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Chapter 7 - "Every Action Has A Reaction" Sorry by Daughtry

Grissom searched the lab frantically looking for Sara; He had to find her. There was no way he could just let her go, leaving things like this. He had to apologize. To say he was sorry. He knew it would make little to no difference in the present situation, but he had to try, otherwise he would never be able to live with himself knowing he didn't even make an effort.

Finally, he saw her standing with Catherine in the parking lot. He could feel his breaths coming quicker as his heart raced. This was his chance. He prayed to God that he didn't screw it up. This was his one chance at making things right, and he sure as hell was not going to pass it up.

As he drew closer, Sara noticed him. He watched as her body tensed. Catherine turned around too, her face becoming hard once she saw him.

"Get the hell away from me, Grissom." Sara said, her voice callous.

"Sara please, just listen to me for a minute."

Catherine took a step closer to Sara, wanting Sara to know that the minute she felt uncomfortable, someone was right there with her. Catherine had to bite her tongue. She wanted to badly to start screaming at Grissom, telling him what an idiot he was. But she knew this was not her fight. Sara had to handle this on her own terms.

"Then you better start talking fast."

Grissom took a deep breath, trying to calm his anxious nerves. "I...I never meant to hurt you, Sara. I know that's sounds..."

Sara cut in. "Fake? Like a lie?! You better cut this crap, Grissom. Cause one more stunt like that from you and I am gone."

He closed his eyes, thinking of words to say. "If I say I'm sorry, will you even believe me?...I'm asking you Sara. If I sayI'm sorry, will you believe me? I want to know, Sara, will you ever be able to forgive me?"

"What the hell kind of question is that?"

"It's an honest one. I-I don't have an excuse. I don't have an explanation for my actions. It just happened. There is no way to explain it. I was stupid. I was wrong. I know that more then anyone-"

"Don't you dare go making accusations like that. You where unbelievably stupid. You threw away something people only dream of. You threw away our love." Sara spat at him, letting her emotions get the best of her.

"Then give me a chance, Sara. Give me the chance to make things right again."

"You think you can just wave your magic wand and everything will be right again?"

Grissom shook his head in anger. "That is not what I'm saying Sara. I'm saying that if I had the chance to go back and undo what I did, I would. I would do it in a heart beat. But I can't do that. I am asking you to give me the opportunity to change. The man I was earlier when I - that wasn't me. You know that. Somewhere in your heart you know that is not who I am."

The two started at each other in silence. Sara loved him. She really did, but she could never forgive him. It was just to much. Her mind started to wander. Thinking of how things could be. Because, truthfully, she didn't want to face the reality that was screaming in her face.

Catherine glancing back and fourth, wondering who was going to make the next move. She noticed Sara's body was still tense and rigid. She then looked at Grissom, his jaw was clenched and his breathing was hard. Now the question was, who was going to blow first?

When Sara spoke her voice was the complete opposite of her appearance. It was calm and soft. Where as you would have expected it to be hard and loud. "This was your chance, Gil. And you lost it. I'm not sure if you can have it back...Maybe-maybe one day we can try again...Because you are right, I know that what you did earlier wasn't you. But you still did it.

And I can't....I can't change what has been said or done, but I can decide where things will go. And I do still love you."

Sara couldn't believe how calm she was. She should be screaming at him, throwing things at him. Yet here she was, telling him maybe one day they could try again. Grissom was right, maybe she did have too much empathy.

"I love you Gil. I want you back."

"That is not what I'm saying Sara. I'm saying that if I had the chance to go back and undo what I did, I would. I would do it in a heart beat. But I can't do that. I am asking you to give me the opportunity to change. The man I was earlier when I - that wasn't me. You know that. Somewhere in your heart you know that is not who I am."

Grissom and Catherine stood there in silence. Waiting for Sara to say something.

Sara took a deep breath, trying to bring herself back to reality. "You're right, Grissom. That wasn't you. I don't know who you are anymore, and I am not going stick around to find out if the man I love will come back. It's over.

I cannot look past the fact that you-" Sara squeezed her eyes shut. Once she said it there was no going back. She had to do it now, if she didn't, she would never be able too. "The fact that you slept with another woman.

And you know what? You are going to have to live with this the rest of your miserable life. And every time you see me, you are going to be reminded of what you did. I will never let you forget what you've done."

The words coming from her mouth hit him like bullets. So this really wasn't some sick nightmare; It was real. The relationship between Sara and himself was over, and he'd brought it all on himself. The moment he walked up to Amy's door. The second he stepped inside.

Because of one stupid mistake, everything he ever knew was gone, never to return to the way it was again.

"Every action has a reaction, right Gil?" She said cynically.

Grissom just stared at her. He couldn't believe the words that were falling from her lips. He knew he deserved it. He really did. But still, he could not believe that it was his Sara that was saying this. "So that's it?"

"Do you really have to ask?"

"I guess not." Grissom's voice sounded hurt.

But Sara didn't care. His pain could come no where close to what she was feeling. And she didn't deserve this, he did. Probably much more too, but she didn't have the heart to totally crush him. After all, they had been in love for years. No matter how angry she was, she wouldn't destroy him.

Grissom turned and walked away. Sara was fighting back the tears as she stood next to Catherine and watched him go. It was as if it was all real now. Everything that just happened was reality. It was fact. Truth. It was real.

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