-1DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CSI OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. I AM JUST BORROWING THEM AND I PROMISE TO HAVE THEM HOME SHORTLY. MATURE CONTENT AND FEMSLASH IN LATER CHAPTERS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

SPOV IS FROM SARA'S POINT OF VIEW. CPOV IS FROM CATHERINE'S POINT OF VIEW

Chapter 1

SPOV

I can't believe it. Today is my 35th birthday. I never thought I would even live to see this day considering my past. As I sit at home I know I should be enjoying the fact that I have the night off but as usual I don't even want to think about this day as any different from the rest, so I know I'm not going to be celebrating it in any way. Instead I'm sitting here thinking about the one thing I shouldn't be thinking about, her!

I've always known I was gay but I know that she is straight, to top it all off she's a work colleague. We've never really got on in the past though in the last month or so things have been better between us.

Usually I can stop myself thinking about this but that is because I can usually bury myself in a case I'm working on, even if we're working together, but today with nothing else to distract me I find myself thinking about all the things I love about her. I love her eyes, god I could get lost in the deep blues pools of her eyes, and those lips, I just can't imagine what it feels like to kiss them. The way she walks, so confident and the way she handles herself even with the most difficult of suspects. Even when she's at her most vulnerable I just want to hold her and let her know that everything is alright.

Suddenly I was pulled out of my daydream by the phone.

"Hello"

"Sara, it's Grissom, look I know its your day off but we're swamped and could really use your help for a few hours, please" he said with his usual directness.

"Sure, why not" I replied after thinking about it "I wasn't doing anything anyways"

"Great, see you soon" he says before hanging up.

Well at least now I can bury all these thoughts again and I can forget that it is by birthday.

CPOV

"Gill, are you sure that she'll come in?" I asked

"Catherine, this is Sara we're talking about, you know she can't turn down work" he replied

"Yes, but it's her birthday, who would want to work on their birthday?" I say trying to make my point.

"I know Catherine" he replied "But trust me, I'll get her here don't worry"

With that Gill walked off to his office to ring Sara whilst I was left wondering if everything was going to work.

I made my way back to the break room to make sure that everything and everyone was ready. Getting Sara here on false pretences was one matter but whether the surprise we had for her would go down well was another matter. I knew I had to stay sober tonight, I didn't want her to find out my feelings for her, I mean she's straight. You only had to look at her past relationship with Hank and her feelings for Gill to see that. I didn't want to put our new found friendship to the test by blurting out that I love her when I'm drunk.

I found myself lost in my thoughts over her when Gill came back to the break room.

"She's on her way" he stated "I'll go and wait for her and bring her along as soon as she arrives." With that he walked out leaving me and the rest of the guys waiting.

Gathered in the break room was Greg, Warrick, Nick and myself all waiting to throw Sara her surprise birthday party.