Summery: Grissom decides the best way to get Sara and Cath talking would be for tem to work together but with a lot of bad luck, strippers poisonous plants and hot pants can they work together……
"Grissom are you sure that's a good idea?" questioned Nick while drinking his coffee.
"I think we could end up with a extra dead body," said Greg smiling.
"And if they don't kill each other it might be you" warned Warrick.
"They need to work with each other its as simple as that I'm sure they can be civil, they've been getting on better" the last part of Grissom statement was more of a question.
"Well were about to find out" said Warrick as Sara entered the room looking slightly more sleep deprived than usual.
"Hey" smiled Greg
"What, what have you done" said Sara glaring at him.
"Nothing" replied Greg innocently "why"
"You have that look," said Sara as Catherine came in greeting Warrick and ignoring Sara and Greg.
"Hey there Cath" grinned Greg.
"What have you done?" asked Catherine as Nick snorted on his coffee laughing at how similar Cath and Sara could be.
"Why do people keep asking me that?" cried Greg throwing his arms in the air.
"Right assignments," said Grissom interrupting.
"Greg your with me double at the Palms, Warrick B and E in Henderson, Nick your doing the prelim today?" he asked as Nick nodded "and ladies a decomp in West hill's"
At this everyone turned to face Catherine and Sara. This was the first case they would have worked together since their big argument. Since then the closest they'd got to talking was when Nick was taken and after that hello was as much conversation they made except after a incident involving Catherine's office door and one of Sara and Greg's experiments which ending in Nick having to physically restrain Sara and Warrick drag Catherine into the locker room.
"Ok" said Sara picking up her coffee cup as Catherine took the sheet from Grissom.
"A map?" questioned Catherine looking at the paper.
"It's a bit hard to find, off the beaten track"
"It's near the botanical garden's isn't it?" asked Sara as Greg laughed at Grissom
"Well I didn't know where it was"
"GIL Grissom DIDN'T KNOW SOMETHING" cried Greg in triumph as Catherine shot him her famous death glare and he froze not wanting to incur the same response he got after his and Sara's rocket powered chair broke though her office door wrecking the place. To be fair it was a genuine experiment, a college prank gone wrong, unfortunately Catherine didn't see the science in breaking her door.
"I'm driving," said Sara getting her keys out and walking out the room.
"You can navigate I'll drive, can't make out Grissom's writing" said Catherine as Sara simply starred at her.
"Is there something wrong with my driving?" questioned Sara.
"No" replied Catherine sharply.
"You just need to be in control," questioned Sara continuing down the corridor.
"Fine you drive but listen to where I tell you to go"
"I know where were gong," replied Sara as their arguing continued down the corridor.
"Still think it was a good idea," questioned Nick as the door slammed twice vibrating the walls.
"Yes………..I think," replied Grissom sighing.
The car journey was becoming hell, Sara had managed to wrestle the keys from Catherine and was now been given instructions on where to go every few minutes left or right was shouted at her with venom. Neither really knew why they argued anymore. It had become a defence mechanism insult the other before they could you that way they didn't know how much it hurt not to have their friendship. The guys were alright and would talk to them but it wasn't he same. Each had their substitutes, Sara had Grissom and beer swapping between the two when one failed her. Catherine's attention wavered between any man who would talk to her and her daughter when the truth was all either wanted was some female company but both were to alike to back down and admit when they were wrong or been stubborn and so they were now sat in silence with the tension so thick you would need a chain saw to break though it.
Rain was now beginning to hit the windshield as dark clouds overhead threatened to burst with the downpour.
"Dead end" said Sara stopping the car and turning to Catherine who was turning the map in her hands.
"Make sure you follow my directions," muttered Sara.
"I didn't' write the directions, Grissom's got us lost" sighed Cath as Sara suddenly pulled the car forwards doing a 180 with such force Catherine thought she was about to be thrown out the window.
"Now we'll go my way," said Sara setting of as the engine made a growling noise before the car came to an abrupt stop.
"No NO" repeated Sara angrily turning the ignition to nothing but a spluttering noise.
"Great" Cath slammed the map down on her lap "you broke it"
"I broke it how?" shouted Sara in response.
"Doing that rally style turn" replied Catherine
"And that broke it how?" shouted Sara
"I don't know," shouted Cath throwing her arms up in defeat before Sara got out the car.
"What the hell are you doing?" asked Catherine grabbing her waterproof form the back and pulling it on. Sara had opened the hood and was stood outside in what was becoming increasingly heavy rain in nothing but a brown tee shirt and tan trousers.
"Fixing it" said Sara looking around.
"Well just ring and get someone to tow it," said Cath pulling her jacket up round her head as the rain increased in force.
"Sara" shouted Cath over the wind that was picking up.
"Your going to freeze" she shouted pulling her coat of and holding it cover both their heads to little avail as the rain swept under wetting them.
"Do you know where we are" asked Sara moving over from under Cath's jacket and round to the trunk.
"No" replied Cath realising they were in effect lost. She put her coat back on and took the wrench Sara handed her.
"Do you want to spend the rest of the day here?" asked Sara as the sun was beginning to rise adding light to the scene.
"What's wrong with it?" asked Cath getting her torch out and shinning it under the hood.
"Don't know?" replied Sara now soaked to the skin.
"This looks like something out a horror movie," shouted Cath with a slight smile. The women were on an abandoned road in the dark with a broken car.
"That's ok the blond one always dies first" replied Sara.
"The brunettes usually the psycho killer" laughed Cath
"You better watch out then," replied Sara with a slight smile.
"Got it fans clogged up," said Sara leaning in and fixing it.
"Ok go try the engine," said Sara
"You do it I'm the one with the coat" said Cath as Sara went round and turned the ignition this time the engine started perfectly so Cath ran back round and got back into the car.
"So where do we go now?" asked Cath as Sara pushed her hair back from her face where it had become stuck with water.
"A hairdressers" suggested Sara laughing at Catherine's hair that had fallen down from the twisted pin it was in and glued itself with water to her red cheeks.
"I think Brass and Grissom might have something to say," laughed Cath
"Only because they haven't' got any hair their jealous really "smiled Sara setting off.
"So where are you going?" asked Cath
"Forwards" replied Sara getting a glare "well do you have a better idea?" she asked
"We phone Grissom and yell at him for getting us lost" suggested Catherine "or we could just retrace out journey and turn right instead of left" she added disappointed her phone wouldn't get a signal.
TBC …………………
Ok let me know what you think and if any one is willing to beta for me I would be grateful as even with spell check I have problems!
Next update will be in two weeks as I'm going away but hopefully will be worth the wait