AN: Thank you for all the support on this one and for that here is another Chapter.

Chapter 11-Exposed & Leaving

Sara walked into the cafeteria on a Monday morning she was a bit later then her usual time. She had a crappy night last night. She didn't get much sleep because She was worried about today.

After Prom on Saturday Sara told Travis it was over and she didn't care what he did and he left the house mad and told her that she would be sorry. She really did care what happened but she wasn't going to go as far as sleeping with the guy and that's what he wanted and finally she snapped.

She saw her friends sitting at their usual table, she walks over to them and they look a little sad, she turns to Greg and said. "what's the matter?"

They look at her and Nick said. "you didn't hear?"

She shook her head and said. "I just got here, what happened?"

They all looked away they didn't know how to tell her and Sara was getting a little scared and upset then said. "what guys? tell me."

Nick decides to break the news to her. "We heard that Mr. Grissom turned in his resignation and won't be here to teach the rest of the two weeks."

Sara looks at them wide-eyed and said. "I gotta go, I'll see you guys later." She got up before they could say anything.

She walked out of the cafeteria and went to Grissom's class room.

She saw a light on but since it was still to early to start class she knocked figuring it would be locked and when she heard Grissom say come in she opened the door and stepped in the room then shut the door behind her. She looks at him and he was packing up his things and she asked. "so it's true?"

He sets some things in a box, looked up at her and said. "yeah." They look at each other and Grissom said. "Sara why didn't you tell me about what Travis was doing? You know I would have protected you, I could have done this sooner or find some way around this."

She looks away for a minute then looks at him and said. "How did you find out?"

She figured if the principle knew she and him would be in his office.

He replies. "He dropped a picture at prom and I saw it."

She nods and walks further in the room and goes to a table and pulls out a stool so she could sit down. When she was seated she spoke. "I did it to protect you and he told me if I did everything he wanted then he would leave you alone and that's what I wanted."

He stops what he was doing, looked at her with concern and admiration than replied. "Thanks for protecting me Sara I really do appreciate it but I wish you didn't have to go through all that, he didn't force himself on you did he?"

Sara shook her head and said. "no but that changed after prom but that's why I broke it off with him and now I am afraid on what he is going to do."

Grissom walks up to her and pulls out a stool so he could be a bit closer without touching her and said. "He can't do anything to me I already resigned but I will do everything that I can to protect you, this is not your fault."

She shook her head looked down at the table and replied. "it is, if I would have just went back into that club and asked for a ride, then I wouldn't have ran into you, got soaking wet, wouldn't have gone to your house and begged you to let me stay, I wouldn't have fallen asleep there and had that bad dream none of this would have happened." She does a mental sigh, looks up at him and replies. "But even though I am in this mess I would have done it again because if none of that ever happened then I don't think I would have known you so much and that's something I never want to take back."

He looks into her eyes and whispered. "You really mean that?"

She nods and she was getting a little emotional but she kept her tears from falling and said. "Yes Grissom I do, I liked getting to know you and I like the fact that I am the only person who knows everything about you, it makes me feel honored."

He smiles and says. "I'm glad."

Sara nodded and Grissom gets up from the stool and finishes up his packing but stopped when she spoke again. "Do you regret that night?"

He looks at her and only hesitates a second."no I don't because like what you said about you being the only person who knows everything about me and making you feel honored, I also feel that that way and getting to know you was my best time here and I wouldn't trade it for anything."

They smile and stare at each other they couldn't stop doing that even if they tried, no matter the situation.

Their staring was interrupted however by the phone on his desk. He sighs and picks it up and talks.

At the end of the phone call he said. "ok."

He hangs up the phone, looks at Sara and said. "I guess Travis made good on his threat because Principle Robbins wants to see me and….." he was cut off when the principle came over the intercom 'Will Sara Sidle come to the office immediately, thank you.'
the intercom turns off and Grissom continues. "well and you." he saw the scared look in her eyes and said. "Sara it will be fine, I will make sure nothing happens and you will graduate with your friends and go to college in September."

