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Chapter 7: Finally

Back on the boat

The gang must have gotten the boats attention because it was coming their way, and as it got closer they could tell it was some of the guys that they met yesterday, so Greg stopped waving and went to Amanda and puts his arms around her. She just shook her head and smiled but she couldn't tell if she was smiling because Greg was trying to be a protective, jealous boyfriend or because she knew the person driving the boat was Tony, she just mentally shook the second thought away as soon it got into her head.

The boat finally made it over to them this boat was bigger than Nick's and looked a lot faster. There was seven less people than they saw yesterday and they also noticed Peter wasn't among them, which they had to admit that got them a little curious on why, but knew they couldn't get any answers at the moment so they shook it off.

Tony smiles at them and said. "You guys stuck?"

Nick shook his head and said. "We ran out of gas."

Greg was thankful that Nick didn't say it was his fault, he didn't want Tony to think he was better than him, at least more then he thought. Tony nods and replied. "We have some extra gas, would you like some?"

Nick nods, and as they were putting gas in their boat Ryan kept glancing at Catherine. Nick tried to ignore it but he couldn't help but put his arm over her shoulder and that stopped Ryan from looking. Catherine just smiled and snuggled closer to him, telling him that he is her man.

After the gas was in their boat Tony spoke again. "How about dropping off your boat at your place and come and enjoy the ride with us."

Nick looks at everybody and Warrick and BreAnna nodded, Nick looks at his girlfriend and she had the look that said. 'If you want to.' then he looks at Greg and Amanda, Amanda does a short nod and as much as Greg wanted to say no, he thought this could be the only chance getting on that nice speed boat so he looks at Nick and said. "yeah."

Nick looks at Tony and said. "We would love to. Are you sure?"

Tony shot a look at Amanda then looked at Nick and said. "Absolutely."

"Ok let's get this boat to the dock." Tony nodded as Nick started his boat, then started going with Tony following and the music on again.

They get to the dock, tied up Nick's boat, then got on Tony's and they took off to have more fun.

Back on land, in the forest.

Grissom looks away from Sara then to Peter and said. "Sorry to interrupt, I was just getting back to the house."

Sara shook her head, and before she spoke, Peter did. "You didn't interrupt." He looks at Sara and said. "I'll leave you two alone. It was nice seeing you again." Sara nodded, Peter smiled at her then looks at Grissom and said. "Take care." and in his mind he said. 'Take care of her. You are a lucky man whether you know it or not.'

Grissom gives him a short nod, then Peter turns and walks away.

Sara and Grissom watched him leave then they looked at each other again and Grissom speaks. "I really am sorry to ruin whatever was going on with you two."

"What makes you think something is going on between me and Peter?"

He shrugs his shoulders and said. "Why wouldn't there be? He is good-looking, young, seems like a great guy, from what I know he is smart and he likes you. What more could any woman want?" He stops, takes a breath and said quietly but she could still hear what he said. "What more could you want?"

He starts to walk passed her, and if he thinks that she was just going to let him go without saying anything then he was wrong because Sara spoke after she turned around and talked to his back. "There are things that I want that he can't give me."

He stops, turns to look at her and she speaks again. "I want a guy that can make my heart beat fast just by looking at him. I want a guy who can make me feel safe and protected." She walks slowly up to him as if he was an animal she didn't want to scare off. When she was closer to him she speaks looking into his eyes. "I want a guy who doesn't judge me, who thinks I am beautiful no matter what I ware or look like. I want to look in my guy's eyes and know that I am as important to him as he is to me and most importantly I want a guy who could love me for the rest of my life and not just for a day, a week or a year and I want to love that guy for the rest of his."

She slowly puts her hand on his cheek as her heart was pounding. She felt him tense but she wasn't taking her hand off his cheek, instead she rubs her thumb up and down and continued. "I want you. Whether you know it or not you make me feel and do all those things I said. I know you love me and care about me, I can see it right now but your holding back and you don't need to any more. I am right here asking to be with you, I am putting myself on the line...again." She was praying that he didn't reject her again.

Her heart speeds up, if that was even possible, when he puts his hand on her cheek and rubs his thumb up and down and says looking into her eyes. "Your right I do love you. I love you so much sometimes it hurts." He wipes her tears away, takes his hand off her cheek and puts it over hers that was still on his cheek, then takes her hand off his cheek and said. "And that's why I can't be with you." Her heart sinks and she was shaking her head with tears threatening to come down. He squeezes her hand, then releases it and with sad eyes he turns away from her.

Sara finds her voice right when he was about to walk away again. "Why? Why Won't you let this happen between us? I don't get it, What do you want? Do you want me to put in simpler terms fine I am in love with you Grissom, only you and have been since the moment I saw you. I have always wanted to be with you. And I am sorry that me seeing Hank hurt you that's not what I wanted but you're the one that said I needed a life. If you had asked me to have one with you I wouldn't have looked anywhere else or hesitated a second."

She had to stop because she stated to cry again, Grissom turned back around and looking at her sad face and hearing her cry was heartbreaking. He wipes her tears away again, and when she was calm enough she speaks again. "I still wouldn't hesitate but Grissom I can't keep doing this if you don't want to be with me then you're going to have to let me go." Still looking into each other's eyes it was quiet for a few minutes and she took that as his answer.

