Dancer and The Geek

Rating: Eh... a teen fic, peeps.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. (Sigh)

Summary: Catherine's asked to go undercover as a stripper and is allowed to have one CSI accompany her. Who's it going to be?

A/N: I'm sorry we had to move this... but it's a group fic and I felt bad if I kept it on my account.

Brittney's chapter.


"I'm not doing it."

"You're so confident."

"What makes you think you could change my mind?"

"It was just a suggestion. We could always risk an inexperienced volunteer. If that's what you want."

"Don't try to make me feel guilty. It's not going to work." Catherine Willows stared her boss dead in the eye and gripped the seat rest harder.

"We need an experienced dancer. You're the only one who has knowledge in both dancing and undercover strategies." She blew the bangs out of her eyes and looked away. She could either risk opening her past life to her co-workers and friends, or she could refuse this case and have Ecklie on her back for the rest of her career. She thought about it over and over again but she couldn't get an answer.

"Give me time to think about it." His hands went up in surrender and he leaned back in his black, leather chair.

"I'll give you until tomorrow. Enough time?" She shook her head and went to walk out of the office. An idea suddenly came to her as she turned the door knob. She turned around and put her hands behind her back, afraid of her boss' reaction.

"If I choose to do this, can I bring along another CSI to accompany me?"

"Well we were going to do that anyways, but if you'd like to choose who... then I guess that would be fine." She nodded her head and thanked him on the way out. She stood in the middle of the hall and looked around. She knew exactly who she wanted to accompany her, but he would never agree to it. She built up her courage and walked down the hall with confidence.

"Gil. We need to talk." He took off his glasses and softly placed him on the stack of papers on his desk.

"What is it that we need to talk about?"

"Ecklie asked me to go undercover." The features in his face tightened as he leaned back in his chair. He hated when the FBI turned towards his CSIs for undercover bait. He clapped his hands together and stared at her.

"And what did you tell him?"

"I told him I'd think about it."

"I see..." The silence told her that he wasn't approving her decision that much. Undercover work was a dangerous thing. Agents from the past were attacked. Some plans don't turn out the way they're meant to and Gil was not about to lose Catherine; reasons other than she's his best CSI, but because she's his best friend and the love of his life. "Go undercover as what, exactly?"

"Promise to just sit there and let me explain." She paused for a slight second and watched him carefully. "Ecklie wants me to go undercover as a dancer..." She spoke with caution, afraid of making him angry. He simply looked at her with disapproval and shook his head.

"You honestly considered doing it?"

"Well if I don't, they'll be forced to get someone who's inexperienced and someone who at a higher risk of getting hurt."

"The risks are still the same for you, Catherine. Anything can happen and you know just as well as I do that it only takes one thing to go wrong for the whole plan to fall apart."

"But if I don't do it, Ecklie will be on my ass for the rest of my career. And that's something I personally do not want. Do you see where I'm going with this?"

"Forget about Ecklie and think about what you're getting yourself into if you agree to this."

"I've thought about it and I know it's not a good idea, but it could only help find the guy faster and I'd be helping to save other women's lives!" She was getting more and more determined by the second. Nothing she said seemed to be convincing him, though. To Gil Grissom, a bad idea was a bad idea. No exceptions. He held himself back from telling her how he really felt about the assignment, because he know where'd it lead to. A fight amongst friends.

"If you really think it's a good idea, go for it. Don't let me stop you." In a way, he was disappointed. He was disappointed and hurt that she wouldn't listen to him. She stood in the middle of his office and watched as he got back to his work.

"But... I wanted to ask you something, too." He looked up briefly and signed his name on a paper. "Ecklie was going to have another CSI or FBI Agent accompany me, but he told me that I could choose who. I was wondering if you wanted to..." He stopped writing all together and put his pen on the desk. It was an insane idea for him to go undercover with her. He wouldn't be able to sit there and watch her dance the whole night and not feel a single thing.

"I-"

"Before you say no, can you just please think about it?" He shut his mouth and rubbed his forehead. The advantage of going with her was that he'd be able to watch her constantly so she wouldn't get hurt. But he knew his feelings for her were stronger than his power to restrain them. He wouldn't be able hide his feelings and everyone would see what he was trying to hide for years. He was in love with Catherine Willows.

"It's insane, Cath."

"Just once for your damn life, think about doing something spontaneous!"

"I wouldn't classify going undercover as a dancer and a by stander as 'spontaneous'."

"Think about it and give me an answer by tomorrow. Okay?" He forced his mouth shut and watched her walk out of the office. She was determined to get him to say yes and that meant, he was going with her whether he liked it or not.


A/N: Kay. Nisha will be writing the second chapter!