Fool’s Paradise
Rating: PG, Angst
Pairing: Sara/Lockwood
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Summary: Sara thinks about her relationship with Cyrus
Notes: For the LiveJournal CSReports "Oingo Boingo" challenge. Didn’t intend to write this, but saw the title and couldn’t resist.
The first
time Cyrus kissed her, Sara’s head spun, and she was never really sure if it
was the Teacups or just him, though her money is on the latter. She’d known it
was coming, even if she wasn’t sure she wanted it, but when his lips touched
hers, it felt as if it was meant to be.
They fell
into an easy rhythm together, because they were already friends, and neither of
them wanted to rush into things, chance ruining what they already had. They
were content with long talks and long kisses, with curling up on the couch in
front of a Hitchcock film, with just being with one another.
That lasted
until the lab blew up.
He found
her, shaken, bloodied and bandaged, and he took her home, held her tight, and
when she kissed him hard, when she threw herself at him, he pushed her away,
told her that then mightn’t be the right time for them to take the next step.
But she convinced him, and when she lay in his arms, his fingers dancing lightly
over her skin, she knew that she didn’t want to be without him ever again.
The days
immediately afterwards were idyllic, with him keeping a close eye on her,
worried that the explosion might have hidden after-effects. He didn’t know that
the only thing he had to do to make her feel better was just look at her with
those eyes of his, take her hand for her to feel better, for her to feel more
grounded, more secure. He didn’t know how much he meant to her, and really,
neither did she.
She just
knew that she enjoyed being with him, that she had fun with him. That she
didn’t mind kissing him in broad daylight, didn’t mind
Nick teasing them, didn’t even turn a hair when they encountered Grissom at the
grocery store. She enjoyed cooking with him, because he was a great cook, she
not so much, although the one time she cooked for him, he cleaned his plate. He
helped her with the cleanup, and they had an early night, and she thought that
they’d have many more evenings like that, that they had all the time in the
world together.
Then, five
days after the lab exploded, she woke up to find him leaving to run errands.
She offered to go with him, but she was tired and he was a gentleman, so he
kissed her, telling her to stay in bed. For once in her life, she did as she
was told, and she fell asleep with a smile on her face and her dreams were
blood-free and peaceful, and she woke up smiling.
That lasted
until her doorbell rang, and Nick held her hands and Warrick touched her back
and her paradise fell apart.
She knew
she was a fool to think that it could last, but then again, she’d been a fool
for lesser things, and she has no regrets.