The Look Of Love (part 12)
At the lab that shift Gil had an announcement to make.
"Warrick and Catherine will be gone three more days, Ecklie has assigned Mary Hudson and George Green to help us out."
He put Mary and Sara together on a possible arson case.
George and Nick had a bus/car accident.
Greg was on his final proficiency, a stated suicide.
Mary was Sara's complete opposite and it seemed everything she did annoyed her.
Sara did not want to work with her again but she also did not want to talk to Gil about it.
She knew, as her husband, he would not assign them as a team again.
Sara also did not want to have any special treatment, "Oh well," she told herself, "it is only a few more days."
"Was wondering something," George said, "How well do you know Sara?"
"Why?" he asked. "I want a piece of that sweet thing. I bet she is hot in bed."
"Why don't you ask her husband?" he said.
"She's married? To who?" he asked. "Grissom," Nick said.
"Do you think she cheats?" George asked. Nick just shook his head, "Rick will be back in a few days," he told himself.
At the end of shift Gil told everyone that Greg has passed.
As the crew was congratulating him Nick went to Grissom, "Boss, I need to talk to you, alone."
Grissom left the crew to celebrate and he and Nick went to his office.
"Shut the door and take a seat," he said.
Nick told Grissom what George had said.
"Interesting," he said, "I guess I should keep him away from her."
After Nick left Mary stuck her head in the door, "Can I see you?" she asked Gil. He pointed to the chair.
"I don't want to be picky, considering I am only here for a few days, but I really can't work with Sara. She bugs me, never says a word." Gil laughed to himself and said he would see what he could do.
On the way home he asked Sara how things went with Mary.
She did not want to lie so she just said "OK."
Gil giggled then he told her what Mary had said.
Sara said, "Well under those conditions," then she told him what she really felt.
Gil had to slam on the brakes, there was a traffic accident.
They got out and headed for the cars, Gil identified himself to the officer in charge.
He gave them the nod to check things out.
Sara stopped a few feet from one of the cars, she looked at Gil, "That is Ecklie's car!"
Gil walked to the car, Ecklie was standing outside, he appeared to only have minor cuts and bruises.
The firemen were trying to get the passenger door open, when they did Gil noticed it was the same man that he and Sara had seen in the bar.
Ecklie started to say something, "Your private life is just that," Gil said, "go to the hospital with your friend, we will take care of things here."
Sara went to the second car, standing next to it was a middle aged man.
"Sara Grissom crime lab," she said.
"There has been no crime here," he said, "just a fool who ran the lights."
"Well that is what I intend to find out," Sara said.
Gil had made a call to get the traffic camera tape sent to the AV lab, then he called Archie to tell him to examine it and get back to him when he was done.
"The camera will tell us all we need to know," Sara told the man.
The man was getting nervous, Sara kept an eye on him. Gil's phone rang, Sara turned her head towards him.
The man took this opportunity to run, he pushed Sara to the ground and took off. The officer took off after him and caught up with him a few blocks away.
Gil went to Sara and helped her up, he noticed blood on her hand.
"Honey, you OK?" She looked at her hand, "Yeah," When she fell her hand landed on some broken glass.
Gil motioned to a paramedic who looked at her hand.
"It will need some stitches," the paramedic said. Gil told him he would see to it that she got to the ER.
The traffic cam showed it was the other man who ran the light.
At the hopsital Sara got her hand stitched and dressed.
As they were leaving they ran into Ecklie.
"How is your friend?" Gil asked.
"His leg is broken, but he will be fine. Thank you Gil," he said, "for not saying anything about me and Brian."
Sara looked at him, "Your business is just that."
The next day as shift was about to start Nick said to Sara "there is not enough crime out there, you two have to run into it. Glad you are OK."
Sara thanked him, "I hear one of the cars was Ecklie's?" Greg said. "Yes," was all she would say. "Is he OK?" Mary asked.
Sara said he was, Gil put a fast end to the conversation by passing out assignments.
He put Mary and George together, he figured that was the best way to keep the peace.
Nick and Greg went to a convenience store robbery and he and Sara wrapped up things from the accident.
Everyone left, Sara reached over the desk and kissed Gil. "Thanks," she said, "the conversation was getting a little touchy."
"I always have your back love," he said. "And the rest of me too," she said with a devilish grin.
Greg popped his head in the door. "Something is weird about the blood you brought in Sara."
She followed him to the DNA lab. "This sample is from the driver of the other car, his DNA matches the unknown from a rape suspect."
Sara picked up the phone and called Brass, Brass said he would pick him up. "Nice work," Sara said.
Shift ended, Gil was laying on the bed with his eyes closed. Sara came from the bathroom, looked at Gil and thought he was asleep.
She picked up a book and sat on the side of the bed.
Gil slowly moved behind her, she was still wrapped in just a towel, he started to kiss her neck and run his fingers up and down her back.
Sara moaned. "I said I have your back," he said as her pulled her to the bed.