A/N: Yeah I know, it's been a while, well, a few days. Going back to school was painful...

Hidden Emotions

Chapter Twenty Three

He didn't know what to think of the situation, was it good, or bad? He sighed, running his hands over his face. He knew that to him it was a good thing, but he would have to find out whether Sara was happy about it or not. He grabbed the assignments and walked to the break room.

Sara was sitting staring into her cup of coffee, with Catherine next to her and Nick and Warrick opposite. He cleared his throat, letting them know he was there. Everyone looked towards the door and smiled tiredly.

"Okay, Warrick, Cath, double murder on the strip."

"Okay, come on War'" Catherine grabbed the slip, turned and smiled at Sara, and walked out of the break room, Warrick behind her.

"Nick, you're solo" He handed him the slip.

"Ooh, de-comp. Great" He mumbled walking away.

"Sara, you're with me, murder in a house not far from here"

She sighed and walked out ahead of him but he stopped her in the locker room.

"Sara, I heard about you and... Hank" He hated saying his name, never mind saying it in front of Sara.

"Oh" Was her reply; it was all she could manage to say.

"Are you going to be okay working?"

"I'll be fine, really. I don't need him, anyway"

"Okay, if you need anything, anything at all, just let me know, okay?" He smiled sympathetically at her. He didn't know he was that good at acting.

"Sure, thanks" 'If only I could tell you want I need. You'

"I'll see you at the car" He walked out.

The case was pretty much an open and close one, they had worked in silence, barely speaking, and Sara now sat in the break room reading the newspaper. Grissom walked in to get some coffee and saw her.

"Sara, why aren't you at home?"

She didn't reply.

"Sara?"

This time she looked up, she seemed confused. "Huh? Oh, right, Grissom."

"Yes... I said: why aren't you at home?"

"Oh, I have nothing to do" 'And I don't want to be alone'

"You have nothing to do here, either"

She didn't reply, she just went back to reading her paper.

"Go get some sleep, Sara" He sighed.

"Not tired" She mumbled.

He sighed again, she could be very stubborn. "Want to go grab something to eat at the diner?"

She looked at him, he never went out with the guys, yet, he was asking her to go with him now.

"Really?"

"Yeah, I'm starving, you must be hungry too"

"Um... Okay, I just need to get my bag"

"Sure, I'll see you at the car"

She walked out of the break room and he smiled, grabbing the paper and looking for the crossword.

A few minutes later they were driving to the diner, in silence, but it wasn't awkward, it was quite nice actually, giving them both time to think. When they got to the diner Grissom put his hand on the small of her back protectively, his touch shocked her, and sent shivers down her spine.

They sat down where they normally sat when everyone went for something to eat, they ordered and neither said much, he would let her say something first.

"Thanks" Was what she said.

"What?" What was she thanking him for? He tried to think back, but nothing came to mind.

"For... For everything, for this, for being there for me, for giving me this job, just... For everything, thanks"

"Um... You're welcome"

Silence fell upon them again, he saw her every day, spoke to her every day, but when it came to being alone, completely alone, with no one familiar nearby, he couldn't think of anything to talk about, they were always talking about cases, about something work related.

Their food came; Sara had a veggie burger, Grissom a cheeseburger, that was something Sara always wondered: what Grissom ate when he was out. It brought a smile to her face to know that he ate some things that, well... That normal people ate.

"What're you smiling about?" He asked her, grinning.

"Oh... Um, nothing" She tried to hide her smile.

"Sara, nothing, is always something" He said, an eyebrow raised, telling her that he knew she was hiding something.

"Um, it's just kind of... Comforting, to know you eat normal stuff.

"Normal stuff? What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, you always eat bugs... Covered in something like chocolate"

"What, so that's not normal to you?"

She shook her head, taking a bite from her burger.

"Sara Sidle I am going to get you for that one day" He smiled, slyly.

She laughed, out of all the people she knew, Grissom was the one curing her pain that she hid so well. "No you won't"

"I will" He argued back.

"Wont"

"Just you wait"

"Oh I'll wait"

A/N: Finally! Another chapter up!