On the Day Before


Pairing: Grissom/Sara

Notes: For the LiveJournal CSI100 “West Wing title” challenge.


 

On the day before, Grissom’s world was as it should be. He was working with Sara; they were getting along well, the awkwardness and tension that had plagued their relationship since the lab explosion finally seeming to disappear.

 

On the day it happened, she smiled at him before she left for the night, her gap-toothed grin as ever warming his soul, and he said good night, not knowing he was really saying goodbye.

 

On the day after, he listened to Catherine’s sobs, saw Warrick’s red eyes, Nick’s set jaw, and he finally figured it out.

 

But it was too late.