Disclaimor: Don't own anything but the story :)

Summary: Grissom plans on telling Sara just how much she means, but he isn't going to be able to do it alone. The gang's got a few ideas to help him out and he's all for it. (And for this story's sake, Sara never left Vegas, they were allowed to stay on the same shift, and Ecklie isn't the world's biggest jerk)

A few weeks had passed, and life at the Las Vegas Crime Lab had finally settled back down to a familiar routine. Everyone was more at ease now that Sara and Grissom's relationship was out in the open, even Ecklie was being supportive. He did, however, have one rule.

"No kissing or lovey-dovey stuff while on the clock. Knowing you two are... intimate is enough. Actually seeing it... yeah, let's just not go there, ok?" he told them while they held a little pow-wow in his office. Grissom and Sara both looked at each other and then down at their entwined hands, smiled and nodded there heads in agreement. After an awkward silence, Ecklie gave them the signal that they could leave and get to work. They got out of their chairs, still holding hands, and walked out and down the hallway to the break room.

"Hey, I've got to run home real quick. I forgot a spare change of clothes," Sara looked at the clock and realized she still had a good hour before shift would even start and that she had plenty of time. "Maybe I'll take a shower too... wanna come home with me?" she asked, lowering her voice and smiling at him.

Hell yes I want to go! he thought to himself. "Uhmm... actually, I just remembered I've still got some paperwork to do. You go on and I'll stay here," he said, smiling at her, hoping she would believe his little lie. She stared at him with a questioning look, and for a moment he thought she'd caught him. To his relief, she shrugged her shoulders, hugged him and whispered into his ear," Ok, but you owe me later," and turned to walk towards the exit. As soon as he saw her leave, he dashed towards his office and closed the door so he could begin setting up what he'd planned.

About ten minutes later, there was a knock at his door, followed by Catherine cracking the door open just enough to poke her head in. She saw him sitting behind his desk with a look on his face as if he were attempting to solve the world's most advanced crossword anyone had ever seen. He didn't even notice that she had entered until he heard the door shut. She stood right by the door, just in case he asked her to go for now.

"Oh! Catherine, hi. You're here a little early, aren't you?" Grissom asked, still looking frustrated.

"Yeah, I came to talk to you about the case that Nick and I were working and that we had a new lead..." she told him. When she was met with silence and a blank stare, she decided to do a little digging. " Ok, Gil. What's up? What's bothering you?". He stared at her for a moment, then looked back down at his desk, pressing his fingers together like he always did when he was coming up with a way to explain something. Catherine walked closer and sat down across from him with impatience somewhat showing on her face. "Gil, you know I'll find out eventually so why don't you spare the both of us and just tell me?". He looked up at her, knowing it was true. Catherine could get anything out of anyone, no matter how hard they fought. He sighed a bit and leaned back in his chair.

"I was planning on doing something ...well something special. For Sara. And I had it all planned out and everything, but now I'm not so sure and... I'm so confused."

Catherine sat back and smiled. 'Men in love' she thought 'always in need of some assistance'. She waited for him to finally look back up at her before she said anything. "You're going to ask her aren't you? Well, it's about damn time! Why didn't you say anything?You know that we would've helped you out," she said going over and hugging her friend. Now he wasn't really one for hugs, unless they were from Sara, but Grissom got up and pulled Catherine into a warm hug and smiled.

"Would you, Cath? I'm in pretty desperate need of help right now. I'm going absolutely crazy trying to do this myself, and I'm sure you've got a few suggestions I would've never thought of," he admitted, smiling shyly at his longtime friend.

"Of course, Gil! I'd be happy to help you. But just so you know, this isn't all going down tonight. We need to plan for at least another couple of days. Is that alright?" she pulled out of the hug and held his arms. At first she thought he'd say no, but he simply smiled and nodded his head. She smiled back and just then Nick, Greg and Warrick all stopped at the doorway.

"Uh, hey, Bossman. I was just gonna ask you if you'd seen Catherine anywhere, but I found ya both," Nick said, smiling slightly.

"Yeah. We were looking everywhere for you," Greg piped up.

"What's going on? Why all the smiles?" asked Warrick.

"Alright, gentlemen. Grissom here has decided to ask Sara the big question and needs our help," Catherine told them, pointing to every one of them. The immediate applause and whistles had Grissom blushing, but he nodded, assuring them she was serious.

"About time, man!" Warrick and Nick both said.

"We've only got about an hour to get this started," explained Grissom, "Sara'll be here pretty soon."

"Ok guys, roll up our sleaves. We've got a proposal to plan!" and with that, the gang headed off in the direction of the breakroom to get the plan underway.

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