Sara nodded and got off the stool. Grissom puts the lid on his box and picked it up and they both left the class room and walked the route that would have fewer students at this time and made it to the principles office.

When they made it Grissom knocked with Sara behind him trying to do calm breaths, finally Al said come in and when they did it was just him in there, he looked at them and said. "please sit down."

Sara and Grissom sits down in the chairs. Robbins folds his hands out in front of him, looks at them and spoke. "It has come to my attention that one of my collages and his student have cross that line of a strictly student and teacher relationship, I didn't want to believe it especially by you two but when these were slid under my office door anonymously I couldn't refute it."

He pulled out multiple pictures out of the envelope and put them at the end of the desk so they could see, but neither one needed to see they already seen enough, Al folds his hands again and said. "so can either one of you explain these?"

Sara and Grissom look at each other and they had a communication without words something they picked up on and he tells her with his eyes he will do the talking she understood and gave him a short nod, they look back at Al and after Grissom cleared his throat he said. "yes, about two months ago I ran into Ms. Sidle outside a convince store and she didn't have a ride so I offered to drive her, I told her that I needed to stop by my place first so I could put up my cold stuff, we got to talking, then it started to get late and she fell asleep, she woke up in the middle of the night and I comforted her and that was all I was doing something that a friend would do. Ms. Sidle and I know the severity of this situation but I promise no lines were crossed." Sara was thanking Grissom in her mind for not telling every detail and saying that she was the one that wanted to stay.

In both of their minds they were thinking. 'Some lines were crossed but not in the way your thinking.'

Al digested on what Grissom said and he looked at Sara and said. "is that true Ms. Sidle?" He had been a friend to Grissom for years and knows he is creditable but he had to get the student's point of view.

Sara wasted no time in answering. "yes every thing that Mr. Grissom said was true no lines were crossed, Mr. Grissom is as decent and honorable as you think he is, he wouldn't cross that line."

Al nodded and took his hand off his desk and sat back in his chair, after a few minutes he sighed and said looking at Grissom again. "Gil, if you hadn't turned in your resignation before this came up then I would've had to fire you but since you did, I will not take this any higher."

Grissom nodded and said. "Thanks Al."

Al nodded and looked at Sara and said. "Ms. Sidle you are a wonderful student and I trust your word, you are right on what you said about Gil being decent and honorable so I believe you, I also won't take this any higher."

Sara smiled and said. "Thank you Principle Robbins."

Al nodded and said. "you're welcome now I hope I don't see you until graduation."

Sara nodded and said. "you won't."

Al gives her a small smile and said. "you two are dismissed."

They both get up from the chairs and Grissom holds out his hand to Albert and said. "Thanks for letting me teach here it was a wonderful experience." and in his mind he said. 'and a life changing one at that.'

Albert takes Grissom's hand and said. "good luck in the future." Grissom nodded and they release hands and he walks to the door and waits for Sara, Sara takes a step then turns around to the principle and said. "so you don't know who sent those pictures?"

Albert looks at Sara and said. "no they were slid under my door. why do you know who did this?"

Sara looks at Grissom and they have a conversation with their eyes again and he gives her a small shake of the head, she looks back at Robbins and said. "no sir, bye." Al says bye and started to put the pictures in the shredder.

Sara walks over to the door and both Sara and Grissom walk out of the office when they were outside Sara said. "How come you didn't want me to tell him?"

He sighed and said. "Because there wouldn't be any prove, yes he had them but we don't know if he actually took them and it would all be he said/she said and knowing him he probably could manipulate it to make it worse. just believe me." He did a secret investigation on it himself and he found nothing that could actually put him behind the camera.

Sara nodded and said. "I trust you."

Grissom gives her a little smile and she smiles back for a second then her smile fades when she saw Travis coming their way, she glares at him and said. "what do you want?"

Travis is smirking and said. "Did you like the finale?"

