Disclaimer: I do not own CSI, Grissom, Sara, or Betty.

Rated: T

Summary: Grissom surprises Sara with a special Valentine's Day.

A/N: This is a response to the Smut & Romance Fest at gsrforeveronline. I chose the 'nice' category(no smut). My prompts were Candles, Chocolate, Oysters. This story is not beta'd so any and all mistakes are mine.

Full of Surprises

"Ohhh"

Grissom groaned, shielding his eyes with his right arm from the morning sunlight peeking between the curtains. A constant reminder of why he loved working nights when he was at the lab. No sunlight to shine on his closed eyelids and wake him early.

He attempted to stretch the sleep from his body when he quickly realized he couldn't move his left arm. Something was holding it down. A soft smile spread across his face. He knew without looking what was preventing movement of his extremity.

He finally glanced at the source. His bride of two years lay facing him, sleeping soundly. Her beautiful face resting on his bicep. Sometimes he wanted to pinch himself to make sure this really was his life and not just some wonderful dream.

He could lay there all day watching her sleep but today was a big day…Valentine's Day. And he had big plans planned for Sara and he had some calls to make to make sure everything was set.

He wanted to let Sara sleep longer, not to mention he didn't want her overhearing his calls, but if he pulled his arm out from under her heard he was certain it would cause her head to drop to the bed and wake her up.

He must have laid there for five minutes trying to devise a way to free his arm without waking sleeping beauty. This was proving to be more difficult then he thought. Hell he would have had an easier time prying pearls from the shells of oysters.

Finally he came up with an idea that would hopefully work. He turned as best he could on his left side in order to give his right arm the most range of motion he could. He then reached for the pillow that had slipped above Sara's head. He raised Sara's head very slightly with his left arm and held it there as steady as he could. He then took the pillow with his right hand and very slowly pulled it under Sara's head as he simultaneously slowly pulled his left arm out. He felt like Indiana Jones trying to replace the treasure with a bag of sand without setting off the trap. Of course Jones ultimately failed and ended up having to run for his life. Grissom was pretty sure that wasn't going to happen to him here but still he wanted to be careful to keep his surprises as intact as he could.

One more inch and his arm was finally free. Sara remained sound asleep. Grissom exhaled the breathe he didn't realize he was holding. Slowly he lifted himself from the bed so he didn't jar Sara awake. As he stepped forward he caught his feet on something and stumbled forward.

"SHIT!" he muttered. He quickly looked back at the bed after he regained his balance. Sara stirred and turned over to her left side. Thankfully she remained asleep. Grissom looked at the floor for the cause of his stumble. He smirked to himself when he found it. His boxers lay in a clump on the floor where they had haphazardly landed after their quick removal the night before.

"We really need to learn to watch where we toss our clothes." Grissom thought to himself. Of course he wasn't really concerned about that at the time of their removal. He picked up his boxers, slipped them on, grabbed his robe from the post at the foot of their bed, and quietly crept from the room.

He grabbed his cell phone from the coffee table and flipped it open. After pressing in some numbers he held it to his ear.

"Yes this is Gil Grissom. I just wanted to confirm a reservation today for my wife Sara and my mother Betty….that's right, noon, thank you."

He ended the call and dialed another number.

"Yes Gil Grissom here. I wanted to make sure the limo would be on time this morning?….perfect. See you then."

He ended that call and dialed one more.

"Yes I wanted to confirm a reservation for this evening?….Grissom, party of three….yes, for 6 p.m.,….yes an outside table. Thank you very much. Good bye."

He smiled evilly to himself as he ended the last call. Everything was going according to plan and Sara had no clue. Only his mother knew since she was in on the special day of surprises….well…she knew PART of it. Speaking of whom….

He took his cell phone once more and composed a quick text message. "Morning mom, are you ready for today?" He clicked send and watched the bar scroll across the screen as the message was sent. His mother was an early riser so he knew she'd already be awake. He'd never forget the look on the salesmen face last Christmas when he said he was buying the cell phone for his deaf mother.

