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A/N – Thank you so very much to those of you that left a review for the last chapter. I really appreciate you taking the time. My sincere apologies for not having time to reply to them all, I am using the time to try to write more chapters so I can keep up the current posting schedule! A tiny hint in this chapter of a certain person's biological reaction to another person! Story is beta'd by myself so any remaining mistakes are all mine, so I apologize in advance. R & R Enjoy!
Fall Out Boy – Chapter 10 – Heading back to Vegas
An hour into the journey Kye and Bruno occupied the whole of the back seat, as the dog half laid over the boys lap and both were now peacefully sleeping after the excitement of seeing each other again wore off, to be replaced with fatigue.
Grissom drove in silence as Sara's head rested on the passenger side window, her thoughts taken up with what she was about to undertake. Not so much the looking after and caring for Kye, but the prospect of staying at Grissom's after what they had been like in past years, what she knew about him needing his own space and privacy, like herself often, and just the mere idea of them trying to be domesticated together all in his home had her doubting her decision to agree.
Not also forgetting the huge fact that 'Yes' this would be a dream come true, to be living with Grissom, sharing out of the lab hours with him, sharing their lives, but all Sara's internal protection indicators trying to shield her own heart from pain, were screaming at her not to do this, that she would only let the hope build up in her again to be bitterly disappointed and heartbroken again.
No, she'd decided after asking him out to dinner after the lab explosion, she wasn't going to actively pursue him any more, but still be there for him if needed, just not letting him reel her in with his abrupt but often shocking round about compliments, and actions.
Sighing heavily, she decided to try to get out of the original decision to stop at Grissom's home, so was just thinking of what to say when he spoke.
Hearing her sigh, Grissom knew Sara enough to feel that she would now be having regrets about agreeing to stay with him in his home, "Sara....It will be okay. Really...You'll hardly see me at home....And I am trying to help and be there for you...Both of you" he said hoping the reassurance would stop her from changing her decision.
Hearing his last words were of comfort to Sara, but also she felt the hope rise in her that maybe he really was trying and that possibly there was that slim chance for a relationship for them.
Stop it! Don't even go there like you've done so countless times before, Sara thought annoyingly to herself.
Turning to Grissom with a soft smile she spoke "Yeah I know, and I really do appreciate it......The effort and the offer.............But...." she was cut off from finishing.
"No buts Sara. It's the best solution all round for Kye to have Bruno with him, and for him to stay in your care where you want him. So no more doubting" he said with a slight smirk knowing he'd cut her off from backing out of the decision.
Grissom's half smirk now matched the same type of fully held back smile as Sara too smirked, shaking her head ever so gently "Okay. But I better warn you now, I'm a bathtub hog, I use up all the water and I like my long soaks to ease a days stress" she said in a teasing tone, then chuckled.
For the first time in quite a while her words didn't register in his mind immediately, but somewhere much further south below his belt, as the very images of her naked, reclined in his tub surrounded by aromatic bubbles, in soft candle light made the blood rush to his nether regions making him shift in his seat uncomfortably.
Seeing him squirm a little Sara asked "You gonna be okay with that Grissom?".
"Oh yeah" he answered rather huskily and without thought, he then realized his mistake and cleared his throat quickly "What I meant was, yes that's okay. I have a large water tank that should be plenty big enough for us all" he added not meeting her gaze, but keeping it on the road ahead, while his mind screamed, For gods sake! Please do not let her look down at my lap, or let me even blush please!
Hearing the tone change in Grissom's voice, then the quick change back to the usual, Sara then noticed as she glanced at the side of his face how his ears and cheek seemed to have flushed up a tiny bit, and he looked tense and unsettled.
Frowning she tried to backtrack in what they were talking about, then it hit her like a sledgehammer, I probably painted for him an erotic image of me in his bath tub, so it's made him feel a little uncomfortable with the image.
But the big question is Sidle, do you dare look down to see if it had the desired effect you would have wanted that little fantasy to have evoked in him? She thought turning away to her window hiding the smile and deciding not to embarrass him.
Stupid damned libido! Christ anyone would think I was a teenager again. I'm fifty, and I should be able to control these urges at my age, he thought chastising himself and risking a glance at her, seeing her head turned towards the window he let out a long relieved breath.
"Okay if we have some music on?" Sara asked breaking his concentration as he tried to think of horrible images to ease the arousal in his groin.
"What...Oh yeah go ahead" Grissom said, thankful for the distraction from the previous subject.
Sara fiddled with the tuning knob of the car stereo, then settled on a station playing classical music low, then sat back and rested her eyes.
Ten minutes later Grissom glanced in the rear view mirror first checking the back seat, then to the side of him seeing that he was now the only occupant of the car still awake, so smiled softly and turned his eyes to the road again.
The rest of the drive back was pretty quiet apart from the soft music playing, and the odd muffled bark or whimper of the dog as slept in the back.
Pulling up on to the driveway of his town house, he turned the engine off to see Sara sit up rubbing her eyes, and both Bruno and Kye awakening in the back seat.
He got out of the car then opened the back door for Kye and Bruno to exit, and as Bruno sniffed the air then let out a series of loud barks, something dawned on him all of a sudden.
Shit! There's gonna be trouble now! Crap! and I haven't even told Sara and Kye yet. Well I can't not tell them now at this point.....Well here goes nothing...... He thought panicked as Sara stretched like a feline, gave her eyes another rub, then gave herself a shake to make sure she was fully awake, before looking at him.
"What? What's wrong Grissom?" Sara asked with a deep frown seeing the worried and slightly alarmed look on Grissom's face.
A/N – Yeah I'm mean for ending the chapter right there but I couldn't resist! I hope you all enjoyed this short chapter. Another little twist coming up in the next one, along with Grissom leaving them in the house alone. And Grissom heads into the lab for a confrontation with one of his team. More case stuff coming soon & next post will probably be Wednesday!
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