Sara nodded and said. "Ok. If that's what you want. I know when I am defeated." She takes his hand off her cheek, leans and kisses him on the cheek, pulls back to look at him for a minute longer, then walks past him.

The look that she gave him right before she walked away told Grissom that she was serious about not waiting anymore so he tells her something that was hard for himself to admit. "I'm terrified." It was said softly but it made Sara stop.

She turned around to look at his back and asked. "What did you say?"

He took a breath, let it out, turned to her so now they were face to face and repeated what he said. "I said I am Terrified."

Still standing where she was, asked. "Of What?"

He licked his lips, let out another shaky breath and said. "Because if I allow myself to get involved with you and it doesn't work out I know how I'll be." He stops for a minute, then continues before she speaks. "The moment I saw you I was a goner. You were and are so intelligent, so beautiful and young and I thought why would somebody like you be seriously interested in someone like me. I thought what you were feeling was a crush so I had to keep you at arm's length for both of our sakes then when I found out about you and Hank I thought my suspicions were confirmed and I was hurt. I apologize for treating you like I did." Sara nodded accepting his apology then walked back up to him and took his hand.

She looked in his eyes and said. "The night I asked you to dinner you saw that it wasn't a crush didn't you?"

He nods and replied. "I finally saw it in your eyes and I knew it wouldn't be just dinner to you it would have been something more."

"Then why say no? We both wanted it to mean more." He looks away from her and she waits patiently, he was finally opening up to her and she didn't want to do or say anything that will close him back up.

He finally looks back at her and responded. "Another reason I was pushing you away was because I was going deaf."

Sara gasped and she put her free hand up to her mouth, pieces of the last few months were coming together. He hardly left the lab and he would watch the teams lips when they talked sometimes.

Sara waits again for him to continue and he did a second later. "It is hereditary my Mother had it and she passed it down to me." He sighed and finished with. "That night you had caught me off guard when you asked to go to dinner with me and I had to make an appointment for my ears, plus I was still terrified of what could happen if I lost you." He moves his head down feeling more vulnerable and bare then he had ever felt before.

Sara puts both hands on his cheeks and moved his head up so they were looking eye to eye again and said. "You don't have to feel that anymore, I'm not gong anywhere. I don't know what's going to happen in the future, no more than you do." She stops to wipe a tear away then puts her hand back on his cheek and continued. "But I believe and feel we can make this work for the long haul. I know it won't be easy but don't end us before we begin." She took another second then continued. "I still want you and only you. What you just said doesn't change that for me. I never cared about our age difference or that your body isn't like those other guys, to me you still look good. Like I said a few minutes ago I see how much you love me and if you took a moment and really look in my eyes you'll see the same thing, so I am asking you one more time please don't turn your back on us."

She stares into his eyes with her heart pounding again, this was it, he had all the power and if he still pushed her away she would find away to move on. She knew it wouldn't be easy but there was nothing more she could say to convince him that she loved him with her whole heart. He stares back into her eyes and sees the truth on everything she said.

He puts his hand on her cheek and replied after what felt like the longest minute of their lives. "I can't turn my back on us no more than I can stop breathing." Sara's heart was speeding up but in a good way as Grissom continued. "Besides wanting you to be happy, all I wanted was for you to love me like I love you and I finally see that you do, so if I can make you as happy as you believe I can then I am all yours."

He was still terrified but he was going to work as hard as he can and not screw up the best thing that would ever come his way because he knew there was no one better than Sara.

And just like that all the tension was washed away and a new exciting feeling filled her.

She mentally sighed in relief, smiled at him and spoke. "Well now that our true feelings are out there. There is only one thing left to do."

He nods, then said in a half serious, half-joking tone. "If we do, then I might not be able to let you go."

She steps closer to him, wraps her arms around his neck and replies. "Is that a promise?" She smirks.

She already couldn't find a better place then in his arms. He smiles while wrapping his arms around her waist.

They lean toward each other while looking in each other's eyes and right when their lips touched they closed them. Once their lips were connected, and as clichéd as it sounds a spark when off, it felt like everything was coming together.

Their kiss started out light as if they were unsure then it got passionate and they didn't know if seconds, minutes or hours passed them by, they just knew that once they needed air they pulled back from one another.

Once their air was back he puts his forehead to hers and he speaks, finalizing his commitment to her. "I do love you I have for a very long time."

Sara smiled that 'Sara' smile he loves and replied. "I love you too Grissom and that will never change."

He nods against her forehead, then pulls back and kisses it, then said. "What do you want to do now? Do you want to go back to the house or explore."

She saw his eyes lit up when he said explore and that made Sara happy so she smiles again and said. "How about explore." He nods and she puts her fingers through his.

They look at each other's hands, both feeling this is right.

They also knew that they had to talk about a few more things, like work but that will come another day, today was about them and their newfound relationship.

When they finally look back at each other, he squeezes her hand and they both started walking in the forest, hand in hand just like it should be.

AN: Finally together, Yeah! Please Review.