"The Underdog"
Couples: Sara/Warrick and a little bit of Grissom/Catherine
Rating: It depends on your part. But now KSummary: Sara and Warrick discover Catherine and Grissom are together but, in trying to make them jealous, they slowly fall in love. Set after Season 5 with the team back together again.
A little note : I wrote that with two great girls: Joyce3 and LemonJelly ( on ), and each girl made a part, so it was Megara, Joyce, Lemonjelly, Megara, Joyce, Lemonjelly...until the end. And as it was my ideaIwrote thefirst chapter.
Another note : I'm not a GCR fan, but Joyce and Lemonjelly are, so that explains the plot of the story. I'm really bad with writting GCR, so excuse me if you don't like that first part...
Ever since he'd suggested a dinner to Catherine, Warrick been looking for a good moment to invite her, but the year hadn't been easy and finished badly with Nick's kidnapping. After his two weeks of holiday, in spite of all the beautiful women he'd met, still Warrick couldn't stop thinking of Catherine. Which is why he stood there now – in front of her house. He passed his hand over his trousers and then checked his shirt, everything; funny that, after all these years, he still wanted to make a good impression on Catherine. He moved to knock on the front door but stopped, hearing Lindsay's voice.
"Mommy, Uncle Gil, be good in front of the film!"
Warrick heard a small laugh from Catherine and then Grissom's voice: "You're right, Lindsay. Excuse us." Warrick heard a noise and then a muffled sound from Grissom.
"Lindsay, please don't be on Gil's knees," Catherine's voice reached his ears where he stood outside. Warrick's breath caught in his throat. "You're getting too heavy for him now."
"But Mommy…"
"Cath, don't worry, it's ok," Grissom assured her. "She'll help me concentrate on the film."
It was too much. Warrick turned to leave.
"So, Mommy and you, are you in love, Uncle Gil?" asked Lindsay.
Warrick stopped brutally, his breathing was aching and he felt like suffocating in waiting Grissom's answer.
"Didn't you have good holiday with me Lindsay?" asked Grissom, avoiding a straight answer.
"Uncle Gil, you didn't answer my question!" exclaimed Lindsay.
"Yes, Gil, we're waiting," replied Catherine's wary voice.
"The answer is yes, Lindsay. I am slowly falling in love with my best friend," confessed with a lot of difficulty.
Warrick hurried to leave the front door of the house. "I don't believe it," he thought to himself, shaking his head as he climbed back into his car. "Grissom and Catherine, they're only friends, best friends, but there…"
He returned to his house and went to bed but sleep wouldn't find him; all he could think about was Catherine and Grissom kissing lovingly.
The following day marked the end of the holidays for all the workers at the Las Vegas Criminal Lab, and the first one to arrive back was Sara. No surprises there. Sara had made resolved decisions during holidays and was very determined as she headed towards Grissom's office. First resolution, she thought to herself, I play all my cards for Grissom; I let him know about my feelings and invite him to breakfast, just him and I. She knocked on his door – nothing. So she knocked again but still there was no sound from inside. Turning the handle, the door wouldn't budge and she found that it was locked.
"Grissom isn't in. But this is the moment!" muttered Sara to herself.
"So Sara, always chasing the boss?" she heard. Sara slowly turned and discovered Nick and Warrick; thankfully it was only them. She would have been embarrassed if it was anyone else.
"Hey guys, so how were your holidays?" she changed the subject casually.
"Always avoiding a problematic answer with a question," Nick caught her out with a grin.
"Nick, let her breathe. She only got here two minutes ago," said Warrick, cutting her some slack. "Good, thanks for asking, Sara. I went to San Francisco. And you?"
"I found a bed and breakfast near the mountain, in a small and quiet place," Sara replied. "So I guess we can all say we had good vacations; and I really needed it."
"So you'll admit it!" Warrick smirked. "But never in front of Grissom."
"And you, Nicky, where were you?" asked Sara hurriedly, not wanting to be on that subject.
"At my parent's house, in Texas." Nick answered. But Sara wasn't listening to Nick anymore and a big smile lit up her face as Grissom came in. The two boys followed her eyes but neither Nick nor Sara remarked how much Warrick's face tensed, a cold look in his eyes. Catherine entered just after Grissom and waved to them.
"We'll see you all in the debriefing room in a few minutes," said Grissom to them all and Sara's smile erased only when Grissom disappeared. Warrick picked up on this and realized where this placed the two of them.
"I'm only thinking of me," he thought. "But when Sara will know about them? And how will she react? Perhaps they will break up soon before she notices. I hope..."
"So, did you all have good holidays?" asked Catherine brightly.
"Good," Nick answered her as Sara's eyes were still on the door Grissom had disappeared through and Warrick was lost in thought. "And you, where did you go?"
"To Baton-Rouge in Louisiana, with Lindsay." Catherine told him nonchalantly.
But Warrick, hurt and bitter, decided to test Catherine, knowing perfectly well that she left with Grissom. "Isn't that where Grissom's mother lives?" he asked innocently.
Sara and Nick turned in surprise to Catherine.
"Yes, that's true…but we didn't leave at the same moment. I didn't see him." lied Catherine.
"Yes, you see Grissom a lot anyway." Warrick pushed a little more. "Even if you are best friends…simple coincidence."
"Exactly," replied Catherine a little dryly. "Now, excuse me, but I need a good coffee."
"Like all of us," replied Nick with a smile. Sara looked to Warrick strangely and then at
Catherine and shook her head.
"No," she reflected, unable to shake off her suspicious thoughts. "Why Warrick would question Catherine like that just because of the holidays? It doesn't make sense."
She followed them to the debriefing room where Grissom entered a few minutes later with their cases.
"Hey Gris, where did you go during the holidays?" asked Sara taking a coffee and trying to act natural.
"To Baton-Rouge – to see my mother," came his answer.
Sara and Nick looked at Grissom and then to Catherine.
"Strange coincidence," Sara muttered.
"What coincidence?" asked Grissom, calmly.
"Catherine and you went to the same place."
Grissom looked at Catherine for a short moment and then fixed his coffee.
"Baton-Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, it's a big town…" he explained, then he rapidly changed the subject. "So, here are the different cases: Nick, a robbery uptown, one dead – the robber; Sara and Warrick, a car accident which is being treated suspiciously; Catherine, you're with me, a hold-up at the center of the town."
They all left in three groups.
To continue...
Next part will from Joyce3 ( authors of many WS story as The Consequence of Flirting )