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Summary: Sara was finally moving on, starting a new life (at least the best she could), when her past unexpectedly shows up. And while he's around, something is revealed that was kept from her that could have changed the course of her life two years ago. What was it? Will it matter, or is it already too late? Please read and find out. Setting: Early Season 15

AN: Hope you are ready for a new story from me.

Title: Is it too late to change anything?
Genre: Romance, Drama, Friendships, angst
Rating: T
Spoilers: Could be mentions of episodes in various seasons
Time-line: Setting in early Season 15
Warnings: Implied/suggestive adult behavior, a few questionable works
Main Parings: GSR, Sara/OC
Minor Parings: None
Other Characters: OC, Nick, Greg, DB, Finlay, Morgan, Catherine (Last few chapter only), Brass (Last few Chapters only)

Too late to change anything?

Chapter 1: Her past showing up

"Well it isn't wine or champagne, but we have to toast with something."

They smiled as DB held up a container of orange juice. Then after he poured a glass for the team, they each grabbed one before Finlay raised her glass up first and toasted. "To Sara and Bruce, may you two have a happy life together."

Bruce Reynolds was a restaurant owner, 6'0 with short black hair, brown eyes, and above average build. They had met when he moved into Sara's neighbor (the house diagonally from hers), showing up in her life right before she went to her absolute lowest when the man she had loved told her two years ago that it was in their best interest if they moved on from one another.

She knew things between her and Grissom weren't going to be easy when she agreed to come back to Vegas to help out the team, while he stayed in Paris before traveling, but if someone would have told her that it had ended up like it did, she would have never believed them. They should have been the couple that could survive anything that was thrown at them.

Of course he shouldn't have all the blame in it though, a marriage is between two people, and considering how things ended up, she probably should have tried harder to see him or talk to him more, they both should have.

Sara mentally shook her head from the past as they all smiled and repeated. "Here, here."

After they took a sip and swallowed, Morgan asked about the details of Bruce's proposal, and while he was happily explaining last night's events as Morgan and Finlay were practically gushing at his story, a man who looked very different since the last time he walked through these halls, stopped in front of the reception desk.

The young, red-haired, green-eyed, tall, slim build, receptionist gave him a smile as she handed him the sign-in sheet. "Sign here please, and if you don't mind me asking, what is your purpose for being here today?"

The older man nodded while he grabbed the clipboard before answering her question while he signed. "Conrad Ecklie called and wished to see me."

She nodded as she grabbed the clipboard from him, then replied as she looked down at the name he had signed. "Alright Dr. Gri..." She stopped and looked at him again, this time as if he was a legend, which of all things she's heard in this lab about the guy when it came to Forensics & Entomology, she really thought he was. Then she smiled as she grabbed a visitor's badge and cleared her throat before she handed it to him. " Alright Dr. Grissom, here is your visitor's badge, you are free to pass."

Grissom nodded with a smile, which he may have looked older but his eyes still held that charm. "Thank you." She nodded with a bigger smile before watching him walk down the hall.

As Bruce was continuing on last night's events with his arm around Sara, she stood there with a small smile as she thought again about the last two years.

It took her about a year and a half to see Bruce as more than a friendly neighbor, and what was amazing for her was that he never pushed her to escalator their friendship into something further until she was ready, which she doesn't think she'll ever be fully over Grissom, he has just been a major part of her life for so long that he'll always be a part of it, but she also couldn't just sit around and let her life pass her by, so she gave in, and eventually their relationship progressed into an engagement, as of last night that is.

Sara's thoughts get interrupted when Finley asked with a smile, very happy for Sara. "So when is the big day?"

Sara cleared her throat and replied. "We haven't set a date yet."

Bruce smiled bigger before kissing her on the head. "But soon, I just can't wait for her to become my wife." The women practically swooned as the men nodded with smiles.

Then as Nick took another sip of his orange juice, something, or should he say, someone caught his attention out in the hall talking to Ecklie, and it was so shocking to see him out there that he spits out his drink. They looked at him very curious on what that was about, so when they saw that his face looked like he was seeing or saw a ghost, they all followed his line of sight, Sara and Bruce turned around to look too, and when she saw who it was, she gasped and dropped her glass, making a mess on the floor.

