TITLE: How Gil gets the girl

chapter 1

SUMMARY: Gil and the entire team of the graveyard shift at ACID DROP. Catherine's ex butt's in madness and confusion is guarenteed,Gil fights more then once...and some romance and angst thrown in the mix. ENJOY

Gil sat and watched as the others danced and laughed and had a good time, but he didn't join them, he couldn't ..something was on his mind.

It may have been the simple fact the most beautiful women in the world was sitting across from him sipping her drink in a way that turned him on tremendously or maybe.. just maybe it was the fact that after only an hour of Catherine being in the club she had been ogled by almost every man there.

Yes it could have very well been that. but the real reason was that Chris, Catherine's recent ex was sitting next to her, running his hands through her hair, constantly brushing it out of her face and whispering sweet nothings in her ear.

what is she doing..he cheated on her..why would she just let him back? he thought to himself

As gil watched this a new feeling came over him and Gil came to a not so shocking realization...Gil Grissom was jealous...jealous with a capital j.

Catherine on the other hand was pissed, and although it was exactly present in her face because she had hidden it well, but she was.

Mad at the fact that Greg had picked this spot to bring the team, pissed that Gil had been sitting there staring and hadn't even asked her to dance, and pissed that Chris the man she clearly broke up with after she caught him with another women was telling everyone he was still with her and all over like flies on honey.

It was about this time Gil was ready to say something when Catherine decided she had, had enough and got up from the table to dance with the others. leaving Gil and Chris sitting together alone.

Gil watched to make sure Catherine was out of sight before he leaned forward.

"Why are you still here?" Gil sneered

Chris sat back in his chair like he hadn't a care in the world.

"I own this place...if you hadn't noticed" he smirked

"No" Gil replied "With Catherine...she wants nothing to do with you."

Chris chuckled " well then why is she here, this is my club." he paused " do you think it's a coincidence.? If you hadn't noticed she was sitting with me, it was me here next to her. not you."

Gil gritted his teeth but did not reply

"What?" Chris smirked " you want her for yourself?"

Gil clenched his fist.

Chris knew he was getting to him and he kept it up
" I'm going to take her home tonight..she came here with you as a friend abut she's going home with me as my lover" he smiled " this things I am going to do her"

Gil sat back in his chair and took a swig of his beer.

Chris could see that he had gotten to him and stood up with satisfaction and headed toward the crowd.

Gil watched as he disappeared and slammed his beer back on the table.

"Bastard" Gil whispered to himself

He was only alone for a minute or so when he spotted Catherine on the dance floor.

"Wow" he thought to himself " amazing..how one women could make him feel so..so.." Gil couldn't think of it, but it didn't matter he knew how he felt.

"Catherine" he muttered under his breath. He waited another moment and kept his eye on her before he decided this was it. He would do the unthinkable. he would ask her to dance and take it from there. if Chris wanted to battle for her Gil Grissom was all for it.

Gil was up from his chair when he saw Chris approach her.

For a moment Catherine seemed content with the fact that Chris was there.

And then Gil it. Chris pulled Catherine into him. his hands were travelling up and down her body before she could react. His grip on her was over powering, she was stuck in the middle of a crowd of drunken dancers so calling for help would be a waste of time.

Gil's heart started to race , and again his teeth began to grit, and his fist were once again clenched.

Chris's hand moved up the side of her leg and continued it's journey up the front of her skirt.

Catherine struggled against him but still he was to much for her.

From Gil's point of view he wasn't sure if she was in to it or against it, but it didn't matter to him, he head seen enough. he made his way to the middle of the floor.

just a Chris began to lean in to kiss her Gil grabbed his shoulder and spun him around.

" let her go!" he snapped.

Chris shook his head as people stopped dancing to see what was about to happen. " what?"

"get your hands off of her!" Gil demanded

Chris scoffed " What the hell is your fucking problem Grissom?"

Gil wiped a trickle of sweat of his forehand " I want you to keep your hands off of her!"

Chris turned to Catherine " do you believe this guy?"
he commented before turning on Gil.

Chris raised his fist trying to catch Gil off guard..and he did. gil got it right in the face and stumbled backward.

"come on tough guy!" Chris called him on " come on.."

Gil wiped the blood from his mouth and spit it out on the floor.

"Gil!' Catherine called " don't!" she tried to stop him knowing very well what he was about to do.

Gil shrugged her off and went after Chris this time it was Chris's turn to fall back.

Gil only got that one hit in when the bouncers grouped together and grabbed him by the back of his shirt and dragged him toward the exit.

Catherine grabbed their things and ran after him, Warrick and the others close behind.

"Gil?" she walked to him slowly handed him his keys " are you okay?"

Gil snatched the keys from her hand " fine!" he yelled

Catherine followed behind him as he headed toward his tahoe. " Warrick make sure Catherine get's home safe."

Warrick nodded " Sure thing" and stopped the other from going any farther " give them a minute" he whispered headed back toward the club

Catherine approached Gil " what was that all about?

Gil didn't reply

"Well..thanks .I was..thank you, every guy should be like you." she smiled hoping to get a reply from him.

What the hell does she mean? he thought You don't need every guy to be like me..I should be enough why am I not good enough?

"Gil?" she tried again this time in a not so friendly tone " I can't belive you're mad at me. I didn't tell you to knock him out."

Gil spun around to her " I thought it was over between the two of you?"

Catherine opened her mouth to answer but he never gave her the chance "He cheated on you. What the hell does a guy have to do to lose it all? How many chances are you going to give him, he cheated on you already I don't get it. why do you keep these losers around? Can't you see there are other men who would love to be with you, men who would treat you right, men who would give the world and the moon if they could?"

"Gil calm down."

Gil shook his head " I got to get out of here."

Gil you should not be driving!" she warned but he didn't listen as he slammed the tahoe door

"Gil!" Catherine screamed at him as he drove off

"Damn it!" she screamed as she headed back toward the club to get Warrick to take her home.