Sara shook her head and said. "No you could have gotten me in trouble and Grissom fired but luckily your plan didn't work he had already resigned."

Travis shrugs his shoulders and said. "well you win some and lose some, I'll be seeing you around."

Grissom takes a step to stand in front of Sara and said. "If you come any..."

Travis cuts him off. "Woah don't get your panties in a twist, it's a figure of speech." He looks at Sara and smiled smugly then left.

When he was out of sight Sara looked at Grissom and she said. "What do you make of that?"

Grissom shrugs his shoulders and said. "who knows lets not worry about him anymore and think about it you won't have to in two weeks."

She puts her smiles back on her face and says. "I know I can't believe it, I will be a high school graduate."

He smiles back and says. "And I will be very proud of you."

"Thank you Mr. Grissom."

"Your welcome."

It was a few minutes of silence and Sara said. "So will you be there?"

She was hoping that he would be there to see her get her diploma but her dreams were shot when he spoke again."I'm sorry I won't."

Her smile faded and said."Why not?"

He looked away for a minute then said. "Because I am leaving Vegas and going on an expedition with a bunch of entomologists and my plane leaves that day."

Sara keeping her tears at bay said. "so your leaving Vegas for good?"

"I don't know if it is for good but it's something I need to do, this is for the best." After seeing the pictures it sent a shock through him, he realized how close he truly had gotten to her. What he told Sara about not regretting the time together was the truth but he will also admit to himself it happened at the wrong time.

Now she was getting a little upset but kept her voice quiet but a little sharp. "How is leaving the best?"

Grissom sighed and got closer to her but without touching her and said. "Sara just trust me, you said that you did so please?"
Sara nodded but she didn't want to believe that him leaving her life is the best.

Grissom looked at his watch and said. "I really have to go, I don't think I will have time to say goodbye so I'm saying it now, goodbye Sara, thank you for the memories I won't forget them or you." He gives her a small smile and turned around he didn't want to show how much this was killing him so with his box he walked away from her and left the campus.

Sara stood there not knowing how long, shocked and sad, then she couldn't hold it in any longer she put her head in her hands and started to cry, a few seconds later she hears. "Sara?"

She turns around with tears on her cheeks and said. "Greg if you're here to yell at me then save it."

Greg shook his head and said. "no I'm not here for that, I'm here because you need a brother's hug."

Greg holds out his arms and Sara gives him a small smile and walks up to him and wraps her arms around him and after he puts his arms around her she says. "so you heard?"

Greg puts his cheek to her hair and said. "The last part, of him leaving, I'm sorry Sara."

Sara just nodded and said. "I don't understand how it can be the best if he is out of my life." She sniffled and he just holds her he didn't know what to say to make her feel better, a few minutes later and her tears were done she pulls out of his arms and said. "Thank you Greg."

He smiles and says. "no problem, now let's get to the library we don't have biology today it seems like another teacher skipped out on us, do you think it's because of the subject?" He smirks and Sara shakes her head with a small smile, her heart was still aching.
He puts his arm around her shoulders and as they were walking he said. "You might want to comfort Nick when you get the chance."

She looks at him sideways and said. "Why do I need to do that?"

He chuckles a little then said. "Because his investigation went cold and he was a little disappointed that he didn't get to finish it."

She raises an eyebrow and replied. "And what investigation was that?"

"He was trying to figure out if Travis had something on you to make you date him." She tensed a little and Greg caught that he took his hand off her shoulders and stopped in front of her, looked her in the eyes and asked. "It was true wasn't it?"

She nodded a replied. "Yeah it was but it doesn't matter anymore so can we drop it?"

Greg thought about it and he guess she was right, he nodded and replied. "It's done, case closed, but you would tell me if he hurt you right?"

"Yes." He looked at her a second longer and she shook her head and continued. "And no he didn't at least not the way your thinking."

Greg nodded again and they continued to the library in silence and Sara's heart breaking each step farther away from him.

AN:Grissom being Grissom now. seen that coming? Another chapter coming soon. Please review to find out more.