She cleared her throat, and was about to start cleaning up her mess when DB told her not to worry about it and started cleaning it up for her. Sara looked down and thanked him before looking toward the window again, now seeing Grissom and Ecklie walking toward the break room as her heart was picking up its pace.

As their eyes connected for the first time in two years, they couldn't help but think how they each looked.

Grissom thought she hadn't changed much, maybe her hair was a little longer, but she still looked as beautiful as ever, something he'll always think about her no matter how he felt.

Sara noticed his hair was very short and white now, along with his beard. She also saw that he had lost weight, but not in a sickly way, it looked really good. He looked really good to her, something she'll always think about him no matter how she felt.

They both mentally shook their heads as Grissom and Ecklie walked into the room, then Ecklie wasted no time in speaking, his attention was mostly toward Sara and Grissom. "The day shift had gotten a copy cat case that Grissom had worked on years ago, and he is here to help out, so I expect you two to conduct yourselves in a professional manner while you are in this lab, is that understood?"

Grissom didn't even hesitate. "Absolutely."

Sara nodded. "Yes."

Ecklie nodded with a smile. "Alright, Gil finish up in here, then meet your team in the layout room."

After Grissom nodded, Ecklie smiled at his daughter, Morgan, before walking out the room.

As the door clicked shut, Grissom looked at the people in the room, not recognizing everybody, or at least by face, he knew most of their names from Sara when she talked about them in the past.

Before it got too awkward, Nick clears his throat and said. "Grissom this is the team, Morgan, Finlay, DB." Then he paused as he pointed to Bruce. "And this is..."

But Bruce cuts him off as he wrapped his arm around Sara's waist again while he held out his other hand. "Bruce Reynolds, I don't work here, but I'm Sara's fiancée."

The minute he said that, everybody was wondering what was going to happen next while Sara stopped a tense feeling before it went through her.

But if they were expecting a big reaction, they were highly disappointed, because Grissom just cleared his throat and said. "Congratulations." He saw Sara look a little shocked at his response before he gave her a little smile as he continued. "I mean it, I hope you two are happy together."

It hurt to say and see her with somebody else, but he promised he wouldn't interfere with her happiness, and he meant that.

Sara wanted to prove that she had moved on from him, even though that little piece of her will always remind her that she could try as much as she wanted, but...She mentally shook her head from those thoughts and gave him a little smile and nodded. "I am, I'm very happy."

Grissom nodded before he looked at Nick and Greg. "Nice to see you guys again." They just nodded, still shocked that he was standing in front of them, then he looked at the new members he was just introduced too. "Nice to finally meet you."

The women just nodded, not sure how to feel about this, but DB walked up to him and held out his hand. "It is nice to finally meet you too."

After Grissom shook DB's hand and nodded, he turned and walked out of the room to go do the job he was brought here to do, while Sara tried as hard as she could to not look at him as he walked down the hall, but was unsuccessful.

The silence was broken a few seconds later when Finn asked. "So that was Grissom, huh?"

Nick smiled and asked. "Never thought you would see the day?"

They chuckled as Sara looked down, then Bruce looked at her and asked. "You ok Sara?"

She looked up at him before looking at everybody else, seeing the concern looks they were giving her, so she nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. Of course this a shock to see him after so long, but you heard him, he's happy for me, we've moved on."

She said the words and wanted to believe them, but she just wasn't a 100% sure. She thought she was, which was why she said yes to marrying Bruce, but seeing Grissom now, she...

Her thoughts get interrupted when Bruce speaks with a smile. "Yes you have, so let's hear it one more time, to me and Sara."

They chuckled as they repeated here, here, and while they were all taking a sip of their drinks, Sara looked out in the hall again and watched Grissom with the day shift team while that all too familiar feeling she always gets when she sees him came through her, despite trying to push it away.

AN: Want to see what happens next? Please review.

**On another side note I am working on the sequel to Their Beginning with a twist, so I hope that is still an interest.