"Can vampires get cramps?" By the sound of his knees cracking as he got to his feet, they could. Grissom chuckled regardless. "That answers it then."

"Other than my temperature, lack of a heart beat and the fact that I cant die when I'm technically dead, I'm pretty much human." The scene had finally been processed four hours after arriving. With finger prints everywhere and witnesses, the case was pretty open and shut. The evidence was in and the guy confessed. Simple. Flipping through an old magazine, Sara jumped in shock as she received a text message.

Grissom: Breakfast?

Sara: u eat?

Grissom: not really. Doesnt mean I cant treat my girl. Sara uncharacteristically giggled

Sara: im ur girl now huh?

Grissom: 2 soon?

Sara: its kinda cute actually

Grissom: date?

Sara: try n stop me

Despite the fact that any member of law enforcement could walk in and catch them, Grissom and Sara found themselves toying with each other's fingers across the table.

"This may be too forward, but that day at my apartment, you never told me. Whats the connection between you and Terrance? Beside the obvious and the fact that he tried to kill me." Grissom suddenly looked extremely uncomfortable. "I sorry, I didn't mean offend or anything."

"You didn't. Its just awkward to talk about. I trust you." Grissom took an unnecessary deep breathe before beginning. "Terrance, believe it or not, is my younger brother."

"Define brother."

"We share thirteen DNA markers."

"Shit."

"And that doesn't even cover half of it. A few days before Jim...changed me, he killed our baby sister." Sara seemed to pail dramatically. "She was a half-human, half-vampire. It happened exactly like 'Breaking Dawn', but Edward saved Bella, dad couldn't save mum. Eventually, both dad and Terrance left, leaving me with Danika. My biggest problem was that she would forever look like a four-year-old. Shortly after I actually turned 48, Terrance came back, as a vampire...and killed her. The day Jim did found me, I had been...trying to commit suicide. Because I'm technically dead already, I don't have much choice on the life and death matter." Grissom lifted his head for the first time during his small monologue, noting immediately that Sara had tears forming in her eyes. He looked down again.

"I always wondered why you hated cases with kids. Guess that explains it."

"He promised to stay away. Why he'd come back now is anyone's guess."

"Sidle."

"Now there's a voice I don't hear every day."

"George! I've been meaning to call I swear."

"Admit it, you forgot mum's birthday."

"You know I wouldn't on purpose. How is she?"

"Wants to know when you're coming up to visit."

"I'm trying George, I really am."

"How's Vegas? Have you met anyone special or still trying to pull your bosses head from his ass?" Grissom strolled over with confidence, landing a passionate kiss on her lips, hearing her brother laughing loudly on the other end of the line. Pulling away so Sara could catch her breathe, he stole the phone.

"Hey George. Harassing your little sister is not a form of family love."

"Hey Gil. Mom's still struggling with the change. I thought some human company would cheer her up. Especially on her birthday."

"I can have her there within the hour."

"Don't strain your back."

"Fuck off George." He was still chuckling when Grissom hung up. He then dialed another number. "Hi Cath. I just got a call from Chicago. I don't know, I'll find out when I get there. I'm giving Sara a ride. I scheduled her the time off months ago. Her mother's birthday. Bye Cath." He then turned to Sara. "You might want to pack a small bag."

"There's no way you can us seats that quickly Grissom."

"We're not flying. Or driving." Grissom smirked at Sara's confusion. "And you call yourself a 'Twilight' fan."

True to his word, Grissom stopped gracefully in the back yard of the Sidle residence, greeted with a large grin from George. Sara had become extremely pail, the death grip she held around Grissom's neck would have suffocated him, had he actually needed to breath. With surprising ease, George managed to her away and place her on a lawn chair.

"I swear Gilbert, if you weren't already dead, I would kill you." Grissom chuckled whole-heartedly, a little stunned by the use of his given name. He had to admit though, he loved the way it rolled off her lips.

"As much as I would love to spend quality time with you sis, myself and Gilbert have...stuff to attend to. Mom's in her room and she doesn't actually know that you're here."

"Wild guess. I'm her gift because you didn't have any money."

"Right on."

Even in the early hours of the evening, the streets of San Francisco were relatively empty. Not wanting to venture a guess about what the boys were doing, Sara went for a wonder, down past the library where she practically grew up. The night her father died, everything simply seemed to go wrong. She was unusually bright for her age, so no one wanted to know her. The few relationships she had been in ended badly, the worst being Hank. She'd never met 'the other girl' before the accident. When she met Grissom, something changed. She scored a place in the second best lab in the country, a practical family within her team, and the strangest, sexiest boyfriend she could hope for. Okay, so he was an unknown number of years older, he couldn't die and the huge fact that he wasted nearly six years of her life, but she knew that it was worth it. Even if they never had sex. Bunched up in her corner, Sara failed to noticed the time until the librarian came to kick her out at nine o'clock.

A harsh wind had begun to pick up in the dark street. Sara shivered, pulling her jacket closer to her body. Calling Grissom would have been her best idea, but her battery had died and she hadn't bothered to pack her charger. Suddenly a unpleasantly familiar sensation ran through her spine. Hesitantly, she turned to find blood red eyes staring straight at her.

"Hello again Sidle."

Another cliff. Dumdumdum. Sadly, I am still looking for a beta. If you know a good one, feel free to PM me.