did when she was leaving the lab.

He smiled when he saw her. "You look nice"

"Thanks" She took a breath. She never liked going to court. "Wish me luck" She turned to leave but Grissom stopped her.

"Sara?" She turned back around to face him.

This was his chance.

"Whatever happens in court, it's not because you're seeing this... Guy" He knew the fact that he was unhappy about it was evident in his voice.

Sara didn't say anything.

"You... deserve to have a life" He finished off.

Days went by and he didn't hear anything about them breaking up, he knew he should be happy for her, but he couldn't be. He wondered just how long they had been together.

He knew she was with him when he paged her and she didn't come, well, she came, but not for another half hour. They had finished up and he was sitting in his office when she came by.

"I'm uh... Sorry I missed your page" She told him.

He looked up, disappointment on his face.

"It's just, um... You tell me to get a life and then I get one, and then you expect me to be there at a moment's notice. It's uh... Confusing"

He looked at his desk, shocked. She was right, he had to admit. Last year he had told her to get a life, and at least she had done what he advised her. But not the way he wanted her to. He looked up and she was gone. Probably going to cuddle up on the sofa with... Hank.

He had to do something before it was too late. He didn't know what, but it had to be done. He knew that Jim had been right, it was too late, and she had moved on.