Obviously he knew he wasn't going to call her on it. He just wanted it for texting. TTY phones took time relaying messages back and forth, and there was no way to let a recipient know of an I.M. message or email when their computer was off. With the cell phone it could be left on all day and it would vibrate to let Betty know she had a message. In no time at all Grissom received a reply.

"All set to go. I'm so excited for today."

Grissom sent her one more message reminding her of the time to be ready before finally closing his phone. Grissom looked at the clock….nine. An hour and a half till his plans officially got put into motion. He figured he'd better wake Sara up so she can have breakfast.

"Breakfast….I hadn't thought of a special breakfast. She deserves one….but what to make her?" he wondered to himself.

"I KNOW!"

He began puttering around the kitchen getting his ingredients together. He mixed up some batter and began pouring it on the pan. Then he grabbed a spatula and waited.

"Mmmm do I smell pancakes?"

"Whoa!" Grissom yelped as he fumbled the spatula in his hands before firmly grabbing hold of the utensil.

"Sorry" Sara giggled as she walked up behind Grissom and wrapped her arms around his midsection, "didn't mean to startle you….Mmm they smell good…ohm they're heart shaped. Where'd you learn to do that?" she asked peeking over his shoulder.

"Mom….she used to make them for me every Valentine's Day. Even when I was in college….I was going to surprise you with breakfast in bed." he pouted.

Sara laughed. She loved his pouty face.

"Awww sorry to ruin your plans. But it's the thought that counts." She kissed the back of his neck before going to sit at the table.

"Breakfast madam?" Grissom served the plate in front of her. "Juice?"

"Yes please."

Grissom fixed his own plate and sat down to join her.

After they finished Grissom took their plates and placed them in the sink. "I'm going to get dressed, feed Bruno, and take him outside. Why don't you go take a shower while we're gone."

Grissom quickly headed for the bedroom before Sara had the chance to invite him to join her. He would have much preferred to do so but time was of the essence and he knew their showers together were always anything but short.

He walked the dog up and down the sidewalk until he finally saw a long black limo turn onto the street. He waved at the limo and lead Bruno back inside.

"Where have you been?" Sara asked a little worried, "you've been gone longer then usual."

Grissom smiled softly.

"Grab your purse and follow me my dear. Your chariot awaits."

Sara's eyes widened in confusion.

"Where are we going?"

"Just follow me." he smiled as he took her hand and headed for the front door. Sara grabbed her purse on the table by the door as they headed outside.

"OH…MY…GOD." Sara gasped as she stared at the long, sleek black limo. The driver stood by the rear door.

"Good morning ma'am." the driver smiled. As Grissom and Sara arrived at the limo the driver opened the door.

"Betty?"

"Morning Sara" Betty signed smiling at her son and daughter-in-law.

"Wha…what is all this?" Sara asked still in shock.

"Well this limo is going to take you and mom to a special Valentine's Day surprise."

"You're not coming with us?"

"No, sorry. The surprise really isn't a guy's idea of fun." Grissom chuckled, "besides today is all about you….you and mom. My two favorite girls." Grissom kissed her right temple, "now go on. Get in and go have fun." He helped Sara into the limo beside Betty.

"Where are we going?"

"If I told you then it wouldn't be a surprise."

"But what are you going to do while we're gone?"

"Don't worry. I'll find something to do. And when you get back I'll have another surprise waiting for you."

Sara opened her mouth to speak but Grissom closed the door before she could utter a sound. The driver hopped in behind the wheel and drove off. Grissom's waving form faded into the distance.

TBC….

A/N: So what do you think Grissom has up his sleeve? Hope you liked the first chapter. The story will be finished in the next chapter. All reviews are greatly appreciated and I hope you'll leave me one.

~Neelloc12~